Functional Polymer Materials for Advanced Technological Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2024) | Viewed by 267
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electroactive polymers; electrochemistry; sensors and actuators; energy conversion and conservation; electropolymerisation; materials chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit your contribution to the Special Issue “Functional Polymer Materials for Advanced Technological Applications” in Polymers.
This Special issue aims to highlight the fast progress in the field of functional electroactive polymers, as well as their usefulness in various technological applications, such as in material chemistry, polymer processing, and electrochemistry, in terms of both synthesis and applications. Indeed, exploring the ability of electroactive polymers is critical for the development of many crucial advanced technologies. These include sensors and actuators for devices, energy (conversion and conservation), sensing, environmental monitoring (purification, and remediation) and CO2 reduction, and surface shield.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to fundamental and applied research on:
- Electroactive polymers for sensors and actuators;
- Polymers for smart lens;
- Novel and bio-inspired polymer for technological applications;
- Innovative smart sensors and actuators based on polymeric materials;
- Thermal and mechanical features of polymer-based materials;
- Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes and their electrodes;
- Polymers for robotic skin applications;
- Polymer electrolytes for energy storage and conversion devices;
- Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and electrolysis systems;
- Metallopolymer materials with electrochemiluminescence properties;
- Polymers for electrochemical corrosion inhibition;
- Spectroscopic and electrical properties of functional polymer materials.
Dr. Pattan-Siddappa Ganesh
Dr. Hyun-U Ko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electroactive polymers
- synthesis and applications
- soft robotics
- sensors and actuators
- smart lens
- electrochemical properties of polymers
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