Functional Polymeric Systems for Advanced Industrial Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on Functional polymeric systems for advanced industrial applications is devoted to the dissemination of high-quality original research articles or comprehensive reviews on cutting-edge developments in this interdisciplinary field. Functional polymeric systems constitute of a diverse family of novel molecular architectures which include conjugated porous polymers, organic-inorganic hybrid oligomeric/polymeric materials, supramolecular polymers and self-assembled networks, as well as metal ligated polymers. Those polymeric systems with multi-dimensional morphologies and particular physiochemical properties, which includes external stimuli responsiveness, could be prepared by different synthetic strategies such as general polymerization, organic and supramolecular approaches, as well as diverse manufacturing procedures such as the sounded 3D/4D printing. Thus obtained polymeric systems have wide applications to a series of advanced industrial fields such as sensors, electronics, smart materials, storage and adsorption of significant molecules, novel energy solutions, as well as biomedicines.

Thus, an in-depth understanding of chemical, physical, instrumental characterization, manufacturing, and advanced industrial application of functional polymeric systems/materials is highly relevant to the performance and development of any functional polymeric systems/materials. Both original contributions and comprehensive reviews are welcome.

With a focus on functional polymeric systems/materials in advanced industrial applications, potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Synthesis of polymeric materials;
• Instrumental characterization of polymeric materials;
• Physical/chemical properties of polymeric materials;
• Theory and simulation of polymeric materials;
• Advanced manufacturing of polymeric materials;
• Processing and performance of polymeric materials;
• Advanced industrial applications of functional polymeric systems.

Prof. Dr. Huacheng Zhang
Prof. Dr. Kim Truc Nguyen
Prof. Dr. Jie Han
Dr. Isurika R. Fernando
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.