Polymers for Advanced Technologies is published in response to recent significant changes in the patterns of materials research and development. Worldwide attention has been focused on the critical importance of materials in the creation of new devices and systems. It is now recognized that materials are often the limiting factor in bringing a new technical concept to fruition and that polymers are often the materials of choice in these demanding applications. A significant portion of the polymer research ongoing in the world is directly or indirectly related to the solution of complex, interdisciplinary problems whose successful resolution is necessary for achievement of broad system objectives.
Polymers for Advanced Technologies is focused to the interest of scientists and engineers from academia and industry who are participating in these new areas of polymer research and development. It is the intent of this journal to impact the polymer related advanced technologies to meet the challenge of the twenty-first century.
Polymers for Advanced Technologies aims at encouraging innovation, invention, imagination and creativity by providing a broad interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new research and development concepts, theories and results which reflect the changing image and pace of modern polymer science and technology.
Polymers for Advanced Technologies aims at becoming the central organ of the new multi-disciplinary polymer oriented materials science of the highest scientific standards. It will publish original research papers on finished studies; communications limited to five typewritten pages plus three illustrations, containing experimental details; review articles of up to 40 pages; letters to the editor and book reviews. Review articles will normally be published by invitation. The Editor-in-Chief welcomes suggestions for reviews.
Review Articles. Polymers for Advanced Technologies publishes high quality reviews on topics of current interest in all areas of advanced polymer processing, synthesis, and applications of new polymer-centric innovations. Areas of particular interest are biomedical devices, flexible electronics, neural interfaces, organic electronics, soft photonics, polymer nanocomposites, micro- and nano-fabrication, biological molecules including DNA, polymers in advanced energy applications, and other exciting uses of polymers tackling grand challenges across disciplines. Articles may either provide a complete, broad review of a topic, or may concentrate on the author's own work, placing that work in the context of the broader field. Several select issues published by PAT will be topical issues consisting of invited papers.
NOTE: Polymers for Advanced Technologies does not accept papers dealing exclusively with the synthesis and/or characterization of polymers except in cases where the focus is upon an advanced technology.
TOPICS COVERED
Radiation-Related Polymers
Radiation-sensitive and radiation-stabilized polymers
Polymers for microwave absorption
Degradation
Photo-electro conductive polymers
Electro-optics and nonlinear optics
Dielectric, ferroelectric and electric applications of polymers.
Advanced Structures
Liquid-crystalline and high-performance polymers and fibers
Polymeric gels and networks
Blends and alloys
Engineering polymers
Composites, adhesives, interphases and interfaces
New elastomers, coatings and sealants
Flammability, flame retardance and flame resistance
Polymeric membranes, thin films and nanofilms
Polymeric catalysts.
Polymers for Biosystems
Polymers for biosensors and affinity chromatography
Polymers for drug release and drug carrier systems
Biocompatible polymers and polymer surfaces
Bioabsorbable and biodegradable polymers
Microfabrication and novel processing
Polymers in biotechnology
Biologically engineered polymers.
Materials

The journal will deal with organic, inorganic, multiphase and composite polymers which include amorphous and crystalline, in solid, liquid and gaseous phases with properties of potential for advanced technologies. Among the industries for which the journal is of importance are: electric, electronic, information and communication industries, aerospace-related industries, chemicals, energy, plastics, fibers and textiles, engineering resins and rubber products, automotive and packaging, imaging industries, devices and integrated circuits, specialty consumer products, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

Dr Abraham Domb
Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products,
School of Pharmacy - Faculty of Medicine
The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel

EDITORS

Arijit Basu
Koch Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA 0213904397, USA 
Email: arijit4uin@gmail.com

Serge Bourbigot
Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET) - CNRS UMR 8207
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille (ENSCL)
CS 90108
59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex - France
Email: serge.bourbigot@ensc-lille.fr

Nicolay V. Tsarevsky
Department of Chemistry
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275 USA
Email: nvt@mail.smu.edu

 

Jianhua Dong  
Division of Chemical Science
Department of Chemical Science
National Natural Science Foundation of China,
Beijing 100085, China
Email:   jdonghzy@hotmail.com

Hiroyuki Ohno
Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology,
Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
Email: patohno@cc.tuat.ac.jp

David Oupicky 
Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
Email: david.oupicky@unmc.edu

Stanislaw Slomkowski
Department of Engineering of Polymer Materials
Polish Academy of Sciences
Sienkiewicza 112, Poland
Email: staslomk@cbmm.lodz.pl

FOUNDING EDITOR

Menachem Lewin

First Honorary Editor
Herman F. Mark

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

R. Advincula
University of Houston, USA

A.-C. Albertsson
Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden

E. Albizzati
Pirelli, Italy

S. Awad
Al-Qunfudhah University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia 


S.R. Bhatia
Stony Brook University/Brookhaven National Liboratory, USA

A.K. Bhowmick
Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, India

Alexander Cameron
University of Nottingham, UK

M. Chan
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Y. Feng
Tianjin University, China

H. Gao
University of Notre Dame, USA

G. Guerra
University of Salerno, Italy

P. Hodge
University of Manchester, UK

D.W. Hutmacher
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

M. Jaffe
New Jersey, USA

S.C. Jana
University of Akron, USA

S. Kawahara
Japan

S.-C. Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

T. Komatsu
Chuo University, Japan
F. Kremer
University of Leipzig, Germany

R.S. Langer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

K. Leong
Duke University, USA

T. Long
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

P.A. Lovell
The University of Manchester, UK

A.R. Mahdavian
Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI), Iran

R. Majeti
Texas A&M University, Texas

G. J. Marosi
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

K. Matyjaszewski
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

G. Mechrez 
Volcani Center, Israel

A.R. Modarresi-Alam
University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Iran

G. Nelson
Florida Institute of Technology, USA


C. Ober
Cornell University, USA

Y. Okamoto
Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA

R.M. Ottenbrite
Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

S. Penczek
Polish Academy of Science , Poland

A. Pucci
University of Pisa, Italy

R. Register
Princeton University, USA

J.R. Reynolds
University of Florida, USA

J.W. Stansbury
University of Colorado, USA

R.F. Storey
University of Southern Mississippi, USA

G. Tew
University of Massachusetts, USA

N. Tirelly 
University of Manchester, UK

V.K. Thakur
Cranfield University, UK

F. Wang
Chinese Academy of Science, China

I.M. Ward
University of Leeds, UK

C. Wilkie
Marquette University, USA

K.L. Wooley
Texas A&M University, USA

T. Xie
Zhejiang University, China