New Polymeric Materials Book

1	Introduction	1
2	Developments and opportunities in polymer-based new frontiers of nanophotonics and biophotonics	6
3	Conferring smart behavior to polyolefins through blending with organic dyes and metal derivatives	18
4	Functional materials based on self-assembled comb-shaped supramolecules	34
5	Helical conformations of conjugated polymers and their control of cholesteric order	47
6	Molecular orbital theory predictions for photophysical properties of polymers : toward computer-aided design of new luminescent materials	63
7	Impact of cyano-functional groups on luminescence of poly(m-phenylenevinylene) derivatives : its dependence on conjugation length	76
8	Interaction of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(perfluorohexylethyl methacrylate)-containing block copolymers with biological systems	92
9	Elucidating the kinetics of [beta]-amyloid fibril formation	106
10	Synthesis of an ABA triblock copolymer of poly(DL-lactide) and poly(ethylene glycol) and blends with poly([epsilon]-caprolactone) as a promising material for biomedical application	119
11	Nanocomposites based on cyclic ester oligomers	138
12	Selective solvent-induced reversible surface reconstruction of diblock copolymer thin films	158
13	Thermoplastic molecular sieves : new polymeric materials for molecular packaging	171
14	Modeling transport properties in high free volume glassy polymers	187
15	New hyperbranched urethane acrylates	201
16	Charge percolation mechanism of Ziegler-Natta polymerization : part II : importance of support nanoparticles	215
17	Preparation of molecularly imprinted cross-linked copolymers by thermal degradation of poly(methacryl-N,N[superscript ']-diisopropylurea-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate	229
18	Confined macromolecules in polymer materials and processes	238
19	Chain conformational statistics and mechanical properties of elastomer blends	252
20	Polymer dynamics and broadband dielectric spectroscopy	268
21	Viscometry and light scattering of polymer blend solutions	282
22	Spectroscopic studies of the diffusion of water and ammonia in polyimide and polyimide-silica hybrids	296
23	Connectivity of domains in microphase separated polymer materials : morphological characterization and influence on properties	309
24	Dual detection high-performance size-exclusion chromatography system as an aid in copolymer characterization	325
25	Polymer permeability measurements via TGA	339
26	Thermal characterization and morphological studies of binary and ternary polymeric blends of polycarbonate, brominated polystyrene, and poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)	351
27	Polymers for the conservation of cultural heritage	370
28	Matrix free ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber-reinforced composites : process, structure, properties, and applications	391