The International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials (ICSAAM): Processing and Characterization of Smart Polymer (Nano) Composite Structures

Dear Colleagues,

Smart materials can be defined as materials that incorporate the functions of sensing, actuation, and control. The development of smart polymer nanocomposites (SPNs) has drawn high levels of scientific and industrial interest in recent years. Smart polymer nanocomposites (SPNs) which can be derived from stimulus-responsive polymers, shape memory polymers, magnetorheological (MR) polymers, self-healing polymers, self-cleaning polymers, self-sensing polymers, self-heating polymers, and energy-harvesting and energy-storing polymers are the latest hot research topics. This Topic will also present selected papers from “The International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials (ICSAAM)”, which will be held in Protaras, Cyprus, from 6 to 10 October 2024 (https://icsaam2024.eu/). The International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials (ICSAAM) was initiated more than a decade ago and is an international conference co-organized by six different European universities, where friends and colleagues working in scientific fields mainly related to the engineering and biomechanics of polymers and polymeric composites, metals, ceramics, biomaterials, and nanomaterials as they are applied to modern industrial applications gather to exchange new ideas on subjects related to the mechanical and structural analysis of advanced materials.

ICSAAM 2024 is the 11th conference in the series since 2005. It is organized by Greece (the University of Patras), Romania (Politehnica University of Bucharest), France (the National School of Engineers of Tarbes), Portugal (the University of Porto), Italy (the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), and Cyprus (AmaDema and the University of Nicosia).

The conference deals with (i) materials processing and structures, (ii) degradation and modeling, and (iii) experimental techniques. We encourage the submission of manuscripts focusing on topics including, but not limited to, the current research on; novel concepts and technologies related to; and approaches to the basic and advanced aspects of smart materials and smart polymers .

A. Materials processing and structures:

• Polymers and polymer matrix composites
• Ceramic and metallic matrix composites
• Nanocomposites
• Biomaterials and medical applications
• Smart materials
• Green composites
• Sandwich structures

B. Degradation and modeling:

• Damage and fracture
• Fatigue (mechanical, thermal, etc.)
• Durability and reliability
• Large deformations
• Impact damage
• Water absorption
• Analytical and numerical modeling

C. Experimental techniques:

• NDT-NDI
• Thermal analysis
• Mechanical testing
• Vibration analysis
• Dynamic behavior
• Manufacturing techniques
• Viscoelastic behavior (creep, relaxation, etc.)

Prof. Dr. Tomasz Sadowski
Prof. Dr. George Papanicolaou
Dr. Vasileios M. Drakonakis
Topic Editors