POLYMER
volume 40 , number 1, (January) 1999


POLYMER PAPERS


1 Frustration and single crystal morphology of
isotactic po!v(2-vinylpyridine)
T. Okihara, L Cartier,
G. O. R. Alberda van Ekenstein and B. Lotz


13 A novel second-order nonlinear optical
guest-host polymeric material exhibiting optical
transparency down to 400 nm
R.-H. Lee, G.-K Hsiue and R.-J. Jeng


21 Monitoring of electroinitiated polymerization of
aniline by Raman microprobe spectroscopy
M. Sacak, U. Akbulut and D. N. Batchelder


27 Solid-state n.m.r. investigation ofcrosslinkable
blends of novola^and poly(e-caprolactone)
Z. Zhong, Q. Guo and Y. Mi


35 Thermal scanning rheometer analysis of curing
kinetic of an epoxy resin: 2. An amine as curing
agent
J. M. Laza, C. A. Julian, E. Larrauri, M. Rodriguez
and L. M. Leon


47 Tensile drawing ofethylene/vinyl-alcohol
copolymers: 3. Biaxial orientation
R. Seguela, K. Djezzar, L. Penel, J.-M. Lefebvre,
and Y. Germain


53 Thermally crosslinkable thermoplastic
PET-co-XTA copolyesters
E. PingeL L. J. Markoski, G. E, Spilman,
B. J. Foran, T. Jiang and D. C. Martin


65 Mechanism of the thermal degradation of
prepolymeric poly(3-nitratomethyl-3-
methyloxetane)
T. J. Kemp, Z. M. Barton and A. V. Cunliffe


95 Scanning force microscopic investigation of
plasticity and damage mechanisms in
polypropylene spherulites under simple shear
G. CouKon, G. Castelein and C. G'Sell

111 Dielectric study of the main-chain liquid-crystal
polyesters poly(alkyl terephthaloyl-bis-4-
oxybenzoate)s and poly(alkyl-4,4'-diphenoxy
terephthalate)s
L Campoy, M. A. Gornez, C. Marco and
J.G. Fatou


117 Size exclusion chromatography of polymers
with molar mass detection. Computer simulation
study on instrumental broadening biases and
proposed correction method
P. I. Prougenes, D. Berek and G. R- Meira


125 Synthesis and blue light-emitting characteristic
of rod-like poly(4,4'-biphenylene
pyromellitimide) with furyl side groups
S. M. Pyo, S. I. Kim, T. J. Shin, M. Ree, K. H. Park
and J. S. Kang


131 Reactive blending by in situ potynnerization of
the dispersed phase
P. Cassagnau, T. Nietsch, M- Bert and
A. Michel


139 Using a water-insoluble dye to probe the particle
nucleation loci in styrene emulsion
polymerization
C.-S. Chern and C.-K Lin


149 Charge-recombination luminescence as a
monitor of network formation during cure of
epoxy resins
J. Lange, R. Ekelof and G. A. George


157 Analysis of the dynamic structure factor for
semi-dilute solutions of polyisobutylene
Y. Einaga and D. Karube


171 Formation and structure of the epoxy-silica
hybrids
L. Matejka, K. Dusek, J. Plestil, J. Kriz and
F. Lednicky


183 The length of cooperativity at the glass transition
in poly(vinyl acetate) from the modeling of the
structural relaxation process
J. L Gornez Ribelles, A. Vidaurre Garayo,
J. M. G, Cowie, R. Ferguson, S. Harris and
I. J. McEwen


193 Liquid crystalline thermosets by
polymerization of mesogenic azomethine
based diepoxides-influence of reaction rate
on phase behaviour
W. Mormann and M. Brocher


199 Plasticity of polystyrene-
polv(2,6,dimethyl,1,4,phenylene oxide) blends
C. Creton, J.-L Halary and L Monnerie

207 Spread films of polymethyl methacrylate on
aqueous solutions of polyethylene oxide
S. K. Peace, R. W, Richards, F. T Kiff,
J. R, P. Webster and N. Williams


219 Orientational dynamics in the crystalline and
amorphous states of side-chain liquid crystalline
polysiloxane probed by second harmonic
generation
M. Hasegawa, N. Nemoto, Y. Nagase, Y. Shirai,
T. Ikeda and J. Abe


227 Modification of polylstyrene-stat-acrylonitrile) to
promote polymer blend miscibility through
hydrogen-bonded (2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazine)-
maleimide interactions
J. M. G. Cowie and D. Cocton


233 Reaction of crosslinked chloromethylated
polystyrene with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde under
phase transfer-catalyzed conditions
A. A. Sarhan, M. Y. Abdelaal, M. M. All, and
E. H. Abdel-Latift


243 Molecular orientation in crystalline miscible
blends
D. Keroack, Y. Zhao and R. E. Prud'homme


253 Determination of Avrami exponent by
differential scanning calorimetry for
non-isothermal crystallization of polymers
K. P. Chuah, S. N. Gan and K. K. Chee


261 Conductive polyaniline-SBS composites from in
situ emulsion polymerization
H.-Q. Xie, Y.-M. Ma and J.-S. Guo

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

267 Ternary blend with both molecularly and
superamolecularly interpenetrating networks
C.-t Zhao, M. Xu and W. Zhu

273 Synthesis otcopolytTiers containing-
3-hydroxycyclohexyl methacrylate and their
application as ArF excimer laser resists
J.-B. Kirn, J.-Y. Kim and M.-H. Jung


277 Light scattering and reflectance of optically
heterogeneous polymers in multiple scattering
regime
J. Holoubek

281 Calendar

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283 X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of zinc-
neutralized ethylene-methacrylic acid ionomers
B. P. Grady, J. A. Floyd, W. Berlin Genetti,
P. Vanhoorne and R. A. Register


289 Transcrystallization of polypropylene
composites: nucleating ability of fibres
C. Wang and C.-R. Liu


299 Thermal graft copolymerization with concurrent
lamination of low density polyethylene and
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films
I M. C. Zhang, E. T. Kang, K. G. Neoh, H. S. Han
and K. L. Tan

307 The effect of stoichiometry on the fracture
toughness of a polyurethane-urea elastomer
R. A. Beck and R. W. Truss

315 Undirectional fibre-reinforced polymers:
analytical morphology approach and mechanical
modelling based on the percolation concept
N. D. Alberola, G. Merle and K. Benzarti


329 Positronium-salt interactions and ionic
conductivity in poly(2-hydroxyethyl
methacrylate) gel electrolytes
R. M. Hodge, P. E. M. Alien, D. A. Miller,
D. R. G. Williams and G. P. Simon

337 Morphology, melting behaviour and
co-crystallization in polyethylene blends: the
effect of cooling rate on two homogeneously
mixed blends
R. L. Morgan, M. J. Hill and P. J. Barham

349 Estimation of free volume in polystyrene-
polyphenylene ether blend probed by the
positron annihilation lifetime technique
H.-L. Li, Y. Ujihira, A. Nanasawa and Y. C. Jean

357 In situ compatibilisation of poly(phenylene
sulphide)/wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid
crystalline polymer blends by reactive extrusion:
morphology, thermal and mechanical properties
T. G. Gopakumar, S. Ponrathnam, A. Leie,
C. R. Rajan and A. Fradet

365 Compatibilization of PBT/ABS blends by methyl
methacrylate-glycidyl methacrylate-ethyl
acrylate terpolymers
W. Hale, H. Keskkula and D. R. Paul

379 Cellulose fibre-supported pH-sensitive
hydrogels
J. 0. Karlsson and P. Gatenholm

389 End-functionalised copolymers prepared by the
addition-fragmentation chain transfer method
Styrene/methyl methacrylate system
W. K. Busfield, C. I. Zayas-Holdsworth and
S. H. Thang


397 Study of the molecular structure of PET films
obtained by an inverse stretching process
Part 2: crystalline reorganization during
longitudinal drawing
M. vigny, J. F. Tassin and G. Lorentz

407 Effect of counter ions in electrochemical
polymerization media on the structure and
responses of the product polyaniline films
III. Structure and properties of polyaniline films
prepared via electrochemical polymerization
H. Okamoto and T. Kotaka

419 Synthesis, characterization and surface
analysis using dynamic contact angle
measurements of graft copolymers: poly(methyl
methacrylate)-g-poly(dimethylsiloxane)
and poly(methyl methacrylate)-g-
poly(trifluoropropylmethylsiloxane)
A. E. Mera, M. Goodwin, J. K. Pike and
K. J. Wynne

429 Synthesis of soluble polyimides containing
bipyridinium dihydrogen phosphate and
p-toluenesulfonate and effect of anions on
properties of polyimides
X. Sun, Y.-k. Yang and F. Lu

439 Time-resolved SAXS study of crystallization of
poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(methyl methacrylate)
blends
J. Baldrian, M. Horky, A. Sikora, M. Steinhart,
P. Vicek, H. Amenitsch and S. Bernstorff

447 Electron beam induced structural modification of
a fluorocarbon elastomer in the presence of
polyfunctional monomers
I. Banik, S. K. Dutta, T. K. Chaki and
A. K. Bhowmick

459 On morphological instability in polymeric
crystallization
J. J. Janimak and D. C. Bassett



469 1,2-Bis(carboxyphenoxy)arylenes and aramids
and polyarylates therefrom: synthesis and
properties
G. C. Eastmond, J. Paprotny and R. S. lrwin


487 Crystallization kinetics of polypropylene Part 4:
Effect of unmodified and azide-modified PET and
PA short fibres
M. A. Lopez-Manchado and M. Arroyo

497 In situ fibrillation of poly(vinyl alcohol) during
saponification of poly(vinyl ester) (1).
Chemorheological and morphological
investigations of in situ fibrillation
W. S. Lyoo and W. S. Ha


507 Combined in-situ small and wide-angle
synchrotron X-ray scattering (SAXS-WAXS)
applied to a solid-state polymerization reaction
O.Herzberg, R. Gehrke and M. Epple


513 Morphology variation as a function of
composition for blends of PVDF and a
polyaniline derivative
L. H. C. Mattoso and L. F. Malmonge

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

519 Characterization of photochemically converted
poly(para-phenylene vinylene)
J. Wery, B. Dulieu, J. Bullot, M. Baitoul,
P. Deniard and J.-P. Buisson

525 Factors affecting the preparation of permanently
end-grafted polystyrene layers
R. A. L. Jones, R. J. Lehnert, H. Schonherr and
J. Vancso

531 Properties of the complex salt obtained by
doping the poly(N-vinylcarbazole) with bromine
G. Safoula, S. Touihri, J. C. Bernede, M. Jamali,
C. Rabiller, P. Molinie and K. Napo

541 Structural investigation of the phase
transformation in the plastic zone of a B-phase
isotactic polypropylene by synchrotron radiation
microdiffraction
C. Riekel and J. Karger-Kocsis

547 Corrigendum


549 Calendar I

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volume 40, number 3, February 1999


POLYMER PAPERS

551 Photosensitive polyimide-precursor based on
polyisoimide: dimensionally stable poivinnide
with a low dielectric constant
H. Seino, O. Haba, M. Ueda and A, Mochizuki


559 Morphology and elastomeric properties of
isotactic polypropylene / hydrogenated
poly(strene-co-butadiene ) blends : a potential
for a new thermoplastic elastomer
Y. Yang, N. Otsuka, H. Saito, T. Inoue and
Y. Takemura


565 Notes on the formulation of concentration
fluctuation in moderately concentrated polymer
solutions
Y. Einaga and H.Tujita


569 (7)Li static and MAS n.m,r. studies on blends of
polyamide-6 and lithium sulfonated polystyrene
ionomers
P. Bodart, T. Nunes, A. Eisenberg, J.-S. Kim,
J.-P. Amoureux and C. Fernandez

577 Properties of thermoplastic polyurethane
elastomers containing liquid crystalline chain
extender (1) synthesis and properties of hard
segments
T-F. Hsu and Y.-D. Lee

589 Copolymerization of phenylacetylene and 1-
hexyne using Ziegler-Natta and metathesis
catalyst systems: copolymer compositions and
reactivity ratios by 1 H n.m.r. spectroscopy
S. Due and A. Petit

599 Dynamic mechanical relaxation of lightly cross-
linked epoxidized natural rubber
W. B. Llau

607 Chain-conformation and chain-folding in TK99':
evidence from single-crystal X-ray studies of
linear and cyclic oligomers
I. Baxter, H. M. Colquhoun, F. H. Kohnke,
D. F. Lewis and D. J. Williams

613 Free-rotation dimensions of some polyurethane
chains
J. Dostal, L. Sirnek and M. Bohdanecky


617 Aromatic 1,3,4-oxadiazoles as thermal stabilizers
for rigid poly(vinyf chloride)
N. Ahmed Mohamed and E. I. Al-afaleq


629 Local chain configuration dependence of the
mechanisms of analogous reactions of
poly(vinyl chloride) 4. Nucleophilic substitution
with sodium thiobenzoate
N. Guarrotxena, G. Martinez and J. Millan


637 Miscibility and crystallization ofthermosetting
Polymer blends of unsaturated polyester resin
and poly (E -caprolactone)
Q .Guo and H.Zheng


647 Reactive blending of polysulfone with
polyamide: a potential for solvent-free
preparation of the block copolymer
J. Kbuki, P. Charoensirisomboon, T. Chiba,
T. Ougizawa, T. Inoue, M. Weber and E. Koch


655 Flower shaped microgel 3: synthesis of poly(2-
hydroxyethyirnethacrylate) core-polystyrene
shell type microgels
R. Saito, Y. Akiyama and K. Ishizu


661 Branching in epoxy resins - analytical aspects
U. Fuchslueger, H. Stephan, H.- J. Grether and
M. Grasserbauer


675 Obtaining the (gamma) phase in isotactic polypropylene:
effect of catalyst system and crystallization
conditions
E. Perez, D. Zucchi, M. C. Sacchi, F, Forlini and
A. Bello


683 Medium strain hysteresis loss of natural rubber
and styrene-butadiene rubber vulcanizates: a
predictive model
K- K. Kar and A. K. Bhowmick


695 Monte-Carlo simulation of polymers in shear
flow
S.Tan


701 Influence of a reactive terpolymer on the
properties of in situ composites based on
polyamides and thermotropic liquid crystalline
polyesters
R. K. Krishnaswamy, S. E. Bin Wadud and
D. G. Baird


717 The kinetics of transesterification in blends of
liquid crystalline copolyester and polycarbonate
J.-C. Ho and K.-K Wei

729 The tacticity of the backbone chain of
poly(macromonomer)s of w
methacryloyloxyethyl polystyrene
macromonomers prepared by radical chain
polymerization
Y. Tsukahara, K. Yai and K, Kaeriyama


735 Free radical polymerization initiated via
photoinduced intermolecular electron transfer
process: kinetic study( 3)
J. Kabatc, Z. Kucybala, M. Pietrzak, F. Scigalski
and J. Paczkowski

747 Synthesis and properties of phosphorus-
containing PEN and PBN copolyesters
C.S.WangandC. H, Un


759 Synthesis of a well-defined anthracene-labelled
polystyrene by atom-transfer radical
polymerization
K. Ohno, K. Fujimoto, Y, Tsujii and T Fukuda


765 Ruthenium-catalysed copolymerization of
4-benzoytpyridine or benzophenone and
1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane: Competition
between formation of cyclic co-monomers and
linear copolymers
C. L Kepler, T. M. Londergan, J. Lu, J. Paulasaari
and W. P. Weber


773 The synthesis of oligomers related to nylon 4 6
and nylon 6 6
G. M. Brooke, S. Mohammed and M, C. Whiting


POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS


789 A comparative study of insoluble and soluble
polyimide thin films
B. LL T. Hex and M. Ding


795 Synthesis of poly(ether ether ketone) with high
content of sodium sulfonate groups and its
membrane characteristics
F. Wang, J. Li, T Chen and J. Xu


801 A d.s.c. study of crystallization behaviour of
poly(o-n-alkyl (beta) -L-aspartate)s
Y. Calventus, P. Colomer, J, Maiek,
S. Montserrat, F. Lopez-Carrasquero,
A. Martinez de llarduya and S. Munoz-Guerra


807 Polymerization of acrylamide in the presence of
peroxodisulfate and ultrasound
T. Vivekanandam, A. Gopalan, T. Vasudevan and
S. U mapathy


813 Novel polymer systems with very bulky
organosilicon side chain substituents
A. Kowalewska, W. A. Stanczvk, S. Boileau,
L. Lestel and J. D, Smith

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Volume 40, number 4 , (February) 1999



POLYMER PAPERS

821 Effects of morphology on the yield stress of
polyethylene
N. W. Brooks, M. Ghazali, R. A. Duckett,
A. P. Unwin and I. M. Ward

827 Co-continuous morphologies in polymer blends:
the influence of the interfacial tension
R. C. Willernse, A. Posthuma de Boer, J. van Dam
and A. D. Gotsis

835 Influence of morphology and chemical structure
on the inverse response of polypropylene to
gamma radiation undervacuum
A. Valenza, S. Piccarolo and G. Spadaro

843 Morphological investigations of polyethylene
fibre reinforced-polyethylene
F. v. Lacroix, J. Loos and K. Schulte

849 Global conformations ofchiral polyisocyanates
in dilute solution
H. Gu, Y. Nakamura, T, Sato, A. Teramoto,
M. M. Green and C. Andreola

857 Molecular deformation processes in aromatic
high modulus polymer fibres
W.-Y. Yeh and R. J. Young

871 Mixture design approaches to IPDI-H(6)XDI-XDI
ternary diisocyanate-based waterborne
polyu rethanes
C.-H. Yang, H.- J, Yang, T-C. Wen, M.-S. Wu and
J.-S. Chang

887 Electroactive polymer-Si0(2) nanocomposites for
metal uptake
K. G. Neoh, K. K. Tan, P. L Goh, S. W. Huang,
E. T. Kang and K. L. Tan

895 Dielectric investigation of some oxyviscoses
M, M. Abdel Moteleb and Y. K. El Akabawy

905 Polyurethane/HDPE blends: 2. Compatibilization
with an olefinic ionomer
C. P. Papadopoulou and N. K. Kalfoglou

913 The effect of external stimuli on the equilibrium
swelling properties of poly (N - vinyl 2-
pyrrolidone/itaconic acid) poly-electrolyte
hydrogels
M.sen, O. Kantogiu and O. Guven

919 Yielding and plastic behaviour of amorphous
atactic poly(oxypropylene) under uniaxial
compression: an atomistic modeling approach
S. Soon Jang and W. H. Jo

927 Studies on miscibility in potycarbonate/
poly(styrene-co-acrytonitrile) blends by
ellipsometry
H. Li, Y. Yang, R, Fujitsuka, T. Ougizawa and
T. Inoue

935 Effects of thermal treatments on the viscoelastic
behavior of the interphase relaxation in a
compatibilized thermoset/thermoplastic blend
D. Colombini, G. Merle, J. J. Martinez-Vega,
E. Girard-Reydet, J, P. Pascault and J, F. Gerard

945 Polyrotaxanes and pseudopolyrotaxanes of
polyamides and cucurbituril
C. Meschke, H.- J. Buschmann and
E. Schollmeyer

951 Biodegradable and biocompatible inorganic-
organic hybrid materials: 4- Effect of acid content
and water content on the incorporation of
aliphatic polyesters into silica by the sol-gel
process
D. Tian, S. Blacher and R. Jerome

959 Miscibility enhancement of modified
polystyrene blends with a liquid crystalline
polymer
J. He and J. Liu

971 On the viscoelastic and plastic behaviour of
methylmethacrylate-co-/\/-methylglutarimide
copolymers
L Teze, J. L. Halary, L Monnerie and L. Canova

983 Inverse gas chromatographic study of some
potyethers
F. Dieckmann, D- Pospiech, P. Uhlmann,
F. Bohme and H. R. Kricheldorf

989 (2)H n.m.r- study of a deformed
poly(dimethylsiloxane) rubber network below
and above the crystallization temperature
S. Valic, P. Sotta and B. Deloche

995 Characteristics of water in polypyrrole films
H. Okuzaki, T. Kondo and T. Kunugi

1001 Hydroboration/amination of EPDM with
dicyclopentadiene as diene monomer
M- van Duin, L Leemans and M. Neilen

1011 Structure and property studies of poly(ethylene
terephthalate)/poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalate)
melt-blended fibres
G. Wu and J. A. Cuculo

1019 Preparation and microphase-separated
structures of (AB)(n) star-block copolymers
composed of symmetric diblock arms
S, Uchida, A. Ichimura and K, Ishizu


1025 Preparation and characterization of colourless
alternate poly(amide-irmde)s based on trimellitic
anhydride and m-phenylenediamine
C.-P. Yang and R.- S, Chen

1035 The potential of a new rigid-rod polymer fibre
('M5') in advanced composite structures
O. C. van der Jagt and A. Beukers

1045 Application of cluster mode! for the description
of epoxy polymer structure and properties
G. V. Kozlov, V. A. Beloshenko, V. N. VarYukhin
and Y- S, Lipatov

1053 Characterization of the curing behaviour of
cyanic ester by a position - annihilation lifetime
T.Hayashi , H. Nakamura and T .suzuki


1057 Application of Monte carlo methods for
modeling of polymarization reactions
K. Platkowski and K.-H.Reichert

1067 Reactive , surfactants in heterophase
polymerisation XXIII, Synthesis and
characterisation of novel dialkyl maleate
cationic surfmers
A. Montoya-Goni and D. C. Sherrington

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

1081 Determination of triad sequence distribution of
copolymers of maleic anhydride and its
derivates with donor monomers by (13)C n.m,r.
spectroscopy
N. T H. Ha

1087 Acid diffusion control in chemically amplified
resists
J.-B, Kim, J.-H Choi, Y.-G, Kwon, M.-H. Jung and
K.-H . chang


1091 Addendum


1093 Calender


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1095 Spectroscopic characterization of molecular
interdiffusion at a poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)/vinyl
ester interface
C.M. Laot, E. Marand and H.T. Oyama

1109 Properties and morphology of polyamide 6
hybrid composites containing potassium
titanate whisker and liquid crystalline
copolyester
S.C. Tjong and Y.Z. Meng

1119 Formation and stability of co-continuous blends
with a poly(ether-ester) block copolymer around
its order-disorder temperature
H. Veenstra, J. Van Dam and A. Posthuma de
Boer

1131 Polymerization of hydroxyalkyl methacrylates
characterized by combination of FT-Raman and
step-scan FT-i.r. photoacoustic spectrscopy
S. Kammer, K. Albinsky, B. Sandner and
S. Wartewig

1139 Microstructure-conductivity relationship in
conducting polypyrrole/epoxy composites
C. Cassignol, M. Cavarero, A. Boudet and
A. Ricard

1153 New method to determine the true
transmissibilities and permeabilities of oxygen
in hydrogel membranes
V. Compan, A. Andrio, A. Lopez-Alemany and
E. Riande

1159 D.s.c studies of states of water, hydrazine and
hydrazine hydrate in ethylcellulose membrane
R. Ravindra, K.R. Krowidi, A.A. Khan and
A.K. Rao

1167 Finite chain-length effects in rubber elasticity
Y.Mao

1173 Collapse of poly(methacryloylethyl
trimethylarhmonium methylsulfate) on addition
of acetone into an aqueous solution
V.O. Aseyev, H. Tenhu and S.I. Klenin

1181 Relaxational study of poly(ethylene-2,
6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) by t.s.d.c., d.e.a.
and d.m.a.
J.C. Canadas, J.A. Diego, M. Mudarra, J. Belana,
R. Diaz-Calleja, M.J. Sanchis and C. Jaimes

1191 Mechanical properties of weakly segregated
block copolymers: 1. Synergism on tensile
properties of poly(styrene-b-n-butylmethcrylate)
diblock copolymers
R. Weidisch, G.H. Michler, H. Fischer, M. Arnold,
S. Hoffman and M. Stamm

1201 Effect of casting solvents on physical properties
of hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer
M. De Sarkar, P.P. De and A.K. Bhowmick

1209 Ageing and yielding in model epoxy thermosets
W.D. Cook, M. Mehrabi and G.H. Edward

1219 A study on the heat of fusion of B-polypropylene
J.X. Li, W.L. Cheung and D. Jia

1223 Crystallization kinetics of poly(ether ether
ketone) (PEEK) from its metastable melt
S. Tan, A. Su, J. Luo and E. Zhou

1233 X-ray pole figures for oriented PVC
M. Gilbert, D.H. Ross and A. Bowen

1241 Hard-sphere-chain equations of state for
lyotropic polymer liquid crystals
T. Hino and J.M. Prausnitz

1251 Studies on polyimides: 2. Formation of high
molecular weight poly(/V-(hydroxyphenyl)
maleim ides)
M.J. Caulfield and D.H. Solomon

1261 Lubrication and slip flow during extrusion of
plasticized PVC compounds in the presence of
lead stabilizer
I. Fras, P. Cassagnau and A. Michel

1271 Effects of molecular structure and composition
on rheological behaviour of
(methylmethacrylate N-phenylmaleimide)
copolymers
M. Menges and G. Schmidt-Naake

1279 Poly(amidoamine) hyperbranched systems:
synthesis, structure and characterization
L.J. Hobson and W.J. Feast

1299 On the particulate structure of cellulose
solutions
B. Morgenstern and H.-W. Kammer

1305 Phase structure and toughness of silicone-
modified epoxy resin with added silicone graft
copolymer
M. Ochi and S. Shimaoka


1313 An ab initio study of the structural and physical
properties of a novel rigid-rod polymer: PIPD
J.C.L. Hageman, J.W. van der Horst and
R.A. de Groot


1325 The effect of polymer structure on specific
interactions between dye solutes and polymers
A.T. Slark and P.M. Hadgett

1333 The influence of creep conditions on the
macromolecular structure of an epoxy-imide
N. Piccirelli and M.E.R. Shanahan


POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

1341 Synthesis of fluorine-containing block
copolymers via ATRP 1. Synthesis and
characterization of PSt-PVDF-PSt triblock
copolymers
Z. Zhang, S. Ying and Z. Shi

1347 Compatibilizing effect of a filler in binary
polymer mixtures
A.E. Nesterov and Y.S. Lipatov

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1353 Dynamic light scattering during shear:
measurements of diffusion coefficients
D. Rusu, D. Genoe, P. van Puyvelde,
E. Peuvrel-Disdier, P. Navard and G. G. Fuller

1359 Reactive surfactants in heterophase
polymerization. XXIV. Emulsion polymerization
of styrene with maleate- and succinate-
containing cationic surfactants
A. Montoya-Goni, D. C. Sherrington,
H. A. S. Schoonbrood and J. M. Asua

1367 Novel antimicrobial /\/-halamine polymer
coatings generated by emulsion polymerization
M. W. Eknoian, S. D. Worley, J. Bickert and
J. F. Williams

1373 Microspectroscopic evaluations of the interfacial
degradation by absorbed water in a model
Composite of an aramid fibre and unsaturated
polyester
M. Kawagoe, M. Takeshima, M. Nomiya, J. Qiu,
M. Morita, W. Mizuno and H. Kitano

1381 Electronic energy transfer in compatible blends
of poly(di-n-hexylsilane) and poly(methyl-n-
propylsilane)
J. Radhakrishnan, N. Tanigaki and A. Kaito

1389 Variation in oxidation state of titanium species
on MgCIz-supported Ziegler catalyst and its
correlation with kinetic behavior for propylene
polymerization
H. Mori, K. Hasebe and M. Terano


1395 Initiation mechanisms for radical polymerization
of styrene and methyl methacrylate with highly
substituted peroxypivalate initiators
T. Neikamura^ S. Suyama, W. K. Busfield,
I. D. Jenkins, E. Rizzardo and S. H. Thang

1403 Photoinitiated polymerization of a
dimethacrylate oligomer: 2. Kinetic studies
L. Lecamp,B. Youssef, C. Bunel and P. Lebaudy

1411 Novel perfluorononenyloxy group-containing
polyimides
J.-W. Yang and C.-S. Wang

1421 Cold extrusion and in situ formation of self-
blends of UHMWPE Part 1. Processability and
thermal characterization
C. Whitehouse, M. L. Liu and P. Gao

1433 Steady-state process and time-dependent effects
in non-isothermal crystallization of
poly(vinylidene fluoride)
P. Sajkiewicz

1441 Orientation of a longitudinal polymer liquid
crystal in a constant magnetic field
W. Brostow, E. A. Faitelson, M. G. Kamensky,
V. P. Korkhov and Y. P. Rodin


1451 Mathematical modeling of a co-extrusion
process for preparing gradient-index polyme
optical fibers
B.-T. Liu, W.-C. Chen, J.-P. Hsu

1459 Spinodal decomposition and succeeding
crystallization in PCL/SAN blends
P. Svoboda, L. Keyziarova, P. Saha, F. Rybnikar,
T. Chiba and T. Inoue

1465 Effect of the shear flow on the phase behaviour
of polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blend
S. Madbouly, M. Ohmomo, T. Ougizawa and
T. Inoue

1473 Relationship between sequence distribution and
transesterification of PEN/PET random/block
copolyesters
H. W. Jun, S. H. Chae, S. S. Park, H. S. Myang and
S. S. Im


1481 Temperature dependence of dynamic yield
stress in amorphous polymers as indicator for
the dynamic glass transition at negative pressure
R. Lach, W. Grellmann, K. SchrOter and E. Donth

1487 The effect of zinc stearate on melt-processable
ionomeric blends based on zinc salts of maleated
high-density polyethylene and maleated EPDM
rubber
P. Antony and S. K. De

1495 Dynamic properties in aluminium filled PMMA
S. Cerveny, S. N. Goyanes, A. J. Marzocca and
G. H. Rubiolo

1501 Miscibility and tensile properties of poly (B-
hydroxybutyrate)-cellulose propionate blends
M. Maekawa, R. Pearce, R. H. Marchessault and
R. S. J. Manley

1507 Local chain configuration dependence of the
mechanisms of analogous reactions of PVC-5.
Novel results on substitution reaction with
sodium 2-mercaptobenzothiazolate
G. Martinez, C. Garcia, N. Guarrotxena and
J. Millan



1515 Dielectric relaxation behaviour offluorinated
aromatic poly(ether)s and poly(ether ketone)s
A. A. Goodwin, J. R. Atkinson, J. N. Hay and
P. W. Mercer


1525 Effect of peel rate and temperature on
delamination toughness of PC-SAN
microlayers
T. Ebeh'ng, A. Hiltner and E. Baer


1537 Effect and mechanism in compatibilization of
poly(styrene-b-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) diblock
copolymer in poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene
oxide)/(poly(ethylene-ran-acrylic acid) blends
S. Xu, H. Zhao, T. Tang, L. Dong and B. Huang


1547 Effect of hydrogenation on dynamic mechanical
relaxation: 2. Syndiotactic polystyrene
H. Nakatani, K.-h. Nitta and K. Soga


1553 Effect of rubber functionality on microstructures
and fracture toughness of impact-modified
nylon 6,6/polypropylene blends: 1. Structure-
property relationships
S.-C. Wong and Y.-W. Mai

1567 Polymer swelling: 22. Molecular structure-
affinity correlation studies that involve
poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) exposed to
saturated hydrocarbons
L. A. Errede and G. V. D. Tiers

1577 Synthesis oftelechelic vinyl polymers by a two-
component iniferter
I. Cho and J. Kim


1581 Synthesis and properties of regioregular
polyethers and polyesters with (n4-
cyclobutadiene)cobalt moieties in the main
chain
I. L. Rozhanskii, I. Tomita and T. Endo

1593 Synthesis of a cellulose thiosulfate and its
immobilization on gold surfaces
D. F. S. Petri, S. W. Choi, H. Beyer, T. Schimmel,
M. Bruns and G. Wenz

1603 Structure and properties of rodlike poly( p-
phenylene pyromellitimide)s containing short
side groups
S. I. Kim, T. J. Shin, S. M. Pyo, J. M. Moon and
M. Ree

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1611 Modeling the dynamic performance of
poly(tetrafluoro ethylene) in the a-transition
region
F.-J. Wortmann

1617 Synthesis of poly(2-trimethylsilyl-2-propyl
methacrylate) and their application as a dry-
developable chemically amplified photoresist
J.-B. Kim, H. Kim and J.-H. Choi

1623 Preparation and characterization of
hydrogenated syndiotactic polystyrene
H. Nakatani, K.-h. Nitta, T. Uozumi and K. Soga

1627 Calendar
Erratum: Lubrication and slip flow during
extrusion of plasticized PVC compounds in the
presence of lead stabilizer
I. Fras, P. Cassagnau and A. Michel


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1629 Role of an active environment of use in an
environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR)
test in stretched polyethylene: A vibrational
spectroscopy and a SEM study
J. M. Lagaron, J. M. Pastor and B. J. Kip


1637 X-ray scattering study of a poly(methacrylic acid)
sample as a function of its neutralization degree
C. Heitz, M. Rawiso and J. Francois


1651 Morphology and thermal properties of psuedo
interpenetrating polymer networks based on
natural rubber (Manihot glaziovii) and
poly(methyl methacrylate)
R. M. Alcantara, A. P. Pinho Rodrigues and
G. Gomes de Barros


1657 Morphology, phase continuity and mechanical
behaviour of polyamide 6/chitosan blends
A. Dufresne, J.-Y. Cavaille, D. Dupeyre,
M. Garcia-Ramirez and J. Romero

1667 Solid state n.m.r. study of polymer networks
based on methyl methacrylate and diethylene-
glycol-bis-allyl-carbonate
M. C. S. Perera

1677 Use of block copolymers to control the
morphologies and properties of thermoplastic/
thermoset blends
E. Girard-Reydet, H. Sautereau and J. P. Pascault

1689 Differential scanning calorimetry of phenol-
formaldehyde resins cure-accelerated by
carbonates
B.-D. Park, B. Riedl, E. W. Hsu and J. Shields

1701 Temperature effects in hydrodynamic properties
of comb-like polymer with laterally attached
mesogenic units
P. Lavrenko, 0. Okatova, E. Korneeva and
H. Finkelmann

1709 Time-resolved study of electro-optic property in
itaconate copolymer bearing an
aminonitrostilbene chromophore
D. H. Choi

1719 Crystallization and melting behaviour of
polypropylene and maleated polypropylene
blends
K. Cho, F. Li and J. Choi

1731 A novel fabrication of poly(E-caprolactone)
microspheres from blends of poly(E-
caprolactone) and poly(ethylene glycol)s
W.-J. Lin, D. R. Flanagan and R. J. Linhardt

1737 Effect of long chain branching on rheological
properties of metallocene polyethylene
D. Van, W.-J. Wang and S. Zhu

1745 Study of high permeability polymers by means
of the spin probe technique
Y. P. Yampolskii, M. V. Motyakin,
A. M. Wasserman, T. Masuda, M. Teraguchi,
V. S. Khotimskii and B. D. Freeman

1753 Modified acrylic-based superabsorbent
polymers (dependence on particle size and
salinity)
H. Omidian, S. A. Hashemi, P. G. Sammes and
I. Meldrum

1763 Possible coupling reactions of functional silanes
and polypropylene
Z. Demjen, B. Pukansky and J. Nagy Jr

1775 Extrusion freeforming of Nylon 6 materials
J. L. Lombardi and P. Calvert

1781 Blends of new, all-aromatic liquid-crystalline
polymers and poly(ethylene terephthalate)
L. Carpaneto, G. Lesage, R. Pisino and
V. Trefiletti

1791 Mechanical properties and hydrolytic stability of
polyesterurethane elastomers with alkyl side
groups
M. Furukawa, T. Shiiba and S. Murata


1799 The effect of solvents on the contraction and
mechanical properties of spider silk
Z. Shao and F. Vollrath

1807 The influence of sorption of small molecules on
the yield stress of glassy polymers
J. Ulrich, H.-G. Brion and R. Kirchheim

1815 Molecular characterization of the polymerization
of acetylene-functional benzoxazine resins
H. J. Kim, Z. Brunovska and H. Ishida

1823 Synthesis of poly[(styrene)-rotaxa-(crown
ether)]s via free radical polymerization
H. W. Gibson, P. T. Engen and S.-H. Lee


1833 Characterization of the PMMA- and PEO- di- and
triblock copolymers, by light scattering, SEC and
vapour pressure osmometry
Th. Bogumil, S. Horing, H. Budde and K.-F. Arndt


1839 The cationic ring-opening polymerization of 7-
tetradecene oxide with methyl
trifluoromethansulfonate. An investigation of
the mechanism and the kinetics by means of 1H'
(13)C and (19)FNMR
M. Clericuzio, S. Cobianco, M. Fabbi, A. Lezzi and
L. Montanari

1853 Charaterization of polysiloxane-block-
polyimides with silicate group in the
polysiloxane segments
N. Furukawa, M. Yuasa and Y. Kimura

1863 Multiple active sites model of ethylene
polymerization with the Cp(2)ZrCl(2)-aluminoxanes
catalytic system
Q. Wang, J. Weng, L. Xu, Z. Fan and L. Feng

1871 Polymer-supported syntheses of some cyclic
oligoamides and some cyclic alternating oligo-
(amide-ester)s
P. Hodge and P. Peng

1881 Local intramolecular mobility in linear polyesters
simulating the structure of thermotropic
polymers
L. L. Burshtein, T. I. Borisova, S. V. Zhukov,
N. A. Nikonorova, D. N. Asinovskaya and
S. S. Skorokhodov


1889 A melt-processable semicrystalline polyi'mide
structural adhesive based on 1,3-bis(4-
aminophenoxy)benzene and3,3', 4,4'-
biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride
V. Ratta, E. J. Stancik, A. Ayambern,
H. Pavatareddy, J. E. McGrath and
G. L. Wilkes

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

1903 Radiation dose effects in chlorinated polyvinyl
chloride
M. E. Bassiouni and F. EI-Shamy


1911 Time scales for three processes in the
interdiffusion across interfaces
J. H. Jang and W. L Mattice

1915 Calendar

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1917 Birefringence in strong flows of polymer
solutions
J. M. Wiest


1923 The influence of elastomer concentration on
tnuahness in dispersions containing preformed
acrylic elastomeric particles in an epoxy matrix
J.He,D. Raghavan, D. Hoffman and D. Hunston

1935 Application of the Kwei equation to the glass
transition of dye solute-polymer blends
A. T. Slark

1943 Fluorescing wholly aromatic polyesters
containing diphenylanthracene fluorophores
S.-J. Chung, K.-K. Kirn and J.-l. Jin


1955 An electron spin resonance study of molecular
dynamics and heterogeneity in the styrene-
acrylonitrile copolymers
M.Andreis, B.Rakvin,Z.Vekvin, Z,Veksli,M.Rogosic and
H.J.Mencer

1961 A novel laser light-scattering study of enzymatic
biodegradation of poly(Ecaprolactone)
Z.Gan,J.T.Fung,X.Jing,C.Wuand
W.-K. Kuliche

1969 BLENDS OF POLYCAPROLACTONE with
polyvinylalcohol:a DSC,optical microscopy and
solid state NIMRstudy
C.DE kESEL, C.lEFEVRE, J. B.Nagy and c.david

1979 Phase behaviors of solid polymer electrdytes:
applicability of an extended Debye-Huckel
J.Y.Kim and Y.C.Bae

1985 Fffect of acrylonitrile content on the
delamination toughness of PC/SAN microlayers
T. Ebeling, A. Hiltner and E. Baer

1993 Blends of rigid and flexible macromolecules:
poly(benzimidazole) mixed with poly(viny)
aceate-stat-vinyl alcohol) copolymers
G. W. Adams and J. M. G. Cowie

2003 Conformational transition of polystyrene chain
near the critical point of N,N'
dimethylformamide/cyclohexane mixed solvent
system
I. H. Park


2011 Surface modification of halogenated polymers 3.
influence of additives such as alkali cations or
nucleophiles on the magnesium reductive
treatment of polytetrafluoroethylen
V. Boittiaux, F. Boucetta, C. Combellas
Kanoufi, A. Thiebault, M. Delamar and
p. Bertrand

9077 Tensile drawing of ethylene/vinyl-alcohol
LpT.ymers:4.1nfluence of iodine treatment
R. Seguela, K. Djezzar and J.-M. Lefebvre

2035 End group modification in poly(ethylene
terephthalate)
A.M.Kenwright,S.K. Peace,R. W.Richards,
A. Bunn and W. A. MacDonald

2041 Effects of temperature on diblock copolymer
micelle composed of poly(r-benzyl L-glutamate)
and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
J.-B. Cheon, Y.-l. Jeong and C.-S. Cho

2051 Bisimide-lactamimide ring contraction in six-
membered polyimides
S. Fomine, L Fomina, R. Arreola and J. C. Alonso

2059 Polyurethane and unsaturated polyester hybrid
networks : 2. Influence of hard domains on
mechanical properties
L. Valette and C.-P. Hsu

2071 Mechanical properties of polystyrene-block-
polybutadiene-block--polystyrene triblock
Copolymers crosslinked in the disordered state
S. Sakurai, S. Aida and S. Nomura

2077 Influence of glass bead fillers on phase
transitions of syndiotactiepolypropene
F. Stricker, R.-D. Maier, M. Bruch, R. Thomann
and R. Mulhaupt

2085 Conversion of growth and recrystallisation of B-
phase in doped iPP
J. X. Li and W. L Cheung

2089 On deformation mechanisms of B-polypropylene
2. Changes of lamellar structure caused by
tensile load
J. X. Li, W. L. Cheung and C. M. Cnan

2103 Crystal structure of the clathrate a form of
syndiotactic polystyrene containing 1,2-
dichloroethane
V. Petraccone and G. Guerra



2111 Copolymerization behaviour of pentadiene-
functional macromonomers obtained by free
radical addition-fragmentation
C. P. Reghunadhan Nair, P. Chaumont and
D. Charmot


2121 Mixtures of numerous different n-alkanes: 1.
Structural studies by X-ray diffraction at room
temperature—Correlation between the
crystallographic long c parameter and the
average composition of multi-alkane phases
V. Chevallier, E. Provost, J. B. Bourdet,
M. Bouroukba, D. Petitjean and M. Dirand


2129 Mixtures of numerous different n-alkanes: 2.
Studies by X-ray diffraction and differential
thermal analyses with increasing temperature
V. Chevallier, D. PetitJean, M. Bouroukba and
M. Dirand

2139 Carbon-13 solid-state n.m.r. study of
13C-enriched human hair keratin
N. Nishikawa, Y. Horiguchi, T. Asakura and
I. Ando

2145 Polymerization of liquid-crystalline monomers
having a Schiff-base structure
S. Ogiri, M. Ikeda, A. Kanazawa, T. Shiono and
T. Ikeda

2151 Characterization of chemical structure and
morphology of eroding polyanhydride
copolymers by liquid-state and solid-state
1H n.m.r.
D. L. McCann, F. Heatley and A. D'Emanuele

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2163 Electrorheological characteristics of
semiconducting poly(aniline-co-o-
ethoxyaniline) suspension
H. J. Choi, J. W. Kirn and K.-To

2167 Controlled radical polymerization of methyl
methacrylate in the presence of CuX/phen
complexes and alkyl halides
G. L. Cheng, C. P. Hu and S. K. Ying

2171 On the use of energy-filtering transmission
electron microscopy for analysis of unstained
multiphase polymer systems
C. A. Correa and E. Hage Jr.

2175 Co-continuous morphologies in polymer
blends:stability
R. C. Willernse

2179 Calendar


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POLYMER PAPERS

2181 Inverse dispersion polymerisation of acrylic acid
initiated by a water-soluble redox pair: the role of
drop mixing
Z. Liu and B. W. Brooks

2189 Prediction ofEVAL membrane morphologies
using the phase diagram ofwater-DMSO-EVAL
at different temperatures
T.-K Young, L.-P. Cheng, W.-M, You and
L-Y. Chen

2197 Photocrosslinked polymers based on pendant
extended chalcone as photoreactive moieties
A. Rehab and N. Salahuddin

2209 Decrease in electrical conductivity upon oxygen
exposure in polyanilines doped with HCI
Y. s. Kang, H. J. Lee, J. Narugoong, B* Jung and
H. Lee

2215 Molecular rearrangements in ultra high
molecular weight polyethylene after irradiation
and long-term storage in air
V. Premnath, A. Bellare, E. W. MemlJ, M. Jasty
and W. H. Harris

2231 Composition dependence of phase instability
and cloud point in solution-blended mixtures of
polystyrene with poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate)
F. H. Jang and E, M. Woo

2239 Compatibilization of blends of polystyrene and
zinc salt of sulfonated polystyrene by
poly(styrene-b-4-vinylpyridine) diblock
copotymer
S. Xu, T. Tang, B. Chen and B. Huang

2249 Dendritic hyperbranched polymers as
tongheners for epoxy resins
L. Boogh, B. Pettersson, J.-A. E. Manson

2263 Glass transition behaviours in aromatic
poly(amic diaikyl ester) precursors with various
chain rigidities
S. I. Kirn, T. J. Shin and M. Ree

2271 Dielectric study of dynamics of subchains and
distribution of normal mode relaxation times in
dilute and semidilute solutions of miscible block
copolymers
K. Adachi, H. Hirano and J. J. Freire

2281 Effect of applied stress on the alkaline hydrolysis
ofgeotextile poly(ethyleneterephthalate). Part 1:
room temperature
G, C. East and M. Rahman

2289 Formation of anisotropic membranes via
thermally induced phase separation
H. Matsuyama, S. Berghmans and D. R. Lloyd

2303 Thermal and mechanical properties of
polyMactic acid)-poly (ethylene-co-vinyl
acetate) blends
J.-S. Yoon, S.-H. Oh, M,N. Kim, I.- J. Chin
and Y.-K Kirn

2313 Conformational study of substituted
p-phenylene terephthalates with molecular
mechanics and Metropolis Monte Carlo methods
T. La unne, I. Neelov and F. Sundholm

2323 Interdiffusion in blends ofdeuterated
polystyrene and poly(a-methylstyrene
M. Geoghegan, R. A. L Jones,
M. G. D. van der Grinten and A. S. Clough

2331 Toughness mechanism in semi-crystalline
polymer blends: I. High-density polyethylene
toughened with rubbers
Z. Bartczak, A. S. Argon, R. E. Cohen and
M. Weinberg

2347 Toughness mechanism in semi-crystaUine
polymer blends: II. High-density polyethylene
toughened with calcium carbonate filler particles
Z. Bartczak, A. S. Argon, R. E. Cohen and
M. Weinberg

2367 The morphology and orientation of polyethylene
in films of sub-micron thickness crystallized in
contact with calcite and rubber substrates
Z. Bartczak, A, S. Argon, R. E. Cohen and
T. Kowalewski

2381 Parameters affecting the determination of
transport kinetics data in highly swelling
polymers above Tg
M. S- Hedenqvist and U. W. Gedde

2395 Formation of particulate microporous
poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes by
isothermal immersion precipitation from the
1-octanol/dimethylformamide/polytvinylidene
fluoride) system
L-P. Cheng, T.-H Young, L Fang and J.-J. Gau


2405 Thermodynamic interactions and
characterisation of poly(isobornyl methacrylate)
by inverse gas chromatography at various
temperatures
i. Kaya and E. Ozdemir

2411 Facile synthesis of epoxystyrene and its
copolymerisations with styrene by living free
radical and atom transfer radical strategies
R. G. Jones, S. Yoon and Y. Nagasaki

2419 New semiladder polymers. Part II: Synthesis and
properties of new
poly(amideimidazopyrrolones)
D. Sek, E. Schab'Balcerzak and E. Grabiec

2429 Incorporation of glycine residues in even-even
polyamides. Part II: Nylons 6,10 and 12,10
L. Franco, J. A. Subirana and J. Puiggali

2439 Synthesis and solution properties of a
quaternary ammonium polyampholyte
Sk. A. AIL A. Rasheed and M. I. M. Wazeer

2447 Kinetic study of the photo-induced
copolymerization of N-substituted maleimides
with electron donor monomers
F Morel, C. Docker, S. JOnsson, S. C. Clark and
C, E. Hoyle

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2455 Change in handedness of cholesteric liquid
crystal during swelling in water for crosslinked
hydroxypropyl cellulose films filled with
cellulose powders
S. Suto and M. Inoue

2459 Etongational flow birefringence of poly(methyl
methacrylate)/poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-
hexafluoro acetone) blends
Y. Kano, M. Okamoto and T. Kotaka

2465 The study of miscibility and phase behaviour of
phenoxy blends using Raman spectroscopy
Y. Ward and Y. Mi

2469 Calendar 

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Volume 40, number 13, June 1999

POLYMER PAPERS

3621 Effect of PBT melt viscosity on the morphology
and mechanical properties ofcompatibilized and
uncompatibilized blends with ABS
W. Hale, J.-H. Lee, H. Keskkula and D. R. Paul

3631 Quantitative determination of unsaturation in
photocured halogenated acrylates and
methacrylates by FT-IR and Raman-
spectroscopy and by thermal analysis
M. Johnck, L. Muller, A. IMeyer and J. W.
Hofstraat

3641 On deformation mechanisms of p-polypropylene
3. Lamella structures after necking and cold
drawing
J. X. Li,W . L. Cheung and C. M. Chan


3657 Strain recovery mechanism of PBT/rubber
thermoplastic elastomer
T. Aoyama, A. J. Carlos, H. Saito, T. Inoue and
Y. Niitsu


3665 Effect of crosslinking reactions and order of
Mixing on properties of compatibilized PBT/ABS
blends
W. Hale, H. Keskkula and D. R. Paul

3677 Yield and plastic resistance of (x-crystals of
isotactic polypropylene
Z. Bartczak and A. Galeski

3685 Water expandable polystyrene (WEPS)
Part 1. Strategy and procedures
J. J. Crevecoeur, L. Nelissen and P. J. Lemstra

3691 Water expandable polystyrene (WEPS)
Part 2. In-situ synthesis of (block)copolymer
surfactants
J. J. Crevecoeur, L. Nelissen and
P. J. Lemstra


3697 Water expandable polystyrene (WEPS)
Part 3. Expansion behaviour
J. J. Crevecoeur, J. F. Coolegem, L. Nelissen and
P. J. Lemstra

3703 Compatibility and degradation of blends of
poly(caprolactone)-poly(ethylene glycol) block
copolymer and polypropylene
S. C. Tjong, Y. Xu and Y. Z. Meng

3711 A constitutive model in viscoelastoplasticity of
glassy polymers
A. D. Drozdov


3729 Physical aging in poly(methyl methacrylate)
glass: densification via density fluctuation
K. Takahara, H. Saito and T. Inoue

3735 Evaluation of the ^effective volume shift"
method for axial dispersion corrections in multi-
detector size exclusion chromatography
C. Jackson

3743 The crystallization behavior of blends of
thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers
M. A. McLeod and D. G. Baird


3753 Shrinkage behaviour of uniaxially drawn
poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) films
G. Schoukens and M. Verschuere

3763 Kinetics of styrene miniemulsion polymerization
stabilized by nonionic surfactant/alkyl
methacrylate
C.-S. Chern and Y.-C. Liou

3773 The wall effect on viscosity measurement of
dilute aqueous solutions of polyethylene glycol
and polyvinyl alcohol using a paraffin-coated
capillary viscometer
R. Cheng, Y. Yang and X. Yan

3781 Solid-state ^C-NMR analyses of the structure
and chain conformation of thermotropic liquid
crystalline polyether crystallized from the melt
through the liquid crystalline state
H. Ishida and F. Horii

3787 Crosslinking of microbial copolyesters with
pendant epoxide groups by diamine
M. Y. Lee, S. Y. Cha and W. H. Park

3795 Synthesis and characterization of novel
heteroannular benzoylferrocene polysiloxane
monomers, oligomers, and polymers
J. R. Sargent and W. P. Weber

3803 Phase structure and miscibility in blend of
poly(4-methyl styrene) with poly(cyclohexyl
methacrylate)
E. M. Woo and F. H. Jang


3809 Polyimidesfrom3,3'-dioxo-[1,1'j-
spirodiphthalan-5,5^6,6^tetracarboxylic
dian hydride
F. Han, M. Ding and L. Gao


3815 The structural organization in syndiotactic
polystyrene film induced by toluene vapour
sorption
K. Tsutsui, T. Katsumata, Y. Yamamoto,
H. Fukatsu, H. Yoshimizu, T. Kinoshita and
Y. Tsujita


3821 Fluorescence study on intermolecular complex
formation between mesogenicterphenyidiimide
moieties of a thermotropic liquid-crystalline
polyi'mide
H. Wen Huang, T. I. Kaneko, K. Horie and
J. Watanabe


3829 High-pressure DSC study of thermal transitions
of a poly(ethylene terephthalate)/carbon dioxide
system
Z. Zhong, S. Zheng and Y. Mi

3835 Synthesis and investigation of photoinduced
anisotropy of a series of liquid crystalline
copolymers with azo groups
Y. Tian, J. Xie, C. Wang, Y. Zhao and H. Fei

3843 Synthesis and characterization of liquid
crystalline multiblock copolyesters of
oxybenzoate and ethylene terephthalate
J.-C. Ho, Y.-S. Un and K.-H. Wei

3855 Annealing effect on the ferroelectric phase
transition behavior and domain structure of
vinylidene fluoride (VDF)-trifluoroethylene
copolymers: a comparison between uniaxially
oriented VDF 73 and 65% copolymers
R. Tanaka, K. Tashiro and M. Kobayashi

3867 Structure-properties relationship for resols with
different formaldehyde/phenol molar ratio
L. B. Manfredi, 0. de la Osa, N. Galego Femandez
and A. Vazquez

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

3877 Impedance spectroscopy of highly cross-linked
epoxy resin/bisphenol A-based polycarbonate
Y. AI-Ramadin, M. Ahmad, A. Zihiif, A. Ainajjar,
S. Abdul Jawad, P. Musto, G. Ragosta and
E. Martuscelli

3881 The synthesis and characterization of soluble
poly(isothianaphthene) derivatrve: poly(5,6-
dihexoxyisothianaphthene)
T.-T. Hung and S.-A. Chen

3885 Synthesis of block copolymers by
transformation of photosensitized cafionic
polymerization to stable free radical
polymerization
T. G. Yildirim, Y. Hepuzer, G. Hizal and
Y. Yagci

3891 Molecular mobility in liquid-crystalline phase of
oriented wholly aromatic copolyester as
revealed by proton magnetic resonance
E. A. Egorov, V. V. Zhizhenkov, I. A. Gorshkova
and A. V. Savitsky

3895 Erratum

3897 Calendar

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POLYMER

VOL. 40, NO. 14, 1999


3901 FTIR-Raman spectroscopy of polydiacetylenes
with chiral pendent groups
D. Bloor


3909 Stress relaxation of polypropylene fibres with
various morphologies
E. Andreassen


3919 Compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends
(PV/PVDF) by the addition of a third polymer
(PMMA): analysis of phase morphology and
mechanical properties
N. Moussaif and R. Jerome


3933 A morphological study of a highly structurally
regular isotactic poly(propylene) fraction
R. G. Alamo^ G. M. Brown, L. Mandelkern,
A. Lehtinen and R. Paukkeri

3945 Pulsed field gradient n.m.r. diffusion
measurements on electrolyte solutions
containing LiCFsSOs
M. J. Williamson, J. P. Southall,
H. V. St.A. Hubbard, G. R. Davies and 1. M. Ward

3957 Effect of adding an imidized acrylic polymer to
super tough nylon 6 on stiffness and toughness
T. Harada, E. Carone Jr, R. A. Kudva, H. Keskkula
and D. R. Paul

3971 Photosensitized charge separation using
ruthenium(ll) complex and viologen-containing
polymers — effects ofquaternization and length
of alkyl side-chain
M. Suzuki, M. Kimura, K. Hanabusa and H. Shirai


3979 The effect of DMPA units on ionic conductivity of
PEG-DMPA-IPDI waterborne polyurethane as
single-ion electrolytes
T.-C. Wen, Y.-J. Wang, T.-T. Cheng and
C.-H. Yang


3989 Studies on polymer-metal interfaces:
Part 1. Comparison of adsorption behavior
between oxygen and nitrogen functionality in
model copolymers onto metal surfaces
D. H. Kirn and W. H. Jo

3995 Equilibrium ring concentrations and the
statistical conformations of polymer chains
Part 15. Large cyclics in liquid sulfur
K. Dodgson, R. E. Heath and J. A. Semlyen

4001 The effect of specific interactions on dye
transport in polymers above the glass transition
A. T. Slark and P. M. Hadgett

4013 Poly(ethylene glycol) induced DNA
condensation in aqueous/methanoi
containing low molecular weight
electrolyte solutions:
1. Theoretical considerations
G. Kleideiter and E. Nordmeier


4025 Poly(ethylene glycoD-induced DNA
condensation in aqueous/methanoi
containing low-molecular-weight
electrolyte solutions.

Part II. Comparison between experiment
and theory
G. Kleideiter and E. Nordmeier


4035 Conductive IPN based on polypyrrole and
silicon crosslinked styrene-isoprene-styrene
triblock copolymer
L H. Gan, Y. Y. Gan and W. S. Yin


4041 Synthesis and properties of new soluble
poly(amide-imide)s from 3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-
2,2-bis[4-(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)phenyl]
propane with various diamines
D.-J. Uaw, B.-Y. Liaw and Y.-S. Chen


4049 Polymerization of A/-[4-(azidocarbonyl)
phenylJmaleimide and A/-[4-(A/^phenoxy-
carbonylamino)phenyl]maleimide
polymers containing aromatic isocyanate
precursors
J. Y. Chang, T. J. Kirn, M. J. Man and
K. H. Chae

4055 Effect of acid structure on deprotection of
poly(2-trimethylsilyl-2-propyl methacrylate)
J.-B. Kirn and H. Kirn

4063 Productive and nonproductive substrate
binding in enzyme mimics
B. S. Leie, M. G. Kulkarni and R. A. Mashelkar

4071 Living polymerization of substituted
acetylenes by MoOC^-n-Bu^Sn-EtOH
in anisole which features high initiator
efficiency
S. Hayano, T. ltoh and T. Masuda

4077 Molecular aggregation behavior of polyvinyl
chloride solutions
P.-D. Hong and J.-H. Chen

4087 Surface modification of poly(tetrafluoro-
ethylene) by plasma pretreatment and
adsorption of polyelectrolytes
U. Lappan, H.-M. Buchhammer and
K. Lunkwitz



4093 An oxygen index evaluation of flammability on
modified epoxy/polyester systems
A. D. La Rosa, A. Recca, J. T. Carter and
P. T. McGrail


4099 Elastic constants in dilute poly(styrene)/nematic
liquid crystal solutions - effects of concentration
and molecular weight
H. Hakemi

4105 Comparison between conventional emulsion
and miniemulsion polymerization ofvinyl
acetate in a continuous stirred tank reactor
I. Aizpurua and M. J. Barandiaran

4117 Phase separation in free-radical crosslinking
copolymerization: formation of heterogeneous
polymer networks
O. Okay

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

4131 DSC studies on bound water in silk fibroin/
S-carboxymethyl kerateine blend films
K. Y. Lee and W. S. Ha


4135 Viscoelastic characterization of biodegradable
poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
H. J. Choi, J. Kirn and M. S. Jhon


4139 Thermodynamic analysis for the interaction of
polyacrylate with wax in heptane
X. Ding, G. Qi and S. Yang

4143 The influence of activation on the solution stat
of cellulose dissolved in N-methylmorpholme-N
oxide-monohydrate
T. Roder and B. Morgenstern

4149 Effect of elongation on electric resistance of
carbon-polymer systems [1]
T. Kimura, N. Yoshimura, T. Ogiso, K. Maruyarr
and M. Ikeda


4153 Biaxial stress of precursor polymers using
holographic interferometry
J.-H. Chang and R. J.Fams

4157 Controlled radical polymerization of
methacrylates at ambient temperature and the
synthesis of block copolymers containing
methacrylates
X.-s. Wang, N. Luo and S.-k. Ying

4163 The viscosity-molecular weight relationships for
diolic perfluoropolyethers
G. Ajroldi, G. Marchionni and G. Pezzin


4165 Calendar


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POLYMER

VOL. 40, NO. 15, 1999


4169 X-ray scattering studies of orientation in channel
flows of a lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer
D. K. Cinader Jr. and W. R. Burghardt


4181 Photophysical properties and photoinduced
polymerisation activity of novel 1-chloro-4-oxy/
acyloxythioxanthone initiators
N. S. Alien, N. G. Salleh, M. Edge, M. Shah, C. Ley,
F. Morlet-Savary, J. P. Fouassier, F. Catalina,
A. Green, S. Navaratnam and B. J. Parsons


4195 The role of metastability in the
micromorphologic features of sheared isotactic
polypropylene melts
C.-M. Wu, M. Chen and J. Karger-Kocsis


4205 Small angle neutron scattering investigation of
transesterification in Poly(ethylene
terephthalate)-poly(Butylene terephthalate)
mixtures
S. C. E. Backsona, R. W. Richards and S. M. King


4213 Water absorption in a rubber-modified epoxy
resin; carboxy terminated butadiene
acrylonitrile-amine cured epoxy resin system
I. McEwan, R. A. Pethrick and S. J. Shaw

4223 The interface between immiscible polymers
studied by low-energy forward recoil
spectrometry and neutron reflectivity
J. Genzer and R. J. Composto


4229 Small molecule penetrant diffusion in aromatic
polyesters: a molecular dynamics simulation
study
R. K. BharadwaJ and R. H. Boyd

4237 Effect of compatibilization and ABS type on
properties of PBT/ABS blends
W. R. Hale, L. A. Pessan, H. Keskkula and
D.R.Paul

4251 Solution properties of polyphosphazenes
containing 2,2'-dioxybiphenyl groups
J. BlirdalOfr M. P. Tarazona, G. Carriedo,
F. J. G. Alonso and P. Gonzalez

4259 Isothermal crystallization of nylon 6/liquid
crystal copolyester blends
I. Campoy, M. A. Gornez and C. Marco

4273 On the unperturbed dimensions of
perfluoropoly-(oxymethylene-co-oxyethylene)-
acetals
M. Levi, S. Turn and A. Sanguineti


4279 Highly soluble polyimides from sterically
hindered diamines
T. L. Grubb, V. L. Ulery, T. J. Smith, G. L. Tullos,
H. Yagci, L. J. Mathias and M. Langsam


4289 Nanoporous organic/inorganic hybrid
materials produced from poly(dimethyl
siloxane)
N. S. M. Stevens and M. E. Rezac

4299 Thermoreversible swelling behaviour of
hydrogels based on A/-isopropylacrylamide with
sodium acrylate and sodium methacrylate
Y. Liu, J. L. Velada and M. B. Huglin

4307 Strong interaction at interface of carbon fiber
reinforced aromatic semicrystalline
thermoplastics
Zhang and H. M. Zeng

4315 Change in free volume during volume phase
transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) gel as
studied by positron annihilation lifetimes:
temperature dependence
K. lto, Y. Ujihira, T. Yamashita and K. Horie

4325 Rheological behaviour of thermoplastic
elastomers from polypropylene/acrylonitrile-
butadiene rubber blends: effect of blend ratio,
reactive compatibilization and dynamic
vulcanization
S. George, K. Ramamurthy, J. S. Anand,
G. Groeninckx, K. T. Varughese and S. Thomas

4345 The fine structure of metallocene-based linear
polyethylenes: Part 1. A model grounded on
molecular mobility
A. Alizadeh, A. Munoz-Escalona, P. Lafuente,
J. V. G. Ramos and J. Martinez-Salazar

4353 Synthesis and characterization ofcarbon-13
labelled 2-ethylidene-5-norbornene containing
EPDM rubber. Observation of crosslinking and
oxidation
W. Heinen, L. N. Ballijns, W. J. A. Wittenburg,
R. Winters, J. Lugtenburg and M. van Duin

4365 Structural effects of phenols on the thermal and
thermo-oxidative degradation of
polybenzoxazines
H. Y. Low and H. Ishida

4377 Synthesis and structural study of poly(thioether-
imide-sulfones) based on 3,3' and 4,4'
bis(4-chloro-1,8-naphthalimido) dipheny/sulfone
M.M.Sonpatki,S.Skaria,A.Fradet,
S. Ponrathnam and C. R. Rajan


4387 Synthesis and properties of phosphorus
containing polyarylates derived from
2-(6-oxido-6H-dibenz <c,e><1,2>
oxaphosphorin-6-yl)-1,4-dihydroxy
phenylene
W. C. Shan and L. C. Hsuan


4399 Modelling amorphous lithium salt—PEO
polymer electrolytes: ab initio calculations of
lithium ion-tetra-, penta- and hexaglyme
complexes
P. Johansson, J. Tegenfeldt and
J. Lindgren


4407 Preparation and properties of hybrids of
organo-soluble polyimide and montmorillonite
with various chemical surface modification
methods
Y. Yang, Z.-k. Zhu, J. Yin, X.-y. Wang and
Z.-e. Qi

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

4415 High electric field effect on hopping conduction
in molecularly doped polymer systems
S. J. Santos and I. Salazar

4419 Surface modification strategies for
multicomponent polymer systems, Vl.'acid-base
interactions as a strategy for interfacial
modification in immiscible polymer blends
H. Liang, R. Xu, B. D. Favis and H. P. Schreiber

4425 Crystal forms in cold-crystallized syndiotactic
polystyrene
E. M. Woo, Y. S. Sun and M. L. Lee

4431 Flow-induced birefringence of linear and long
chain-branched metallocene polyethylene melts
subject to steady start-up flow
C. K. Chai, J. Creissel and H. Randrianantoandro

4437 Calendar


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POLYMER
volume 40, number 18, May 1999


POLYMER PAPERS

4987 Dianhydride architectural effects on the
relaxation behaviors and thermal and optical
properties of organo-soluble aromatic polyimide
films
F. U, J. J. Ge, P. S. Honigfort, S. Fang, J.-C. Chen,
F. W. Harris and S. Z. D. Cheng

5003 Copolymers of sodium styrenesulphonate with
n-butylvinylether and n-octadecylvinylether
prepared by micetlar copolymerization
M. G. Neumann and G. L de Sena

5011 Morphology of crystalline Nylon-610
membranes prepared by the immersion-
precipitation process: competition between
crystallization and liquid-liquid phase
separation
T.-H. Young, D.- J. lin, J. - J, Gau,
W.-Y. Chuang and L.-P Cheng


5023 Dielectric on-line spectroscopy during extrusion
of polymer blends
A. Boersma and J. van Tumhout

5035 Modelling a polyelectrolyte system in water to
estimate the ion-conductivity
J. Ennari, M. Etornaa and F. Sundholm

5043 Microstructure and mechanical properties of
hot-air drawn poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalate)
fibers
A. Suzuki, Y. Nakamura and T. Kunugi


5051 Change of phase behaviour of SMA/PMMA
blends during processing at high deformation
rates
N. J. J. Aelmans, V. M. C. Reid and J. S. Higgins

5063 Photopolymerization ofacrylates using
N-aliphaticmaleimides as photoinitiators
S.'C. Clark.C. E, Hoyle, S. Jonsson, F, Morel and
C. Decker

5073 Polyactic acids produced from L- and D, L-lactic
acid anhydrosulfite: stereochemical aspects
A. J. Amass, K. L R. N'Goala, B. J. Tighe and
F. Schue

5079 Post-deposition ageing reactions differ markedly
between plasma polymers deposited from
siloxane and silazane monomers
T. R. Gengenbach and K J. Griesser


5095 High energy ion irradiation effects on polymer
materials - Changes in mechanical properties of
PE, PSF and PES
T. Sasuga, H. Kudoh and T. Seguchi


5103 The storage stability of melamine formaldehyde
resin solutions: III, Storage at elevated
temperatures
S. Jahromi

5111 Positron annihilation behavior in poly(ethylene)
M. van Prooijen, K H. Jorch, J. R. Stevens and
A. Rudin


5119 Crystallization ofisotacticpolypropylene/natural
terpene resins blends
C. Silvestre, S. Cimmino, E. D'Alma,
M. L. Di Lorenzo and E. Di Pace


5129 Solvent effects on the miscibility of poly(methyl
methacrylate)/polv(vinvl acetate) blends. I: Using
differential scanning calorimetry and viscometry
techniques
E. G. Crispirn, A. F. Rubira and E* C, Muniz


5137 Molecular dynamics simulations of the enthalpy
of mixing of poly(vinyl chloride) and aliphatic
polyester blends
S. Lee, J. G, Lee, H. Lee and S. J. Mumby


5147 The effect of seeding on the crystallisation of
poly(hydroxybutyrate), and co-
poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate)
R. E. Withey and J. N, Hay


5153 Preparation and characterization of
poly(urethane-imide) films prepared from
reactive polyimide and polyurethane
prepolymer
M. Zuo and T. Takeichi


5161 Synthesis of water-soluble statistical
copolymers and terpolymers containing pendent
oligo(ethylene glycol derivatives)
M. Vamvakaki, N. C. BUlingham and
S. P. Armes


5173 Reduction otcarbonyl groups in aromatic
polyketones: synthesis and characterization of
methylene-bridged polyaryl-ethers and
-thioethers
A. Ben-Haida, H. M. Colquhoun, P. Hodge and
D. F. Lewis

5183 The (tau) -effective paradox revisited: an extended
analysis of Kovacs' volume recovery data on
poly(vmyl acetate)
G. B, McKenna, M. G. Vangel, A, L Rukhin,
S. D. Leigh, B. Lotz and C. Straupe

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

5207 Grafted polymer tail/loop mixtures differing in
chain length
D. C. Driscoll, H. S. Gulati, R. J. Spontak and
C. K. Hall


5213 Poly(2-trimethylsi(yl-2-propyt methacrylate-co-(gamma)
butyrolactone-2-yl methacrylate) forArF
lithography
J.-B. Kirn, H, Kirn, S,-H. Lee and J.-T. Moon


5219 New transamidation reaction m molten state:
model study
D. Picq, L B. Mahdi, K. Soufard and B. Sillion


5223 Stability of co-continuous polvstyrene/
poly(ether-ester) blends in shear flow
H. Veenstra, B. Norder, J. van Dam and
A. Posthuma de Boer


5227 Mobility and relaxation of amorphous chains in
drawn polypropylene: (2)H-NMR study
M. Botev, R. Neffati and J. Rault


5233 Small particle size in emulsion polymerization
using non-ionic stabilisers
A. GuYOt and J. Chudej


5239 Ring opening metathesis polymerization of 2,3-
diazanorborn-5-ene derivatives
R. G. Davies, V, C. Gibson, M. North and
D. A. Robson


5243 Corrigendum

5245 Calendar

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POLYMER

VOL. 40, NO. 19, SEPTEMBER 1999


5249 Development of bicontinuous morphologies in
polysulfone-epoxy blends
P. A. Oyanguren, M. J. Galante, K. Andromaque,
P. M. Frontini and R. J. J. Williams


5257 Membranes with a paniculate morphology
prepared by a dry-wet casting process
T.-H. Young, D.-T. Lin, L.-Y. Chen, Y.-H. Huang
and W.-Y. Chiu


5265 Electron donor-induced improvement of the
microstructure of polypropene-block-
poly(ethene-co-propene) synthesized by a
modified stopped-flow polymerization method
and correlation with its crystalline morphology
M. Yamahiro, H. Mori, K.-h. Nitta and M. Terano


5273 Morphology and coarsening behavior in
Polycarbonate/Nylon6-co-12 blends with and
without compatibilizer
Y. H. Kirn, M. Kikuchi, S. Akiyama, K. Sho and
S. lzawa

5279 Degradation of interpenetrating polymer
networks based on PE and polymethacrylates by
electron beam irradiation
J. Hu, U. Schuize and J. Pionteck

5285 Effects of crosslinking on polyaniline films' doping
behavior and degradation under weathering
F. T. Uu, K. G. Neoh, E. T. Kang, S. Li, H. S. Han and
K. L. Tan


5297 Electron-beam curing of thick thermoset
composite matrices
T. Glauser, M. Johansson and A. Hult

5303 Investigation on the swelling behaviour in
poly(dimethylsiloxane) rubber networks using
nmr and compression measurements
'H. Menge, S. Hotopf, S. Ponitzsch, S. Richter,
K.-F. Arndt, H. Schneider and U. Heuert

5315 Mechanisms of PVDF membrane formation by
immersion-precipitation in soft (1-octanol) and
harsh' (water) nonsolvents
T.-H. Young, L.-P. Cheng, D.-J. Lin, L. Fane and
W.-Y. Chuang


5325 Multiple melting behaviour of poly(ethylene-co-
butylene naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate)s
G. Z. Papageorgiou and G. P. Karayannidis


5333 Mechanical behaviour above Tg of a plasticised
PVC reinforced with cellulose whiskers; a SANS
structural study
L. Chazeau, J. Y. Cavaille and P. Terech

5345 Dynamic mechanical analysis of injection-
moulded discs of polypropylene and untreated
and silane-treated talc-filled polypropylene
composites
z, M. A. Rodriguez-Perez,
J.A.De saja and J.I.Velasco

5355 Glass transition studies in physically aged
partially crystalline poly(ethylene terephthalate)
byTSC
J. A. Diego, J. C. Canadas, M. Mudarra and
J. Belana

5365 Side-chain liquid crystalline elastomers: tile
relationship between the orientational ordering
of the polymer backbone and the length of the
coupling chain
A. J. Symons, F. J. Davis and G. R. Mitchell

5371 Crystallizations of poly(ethylene terephthalate co
ethylene isophthalate)
B. Li, J. Yu, S. Lee and M. Ree


5377 II. Dielectric investigation of cold crystallization
of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-
hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
A. A. Mansour, G. R. Saad and A. H. Hamed

5393 Quantitative analysis of crystallization and skin
formation during isothermal solvent removal
line polymers
M.O.Ngui and S. K. Mallapragada

5401 The mass transport in poly(ethylene
terephthalate) and related induced-
crystallization
H. Ouyang and S.-H. Shore

5407 Thermally initiated cure kinetic of bismaleimides
containing poly(dimethylsiloxane)
W. Chun-Shan and L. Tsu-Shang

5415 Crystal and molecular structure of
poly(thioether-ketone) from single crystal
oligomer data and diffraction-modelling: 1.
Polymer crystallised by orientation
H. M. Colquhoun, D. F. Lewis and D. J. Williams


5421 A new synthetic route for the preparation of
alkenyl functionalized aryl cyanate ester
monomers
J. M. Barton, A. Chaplin, I. Hamerton and
B. J. Howlin


5429 The synthesis of a hydrocarbon-soluble
organolithium anionic initiator. A gas-liquid
chromatography study of the efficiency of the
reaction of s-butyllithium with p-divinylbenzene
R. D. Sanderson, G. Costa, G. J. Summers and
C. A. Summers

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS

5439 Synthesis of fluorine-containing block
copolymers via ATRP 2. Synthesis and
characterization of semifluorinated di- and
triblock copolymers
Z.-B. Zhang, S.-K. Ying and Z.-Q. Shi

5445 Depression of glass transition temperature due
to the chain extension in glassy state
S. C. Lee and B. G. Min

5449 Soluble graft-like complexes based on poly(4-
vinyl pyridine) and carboxy-terminated
polystyrene oligomers due to hydrogen
bonding
S. Liu, G. Zhang and M. Jiang

5455 HETCOR NMR study of poly(rac-lactide) and
poly(meso-lactide)
J. E. Kasperczyk

5459 Theoretical investigation of block
copolymerization of tetrahydrofuran and
pyrrole
M. Yurtsever and L. Toppare

5465 Calendar

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POLYMER

VOL. 40 ,NO. 20, September 1999

POLYMER PAPERS

5469 Morphology development during phase
inversion of a PS/PE blend in isothermal,
steady shear flow
N. D. B. Lazo and C. E. Scott

5479 A study of the interaction of acrylic acid/
1,7-octadiene plasma deposits with water
and other solvents
M. R. Alexander and T. M. Due

5489 Influence of the comonomer content on the
thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of
metallocene ethylene/1-octene copolymers
A. G. Simanke, G. B. Galland, L Freitas,
J. A. H. da Jornada, R. QuiJ'ada and R. S. Mauler

5497 An elastomenc conductor based on polyaniline
prepared by mechanical mixing
R. Faez, W. A. Gazotti and M.-A. De Paoli

5505 Hygrothermal effects of epoxy resin.
Part 1: the nature of water in epoxy
J. Zhou and J. P. Lucas

5513 Hygrothermal effects of epoxy resin.
Part II: variations of glass transition temperature
J. Zhou and J. P. Lucas

5523 Fluorine-19 NMR monitored thermal imidization
of bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-7-ene systems
C. Tamagna, P. Mison, T. Pascal, R. Petiaud and
B. Sillion

5531 Thermal stabilization of polyacrylonitrile fibres
S. Dalton, F. Heatley and P. M. Budd

5545 Polymer blends of poly(e-caprolactone) and
poly(vinyl methyl ether) - thermal properties
and morphology
W. Y. Yam, J. Ismail, H. W. Kammer, H. Schmidt
and C. KummerlOwe

5553 Effect of draw ratio and temperature on the
strain-induced crystallization of poly (ethylene
terephthalate) at fast draw rates
A. Mahendrasingam, C. Martin, W. Fuller,
D. J. Blundell, R. J. Oidman, J. L. Harvie,
D. H. MacKerron, C. Riekel and P. Engstrom


5567 Gas permeation properties of radiation grafted
and sulfonated poly-(vinylidene fluoride)
membranes
S. Hietala, E. Skou and F. Sundholm


5575 Hydrophilic polyurethaneurea membranes:
influence of soft block composition on the
water vapor permeation rates
I. Yilgor and E. Yilgor


5583 High-temperature infrared kinetics oftransition-
metal-catalyzed chemical reactions in solid state
complexes of polybutadienes with palladium
chloride
L. A. Belfiore, X. Sun, P. Das and J. Y. Lee

5601 Preparation of thermoset rubbery epoxy
particles as novel toughening modifiers for
glassy epoxy resins
B. J. P. Jansen, K. Y. Tamminga, H. E. H. Meijer
and P. J. Lemstra

5609 Coalescence in PC/SAN blends: effect of reactive
compatibilization and matrix phase viscosity
G. Wildes, H. Keskkula and D. R. Paul

5623 Solvent induced crystallization behavior of
poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) film
S.-J. Kirn, J.-Y. Nam, Y.-M. Lee and S.-S. Im

5631 Study on surface structure of amorphous
polymer blends on the basis of lateral force
microscopy
W.-K. Lee

5637 Relationship between stress and orientation
induced structures during uniaxial drawing of
poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate)
G. Schoukens

5647 Conformational analysis of the 13/4 to 4/1
helical transition in poly(o-isobutyl
B-L-aspartate)
S. Leon, D. Zanuy, C. Aleman and
S. Munoz-Guerra

5655 Comparison of gas transport and sorption in
the ladder polymer BBL and some semi-ladder
polymers
C. M. Zimmerman and W. J. Koros

5665 Synthesis and properties of phosphorus
containing copoly(bismaleimide)
C. S. Wang and C. H. Lin

5675 Synthesis of reactive diluents for cationic
cycloaliphatic epoxide UV coatings
S. Wu, M. T. Sears, M. D. Soucek and
W. J. Simonsick



5687 Emulsion polymerization of lauryl methacrylate
and its copolymerization with
trimethylolpropane tri methacrylate
A. Matsumoto, N. Murakami, H. Aota, J. Ikeda
and I. Capek


5691 Chemical bonding analysis of electron-sensitive
polymers by EELS
K. Varlot, J. M. Martin, D. Gonbeau and C. Quet

5699 Gelation behaviour during chainwise
crosslinking polymerisation of methacrylate
resins
J. Lanqe, M. Johansson, C. T. Kelly and
P. J. Halley


5709 A shear induced transition of lamellar alignment
in a concentrated diblock copolymer solution
J. A. Pople, I. W. Hamley, J. P. A. Fairclough,
A. J. Ryan, G. Hill and C. Price


5715 Gas separation properties of pendent phenyl
substituted aromatic polyamides containing
sulfone and hexafluoroisopropylidene groups
A.Singh, K. Ghosal, B. D. Freeman, A. E. Lozano,
J. G. de la Campa and J. de Abajo

POLYMER COMMUNICATIONS


5723 Water soluble polyaniline and its blend films
prepared by aqueous solution casting
Y. H. Geng, Z. C. Sun, J. Li, X. B. Jing,
X. H. Wang and F. S. Wang


5729 The inclusion of ft cyclodextrin provides a
supramolecular solution to the problem of
polymerization of dodecyl and octadecyl
methacrylates in aqueous emulsion
S. Rimmer and P. Tattersall

5733 A completely miscible ternary blend system of
poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(ethylene oxide)
and polyepichlorohydrin
S. H. Goh and X. Ni

5737 Calendar

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