Advanced Polymeric Films II

Dear Colleagues,

Polymeric films play an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. Films made of natural or synthetic polymers have traditionally been widely used for various passive applications, such as substrates, packaging, and protection against adverse environmental effects. Recent progress in the field has led to the synthesis of functional polymeric films with unusual electronic, optical, and mechanical properties. Such properties allow us to use the films as active components playing significant roles in improving the performance of materials and devices. Examples of functional applications include polymer sensors, stimuli-responsive materials, photovoltaic cells, functional surfaces with appropriate wettability, polymeric films with high dielectric and low loss properties, non-fouling biosurfaces, advanced membranes, and so on. Researchers are constantly expanding these applications through the development of new high-performance polymeric films for a wide variety of industrial and biomedical applications. Properties of thin polymeric films are often determined by the geometric constraints imposed by the presence of surfaces and interfaces. In many cases, the films are of complex composition with different types of polymers and other components, such as nanoparticles. Surface processing can be performed as well to cause desirable changes in chemicophysical and physicochemical properties of polymer surfaces.

This Special Issue is dedicated to recent achievements in the field of advanced polymeric films, including synthesis, fabrication, modification, and characterization, with an emphasis on the efficient and large-scale production of polymeric films for promising future applications. Papers related not only to pure polymers but also to tailor-made copolymers and composites are welcomed.

Dr. Dalius Jucius
Guest Editor

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