Contemporary Topics in Polymer Science: Volume 4

Ceremony for the Presentation of the Division of Polymer Chemistry Award to Maurice L. Muggins.- The Structures of Collagen.- Panel Discussion with Dr. Muggins.- Head to Mead Polymers.- Polycondensation Reactions in the Presence of Polymer Matrices.- Telechelic Polyethylene.- Soluble Ladder Type of Poly(silesquioxanes) Maving Functional Groups.- New Phosphorus-Containing Bisimide Resins.- Crosslinking of Gelatin by Reactive Polymers Effect of Polymer Structure on Gelation Time.- Study of Dextran-Methyl Methacrylate Graft Copolymer.- The Kinetics and Mechanisms of the Dehydrohalogenation of the Poly(vinyl halides), PVC, PVDC and PVF.- 1H NMR Studies on Conformation of Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) in Solution and Its Relation with Crystal Modification.- Syntheses of Polymeric Azo Dyes of Pyrazolone Series.- New Oligomeric Flame Retardants Containing s-Triazine Ring.- Functional Effects of Exposure of Blood Coagulation Factors and Platelets to Synthetic Polymers.- Analysis of Dielectric ?-Relaxation in Poly(methyl Acrylate) and Poly(t-butyl Acrylate).- Effects of Poisson's Ratio and Electrostriction Constant on Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene Fluoride).- Influence of Shearing Histories on the Rheological Properties and Processability of Branched Polymers.- Effects of Molecular Weight on the Aggregation of Poly(?-benzyl L-Glutamate in Dilute Solution.- The Conformational Order in Hexadecane Solutions and Polyethylene.- Entanglement Networks of 1,2-Polybutadiene Cross-linked in States of Strain: XV. Simple Extension Special Case Comparison of the CKF Theory to Swelling Equilibrium Data.- Electrophilic Olefins Containing Anionic Leaving Groups as New Cationic Initiators.- Synthesis and Properties of Some Polymers Related to Biological Functions: Metal Transport and Template-directed Oligonucleotide Synthesis.- Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxide and Related Reactions.- Interactions Between Blood and Foreign Surfaces of Synthetic Polymers-Especially in Vascular Prothesis.- Anionic Polymerization of p-Styrenyl Substituted Derivatives of Silicon, Germanium and Tin.- Rare Earth Metal Containing Polymers: Energy Transfer Uranyl to Europium Ions in lonomers.- Extration of Uranium from Sea Water by Synthetic Polymer Adsorbent.- Selective Synthesis of Macrocyclic Oligoesters from a Bicyclic Oxalactone and Cation Transport through their Organic Liquid Membranes.- The Efficiency of Glow Discharge Polymerization in Tubular Reactors.- Interpolymer Association of Exciplex Forming Polymers under Extremely Dilute Conditions.- Surface Modification of Aromatic Polyamides by Microwave Plasma Treatment.- Modification of Polymer Surfaces by Surface Active Graftcopolymers.- The Triplet State of Polymers with Pendent Aromatic Chromophores.- Radiation-Induced Ionic Polymerization.- Hydration of Poly(ethylenimine); Structures of Sesquihydrate (-Ch2Ch2Nh--l.5H20)n and Dihydrate (-Ch2Ch2NH--2H20)n.- Quantum Chemistry of Gauche-Oxygen Effect Observed in Polyethers.- Transients in the Structure and Stress of Entangled Polymers Subjected to Step Changes in Shear Rate.- New Emulsion System - Polymeric "Water in Water" Emulsion.- Peel Behavior of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives.- Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of SBS Block Copolymer Solids.- Physical Aging and Its Long-term Effect on the Durability and Reliability of Advanced Structural Epoxies and Epoxy-based Graphite-fiber Composites.- On the Effect of Thermal Stability of Electron Donor, AIR3 Complex for the Property of High Active Supported Catalyst for PP.- Membrane Separation and Its Industrial Applications.- Structure and Properties of Polypeptide Block Copolymer Membranes.- Structure and Properties of Poly(amino Acid) Solids.- Specific Multi-layer Structure Polymer Composition.- Strong Piezoelectric Activity in Simultaneously Streched and Poled Poly(vinylidene Flouride).- Vinylidene Fluoride-Hexafluoropropylene Copolymer Having Terminal Iodines.- Hydrophilic Polyamide Membrane Prepared from Optically Active Bicyclic Oxalactam.- Interfacial Tension of Demixed Polymer Solutions near Critical Solution Temperature.- Fourier Transform-Infrared Studies of Polymer Blends: IV. Poly(?-caprolactone)-Poly(Bis-phenol A-Carbonate) System.- Crystal-Liquid Crystal Phase Transformation of Synthetic Bimolecular Membranes.- Non-Equilibrium Processes in Stressed Polymeric Glasses.- Energy and Electron Transfer in Mi cellar and Polymeric Systems: Kinetic Mimicry of Chlorophyll.- Microstructure and Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) Films.- Stripping Rate of Residual Styrene Monomer from Latexes of Polystyrene and SBR.- Characterization of Thermal and Optical Properties of Polymers by Thermal Lensing Technique.- Fraction of Polymers by U1trafiltration: A Computer Simulation Study.- Entanglement Networks of 1,2-Polybutadiene Cross- Linked in States of Strain. XV. Simple Extension Case: Application of the CKF Theory to Stress Strain and Stress Relaxation Data.- Poly(aryl Ether)-Poly(arylate) Block Copolymers: I. Polysulfone-Bis-A Terephthalate Systems.- Stress-Related Surface Tension Effects in Hard Elastic Polymers.