Current Topics in Polymer Science and Technology

Preface.Synthesis and Modification of Polymers.1. New Vistas in Frontal Polymerization.2. Synthesis and Characterization of a Highly Soluble Poly[3-(10-hydroxy-decy1)thiophene].3. New Copoly(bisphenol-A)carboneates, Having Hydrophilic Porphyrin Units as End-Groups, Synthesized by Melt-reacting Processes.4. Process Design of Fluorinated Polyurethane-Urea Anionomer Aqueous Dispersions.5. Propene-Norbornene Copolymers: Synthesis and Microstructure.6. Synthesis and Characterization of Star-Branched Nylon 12.7. Study of Grafting Reactions of Polar Groups onto Polystyrene (PS) by Reactive Mixing.8. The Effect of Cold Plasma Treatments on LDPE Wettability and Curing Kinetic of a Polyurethane Adhesive.9. Polymerizable Ester-Type Banana Liquid Crystals: A Comparative Study of Mesophase Behavior.Structure and Property Characterization of Polymers.10. Macromolecular Internal Viscosity. the Role of Stereoregularity.11. Recent Advances in MALDI Mass Spectrometry of Polymers.12. Comparison between Polymorphic Behaviors of Ziegler-Natta and Metallocene-made Isotactic Polypropylene: the Role of the ChainMicrostructure.13. The Role of the trans-Planar Mesophase in the Polymorphic Behavior of Syndiotactic Polypropylene.14. Micro-Rheological Modeling of Flow-Induced Crystallization in Mixed Shear/Extensional Flows.15. Influence of Molecular Characteristics on Dielectric Relaxation of Propylene Glycol Oligomers.16. Thermo-Mechanical and Morphological Characterization of Plasticized Poly (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid].17. Methacrylic Polymers Bearing in the Side-Chain an Optically Active Moiety Linked to the trans-4-Azobenzene Chromophore: Chiroptical Properties of Poly[(S)-(+)-N-Methyl-(2-methacryloyloxypropanoyl)-4-aminoazobenzene].Multicomponent Polymer Systems.18. Functionalization of Styrene-Olefin Block Copolymers by Melt Radical Grafting of Glycidyl Methacrylate and reactive Blending with PET.19. Blends Based on Polystyrene and Statistical Aromatic Copolycarbonates.20. Physical-Mechanical and thermal Properties of Polyethylene Toughened with Submicron BaSO4 Particles.21. Properties/Structure Relationships in Innovative PCL-SiO2 Nanocomposites.22. Polyimide-Silica Hybrids: Spectroscopy, Morphology and Mechanical Properties.23. Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials with the Ability to Bind Metal Ions: Calorimetric Properties and Thermostability.24. Thermal Behavior of Composites Based on Poly (vinyl alcohol)and Sugar Cane Bagasse.25. Alginate/Polyvinylalcohol Blends for Agricultural Applications: Structure-Properties Correlation, Mechanical Properties and Greenhouse Effect Evaluation.26. Chitosan and Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone): Compatibility and Miscibility of Blends.Functional and Special Polymeric Materials.27. Segmented Polyurethanes for Medical Applications: Synthesis, Characterization and in Vitro Enzymatic Degradation Studies.28. Polyurethane Based Materials for the Production of Biomedical Materials.29. Engineering Green Fluorescence Proteins for Proteomics and Biomolecular Electronic Applications.30. Polyelectrolyte Membranes Based on Sulfonated Syndiotactic Polystyrene in Its Clathrate Form.31. Fluorinated 2-Vinylcyclopropane Copolymers as Low Surface Energy Materials.32. (4-Vinylpyridine-Styrene) Copolymer as Host Polymer for Chromophoric Complexes with Potential Second Order Nonlinear Optical Properties.33. On the Physical Parameters and relaxation Processes in Nematic Axobenzene Polymers for Optical Nanowriting.34. Effect of SBS on Rheological Properties of Different Base Asphalts.35. Physical and Chemical Characterization of Cellulose Based Textiles Modified by Periodate Oxidation.36. Reactive Polymeric Dyes as Textile Auxiliaries.37. Multi-Layer Pipes for Hydrocarbons Conveyance.