Dear Colleagues,

Functional polymeric materials comprise a diverse family of novel molecular architectures which include conjugated porous polymers, organic–inorganic hybrid oligomeric/polymeric materials, supramolecular polymers and self-assembled networks, as well as metal-ligated polymers. Thus, the obtained polymeric systems have extensive applications across a wide array of advanced fields such as pollution prevention, battery materials, organic electronics, sensor devices, flexible displays, 3D and 4D printing of polymeric materials, drug delivery, and tissue engineering; they have also demonstrated potential for being integrated into soft robotics. 

This Special Issue invites submissions of papers in the following potential topics (the list is not exhaustive): 

• Synthesis of polymeric materials;
• Analysis of polymeric materials;
• Conceptual and creative design of polymer-based devices;
• Processing and performance of polymeric materials;
• Functional polymeric materials. 

Prof. Dr. Huacheng Zhang
Dr. Jian Shen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• polymer-based materials
• synthesis, physics, and analysis
• concept and creative design of polymer-based devices
• functional polymeric materials