Mechanical Behavior of Polymers: Processing and Characterization

Dear Colleagues, 

This Special Issue on the “Mechanical Behavior of Polymers: Processing and Characterization” is devoted to presenting the current status and progression of knowledge regarding the properties of polymer-based materials produced by different technologies. Over the past few years, polymer science has played a crucial role in an enormous number of research fields, such as, medical, food, cosmetics, chemicals, bioplastic, packaging, etc., for which new advanced polymeric materials have been developed to overcome the existing daily challenges. The increasing interest in these kinds of materials is due to their wide range of properties and applications; moreover, there are a lot of opportunities for material production thanks to the manufacturing technologies that are yet to come. The investigation of stress–strain behavior as well as its description by advanced constitutive models is also covered by this Special Issue, including quasistatic, cyclic, impact or thermo-mechanical loading. Both original contributions and comprehensive reviews are welcome.

The Special Issue aims to investigate all kinds of polymeric materials, including but not limited to, their mechanical properties, production, etc.

Dr. Jiří Hajnyš
Dr. Jakub Mesicek
Dr. Marek Pagáč
Prof. Dr. Jana Petru
Dr. Radim Halama
Guest Editors

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