Rheology, Structure, and Properties of Polymers and Composites

Dear Colleagues,

The rheology of polymers and polymer-based composites is critical in revealing their complex flow behaviors in a liquid or solid state, in order to model and optimize the synthesis, compounding, and processing operations. By tracking viscoelastic responses under deformations, many of the important processes that occur in these materials can be well understood in terms of structure–property relationships, including morphological evolutions, chemical reactions, curing or cross-linking processes, crystallization, percolation behaviors, degradations, etc. Rheology now finds wide applications in polymer or soft matter systems involving polymer solutions and melts, homogeneous polymers, multiphase or multicomponent polymers, block copolymers, filled polymer composites, rubbers, gels, adhesives, food, etc. This Special Issue thus provides a platform for the discussion on the rheology of polymers and filler-containing polymeric composites, with a focus on the recent research advances, development, and new trends in both academic and industrial case studies. Perspectives, review articles, full papers, short communications, and technical papers on this topic are all welcome.

Potential papers can include the following keywords (not exhaustive):

1. Polymer physics and mechanics;
2. Numerical simulation of polymers and composites;
3. Linear and nonlinear rheology of polymers and composites;
4. Polymer dynamics;
5. Rheology of polymer processing;
6. Structure–property relationship of polymers and composites;
7. Rheology of multiphase, multicomponent, and multilayered polymers;
8. Rheology of polymer composites, suspensions, and foams;
9. Rheology of advanced polymers and nanocomposites;
10. Molecular rheology.

Dr. Bo Lu
Prof. Dr. Chuntai Liu
Prof. Dr. Khalid Lamnawar
Guest Editors

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• rheology
• polymers
• polymer composites
• numerical simulation
• polymer physics
• polymer mechanics
• polymer flows
• polymer dynamics
• structure–property relationship