Polymers

Dr. Valentina Siracusa

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Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: polyesters; synthesis; chemical modification; thermal properties; mechanical properties; barrier properties; biodegradability; food packaging; active packaging; diffusion; permeability; bio-based and biodegradable polymers; polymers from waste; nanocomposites; biocomposites; life cycle assessment
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Prof. Dr. Stanislaw Slomkowski

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Department of Engineering of Polymer Materials, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Lodz, Poland
Interests: fundamental and applied studies on polymer nanoparticles; microparticles; and related materials for medical applications, in particular for medical diagnostics and drug delivery
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Dr. Dennis W. Smith

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Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
Interests: semi-fluorinated aromatic ether polymers; polyarylenes and their inorganic hybrid networks and carbon structures/composites; renewable, bioabsorbable polymers and upcycling of polymeric waste (e.g., tire rubber and fluoropolymers)
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Dr. Michelina Soccio

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Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
Interests: polymer synthesis; polymer modification; copolymerization; polymer characterization; solid-state properties in polymers; polymer thermal properties; polymer crystallization kinetics; mechanical characterization; bio-based monomers; biopolymers; biomaterials; polymer nanostructuring; nanocomposites; gas barrier properties; polymer compostability; biopolymers for tissue engineering; polymeric devices for controlled drug delivery; biodegradation
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Prof. Dr. Yanlin Song

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Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: nano-materials and green-printing technology; printed electrics and photonics; fabrication and applications of photonic crystals

Dr. Luigi Sorrentino

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Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, I-80055 Portici (NA), Italy
Interests: multiscale and multifunctional thermoplastic cellular materials; innovative foaming processes; new polymer processing technologies (extrusion, foaming, blow molding, injection molding, additive manufacturing, laser sintering, microfluidic, etc.); multifunctional composites based on thermoplastic matrices; thermoplastic composite laminates; stimuli responsive lightweight materials
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Dr. Andreia F. Sousa

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CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: polyester synthesis; bio-based materials; recycling; nanocomposite foams
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Dr. Vito Speranza

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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
Interests: molding; effect of thermomechanical history on final structure of polymeric materials; analysis and numerical simulation of the injection molding process of thermoplastic materials; polymeric materials characterization; atomic force microscopy
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Dr. Iuliana Spiridon

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“Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Vodă 41 A, 700487 Iași, Romania
Interests: composites; biomass; lignocellulosic conversion; materials; thin films; materials chemistry; natural polymers; nanocellulose
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Prof. Dr. Richard J. Spontak

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Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: block copolymers; network-forming polymers; polymer blends; stimuli-responsive polymers; polymer morphology
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Prof. Dr. Florian J. Stadler

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: nanomaterials science; polymer science; soft matter science; 2D materials; environmental chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Pablo Marcelo Stefani

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Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
Interests: biobased thermosetting polymers; foams; soy-based polymers; waste valorization; natural-fiber-reinforced plastics; biocomposites; green composites; natural additives
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Dr. Georgi Stoychev

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Marsico Lung Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Interests: polymers; polymer networks; hydrogels; actuators; stimuli-responsive polymers; shape-memory polymers; fibers
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Prof. Dr. Rongxin Su

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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
Interests: antifouling; surface and interface; biomimetics; nanocellulose; surface force; water treatment; marine environmental protection

Prof. Dr. Alberto Jiménez Suárez

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Materials Science and Engineering Area, Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Calle Tulipán s/n, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Interests: multifunctional composite materials; self-healing materials; 3D printed nanocomposites; structural health monitoring
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Dr. Jun Sun

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Center for Fire Safety Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
Interests: flame-retardant materials; nanocomposites; multifunctional flame-retardant polymers; bio-based flame retardants
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Prof. Dr. Mingliang Sun

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Interests: organic polymer solar cells; perovskite solar cells; organic polymer luminescent materials; organic electronics; elastomers

Dr. Xiao-Feng Sun

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
Interests: natural polymers; cellulose; lignin; hemicelulose; nanaomaterials
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Dr. Roman A. Surmenev

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Physical Materials Science and Composite Materials Centre, Research School of Chemical and Biomedical Technologies, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
Interests: polymer composites; piezoelectric response; ferroelectric polymers; piezoelectric applications; energy harvesting; magnetoelectric effect; biomedical materials
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Prof. Dr. Kentaro Taki

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
Interests: bioabsorbable medical devices; drug delivery; tissue engineering; nanofibers; core-shell microspheres; polymer processing; water (gas) assisted injection molding; micro/nano optical/electrical devices; micro/nano-structure fabrication
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Prof. Dr. Haolin Tang

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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: fuel cells; Li-ion battery; electrochemical energy materials; nanostructured electrolyte; electrocatalyst; self-assembling hybrid materials
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Dr. Shan Tang

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Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: olefin copolymerization; coordination polymerization; radical polymerization; polymer degradation

Prof. Dr. Youhong Tang

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Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Interests: biomaterials; chemosensors/biosensors and their associated portable devices; novel aggregation-induced emission features
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Dr. Victor Tcherdyntsev

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Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, Leninskii Prosp, 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Interests: polymers; composites; graphite; nanotubes; nanoclay
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Dr. Ali Tehrani

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Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Interests: textile chemistry; coloration; sustainability; microfibers; nanofibers; UN-SDGs; environmentally friendly; green chemistry

Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Tercjak

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
Interests: bacterial cellulose; bionanocomposites; biohybrid inorganic/organic materials; polymeric materials
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Dr. Theo A. Tervoort

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Department of Materials, Polymer Technology, ETH Zurich, HCI H513, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Interests: solid mechanics and micromechanics of polymers; structure/processing/properties relationships of polymers; polymer-assisted processing of metals and ceramics; optics of polymers

Dr. Zoi Terzopoulou

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Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: polymers; composites; nanocomposites; biomaterials; polyesters; scaffolds; biobased polymers
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Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur

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1. Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre, SRUC, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
2. Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: biorefining, chemistry, nanotechnology, biomass, and waste; biomedical engineering; composites; sensors; manufacturing of functional materials; aerospace materials; nanomaterials; renewable energy; smart materials; surface engineering; water science and engineering; additive manufacturing of polymers and composites; multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites: self-healing, nanoelectronic materials; hydrogels; membranes; nanofiber; composites for extreme environments and manufacturing technology
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Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato

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Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Interests: post-polymerization modification; RAFT; ATRP; smart polymers; thin films; batteries
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