Bionic Smart Polymers
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 6790
Special Issue Editor
Interests: controlled/"living" radical polymerization; molecularly imprinted polymers; photoresponsive liquid crystalline polymers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bionic smart polymers are a class of functional polymers prepared with a biologically inspired design method that have biomimetic properties, including stimuli-responsivity, self-healing, self-cleaning, molecular recognition, and biocompatibility. In recent years, there has been tremendous interest in these polymers because of their great potential for use in a wide range of valuable applications, such as sensors, actuators, smart wearable devices, self-cleaning coatings, and biomedical areas (e.g., drug delivery nanocarriers, non-invasive surgery and medical diagnosis devices, and tissue engineering). Current research efforts in this field are centered on the development of novel and versatile biomimetic strategies for the preparation of advanced bionic smart polymers with highly designable structures and multifunctionality, mainly through combining a deep understanding of chemical structures and fine micro/nanostructures in biological systems and the use of new synthetic techniques and materials from the polymer and materials science areas.
With this Special Issue, I intend to provide a platform for authors to demonstrate their recent research progress in this rapidly developing area. I believe this Special Issue will be of interest to a broad range of readers working in the fields of polymer chemistry, materials science, biomedical area, and engineering technology. Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute research articles on the design, preparation, and applications of new bionic smart polymers, as well as reviews of related topics.
Prof. Dr. Huiqi Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stimuli-responsive polymer
- photodeformable polymer
- shape memory polymer
- self-healing polymer
- self-cleaning coating
- synthetic receptor
- smart hydrogel
