Polymer International

Editorial
pp. 1-1(1)
Authors: François Schué

Acknowledgement
pp. 2-4(3)

New solid polymer electrolyte membranes for alkaline fuel cells
pp. 5-10(6)
Authors: Ying Wan; Katherine AM Creber; Brant Peppley; V Tam Bui; Ela Halliop

Flame retardancy of thermoplastic polyesters—a review of the recent literature
pp. 11-35(25)
Authors: Sergei V Levchik; Edward D Weil

Factors affecting the degradation and drug-release mechanism of poly(lactic acid) and poly[(lactic acid)-co-(glycolic acid)]
pp. 36-46(11)
Author: Frank Alexis

Properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) containing epoxy-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
pp. 47-53(7)
Authors: Kwan Han Yoon; Malcolm B Polk; Jae Hong Park; Byung G Min; David A Schiraldi

The interaction of dibutyl phthalate with 12.6 % N nitrocellulose
pp. 54-57(4)
Authors: FS Baker; CM Turner; GJ Privett

Factors affecting the adsorption of cationic dyes on polymeric hydrogels prepared by gamma irradiation
pp. 58-64(7)
Authors: Laila FM Ismail; Nabila A Maziad; Samia A Abo-Farha

Developing laminar morphology in higher-viscosity-ratio polyblends by controlling flow fields in a single-screw extruder
pp. 65-69(5)
Authors: Han-Xiong Huang; You-Fa Huang; Shu-Lin Yang

Effect of polymerization conditions on o-phenylenediamine and o-phenetidine oxidative copolymers
pp. 70-82(13)
Authors: Mei-Rong Huang; Xin-Gui Li; Wei Duan

Influence of ethyl methacrylate content on the volume-phase transition of temperature-sensitive poly[(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-(ethyl methacrylate)] microgels
pp. 83-89(7)
Authors: Xiaomei Ma; Xiaobin Huang; Lu Zhu; Xi'an Zhao; Xiaozhen Tang

Associative properties of perfluorooctyl end-functionalized polystyrene–poly(ethylene oxide) diblock copolymers
pp. 90-95(6)
Authors: Frédéric Boschet; Catherine Branger; André Margaillan; Thieo E Hogen-Esch

An interesting contrast: effects of maleic acid and styrene on the synthesis of functional poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres
pp. 96-100(5)
Authors: Songjun Li; Jie Hu; Bailing Liu

Biodegradable hollow microfibres to produce bioactive scaffolds
pp. 101-107(7)
Authors: Luigi Lazzeri; Maria Grazia Cascone; Simone Quiriconi; Letterio Morabito; Paolo Giusti

The effect of chemical heterogeneity on the properties of statistical copolymers: the conductivity of poly(aniline-co-2-bromoaniline)
pp. 108-113(6)
Author: Jaroslav Stejskal

Effect of clay on the properties of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)–clay nanocomposites
pp. 114-119(6)
Authors: Hong-Wen Wang; Kung-Chin Chang; Hsuan-Chih Chu

Morphology and dynamic mechanical properties of natural rubber/nitrile rubber blends containing trans-polyoctylene rubber as a compatibilizer
pp. 120-129(10)
Authors: MA Kader; WD Kim; S Kaang; C Nah

Phase behavior of ternary blends containing dimethylpolycarbonate, tetramethylpolycarbonate and poly[styrene-co-(methyl methacrylate)] copolymers (or polystyrene)
pp. 130-136(7)
Authors: JW Kim; JE Yoo; CK Kim

Effect of coupling agents on rice-husk-filled HDPE extruded profiles
pp. 137-142(6)
Authors: S Panthapulakkal; M Sain; S Law

Dispersion polymerization of vinyl acetate in a mixture of ethanol and water
pp. 143-148(6)
Authors: Takuji Okaya; Kenji Kikuchi; Atsushi Suzuki; Naoto Ikeda

Synthesis and characterization of an interpenetrating polymer network composed of poly(methacrylic acid) and poly(vinyl alcohol)
pp. 149-152(4)
Authors: Seon Jeong Kim; Seoung Gil Yoon; Sun I Kim

Polyethylenimine-grafted and HSA-immobilized poly(GMA–MMA) affinity adsorbents for bilirubin removal
pp. 153-160(8)
Authors: M Yakup Arca; Emine Yalçn; Gülay Bayramoglu

Synthesis and copolymerization reactions of p-acryloyloxybenzoic acid with organotin monomers
pp. 161-167(7)
Author: MM Azab

Synthesis of core–shell microspheres with active hydroxyl groups by two-stage precipitation polymerization
pp. 168-174(7)
Authors: Feng Bai; Xinlin Yang; Yuzeng Zhao; Wenqiang Huang

Synthesis and solubility of poly(N-methylbenzimidazole) and poly(N-ethylbenzimidazole): control of degree of alkylation
pp. 175-179(5)
Authors: Hongting Pu; Gaihua Liu

Thermal crosslinking behavior of poly (aryl ether ketone) copolymers containing naphthalene moieties
pp. 180-184(5)
Authors: Yaming Niu; Guibin Wang; Suxia Zhang; Ying Na; Zhenhua Jiang; Fengxia Dong; Yingguang Zheng

Microporous polyurethane/acrylate gel polymer electrolyte obtained by emulsion polymerization
pp. 185-190(6)
Authors: Tianbin Ren; Jie Ren; Xiaozhen Tang

Particle size and morphology of poly[styrene-co-(butyl acrylate)]/nano-silica composite latex
pp. 191-197(7)
Authors: Hua Li; Bo You; Guangxin Gu; Limin Wu; Guodong Chen

Mechanical and thermal properties of poplar wood polyacrylonitrile composites
pp. 198-201(4)
Authors: TK Joshi; MGH Zaidi; PL Sah; S Alam

Photoinitiator-free UV grafting of styrene, a weak donor, with various electron-poor vinyl monomers to polypropylene film
pp. 202-208(7)
Authors: Loo-Teck Ng; Duc Nguyen; Samuel B Adeloju

Quantifying adsorption of heparin on a PVC substrate using ATR-FTIR
pp. 209-214(6)
Authors: Nikolas S Harada; Helena T Oyama; Julio R Bártoli; Douglas Gouvêa; Idágene A Cestari; S Hui Wang

Copolymerization of the pair maleic anhydride–dicyclopentadiene: I. Copolymerization and post-copolymerization at high conversion
pp. 215-220(6)
Authors: Edina Rusen; Bogdan Marculescu; Ana-Maria Albu; Dumitru Mircea Vuluga; Adrian Boborodea; Dan Sorin Vasilescu

Graft copolymerization of itaconic acid onto chitin and its properties
pp. 221-225(5)
Authors: TB Mostafa; HF Naguib; MW Sabaa; SM Mokhtar

Crystal transformation and thermomechanical properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/clay nanocomposites
pp. 226-232(7)
Authors: KP Pramoda; Ashiq Mohamed; In Yee Phang; Tianxi Liu

Preparation and characterization of soy protein plastics plasticized with waterborne polyurethane
pp. 233-239(7)
Authors: Niangui Wang; Lina Zhang

The relationship between mechanical properties and morphology of vibration-injection-molded polyethylene
pp. 240-245(6)
Authors: Li Youbing; Gao Xueqin; Yuan Shaoyan; Yuan Yi; Zhang Jie; Ke Wenti; Shen Kaizhi

Macromolecules containing metal and ‘metal-like’ elements, Volume 2, Organoiron Polymers. Edited by Alaa S Abd-El-Aziz, Charles E Carraher, Jr, Charles U Pittman, Jr, John E Sheats and Martel Zeldin. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2003. ISBN 0-471-45078-2. pp 304
pp. 246-246(1)
Author: G Moad

Prediction of polymer properties. J Bicerano, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2002. ISBN 0-8247-0821-0. pp 784
pp. 246-246(1)
Author: SC Ganguly