Polymers

Prof. Dr. Ben Bin Xu

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Mechanical and Construction Engineering Department, Northumbria University, Newctle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
Interests: bio-inspired responsive materials/surfaces/structures; mechanics of thin film materials and soft matters; micro-device; flexible electronics
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Prof. Dr. Ping Xu

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: conjugated polymer applications; electrocatalysis; surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; nanomaterials synthesis
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Prof. Dr. Yisheng Xu

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School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Interests: nanomaterial microreactor; polyelectrolyte material; EUV/DUV photoresist material

Dr. Xuanyi Xue

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School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Interests: disaster response; high strength steel; bimetallic steel; low-carbon material; corrosion; fatigue behavior
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Prof. Dr. Ning Yan

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: biomass; biopolymer and bio-based materials and chemicals; natural and fiber composites and nanocomposites; cellulose, lignin and extractives; polymer modification and functionalization; polymer adhesives; resins and coatings; smart and functional sensors and devices
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Dr. Chen-I Yang

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Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
Interests: coordination polymers; metal–organic frameworks; molecule-based magnets; magnetochemistry
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Prof. Dr. Guang Yang

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School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Interests: medical materials; drug carrier; photoelectric materials; ordered nanomaterial assembly
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Prof. Dr. Liangrong Yang

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Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: porous polymers; adsorbents; microspheres; covalent organic frameworks (COFs); metal organic frameworks (MOFs); solvent extraction; membrane separation

Prof. Dr. Quanling Yang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: natural polymer based functional materials; nanomaterials; materials for energy storage and conversion
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Dr. Rui Yang

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: aging mechanism; stability evaluation and lifetime prediction of polymer materials; heat storage material based on phase change material (pcm); structure–property relationship of polymer materials
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Dr. Weijun Yang

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School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
Interests: lignocellulosic materials; synthesis and functionalization of biobased polymers; polymer based composites

Prof. Dr. Andrey B. Yaroslavtsev

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Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Interests: ion-exchange membranes; hybrid membranes; solid electrolytes; composites; fuel cells; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; metal-ion batteries; sensors
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Dr. Tengling Ye

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China
Interests: organic photovoltaics; optoelectronics; solar cells; material characterization; organic electronics; photovoltaics; solar energy materials; semiconductor device physics; electrical characterization; thin film deposition
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Dr. Hung-Ju Yen

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Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
Interests: nanographene; polymers; energy storage; optoelectronics
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Dr. Yung-Sheng Yen

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Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
Interests: organometallic chemistry and its application in potential materials; dye-sensitized solar cells; perovskite solar cells; optoelectronic sensors
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Prof. Dr. Dong Jin Yoo

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Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Republic of Korea
Interests: polymer synthesis; catalyst; polymer membranes; fuel cells; electrochemical sensors
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Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Yoshihara

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Department of Chemistry, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan
Interests: Fracture Mechanics; vibration properties; elastic-plastic properties; experimental characterization; wood species; plywood; medium-density fiberboard; and extruded polystyrene

Prof. Dr. Bin Yu

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State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Interests: polymer composites; flame retardancy; bio-inspired materials
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Dr. Guipeng Yu

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: porous organic polymers; catalysis; high-performance membranes
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Prof. Dr. Wei Yu

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Department of:Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: polymer melts and solutions, block copolymers, polymer composites/nanocomposites, emulsions, suspensions, gels; kinetics and mechanism of chemical reactions in polymeric systems under flow field; liquid-solid transition, liquid-liquid phase separation, crystallization of polymers; rheological constitutive theory for polymer melts/polymer blends/composites, multiscale simulation of polymer blend/composites, simulation of polymer processing; microporous membranes, polymer alloys, vitrimers, polymer foams, gels

Prof. Dr. Jianyu Yuan

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Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
Interests: next-generation photovoltaic materials and device

Dr. Traian Zaharescu

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National Institute for Electrical Engineering, INCDIE ICPE-CA, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: radiation processing of polymers; characterization of polymer durability; antioxidants; evaluation degradation of polymer composites; polymer hybrids; radiation effects on solid materials
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Prof. Dr. Fahmi Zaïri

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Civil Engineering and Geo-Environmental Laboratory (ULR 4515 LGCgE), Lille University, 59000 Lille, France
Interests: annulus fibrosus; intervertebral disc; lumbar spine; hyperelastic material; elastomers; rubber; polyethylenes; tensile deformation; wide-angle X-ray scattering; mechanics of polymers; damage mechanics; fracture mechanics; consti-tutive modelling
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Prof. Dr. Marco Zanetti

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Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: polymer degradation and stability; electrospinning; nanocomposites; carbon materials; flame retardant; biomedical polymers
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Prof. Dr. Duyang Zang

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Functional Soft Matter & Materials Group, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
Interests: soft matter physics and complex fluids
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Prof. Dr. Jianfeng Zang

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School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: smart soft materials; flexible electronics; soft robots; soft metamaterials
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Dr. Mauro Zarrelli

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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: advanced composites; mechanical and thermo-mechanical performance; nanocomposites; manufacturing processes; residual stresses; cure kinetics; thermal stability; impact; fracture tooughness
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Dr. Weicai Zeng

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Department of Food Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: food nutrition and health
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Prof. Dr. Chaocan Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: nanomaterials and nanocomposites; functional and fine polymer materials; gradient functional polymer materials; adsorption and separation functional materials; liquid crystal polymer materials; photonic crystal materials
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Prof. Dr. Huacheng Zhang

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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: functional materials for environmental and energy applications; mesoporous materials for gas absorption and organic molecules storage; combined cancer therapy including multi drug delivery and bio-imaging
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