Polymers

Dr. Luis Alves

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CIEPQPF—Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: cellulose chemistry; cellulose dissolution and regeneration; nanocellulose production and characterization; cellulose and nanocellulose-based organic–inorganic hybrid materials; bio-based polyelectrolytes from lignocellulosic materials; lignin-based materials; rheology; surfactants; polymer–surfactant association; microscopy
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Dr. Amir Ameli

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Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Ball Hall, Room 202A, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Interests: multifunctional polymer nanocomposites; additive manufacturing; bioproducts; smart materials and structures; advanced polymer-based foams; mechanics of materials
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Prof. Dr. Brian G. Amsden

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Interests: biodegradable and biocompatible polymers for biomedical applications; ocular drug delivery; tissue engineering; scaffolds

Prof. Dr. Qiaoshi An

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: organic photovoltaic materials and devices
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Dr. Seongpil An

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SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) & Department of Nano Engineering, Sungkyunkhwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Interests: artificial/natural polymers; electrospinning; solution blowing; polymer/carbon/metal/ceramic fibers; transparent conducting film; vascular self-healing system; soft actuator; triboelectric/piezoelectric nanogenerator; cooling film; water/air purification membranes
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Prof. Dr. Spiros H. Anastasiadis

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Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, N. Plastira 100, 700 13 Heraklion Crete, Greece
Interests: polymer surfaces and interfaces and thin films; polymer blends and homopolymer / copolymer blends; dynamics and diffusion in multiconstituent systems; organic/inorganic nanohybrid materials; responsive polymer systems
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Dr. Diego Antonioli

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Department of Science and Technological Innovation, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
Interests: block copolymer; self-assembly; nanocomposites; nanotechnology; polymer nanoparticles; thermal properties; dynamic-mechanical and mechanical properties

Prof. Dr. Petar Antov

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Faculty of Forest Industry, University of Forestry, 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: wood technology; wood-based composites; eco-friendly wood-based composites; lignocellulosic composites; wood technology; wood sciences; bio-based adhesives; advanced formaldehyde-based wood adhesives; formaldehyde emission; formaldehyde scavengers; recyclable materials; sustainability
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Dr. Marcelo Antunes

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Poly2 Group, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC BarcelonaTech), ESEIAAT, C/Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain
Interests: additives; aerogels; composites; conductivity; extrusion; films; foaming; foams; foils; fracture; graphene; ignifugation; membranes; molding; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; oxides; permeability; polyfunctional materials; polymers; processing; properties; resistance; silicates; structure; supercritical fluid
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Dr. Waldo M. Argüelles-Monal

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Biopolymers Group, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Hermosillo 83304, Mexico
Interests: polysaccharides and their derivatization; polyelectrolyte complexes; smart polymers; functional polymeric materials and nanomaterials for biomedical and biotechnological applications
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Dr. Marina Patricia Arrieta Dillon

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Department of Industrial and Environmental Chemical Engineering, E.T.S.I. Industriales, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Interests: food packaging; biobased and/or biodegradable polymers; nanocomposites; active materials; waste valorization; mechanical recycling; compostability
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Dr. Rossella Arrigo

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Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Viale Teresa Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
Interests: processing of polymers and biopolymers; polymer-based complex systems; polymer-based composites and nanocomposites; rheological behavior; structure-property relationships
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Dr. Prashanth Asuri

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Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA
Interests: biomaterials engineering; hydrogel nanocomposites; in vitro cell culture platforms; protein structure and function
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Prof. Dr. Leonard Ionut Atanase

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Faculty of Medical Dentistry, “Apollonia” University of Iasi, Romania- 11, Pacurari Street, 700511 Iasi, Romania
Interests: block and graft copolymers; micelles; colloids; emulsions; drug delivery; polysaccharides
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Dr. Günter K. Auernhammer

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Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Physik der Polymere, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Interests: fluid mechanics; physical chemistry; experimental physics; fluid dynamics; condensed matter physics; polymers; surface science

Prof. Dr. Rafael Auras

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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Biomedical & Physical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223, USA
Interests: polymers; poly(lactic acid); packaging; biodegradation; life cycle assessment
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Prof. Dr. Luc Avérous

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BioTeam/ICPEES-ECPM, UMR CNRS 7515, Université de Strasbourg, 25 Rue Becquerel, CEDEX 2, 67087 Strasbourg, France
Interests: biobased polymers; biodegradable polymers; biomaterials; biopolymers; green chemistry

Dr. Francis Aviles

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Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Materiales, Calle 43 No. 130 x 32 y 34 Col, Chuburna de Hidalgo, 97205 Mérida, Mexico
Interests: nanostructures; composite fabrication; testing and modelling; with particular interest on carbon nanostructures

Dr. Roberto Avolio

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Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials of the National Research Council of Italy (IPCB-CNR), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
Interests: multiphase polymeric materials; mechanochemical treatments; solid state NMR spectroscopy: recycling and sustainability; biodegradable polymers; composites and nanocomposites
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Dr. Ki Hyun Bae

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Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 13866, Singapore
Interests: mRNA vaccines; gene delivery system; biomaterials; biopolymers; nanomedicine

Prof. Dr. Claudio Baggiani

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Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: molecular imprinting polymers; ion imprinting; molecular recognition; immunoassay
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Dr. Vincenzo Baglio

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CNR-ITAE Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “N. Giordano”, Via Salita S. Lucia Sopra Contesse 5, 98126 Messina, Italy
Interests: polymer electrolyte fuel cells; direct alcohol fuel cells; water electrolysis; metal–air batteries; dye-sensitized solar cells; photo-electrolysis; carbon dioxide electro-reduction
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Ballauff

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Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Interests: physics of colloids and macromolecules; chemistry and physics of colloidal systems; scattering methods and structural research on battery systems was done mainly by using small-angle X-ray and neutro
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Dr. Tamás Bárány

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Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: self-reinforced and all-polymer composites; thermoplastic elastomers; recycling of polymers and elastomers; polymers and composites from renewable resource; impact testing

Prof. Dr. Regis Barille

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MOLTECH-Anjou Laboratory, UMR CNRS 6200, University of Angers, 2 bd Lavoisier, 49045 Angers CEDEX, France
Interests: polymers; photochromatism; nonlinear optics; AFM; near-field microscopies; surface characterization; thin films

Prof. Dr. Nektaria-Marianthi Barkoula

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Interests: structure-property relationships in materials; durability of polymers/polymer composites and cement-based composites; tribological behavior of polymers; metals and composites; biodegradable/biobased polymers; recyclability; eco-composites, nanocomposites/multi-functional materials/hierarchical composites
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Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Bartczak

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Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Division of Polymers, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland
Interests: structure and properties of crystalline polymers; plastic deformation and orientation of polymeric materials; polymer blends and composites; crystallization of polymers nanocompounds

Dr. Matthias Barz

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Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Interests: Polypeptides; polypeptoids; polypept(o)ides; nanomedicine; in vivo click chemistry; disulfide chemistry; secondary structure directed solution self-assembly

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Battaglia

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Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physics of Living System, University College London, London, UK
Interests: nanomedicine; drug delivery; physical biology; active matter; self assembly; vesicles; biodegradable and biocompatible polymers; transmission electron microscopy

Prof. Dr. Emin Bayraktar

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School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Supmeca-Paris, 3 rue Fernand Hainaut, 93400 Saint Ouen, France
Interests: advanced manufacturing processes (sinter forging, thixoforming); damage mechanisms of materials (metallic, intermetallic, rubber and epoxy-based composites); design of new composites and damage characterization; design and manufacturing of recycled constituent composites
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