Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer materials that are able to undergo macro-, micro- or nano-phase size and shape changes under external stimuli are attracting increasing interest in advanced research and technology. The aim of this Special Issue is to discuss recent progress in this dynamically expanding area. We are inviting manuscripts, which report novel developments on stimuli-responsive polymers (natural, synthetic and their hybrids), reacting to specific changes in their environment (polarity, pH, temperature, magnetic fields) and/or signals of artificial or natural (biological) origin. A special emphasis will be placed on experimental and theoretical investigations, tracing potential applications of those responsive polymers in areas, including, but not limited to, smart materials, sustained drug delivery, “green” chemistry (synthesis and catalysis), sensing, synthetic biopolymer interactions, antifouling surfaces and coatings, and theranostics, to name a few.
Prof. Dr. Ivan Gitsov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stimuli-responsive polymers
- polymer self-assembly
- amphiphilic polymers
- block copolymers
- supramolecular polymers
- conjugated polymers
- peptide self-assembly
- co-networks
- polymer liquid crystals
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Published Papers
Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360