Recent Advances in Polymer Rheology

Dear Colleagues, 

In the recent years, various advanced polymer applications have been proposed continuously, such as in lightweight, environmental sustainability, electrical and optical devices, or even in integrated circuit (IC) encapsulation applications. However, not all the proposals are so succeeded due to their complexity in the integration from polymer materials to processing, and to products.  To overcome the related complexity, rheology is a well-known science to help discover the related physical and chemical mechanisms.  Specifically, polymer rheology is the knowledge about the flow behaviour and the deformation of polymer materials to connect the polymer structures, to the processing, and to the application.  Even so, regarding to different applications’ targets, the rheological techniques needed to be enhanced to decouple the complicated mechanism during polymer processing. 

Hence, in this Special Issue, we would like to invite contributions which utilize advanced rheological concepts or techniques in polymer material characterization, polymer processing enhancement or optimization, or in polymer applications.  Moreover, the understanding the physical or chemical mechanisms from polymer molecular structures to polymer processing, and to the product properties is very important in advanced polymer applications.  The related rheology concepts and techniques to connect the relation from polymer materials to processing and to applications using simulation or experimental studies both in academia or industry are highly welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Chao-Tsai Huang
Prof. Dr. Sheng-Jye Hwang
Dr. Hsinshu Peng
Guest Editors

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