Polymers

Prof. Dr. Bin Yu

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State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Interests: polymer composites; flame retardancy; bio-inspired materials
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Dr. Guipeng Yu

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: porous organic polymers; catalysis; high-performance membranes
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Prof. Dr. Wei Yu

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Department of:Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: polymer melts and solutions, block copolymers, polymer composites/nanocomposites, emulsions, suspensions, gels; kinetics and mechanism of chemical reactions in polymeric systems under flow field; liquid-solid transition, liquid-liquid phase separation, crystallization of polymers; rheological constitutive theory for polymer melts/polymer blends/composites, multiscale simulation of polymer blend/composites, simulation of polymer processing; microporous membranes, polymer alloys, vitrimers, polymer foams, gels

Prof. Dr. Jianyu Yuan

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Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
Interests: next-generation photovoltaic materials and device

Dr. Traian Zaharescu

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National Institute for Electrical Engineering, INCDIE ICPE-CA, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: radiation processing of polymers; characterization of polymer durability; antioxidants; evaluation degradation of polymer composites; polymer hybrids; radiation effects on solid materials
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Prof. Dr. Fahmi Zaïri

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Civil Engineering and Geo-Environmental Laboratory (ULR 4515 LGCgE), Lille University, 59000 Lille, France
Interests: annulus fibrosus; intervertebral disc; lumbar spine; hyperelastic material; elastomers; rubber; polyethylenes; tensile deformation; wide-angle X-ray scattering; mechanics of polymers; damage mechanics; fracture mechanics; consti-tutive modelling
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Prof. Dr. Marco Zanetti

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Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: polymer degradation and stability; electrospinning; nanocomposites; carbon materials; flame retardant; biomedical polymers
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Prof. Dr. Duyang Zang

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Functional Soft Matter & Materials Group, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
Interests: soft matter physics and complex fluids
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Prof. Dr. Jianfeng Zang

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School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: smart soft materials; flexible electronics; soft robots; soft metamaterials
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Dr. Mauro Zarrelli

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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: advanced composites; mechanical and thermo-mechanical performance; nanocomposites; manufacturing processes; residual stresses; cure kinetics; thermal stability; impact; fracture tooughness
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Dr. Weicai Zeng

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Department of Food Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: food nutrition and health
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Prof. Dr. Chaocan Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: nanomaterials and nanocomposites; functional and fine polymer materials; gradient functional polymer materials; adsorption and separation functional materials; liquid crystal polymer materials; photonic crystal materials
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Prof. Dr. Huacheng Zhang

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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: functional materials for environmental and energy applications; mesoporous materials for gas absorption and organic molecules storage; combined cancer therapy including multi drug delivery and bio-imaging
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Dr. Jin Zhang

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School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Interests: multifunctional composites; energy harvesting; functional textiles
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Prof. Dr. Liangshun Zhang

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Department of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Interests: block copolymers; self-consistent field theory; programmable self-assembly; polymerization; nanocomposites

Dr. Peng Zhang

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Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Interests: conductive polymer; polymer electrolyte; X-ray scattering; material characterization; organic thermoelectric; secondary ion battery
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Prof. Dr. Pengchao Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: thin polymer films; hydrogels; nanocomposites; superlyophilic surfaces; microfluidics
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Prof. Dr. Qilu Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Interests: polymer chemistry; polymers for bioapplications

Prof. Dr. Wei Zhang

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College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Interests: polymer synthesis; supramolecular assembly; chiral polymers; multilevel chirality

Dr. Wei Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute at Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: nanofibers; UHMWPE fibers; electrospinning; gel spinning; 3D printing; polymer composites; water treatment; biomaterials; energy storage materials
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Prof. Dr. Xiaoyong Zhang

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College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
Interests: aggregation-induced emission; fluorescent organic nanoparticles; biological imaging; mussel-inspired chemistry; environmental adsorption; drug delivery; two-dimensional materials; carbon nanomaterials

Prof. Dr. Xinzheng Zhang

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The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, and TEDA Applied Physics Institute and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
Interests: optical effect; photonics; dielectric properties; optical properties; liquid crystal; polymer composites; smart composites

Prof. Dr. Xuequan Zhang

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CAS Key Laboratory of High-Performance Synthetic Rubber and its Composite Materials, Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
Interests: polyolefin and synthetic rubber catalysts, polymerization methodologies and industrialization studies using olefins and diolefins as monomers

Dr. Yongjun Zhang

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School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
Interests: hydrogels; microgels; layer-by-layer films; molecular imprinting; drug carriers; biosensing; biomaterials

Prof. Dr. Chengji Zhao

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Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Interests: polymer membranes; anion exchange membranes; proton exchange membranes; ionomers; fuel cells; water electrolysis; humidity sensors; thermoset resins; epoxy resins
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Prof. Dr. Yan Zhao

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National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
Interests: special wettability; porous materials; textiles; fibres; interfaces
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Prof. Dr. Yue Zhao

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Department of Chemistry, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada
Interests: photosensitive polymers; azobenzene polymers; liquid crystalline polymers; liquid crystal gels; polymer synthesis; self-assembly; multi-functional materials

Prof. Dr. Qingbin Zheng

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School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
Interests: new carbon materials; transparent conductors; multifunctional sensors; surfaces and interfaces of materials; nanocomposites reinforced with nanofillers; molecular simulations
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Prof. Dr. Zhikun Zheng

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Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, and State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Interests: porous polymer; two-dimensional polymer; nanomembranes; covalent organic framework; separation; gas adsorption/desorption; optical information encryption; optical anti-counterfeiting

Prof. Dr. Linxin Zhong

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School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
Interests: nanocomposite; porous carbon; biomass; biopolymer; flexible devices
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