Biomass-Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Processing, and Performance
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: bio-molecules; dynamic chemistry; stimuli-responsiveness; soft polymer materials; multi-functions integration; sustainable soft electronics; energy harvesting and conversion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With advances in polymerization technologies, multiscale manufacturing, and sustainability-driven designs, biomass-derived small molecules and macromolecules are being re-evaluated as high-value feedstocks. Their smart molecular architectures, hierarchical structures, and abundant reactive sites collectively endow them with significant potential to replace conventional petrochemical-based materials. Beyond their natural properties, biomass materials offer highly designable synthesis and processing platforms enabled by molecular engineering, interfacial modulation, and multiscale composite strategies. These approaches facilitate the construction of ordered or disordered hierarchical microstructures, dynamically reversible networks, and synergistic interfacial architectures. The integration of such innovative strategies enables precise tuning and coupling of diverse functions, including mechanical strength, toughness, self-healing, conductivity, adhesion, responsiveness, and recyclability, thus granting biomass-based polymer composites a broad promise in lightweight components, green packaging, soft electronics, energy harvesting, human–machine interfaces, and smart healthcare.
Given that biomass-based polymer composites have rapidly emerged as a key research frontier in materials science and advanced manufacturing, this Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research progress in synthesis, processing, and performance, providing an interdisciplinary platform to advance biomass materials science and promote sustainable technological innovation.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Innovative synthesis, composite design, processing, and recyclability strategies for biomass-derived small molecule and macromolecule polymer composites.
- Advanced structural characterization techniques and multidimensional functional performance evaluation.
- Structure–property relationships linking polymer network architectures and multifunctional aspects in biomass polymer composites.
- Emerging applications of biomass polymer composites in soft electronics, energy storage and conversion, intelligent sensing, biomedical engineering, and human–machine interaction.
Dr. Chao Dang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomass small molecules
- biomass macromolecules
- hydrogels
- elastomers
- composites
- molecular engineering
- composite manufacturing
- sustainability
- multi-functions
- dynamic networks
- sensors
- energy generators
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