Editorial: Design of Functional Nanostructured Polymer Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

ÁLVAREZ, VERA ALEJANDRA; COPELLO, GUILLERMO JAVIER; FERNÁNDEZ DE LUIS, ROBERTO; MOLINA, ANTONIA INFANTES; LÁZARO-MARTÍNEZ, JUAN MANUEL

Frontiers in Chemistry

Frontiers Media S.A.

Año: 2022 vol. 10

Modern problems sometimes require innovative solutions. Like many science fields, traditional polymer science would have reached an innovative plateau if it had not reinvented itself by the aid of modern technologies. Nowadays, polymers have exceeded their role as structural materials. In this sense, smart polymers, functional polymers, nanostructured polymers allow the development of materials and formulations with outstanding performances. These developments have been possible due to the interest of academic and industry researchers that have gathered through the years enough knowledge to manipulate, modify, characterize, and apply these polymers in a way that was unthinkable a decade ago. In this matter, nanotechnology has played a major role. The rise of nanotechnology at the beginning of this century has boosted the interest of its application as a panacea for any technological drawback.