Lexicon Polymer Testing & Diagnostics

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Editors

Authors and coworkers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ines Kotter
Dr.-Ing. Ralf Lach
Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Oluschinski
Dr.-Ing. Katja Oßwald
Dr.-Ing. Marcus Schoßig
Dipl.-Phys. Christian Sirch

Editorial board

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Lach, Ralf Dr.-Ing. (Vors.) ralf.lach@psm-merseburg.de
Oluschinski, Andreas Dipl.-Ing. andreas.oluschinski@psm-merseburg.de
Sirch, Christian Dipl.-Phys. christian.sirch@psm-merseburg.de

Foreword

The scientific basis for the Wiki Lexicon of Polymer Testing & Diagnostics is provided by the textbooks and specialist books published by the Merseburg School (see also AMK-Library) on polymer testing and diagnostics as well as on the technical fracture mechanics of plastics and composite materials with a polymer matrix. These include, among others:

Polymer Testing

Wolfgang Grellmann and Sabine Seidler (Eds.)
1st Edition 2007
Carl Hanser, Munich, Vienna
ISBN 978-1-56990-410-7
ISBN 978-3-446-40900-2

2nd Edition 2013
Carl Hanser, Munich
ISBN 978-1-56990-548-7

3rd Edition 2022
Carl Hanser, Munich
ISBN 978-1-56990-806-8

With the collaboration of
Volker Altstädt, Monika Bauer, Christian Bierögel, Gert Busse, Klaus Friedrich, Henrick Höninger, Thomas Lüpke, Bernd Michel, Hans-Joachim Radusch, Falko Ramsteiner, Andreas Schönhals, Jörg Trempler

Other reference books published by Springer-Verlag on the deformation and fracture behaviour of plastics are:

1.	Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Deformation und Bruchverhalten von Kunststoffen. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg (1998), (ISBN 3-540-63671-4; e-Book: ISBN 978-3-642-58766-5; see AMK-Library under A 6)
2.	Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg (2001) (ISBN 978-3540412472; see AMK-Library under A 7)
3.	Grellmann, W., Reincke, K.: Technical Material Diagnostics – Fracture Mechanics of Filled Elastomer Blends. In: Grellmann, W., Heinrich, G., Kaliske, M., Klüppel, M., Schneider, K., Vilgis, T. (Eds.): Fracture Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics of Reinforced Elastomeric Blends. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg (2013), (ISBN 978-3-642-37909-3; see AMK-Library under A 14)
4.	Grellmann, W., Seidler, S.: Mechanical and Thermomechanical Properties of Polymers. Landolt-Börnstein. Volume VIII/6A3, Springer, Berlin (2014), (ISBN 978-3-642-55165-9; see AMK-Library under A 16)
5.	Grellmann, W., Langer, B. (Eds.): Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Polymer Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science 247, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg (2017), (ISBN 978-3-319-41877-3; e-Book: ISBN 978-3-319-41879-7; see AMK-Library under A 19)

Co-authors of the lexicon

FELMI-ZFE

1. Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Centre of Engineer Sciences, professorship Material Diagnostic/Material Testing (Chair Prof. em. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Wolfgang Grellmann) and the University of Technology Graz, Institute of Electron-Microscopy and Nanoanalytics (FELMI) together with the Centre of Electron-Microscopy (ZFE) Graz (director Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerald Kothleitner, see: www.felmi-zfe.at) with whom we have a long-standing collaboration in the field of morphology and micromechanics of plastics.
The following terms were edited by Dr. Armin Zankel, FELMI-ZFE Graz:

2. The Editors of the "Lexicon Polymer Testing & Diagnostics" have asked Prof. em. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Goerg H. Michler, Martin-Luther-Universiy Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Physics, professurship "General Material Science", because of his professional competence in the field of morphology and micro-mechanics of polymers, to explain some terms.
Following his retirement, Prof. Dr. Michler is now Honorary Chairman in Institut für Polymerwerkstoffe e.V., Associated institute at the University of applied Science Merseburg and also chairmen of the foundation Heinz-Bethge-Stiftung in Halle.

The following terms were edited from Prof. Dr. Michler:

3. The following terms were edited from Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hans-Joachim Radusch, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Cetre for Engineering Science, Chair "Kunststofftechnik":

4. The following terms were edited from Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Nase, University of Applied Science, Hof, Institute for Bio-Polymer Science, Professorship for Polymer Technology:

5. The following terms were edited from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Marzi, Technical University Mittelhessen, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology, Gießen:

6. There is a long-standing scientific collaboration between Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Vienna University of Technology, which has resulted in numerous specialist books and publications in the fields of polymer testing, polymer diagnostics and technical fracture mechanics of polymer and composite materials.
The authors of this lexicon thank to Frau Prof. Dr. Vasiliki-Maria Archodoulaki and Dr. Lisa Schardt, Vienna University of Technology, Institute for Materials Science and Materials Technology, FG Structural Polymers, for the guest article:

Microplastic & Nanoplastic

For literary citations in the lexicon, please use:
Grellmann, W., Bierögel , C. (†), Reincke, K. (Eds.)
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Wolfgang Grellmann, Merseburg and Halle

Foreword last modified on January, the 27th, 2026