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This volume presents the latest research in the contemporary science of polymeric materials. The chapters in this volume are representative of the contributions presented at a symposium, ""Contemporary Science of Polymeric Materials"" held in Valletta, Malta, February 28 - March 2, 2009 on the occasion of 75th birthday of Frank E. Karasz. Its fifteen chapters cover polymers for environmentally sustainable applications, polymers in the nano/bio/info technology revolution, self-assembly and polymer networks, and simulation and modeling in polymer science.
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Author: Ljiljana Korugic-Karasz (Senior Researcher of Polymer Science and Engineering, Senior Researcher of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Volume: 1061
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.486kg
ISBN: 9780841226029
ISBN 10: 0841226024
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 15 September 2011
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents
Preface Polymers for Environmentally Sustainable Applications 1. Sugar-Based Chemicals for Environmentally Sustainable Applications Xianhong Feng, Anthony J. East, Willis Hammond, and Michael Jaffe 2. Novel Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers Based on Methyl-12-Hydroxy Stearate Omprakash S. Yemul and Zoran S. Petrovi? 3. Natural Fibers Production, Processing, and Application: Inventory and Future Prospects Ryszard M. Kozlowski, Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk, and Jorge Barriga-Bedoya 4. Immobilized Flavourzyme on Chitosan Beads for Seasoning Sauce Production: Covalent Binding vs Entrapment Nanthiya Hansupalak, Parichart Kitsongsermthon, and Ratana Jiraratananon Polymers in the Nano/Bio/Info Technology Revolution 5. Triphilic Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Aggregation Behavior and Interactions with Phospholipid Membranes S. O. Kyeremateng, C. Schwieger, A. Blume, and J. Kressler 6. Polymer Blends from Optoelectronics to Spintronics Liang Yan, Yue Wu, and Bin Hu 7. Preparation and Characterization of Hydrogels of Several Polysaccarides for Biomaterials Applications Ayse Z. Aroguz, Kemal Baysal, and Bahattin M. Baysal 8. Characterization of Poly(vinyl chloride)/Bentonite Nanocomposite Prepared via Melt Blending Method Selcan Karakus, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendic, Ljljiana Korugic-Karasz, and Ayse Z. Aroguz Self-Assembly and Polymer Networks 9. Supramolecular Triblock Copolymer Complexes Gerrit ten Brinke, Gerrit Gobius du Sart, Ivana Vukovic, Evgeny Polushkin, and Katja Loos 10. Structure and Sorption Properties of Syndiotactic Polystyrene Aerogels Christophe Daniel and Gaetano Guerra 11. Structure and Properties of Dangling Chain Poly(urethane-isocyanurate) Model Networks J. Budinski-Simendi?, M. %Spirkova, J. Pavli?evi?, J. %Somvarsky, K. Mészáros Szécsényi, and K. Du%sek 12. The Effect of Filler Particles on the Properties of Elastomeric Materials Based on Different Network Precursors Vojislav Jovanovi?, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendi?, Jelena Mili?, Ayse Aroguz, Ivan Risti?, Slobodan Prendzov, and Ljiljana Korugic-Karasz Simulation and Modeling in Polymer Science 13. Molecular-Level Deformations in Auxetic Organic Networked Polymers Joseph N. Grima, Ruben Gatt, Daphne Attard, and Richard N. Cassar 14. Pseudo-Blend Model of Hydrogel Immobilized Living Cells M. B. Plavsic, I. Pajic-Lijakovic, B. Bugarski, J. Budinski-Simendic, V. Nedovic, and P. Putanov 15. Interactions between Biopolymers and Polysiloxanes: A Theoretical Study Eufrozina A. Hoffmann, Ljiljana S. Korugic-Karasz, Zoltan A. Fekete, and Tamás Körtvélyesi Indexes Author Index Subject Index
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Ljiljana S. Korugic-Karasz is Senior Researcher of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts.
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