Radiation Polymers

Dear Colleagues,

We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to edit a Special Issue named “Radiation Polymers” for publication in Polymers. We hope to bring an inspiring view on current trends and research focus on the radiation effect and radiation technology in the polymer sciences through this Special Issue.

Radiation polymers are a combination of radiation technology and polymer chemistry. Using radiation techniques, polymers can be synthesized, modified, crosslinked, and degraded. The mechanisms of these processes and their applications have recently been studied extensively. This Special Issue covers the present basic and applied research work on radiation technology applied in polymers, and includes the following topics: (1) Radiation grafting for the modification of polymer and polymer materials by monomer graft copolymerization; (2) radiation crosslinking to form three-dimensionally crosslinked polymers and materials; (3) radiation inducing chain scission and degradation for polymer recycling and other applications; (4) radiation-induced polymerization to generate polymers from monomer irradiation; and (5) protection of polymers from radiation and their radiation resistance. Here, irradiation includes gamma rays, electron beam, ion beam, UV, etc. The Special Issue also covers the radiation effect on biopolymers and biomaterials and the methods for the preparation of nanomaterials using radiation technology.

Dr. Jinhua Chen
Dr. Yuji Ueki
Dr. Noriaki Seko
Guest Editors

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