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Dr. Chie Kojima

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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 6 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
Interests: dendrimers; stimuli-responsive materials; imaging; drug delivery; cell scaffolds

Prof. Dr. Pavel Kopel

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Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, CZ-771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Interests: nanoparticles; materials chemistry; liposomes; bioinorganic chemistry; coordination chemistry; controlled drug delivery; carbon nanomaterials
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Prof. Dr. Vassilis Kostopoulos

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Applied Mechanics and Vibrations Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, GR‐265 00 Patras, Greece
Interests: composite materials and structures; fracture and fatigue of composites; nano-composites and bio-composites; NDI & E of composites; structural health monitoring of composite structures; LCA of composites

Dr. Adriana Kovalcik

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Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: polyhydroxyalkanoates; polylactide; lignin; biocomposites; modification
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Prof. Dr. Marek M. Kowalczuk

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Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-41819 Zabrze, Poland
Interests: biocompatible and biodegradable polymer systems; polymer mass spectrometry; bioactive oligomers; controlled drug delivery systems; ring-opening polymerization; forensic engineering of advanced polymeric materials
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Prof. Dr. Peter Krajnc

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PolyOrgLab, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: polymers with bimodal and hierarchical porosity; templating methods for macroporosity creation; polymers for adsorption and absorption; polymers for tissue engineering; solid phase synthesis and catalysis
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Prof. Dr. Elena Kramarenko

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1. Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
2. A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: statistical physics of macromolecules; computer simulations of polymers; rheology of polymer composites; magnetic polymer composites; magnetoactive elastomers; polyelectrolytes; polyelectrolyte gels; polyelectrolyte complexes; hyperbranched polymers; dendrimers
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Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kremer

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Division: Molecular Physics, Peter-Debye-Institute for Soft Matter Physics, University of Leipzig, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Interests: Infra Red (IR)-spectroscopy; Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS); soft matter resaerch; AC- and DC- calorimetry

Dr. Ľuboš Krišťák

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Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, SK-960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Interests: physics; materials; thermal properties; wood sciences; wood physics
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Prof. Dr. Hiroto Kudo

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Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-Cho Suitashi, Osaka 564–8680, Japan
Interests: polymer chemistry; polymer synthesis; polymer reaction; organic chemistry; nanoporous materials

Prof. Dr. Valery Kulichikhin

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Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Interests: polymer physical chemistry; colloid chemistry; rheology; polymer processing; fiber spinning; additive technologies
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Prof. Dr. Chung-Feng Jeffrey Kuo

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Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Interests: nano-materials processing; image processing; polymer processing technique

Prof. Dr. Shiao-Wei Kuo

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Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center of Crystal Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
Interests: diblock copolymers; polybenzoxazine; aggregation-induced emissions; mesoporous polymers; conjugated microporous polymers; polypeptide; POSS nanoparticles
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Prof. Dr. George Z. Kyzas

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Department of Chemistry, Democritus University of Thrace, Kavala, Greece
Interests: synthesis of adsorbent materials; removal of pollutants from aqueous wastewaters; activated carbons; characterization of materials; adsorption and transportation phenomena
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Dr. Jacopo La Nasa

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Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: mass spectrometry; gas chromatography; liquid chromatography; analytical pyrolysis; natural organic materials; synthetic polymers; enviromental science; heritage science
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Dr. Jalel Labidi

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Interests: biomass biorefinery; wood based products; biobased composites; nanocellulose modification; lignin; lignin nanoparticles; coating formulation; LCA
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Prof. Dr. Jose M. Lagaron

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Novel Materials and Nanotechnology Group, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Calle Catedrático Agustín Escardino Benlloch 7, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Interests: nanoencapsulation; biopolymers; barrier packaging; coatings; antimicrobials
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Prof. Dr. Jui-Yang Lai

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Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
Interests: stimuli-responsive polymers; biopolymers; polymeric biomaterials; nanoscale polymers; polymer composites
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Prof. Dr. Jacques Lalevee

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universite de Haute-Alsace (UHA), UMR 7361, IS2M, 15 Rue Jean Starcky, F-68057 Mulhouse, France
Interests: photopolymerization; photochemistry; polymers and lights; photoinitiators; 3D printing (stereolithography)
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Dr. Francesco Lambiase

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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: multimaterials joining; additive manufacturing; numerical modeling; machine learning; advanced manufacturing processes
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Lamnawar

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Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, IMP UMR CNRS 5223, Lyon, France
Interests: rheology and flow; linear and nonlinear rheology; polymers and composites; polymer processing; multilayer; coextrusion; modeling; multiphase polymeric systems; biopolymers; biocomposites; composites
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Prof. Dr. Agustín Lara-Sánchez

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Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
Interests: biodegradable Polymers; CO₂ chemistry; hydroelementation reactions

Prof. Dr. André Laschewsky

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1. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr.69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
2. Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknechtstr.24–25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Interests: design, synthesis and investigation of new functional monomers and polymers; polymers in aqueous media; self-organization of polymers and functionalization of the assemblies formed; biomimicking by polymer and surfactant systems; correlation of molecular architecture, supramolecular structure and macroscopic properties of polymers
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Prof. Dr. Manuel Laso

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Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and ETSI Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: polymer modelling; atomistic modelling; hard spheres; crystallisation; statistical mechanics
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Prof. Dr. Michele Laus

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Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation, University of Piemonte Orientale, Via T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
Interests: block copolymers for microelectronic applications; controlled/living radical and cationic polymerizations; emulsion; suspension and micellar polymerizations; opals; self-assembling systems; polymeric dopants; materials for 3D printing

Dr. Marino Lavorgna

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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, P.le Fermi, 1-80055 Portici NA, Italy
Interests: polymer nanocomposites; thermoset-resins; multifunctional nanostructured materials; carbonaceous fillers
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Prof. Dr. Byoung-Sun Lee

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Department of Fiber Convergence Material Engineering, College of Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Republic of Korea
Interests: nanofiber; electrospinning; energy storage materials; energy generator

Prof. Dr. Chang Hyun Lee

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Department of Energy Engineering, Dankook University, Gyeonggi-do 448-701, Republic of Korea
Interests: electrochemical hydrogen generation (PEM water electrolysis; alkaline water electrolysis; AEM water electrolysis and anhydrous ammonia electrolysis) and Electrochemical Power Generation (PEFC, AEMFC, and so on)
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Prof. Dr. Jea Uk Lee

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Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si 446-701, Republic of Korea
Interests: carbon composites; polymer synthesis; functionalization of nanomaterials; wearable electronic devices; 3D printing composites; heat management materials
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Prof. Dr. Patrick Lee

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Multifunctional Composites Manufacturing Laboratory (MCML), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
Interests: foams; multiphase foam materials; lightweight and smart polymeric materials; hybrid polymer materials and foams; micro-/nanolayer coextrusion; modelling of polymeric foams; super high R-value foams; conductive and functional foams; sound insulation foams
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