EDITORIAL Polycarbonates and green chemistry S. Guillaume and L. Mespouille, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.40081 REVIEWS Porous crystals as active catalysts for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates M. Zhu and M. A. Carreon, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39738 Renaissance of aliphatic polycarbonates: New techniques and biomedical applications J. Xu, E. Feng and J. Song, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39822 RESEARCH ARTICLES Chemical modifcation of bisphenol A polycarbonate by reactive blending with ethylene carbonate M. Colonna, C. Berti and M. Fiorini, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39820 Synthesis and characterization of poly(ester carbonate)s by melt-phase interchange reactions of dihydroxy compounds with alkylene and arylene diphenyl dicarbonates containing ester groups B. A. Sweileh, H. R. Al-Qalawi and H. A. Mohammad, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39904 Terpolymerization of benzyl glycidyl ether, propylene oxide, and CO 2 using binary and bifunctional [rac-SalcyCo III X] complexes and the thermal and mechanical properties of the resultant poly(benzyl 1,2-glycerol-co-propylene carbonate)s and poly(1,2-glycerol-co-propylene carbonate)s H. Zhang and M. W. Grinstaf, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39893 Synthesis of biodegradable high molecular weight polycarbonates from 1,3-trimethylene carbonate and 2,2-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate M. Pastusiak, P. Dobrzynski, J. Kasperczyk, A. Smola and H. Janecze, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.40037 Propylene carbonate as a source of carbonate units in the synthesis of elastomeric poly(carbonate–urethane)s and poly(ester–carbonate–urethane)s M. M. Mazurek, P. G. Parzuchowski and G. Rokicki, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39764 Synthesis and properties of biodegradable multiblock poly(ester-carbonate) comprising of poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(butylene carbonate) with hexamethylene diisocyanate as chain-extender J. Wang, L. Zheng, C. Li, W. Zhu, D. Zhang, G. Guan and Y. Xiao, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39158 Efect of interfacial tension on the cell structure of poly(methyl methacrylate)/bisphenol A polycarbonate blends foamed with CO 2 P. Gong and M. Ohshima, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39228 Flame retardancy and thermal properties of carboxyl-containing polysiloxane derivatives in polycarbonate R. Song, L. Chang and B. Li, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39814 Clay-induced degradation during the melt reprocessing of waste polycarbonate M. U. de la Orden, D. P. C. Muñoz, V. Lorenzo and J. M. Urreaga, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39997 Preparation and properties of polycarbonate microspheres containing tetanus toxoid vaccine B. Hu, X.-J. Ke, G.-P. Yan, R.-X. Zhuo, Y. Wu, C.-L. Fan and Y.-J. Liu, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.40048 New thermogelling poly(ether carbonate urethane)s based on pluronics F127 and poly(polytetrahydrofuran carbonate) X. J. Loh, H. X. Gan, H. Wang, S. J. E. Tan, K. Y. Neoh, S. S. J. Tan, H. F. Diong, J. J. Kim, W. L. S. Lee, X. Fang, O. Cally, S. S. Yap, K. P. Liong and K. H. Chan, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/app.39924 Special Issue: Polycarbonates and Green Chemistry Guest Editors: Dr Sophie Guillaume (Université de Rennes 1) and Dr Laetitia Mespouille (University of Mons) Dr Sophie Guillaume (Université de Rennes 1) and Dr Laetitia Mespouille (University of Mons)