Phase Transitions and Structures in Polymer Science

Dear Colleagues,

Phase transition and accompanying structural change are essential topics in polymer science in both theory and application. However, the innate complexity of the material, reflected by diverse small-scale morphologies that often coexist, prevents the behavior from being fully understood. Meanwhile, recent decades have also witnessed a surge in innovative techniques that harness and manipulate such morphological changes, which opens a new research avenue to control the properties of the material. In this respect, a deeper understanding of the structure–property relationship, and further predicting it, are vital in polymer science and engineering. This Special Issue aims to disseminate theoretical and experimental work concerning phase transitions and structures in polymer science to provide relevant knowledge for readers and researchers rapidly. Theoretical and/or experimental investigations concerning all aspects of the phenomena are cordially welcomed. The list of potential research topics includes but is not limited to:

• Analysis/modeling technique of polymer morphology, including multiscale analysis of polymeric behaviors;
• The relationship between polymer morphology to material properties (structure–property relationship);
• Diverse phase behaviors induced by polymer conformation change;
• Phase transitions of non-classical polymers, e.g., polymer nanocomposites and liquid crystal polymers, just to name a few;
• Control of macromolecular behavior of polymer, e.g., self-assembling copolymer;

Novel mechanical/electrical/chemical devices employing phase transition as their driving force.

Dr. Hayoung Chung
Guest Editor

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