摘要
Polymer rheology has a long research tradition and holds an important position in the scientific community.It is supposed to be a valuable subject to the vast polymer industry.This article points out the exciting developments that are transforming our understanding of the world of polymer rheology.We discuss not only the emerging challenges in the area but also how China might wish to seize the moment,pick up the trend and take advantage of the potential economic benefits to the huge petro-chemical industry of China.
Polymer rheology has a long research tradition and holds an important position in the scientific community.It is supposed to be a valuable subject to the vast polymer industry.This article points out the exciting developments that are transforming our understanding of the world of polymer rheology.We discuss not only the emerging challenges in the area but also how China might wish to seize the moment,pick up the trend and take advantage of the potential economic benefits to the huge petro-chemical industry of China.
基金
sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20910302023).I thank Dr. Lijia An, the director of CIAC, for arranging and accommodating this short course and appreciate the NNSFC's support to advance the science of polymer rheology in China.This article is actually prompted by the interest from NNSFC to explore the future of polymer rheology.The work is supported, in part, by grants (DMR-0821697 and CMMI-0926522) from the National Science Foundation of the United States
