Functional Polymers: Interaction, Surface, Processing and Applications: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 20490
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymers and nanomaterials for optoelectronic and biomedical applications; semiconductor nanomaterial-based photocatalysts and gas sensor; organic molecule/polymer-based chemical sensor and biosensor; materials for environmental protection/energy applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue will focus on the interaction between polymers and other compounds, surface modification and/or functionalization of polymers, processing parameters, and application of functional polymers, including polymers, polymeric blends, composites, and hybrids. The effective approaches for the characterization of polymeric materials are very important to investigate their interaction and surface properties. Appropriate surface modification may help enhance the performance of polymers. The use of suitable processing approaches and the optimization of processing parameters may help manipulate the nanostructures, mesostructures, textures, and performance of polymeric nanomaterials, films, membranes, parts, and devices. The surface, chemical, physical, electrical, mechanical, optical, and thermal properties of the functional polymers can be tuned to facilitate their application in various fields. This Special Issue will cover review and research papers on the interaction, surface, and processing of functional polymers for the environmental/energy/biomedical applications.
Prof. Dr. Chi-Jung Chang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chemical/gas/bio sensing
- oil–water separation
- heavy metal removal
- photocatalyst
- interaction with biomolecule
- solar steam generation
- smart textile
- functional textile
- microwave absorption
- photothermal effect
- piezoelectric effect
- stimuli-responsive polymers
- processing parameter property correlation
- composition–property relation
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