New Trends in Polymer Sciences

by Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Advincula, Rigoberto C.; Saldivar-Guerra, Enrique; Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel; Gonzalez, Ruben

• ISBN13: 9783527327355
• ISBN10: 3527327355
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-24
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

This work is part of the "Macromolecular Symposia". It is clearly structured into five parts, focussing on polymer synthesis and modification, biopolymers, physical chemistry and properties of polymers, polymer engineering and applications as well as polymer processing and composites.

Author Biography

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. He is also director of the Center for Macromolecular Engineering at CMU and adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the editor of the journal "Progress in Polymer Science" and "Central European Journal of Chemistry". His research focus is on macromolecular engineering, especially on synthesis of well-defined copolymers using atom transfer radical polymerization and other controlled/living polymerization techniques. He is author of 10 books, over 60 book chapters, over 500 peer-reviewed publication and 30 US patents.
Rigoberto C. Advincula is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Houston. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of the Philippines in 1987 and his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Florida seven years later.
He was Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in 1995 and the following year a Research Fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University. In 2003, Dr. Advincula was one of the recipients of the Arthur K. Doolittle Award given by the Polymer Materials Science and Engineering division of the American Chemical Society. His current research interests are in the area of organic and polymer materials as applied to nanoscale building blocks and phenomena, with applications focusing on electro-optical properties, biofunctional systems, and surface modifiers.

Table of Contents

Preface

Precise Polymer Synthesis and Polymer Modification

The Preparation of Copolymers Derived from Thiol-ene/Cationic Systems by Using a Coupling Agent

Plasma Copolymerization of Ethylene Glycol and Allylamine

Polyethylene Obtained by Plasma Polymerization of Hexene

Microemulsion copolymerization Modeling Study Via a Combined Integral-Differential Experimental Data Processing Approach

Evaluation of the Final Morphology of HIPS Based on the Architecture of the Compatibilizer Graft Copolymer PBd-g-PS

Surfactant Concentration Effects on the Aqueous Phase Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate

Photochromic Block Copolymer Poly(styrene-b-azo monomer) by ATRP

Synthesis of Random Copolymers Poly (methylmethacrylate-co-azo monomer) by ATRP-AGET

The Use of the RAFT-Technique for the Preparation of Temperature/pH Sensitive Polymers in Different Architectures

Syndiospecific Styrene Polymerization in Aliphatic Solvents Catalyzed by FluTi(OⁱPr)₃/MAO: Study of Polymerization Conditions

Anionic Syntheses of Chain-End and In-Chain Functionalization and Hydrosilylation Chemistry

Catalysts for UHMWPE

Heterogeneous Polymerization of Ethylene and 1-Hexene with Me₃SiCp₂ZrH₃AIH₂/SiO₂ Activated with MAO

Evaluation of the Performance of a Kinetic Model for Free-Radical Copolymerization of Vinyl/Divinyl Monomers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Progress in Controlled Grafting-From by Nitroxide Chemistry

Silicon-Based and Fluorinated Polymeric Surfactants for Nitroxide Mediated Dispersion Polymerization in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Biopolymers

Poly(D-lactide)-Poly(menthide)-Poly(D-lactide) Triblock Copolymers as Crystal Nucleating Agents for Poly(L-lactide)

Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogels: A Gentle Way of Concentrating Cellulase Enzymes

One-Pot Biocatalytic Synthesis of Sugar Based Poly (¿-caprolactone)

Using Chitosan as a Nucleation Agent in Thermoplastic Foams for Heavy Metal Adsorption

Acrylic Bone Cements Modified with Bioactive Filler

In Situ Production of Polymer-Capped Silver Nanoparticles for Optical Biosensing

Rapid Starch Acetylation at Low Temperature Using Iodine as Catalyst

Mammalian Cell Culture on a Novel Chitosan-Based Biomaterial Crosslinked with Gluteraldehyde

Adsorption of Chitosan into SiO₂ Monoliths Materials: Physical and Chemical Properties

Physical Chemistry and Properties of Polymers

Dynamic Mechanical and Dielectric Relaxation Behavior of Chitosan Films: Influence of Water Content

Ionic Conductivity of Polymer Electrolytes

Effect of Di(2-ethyl hexyl phthalate) Epoxidized Soybean Oil and Calcium Stearate/Zinc Stearate Ratios on the Tensile Properties of Plasticized PVC Formulations. A Study of Calcium Stearate Rich Formulations

Tensile Properties of Self-Crosslinkable Poly(n-butyl methacrylate-co-N-methylolacrylamide) Films Prepared by Emulsion and Microemulsion Latexes

Phase Behavior and Particle Formation of Poly (1H, 1H-dihydrofluorooctyl Methacrylate) in Supercritical CO₂

Polymer Chain Collapse in Supercritical Fluids 1. Molecular Simulation Results

Polymer Chain Collapse in Supercritical Fluid. 2. Experimental Evidence

Polymer Engineering and Applications

Water-Based Coatings based on Mixtures of Acrylic Dispersions and Alkyd Emulsions

Shelf Stability of Isocyanate-Functionalized Vinyl Acrylic Latexes

Preparation and Characterization of Stable Aqueous Ferrofluids Using Low Molecular Weight Sulfonated Polystyrene

Polymeric Surfaces with Anticoagulant, Antifouling, and Antimicrobial Attributes

Monovalent Salt Effects on the Membrane Activity of Antimicrobial Polymers

Recent Optical Applications of Perfluorocyclobutyl Aryl Ether Polymers

Obtainment of Graded Index Performs by Combined Frontal Co-Polymerization of MMA and BzMA

Structural and Electrical Characterization of Isotactic PMMA Thin Films Deposited by Spin Coating

Polymer Processing and Composites

Coarsening of PS/SAN Blends with Cocontinuous Morphology Studied with 3D Image Analysis

The Transient Flow of the PET-PEN-Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposite

Strain Effect on the Electrical Conductivity of CB/SEBS and GP/SEBS Composites

Mammalian Cell Culture on a Novel Chitosan-Based Biomaterial Crosslinked with Gluteraldhyde (Macromol, Symp. 2009, 283-284, 181-190)

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