Polymers

Dr. Seth B. Darling

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Argonne National Laboratory, Institute for Molecular Engineering, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439, USA
Interests: block copolymers; self-assembly; membranes; sequential infiltration synthesis; sorbents

Prof. Dr. Ana María Díez-Pascual

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Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Analítica, Universidad de Alcalá, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Interests: nanomaterials; polymers; nanocomposites; inorganic nanoparticles; antibacterial agents; surfactants; interphases
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Prof. Dr. Kurt E. Geckeler

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1. Department of Nanobio Materials and Electronics (DNE), World-Class University Program (WCU), Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), 1 Oryong-dong, Buk-gu Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
Interests: bionanomaterials; inorganic nanotubes and nanoparticles; nanomedicine; nanostructured polymers; nanosized molecular architectures; supramolecular polymers; biomedical and biocompatible polymers; drug delivery systems; functional polymers; polymer-metal complexes; conducting polymers; stimuli-sensitive materials; chemosensors; polymers for environmental remediation

Prof. Dr. A. Richard Horrocks

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Institute for Materials Research and Innovation, University of Bolton, Bolton BL3 5AB, UK
Interests: burning behaviour of fibres and textiles; flame retardant and heat resistant fibres and textiles; flame retardant advanced materials; degradation and durability of natural and synthetic fibre-containing textiles; degradation and durability of polymers related to textiles
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Prof. Dr. Shan-hui Hsu

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Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; nanobiomaterials
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Prof. Dr. Sebastien Lecommandoux

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Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Bordeaux-INP, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, 16 avenue Pey Berland, CEDEX, 33607 Pessac, France
Interests: block copolymer self-assembly; stimuli-responsive nanostructures; polymersomes; hybrid polymer/nanoparticles structures; therapeutic applications; drug delivery systems; theranostics

Prof. Dr. Quan Li

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Institute of Advanced Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Interests: stimuli-responsive smart soft matter; advanced photonics; optoelectronic materials for energy harvesting; energy saving to functional biocompatible materials; nanoparticles to nanoengineering

Prof. Dr. Katja Loos

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Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: biocatalysis in polymer chemistry; enzymatic polymerizations; green polymer chemistry; biocatalytic monomer synthesis; biocatalytic polymer modification; enzyme immobilization; unraveling the mechanism of biocatalytic polymerizations; biobased monomers and polymers; sustainability; polysaccharides; starch; anionic polymerization; controlled radical polymerization; block copolymer synthesis; supramolecular assembly; block copolymer self-assembly
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Prof. Dr. Nadia Lotti

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Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: polymer design; polymer synthesis and characterization; polymer modification; copolymerization; solid state properties; thermal properties and crystallization kinetics; mechanical characterization; bio-based monomers; bio-based polymers; nano-polymer; nanocomposites; gas barrier behaviour; polymer compostability; biopolymers for engineering tissue; polymeric for controlled drug delivery; biodegradation
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Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

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Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Interests: chemistry; polymers; polymer chemistry; polymer science; materials

Prof. Dr. David Mecerreyes

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POLYMAT, Joxe Mari Korta Center, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Interests: Innovative polymer chemistry; polymeric ionic liquids; redox polymers; polymers for energy (batteries)
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Prof. Dr. Goerg H. Michler

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Institut für Polymerwerkstoffe e.V. (IPW), Eberhard-Leibnitz-Straße 2, D-06217 Merseburg/Saale, Germany
Interests: electron microscopy (including SEM, TEM); atomic force microscopy (AFM); morphology of polymers; micromechanical poperties; nanostructured polymers; toughness enhancement; nanocomposites; biomedical polymers

Prof. Dr. Kell Mortensen

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Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: materials sciences; biomolecules and polymers; molecular self-assembly; soft matter science; biomembrane; synthetic biology; X-ray and neutron scattering

Prof. Dr. Klaus Müllen

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
Interests: new polymer-forming reactions including methods of organometallic chemistry; multi-dimensional polymers with complex shape-persistent architectures; functional polymeric networks, in particular for catalytic purposes; dyes and laser writing into polymers; chemistry and physics of single molecules; molecular materials with liquid crystalline properties for electronic and optoelectronic devices; materials for lithium or hydrogen storage; biosynthetic hybrids; nanocomposites
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Prof. Dr. Chul B. Park

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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
Interests: plastic foaming technology; fundamental understanding of foaming phenomena; computational modeling of foaming; super high R value foams; sound insulation foams, biodegradable foams; environmentally safe blowing agents
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Prof. Dr. Polycarpos Pissis

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Department of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 157 80 Athens, Greece
Interests: dielectric spectroscopy techniques; dynamic and equilibrium water sorption measurements; conducting polymers and composites; polymer nanocomposites; glass transition and confinement; polymer dynamics; hydration properties of polymers and biopolymers; glass transition in biological systems

Dr. Debora Puglia

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 05100 Terni, Italy
Interests: bionanocomposites; natural fibers composites; lignin nanoparticles; nanocellulose; active packaging; polymeric nanocomposites
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Prof. Dr. Marguerite Rinaudo

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Biomaterials Applications, University of Grenoble Alpes, 6 Rue Lesdiguières, 38000 Grenoble, France
Interests: investigation on properties and applications of polysaccharides and water-soluble polymers; specific chemical modifications of polysaccharides and production of adaptative materials; electrostatic properties and polyelectrolytes properties; hydration of polysaccharides in relation with their chemical structure and their environment; polyelectrolyte complexes; rheology in solution and gel states; polysaccharides-surfactant interactions; decoration and stabilization of liposomes with polyelectrolytes; biomaterials from polysaccharides; applications of polysaccharides in cosmetics, foods, biomedical (drug release)
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert

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Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC) Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, D-07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: automization; coordination chemistry; drug delivery; functional polymers; inkjet printing; metallo-supramolecular polymers; polymer batteries; polymer nanoparticles; self-healing materials
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Prof. Dr. Eric Shaqfeh

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Departments of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5025, USA
Interests: transport mechanics of complex fluids; turbulent drag reduction; dynamics of suspensions of anistropic and deformable particles in suspension; DNA dynamics in mixed flows and in micro- and macro- devices; DNA dynamics in microfluidic devices; polymer dynamics in concentrated solutions; polymer conformational hysteresis in mixed flows

Prof. Dr. John T. Sheridan

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UCD School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Interests: photo-polymeristion; photo-polymers; dye sensitised polymers; PQ/PMMA; optical applications of polymers including: holography, waveguides, gratings
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Prof. Dr. Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

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Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Soft Matter CryoTEM Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Interests: biomimetic materials; biomineralization; polymer self-assembly; cryoTEM; cryo-electron tomography

Dr. Gila E. Stein

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Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 431 Dougherty Engineering Building 1512 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USA
Interests: polymer thin films; block copolymers; directed self assembly; lithography; organic photovoltaics

Prof. Dr. Brent S. Sumerlin

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Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: functional polymer synthesis and efficient polymer modification via specific and orthogonal methodologies; stimuli-responsive water-soluble block copolymers; dynamic-covalent macromolecular materials; smart polymer-protein bioconjugates

Prof. Dr. Andreas Taubert

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Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Building 25, Rm. B.0.17-17, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Golm, Germany
Interests: inorganic materials synthesis in ionic liquids; functional ionic liquids-hybrid materials; ionogels; biomimetic materials; hybrid materials; calcium phosphate; silica; water treatment; energy materials
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Prof. Dr. Manuel Toledano

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Department of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Interests: hard and soft tissue regeneration in the oral cavity; polymers for tissue engineering

Prof. Dr. Maria Vamvakaki

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1. Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion, Greece
2. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), 70013 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: stimuli-responsive; "smart" and functional polymers; self-assembly
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Prof. Dr. Gyula Julius Vancso

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Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Research Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
Interests: stimulus responsive polymers; macromolecular nanotechnology; surface engineering and analysis; polymer characterization; atomic force microscopy

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Vasile

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Physical Chemistry of Polymers Department, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41A Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iași, Romania
Interests: polymeric (bionano)composites; biomaterials; biodegradation; polymer compatibility and biocompatibility; kinetics and thermodynamics of polymeric systems; food packaging, (active, bioactive, smart, (bio)degradable); drugs delivery; recovery of polymer wastes by destructive and non-destructive procedures ; environmental pollution and protection; smart polymers
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Prof. Dr. Jin-Rae Cho

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Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Hongik University, Jochiwon, Sejong 30016, Republic of Korea
Interests: functionally graded materials (FGM); CNT-reinforced polymers; FG-CNTRC structures; automotive tyres; fiber-reinforced elastomer; LNG containment

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