Polymer Testing

Polymer Testing focuses on the testing, analysis and characterization of polymer materials, including both synthetic and natural or biobased polymers. Novel testing methods and the testing of novel polymeric materials in bulk, solution and dispersion is covered. In addition, we welcome the submission of the testing of polymeric materials for a wide range of applications and industrial products as well as nanoscale characterization.

The scope includes but is not limited to the following main topics:

Novel testing methods and Chemical analysis
• mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, imaging, spectroscopy, scattering and rheology

Physical properties and behaviour of novel polymer systems
• nanoscale properties, morphology, transport properties

Degradation and recycling of polymeric materials when combined with novel testing or characterization methods
• degradation, biodegradation, ageing and fire retardancy

Modelling and Simulation work will be only considered when it is linked to new or previously published experimental results.

Editorial board

Editors

• Nandika D’Souza PhD
  University of North Texas Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, 1155 Union Circle #305310, Denton, Texas, 76203-5017, United States
• Eliane Espuche
  University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon Cedex, France
• Ulf Gedde
  Royal Institute of Technology Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, 56-58 Teknikringen, Plan 3, Room 365, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
• Mikael Hedenqvist
  Royal Institute of Technology Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, 56-58 Teknikringen, Plan 3, Room 365, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
• Matthias Jaunich
  BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, 12205, Berlin, Germany
• Hezhou Liu
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Materials Science and Engineering, 1954 Hua Shan Road, 2000030, Shanghai, China
• Dong Qiu
  Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, North First Street 2, Zhongguancun, 100190, Beijing, China

Editorial Board

• Filippo Berto PhD
  Norwegian University of Science and Technology Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Trondheim, Norway
• Otávio Bianchi
  University of Caxias do Sul, CAXIAS DO SUL, Brazil
• Nicolas Boyard
  University of Nantes, Heat Transfer and Energy Laboratory at Nantes - UMR 6607, Nantes cedex 3, France
• Roger Brown
  
• Oisik Das
  Lulea University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
• Stefano Farris
  University of Milan, Milano, Italy
• Martin Forrest
  Smithers Rapra Europe, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
• Markus Gahleitner
  Borealis Polyolefine GmbH, Linz, Austria
• Ezequiel Gallardo-Hernandez PhD
  National Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ciudad de México, Mexico
• Minna Hakkarainen
  Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• Steve Hawley
  Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
• Hanafi Ismail
  Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Penang, Malaysia
• Shinyoung Kaang
  Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of
• Kai Kaillio
  AB Volvo, Goteborg, Sweden
• Peter Kusch
  University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Department of Natural Sciences, Rheinbach, Germany
• Joong Hee Lee
  Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea, Republic of
• Matteo Minelli
  University of Bologna Department of Environmental Civil Engineering and Materials, Bologna, Italy
• Manjusri Misra PhD
  University of Guelph Department of Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering, Ontario, Canada
• Mirna A. Mosiewicki
  National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
• Wim van Paepegem
  Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
• Richard Pazur
  Canada Department of National Defense, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Amir Masoud Pourrahimi
  Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Xiaozhong Qu
  Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
• Patricia Roumagnac
  Laboratory of Research and Control of Rubber and Plastics, Vitry sur Seine, France
• Bernhard Schartel
  BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
• Jukka Seppala
  Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
• Goran Spetz
  Elastocon, Br„mhult, Sweden
• Shigeo Suga
  Suga Test Instruments Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
• Ming Tian PhD
  Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing, China
• Sven Wiessner
  Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
• Rui Yang
  Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• Yu. G. Yanovsky
  Russian Academy of Sciences, Moskva, Russian Federation
• Masoud Yekani Fard
  Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States