Contemporary Topics in Polymer Science

The U. S. -Japan Polymer Symposium-1980 at the Tenth Biennial Symposium was held during the period November 21-26, 1980 at the Palm Springs Spa Hotel in Palm Springs, California. This Symposium was jointly sponsored by the Division of Polymer Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and the Society of Polymer Science, Japan. It is hoped that this joint symposium between the Japanese and Americans will become a regular event with the next sym posium to be held in Japan. Although there have been several small joint meetings between the Japanese and American poly mer scientists sponsored by the governments of the two countries with restricted topics and restricted attendance held in both countries, this symposium represented the first large meeting held in cooperation between the two societies with broad spectrum of topics and unrestricted attendance. In planning the program the Co-Chairmen, William J. Bailey and Teiji Tsuruta, tried to make the program as balanced as possible, both with regards to subject matter and representation from the two countries. They selected 24 invited lecturers, twelve from Japan as follows: Kohei Sanui, Sophia University Takeo Shimidzu, Kyoto University Shohei Inoue, University of Tokyo Itaru Mita, University of Tokyo Yuka Yamashita, Nagoya University Yozo Chatani, Osaka University Itsuo Aishima, Asahi Chemical Industry Co. , Ltd. Toshio Hayashi, Kyoto University Takuhei Nose, Tokyo Institute of Technology Tisato Kajiyama, Kyushu University Shigeo Tazuke, Tokyo Institute of Technology Naohiro Murayama, Kureha Chemical Industry CO. ,Ltd.

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Ceremony for the Presentation of the Division of Polymer Chemistry Award to Maurice L. Muggins.- The Structures of Collagen.- Panel Discussion with Dr. Muggins.- Head to Mead Polymers.- Polycondensation Reactions in the Presence of Polymer Matrices.- Telechelic Polyethylene.- Soluble Ladder Type of Poly(silesquioxanes) Maving Functional Groups.- New Phosphorus-Containing Bisimide Resins.- Crosslinking of Gelatin by Reactive Polymers Effect of Polymer Structure on Gelation Time.- Study of Dextran-Methyl Methacrylate Graft Copolymer.- The Kinetics and Mechanisms of the Dehydrohalogenation of the Poly(vinyl halides), PVC, PVDC and PVF.- 1H NMR Studies on Conformation of Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) in Solution and Its Relation with Crystal Modification.- Syntheses of Polymeric Azo Dyes of Pyrazolone Series.- New Oligomeric Flame Retardants Containing s-Triazine Ring.- Functional Effects of Exposure of Blood Coagulation Factors and Platelets to Synthetic Polymers.- Analysis of Dielectric ?-Relaxation in Poly(methyl Acrylate) and Poly(t-butyl Acrylate).- Effects of Poisson's Ratio and Electrostriction Constant on Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene Fluoride).- Influence of Shearing Histories on the Rheological Properties and Processability of Branched Polymers.- Effects of Molecular Weight on the Aggregation of Poly(?-benzyl L-Glutamate in Dilute Solution.- The Conformational Order in Hexadecane Solutions and Polyethylene.- Entanglement Networks of 1,2-Polybutadiene Cross-linked in States of Strain: XV. Simple Extension Special Case Comparison of the CKF Theory to Swelling Equilibrium Data.- Electrophilic Olefins Containing Anionic Leaving Groups as New Cationic Initiators.- Synthesis and Properties of Some Polymers Related to Biological Functions: Metal Transport andTemplate-directed Oligonucleotide Synthesis.- Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxide and Related Reactions.- Interactions Between Blood and Foreign Surfaces of Synthetic Polymers-Especially in Vascular Prothesis.- Anionic Polymerization of p-Styrenyl Substituted Derivatives of Silicon, Germanium and Tin.- Rare Earth Metal Containing Polymers: Energy Transfer Uranyl to Europium Ions in lonomers.- Extration of Uranium from Sea Water by Synthetic Polymer Adsorbent.- Selective Synthesis of Macrocyclic Oligoesters from a Bicyclic Oxalactone and Cation Transport through their Organic Liquid Membranes.- The Efficiency of Glow Discharge Polymerization in Tubular Reactors.- Interpolymer Association of Exciplex Forming Polymers under Extremely Dilute Conditions.- Surface Modification of Aromatic Polyamides by Microwave Plasma Treatment.- Modification of Polymer Surfaces by Surface Active Graftcopolymers.- The Triplet State of Polymers with Pendent Aromatic Chromophores.- Radiation-Induced Ionic Polymerization.- Hydration of Poly(ethylenimine); Structures of Sesquihydrate (-Ch2Ch2Nh--l.5H20)n and Dihydrate (-Ch2Ch2NH--2H20)n.- Quantum Chemistry of Gauche-Oxygen Effect Observed in Polyethers.- Transients in the Structure and Stress of Entangled Polymers Subjected to Step Changes in Shear Rate.- New Emulsion System Polymeric Water in Water Emulsion.- Peel Behavior of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives.- Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of SBS Block Copolymer Solids.- Physical Aging and Its Long-term Effect on the Durability and Reliability of Advanced Structural Epoxies and Epoxy-based Graphite-fiber Composites.- On the Effect of Thermal Stability of Electron Donor, AIR3 Complex for the Property of High Active Supported Catalyst for PP.- Membrane Separation and ItsIndustrial Applications.- Structure and Properties of Polypeptide Block Copolymer Membranes.- Structure and Properties of Poly(amino Acid) Solids.- Specific Multi-layer Structure Polymer Composition.- Strong Piezoelectric Activity in Simultaneously Streched and Poled Poly(vinylidene Flouride).- Vinylidene Fluoride-Hexafluoropropylene Copolymer Having Terminal Iodines.- Hydrophilic Polyamide Membrane Prepared from Optically Active Bicyclic Oxalactam.- Interfacial Tension of Demixed Polymer Solutions near Critical Solution Temperature.- Fourier Transform-Infrared Studies of Polymer Blends: IV. Poly(?-caprolactone)-Poly(Bis-phenol A-Carbonate) System.- Crystal-Liquid Crystal Phase Transformation of Synthetic Bimolecular Membranes.- Non-Equilibrium Processes in Stressed Polymeric Glasses.- Energy and Electron Transfer in Mi cellar and Polymeric Systems: Kinetic Mimicry of Chlorophyll.- Microstructure and Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) Films.- Stripping Rate of Residual Styrene Monomer from Latexes of Polystyrene and SBR.- Characterization of Thermal and Optical Properties of Polymers by Thermal Lensing Technique.- Fraction of Polymers by U1trafiltration: A Computer Simulation Study.- Entanglement Networks of 1,2-Polybutadiene Cross- Linked in States of Strain. XV. Simple Extension Case: Application of the CKF Theory to Stress Strain and Stress Relaxation Data.- Poly(aryl Ether)-Poly(arylate) Block Copolymers: I. Polysulfone-Bis-A Terephthalate Systems.- Stress-Related Surface Tension Effects in Hard Elastic Polymers.