Advanced Hybrid Polymers: Structure–Property Relationships and Emerging Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porous organic polymers; thin films; organic chemistry; supramolecular chemistry
Interests: computational chemistry; porous organic polymers; coordination polymers; supramolecular chemistry
Interests: functional materials for environmental and energy applications; mesoporous materials for gas absorption and organic molecules storage; combined cancer therapy including multi drug delivery and bio-imaging
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Dear Colleagues,
Advanced hybrid polymers represent a rapidly evolving class of materials that combine unique structural and functional properties, making them suitable for diverse applications in various fields such as energy storage and conversion, electronics and optoelectronics, gas adsorption and separation, coatings, biomedicine and smart materials technology. By integrating organic and inorganic components within single framework, hybrid polymers offer complementary properties that enable improved mechanical, thermal, optical, electronical, and chemical performance. Therefore, gaining a deeper understanding of the relationships between their structure and properties is crucial for guiding the rational design and optimization of these advanced materials.
This Special Issue of Polymers highlights recent progress in the design, synthesis, and characterization of hybrid polymers, as well as their functional properties and advanced applications. Particular emphasis is placed on studies that reveal the relationships between structure and properties and how these correlations influence the performance of hybrid polymer systems. Contributions in the form of full papers, communications, and review articles are welcome. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, innovative polymerization methodologies and recent advances in understanding structure–property relationships of hybrid polymer materials, with a focus on their applications in optoelectronics, gas adsorption, and catalysis.
Dr. Ivana Biljan
Dr. Ivan Kodrin
Prof. Dr. Huacheng Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hybrid polymers
- coordination polymers
- metal–organic frameworks
- optoelectronics
- gas adsorption
- catalysis
- structure–property relationships
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