Editorial Board
- Polymer Chemistry Section
- Polymer Analysis and Characterization Section
- Polymer Physics and Theory Section
- Polymer Processing and Engineering Section
- Polymer Applications Section
- Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Section
- Circular and Green Polymer Science Section
- Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Section
- Polymer Networks Section
- Polymer Membranes and Films Section
- Polymer Fibers Section
- Smart and Functional Polymers Section
- Innovation of Polymer Science and Technology Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Technological Institute of Materials (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell, 1, 03801 Alcoy, Spain
Interests: polymer (Bio)composites and nanocomposites; additives and compounding; recycling; biopolymer composites; surface modification; polymers and composites with functional properties; natural fibers composites; resins and composites; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)
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Interests: polymer (Bio)composites and nanocomposites; additives and compounding; recycling; biopolymer composites; surface modification; polymers and composites with functional properties; natural fibers composites; resins and composites; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)
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Department of Biomaterials Science and Turku Clinical Biomaterials Center—TCBC, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Interests: fiber reinforced composites; dental materials
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Interests: fiber reinforced composites; dental materials
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition & Food Sciences, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, ES-03690 Alicante, Spain
Interests: innovative biodegradable polymers; valorisation of agro-food wastes and by-products; encapsulation systems for bioactive compounds; food active packaging; natural antioxidants/antimicrobials; sustainable extraction methods
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Interests: innovative biodegradable polymers; valorisation of agro-food wastes and by-products; encapsulation systems for bioactive compounds; food active packaging; natural antioxidants/antimicrobials; sustainable extraction methods
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Centro de Quimica Estrutural, Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: polymers; colloids; hybrid materials; optical microscopy; biphotonic absorption; photophysic; photochemistry
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Interests: polymers; colloids; hybrid materials; optical microscopy; biphotonic absorption; photophysic; photochemistry
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CNR Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “Nicola Giordano”, ITAE, Messina, Italy
Interests: polymer electrolytes fuel cells; components development; electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; ionomers; fuel cells; polymer electrolytes
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Interests: polymer electrolytes fuel cells; components development; electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; ionomers; fuel cells; polymer electrolytes
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Departments of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
Interests: nanomaterials; carbon nano
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Interests: nanomaterials; carbon nano
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB), Via Campi Flegrei, 34 80078 Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
Interests: multiphase polymer systems; smart materials; morphological and structural characterization
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Interests: multiphase polymer systems; smart materials; morphological and structural characterization
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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of Missouri–St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA
Interests: materials/laser/nanophysics; polymers; nanomedicine
Interests: materials/laser/nanophysics; polymers; nanomedicine
Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, v. G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: application of solid-state NMR techniques to solids (pharmaceuticals, polymeric materials, inorganic compounds, hybrid and composite materials, etc.) and liquid crystals; development of solid-state NMR experiments and data analysis techniques; study of dynamic properties of materials through nuclear relaxation
Interests: application of solid-state NMR techniques to solids (pharmaceuticals, polymeric materials, inorganic compounds, hybrid and composite materials, etc.) and liquid crystals; development of solid-state NMR experiments and data analysis techniques; study of dynamic properties of materials through nuclear relaxation
Laboratoire Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, CNRS UMR 5223, INSA Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Interests: chemical-physic of interfaces; polymer adhesion; nanostructured materials; polymer-based composite
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Interests: chemical-physic of interfaces; polymer adhesion; nanostructured materials; polymer-based composite
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Group for Applied Materials and Electrochemistry – GAMELab, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Turin, 10129 Turin, Italy
Interests: lithium-based and post-lithium batteries; polymer electrolytes; nanostructured electrodes; sustainable polymers and processes
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Interests: lithium-based and post-lithium batteries; polymer electrolytes; nanostructured electrodes; sustainable polymers and processes
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The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, State University of New York – ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Interests: synthesis and characterization of polymers with novel macromolecular architectures: Linear, dendritic, linear-dendritic, star-dendritic, cyclo-dendritic, dendronized, hyperbranched and linear-hyperbranched; biocompatible and biodegradable polymers, novel polymeric systems for drug delivery and diagnosis (theranostics materials); “living” polymerization methods; macromolecular self-assembly and interfacial transport; polymer-supported biocatalysis and “green” chemistry, semi-artificial enzymes
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Interests: synthesis and characterization of polymers with novel macromolecular architectures: Linear, dendritic, linear-dendritic, star-dendritic, cyclo-dendritic, dendronized, hyperbranched and linear-hyperbranched; biocompatible and biodegradable polymers, novel polymeric systems for drug delivery and diagnosis (theranostics materials); “living” polymerization methods; macromolecular self-assembly and interfacial transport; polymer-supported biocatalysis and “green” chemistry, semi-artificial enzymes
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Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of Latvia, Riga LV-1004, Latvia
Interests: mechanical engineering; materials engineering; polymers; composites; nanomaterials; environmental effects
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Interests: mechanical engineering; materials engineering; polymers; composites; nanomaterials; environmental effects
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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, 80125 Naples, Italy
Interests: design for additive manufacturing; reverse engineering; design methods; creative design; mechanical analysis; modeling and simulation; biomechanics; biomimetics; design of polymer and composite structures; scaffold design; design of lightweight structures
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Interests: design for additive manufacturing; reverse engineering; design methods; creative design; mechanical analysis; modeling and simulation; biomechanics; biomimetics; design of polymer and composite structures; scaffold design; design of lightweight structures
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Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV), University of Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Interests: conducting polymers; thermoelectricity; polyurethanes; hybrid materials; nanoparticle synthesis; structure–property characterization
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Interests: conducting polymers; thermoelectricity; polyurethanes; hybrid materials; nanoparticle synthesis; structure–property characterization
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State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Interests: high performance polyimide; fuel cell proton exchange membrane; POSS based hybrid polymer
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Interests: high performance polyimide; fuel cell proton exchange membrane; POSS based hybrid polymer
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Department of Polymer Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
Interests: organic/polymer electronic and optoelectronic devices; organic thermoelectric devices; organic supercapacitors/battery; chemistry and physics of semiconducting organic/polymer materials and inorganic quantum dots and nanoparticles; inorganic nanostructured materials and coordination compounds: synthesis, characterization and applications, CW and ultra-fast lasers, spectroscopy
Interests: organic/polymer electronic and optoelectronic devices; organic thermoelectric devices; organic supercapacitors/battery; chemistry and physics of semiconducting organic/polymer materials and inorganic quantum dots and nanoparticles; inorganic nanostructured materials and coordination compounds: synthesis, characterization and applications, CW and ultra-fast lasers, spectroscopy
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Instituto de Química y Materiales Álvaro Alonso Barba (IQMAA), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain
Interests: design, preparation, and characterization of polymer-based multifunctional materials with (i) special electrical properties and (ii) antibacterial activity; characterization of polymers and composite materials; use of fluorescent probes and labels to monitor physico-chemical changes at a molecular scale; atomic force microscopy: nanothermodeformation (linear coefficients of thermal expansion of polymer thin films), nanopiezodeformación; FTIR (middle and near range): structural, dynamics, and aging phenomena studies; solution blow spinning
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Interests: design, preparation, and characterization of polymer-based multifunctional materials with (i) special electrical properties and (ii) antibacterial activity; characterization of polymers and composite materials; use of fluorescent probes and labels to monitor physico-chemical changes at a molecular scale; atomic force microscopy: nanothermodeformation (linear coefficients of thermal expansion of polymer thin films), nanopiezodeformación; FTIR (middle and near range): structural, dynamics, and aging phenomena studies; solution blow spinning
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Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
Interests: conducting polymers; conjugated polymers; liquid crystals; polymer synthesis; organic polymer magnets
Interests: conducting polymers; conjugated polymers; liquid crystals; polymer synthesis; organic polymer magnets
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
Interests: theory and simulation of nanoscale phenomena
Interests: theory and simulation of nanoscale phenomena
Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: polymer chemistry; bioderived and biodegradable polymers; material engineering; polymer processing and engineering; material chemistry and characterization; nanotechnology; rheology; smart and stimuli-responsive polymers and composites; polymer and composite recycling; advanced manufacturing; solar light harvesting; managing and conversion; energy storage
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Interests: polymer chemistry; bioderived and biodegradable polymers; material engineering; polymer processing and engineering; material chemistry and characterization; nanotechnology; rheology; smart and stimuli-responsive polymers and composites; polymer and composite recycling; advanced manufacturing; solar light harvesting; managing and conversion; energy storage
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Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials & Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: self-assembly of polymers; polyelectrolytes; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; switchable supramolecular structures; self-assembled polymer structures for energy conversion; thermodynamics and kinetics of of self-assembly; dynamic and static light scattering; small-angle scattering (SAXS and SANS); polymer and nanostructure characterization; colloids
Interests: self-assembly of polymers; polyelectrolytes; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; switchable supramolecular structures; self-assembled polymer structures for energy conversion; thermodynamics and kinetics of of self-assembly; dynamic and static light scattering; small-angle scattering (SAXS and SANS); polymer and nanostructure characterization; colloids
Physical Chemistry, Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
Interests: block copolymers; multicompartment particles; nanostructures; polymer synthesis; self-assembly; soft photonics; topographic particles
Interests: block copolymers; multicompartment particles; nanostructures; polymer synthesis; self-assembly; soft photonics; topographic particles
Key Laboratory of Aerospace Materials and Performance, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: polymer composite; functional composite; process monitoring; epoxy resin; carbon fiber
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Interests: polymer composite; functional composite; process monitoring; epoxy resin; carbon fiber
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School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Interests: synthesis of coil-crystalline block copolymers; living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) in solution to prepare: nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery, nanomotors; biomimetic structures
Interests: synthesis of coil-crystalline block copolymers; living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) in solution to prepare: nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery, nanomotors; biomimetic structures
Research unit Biopolymers, French Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), 44300 Nantes, France
Interests: additive manufacturing; mechanical performance of polymers; mechanical modelling; image analysis; topology optimization
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Interests: additive manufacturing; mechanical performance of polymers; mechanical modelling; image analysis; topology optimization
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Institut de Chimie de Nice UMR CNRS 7272, Université Côte d’Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice CEDEX 2, France
Interests: structure/property or reactivity/property relations in biopolymers (cellulose, lignins, humins, starch, gelatin) or biobased polymers (polyfurfuryl alcohol, PEF, PBS); furan dicarboxylic acid based polyesters or furanic thermosets based on furfuryl alcohol polycondensation; preparation and characterization of biobased composites and nanocomposites (natural fibres, nanocellulose, nanoclays, graphene, etc.); quiescent crystallization, nucleation, gelation, molecular mobility (glass and sub-glass transitions); thermal degradation; wood modification
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Interests: structure/property or reactivity/property relations in biopolymers (cellulose, lignins, humins, starch, gelatin) or biobased polymers (polyfurfuryl alcohol, PEF, PBS); furan dicarboxylic acid based polyesters or furanic thermosets based on furfuryl alcohol polycondensation; preparation and characterization of biobased composites and nanocomposites (natural fibres, nanocellulose, nanoclays, graphene, etc.); quiescent crystallization, nucleation, gelation, molecular mobility (glass and sub-glass transitions); thermal degradation; wood modification
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State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Interests: membrane gas separation polymers; fuel cell membranes; polymers of intrinsic microporosity; click chemistry polymers
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Interests: membrane gas separation polymers; fuel cell membranes; polymers of intrinsic microporosity; click chemistry polymers
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Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Interests: polymer solar cells; perovskite solar cells; solution-processed thin-film optoelectronic devices
Interests: polymer solar cells; perovskite solar cells; solution-processed thin-film optoelectronic devices
Prof. Dr. Qipeng Guo
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Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Interests: high performance thermosets; polymer blends and composites; block copolymers and block ionomers; porous polymers; polymer gels; polymer coatings; polymers for petroleum applications
Interests: high performance thermosets; polymer blends and composites; block copolymers and block ionomers; porous polymers; polymer gels; polymer coatings; polymers for petroleum applications
