Polymers

Prof. Dr. Miguel Ángel López Manchado

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Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), CSIC, C/Juan de la Cierva, 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: processing and characterization of composite materials and nanocomposites; evaluation of structure-properties relationships in composite materials; study of elastomer compounds
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Dr. Raquel Verdejo

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Section Associate Editor

Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, Madrid, Spain
Interests: polymer composites and nanocomposites; polymer foams; smart polymers: dielectric elastomer actuators
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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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Dr. Ilaria Armentano

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Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization (DEIM), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: carbon nanotubes; biomaterials; polymer nanocomposites; surface properties; tissue enginneering; biodegradable polymers
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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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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. 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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Dr. Somen K. Bhudolia

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Materials Scientist (Sr)-Non-Metallics, Materials Science Lab, Halliburton Completion Tools, 11 Tuas South Avenue 12, Singapore 637131, Singapore
Interests: thermoplastic composites; out of autoclave processes; non crimp fabrics; thin ply composites; microwave curing; fusion joining of thermoplastic composites; automation and mass production of composite structures; aerospace structures; acrylic Elium-based composites
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Dr. Emiliano Bilotti

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School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Interests: polymer nanocomposites; pyro-resistive polymer composites; organic thermoelectrics; piezo-electric polymers; high performance fibres

Prof. Dr. James Busfield

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School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Interests: rubber physics; modelling of elastomers; filler reinforcement; nano-composites; tyre design; rubber abrasion & friction; rubber fracture and fatigue; viscoelastic behaviour; dielectric elastomer actua

Prof. Dr. Mauro Carraro

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Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
Interests: hybrid polymeric membranes for water treatment; hybrid copolymers; catalytic polymers
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Prof. Dr. Wei-Hung Chiang

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Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei E2-514, Taiwan
Interests: carbon nanomaterials synthesis and applications; microplasma technology and applications
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Prof. Dr. Jin-Rae Cho

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Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Hongik University, Jochiwon, Sejong 30016, Republic of Korea
Interests: functionally graded materials (FGM); CNT-reinforced polymers; FG-CNTRC structures; automotive tyres; fiber-reinforced elastomer; LNG containment

Prof. Dr. Tai-Shung Chung

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Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 1061, Taiwan
Interests: polymeric membrane materials; science and engineering for clean water; clean energy; osmotic energy; biofuel; CO₂ capture and pharmaceutical separation
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Dr. Roberto De Santis

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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, V.le J.F. Kennedy 54, Mostra d’Oltremare Pad. 20, 80125 Naples, Italy
Interests: polymer-based composites; nanocomposites; additive manufacturing; fused deposition modeling; stereolithography; finite element analysis; bone; dentine; scaffolds; prostheses
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Prof. Dr. Ángel V. Delgado

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: electrical properties of solid/liquid interfaces; nanoparticle synthesis and characterization; dispersed systems—electrokinetics; magnetic fluids; biomedical nanostructure applications; magnetic hyperthermia; drug delivery
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Prof. Dr. Jannick Duchet-Rumeau

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Laboratoire Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (UMR 5223), INSA Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Interests: processing of nanocomposites materials; processing of mesoporous materials with the use of carbon dioxide in supercritical medium as a foaming agent; processing of self-assembled materials onto inorganic surfaces with the use of phase separation phenomena in polymer blends and of self-organization phenomena (nanolithography, optical properties, etc.); processing of nanomaterials from ionic liquids; tailoring of interfaces/interphases in heterogeneous materials: polymer blends and fiber based composites
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Prof. Dr. Andrea Ehrmann

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Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Interaktion 1, 33619 Bielefeld, Germany
Interests: biopolymers; electrospinning; magnetism; spintronics; optics; dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs); smart textiles
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Prof. Dr. Rawil Fakhrullin

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Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kreml uramı 18, Kazan 420008, Russia
Interests: drug delivery vehicles; tissue engineering; clay nanomaterials; colloid chemistry; correlative microscopy; cell surface engineering; nanotoxicology; spectroscopy
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Dr. Wahid Ferdous

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Centre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Interests: landfill waste utilisation; short fibres; fibre composites; material characterisation
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Dr. Vincenzo Fiore

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Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: composites; durability; mechanical testing
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Dr. Nadege Follain

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Laboratory PBS UMR 6270 CNRS, University Rouen Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France
Interests: permeation/sorption processes; nanostructured films; multiphase/multilayer polymer materials; nanomaterials; biobased polymers
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Dr. Jesús-María García-Martínez

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Polymer Engineering Group (GIP), Polymer Science and Technology Institute (ICTP), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: polymers and environment; heterogeneous materials based on polymers; polyolefins; interfacial agents; interphase; interface; functionalization; plastic wastes; blends; composites
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Dr. Sufyan Garoushi

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Department of Biomaterials Science and Turku Clinical Biomaterials Center—TCBC, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Interests: fiber reinforced composites; dental materials
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Prof. Dr. Javier González-Benito

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Instituto de Química y Materiales Álvaro Alonso Barba (IQMAA), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain
Interests: design, preparation, and characterization of polymer-based multifunctional materials with (i) special electrical properties and (ii) antibacterial activity; characterization of polymers and composite materials; use of fluorescent probes and labels to monitor physico-chemical changes at a molecular scale; atomic force microscopy: nanothermodeformation (linear coefficients of thermal expansion of polymer thin films), nanopiezodeformación; FTIR (middle and near range): structural, dynamics, and aging phenomena studies; solution blow spinning
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Prof. Dr. Tae Hee Han

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Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: synthesis of functional nanomaterials; carbon materials; energy and environmental applications

Dr. Chaobin He

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 117575, Singapore
Interests: polymer composites; nanocomposites; organic inorganic hybrid; green plastics

Dr. Marianella Hernández Santana

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Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: elastomers; self-healing; nano(composite) materiales; dielectric spectroscopy
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Prof. Dr. Hong Hu

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Institute of Textile and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Interests: knitting; auxetic textiles; biodegradable and sustainable fiber; polylactic acid fiber
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