Symposium
Editors, H. Galina and R.F.T. Stepto
Wiley-VCH, 2001, pp. 1-263
ISBN 3-527-30333-2
Preface
This volume
contains selected papers presented at Polymer Networks '2000, the
15th Polymer Networks Group Meeting, held in Cracow, Poland, from
17th to 21th July, 2000. The conference was organized jointly by
the Rzeszów University of Technology and the Jagellonian
University, Cracow, under the sponsorship of IUPAC and the Polymer
Division of the Polish Chemical Society. It was a satellite meeting
of the IUPAC World Polymer Congress, held the previous week in Warsaw.
The contents
of this volume reflect the main topics of the conference. In addition
to theoretical papers, there are papers on the formation, structure
and properties of interpenetrating polymer networks, and heterogeneous,
filled and hybrid networks. The properties and characterization
of hydrophilic and hydrophobic gels and swollen networks are also
covered and there are contributions on calorimetric and dielectric
studies of thermoset formation and on the structure of amorphous
sulfur.
Our thanks are
due to the authors of papers, to colleagues who helped to review
them to the Macromolecular Symposia staff. One of us (HG) would
like to express his gratitude to all members of the Advisory Board
and to the Organizing Committee of the meeting for their excellent
efforts before and during the conference, which resulted in it running
smoothly, both scientifically and socially. We feel sure that the
Cracow meeting will be remembered, not only for its scientific discussions,
but also for its tours of the Collegium Maius and Wieliczka.
The Polymer
Networks Group is more than 25 years old and has been associated
with many events. This year we celebrate the 70th birthday of two
founder members and officers: Walther Burchard of Freiburg and Karel
Dusek of Prague, to whom we are pleased to dedicate this volume.
Sadly, we also have to say farewell to Manfred Gordon of Cambridge
(UK), who passed away in March 2000, and to Toyoichi Tanaka of Cambridge
(Mass.), who passed away shortly before the conference. The volume
starts with tributes to these two friends and colleagues who will
always remain in our memories.
Henryk
Galina
Rzeszów
Robert
Stepto
Manchester
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