Advances in the Mechanical Behavior of Polymeric Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to research activities concerning the characterization of the mechanical behavior of polymeric materials (including polymer composites).

Publications may focus on (but are not limited to) the optimization of process parameters for the production of polymeric specimens with high mechanical properties, on experimental/numerical methods for the investigation/prediction of the mechanical behavior, and/or on the characterization of the failure mechanism of polymeric materials.

The use of additive manufacturing (AM) for the production of polymeric components has led to important advances. Papers that present research on the optimization of process parameters (including “design of experiments”) aiming to improve the mechanical behavior of AM polymeric components are encouraged in this Special Issue.

Topics of interest include:

• Theoretical aspects of the mechanical behavior of polymeric materials;
• Characterization of fracture phenomena of polymeric components;
• Experimental research on the mechanical behavior of polymeric components;
• Optimization of process parameters to maximize mechanical properties;
• Design of experiments in additive manufacturing of polymers;
• Numerical simulations of the mechanical behavior of polymer components.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Original contributions, both research papers and reviews, are welcomed.

Dr. Gabriela Mărginean
Dr. Vasile Cojocaru
Prof. Dr. Doina Frunzăverde
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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-blind 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.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.