Special Issue "Multifaceted Polymers: From Multifunctional Monomers to Diverse Properties"

Dear Colleagues, 

While even nonfunctionalized polymers are widely used, polymers bearing functional groups and moieties are the most popular of the compounds produced by the industry. Functionality defines peculiar properties that make the corresponding polymers interesting, for example, for medicine or the energy industry. There is an urgent need to develop an effective methodology for the synthesis of structurally new polymer architectures in order to uncover novel valuable properties that surpass those previously achieved. New discoveries are possible in the future, and some have perhaps already been found. This Special Issue intends to be a space for such interesting discoveries.

We invite you to submit a manuscript—full paper, communication, or review—reporting new results of functional monomers and polymer design, demonstration of their properties, and identification of structure–property relationships. The more novel structures and properties are demonstrated, the wider and deeper the knowledge about polymers will be.

Prof. Dr. Aleksei B. Sheremetev
Prof. Dr. Mukhamed L. Keshtov
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• multifunctional monomers
• functional polymers
• synthesis
• modification
• structure–property relationships