Prof. Dr. Helmut Münstedt

2026

• Münstedt H.:
  Melt strain hardening of polypropylenes and its relation to molecular structure: a review
  In: Rheologica Acta (2026)
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-025-01543-6

2025

• Agudo JAR., Haeberle J., Läuger J., Kaschta J., Münstedt H.:
  Sample uniformity during elongational measurements on polymer melts and its visualization on Sentmanat-type rheometers
  In: Rheologica Acta (2025)
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-025-01507-w
• Münstedt H., Kaschta J.:
  Melt strain hardening of various high density polyethylenes
  In: Journal of Rheology 69 (2025), p. 541-552
  ISSN: 0148-6055
  DOI: 10.1122/8.0000981

2024

• Münstedt H.:
  Melt strain hardening of polymeric systems filled with solid particles: review and supplementary experimental results
  In: Rheologica Acta (2024)
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-024-01452-0
• Münstedt H.:
  Melt strain hardening of polymeric systems increasing with decreasing elongational rate: Experimental results and discussion of models
  In: Physics of Fluids 36 (2024), Article No.: 093120
  ISSN: 1070-6631
  DOI: 10.1063/5.0227343
• Münstedt H., Kaschta J.:
  Influence of various pretreatments on molecular and rheological properties of a linear and a long-chain branched polypropylene
  In: Rheologica Acta 63 (2024), p. 241-250
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-024-01437-z

2023

• Münstedt H.:
  Various features of melt strain hardening of polymeric materials in uniaxial extension and their relation to molecular structure: review of experimental results and their interpretation
  In: Rheologica Acta (2023)
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-023-01400-4

2022

• Capt L., Rettenberger S., Münstedt H., Kamal MR.:
  Simultaneous Biaxial Stretching of Polypropylene Resins of Varying Tacticity Part II: Film Morphology and Properties
  In: International Polymer Processing 20 (2022), p. 369-379
  ISSN: 0930-777X
  DOI: 10.1515/ipp-2005-0065
• Münstedt H., Grossmann J.:
  Surface Modifications of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK): Results from the Literature and Special Studies of Copper-Coated Films
  In: Polymers 14 (2022), Article No.: 4797
  ISSN: 2073-4360
  DOI: 10.3390/polym14224797

2021

• Münstedt H.:
  Mechanical pretreatment of polymer melts: Critical aspects and new rheological investigations on a linear and a long-chain branched polypropylene
  In: Journal of Rheology 65 (2021), p. 871-885
  ISSN: 0148-6055
  DOI: 10.1122/8.0000287
• Münstedt H.:
  Rheological measurements and structural analysis of polymeric materials
  In: Polymers 13 (2021), Article No.: 1123
  ISSN: 2073-4360
  DOI: 10.3390/polym13071123

2020

• Härth M., Dörnhöfer A., Kaschta J., Münstedt H., Schubert DW.:
  Molecular structure and rheological properties of a poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified by two different chain extenders
  In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2020), p. 50110
  ISSN: 0021-8995
  DOI: 10.1002/app.50110
• Münstedt H.:
  Influence of hydrostatic pressure on rheological properties of polymer melts - A review
  In: Journal of Rheology 64 (2020), p. 751-774
  ISSN: 0148-6055
  DOI: 10.1122/1.5142059
• Münstedt H.:
  Recoverable extensional flow of polymer melts and its relevance for processing
  In: Polymers 12 (2020), p. 1-20
  ISSN: 2073-4360
  DOI: 10.3390/polym12071512

2018

• Münstedt H.:
  Extensional rheology and processing of polymeric materials
  In: International Polymer Processing 33 (2018), p. 594-618
  ISSN: 0930-777X
  DOI: 10.3139/217.3532

2016

• Münstedt H., Stary Z.:
  Is electrical percolation in carbon-filled polymers reflected by rheological properties?
  In: Polymer 98 (2016), p. 51-60
  ISSN: 0032-3861
  DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.05.042

2014

• Münstedt H.:
  Rheological experiments at constant stress as efficient method to characterize polymeric materials
  In: Journal of Rheology 58 (2014), p. 565-587
  ISSN: 0148-6055
  DOI: 10.1122/1.4866049
• Wegener CM., Kaschta J., Münstedt H., Roosen A.:
  Gelation of polyvinylbutyral solutions by the addition of tetrabutyl orthotitanate
  In: Rheologica Acta 53 (2014), p. 635-643
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-014-0784-0

2013

• Münstedt H., Stary Z.:
  Steady states in extensional flow of strain hardening polymer melts and the uncertainties of their determination
  In: Journal of Rheology 57 (2013), p. 1065-1077
  ISSN: 0148-6055
  DOI: 10.1122/1.4803932
• Wolff F., Münstedt H.:
  Artefacts of the storage modulus due to bubbles in polymeric fluids
  In: Rheologica Acta 52 (2013), p. 287-289
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-013-0687-5

2012

• Auhl D., Stadler F., Münstedt H.:
  Rheological properties of electron beam-irradiated polypropylenes with different molar masses
  In: Rheologica Acta 51 (2012), p. 979-989
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-012-0646-6
• Burghelea TI., Grieß HJ., Münstedt H.:
  An in situ investigation of the draw resonance phenomenon in film casting of a polypropylene melt
  In: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 173-174 (2012), p. 87-96
  ISSN: 0377-0257
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2012.02.006
• Ceron Nicolat B., Wolff F., Dakkouri AS., Fey T., Münstedt H., Greil P.:
  Graded Cellular Ceramics from Continuous Foam Extrusion
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials 14 (2012), p. 1097-1103
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.201200039
• Grieß HJ., Burghelea T., Münstedt H.:
  Velocity measurements on a polypropylene melt during extrusion through a flat coat-hanger die
  In: Polymer Engineering and Science 52 (2012), p. 615-624
  ISSN: 0032-3888
  DOI: 10.1002/pen.22124
• Grieß HJ., Münstedt H.:
  Flow behavior of polypropylenes with different molecular structures in a coat-hanger die
  In: Polymer Engineering and Science 52 (2012), p. 2253-2259
  ISSN: 0032-3888
  DOI: 10.1002/pen.23187
• Krückel J., Stary Z., Triebel C., Schubert DW., Münstedt H.:
  Conductivity of polymethylmethacrylate filled with carbon black or carbon fibres under oscillatory shear
  In: Polymer 53 (2012), p. 395–402
  ISSN: 0032-3861
  DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.11.041
• Kühn E., Naschberger E., Konrad A., Croner RS., Britzen-Laurent N., Jochmann R., Münstedt H., Stürzl M.:
  A novel chip-based parallel transfection assay to evaluate paracrine cell interactions
  In: Lab on A Chip 12 (2012), p. 1363-1372
  ISSN: 1473-0197
  DOI: 10.1039/c2lc20724a
• Stary Z., Pemsel T., Baldrian J., Münstedt H.:
  Influence of a compatibilizer on the morphology development in polymer blends under elongation
  In: Polymer 53 (2012), p. 1881-1889
  ISSN: 0032-3861
  DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.02.056
• Wolff F., Ceron Nicolat B., Fey T., Greil P., Münstedt H.:
  Extrusion Foaming of a Preceramic Silicone Resin with a Variety of Profiles and Morphologies
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials 14 (2012), p. 1110-1115
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.201100351
• Wolff F., Kugler C., Münstedt H.:
  Time- and temperature-dependent crosslinking behaviour of a silicone resin
  In: Rheologica Acta 51 (2012), p. 71-80
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-011-0585-7

2011

• Peukert W., Damm C., Triebel C., Vasylyev S., Stara H., Özpinar C., Münstedt H., Hausmann S.:
  Polyurethane/silver-nanocomposites with enhanced silver ion release using multifunctional invertible polyesters
  In: Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (2011), p. 4377-4383
  ISSN: 0959-9428
  DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03487h
• Resch J., Kaschta J., Wolff F., Münstedt H.:
  Influence of molecular parameters on the stress dependence of viscous and elastic properties of polypropylene melts in shear
  In: Rheologica Acta 50 (2011), p. 53-63
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0502-5
• Rolón-Garrido V., Resch J., Wolff F., Kaschta J., Münstedt H., Wagner M.:
  Prediction of steady-state viscous and elastic properties of polyolefin melts in shear and elongation
  In: Rheologica Acta 50 (2011), p. 645-653
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-011-0546-1
• Stadler F., Arikan B., Kaschta J., Kaminsky W., Münstedt H.:
  Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Ethylene-graft-Ethylene/Propylene Copolymers
  In: Macromolecules 44 (2011), p. 5053-5063
  ISSN: 0024-9297
  DOI: 10.1021/ma200588r
• Stary Z., Krückel J., Schubert DW., Münstedt H.:
  Behaviour of conductive particle networks in polymer melts under deformation
  In: AIP Conference Proceedings 1375 (2011), p. 232-239
  ISSN: 0094-243X
  DOI: 10.1063/1.3604483
• Wolff F., Kugler C., Münstedt H.:
  Viscoelastic properties of a silicone resin during crosslinking
  In: Rheologica Acta 50 (2011), p. 917-924
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0513-2
• Wolff F., Münstedt H.:
  Continuous direct melt foaming of a preceramic polymer using carbon dioxide: extrusion device and first results
  In: Journal of Materials Science 46 (2011), p. 6162-6167
  ISSN: 0022-2461
  DOI: 10.1007/s10853-011-5679-1
• Zirkel L., Maier V., Durst K., Münstedt H.:
  Compression moduli of foamed films of fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymers determined by nanoindentation
  In: Polymer Testing 30 (2011), p. 286-293
  ISSN: 0142-9418
  DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2011.01.005

2010

• Keßner U., Kaschta J., Stadler F., Le Duff C., Drooghaag X., Münstedt H.:
  Thermorheological Behavior of Various Short- and Long-Chain Branched Polyethylenes and Their Correlations with the Molecular Structure
  In: Macromolecules 43 (2010), p. 7341-7350
  ISSN: 0024-9297
  DOI: 10.1021/ma100705f
• Königer T., Rechtenwald T., Al-Naimi I., Frick T., Schmidt M., Münstedt H.:
  CO2-laser treatment of indium tin oxide nanoparticle coatings on flexible polyethyleneterephthalate substrates
  In: Journal of Coatings Technology and Research 7 (2010), p. 261-269
  ISSN: 1547-0091
  DOI: 10.1007/s11998-009-9181-5
• Maksimenko I., Groß M., Königer T., Münstedt H., Wellmann P.:
  Conductivity and adhesion enhancement in low-temperature processed indium tin oxide/polymer nanocomposites
  In: Thin Solid Films 518 (2010), p. 2910-2915
  ISSN: 0040-6090
  DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2009.10.151
• Wolff F., Resch J., Kaschta J., Münstedt H.:
  Comparison of viscous and elastic properties of polyolefin melts in shear and elongation
  In: Rheologica Acta 49 (2010), p. 95-103
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-009-0396-2

2009

• Keßner U., Kaschta J., Münstedt H.:
  Determination of method-invariant activation energies of long-chain branched low-density polyethylenes
  In: Journal of Rheology 53 (2009), p. 1001-1016
  ISSN: 0148-6055
  DOI: 10.1122/1.3124682
• Stadler F., Kaschta J., Münstedt H., Becker F., Buback M.:
  Influence of molar mass distribution and long-chain branching on strain hardening of low density polyethylene
  In: Rheologica Acta 48 (2009), p. 479-490
  ISSN: 0035-4511
  DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0334-8
• Zirkel L., Jakob M., Münstedt H.:
  Foaming of thin films of a fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer using supercritical carbon dioxide
  In: Journal of Supercritical Fluids 49 (2009), p. 103-110
  ISSN: 0896-8446
  DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2008.11.013
• von Wilmowsky C., Lutz R., Meisel U., Srour S., Rupprecht S., Toyoshima T., Nkenke E., Schlegel KA., Pohle D., Münstedt H., Rechtenwald T., Schmidt M.:
  In vivo evaluation of B-TCP containing 3D laser sintered poly(ether ether ketone) composites in pigs
  In: Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers 24 (2009), p. 169-184
  ISSN: 0883-9115
  DOI: 10.1177/0883911508101149

2008

• Stadler F., Kaschta J., Münstedt H.:
  Thermorheological behavior of various long-chain branched polyethylenes
  In: Macromolecules 41 (2008), p. 1328-1333
  ISSN: 0024-9297
  DOI: 10.1021/ma702367a
• Voronina O., Wegener M., Wirges W., Gerhard R., Zirkel L., Münstedt H.:
  Physical foaming of fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP) copolymers in supercritical carbon dioxide: single-film fluoropolymer piezoelectrets
  In: Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing 90 (2008), p. 615-618
  ISSN: 0947-8396
  DOI: 10.1007/s00339-007-4371-4

2007

• Pohle D., Rechtenwald T., von Wilmowsky C., Neukam FW., Münstedt H.:
  Materialspezifische Vorraussetzung für das Lasersintern von Polyetheretherketonen als Knochenersatz für den Schädelbereich
  In: BIOmaterialien 2 (2007), p. 106-107
  ISSN: 1616-0177
• von Wilmowsky C., Vairaktaris E., Pohle D., Rechtenwald T., Lutz R., Münstedt H., Koller G., Schmidt M., Neukam FW., Schlegel A., Nkenke E.:
  Effects of Bioglass and ß-TCP containing three-dimensional laser sintered polyetheretherketone composites on osteoblasts in vitro
  In: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A (2007)
  ISSN: 1549-3296
  DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31822

2011

• Stary Z., Krückel J., Schubert DW., Münstedt H.:
  Behaviour of conductive particle networks in polymer melts under deformation
  Novel Trends In Rheology IV (Zlin)
  DOI: 10.1063/1.3604483