Polymers

Prof. Dr. Ick-Soo Kim

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Nano Fusion Technology Research Group, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
Interests: nanofibers; electrospinning; bio-medical; sensors; carbon materials; food packing; nano-catalysis; supercapacitor; drug delivery
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Prof. Dr. Il Kim

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School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busandaehag-ro 63-2, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
Interests: polymer synthesis; polymerization catalysis; bionanotechnology; hyperbranched polymers; polypeptides; thermoplastic elastomers
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Prof. Dr. Jonghak Kim

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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: graft copolymer; polymer membrane; gas separation; polymer electrolyte

Prof. Dr. Myungwoong Kim

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Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Inha 22212, Republic of Korea
Interests: polymer chemistry; functional polymers; structure-properties relationships; interfacial behaviors; structurally/chemically tailored polymeric materials; micro- and nano-patterning; nano-bio applications
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Prof. Dr. Seong Yun Kim

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Division of Polymer-Nano & Textile Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si 54896, Republic of Korea
Interests: composites; polymer processing
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Dr. Łukasz Klapiszewski

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Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60965 Poznan, Poland
Interests: biopolymers; lignin chemistry; synthesis, characterization and applications of advanced functional materials; hybrid materials, biomaterials; polymer composites, biocomposites; chemical modification of synthetic and natural polymers; application of ligno-cellulosic materials in polymer chemistry; (bio)additives and eco-friendly fillers
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Prof. Dr. Venkatesh Kodur

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: FRP, structural engineering; Structural fire engineering; fire safety; Fire resistance evaluation; High-temperature properties

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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Dr. Bon-Cheol Ku

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Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composites Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55324, Republic of Korea
Interests: nanocarbon-based polymer composites; carbon fibers/carbon nanotube fibers

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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Dr. Oh Seok Kwon

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Korea Research Institutes for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea
Interests: conductive nanomaterials; interfacing chemistry; optical nanomaterials; electronics; chem/bio sensors; optical sensors; point-of-care test
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Prof. Dr. George Z. Kyzas

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Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Democritus University of Thrace, GR-654 04 Kavala, Greece
Interests: water and wastewater treatment; nanomaterials; graphene; microplastics; photocatalysts; heavy metals; polymeric adsorbents
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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 and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, via G. Gronchi 18, Zona Industriale di Pile, 67100 L’Aquila, AQ, Italy
Interests: advanced joining processes (friction assisted, friction stir, laser assisted) of hybrid structures made of metals and polymer/composite materials; flexible forming processes on metals and polymers (incremental forming, vacuum forming, additive manufacturing, laser forming, etc.)
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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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