Sonochemistry for Polymer Synthesis
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2019)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials for targeted drug/gene delivery and biosensing cell-nanomaterials interaction; supramolecular assembly of natural and synthetic polymers; ultrasonic synthesis of bio-inspired materials; polymeric microbubbles
Interests: emulsion polymerisation; Janus particles; pickering emulsions; sonochemistry; ultrasound for theranostics applications; microbubbles and perflurocarbon based emulsions; carbon nanoparticles; biopolymers; liposomes as drug carriers and gold nanoparticles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are organising a Special Issue entitled “Sonochemistry for Polymer Synthesis” and we are excited to invite you to make an outstanding contribution to this issue.
In recent years, ultrasound has been widely used as a green technology for polymer synthesis, polymer assembly and crosslinking. Compared to the conventional processes, ultrasound-induced polymer synthesis and modification have several advantages: no use of chemical initiators or crosslinkers, lower reaction temperatures, faster polymerization rates and higher monomer conversion. This is due to the fascinating phenomenon known as acoustic cavitation, which generates primary radicals upon dissociation of the water molecules.
This Special Issue is concerned with the recent advances in the use of ultrasound in a range of polymeric materials synthesis. This issue can also address fundamental results on polymerisation kinetics using ultrasound, different types of polymeric nanocomposite materials, novel polymeric colloids and microbubbles, which will help compile the current state-of-the-art and to highlight the fascinating effect of ultrasound on nanomaterial synthesis. Both original contributions and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Francesca Cavalieri
Dr. Boon Mian Teo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- acoustic cavitation
- ultrasound
- radicals
- emulsion and solution polymerisation
- nanocomposites
- colloids
- polymeric microbubbles
- polymeric nanoparticles
- proteins
- polysaccharides
- nucleic acids
- polyphenols
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