Smart Polymers and Mechanical Metamaterials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 1239
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart materials; mechanical metamaterials; soft robots; additive manufacturing
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Interests: smart materials; mechanical metamaterials; additive manufacturing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of smart polymers and mechanical metamaterials has seen remarkable advancements, with applications ranging from biomedical devices to aerospace engineering. This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research that explores the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of smart polymers and metamaterials. Topics of interest include but are not limited to (1) the synthesis and functionalization of smart polymers with customizable properties; (2) the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel mechanical metamaterials; (3) the use of smart polymers in the development of innovative mechanical metamaterials; (4) additive manufacturing techniques for smart polymers and their integration into metamaterial structures; (5) applications of smart polymers and metamaterials in fields such as biomedical devices, robotics, and aerospace engineering.
Dr. Xiaojun Tan
Dr. Bo Cao
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- smart polymers
- mechanical metamaterials
- additive manufacturing
- lightweight structures
- shape memory polymer
- design and optimization
- preparation processes
- mechanical tests
- soft robots
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