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IPST2013 Conference: 7th-10th October 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Taking the opportunity of a very successful meeting on Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology 2011 (IPST2011) in Bali, Indonesia, organised by the Indonesian Polymer Association (HPI) under the auspices of Asian Polymer Association (APA), it is our great honor to organise and hold the coming IPST2013 meeting on October 7 – 10, 2013  in Yogyakarta, Indonesia under the auspices of Federation of Asian Polymer Societies (FAPS).

In IPST2013, we are planning to organise 5 Microsymposia on:

(1) Nanostructure, Composites and Polymer Physics
(2) Rubber Process and Technology
(3) Polymers for Medical and Pharmacy Applications
(4) Polymer Technology in New and Renewable Energy
(5) Green and Degradable Polymers covering the topic of Nanostructure Polymers, Blends and Composites; Polymer Technology in New and Renewable Energy; Fiber and Fibrous Polymer Materials; Smart and Functionalized Polymers; Advanced Synthesis Polymers; Green, Sustainable and Bio-polymers.

With a very unique combination of ancient temples of UNESCO World Heritage such as Borobudur and Prambanan, strong traditions, classical and contemporary Javanese cultures, natural forces and also history on Indonesia’s war of independent make Yogyakarta a very worthwhile place to be visited and hosting IPST2013, the International Polymer Conference and Exhibition.

For more details visit the Conference website – http://hpi-polimer.org/ipst-2013

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in September

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for September :

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe  
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b 

Recent advances in RAFT dispersion polymerization for preparation of block copolymer aggregates 
Jiao-Tong Sun ,  Chun-Yan Hong and Cai-Yuan Pan  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20612a 

Thiol–epoxy ‘click’ polymerization: efficient construction of reactive and functional polymers 
Andreas Brändle and Anzar Khan  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20591b 

Waterborne polymer nanogels non-covalently crosslinked by multiple hydrogen bond arrays 
Yunhua Chen ,  Nicholas Ballard and Stefan A. F. Bon 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20615c 

Synthesis of block polymer miktobrushes 
Adam O. Moughton ,  Takanori Sagawa ,  William M. Gramlich ,  Myungeun Seo ,  Timothy P. Lodge and Marc A. Hillmyer  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20656k 

Linear–dendritic biodegradable block copolymers: from synthesis to application in bionanotechnology 
Chang-Ming Dong and Gang Liu  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20441j 

Progress on multi-compartment polymeric capsules 
Xin Huang and Brigitte Voit  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20636f 

Novel polythiophene derivatives functionalized with conjugated side-chain pendants comprising triphenylamine/carbazole moieties for photovoltaic cell applications 
Hsing-Ju Wang ,  Jiann-Yu Tzeng ,  Chen-Wei Chou ,  Chien-Yi Huang ,  Rong-Ho Lee and Ru-Jong Jeng  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20477k 

Effect of TiO2 nanoparticle surface functionalization on protein adsorption, cellular uptake and cytotoxicity: the attachment of PEG comb polymers using catalytic chain transfer and thiol–ene chemistry 
Roslyn Tedja ,  Alexander H. Soeriyadi ,  Michael R. Whittaker ,  May Lim ,  Christopher Marquis ,  Cyrille Boyer ,  Thomas P. Davis and Rose Amal  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2743-2751 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20450a 

Synthesis of block copolymers via the combination of RAFT and a macromolecular azo coupling reaction 
Yaning He ,  Wei He ,  Dan Liu ,  Tonghan Gu ,  Renbo Wei and Xiaogong Wang  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20653f 

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in January

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for January:

Synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources 
Mathieu J.-L. Tschan ,  Emilie Brulé ,  Pierre Haquette and Christophe M. Thomas  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00452F 

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B. Lowe  
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B 

Naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b‘]dithiophene-based conjugated polymer as a new electron donor for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells 
Pranabesh Dutta ,  Hanok Park ,  Woo-Hyung Lee ,  Kyuri Kim ,  In Nam Kang and Soo-Hyoung Lee  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 601-604 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00424K 

Organoboron star polymers via arm-first RAFT polymerization: synthesis, luminescent behavior, and aqueous self-assembly 
Fei Cheng ,  Edward M. Bonder ,  Ami Doshi and Frieder Jäkle  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 596-600 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00556E 

N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalysed synthesis of polyurethanes 
Olivier Coutelier ,  Mohammad El Ezzi , Mathias Destarac ,  Fabien Bonnette ,  Tsuyoshi Kato ,  Antoine Baceiredo ,  Gopakumar Sivasankarapillai ,  Yves Gnanou and Daniel Taton 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 605-608 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00477A 

One-pot synthesis of amphiphilic reversible photoswitchable fluorescent nanoparticles and their fluorescence modulation properties
Jian Chen ,  Peisheng Zhang ,  Gang Fang ,  Chao Weng ,  Jia Hu ,  Pinggui Yi ,  Xianyong Yu and Xiaofang Li
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 685-693 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00525E 

Self-assembled amino acids and dipeptides as noncovalent hydrogels for tissue engineering
 
Derek M. Ryan and Bradley L. Nilsson  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 18-33 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00335F 

Conjugated polymer nanostructures for organic solar cell applications
 
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu  
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2707-2722 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00275A 

Branching out with aminals: microporous organic polymers from difunctional monomers
 
Andrea Laybourn ,  Robert Dawson ,  Rob Clowes ,  Jonathan A. Iggo ,  Andrew I. Cooper ,  Yaroslav Z. Khimyak and Dave J. Adams  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 533-537 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00506A 

Hydrogen bonding of helical vinyl polymers containing alanine moieties: a stabilized interaction of helical conformation sensitive to solvents and pH
 
Zhiguo Zhu ,  Jiaxi Cui ,  Jie Zhang and Xinhua Wan  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 668-678 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00492E 

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Top Ten most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in December

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for December:

Double click reaction strategies for polymer conjugation and post-functionalization of polymers 
Hakan Durmaz, Amitav Sanyal, Gurkan Hizal and Umit Tunca 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00471A 

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe 
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B 

Conjugated polymer nanostructures for organic solar cell applications 
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu 
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2707-2722 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00275A 

Alkyne–azide coupling of tailored poly(vinylidene fluoride) and polystyrene for the synthesis of block copolymers 
Radovan Vukićević, Ulrike Schwadtke, Simon Schmücker, Philipp Schäfer, Dirk Kuckling and Sabine Beuermann 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 409-414 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00427A 

Facile synthesis of highly pure block copolymers by combination of RAFT polymerization, click reaction and de-grafting process
Guangdong Zhao, Peipei Zhang, Chengbo Zhang and Youliang Zhao 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00396H 

Synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources
Mathieu J.-L. Tschan, Emilie Brulé, Pierre Haquette and Christophe M. Thomas
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00452F

Controlled folding of polystyrene single chains: design of asymmetric covalent bridges
Mirela Zamfir, Patrick Theato and Jean-François Lutz 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00514F 

A facile synthesis of clickable and acid-cleavable PEO for acid-degradable block copolymers
Kotaro Satoh, Justin E. Poelma, Luis M. Campos, Brian Stahl and Craig J. Hawker 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00484K 

AGET ATRP of oligo(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether methacrylate in inverse microemulsion 
Wenwen Li and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00431J 

Synthesis of multi-block copolymer stars using a simple iterative Cu(0)-mediated radical polymerization technique 
Cyrille Boyer, Aurelia Derveaux, Per B. Zetterlund and Michael R. Whittaker 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 117-123 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00384D 

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Polymer Chemistry Issue 2 out now!

The latest issue of Polymer Chemistry is now online. You can read the full issue here.

The outside front cover features an article on A facile and fast method for the functionalization of polymersomes by photoinduced cycloaddition chemistry by Hans-Peter M. de Hoog, Madhavan Nallani and Bo Liedberg.

Issue 2 contains the following Review articles:

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Top Ten most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in November

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for November:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe 
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B 

Conjugated polymer nanostructures for organic solar cell applications 
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu 
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2707-2722 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00275A 

Bioinspired dual self-folding of single polymer chains via reversible hydrogen bonding 
Ozcan Altintas, Elise Lejeune, Peter Gerstel and Christopher Barner-Kowollik 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00392E 

An isoindigo and dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole copolymer for polymer solar cells 
Romain Stalder, Caroline Grand, Jegadesan Subbiah, Franky So and John R. Reynolds 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 89-92 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00402F 

A facile synthesis of clickable and acid-cleavable PEO for acid-degradable block copolymers 
Kotaro Satoh, Justin E. Poelma, Luis M. Campos, Brian Stahl and Craig J. Hawker 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00484K 

Honeycomb structured polymer films via breath figures 
Maribel Hernández-Guerrero and Martina H. Stenzel 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00219H 

Modular oxime functionalization of well-defined alkoxyamine-containing polymers 
Megan R. Hill, Soma Mukherjee, Philip J. Costanzo and Brent S. Sumerlin 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00451D 

Fast and scalable production of hyperbranched polythioether-ynes by a combination of thiol-halogen click-like coupling and thiol-yne click polymerization 
Jin Han, Bo Zhao, Aijin Tang, Yanqin Gao and Chao Gao 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00367D 

Controlled grafting of cellulose fibres – an outlook beyond paper and cardboard 
Eva Malmström and Anna Carlmark 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00445J 

Diels-Alder “Click” Reactions: Recent Applications in Polymer and Material Science 
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen 
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2133-2145 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00041A 

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Polymer Chemistry Issue 1 of 2012 out now!

The first issue of Polymer Chemistry, 2012, is now online. You can read the full issue here:

Dave Haddleton and Liz Davies look over Polymer Chemistry’s highlights of the past year and look forward to 2012 in their Editorial.  




The outside front cover features an article on Self-assembled amino acids and dipeptides as noncovalent hydrogels for tissue engineering by Derek M. Ryan and Bradley L. Nilsson.






Aqueous RAFT/MADIX polymerisation of N-vinyl pyrrolidone
at ambient temperature is the article highlighted on the inside front cover by Aymeric Guinaudeau, Stéphane Mazières, D. James Wilson and Mathias Destarac.

Issue 1 contains the following Review articles:

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Top Ten most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in October

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for October:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b

Synthesis of multi-block copolymer stars using a simple iterative Cu(0)-mediated radical polymerization technique
Cyrille Boyer, Aurelia Derveaux, Per B. Zetterlund and Michael R. Whittaker
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00384d

Conjugated polymer nanostructures for organic solar cell applications
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2707-2722
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00275a

Diels–Alder “click” reactions: recent applications in polymer and material science
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2133-2145
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00041a

Ambient temperature polymer modification by in situ phototriggered deprotection and thiol–ene chemistry
Thomas Pauloehrl, Guillaume Delaittre, Martin Bastmeyer and Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00372k

Controlled polymerizations for the synthesis of semiconducting conjugated polymers

Ken Okamoto and Christine K. Luscombe
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2424-2434
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00171j

Synthesis of ABC type miktoarm star copolymers by triple click chemistry

Birol Iskin, Gorkem Yilmaz and Yusuf Yagci
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2865-2871
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00352f

Self-assembled amino acids and dipeptides as noncovalent hydrogels for tissue engineering
Derek M. Ryan and Bradley L. Nilsson
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00335f

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of narrow band gap copolymers of dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d] thiophene and diketopyrrolopyrrole
Abasaheb V. Patil, Woo-Hyung Lee, Kyuri Kim, Hanok Park, In Nam Kang and Soo-Hyoung Lee
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2907-2916
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00274k

Facile synthesis of cross-linked patchy fluorescent conjugated polymer nanoparticles by click reactions
Vüsala Ibrahimova, Seyma Ekiz, Özlem Gezici and Dönüs Tuncel
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2818-2824
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00332a


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Polymer Chemistry issue 12 out now!

The latest issue of Polymer Chemistry is now online. You can read the full issue here:

Graphical abstract: Front cover


The outside front cover features a Communication on Modification of pyridine-based conjugated polymer films via Lewis acid: halochromism, characterization and macroscopic gradation patterning by Shotaro Hayashi, Atushi Asano and Toshio Koizumi.





Issue 12 contains the following Review and Minireview articles:

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Top Ten most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in September

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for September:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b

Diels–Alder “click” reactions: recent applications in polymer and material science
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2133-2145
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00041a

Recognition of polymer side chains by cyclodextrins
Akihito Hashidzume and Akira Harada
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2146-2154
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00162k

Conjugated polymer nanostructures for organic solar cell applications
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu
Polym. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00275a

Boron-containing polymers as versatile building blocks for functional nanostructured materials
Fei Cheng and Frieder Jäkle
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2122-2132
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00123j 

Facile routes to star polymers via an organocatalytic approach
Daniel J. Coady, Amanda C. Engler, Yi Yan Yang and James L. Hedrick
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2619-2626
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00272d

The formation of core cross-linked star polymer and nanogel assemblies facilitated by the formation of dynamic covalent imine bonds
Alexander W. Jackson, Christopher Stakes and David A. Fulton
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2500-2511
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00261a

Recent advances in block copolymer-assisted synthesis of supramolecular inorganic/organic hybrid colloids
Yibo Liu and Xiaosong Wang
Polym. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00283j

Synthesis of glycerin carbonate-based intermediates using thiol–ene chemistry and isocyanate free polyhydroxyurethanes therefrom
Sofia Benyahya, Myriam Desroches, Rémi Auvergne, Stéphane Carlotti, Sylvain Caillol and Bernard Boutevin
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2661-2667
DOI: 10.1039/c1py00289a

Ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide using N-heterocyclic molecules: mechanistic, kinetics and DFT studies
Vimal Katiyar and Hemant Nanavati
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 1491-1500 
DOI: 10.1039/c0py00125b

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