Polymers

Prof. Dr. Mikhail Shamonin

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East Bavarian Centre for Intelligent Materials (EBACIM), Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg, Prüfeninger Strasse 58, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Interests: smart polymers and composite materials; sensor technology; vibration energy harvesting; soft composite materials; measurement science and technology; magnetic materials
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Prof. Dr. Jian Shen

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Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China
Interests: interface chemistry and functional polymer

Prof. Dr. Yung-Kang Shen

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School of Dental Technology, College of Oral College, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
Interests: 3D scaffold; biomaterials micro/nano fabrication; 3D/4D printing & bioprinting
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Dr. Mikyung Shin

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Seobu-ro 2066, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
Interests: hydrogels; polyphenols; hemostasis; tissue-adhesive; polymeric biomaterials
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Prof. Dr. Yang Si

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State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
Interests: nanofiber materials; gels
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Dr. Simone Silva

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3B’s Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal; ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: Material science; biomaterials; natural polymers; soft materials; ionic liquids; materials chemistry; biomedical applications; green chemistry; polymeric materials; biotechnology; polymer characterization.
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Prof. Dr. Leonardo Simon

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Interests: polymer sand related materials; structure; properties; synthesis; characterization; extrusion; molding; automotive; packaging; biopolymers; synthetic polymers; polymer modification

Prof. Dr. Barbara Simončič

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Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: textile chemistry; surface and bulk modification of textile substrates; multifunctionality; sol-gel technology
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Prof. Dr. Roberto Simonutti

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Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università Milano Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy
Interests: synthesis and characterization of polymers; polymeric nanocomposites; micro- and mesoporous materials; solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Dr. Swee Leong Sing

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
Interests: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; 3D bioprinting; laser–material interactions; laser-based advanced manufacturing
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Prof. Dr. Alina Sionkowska

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Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetic Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland
Interests: biopolymers; biomaterials; cosmetic chemistry
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Dr. Valentina Siracusa

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Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: polyesters; synthesis; chemical modification; thermal properties; mechanical properties; barrier properties; biodegradability; food packaging; active packaging; diffusion; permeability; bio-based and biodegradable polymers; polymers from waste; nanocomposites; biocomposites; life cycle assessment
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Dr. Yury A. Skorik

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1. Head of the Laboratory of Natural Polymers, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
2. Head of the Analytical Chemistry Department, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: polysaccharides; biomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; gene delivery; nanomedicine; nanocomposites; electrospinning
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Prof. Dr. Stanislaw Slomkowski

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Department of Engineering of Polymer Materials, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Lodz, Poland
Interests: fundamental and applied studies on polymer nanoparticles; microparticles; and related materials for medical applications, in particular for medical diagnostics and drug delivery
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Dr. Dennis W. Smith

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Department of Chemistry, MSU Advanced Composites Institute, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Interests: synthesis; mechanism; structure/property relationships; polymeric materials and composites for optical; dielectric; energy; gas separation

Prof. Dr. Martin J. Snowden

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Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
Interests: gels and microgels; colloid stability and flocculation behaviour; polymer/particle interactions; physical pharmacy/pharmaceutics

Dr. Michelina Soccio

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Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
Interests: polymer synthesis; polymer modification; copolymerization; polymer characterization; solid state properties in polymers; polymer thermal properties; polymer crystallization kinetics; mechanical characterization; bio-based monomers; biopolymers; biomaterials; polymer nanostructuring; nanocomposites; gas barrier properties; polymer compostability; biopolymers for tissue engineering; polymeric devices for controlled drug delivery; biodegradation
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Prof. Dr. Yanlin Song

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Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: nano-materials and green-printing technology; printed electrics and photonics; fabrication and applications of photonic crystals

Dr. Luigi Sorrentino

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Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, I-80055 Portici (NA), Italy
Interests: multiscale and multifunctional thermoplastic cellular materials; innovative foaming processes; new polymer processing technologies (extrusion, foaming, blow molding, injection molding, additive manufacturing, laser sintering, microfluidic, etc.); multifunctional composites based on thermoplastic matrices; thermoplastic composite laminates; stimuli responsive lightweight materials
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Prof. Dr. Alejandro Sosnik

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Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials Science, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Interests: biomaterials; drugs; polymers; small-molecule drug and polymer self-assembly; polymeric nanoparticles; polymeric micelles; hybrid ceramic–polymer nanomaterials; pharmaceutical materials science; drug delivery and targeting; mucosal drug delivery; nanomedicine; pediatric cancer
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Dr. Andreia F. Sousa

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CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: polyester synthesis; bio-based materials; recycling; nanocomposite foams
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Dr. Vito Speranza

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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
Interests: molding; effect of thermomechanical history on final structure of polymeric materials; analysis and numerical simulation of the injection molding process of thermoplastic materials; polymeric materials characterization; atomic force microscopy
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Prof. Dr. Richard J. Spontak

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Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: block copolymers; network-forming polymers; polymer blends; stimuli-responsive polymers; polymer morphology
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Dr. Simcha Srebnik

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
Interests: adsorption; chemical physics; molecularly imprinted polymer; monomer; nanotechnology; inorganic chemistry; chemistry; polymer chemistry; materials science; Monte Carlo method; hydroxide; molecule; molecular imprinting; membrane; chemical engineering; polymerization; carbon nanotube; polymer; molecular dynamics; porosity
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Prof. Dr. Florian J. Stadler

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: nanomaterials science; polymer science; soft matter science; 2D materials; environmental chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Andrzej Stasiak

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Center for Integrative Genomic, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Interests: DNA structure and topology; DNA recombination; DNA replication; DNA repair; knotted and catenated polymers; structure of chromosomes and knotted proteins; DNA supercoiling and enhancer-promoter interactions
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Dr. Mihaela C. Stefan

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Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
Interests: novel fused ring semiconducting polymers; supramolecular organization in electronic polymers: block-copolymers containing; regioregular polythiophenes and liquid crystalline polymers; conjugated polymer-quantum dot networks for hybrid solar cell applications; functional aliphatic polyesters for drug delivery

Prof. Dr. Pablo Marcelo Stefani

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Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
Interests: biobased thermosetting polymers; foams; soy-based polymers; waste valorization; natural-fiber-reinforced plastics; biocomposites; green composites; natural additives
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Dr. Klaus Werner Stöckelhuber

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Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Hohe Str. 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
Interests: elastomer nanocomposites; rubbers; nano-fillers; interfaces; surface energies; wetting phenomena

Dr. Georgi Stoychev

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Marsico Lung Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Interests: polymers; polymer networks; hydrogels; actuators; stimuli-responsive polymers; shape-memory polymers; fibers
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