Phase Behavior of Polymer Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2021) | Viewed by 3270
Special Issue Editor
Interests: block copolymer photonic crystals; self-assembly of block copolymers and supramolecules; polymer crystallization in nanoscale; nanomaterials via templating synthesis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Phase behavior of polymer materials has drawn much attention due to its strong relationship with the expressing materials’ properties, such as energy, mechanical, optoelectronic, drug release, sensing, catalyst, self-healing and so on. The phase behavior of material structures from nanoscale to microscale by self-assembly or top-down methods provides high feasibility of altering the properties of polymeric or hybrid materials. Unique polymer-based materials by controlling phase behavior through physical and/or chemical treatments could, therefore, exhibit specific properties superior to the current ones. This Special Issue will embody the innovative research articles that contain simulation, experiment and application fields of polymer-related materials in solution, gel and solid state. The integration of these investigations in this Special Issue may rapidly provide the relevant knowledge for readers and researchers who are interested in the recent research progress of the phase behavior of polymer materials, further inspiring brainstorms and the derivative inventive power of investigators. Articles associated with this emerging field, including the investigations of phase behavior of supramolecules, hierarchical organizations in different length scales, organic–inorganic hybrids, conducting polymers and liquid crystal polymers, in static or dynamic state with specific functions and the material properties, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Yeo-Wan Chiang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phase behavior
- self-assembly
- supramolecules
- polymers
- porous materials
- blends
- composites
- solution
- macromolecules
- physical properties
- optoelectronic applications
