Science and Technology of Polymers and Advanced Materials
Applied Research Methods

Increasing interest in lightweight and high-performance materials is leading to significant research activity in the area of polymers and composites. One recent focus is to develop multifunctional materials that have more than one property tailored as to the specified design requirements, in addition to achieving low density. The possibility of simultaneously tailoring several desired properties is attractive but very challenging, and it requires significant advancement in the science and technology of high-performance functional polymers and composites.

This volume presents a selection of new approaches in the field of composites and nanomaterials, polymer synthesis and applications, and materials and their properties. Some composites/nanocomposites and interfaces are explored as well, some with medical applications. The authors also look at simulations and modeling, synthesis involving photochemistry, self-assembled hydrogels, and sol-gel processing.

Part 1: Composites And Nanomaterials 1. Chemistry of the Interfaces/Interphases in Composites and Nanocomposites 2. Composites Based on Epoxy Resin with Chemically Modified Mineral Fillers 3. Material Model of Polyester Composites with Glass Reinforced Polyester Recyclate and Nanofiller 4. Structure and Properties of Polymer Composites Based on Statistical Ethylene-Propylene Copolymer and Mineral Fillers 5. Preparation of Copper-Containing Nanoparticles in Polyethylene Matrix without Use of Solvents 6. Electrodeposition and Properties of Copper Coatings Modified by Carbon Nanomaterial Obtained from Secondary Raw Materials 7. Impregnation of Iron and Magnetite Phases in Wood and Partial Pyrolized Wood 8. Effect of Material Manufacturer Factor on the Deformation States of Bistable Composite Plates 9. One Stage Production of Superconductive MgB2 and Hybrid Transmission Lines by the Hot Explosive Consolidation Technology Part 2: Polymer Synthesis And Application 10. Novel Aliphatic Polyester-Based Macromonomers 11. Photochemical Conversion of Polycyclopropanes 12. Photosensitive Copolymers on the Basis of Gem-Disubstituted Vinyloxycyclopropanes 13. Reaction Hydrosilylation of Allyl-2, 3, 5, 6-Di-O-Izopropylidene-D-Mannofuranose with Methyl- and Phenylcyclodisilazanes 14. Peculiarities of Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate and Styrene in Static Hetrogeneous Monomer: Water System in the Absence of Emulsifier 15. Sol-Gel Processing of Precursor for Synthesis of Mercury-Based Superconductors 16. Intergel Systems: Universal Sorbents for Different Nature Ions Sorption 17. Some Chromatographic Peculiarities of Polymer-Mineral Packing Materials with Octadecyl- and Butyl-Functional Groups 18. New Technical Access for Creation of Gradually Oriented Polymers Part 3: Materials And Properties 19. Self-Organization and Sorption Properties in Relation to Lanthanum Ions of Polyacrylic Acid and Poly-2-Methyl-5-Vinylpyridine Hydrogels in Intergel System 20. The Determination of Average Stability Constant of Zinc-Fulvate Complex by the Gelfiltration Method 21. Zeolites as Micro-Pore System and Their Usage Prospects 22. Water-Proofing Materials, Luminophore, and Other Deficient Products23. Hydrogen Embrittlement of Duplex Stainless SteelsPart 4: Constitutional Systems For Medicine 24. The Influence of Peg on Morphology of Polyurethane Tissue Scaffold25. Fractal Dimensions Analysis and Morphological Investigation of Nano-Medicine by Machine-Learning Methods 26. Effect of Fullerene on Physicochemical Properties and Biological Activity of the Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)/Fullerene Composite Films 27. Development of In Vitro Prostate Cancer Biomarkers on the Basis of Gelatin Matrix Incorporated Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Fluorescence Dye and Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen 28. Antibacterial Activity of Hyperbranched Poly (Acrylic Acid-Co-3-Hydroxypropionate) Hydrogels 29. The Isolation of Glycosaminoglycans from Fish Eyeballs and Their Potential Application 30. Biopolymer Films Based on the Blends of Silk Fibroin and Collagen for Applications in Hair Care Cosmetics

Omari Vasilii Mukbaniani, DSc, is Professor and Chair of the Macromolecular Chemistry Department of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. He is also the Director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry at Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Georgia. His research interests include polymer chemistry, polymeric materials, and chemistry of organosilicon compounds, as well as methods of precision synthesis to build blocks and the development of graft and comb-type structures.

Tamara Tatrishvili, PhD, is Senior Specialist at the Unite of Academic Process Management (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences) at Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University as well as Senior Researcher at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Marc J. M. Abadie, DSc, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Montpellier, Institute Charles Gerhardt of Montpelier, Aggregates, Interfaces and Materials Energy (ICGM-AIME, UMR CNRS 5253), France. He was head of the Laboratory of Polymer Science and Advanced Organic Materials – LEMP/MAO. He is currently Michael Fam Visiting Professor at the School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University NTU, Singapore.