Rheological and Mechanical Perspectives of Polymers and Their Composites
A Special Issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) belonging to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 103
Editors
Interests: polymers; polymer-based smart materials and their composites; behavior and modeling of time-dependent materials at extreme environmental conditions; linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity; viscoplasticity; structure–property relations; structure–functional relations; development of multifunctional polymer-based materials and composites; development of advanced experimental and analytical tools
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Interests: rheology; polymers; polymer composites; multifunctional materials; experimental mechanics; structure–property relations; viscoplasticity; polymer and composite manufacturing and processing; development of new experimental methods in rheology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The performance of polymers and polymer composites in service is shaped by a chain that begins during processing: how a material flows and deforms dictates its internal structure—molecular architecture, chain orientation and crystallinity, as well as filler dispersion and network formation in composites—that ultimately governs mechanical performance. Rheology and mechanical testing probe the structure from opposite ends: the former in the melt or solution state, the latter once it is frozen solid. Yet reports explicitly connecting the two remain fragmented throughout the literature.
This Special Issue invites original research and reviews bridging this gap across neat polymers, blends, and particulate-, fiber-, or nanofiller-reinforced composites. Topics of interest include
- Rheological characterization and its link to processing behavior;
- Molecular structure (chain architecture, molecular weight, crystallinity) and its influence on rheological and mechanical properties;
- Structure–property relationships linking filler dispersion, orientation, and network formation to mechanical performance;
- Percolation and network formation in filled polymer systems;
- Processing–structure–property relationships in composites and nanocomposites;
- Constitutive and micromechanical modeling connecting rheological and mechanical response;
- Influence of processing parameters on final rheological and mechanical properties.
We encourage submissions that combine experimental, theoretical, and modeling approaches, and particularly welcome studies that explicitly connect rheological findings to mechanical outcomes—the core aim of this Special Issue.
Dr. Alen Oseli
Dr. Lidija Slemenik Perše
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- polymer rheology
- mechanical properties
- molecular structure
- polymer blends
- polymer composites
- percolation
- network formation
- processing–structure–property relationships
- constitutive modeling
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