Polymerization Processes and Polymer Materials II: (No.175 Macromolecular Symposia)

The World Polymer Congresses are highlights in the calendars of polymer scientists. In July 2000, the 38th International Symposium on Macromolecules (sponsored by IUPAC) was held in Warsaw, attended by 1,500 participants from 54 countries. The program covered all areas of macromolecular chemistry - from various kinds of polymer synthesis to theory and modeling of polymer systems; and from polymer properties and characterization to industrial processing. All types of polymers (e.g., crystalline, branched, blends, composites and biorelated) were discussed, and industrial and educational perspectives were explored. Volumes 174 and 175 of Macromolecular Symposia present almost all the Invited and Plenary Lectures from the Congress and represent an excellent overview of the current state of macromolecular science.

Table of Contents:
Preface (S. Penczek, et al.). Regio--and Chemo--Selective Polymerization of Phenols Catalyzed by Oxidoreductase Enzyme and Its Model Complexes (S. Kobayashi, et al.). Tailored Mechanical Properties and Degradability of Polyesters by Controlled Molecular Architecture (M. Ryner and A. Albertson). NMR Investigation of Biodegradable Polyesters for Medical Applications (J. Kasperczyk). Synthesis and Characterization of Compatibilized Poly(beta--caprolactone)/Granular Starch Composites (E. Duquesne, et al.). Cellulose Derivatives as Solid Electrolyte Matrixes (A. Regiani, et al.). Polylactides; Properties and Prospects of an Environementally Benign Plastic from Renewable Resources (J. Dorgan, et al.). Synthesis of Polylactides by New Aluminium Schoff's Base Complexes (D. Jhurry, et al.). Raman Characterization of Orientation in Poly(lactic acid) Films (P. Smith, et al.). Chain Transfer to Polymer in Emulsion of Copolymerizations (D. Britton, et al.). Stereocomplexes Based on Biodegradable Polymers and Bioactive Macromolecules (J. Slager, et al.). Interaction of Oligopeptides with Heparin (R. Zhao, et a.). Designed Rubbery Biomaterials (J. Kennedy). Synthesis and Radical Polymerization of Hydrolytically Stable Dentin Bonding Agents (N. Moszner, et al.). Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymers: Phosphorescence and Delayed Fluoresence (D. Hertel, et al.). Synthesis and Properties of Self Organizing Semiconducting and Luminescent Polymers and Model compounds (W. Feast, et al.). Preparation of Hole Transporting Polymers by Condensation Polymerization of Triphenylamine Derivatives (H. Sato, et al.). Luminescence Properties of Poly (p--phenylenevinylene) Derivatives Carrying Directly Attached Hole--Transporting Carbazole and Electron--Transporting Phenyloxadiazole Pendants (Y. Hong, et al.). Approaches to Ultimate Functional Polymers: Quantum Functional and Molecular Engineering Materials (T. Shimidzu). Polymers for Microlithographic Applications: New Directions and Challenges (E. Reichmanis, et al.). Some unusual Structures in Thermotropic Mesophase Polymers (N. Plate, et al.). Formation of Interpenetrated Spherulities Based on Miscible Crystalline Polymer Blends (Y. Terada, et al.). Crystal Structures and Order--Disorder Phenomena in Polymers (C. De Rosa and F. Auriemma). Polymer Crystallization in Complex Conditions. Towards More Realistic Modelling of Industrial Processes (A. Ziabicki). Synthesis of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polycarbosiloxanes and Manifestation of Nonclassical Conjunction in Polymer Backbone (S. Shorokhodov, et al.). Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Elastomers: From the Analysis of the Molecular Dynamics to the Design of Nanomachines (F. Kremer, et al.). Microphase Separation in Solutions of Crystallizable Segmented Polyurethane (I. Vishnevskaya and A. Chalykh). Phase Equilibria of PS with PMMA and Poly(co--methyl methacrylate and styrene)mers (I. Vishnevskaya, et al.). Polyelectrolyte Behavior and Interpolyelectrolyte Matching of Astramol TM Poly(propylene imine) Dendrimers (V. Kabanov). Multiple Vesicular Morphologies from Block Copolymers in Solution (S. Burke, et al.). Hydrophilic Stimuli--Responsive Particles for Biomedical Applications (C. Pichot, et al.). Photochemistry in Small Domains and Single Polymer Nanoparticles (S. Takahashi, et al.). Nano--Scaled Interchain Ordering and Dynamics in Two--Dimensional Polymer Domains (A. Maximov, et al.). Production of Hollow Polymer Particles for Suspension Polymerizations for Divinylbenzene/Toluene Droplets Dissolving Styrene--Methyl Methacrylate Copolymers (M. Okubo, et al.). Transport of Water and Gases through EVA Copolymer Films, EVA70/PVC and EVA70/PVC/Gluten Blends (S. Marais, et al.). Polymers Designed to Control Nucleation and Growth of Inorganic Crystals from Aqueous Media (G. Wegner, et al.). Cross--Linking of Poly(methyl methacrylate) by Oxozirconate and Oxotitanate Clusters (G. Trimmel, et al.). Dispersion Mechanisms of Comb--Type Superplasticizers Containing Grafted Poly(ethylene oxide) Chains (E. Sakai, et al.). Thermal Properties of Copolymers of 2--Acrylamido--2--methylpropane--sulphonic Acid with Some Vinyl Monomers (Y. Aggour and A. Atia). Synthesis of Highly Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Random (Statistical) Copolymers Via Direct Polymerization (F. Wang, et al.). Recent Progress of Photo--Resin for Rapid Prototyping, "Resin for Stereolithography" (T. Hagiwara). Structure--Property Relationships for Film--Forming Poly(amide imide)s (V. Privalko, et al.). Crosslink Density and the Development of Internal Stress in Organic Coatings (P. Kamarchik). Swelling, Viscosity and Static--Mechanical Behaviour of Polyester Composites Based on Hybrid Filler System (S. Sen and N. Nugay).