Polymers

Dr. Loris Pietrelli

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Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: environment and sustainable development; waste treatment; polymers; environmental monitoring; ecology; ornithology
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Prof. Dr. Giovanni Polacco

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Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, 1 - 56122 Pisa, Italy
Interests: bitumen; polymer modified bitumen; rheology; energetic polymers

Prof. Dr. Pedro Pradanos

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Surface and Porous Materials Group SMAP, Institute of Sustainable Processes ISP, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47071 Valladolid, Spain
Interests: membrane technology; membrane gas separation polymers; preparation and characterization; mixed matrix membranes; characterization of porous polymers; membrane modification; membrane processes (MF; UF; NF; RO; FO; Gas separation; pervaporation)
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Dr. Daniela Predoi

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National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor Street, No. 405A, P.O. Box MG 07, 077125 Magurele, Romania
Interests: biomaterials; biomedical applications; biotechnology; environmental applications; food industry; hydroxyapatite; magnetic properties; iron oxide nanoparticles; structural properties; surface properties; antimicrobial properties; antimicrobial coatings; pharmaceutical applications; colloidal properties
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Prof. Dr. Hongting Pu

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Department of Polymeric Materials, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Interests: polymer nanomaterials; polymer electrolyte membranes; single-chain chemistry; supramolecular polymers

Prof. Dr. Andrea Pucci

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Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: smart polymeric materials; sensor nanocomposites; mechanochromic materials; self-healing composites
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Dr. Muhammad Rabnawaz

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School of Packaging, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Interests: packaging; materials; coatings; sustainability
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Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Ranucci

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Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: biodegradable and biocompatible polymers; bioinspired polymers with flame-retardant activity; phytotoxicity of polymers; composite resins from natural fibers for water purification; composite hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue regeneration; polymers from renewable sources
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Prof. Dr. Fabien Salaün

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ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, University Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
Interests: polymer and materials synthesis; microencapsulation and nanoencapsulation of active substances; surface functionalization for enhanced textile properties; thermal comfort; melt spinning; fibers; development of new synthetic methodologies and strategies for the design of new materials
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Prof. Dr. Paola Scarfato

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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Interests: processing-structure-properties relationships; polymer recycling; biodegradable polymers; polymer (bio)composites and nanocomposites; active and sustainable packaging systems; film production technologies; additive manufacturing; microencapsulation

Dr. Bob C. Schroeder

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Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
Interests: polymer chemistry; organic semiconductors; plastic electronics; self-healing; thermoelectrics
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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. 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

Prof. Dr. Alberto Jiménez Suárez

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Materials Science and Engineering Area, Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Calle Tulipán s/n, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Interests: multifunctional composite materials; self-healing materials; 3D printed nanocomposites; structural health monitoring
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Prof. Dr. Wei Sun

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Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
Interests: sensors; electrochemistry; functional nanomaterials; carbon nanocomposites; electroanalysis

Prof. Dr. Haolin Tang

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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: fuel cells; Li-ion battery; electrochemical energy materials; nanostructured electrolyte; electrocatalyst; self-assembling hybrid materials
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Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Tercjak

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
Interests: bacterial cellulose; bionanocomposites; biohybrid inorganic/organic materials; polymeric materials
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Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur

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1. Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre, SRUC, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
2. Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: biorefining, chemistry, nanotechnology, biomass, and waste; biomedical engineering; composites; sensors; manufacturing of functional materials; aerospace materials; nanomaterials; renewable energy; smart materials; surface engineering; water science and engineering; additive manufacturing of polymers and composites; multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites: self-healing, nanoelectronic materials; hydrogels; membranes; nanofiber; composites for extreme environments and manufacturing technology
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Prof. Dr. Yasuo Tomita

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: photonic nanocomposite materials; nonlinear optics, neutron optics; information photonics
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Dr. Nghia P. Truong

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1. Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
2. Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, HCI F531, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Interests: polymer chemistry; nanomedicine; drug delivery; antimicrobial materials
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Prof. Dr. Vessela Tsakova

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Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: conducting polymers; electrochemistry of electroactive materials, electrochemical deposition; electrocatalytic materials; electroanalysis

Prof. Dr. Hui-Hsin (Anna) Tseng

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Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
Interests: synthesis and fabrication of functional membrane; membrane reactor; membranes for energy and environmental applications; membrane processes for a circular economy
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Dr. Mohammad Afsar Uddin

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Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Interests: π-conjugated oligomer; polymer; polyelectrolytes; organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs); organic photovoltaic cells (OPV); organic field-effect transistor (OFET); electrochromic devices; photodetectors; photocatalyst; rewritable paper; redox flow batteries; bioelectronics; biosensors
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Prof. Dr. Dhayalan Velauthapillai

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Faculty of Engineering and Science, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 7030, 5020 Bergen, Norway
Interests: DSSCs; perovskites; polymer solar cells; quantum dot solar cells; photocatalytic water-splitting; hydrogen production

Prof. Dr. Dong Hwan Wang

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School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
Interests: organic electronics (OPV, OPD, and Perovskite); device physics; nanomaterials (synthesis and characterization); nanomorphology control; nanopatterning; oxide materials; stamping-transfer nanotechnology
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Prof. Dr. Shanfeng Wang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Interests: polymeric biomaterials; tissue engineering; biomedical devices; biofabrication; flexible electronics
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Prof. Dr. Piotr Warszyński

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Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, PAS, 30-239 Krakow, Poland
Interests: thin films; polyelectrolytes; colloids; adsorption; surfactants
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Dr. Chunsheng Xiao

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Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
Interests: polymeric carrier; drug delivery; protein delivery; polymer therapeutics; controlled drug release
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Dr. Weiyi Xing

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State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Interests: flame retardant; coatings; textiles; wire and cable; polycarbonate; epoxy resins
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Dr. Yung-Sheng Yen

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Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
Interests: organometallic chemistry and its application in potential materials; dye-sensitized solar cells; perovskite solar cells; optoelectronic sensors
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