Frontiers in Testing and Modeling of Rubber Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 8022
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rubber; elastomers; material modeling; rheology; polymer physics; strain-induced crystallization; tribology; thermomechanical characterization; gas adsorption; interface physics
Interests: advanced testing methodologies; mechanical and fracture-mechanical characterization; fatigue, fracture and wear; morphological and structural analysis; rubbery materials; elastomers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rubber is a well-established and indispensable material for a variety of industries. Current global challenges require innovative, more sustainable and energy-efficient rubbery materials. This could be realized via renewable fillers, degradable polymers as well as more durable and less dissipative rubber composites.
However, being a nano-composite of filler, polymer and many more ingredients, rubber exhibits high structural and dynamical complexity. For the design of innovative rubber composites, there is need to clarify basic structure–property relationships concerning the interplay of polymer and filler, their interfaces and special structural features, e.g., the ability for deformation-induced crystallization. This requires a suitable combination of advanced experimental methods and analytical or numerical modeling approaches.
We encourage scientists to publish high-value manuscripts related to testing and modeling of rubber composites. These manuscripts should be dedicated (i) to the development and exploration of innovative characterization methods, and/or (ii) to novel modeling and simulation approaches on multi time- and length-scales considering new, sustainable material concepts, e.g., novel polymers or filler systems, and innovative, energy-saving processing strategies for future applications of smart rubber composites. Research works combining modeling and experimental characterization are especially encouraged.
Dr. Jan Plagge
Dr. Eric Euchler
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable rubbery materials
- polymer–filler interface
- functional materials
- structure–property relationships
- advanced testing
- analytical and numerical modeling
