Special Issue on Sustainable Supramolecular Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources

Introduction:

With increasing concerns about environmental impact and depletion of fossil resources, eco-friendly supramolecular materials have emerged as promising alternatives for various applications. This special issue will present the recent advances in sustainable supramolecular materials derived from renewable resources such as biomass, biopolymers and natural products. It will highlight innovative strategies for designing, synthesising and characterising supramolecular systems based on renewable feedstocks, emphasising their dynamic, reversible and stimuli-responsive properties. Particular attention is given to emerging areas such as biomass-derived aggregation-induced emission (AIE) materials, bio-based luminescent systems, and fluorescent biomaterials from natural sources. Contributions showcasing fundamental understanding of non-covalent interactions in bio-based systems, including aggregation-induced photoluminescence phenomena, as well as practical applications, are welcomed.

Topics covered:

• Advanced multi-scale processing method
• Advanced applied supramolecular polymers
• Enhance the durability of supramolecular polymers
• Biomass-derived supramolecular materials
• Biodegradable supramolecular materials
• Natural supramolecular polymers and derivatives
• Green solvents/processes/synthesis of supramolecular polymers
• Non-covalent functionalization of biomass supramolecular polymers
• Physicochemical Properties of Biomass Materials
• Sustainable Utilization and Circular Utilization
• Bio-based supramolecular hydrogels and networks
• Renewable supramolecular systems
• Sustainable supramolecular composites
• Biomass-derived aggregation-induced emission (AIE) materials
• Bio-based luminescent supramolecular systems
• Aggregation-induced emission in renewable resource-based materials

Submission Instructions:

Please read the [Guide for Authors] before submitting. All articles should be [submitted online], please select [VSI: Biomass materials] on submission.

Important Deadline:

Submission deadline: 31 March 2027

Guest Editors:

• Prof. Yun Lu, Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China. Email: y.lu@caf.ac.cn
• Prof. Zhijun Chen, Northeast Forestry University, China. Email: chenzhijun@nefu.edu.cn
• Dr. Jingpeng Li, China National Bamboo Research Center, China. Email: lijp@caf.ac.cn