Advances and Applications of Block Copolymers II
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 6297
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Interests: chemical modification reactions; preparation of composite materials; synthesis of hydrogels for wound healing
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Interests: living polymerization methods (anionic and living radical) of linear and non-linear polymers; molecular characterization in solution; self assembly of various types of polymers; structure/properties relationship; various modification reactions for polymers; superhydrophobic and super hydrophilic materials; conjugated polymers; nanopatterning of nanostructures
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the years, research on polymers have significanlty increased, providing new insights into their applications for improving existing technologies and systems. A wide array of polymerization techniques are available which can polymerize most monomers, thereby leading to the formation of block copolymers (BCPs) that possess various advanced properties such as self-healing, self-assembly, high biocompatibility, and responsiveness.
Numerous studies have already been published on the potential applications and advantages of BCPs which have substantial scientific, societal, as well as economic impacts. Nevertheless, many challenges in their development and utilization remain to be tackled, such as issues related to the synthetic procedure, scale-up, using biocompatible materials, and high technological applications.
This Special Issue, ‘Advances and Applications of Block Copolymers II’ invites submissions of review articles, original research manuscripts, and short communications that undercore the recent progess achieved in developing and using BCPs. The keywords presented below indicate some potential topics of interest; however, the list is not exhaustive, and papers addressing any other relevant aspects of BCPs will be accepted as well.
Dr. Nikolaos Politakos
Prof. Dr. Apostolos Avgeropoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers
- copolymers
- block copolymers
- controlled synthesis
- anionic polymerization
- RAFT polymerization
- ATRP polymerization
- emulsion polymerization
- molecular characterization
- morphological characterization
- terpolymers
- hybrid materials
- polypeptides
- polymeric chimeras
- composite materials
- self-assembly
- polymer brushes
- biopolymers
- biocompatibility
- smart materials
- responsive properties
- hydrogels
- drug delivery
- computational chemistry
- structure–property relationship
- polymer nano/micro particles
- self-healing materials
- recyclability
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