Topical section “Advanced Testing of Soft Polymer Materials”

• DOI: 10.1007/s00289-023-04988-y
• Publication Date: 2023-09-29T12:02:38Z
• Authors: Radek Stoček; Eric Euchler
• Keywords: Section (typography)

The topical section "Advanced Testing of Soft Polymer Materials" focuses on highvalue manuscripts related to sophisticated characterization methods soft polymer materials.Due the increasing demands in application advanced technology not only everyday life but especially industrial applications and for reduction environmental footprint, it is necessary replace conventional materials by polymers with enhanced properties capabilities.In fact, manufacturers products as well suppliers processors polymers, raw blends or compounds are forced apply predictive laboratory testing search high-performance applications, e.g. e-mobility (durable tires), energy generation (flexible solar photovoltaic cells), information (versatile semiconductors sensing technology), robotics medical engineering (artificial tissues), food cosmetics industry (environmentally friendly packaging).Ideally, balances accuracy, relevance, instrument productivity cost-effectiveness, while providing new mechanistic insights opportunities modeling overall products.In this context, concepts polymeric great importance, taking into account trends nanotechnology, multilayered self-assembled materials, self-healing, sensor-active functionalized biocompatibility, eco-design recyclability.New techniques will establish links fundamental scientific principles, even showing how test results single pieces uncured/cured elastomers silicones, thermoplastic elastomer blends, (hydro-)gels other relate real geometry loading conditions, creating link data performance products.Furthermore, rapid development