European Polymer Journal is dedicated to publishing work on fundamental and applied polymer chemistry and macromolecular materials. The journal covers all aspects of polymer synthesis, including polymerization mechanisms and chemical functional transformations, with a focus on novel polymers and the relationships between molecular structure and polymer properties. In addition, we welcome submissions on bio-based or renewable polymers, stimuli-responsive systems and polymer bio-hybrids. European Polymer Journal also publishes research on the biomedical application of polymers, including drug delivery and regenerative medicine. The main scope is covered but not limited to the following core research areas:
Polymer synthesis and functionalization
• Novel synthetic routes for polymerization, functional modification, controlled/living polymerization and precision polymers.
Stimuli-responsive polymers
• Including shape memory and self-healing polymers.
Supramolecular polymers and self-assembly
• Molecular recognition and higher order polymer structures.
Renewable and sustainable polymers
• Bio-based, biodegradable and anti-microbial polymers and polymeric bio-nanocomposites.
Polymers at interfaces and surfaces
• Chemistry and engineering of surfaces with biological relevance, including patterning, antifouling polymers and polymers for membrane applications.
Biomedical applications and nanomedicine
• Polymers for regenerative medicine, drug delivery molecular release and gene therapy
The scope of European Polymer Journal no longer includes Polymer Physics. We would strongly recommend that authors consider submitting Polymer Physics papers to our excellent sister title Polymer https://www.journals.elsevier.com/polymer
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Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
- G. J. Vancso
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Editors
- F. Du Prez (Polymer Chemistry and Functionalization)
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium - R. Hoogenboom (Polymer Chemistry and Self-Assembly)
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium - B. Klumperman (Polymer Chemistry and Biomacromolecules)
Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa - A.J. Müller (Polymer Physics and Technology)
University of the Basque Country, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain - M. Shaver (Polymer Chemistry; renewable and sustainable polymers)
University of Edinburgh, UK - Y. Yu (Polymer Chemistry, Functional and smart Polymers)
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Editorial Advisory Board
- B. Ameduri
Lab of Macromolecular Chemistr, Montpellier Cedex 5, France - S. Armes
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK - W. Binder
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany - C. Boyer
UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - S. Caillol
Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France - T. Chang
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, The Republic of Korea - T. Dargaville
Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia - E. Drockenmuller
Université de Lyon, VILLEURBANNE Cedex, France - P. Dubois
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg - G. Galli
Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy - U.W. Gedde
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden - D.M. Haddleton
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK - N. Hadjichristidis
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia - J. He
Fudan University, Shanghai, China - A. Heise
Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Glasnevin, Ireland - A. Hirao
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan - C. Jérôme CERM
Université de Liège, Liege, Belgium - Z. Jia
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - V. Khutoryanskiy
University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK - H.-A. Klok
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland - J-F. Lutz
Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France - E. Malmström
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden - M. Monteiro
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - K. Ohno
Kyoto University, Uji-Shi, Japan - C.-Y. Pan
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Anhui Province, China - S. Perrier
University of Warwick, Warwick, England, UK - S. Pispas
National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece - B. Pukánszky
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary - J. Puskas
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA - E. Rizzardo
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Clayton South, Victoria, Australia - J. San Román
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, Madrid, Spain - A. Sanyal
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey - V. Seppala
Aalto University, Aalto, Finland - N.K. Singha
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India - P. Stepanek
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic - X. Sui
Donghua University, Shanghai, China - D. Taton
Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France - N. Tomczak
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Singapore - M. Wilhelm
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany - P. Wu
Fudan University, Shanghai, China - J. Yuan
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China - H. Zhang
Nankai University, Tianjin, China - X. Zhang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China - D. Y. Zhao
Fudan University, Shanghai, China - J. Zhu
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China