Smart Polymers and Composites: Multifunctionality and Recyclability
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 897
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymers; composites; recyclable; sustainable; smart polymers
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the quest for advanced functional materials, polymers and derived composites are one of the main candidates due to their excellent properties and processability. Polymer-based materials have novel functionalities and are sometimes called “smart polymers”, such as shape memory, self-healing, piezoelectric, triboelectric, or bioactive polymers. Recently, interest in “sustainable” polymeric materials that are recyclable, biodegradable, and come from renewable sources has increased due to their lower environmental impact and eco-friendliness. Combining smart and sustainable polymers and composites will be the focus in the future.
In this Special Issue, we welcome research articles and reviews focused on, but not limited to, thermosets, thermoplastics, and composites with advanced functionalities and/or sustainability/reusability. The aim is to provide the state-of-the art and new advances in “smart” and “sustainable” polymer-based materials, emphasizing the relevance of these materials.
Prof. Dr. Silvia González Prolongo
Dr. Antonio Vázquez-López
Guest Editors
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. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. 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 special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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.
