Linking Rheology and Polymer Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 1268
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer; rheology; spectroscopy; preceramic precursors; core-shell; hybrid materials; cellulose
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: optical properties; structural analysis; glasses; mixed oxides; materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer rheology is of great importance as there is a need to understand and/or control their viscoelastic properties for potential applications such as shaping for targeting processes. In parallel, it is pivotal to master their chemistry as it will have a direct impact on their rheological behavior.
This Special Issue, “Linking rheology and polymer chemistry”, covers the synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymers with a specific and systematic focus on their rheological behavior. We also kindly invite investigators to contribute original research that will deal with the monitoring of polymerization reactions on a rheometer, their crosslinking, or their chemical modifications (e.g., functionalization). Particular attention can be given to their chemical evolutions during reactions, or to their structures and properties, for example, by the means of coupling techniques with spectroscopy (IR, Raman, dielectric), microscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering, etc. Moreover, this Special Issue will welcome focused review articles that examine the state of the art, identify emerging trends, and suggest perspective directions for the rheological/chemical analysis of polymerization reactions.
Dr. Romain Lucas
Dr. Maggy Dutreilh-Colas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rheology
- polymer
- synthesis
- monitoring
- coupling
- spectroscopy
- kinetics
- shaping
- materials
- preceramic precursors
- modeling
