Science and Technology of Polymers and Advanced Materials

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. General Plenary Session

   1. Light and the New Chemistry

      • Yoshikazu Ito

      Pages 1-8

3. Composites and Blends

   1. Reactive Extrusion Compatibilization of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) — Polyolefin Blends

      • Lloyd M. Robeson, Amir Famili, James F. Nangeroni

      Pages 9-23

   2. Miscibility and Properties of Liquid Crystalline P-Acetoxy Benzoic Acid Copolyester / Polybutylene Terephthalate Blends

      • T. K. Kang, Y. Kim, W. J. Cho, C. S. Ha

      Pages 25-33

   3. Analysis of Fracture Processes in Cross-Ply Laminates

      • J.-M. Berthelot

      Pages 35-50

   4. Thermoplastic Polymer Blends Containing Conductive Polyaniline

      • Olli T. Ikkala, Pentti Passiniemi, Jan-Erik Österholm

      Pages 51-60

   5. In-Situ Composite Processes from PEI/TLCP Blends

      • S. S. Hwang, S. M. Hong, Y. Seo, K. U. Kim

      Pages 61-73

   6. Electrical and Mechanical Characterization of PEO-LiN(CF3SO2)2 Electrolytes

      • Hakima Halitim, Djafer Benachour, Abderrezak Hammouche

      Pages 75-84

4. High Performance Materials

   1. Improved Elastomers through Control of Network Chain-Length Distributions

      • J. E. Mark

      Pages 85-98

   2. Surface Properties of Silicone High Voltage Insulators

      • Michael J. Owen

      Pages 99-106

   3. Synthesis of Block and Graft Copolymers Containing Liquid Crystalline Segments

      • Ailton S. Gomes, Maurício R. Pinto, Celton A. Barbosa

      Pages 107-115

   4. Recent Development of Chemical Resistant Styrenic Polymers for the Refrigerator

      • Kyung H. Ahn, Sang S. Woo

      Pages 117-123

   5. Simulations on Thermoplastic Elastomers from Polypropylene

      • Tarek M. Madkour, James E. Mark

      Pages 125-139

   6. The Properties of Poly(Ethylene Naphthalate) (PEN) and its Application

      • Jiro Sadanobu, Hiroo Inata

      Pages 141-151

   7. Study of Energy Gap and Electronic Transitions in Model Polymer Systems: Electronic Versus Optical Excitations

      • J. J. Pireaux, G. Gensterblum, C. Grégoire, B. Y. Han, K. Hevesi, C. A. Fustin et al.

      Pages 153-164

   8. Template Polymerization of Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate in the Presence of Poly(Acrylamide-Acrylic Acid) Induced by Gamma Radiation and its use for Removal of Metal Ions

      • T. Siyam, Z. H. Abd-Elatif

      Pages 165-173

   9. Acid Corrosion Inhibition of Nickel by Some Organic/Macrocyclic Compounds

      • F. M. Mahgoub, B. A. Abd-El-Nabey, M. Khalifa, A. El-Hefnawy

      Pages 175-184

5. Materials for Electronics and Photonics

   1. Advanced Spatial Light Modulator by Using Polymer Cell-Wall Type Liquid Crystal Light Shutter

      • Tadahiro Asada

      Pages 185-191

   2. Efficient Fullcolour Light-Emitting Devices and Lasers with Polyphenyls

      • G. Leising, F. Meghdadi, S. Tasch, C. Brandstätter, W. Graupner, S. Hampel et al.

      Pages 193-205

   3. Novel Organic Composites Based on N-Substituted Quinacridone Derivatives for Molecular Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

      • Hideyuki Murata, Charles D. Merritt, Zakya H. Kafafi

      Pages 207-214

This book summarizes the state ofthe art research presented at the Fourth International Conference on Frontiers of Polymersand Advanced Materialsheld in Cairo, Egypt in January 4-9, 1997. This conference follows the successful conferences held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1995, in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1993 andin New Delhi, India in 1991. These conferences focussed on the most recent and important advances in a wide range of carefully chosen subject areas dealing with advanced materials, their science and technology and new business opportunities resulting from recent technological advances. As its predecessors, the conference held in Cairo was truly international with strong participation of 488 deiegales representing 37 countries from the USA and Egypt, as weil as Europe, South East Asia, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East. The conference was organized by the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, The Arab Society ofMaterials Science and the State University ofNew Y ork at Butfalo. The stated goals ofthe conference were: • To highlight advances and new. findings in the general area of polymers and advanced materials. - • T o foster global collaboration between the USA, Egypt and other nations in the general field of polymers and advanced materials. • To promote the development of scientific ilifrastructure in this field among the different participating countries, especially in the Middle East. • To create a basisforfuture long-term scientific exchanges between the USA and Egypt, and/or other countries.

• Elastomer
• Extrusion
• Polyblend
• Polyethylen
• crystal
• liquid
• photonics
• polymer

• Photonics Research Laboratory, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

  Paras N. Prasad

• Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA

  James E. Mark

• Institute of Graduate Studies, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

  Sherif H. Kandil

• Naval Research Laboratory, USA

  Zakya H. Kafafi

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