Smart and Functional Polymers
A section of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360).
Section Information
Section Smart and Functional Polymers under Polymers is a platform to disseminate original ideas and concepts and to summarize the latest progress in the studies on smart and functional polymers. Smart polymers are synthetic polymers designed to mimic biopolymers with biological intelligence. The main characteristic of these polymers is their special functions to respond to changes in their environment. Smart polymers are highly attractive for applications in the fields of biotechnology, biomedicine, biosensors, tissue engineering and medical devices. In addition, they are also used for textile applications, packaging, environmental protection, and so on. Functional properties of polymers include the performance of separation, electronic conductance, photo- and electro-luminescence, energy storage and conversion, data storage, and so on. Functional polymers can be applied in the fields such as separation process, energy storage and conversion, data record and storage, and so on. Topics in this section include but are not limited to:
- smart packaging;
- shape memory;
- self-healing;
- hydrogels;
- tissue engineering;
- stimuli-responsive polymer;
- inorganic polymers such as polysilane, Halogenated polysilane, and so on;
- smart polymers for textile applications;
- smart polymers for optical data storage;
- photo-responsive polymers;
- temperature-responsive polymers;
- pH-responsive polymers;
- magnetically responsive polymer gels and elastomers;
- enzyme-responsive polymers;
- smart materials;
- programmable matter;
- biosensors;
- sensors;
- actuators;
- controlled release;
- polymer membrane;
- polyelectrolyte;
- photoluminescence;
- electroluminescence;
- photo-electric conversion;
- photovoltaic performance;
- data record and storage;
- energy storage and conversion.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Reinforced Rubber Composites: Synthesis and Application (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Functional Polymer Composites for Advanced Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Latest Advances and Applications (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Design, Characterization and Application, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Functional Multiphase Polymer Blends: Flow Induced Morphology in Complex Fluids and Applications (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Functional Polymers for Construction Purposes (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Molecularly Imprinted Polymers-Based Functional Materials (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Smart Polymeric Materials for Soft Electronics (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Polymer-Based Flexible Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Resilient Polymer Materials: Reduce the Risks and Effects of Natural Disasters (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Flexible Devices Based on Functional Polymers (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Stimuli-Responsive Polymers: Fabrication and Application (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Functional Polymers and Composites (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Design and Characterization of Polymer-Based Electrode Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Nature-Inspired and Polymers-Based Flexible Electronics and Sensors (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Advancing Soft Robotics with Polymers (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Polymer-Based Materials for Photocatalysts (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advanced Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Composites (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Polymer-Based Smart Materials: Preparation and Applications (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Polymer Coatings for High-Performance Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Functional Polymers: Interaction, Surface, Processing and Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- High-Performance Functional Polymer Coatings (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Shape Memory Polymer Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Scientific Machine Learning for Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Antibacterial Active Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Smart and Functional Polymeric Textiles: Recent Advances and Future Perspective (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Smart Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Polymer-Based Smart Textiles: Synthesis, Characterization and Application, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Exploring Polymer Electrolytes for High-Performance Batteries and Supercapacitors (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Functional Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Application II (Deadline: 5 February 2025)
- Reactive and Functional Biopolymers (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Functional Graphene-Polymer Composites, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Polymer Applications in Batteries (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Carbonized Polymers and Their Functional Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in Functional Polymer Coatings and Surfaces (Deadline: 5 March 2025)
- Advanced Polymeric Materials for Electrical Insulation and High-Voltage Applications (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Polymer Microcellular Foam Molding and Its Functionalization (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Advances in Biomimetic Smart Hydrogels (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Functional Polymeric Materials for Water Treatment (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Synthesis and Processing of Functional Polymer Materials-2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Functional Gel and Their Multipurpose Applications (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Recent Advances in Polymer Composites for Functional Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Polymers and Their Interactions with Biotics in Food Science and Nutrition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Polymers for Drug/Gene Delivery and Controlled Release (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Hybrid Polymeric Nanomaterials for Energy, Biomedical and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advances in Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Materials (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- High-Performance Polymeric Sensors, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Polymers for Aesthetic Purposes (Deadline: 31 October 2025)