Back Cover: In article number 2000366, Suprakas Sinha Ray and Ritima Banerjee report a comprehensive and critical overview of state‐of‐the‐art inthermoplastic polymeric foams, including significant developments, which can shape future research and industrial applications of these foams as sustainable engineering materials. Other highlights include studies on degradation kinetics of biodegradable foams, special morphology development for scaffolds, packaging, and acoustic applications, as well as cell seeding studies in scaffolds.

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微孔热塑性聚合物的发泡性和特殊应用：最近的进展和未来方向的回顾

封底：Suprakas Sinha Ray和Ritima Banerjee在文章编号2000366中报告了有关最新的热塑性聚合物泡沫的全面而严格的概述，包括重大的进展，这些进展可以塑造这些泡沫作为可持续工程的未来研究和工业应用材料。其他亮点包括可生物降解泡沫的降解动力学研究，支架，包装和声学应用的特殊形态发展以及支架中的细胞播种研究。