Advances in High-Performance Polyimides: Preparation, Characterization and Application
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polyimide; biodegradable polymers; polymerization; organic optoelectronic devices; high-performance polymer materials; polymer processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Advances in High-Performance Polyimides: Preparation, Characterization and Application”, highlights recent progress in the synthesis, processing, characterization, and application of polyimide materials. As a key class of high-performance polymers, polyimides are known for their outstanding thermal stability, mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and dielectric properties, making them essential in fields such as engineering, microelectronics, optoelectronics, and membrane separation.
Recent advances in molecular design have led to polyimides with tailored properties, including solubility, optical transparency, low dielectric constants, and improved processability. Innovations in composites, surface modification, and nanostructuring have further broadened their application scope.
We welcome original research articles and comprehensive reviews that advance the science, technology, and application of high-performance polyimides. Contributions spanning from fundamental polymer science to applied engineering are all welcome.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel synthetic strategies for high-performance polyimides
- Structure–property relationships in polyimide molecular design
- Soluble and thermoplastic polyimides for improved processability
- Polyimide composites and hybrid materials
- Low-dielectric-constant polyimides for microelectronics
- Gas separation membranes based on polyimides
- Thermal and mechanical characterization of polyimide materials
- Surface modification and functionalization of polyimide films
Prof. Dr. Yonggang Min
Dr. Shiyang Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polyimides
- high-performance polymers
- thermal stability
- polymer synthesis
- polyimide composite
- polymer characterization
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