Polymers

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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Prof. Dr. Sabu Thomas

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Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam 686 560, Kerala, India
Interests: nanomaterials; polymer blends; fiber-filled polymer composites; polymer nanocomposites; aging and degradation; pervaporation phenomena; sorption and diffusion; interpenetrating polymer systems; recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers; elastomer crosslinking; dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering; polymer nanocomposites for electronic applications; water purification; energy storage
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Prof. Dr. Yasuo Tomita

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: photonic nanocomposite materials; nonlinear optics, neutron optics; information photonics
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Dr. Minh Tan Ton-That

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National Research Council Canada, 75 de Mortagne Boulevard, Boucherville, QC J4B 6Y4, Canada
Interests: ecofriendly polymer products; biomass polymers; biomaterials; renewable polymers; cellulose-based composites; extraction of wood; lignin; lignin extraction; epoxy; thermoplastic biocomposites

Dr. Gianluca Tondi

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Department of Land, University of Padua, Via dell´Universitá 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Interests: bio-materials; green chemistry; natural polymers; wood treatments; timber modification; bio-resources; insulation materials; preserving agent; fire resistance
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Prof. Dr. Sergio Torres-Giner

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Food Engineering Research Institute (FoodUPV), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: bio-based and biodegradable polymers; green composites; polymerization of biopolymers; processing of bioplastics; nanofibers obtained by electrospinning; sustainable polymer technologies for food preservation; controlled release of active compounds in plastic formulations; biopolymers for food packaging; bioeconomy; circular economy
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Prof. Dr. Daniel Torres-Lagares

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School of Dentistry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Interests: oral surgery; dental materials; oral cancer; implant dentistry
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Dr. Tibor Toth-Katona

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Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: soft matter; self-assembly; liquid crystals; liquid crystal colloids; liquid crystal—polymer interface; liquid crystal polymers and elastomers
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Prof. Dr. Alex Travesset

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University of Science and Technology - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: nanoparticle assembly; crystal structure prediction; micelles; nanomaterials; polymer nanoscience; soft materials

Dr. Incoronata Tritto

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Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche (CNR), SCITEC "G. Natta", Via Corti 12, Milan, Italy
Interests: olefin polymerization; homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic systems; α-olefin and cyclic olefin homo- and copolymers; ROMP; stereochemistry; NMR analysis; block copolymers; nanostructured hybrid polymers; polymers from renewable sources
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Prof. Dr. Francesco Trotta

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Departement of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: cyclodextrin modification and functionalization; cyclodextrin nanosponges preparation and applications; drug delivery systems; biopolymers; membrane technology
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Prof. Dr. Luis Alfonso Trujillo-Cayado

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Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Interests: emulsions; surfactant; rheology; disperse system; nanoemugels; cryo-SEM; multiple light scattering; laser diffraction; nanoencapulation; suspoemulsion
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Dr. Nghia P. Truong

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1. Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
2. Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, HCI F531, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Interests: polymer chemistry; nanomedicine; drug delivery; antimicrobial materials
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Prof. Dr. Barbara Trzebicka

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Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
Interests: physicochemical studies of stimuli sensitive polymers; amphiphilic polymers and their self-organization; polymers for biomedical applications; polymeric bioconjugates and carbon materials
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Prof. Dr. Min-Lang Tsai

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Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
Interests: chitin; chitosan; food processing; polysaccharide
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Prof. Dr. Vessela Tsakova

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Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: conducting polymers; electrochemistry of electroactive materials, electrochemical deposition; electrocatalytic materials; electroanalysis

Prof. Dr. Nicolay V. Tsarevsky

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Department of Chemistry and Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery in Dedman College, Southern Methodist University, 3215 Daniel Avenue, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Interests: polymer chemistry; materials science; catalysis; reaction mechanisms; hypervalent compounds; science education
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Prof. Dr. Hui-Hsin (Anna) Tseng

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Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
Interests: synthesis and fabrication of functional membrane; membrane reactor; membranes for energy and environmental applications; membrane processes for a circular economy
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Prof. Dr. Constantinos Tsitsilianis

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, Greece
Interests: macromolecular chemistry; block copolymer self-assembly; "smart" micellar nanoparticles; stimuli responsive hydrogels; controlled drug delivery complex systems
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Dr. Gary C. P. Tsui

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Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Interests: nancomposite engineering; 3D/4D printing of polymer composites; micro-nano-fabrication

Dr. Mohammad Afsar Uddin

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Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Interests: π-conjugated oligomer; polymer; polyelectrolytes; organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs); organic photovoltaic cells (OPV); organic field-effect transistor (OFET); electrochromic devices; photodetectors; photocatalyst; rewritable paper; redox flow batteries; bioelectronics; biosensors
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Dr. In Chul Um

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Department of Biofibers and Biomaterials Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Interests: silk; biopolymer; natural fiber; non-woven fabric; wet-spinning; electro-spinning
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Prof. Dr. Marek W. Urban

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Department of Materials Science and Eng. and Department of Chemistry Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Interests: self-Healing polymers; stimuli-responsive polymers; colloidal synthesis; bioactive and adaptive interfaces

Prof. Dr. Vladimir N. Uversky

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Department of Molecular Medicine, USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC07, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Interests: intrinsically disordered proteins; protein folding; protein misfolding; partially folded proteins; protein aggregation; protein structure; protein function; protein stability; protein biophysics; protein bioinformatics; conformational diseases; protein–ligand interactions; protein–protein interactions; liquid-liquid phase transitions
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Dr. Henri Vahabi

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Optical Materials, Photonics and Systems Laboratory (LMOPS), Université de Lorraine, F-57000 Metz, France
Interests: flame retardancy; thermal degradation; biobased flame retardants; biopolymers; aging of flame retardant and polymers; fiber-reinforced composites
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Prof. Dr. Lopresto Valentina

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Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
Interests: composites; damage; delamination; NDE; impact load; innovative natural composites
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Prof. Dr. Luca Valentini

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università di Perugia, UdR INSTM, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy
Interests: graphene; carbon nanotube; polymer physics; functional nanocomposites
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Dr. Patrick van Rijn

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Department of Biomedical Engineering-FB40, W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science-FB41, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: biohybrid systems; polymeric microgels; surface chemistry; biomaterials; biointerfaces; cell biology; biomedical applications
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Dr. Cristiano Varrone

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Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Interests: chemistry and bioscience; fermentation technology; biorefinery; plastic biodegradation; waste valorization
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Dr. Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti

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Dipartimento S.B.A.I., Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, I-00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: thermal behavior; decomposition; pyrolysis; solid-state kinetics; thermodynamics of phase transitions
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