Polymers and Polymer Composites: Structure-Property Relationship

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to submit your research papers, communications, or review articles to a Topical Collection of Polymers entitled “Polymers and Polymer Composites: Structure-Property Relationship”. Polymers and polymer composite materials have been widely applied in our daily lives and in industrial fields. Due to the significant expansion in the use of newly developed polymers and polymer composite materials, it is necessary to understand and accurately describe the relationship between material structure and properties, as only based on thorough laboratory characterization is it possible to estimate the properties for their future commercial applications. The aim of this Topical Collection is to address the recent developments of structural/functional polymers and their composites, including fundamental structure-property relationships, preparation methods, synthesis routes, simulation models, basic mechanical properties, functional performance (heat, electrical, photoelectric, magnetic, etc.) and advanced application in daily life/industrial fields.

We are looking forward to receiving your outstanding work on this Topical Collection.

Dr. Shaojian He
Collection Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.