Physical Chemistry Research for Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume One

Dr. Eli M. Pearce was president of American Chemical Society. He served as dean of the Faculty of Science and Art at Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, as well as a professor of chemistry and chemical engineering. He was director of the Polymer Research Institute, also in Brooklyn. At present, he consults for the Polymer Research Institute. A prolific author and researcher, he edited the Journal of Polymer Science (Chemistry Edition) for 25 years and was an active member of many professional organizations. Bob A. Howell, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Applications in Polymer Science at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He received his PhD in physical organic chemistry from Ohio University in 1971. His research interests include flame retardants for polymeric materials, new polymeric fuel-cell membranes, polymerization techniques, thermal methods of analysis, polymer-supported organoplatinum antitumor agents, barrier plastic packaging, bioplastics, and polymers from renewable sources. A particular current research interest is the development of nontoxic, environmentally friendly flame retardants based on renewable biosources. RichardA. Pethrick, PhD, DSc, is currently a research professor and professor emeritus in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, Glasglow, Scotland. He was Burmah Professor in Physical Chemistry and has been a member of the staff there since 1969. He has published over 400 papers and edited and written several books. He currently holds a number of EPSRC grants and is involved with Knowledge Transfer Programmes involving three local companies involved in production of articles made out of polymeric materials. He has acted as a consultant for BAE Systems in the area of explosives and a company involved in the production of anticorrosive coatings. Dr. Pethrick is on the editorial boards of several polymer and adhesion journals and was on the Royal Society of Chemistry Education Board. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Materials, Metals and Mining. Previously he chaired the "Review of Science Provision 16-19" in Scotland and the restructuring of the HND provision in Chemistry. He was for a number of years the deputy chair of the EPSRC IGDS panel and involved in a number of reviews of the courses developed and offered under this program. He has been a member of the review panel for polymer science in Denmark and Sweden and the National Science Foundation in the USA. Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, is head of the Polymer Division at the N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, and professor at Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, Russia, as well as professor at Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia. He is also a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the Russian Federation Scholarship for Outstanding Scientists. He has been a member of many professional organizations and on the editorial boards of many international science journals.

Preface. Bacterial Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) as a Biodegradable Polymer for Biomedicine. The Effect of Antioxidant Drug Mexidol on Bioenergetic Processes and Nitric Oxide Formation in the Animal Tissues. Calcium Soap Lubricants. Radical Scavenging Capacity of N-(2-Mercapto-2-Methylpropionyl)-L-Cysteine: Design and Synthesis of Its Derivative with Enhanced Potential to Scavenge Hypochlorite. Magnetic Properties of Organic Paramagnets. Photoelectrochemical Properties of the Films of Extra-Coordinated Tetrapyrrole Compounds and Their Relationship with the Quantum Chemical Parameters of the Molecules. Bio-Structural Energy Criteria of Functional States in Normal and Pathological Conditions. The Temporal Dependence of Adhesion Joining Strength: The Diffusive Model. Ways of Regulation of Release of Medicinal Substances from the Chitosan Films. A Research Note on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Chitosan in Acetic Acid Solution in the Presence of Amikacin Sulfate. The Structure of the Interfacial Layer and Ozone-Protective Action of Ethylene–Propylene–Diene Elastomers in Covulcanizates with Butadiene–Nitrile Rubbers. A Research Note on Influence of Polysulfonamide Membranes on the Productivity of Ultrafiltration Processes. A Research Note on Environmental Durability of Powder Polyester Paint Coatings. A Research Note on Elastomeric Compositions Based on Butadiene-Nitrile Rubber Containing Polytetrafluorethylene Pyrolysis Products. Spectral-Fluorescent Study of the Effect of Complexation with Аnionic Polyelectrolytes on Cis-Trans Equilibrium of Oxacarbocyanine Dyes. Ozone Decomposition. A Technical Note on Designing, Analysis and Industrial Use of the Dynamic Spray Scrubber. Engineered Nanoporous Materials: A Comprehensive Review. Index.