Polymer Materials: Research, Development and Application

Dear Colleagues,

The prerequisites for the discovery of polymer materials date back to the late 19^th to early 20^th centuries, whereas the full development of the polymer industry can be attributed to the second half of the 20^th century. Currently, about 0.5 billion tons of polymers are produced per year in the world, and their range is extremely wide. Polymers belong to the class of macromolecular compounds, and their chemical structure is characterized according to the identity of the main chain and side groups, molecular weight and distribution, polarity and chain conformational flexibility, chain architecture, and ability to form supramolecular structures, among other features. The widespread use of polymers is due to their unique properties, including low density, high plasticity and elasticity, low electrical and thermal conductivity, thermal, chemical, radiation, crack, and wear resistance, which are dependent on their macromolecular structure. Polymers comprise materials (plastics) that are complex in composition, and each component within them is responsible for one or another required quality of the material and the product. When creating such materials, it is necessary to take into account the complex contribution of each component, its properties, and the properties of the resulting mixture. This Special Issue is devoted to polymer materials and their research, development, and application.

Dr. Sergey Ilyin
Dr. Anna Kostyuk
Guest Editors

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