Modeling of Multifunctional Polymers and Composites

Dear Colleagues,

New types of multifunctional polymer and their composites have been developed in recent decades and are now employed in various applications of automotive, soft robotics, biomedical, and aerospace engineering. Such multifunctional polymers are used as a monolithic material and sometimes reinforced with nanoparticles, filler, and fibers to improve their mechanical performance. Such multifunctional polymers and their composites are fabricated in basic structural members such as beam, rods, plates, shells, free-form, other specific geometric structures, etc. to better understand their multifunctional behavior under various external stimuli and boundary constraints. Modeling of these materials and structure requires either solving the boundary value problem for a particular simplified case or developing constitutive models to model the more complex response of these materials and structure under various loading histories.

This Special Issue aims at collecting the most recent advances in the modeling of multifunctional polymers and composites. Contributors are encouraged to describe the fundamentals of physics, chemistry, etc. related to the modeling of multifunctional polymers and composites to aid the understanding of graduate students and researchers working in this area. Specifically, the issue is open to contributions on recent analytical solutions of the specific boundary value problem of structures having a simple shape geometry, boundary constraint, and made with innovative functional materials. Additionally, the issue encompasses advancements in constitutive modeling of these multifunctional polymers and micromechanics of such composites. However, original theoretical and numerical models aiming to improve the design practices and simulation capabilities of current multifunctional polymers and composites are also welcome.

Dr. Kamran Ahmed Khan
Guest Editor

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