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Polymers, Volume 17, Issue 17

September-1 2025 - 166 articles

Cover Story: This cover highlights Directional Entropy Bands, a new class of order parameters designed to resolve the anisotropic nature of polymer crystallization. By extending scalar entropy into angular bands, this approach delineates the melt–surface–core transition with exceptional clarity. The figure illustrates how entropy bands map local structure, embed into UMAP space, and reveal surface atoms at the crystal–melt interface. This framework provides an interpretable and efficient tool for tracking nucleation pathways and surface growth phenomena in the crystallization process. View this paper
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Articles (166)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,038 Views
19 Pages

5 September 2025

Lightweight PLA (LW-PLA) filaments enable material-saving designs in fused filament fabrication (FFF), yet optimizing their mechanical performance remains challenging due to temperature-sensitive foaming behavior. This study aims to enhance the struc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,689 Views
30 Pages

5 September 2025

The depletion of fossil fuels and the rise of environmental concerns have increased the importance of renewable energy sources, positioning wind energy as a key alternative. Modern wind turbine blades are predominantly manufactured from composite mat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,498 Views
19 Pages

Development of an SA/XLG Composite Hydrogel Film for Customized Facial Mask Applications

  • Su-Mei Huang,
  • Xu-Ling Sun,
  • Chia-Ching Li and
  • Jiunn-Jer Hwang

5 September 2025

This study aims to address the poor extensibility, brittleness, and limited hydration stability of pure sodium alginate (SA) hydrogels, which hinder their use in flexible, skin-adherent applications such as facial masks, by developing bio-based compo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
940 Views
17 Pages

4 September 2025

In this study, we present experimental investigations of the surface structure and water contact angles of magnetoactive elastomers (MAEs), which are controlled by an external magnetic field. Specifically, we examine how the polymer matrix architectu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
884 Views
20 Pages

4 September 2025

In the process of heat contact sealing of thin, flexible polymer films, the choice of the film material, the layer structure, the sealing tools, and the process parameters influence the melt flow. A pronounced melt flow dynamic, which is to be expect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
998 Views
18 Pages

4 September 2025

Considering the high stability of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions, contamination from emulsified pollutants poses a long-term risk to the environment. In this study, hybrid membranes composed of wheat gluten amyloid fibrils (WGAFs) and zein nanoparticle...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,786 Views
30 Pages

Advances and Applications of Bionic Design and Functional Integration in Underwater Soft Grippers

  • Chaoqun Xiang,
  • Hongsen Sun,
  • Teng Wu,
  • Ye Chen,
  • Yanjie Wang and
  • Tao Zou

4 September 2025

This paper systematically reviews the research progress of underwater soft grasping devices in the field of bionic structure, function integration, and tactile sensing technology by drawing on the structural characteristics of marine organisms such a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,317 Views
15 Pages

Preparation and Characterization of Copper-Crosslinked Alginate–Hyaluronic Acid Aerogels as Potential Wound Dressing Materials with Enhanced Antibacterial Properties

  • Tamara Athamneh,
  • Mohammad A. A. Al-Najjar,
  • Raghad Garafat,
  • Alaa Mahmood Abuawad,
  • Areen Alshweiat,
  • Muna Barakat,
  • Wael Fatehi Abu-Irmaileh,
  • Adel Maher Hamdan,
  • Tasneem Ali Odat and
  • Razan Altarabeen
  • + 2 authors

4 September 2025

The development of advanced wound dressing materials with enhanced antibacterial properties is critical for improving patient outcomes and reducing infection risks. This study introduces a novel bio-based aerogel composed of copper-crosslinked algina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,220 Views
22 Pages

4 September 2025

High-plasticity soils pose significant problems in road infrastructure, adversely affecting structural safety due to their unfavorable engineering properties. Lime stabilization is one of the most widely used methods for improving such soils. However...

  • Article
  • Open Access
718 Views
16 Pages

3 September 2025

Methylene blue (MB) is a commonly used dye that generates a large amount of dye wastewater during its application. If discharged untreated, it poses a serious threat to water environments and human health. Therefore, the removal of methylene blue fro...

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Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360