The Interfacial Interactions in Polymeric Composites

Interfaces, interphases and "adhesion" - a perspective; aspects of component interactions in polymer systems; rheology at interfaces; interactions and properties of composites - fibre-matrix adhesion measurements, adhesion composite properties relationships; the role of interface at the wall in flow of concentrated composites; application of surface analysis to high performance polimeric adhesives and composites; some experimental methods of characterizing surface; controlled interphases in glass fibre and particulate reinforced polymers - structure of silane coupling agents in solutions and on substrates; control and modification of surfaces and interfaces by corona and low pressure plasma; plasmas and surfaces - a practical approach to good composites; plasma polimerification of acetylene - a coating technique for fibre reinforcement of composites; plasma enhanced CVD of aromatics - surface treatment of carbon fibres to optimize fibre-matrix adhesion; some notes on surface modification by plasma; science and technology of polymer composites; reinforcing fibres for composites; "in situ" composites formed with polymers and thermoplastic matrices; some short communications of participants - open questions on effects of fibre-matrix interactions on compound and composite properties, interface stabilization in polymer blends by means of block and graft copolymers, interfacial chemical interactions in condensation polymers and their blends, interfacial polarization and its diagnostic significance in polymeric composites, on the physical nature of interfacial layer in polymer coatings, the effect of corona modification on the composite interfaces, peculiarity of film-forming and hydrolytic decay of tin-containing polymer coatings, diffusion of metal ions in caroxylic polymer sorbents of different morphological structure, adsorption of methylene blue on PVC-DOP-natural zeolite composites, optically transparent glass fibre reinforced poly(methylmethacrylate) laminates, the effect of recycling on the properties of thermoplastic composites, carbon fibres from methane.