Advances in Polymer Rheology
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 17376
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials science; polymer rheology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive collection of works on the recent advances and developments in the domain of polymer rheology, particularly those applied to the various research fields of sciences and engineering disciplines. It covers a broad range of topics related to polymer rheology ranging from polymer gels, polymer solutions, polyelectrolytes, colloids, rubbers, polymer blends, polymer composites, and functional polymer materials.
This Special Issue of Gels will attempt to publish high-quality research papers covering the most recent advances as well as comprehensive reviews addressing novel and state-of-the-art topics from active researchers in the field of rheology addressing a range of characterization and processing techniques that are critical for tailoring and broadening the various aspects of polymer materials, as well as the numerous advantages that polymer-based materials offer. It will present a comprehensive collection of articles on the recent advances and developments in polymer rheology. Specific topics covered include, but are not limited to: linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity of physically/chemically cross-linked polymer gels/polymeric nanogels; frictional rheology of polymer gels and rubbers; rheological response of polymer solutions, biopolymers, polymer composites and polymer blends under large-amplitude oscillation shear; rheology-based approaches in functional materials preparation; and biorheology and hemorheology for the delivery of pharmaceuticals. This Special Issue provides a cutting-edge resource for researchers and scientists working in various fields involving polymers, biomaterials, composites, and functional materials.
Please note, the manuscripts submitted to this special issue should focus on the gel, gelling or gelation fields. More details can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/gels/about.
Dr. Miao Du
Prof. Dr. Qiang Wu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Rheology of polymer gels
- Rheology of polymer solutions
- Rheology of colloids
- Viscoelasticity
- Processing rheology
- Rheology of polymer composites
- Large-amplitude oscillation shear
- Frictional rheology
- Biorheology
- Hemorheology
- Functional polymer materials
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