Confined Crystallization in Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Physics and Theory".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2020) | Viewed by 241
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The investigation of polymer properties in nanoconfined geometries has been a hot topic in polymer physics as well as in industry aspects during the past few decades because of the unusual behaviors of polymers within confinement when compared with those in bulk. Among the various behaviors of polymers, the kinetics and mechanism of crystallization within nanoconfinement are scientifically exciting and industrially relevant, because ultimate performances and applications of polymeric materials strongly depend on their crystallization behaviors. This Special Issue aims to focus on the recent advancements in experimental or theoretical investigations on the confined crystallization behavior of polymeric materials. Polymer crystallization within various types of confinements is of interest: polymer ultrathin films prepared by spin coating, multilayer films with two distinct alternating polymers produced by layer-multiplying coextrusion, polymers confined in organic/inorganic templates, microphase-separated block copolymers composed of a crystallizable block, etc. Both original articles and high-quality reviews are welcome.
Prof. Chieh-Tsung Lo
Guest Editor
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