Topical Advisory Panel
- Polymer Chemistry Section
- Polymer Analysis and Characterization Section
- Polymer Physics and Theory Section
- Polymer Processing and Engineering Section
- Polymer Applications Section
- Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Section
- Circular and Green Polymer Science Section
- Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Section
- Polymer Networks Section
- Polymer Membranes and Films Section
- Polymer Fibers Section
- Smart and Functional Polymers Section
- Innovation of Polymer Science and Technology Section
- Polymer Recycling Section
Members
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
Interests: smart materials and structures; soft robots; soft mechanics
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Interests: smart materials and structures; soft robots; soft mechanics
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Department of Carbohydrates Technology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 122 Str., 30-149 Krakow, Poland
Interests: starch; starch modifications; starch pasting; particle size distribution; PSD; solvent retention capacity
Interests: starch; starch modifications; starch pasting; particle size distribution; PSD; solvent retention capacity
Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Interests: polymer materials; polysaccharides polymers; hydrogels
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Interests: polymer materials; polysaccharides polymers; hydrogels
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Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Savonarola, 9, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: polymers from renewable resources; modification of polysaccharides and proteins; colloidal systems; surface chemistry; development of new nanostructure and/or functional materials; natural polysaccharides or proteins; food packaging; agricultural items; textiles; sensors and plastic material finishing
Interests: polymers from renewable resources; modification of polysaccharides and proteins; colloidal systems; surface chemistry; development of new nanostructure and/or functional materials; natural polysaccharides or proteins; food packaging; agricultural items; textiles; sensors and plastic material finishing
California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Interests: materials engineering; stretchable electronics; flexible electronics; wearable electronics; nanotechnology
Interests: materials engineering; stretchable electronics; flexible electronics; wearable electronics; nanotechnology
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: hydrogels; physical and chemical hydrogels; drug delivery; tissue engineering; polymer synthesis; polymeric scaffolds
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Interests: hydrogels; physical and chemical hydrogels; drug delivery; tissue engineering; polymer synthesis; polymeric scaffolds
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Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Interests: shape memory polymers; 4D printing; polymer nanocomposites
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Interests: shape memory polymers; 4D printing; polymer nanocomposites
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: biomedical and biodegradable polymers; polyurethanes; surface functionalisation; tissue engineering; polymeric nanoparticles for nanomedicine; tissue and organ models; additive manufacturing and bioprinting
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Interests: biomedical and biodegradable polymers; polyurethanes; surface functionalisation; tissue engineering; polymeric nanoparticles for nanomedicine; tissue and organ models; additive manufacturing and bioprinting
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Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Interests: fibre composites; additive manufacturing; finite element analysis
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Interests: fibre composites; additive manufacturing; finite element analysis
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Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biology, National Research Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia
Interests: biopolymers; polysaccharides; polymer composites and biocomposites, biotechnology; new polymeric materials; biomaterials; functional materials; bacterial exopolysaccharides; bacterial cellulose; xanthan; levan; bioprocesses
Interests: biopolymers; polysaccharides; polymer composites and biocomposites, biotechnology; new polymeric materials; biomaterials; functional materials; bacterial exopolysaccharides; bacterial cellulose; xanthan; levan; bioprocesses
ICGM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34296 Montpellier, France
Interests: synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polymer; functional polymer for additive manufacturing; copolymer block self-assembly
Interests: synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polymer; functional polymer for additive manufacturing; copolymer block self-assembly
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Fusionopolis, Singapore
Interests: machine learning augmented material design; deployment of machine learning methodologies to address materials/process problems; data curation and augmentation; artificial intelligence frameworks in materials discovery; accelerating discovery and synthesis of polymers and polymeric materials; formulation; high throughput experimentation; flow chemistry; autonomous robots; rapid diagnostics & proxy characterization techniques
Interests: machine learning augmented material design; deployment of machine learning methodologies to address materials/process problems; data curation and augmentation; artificial intelligence frameworks in materials discovery; accelerating discovery and synthesis of polymers and polymeric materials; formulation; high throughput experimentation; flow chemistry; autonomous robots; rapid diagnostics & proxy characterization techniques
Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: metal-mediated molecular imprinting; chiral separation; β-blockers; molecularly imprinted polymers; molecular recognition; chemotherapeutics; cancer therapy; drug delivery systems; nanosystems; antioxidants
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Interests: metal-mediated molecular imprinting; chiral separation; β-blockers; molecularly imprinted polymers; molecular recognition; chemotherapeutics; cancer therapy; drug delivery systems; nanosystems; antioxidants
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Institute for Chemical Science and Technologies, CNR, V. Corti 12, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: synthesis of polymers; synthesis of bio-based building blocks; catalysis; structure-properties polymer relationship
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Interests: synthesis of polymers; synthesis of bio-based building blocks; catalysis; structure-properties polymer relationship
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Departamento de Ingeniería Textil y Papelera, Universitat Politècnica de València, Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell s/n, CP 03801 Alcoy, Spain
Interests: cellulose; fibres; microcapsules; nanofibers; functionalization; natural dye; microplastics
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Interests: cellulose; fibres; microcapsules; nanofibers; functionalization; natural dye; microplastics
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Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: photovoltaic; dye-sensitized solar cells; perovskite solar cells; deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids
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Interests: photovoltaic; dye-sensitized solar cells; perovskite solar cells; deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids
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Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Chemical Process and Product Technology Research Centre (Pro2TecS), Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
Interests: supercapacitors; energy storage; hypercrosslinked polymers; adsorption; biomaterials
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Interests: supercapacitors; energy storage; hypercrosslinked polymers; adsorption; biomaterials
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LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Interests: polymers; composites; nanomaterials; biopolymers; cellulose; crystallization; mechanical properties; thermal analysis; antibacterial materials; materials chemistry
Interests: polymers; composites; nanomaterials; biopolymers; cellulose; crystallization; mechanical properties; thermal analysis; antibacterial materials; materials chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
Interests: oxidovanadium (IV) complexes; DFT calculations; olefin oxidation; polymer catalyst
Interests: oxidovanadium (IV) complexes; DFT calculations; olefin oxidation; polymer catalyst
1. Department of Material Chemistry, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki Hashikamicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
2. Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Interests: biopolymers; polymer-based composites; bioceramics; electrospinning; centrifugal spinning; orthopedic implants; materials characterization; antibacterial behavior; bone regeneration.
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2. Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Interests: biopolymers; polymer-based composites; bioceramics; electrospinning; centrifugal spinning; orthopedic implants; materials characterization; antibacterial behavior; bone regeneration.
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Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
Interests: packaging; imide polymer; power device
Interests: packaging; imide polymer; power device
Physical Chemistry and Polymer Science (FYSC), VUB, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Interests: dynamic covalent networks; stimuli-responsive materials; self-healing materials; bio-based materials; soft robotics; sensors
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Interests: dynamic covalent networks; stimuli-responsive materials; self-healing materials; bio-based materials; soft robotics; sensors
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Department of Physics, Paderborn University, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
Interests: block copolymers; self-assembly; nano lithography; nanoparticle-polymer composites; soft matter-solid interface interactions
Interests: block copolymers; self-assembly; nano lithography; nanoparticle-polymer composites; soft matter-solid interface interactions
Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: supramolecular polymerizations; bottebrush polymers; hydrogen bonds; self-assembly; polymerization induced self-assembly (PISA); anisotropic shapes; biomedical applications
Interests: supramolecular polymerizations; bottebrush polymers; hydrogen bonds; self-assembly; polymerization induced self-assembly (PISA); anisotropic shapes; biomedical applications
Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
Interests: synthesis and modifications of functional fluoropolymers; determination of novel polymers structure and thermal properties; structure–property relationship studies; studies on influence of fluorinated functional groups on physical and chemical properties of novel polymeric materials; NMR spectroscopy; novel fluoropolymers; thermal degradation processes
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Interests: synthesis and modifications of functional fluoropolymers; determination of novel polymers structure and thermal properties; structure–property relationship studies; studies on influence of fluorinated functional groups on physical and chemical properties of novel polymeric materials; NMR spectroscopy; novel fluoropolymers; thermal degradation processes
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College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
Interests: porous organic polymers (COF, CTF, CMP, etc.)-based functional materials and macroscopic assembly (membrane, aerogel, etc.) for photo/electrochemical energy and environment application; porous organic polymers derived metal-free heteroatom-doped carbons for energy electrocatalysis
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Interests: porous organic polymers (COF, CTF, CMP, etc.)-based functional materials and macroscopic assembly (membrane, aerogel, etc.) for photo/electrochemical energy and environment application; porous organic polymers derived metal-free heteroatom-doped carbons for energy electrocatalysis
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Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology), Überlandstrasse 129, 8600-Dübendorf, Switzerland
Interests: structural analysis and design; concrete structures; fibre polymer strengthening; durability of composites in construction; braking forces on bridges
Interests: structural analysis and design; concrete structures; fibre polymer strengthening; durability of composites in construction; braking forces on bridges
Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42104, USA
Interests: organic synthesis; polymer chemistry; fluorescent sensing; stimuli-responsive materials; self-healing polymers
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Interests: organic synthesis; polymer chemistry; fluorescent sensing; stimuli-responsive materials; self-healing polymers
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Dr. Małgorzata Maciejewska
Department of Polymer Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Gliniana 33, 20-614 Lublin, Poland
Interests: synthesis of new monomers; synthesis of polymers and copolymers in the form of monolits and microsphres; synthesis of porous materials; chemical modification of polymers; investigation of the internal structure of the porous materials; hier-archical porous polymers; thermal (TG/DS) analysis of synthetic and natural polymers; ATR investigation; swelling studies; adsorption studies of water contaminants; inverse gas chromatography
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Interests: synthesis of new monomers; synthesis of polymers and copolymers in the form of monolits and microsphres; synthesis of porous materials; chemical modification of polymers; investigation of the internal structure of the porous materials; hier-archical porous polymers; thermal (TG/DS) analysis of synthetic and natural polymers; ATR investigation; swelling studies; adsorption studies of water contaminants; inverse gas chromatography
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Dr. Xin Tong
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
Interests: controlled polymerization; reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer; polymer processing engineering; polymer-based composite materials; clean energy conversion and storage
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Interests: controlled polymerization; reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer; polymer processing engineering; polymer-based composite materials; clean energy conversion and storage
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