Polymers and Soft Matter: From Synthesis to Structure & Dynamics

Dear Colleagues,

Polymers and Soft matter systems in general show a fascinating variety of different structures and properties and have been deeply studied for many years. However, innovative synthetic routes to prepare polymers, co-polymers and soft matter systems is promoting their use for a wide range of applications in industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, packaging and medical devices. Physical properties and final performance of polymers and soft matter systems are in direct relationship with their structure, self/assembly, morphology, and crystallinity. However, for a complete understanding of those systems, it is not only necessary to understand their structure, but also their dynamics due to the complexity of the systems. Therefore, scattering techniques are especially well appropriated to investigate and understand the above-mentioned interconnection.  Furthermore, to optimize the performance of polymers and soft matter systems depending on their application, a combination of simulations to guide the morphological design, and complementary experimental tools to probe details of their self/assembly, morphology and properties is required.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect full papers and/or reviews that consider from the synthesis of polymers, co-polymers and soft matter systems to the study of their morphology and structure, and/or their dynamic properties and self/assembly.

Dr. Ester Verde-Sesto
Dr. Jon Maiz
Guest Editors

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