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The Next 100 Years of Polymer Science
Author(s) -
AbdElAziz Alaa S.,
Antonietti Markus,
BarnerKowollik Christopher,
Binder Wolfgang H.,
Böker Alexander,
Boyer Cyrille,
Buchmeiser Michael R.,
Cheng Stephen Z. D.,
D’Agosto Franck,
Floudas George,
Frey Holger,
Galli Giancarlo,
Genzer Jan,
Hartmann Laura,
Hoogenboom Richard,
Ishizone Takashi,
Kaplan David L.,
Leclerc Mario,
Lendlein Andreas,
Liu Bin,
Long Timothy E.,
Ludwigs Sabine,
Lutz JeanFrançois,
Matyjaszewski Krzysztof,
Meier Michael A. R.,
Müllen Klaus,
Müllner Markus,
Rieger Bernhard,
Russell Thomas P.,
Savin Daniel A.,
Schlüter A. Dieter,
Schubert Ulrich S.,
Seiffert Sebastian,
Severing Kirsten,
Soares João B. P.,
Staffilani Mara,
Sumerlin Brent S.,
Sun Yanming,
Tang Ben Zhong,
Tang Chuanbing,
Théato Patrick,
Tirelli Nicola,
Tsui Ophelia K. C.,
Unterlass Miriam M.,
Vana Philipp,
Voit Brigitte,
Vyazovkin Sergey,
Weder Christoph,
Wiesner Ulrich,
Wong WaiYeung,
Wu Chi,
Yagci Yusuf,
Yuan Jiayin,
Zhang Guangzhao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.202000216
Subject(s) - polymer science , polymer , polymerization , polymer chemistry , macromolecule , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the first article on polymerization, published by Hermann Staudinger. It is Staudinger who realized that polymers consist of long chains of covalently linked building blocks. Polymers have had a tremendous impact on the society ever since this initial publication. People live in a world that is almost impossible to imagine without synthetic polymers. But what does the future hold for polymer science? In this article, the editors and advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics reflect on this question.