Fundamentals in Polymers Revealed by Non-destructive Methods

I will be editing a Special Issue of the journal Polymers on the fundamentals of polymer physics revealed by non-destructive techniques. Hence, I would like to cordially invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for publication in this Special Issue.

Over the last decade, non-destructive techniques (NDT) dedicated to the understanding of polymer physics has become of peculiar interest due to the improvement of computational and automation methods and of the resolution of the testing methods. These techniques allow to measure characteristic times of fundamental phenomena in polymers (molecular motion, phase transitions, etc.) and provide access to their spatial heterogeneities by implementing cartographies at microstructural scale.

Among the most advanced non-destructive techniques, one may cite penetrating radiation (X-Rays radiography, X-Rays tomography, Neutron scattering, electron microscopy), spectrometry (ultra-violet, infrared, Raman), optical (photoelasticity, optical microscopy, digital image correlation), thermal and infrared analysis (thermography), sonic and ultrasonic (acoustic emission, tap testing), mechanics (dynamic mechanical analysis, atomic force microscopy) and electromagnetic (dielectric spectroscopy, resistance measurement, magnetic resonance imaging).

Manuscripts dedicated to investigations based on one or several non-destructive techniques providing insight into structure-property relationship are welcome to be presented in this Special Issue. Moreover, numerical simulation and modeling (physically based modeling, molecular dynamics) to complement experimental characterization will also be of interest.

Overall, this Special Issue will serve to improve the fundamental understanding of several phenomena in polymer systems (shape memory, phase changes, crack propagation, plastic mechanisms) that is of significance in a wide range of applications (fatigue life of polymers, energy storage in polymer structures, polymer recycling, etc.).

Dr. Nicolas Candau
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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