Sustainable Polymeric Materials for Environmental and Biomedical Applications: Synthesis, Characterization, and Performance
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing urgency to address global environmental challenges and advancements in biomedical technology have accelerated the development of sustainable polymeric materials. This Special Issue is dedicated to highlighting polymeric materials that combine sustainability with functional innovation to enable cutting-edge applications. Such materials not only contribute to reducing environmental impact but also provide innovative solutions for biomedical fields such as tissue engineering and biosensing.
We warmly invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting comprehensive reviews or original research articles. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Green synthesis routes and circular design strategies for polymers;
(2) Structure–property relationships and advanced characterization techniques of polymer composites;
(3) Environmentally responsive materials (e.g., pH-/temperature-/light-/magnetic field-responsive polymers, sol–gel transition materials, functional coatings, and photocatalytic degradation systems);
(4) The optical properties of functional materials;
(5) Polymeric materials for biomedical applications (e.g., optical biosensors, biodegradable implants, and therapeutic systems).
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yu Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable composites
- green processing technologies
- biodegradable polymer composites
- functional coatings
- multifunctional composites
- smart composites
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