Advances in Functional Polymer Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2023) | Viewed by 4275
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recent advances in functional polymer research are directly associated with the boom in smart functional materials for cutting-edge applications. Conventional polymers, such as fibers, rubbers, polymeric paints and consumer-grade plastics, are considered inadequate in terms of multifunctionalities and smart features. Therefore, the development of novel polymers with tailor-made properties that aim to serve multiple benefits is highly recommended. The potential applications of such advanced polymer materials and their composites can be found in many fields such as energy harvesting, storage, biomedicines, intelligent systems, soft electronics and sensing solutions, electromagnetic shielding materials, self-healing systems, etc. Conventional polymers can be transformed into smart, advanced functional polymers by incorporating specific processing techniques and/or by introducing functional nanofillers and chemical additives. The functionalities can be intrinsic material properties of the polymer itself. The inherent actuation of the materials can also be triggered by external stimuli. The research of functional polymers is diverse and multifaceted, covering from polymer processing to the study of polymers with specific stimuli-responsive features, for instance, shape memory polymers, self-healing polymers, photoresponsive polymers, biopolymers and covalently crosslinked polymers.
Functional polymer materials are an important research direction and branch in the field of polymer material research. They offer extensive research value and research significance in smart materials, stimuli-responsive materials and multifunctional composite material research. Designing and constructing the function of materials from the micro and macro perspectives is a new direction of research. Molecular architecture and macroprocessing are both effective and far-reaching techniques for the preparation of functional materials. Functional materials are a very important class of polymer materials, and their application covers various fields within them.
This Special Issue "Advances in Functional Polymer Materials" aims to build a useful platform for academic exchange, and scholars are highly encouraged to contribute and exchange their academic achievements.
Dr. Injamamul Arief
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electromagnetic shielding materials
- energy storage materials, polymers for sensing and actuation
- electroactive polymers
- conductive polymer materials
- self-healing polymer material
- shape memory polymers
- flame-retardant polymer materials
- functional polymer materials
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