New Polymeric Materials : 5th Annual UNESCO School and IUPAC Conference symposium editors, Ronald D. Sanderson, Harald Pasch.

The UNESCO School and Conference on Macromolecules & Materials Science is held annually in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Leading scientists from various fields of macromolecular science are invited to give tutorials at the UNESCO School and informative plenaries at the conference. The exposure to new ideas and advanced concepts in macromolecular science is of great importance for South Africa students and senior staff alike coming from different universities and research institutions. The 5th UNESCO School & IUPAC Conference focused on new polymeric materials, polymer characterization, and recent developments in polyolefins. Abridged versions of a number of papers are compiled to create the present volume of Macromolecular Symposia.

1. New Materials by Polymerisation of Olefins and Styrene with Metallocene Catalysts (Walter Kaminsky, et al.). 2. Multipolymers with Fischer--Tropsch Olefins (Ioan Tincul, et al.). 3. Recent Advances in the Development of Fischer--Tropsch Catalysts at Sasol (Tracy C. Bromfield and Anton C. Vosloo). 4. Monitoring Thermo--Oxidative Degradation of Polypropylene by CRYSTAF and SEC--FTIR (Stefan de Goede, et al.). 5. 13C NMR Studies of Olefin Copolymer Microstructure: A Tool for Understanding Active Center Behavior in ansa--Zirconocene--Based Catalysis (maria Carmela Sacchi, et al.). 6. Propene Copolymers: An Overview of Recent Research (Albert J. van Reenen). 7. Kinetic Evaluation of Various Isospecific Active Sites on MgC12--Supported Ziegler Catalysts (Isa Nishiyama, et al.). 8. Toughening Polypropylene with Nanoscale Rubber Particles (Yiqun Liu, et al.). 9. Molecular Characterization of Functional Polymers and Oligomers by Liquid Chromatography (Bernd Trathnigg, et al.). 10. Characterization of Epoxy Prepreg SPX 8800 System by Isothermal Differential Scanning Calorimetry (Qian Wang and Birgit K. Storm). 11. Analysis of Polyamides by Size Exclusion Chromatography and Laser Light Scattering (Jinglu Chen, et al.). 12. Fluorescence and Biochemical Characterization of Glycated Hemoglobin (Nadanathangam Vigneshwaran, et al.). 13. Matrix--Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Synthetic Polymers. 7. Analysis of Fatty Acohol Ethoxylates by Coupled Liquid Chromatography at the Critical Point of Adsorption and MALDI--TOF Mass Spectrometry (Karl--Heinz Sprietersbach, et al.). 14. Triblock Copolymers of Lactide with Poly(ethylene glycol) and Influence of Stereochemical Composition (John M. Onyari and Samuel J. Huang). 15. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Soluble and Thermally Stable Polyamides Based on Pyridine Monomer (Shahram Mehdipour--Ataei and Hani Heidari). 16. Ultraviolet (UV) Curing of Phosphated Polyurethane--Acrylic Dispersions (Kibret Mequanint and Ronald D. Sanderson). 17. Low Molar Mass Poly(Styrene--co--acrylic acid) Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Characterization (Ekaterini Karakatsanis, et al.). 18. Investigation into the Interactions between Filler and Elastomers Used for Tyre Production (Giovanna Costa, et al.). 19. Copper--Mediated ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate in Polar Solvents Using a Bifunctional Pyridinal Diimine Ligand (Mihaela Iovu, et al.). 20. The Synthesis of HgS and CdS Nanoparticles in Polymer Matrices (P. Sreekumari Nair, et al.). 21. Water--Soluble Polymeric Materials with the Ability to Bind Metal Ions (Bernabe L. Rivas and Eduardo Pereira). 22. The Use of Selected Acrylate and Acrylamide--Based Surfmers and Polysoaps in the Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene (Lilian Tichagwa, et al.). 23. Study of a New Route by Which to Make Fully Cured Thermoplastic Elastomers with Plastics and Ultrafine Powdered Rubber (Xiaohong Zhang, et al.). 24. Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Reversible Addition--Fragmentation Transfer Polymerisation (F.M. Calitz, et al.). 25. RAFT Polymerisation in Water--Borne Organic Dispersions (M.P. Tonge, et al.)

Includes bibliographical references.