Polymer-Solvent Complexes and Intercalates IV: 4th International Conference, October 2003, Vol. 203 Book

	Preface
1	Polymer-Solvent Complexes and Intercalates Prepared under Various Conditions	1
2	Microscopically-viewed Structural Changes in Solvent-induced Phase Transitions of Synthetic Polymers	13
3	Highly Conductive Oriented PEO-Based Polymer Electrolytes	27
4	On the Structure of Sulfonic Acid Doped Thermoreversible Polyaniline Gels	47
5	Conformational Characteristics of Stereoregular PMMA and of the Stereocomplex: New Insights from FTIR Measurements	57
6	Reorganization of the Structures, Morphologies, and Conformations of Polymers by Coalescence from Their Crystalline Inclusion Compounds Formed with Cyclodextrins	71
7	Water-Protein and Ligand-Protein Interactions as Determined by Selective NMR Relaxation Studies	89
8	Functional Polymeric Materials: Complexing Amphiphiles as Structure-Inducing Elements	103
9	Solid State NMR Study of Intercalate Complexes of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Small Molecules	111
10	On the Clathrate Structures of Syndiotactic Poly(m-methylstyrene)	123
11	Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(ethylene oxide) in Mixtures with Tetrahydronaphthalene and Oligo(dimethyl siloxane-b-ethylene oxide) Copolymer	131
12	Free Energy and Dimensions of Macromolecules under Confinement in Layered Assemblies	139
13	Depth Profiling of Polymer Films by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy	147
14	The Gel-like Structure of Polymer in Thin Films: An Explanation of the Thickness Dependent Glass Transition?	155
15	Starch-Modified Filters Used for the Removal of Dyes from Waste Water	165
16	Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-graft-Polyacrylamide Copolymers Depending on the Graft Length. 1. Redistribution of Hydrogen Bonds and its Influence on the Copolymer Behavior in Aqueous Solution	173
17	Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-graft-Polyacrylamide Copolymers Depending on the Graft Length. 2. Thermal Properties in the Bulk State	183
18	Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-graft-Polyacrylamide Copolymers Depending on the Graft Length. 3. Benzene Solubilization by Solutions of the Copolymer	193
19	Conformational Changes in Poly(vinyl alcohol)-graft-Polyacrylamide in Aqueous Solutions vs Graft Content	201
20	Polythydroxyethyl methacrylate Membranes: As a Hydrogel Support for Use in Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography	207
21	A Novel pH Sensitive Porous Membrane Carrier for Various Biomedical Applications Based on pHEMA/chitosan: Preparation and Its Drug Release Characteristics	213
22	Dye-Ligand Immobilized IPNs Membrane for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions	219
23	Rationalizing the Meaning of Coefficients in Flory-Huggins Approach to Polymer-Solvent Interactions	225
24	[superscript 1]H NMR Relaxation Study of Polymer-Solvent Interactions during Thermotropic Phase Transition in Aqueous Solutions	229
25	[superscript 1]H NMR Study of Phase Transition of Uncharged and Negatively Charged Poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) in D[subscript 2]O Solutions	239
26	Polymer-colloid Complexes in Three-component System: Poly(styrene-alt-maleic acid)-Poly(ethylene oxide)-Silica Sol in Aqueous Medium	247
27	Formation of Poly(ethylene glycol) Inclusion Complexes in Aqueous Solutions of Mixed Cyclodextrins	259
28	Self-assembling Complexes with Magnetic Properties	265
29	Wettability of Acrylate Copolymer Surfaces after Ageing in Water	271
30	Evaluation of the Fractionated Crystallization of Isotactic Polypropylene and High Density Polyethylenes in Their Blends with Cycloolefin Copolymers	277
31	Recognition of the Syndiotactic Polypropylene Polymorphs via Dynamic-mechanical Analysis	285
32	Starch Swelling and Its Role in Modern Ceramic Shaping Technology	295
33	Dynamic Properties of Protein-Like Heteropolymers A Computer Simulation Study	301
34	Conductive Polymer Composites (CPC): Influence of Processing Conditions, Shear Rate and Temperature on Electrical Properties of Poly(butylene terephthalate)/poly(amide 12-b-tetramethyleneglycol) - Carbon Black Blends	309
35	Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Poly(ethylene-co-ethyl acrylate) as a Function of Carbon Black Content	317
36	Photo-Ageing of a Thermoplastic Aromatic Polyurethane in Contact with Artificial Sweat	325
37	A Comparative Study of the Rheological and Structural Properties of Gelatin Gels of Mammalian and Fish Origins	331