High-Temperature Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Heterocyclic Networks from Nitrile Monomers

lt;b>Prof. Dr. Vladimir A. Bershtein:
V. Bershtein was graduated on polymers technology from Technological Institute in St.-Petersburg (Leningrad) in 1954. He completed his PhD degree in 1963 and Dr.Sci. (Phys.-Math.) dissertation in 1980. He is Professor from 1991. From 1965 up to now he is  Leading Scientist and Head of research group in Materials Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Solid State Physics, at the Ioffe Institute (A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg, Russia.
Areas of Scientific Expertise:   (1) the molecular nature of relaxation transitions in polymers; (2) physics of mechanical strength and plasticity of polymeric materials; (3) role of medium in fracture and strengthening of non-metallic solids; (4) properties of hybrid and interpenetrating polymer networks; (5) polymer nanocomposites, structure-property relationships; (6) structure-molecular dynamics-properties relationships in thermally stable polymer materials - polyimides, cyanate ester resin- and phthalonitrile-based nanocomposites; (7) DSC and its applications (co-authored the first book on DSC of polymers in 1991 in Russian and in 1994 in English); (8) Far-, mid- and ATR IR spectroscopy; (9) using  DMA, DSC and TGA techniques combined with the structural methods (TEM, SEM, WAXD, SAXS, EDXS);  (10) original method (developed in Ioffe Institute) of laser-interferometric creep rate spectroscopy (CRS) and its applications.
Publications and Presentations:Prof. Bershtein authored 2 books, 7 book chapters and review articles, as well as over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He presented over 150 papers at international and national conferences, including last presentations on the topic of this book at AIP conference "Times of Polymers" (TOP-2016) in Italy, Polymer Congress in London (2018), "Chemistry of Solids and Functional Materials" conference in St.-Petersburg (2018), European Polymer Congress at Crete (2019), and at PhysicA SPB international conference in St.-Petersburg (2021). In 1992-2019, Prof. Bershtein presented numerous papers and invited seminars internationally, including the United States (eight times), Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Australia, etc. He participated in a series of international projects, e.g. in CRDF RCO-889 project (2000-2001) and RP1-546-ST-02 project (2002-2004) in collaboration with DuPont Company (Wilmington, DE, USA); within INTAS Network project 97-1936 (1998 -2000), and in the 7th European Framework Programme (IRSES project PIRSES-GA-201(2)3-612484 "NANOBIOMAT" (2014-2017).
Dr. Pavel N. Yakushev
1977-Master's degree in Electronics, Polytechnical Institute, Leningrad, USSR.1977-1999:  Engineer, Research Scientist, Materials Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Solid   State Physics, the Ioffe Institute.1988-PhD degree (Solid State Physics), Ioffe InstituteFrom 1999 up to now: Senior Scientist, Materials Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Solid State Physics, the Ioffe Institute (A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg, Russia.
Areas of Scientific Expertise:(1)    Molecular dynamics in polymers and complex polymer systems as studied by DSC and the methods of mechanical spectroscopy, DMA and CRS - Creep Rate Spectroscopy- original laser-interferometric method developed in our lab at Ioffe Institute. He was directly involved in the development and creation of this method.(2)  Anomalies of segmental dynamics, nanoscale dynamic/structural/compositional heterogeneity, and  nanostructure-dynamics-properties relationships in complex polymer system

Introduction. About heat-resistant thermosets used as matrices for polymer nanocomposites.- CER/POSS nanocomposites.- CER/Montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites.- CER-based nano- and sub nanocomposites with silica units introduced by a sol-gel method.- Other CER-based nanocomposites.- Phthalonitrile composites with POSS nanoparticles.- Phthalonitrile /Montmorillonite nanocomposites.- Phthalonitrile /metal oxide nanocomposites.- Other types of Phthalonitrile nanocomposites.