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Issue 1 of volume 8 ofPolymer 新利手机客户端Chemistryis a themed issue onstimulus-responsive polymers,guest edited byPeter J.Roth(University of Surrey,UK) andAndrew B.Lowe(Curtin University,Australia).

Stimulus-responsive,or "smart",(co)polymers are fundamental to broad,and ever-growing,fields of research that encompass phase behaviour of unimer solutions,smart nanoparticles,and intelligent bulk materials with shape memory or self-healing abilities.In recent years,(co)polymers have been developed that respond to a fascinating range of chemical,physical,and mechanical stimulation and have been crafted into materials serving a multitude of applications.This special issue ofPolymer 新利手机客户端Chemistrydedicated to stimulus-responsive polymers features articles on the cutting-edge development of novel "smart" materials,as well as up-to-date and in-depth reviews covering a range of specialist areas.

Check out the Editorial by the Guest Editors here.

A few articles from the themed issue are highlighted below

Is biopolymer hair a multi-responsive smart material?
Xueliang Xiao,Jinlian Hu,Xiaoting Gui,Jing Lu and Hongsheng Luo

Field responsive materials: photo-,electro-,magnetic- and ultrasound-sensitive polymers
Theodore Manouras and Maria Vamvakaki

Self-healing of glucose-modified polyurethane networks facilitated by damage-induced primary amines
Ying Yang and Marek W.Urban

Advances in macromolecular engineering tools have enabled researchers to construct complex macromolecules with applications in the medical and pharmaceutical arena. Published this week,thePolymer 新利手机客户端Chemistrythemed issue on thesynthesis of polymeric nanomaterials for medicinehighlights the latest research in this growing field.Guest EditorsCyrille BoyerandThomas P.Davisintroduce the issue in their编辑.

On the front cover

Proteins as substrates for controlled radical polymerization
Jaqueline D.Wallat,Katie A.Rose and Jonathan K.Pokorski

The themed issue also includes the following review articles:
Phenylboronic acid-based glucose-responsive polymeric nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in drug delivery
Rujiang Ma and Linqi Shi

Redox-responsive polymers for drug delivery: from molecular design to applications
Meng Huo,Jinying Yuan,Lei Tao and Yen Wei

Recent trends in the design of anticancer polymer prodrug nanocarriers
Vianney Delplace,Patrick Couvreur and Julien Nicolas

Read the full issuehere.

The ‘Supramolecular and Dynamic Covalent Polymers' themed issue was published last week.Guest editors Neil Ayres and Marcus Weck introduce the issue in their编辑.

The front covers showcase work byXi Zhangand co-workers (pH and enzymatic double-stimuli responsive multi-compartment micelles from supra-amphiphilic polymers) andHideyuki Otsukaand co-workers (Dynamic covalent polymer brushes: reversible surface modifi cation of reactive polymer brushes with alkoxyamine-based dynamic covalent bonds).

The issue also includes the following Review articles:
Phase separation of supramolecular and dynamic block copolymersby Mihaiela C.Stuparu,Anzar Khan and Craig J.Hawker
Schiff's base as a stimuli-responsive linker in polymer 新利手机客户端chemistryby Yan Xin and Jinying Yuan

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The ‘New Methods of Polymer Synthesis' themed issue was published last week.Guest editors Christopher Barner-Kowollik,Jean-François Lutz and Sébastien Perrier introduce the issue in their编辑.

The front covers showcase work byMasami Kamigaitoand co-workers (From-syndiotactic-to-isotactic stereogradient methacrylic polymers by RAFT copolymerization of methacrylic acid and its bulky esters) andBrent Sumerlinand co-workers (Modular oxime functionalization of well-defined alkoxyamine-containing polymers)

The issue also includes the following Review and Mini-Review articles:

Synthesis and polymerization of C-vinyl- and N-vinyl-1,2,3-triazoles
Samir Beghdadi,Imen Abdelhedi Miladi,Daniele Addis,Hatem Ben Romdhane,Julien Bernard and Eric Drockenmuller

Grignard metathesis (GRIM) polymerization for the synthesis of conjugated block copolymers containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Mihaela C.Stefan,Mahesh P.Bhatt,Prakash Sista and Harsha D.Magurudeniya

Controlled grafting of cellulose fibres – an outlook beyond paper and cardboard
Eva Malmström and Anna Carlmark

Functional PEG-based polymers with reactive groups via anionic ROP of tailor-made epoxides
Christine Mangold,Frederik Wurm and Holger Frey

We are delighted to announce a high-profile themed issue onSupramolecular and Dynamic Covalent Polymersto be published in 2012.The Guest Editors of the issue are Professor Neil Ayres (University of Cincinnati,USA) and Professor Marcus Weck (New York University,USA) and it is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue.

The themed issue will focus on supramolecular and dynamic covalent polymers,encompassing all aspects of the synthesis,characterization,and applications of these macromolecular systems.  Our objectives are not only to highlight current advances within this burgeoning field,but also to demonstrate how supramolecular and dynamic covalent polymers are being positioned at the intersection of diverse scientific arenas and stimulate different subsections of 新利手机客户端chemistry including synthetic organic chemistry,physical 新利手机客户端chemistry,and materials 新利手机客户端science.  We encourage our authors to promote how their novel chemistries can aid in areas ranging from understanding fundamental molecular properties to the creation of new soft materials and stimuli responsive assemblies.  It is our goal to bring together the preeminent scientists in this area to illuminate the leading edge of supramolecular and dynamic covalent polymer research and to demonstrate the potential for rapid future expansion into credible functional applications.

The deadline for the receipt of manuscripts for this themed issue is: 2nd May 2012

Submissions,either communications or full papers,should be high-quality manuscripts of original,unpublished research,containing important new insight.All submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards ofPolymer 新利手机客户端Chemistry.

Manuscripts can be submitted usingour online submission service.Please indicate on you submission letter that your manuscript is submitted in response to the call for papers for the Themed Issue on Supramolecular and Dynamic Covalent Polymers.

Polymer 新利手机客户端Chemistrywill publish a themed issue onNew Methods of Polymer Synthesisin 2012.Please e-mail the editorial office,polymers-rsc@rsc.org,if you would like to contribute an article.

The Guest Editors of the issue are Professors Christopher Barner-Kowollik (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,Germany),Jean-François Lutz (Institut Charles Sadron,France) and Sebastien Perrier (University of Sydney,Australia).

The special issue will focus on the latest methodological developments in polymer synthesis,spanning the entire range of synthetic approaches ranging from ionic to coordination to living radical processes.We wish to highlight not only the latest advances within these individual fields,but also demonstrate how they can interconnect and be combined with other emerging synthetic technologies such as orthogonal modular ligation and small molecule organic 新利手机客户端chemistry.In addition,we wish to encourage our authors to highlight how their novel chemistries can aid in the construction of advanced material concepts.It is the aim to bring together the leading researchers in the field in a cross-methodology state-of-the-art framework of cutting-edge polymer synthesis.

All manuscripts will be handled by thePolymer 新利手机客户端ChemistryAssociate Editors and Editorial office and refereed in accordance to the standard procedures of the journal,and in this respect invited articles will be treated in the same way as regular submissions to the journal.

The deadline for the receipt of manuscripts for this themed issue is 30th September 2011

Manuscripts can be submitted using the RSC'son-line submissions service.Please clearly mark that the manuscript is submitted for the themed issue on New Methods of Polymer Synthesis.Please would you inform the editorial office by e-mail atpolymers-rsc@rsc.orgas soon as possible if you plan to submit to the issue and whether your contribution will be original research or a review-type article.

We are delighted to announce a high-profile themed issue on Polymer Bioconjugates to be published in 2011.The guest editors of the issue will be Professor Jan van Hest (Radboud University Nijmegen,The Netherlands) and Professor Brent Sumerlin (Southern Methodist University,USA) and it is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue.

Polymer 新利手机客户端Chemistryis a new peer-reviewed journal encompassing all aspects of synthetic and biological macromolecules,and related emerging areas.The journal will publish themed issues on important emerging topics and it now seems particularly timely to publish a focused set of articles covering Polymer Bioconjugates.The key aim is to highlight the most important areas and directions in this field within a high quality and high impact issue.

The deadline for the receipt of manuscripts for this themed issue is 5th January 2011.

Submissions,either communications or full papers,should be high-quality manuscripts of original,unpublished research,containing important new insight.All submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards ofPolymer 新利手机客户端Chemistry.

Manuscripts can be submitted usingour online submission service.Please indicate on you submission letter that your manuscript is submitted in response to the call for papers for the Polymer Bioconjugates themed issue.