Multiscale Design for Polymer Advanced Manufacturing

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer-based components have been widely applied in multifunctional systems, such as soft robotics, wearable electronics, energy storage, and biomedical devices. This Special Issue explores the synergistic interplay among polymeric mechanical properties, multiscale structural design, and manufacturing technologies. It is focused on cutting-edge advancements in polymer functionalities (e.g., deformation mechanisms, stimuli responsiveness, sustainability). By fostering dialogue across the “property–structure–process–application” continuum, this special issue aims to accelerate the development of intelligent, sustainable polymer systems poised to address global challenges in healthcare, environmental resilience, and advanced manufacturing. Cross-disciplinary studies bridging materials science, mechanics, and systems engineering are particularly encouraged.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Mechanical properties of polymers, including modeling and simulation.
2. Microstructure control in polymer additive manufacturing, including the impact of 3D/4D printing parameters (temperature fields, shear fields) on crystalline–amorphous phase transitions and functionally graded material properties.
3. Electroactive polymers.

Prof. Dr. Yanjie Wang
Dr. Wei Cai
Guest Editors

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