Crystallization and Structure Control of Biobased and Biodegrade Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer nanocomposites; bio-based furan aromatic polyester; crystal structure evolution of polymer
Interests: bioactive biodegradable polymer; drug delivery; immunotherapy; regenerative medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing global demand for sustainable materials has propelled biobased and biodegradable polymers to the forefront of polymer science and industry. This Special Issue seeks to explore the crystallization behavior, multiscale structure evolution and control in this class of green materials.
We invite contributions addressing fundamental research on synthetic polymers derived from renewable resources or designed for environmental degradation. Particular emphasis will be placed on studies elucidating how static conditions and dynamic processing procedure influence crystallization kinetics, polymorphic transformations, hierarchical structure evolution and control, and crystalline ordering mechanisms.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Crystallization kinetics and morphology control;
- In situ evolution of multiscale structures;
- Processing–structure–property correlations;
- Polymorphism and polymorphic transformations;
- Crystalline ordering and control mechanisms.
We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and perspectives that advance our understanding of these eco-friendly materials while addressing current challenges in crystallization mechanism, multiscale structure formation and control, and structure–property relationships.
Prof. Dr. Yiguo Li
Prof. Dr. Jianxun Ding
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers
- crystallization
- multiscale structures
- polymorphism
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