State-of-the-Art Polymer Science and Technology in Mexico

Dear Colleagues,

Technological and scientific advances are gaining relevance in the emerging countries of Latin America. In Mexico, basic and frontier research regarding polymers is solid and follows world trends in the development of new materials that respond to the needs of today’s society. As you know, Mexican researchers immersed in polymer science have contributed significantly to this interdisciplinary area at national and international levels, as demonstrated in various journals. Currently, scientific research in Mexico is diverse and comprises different corners of knowledge; thus, applications of polymer materials, such as medicine, environment, food industry, construction industry, agriculture, packaging, textiles, energy storage, high tech devices, bioelectronics, cosmetics, and sensors, are expanding. Therefore, finding better polymeric materials is a task with broad objectives and brighter horizons. 

This Special Issue is intended to integrate the efforts of Mexican colleagues in developing Polymer Science and Technology. We welcome original papers and review articles; the scope of this collection includes, but is not limited to:

• Obtention (extraction methods; synthesis by conventional and irradiation strategies)
• Characterization
• Kinetic Studies
• Processing
• Degradation and recycling
• Modeling and simulation
• Performance
• Polymers as adjuvants in different topics
• Hybrid materials (organic and inorganic components)

Dr. Emilio Bucio Carrillo
Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Antonio Picos Corrales
Dr. Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan
Dr. Rubén González-Núñez
Dr. Norma-Aurea Rangel-Vázquez
Guest Editors

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