Contents

Polymer Science, Series A


Vol. 60, No. 3, 2018

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Polymer Science, Series A ISSN 0965-545X.


Solutions

Behavior of a Thermosensitive Star-Shaped Polymer with Polyethyloxazoline-block-Polyisopropyloxazoline Copolymer Arms

T. Yu. Kirila, M. P. Kurlykin, A. V. Ten’kovtsev and A. P. Filippov p. 249  abstract


Structure and Properties

Surface Properties of Low-Generation Polyphenylene Dendrimers

O. A. Serenko, M. V. Kalinin, N. V. Kuchkina, E. S. Serkova, P. V. Strashnov and Z. B. Shifrina p. 260  abstract

Crystallization Behaviors and Regime Kinetics Analysis of Poly(L-lactide)-poly(butylene adipate)-poly(L-lactide) Based Multiblock Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Qian Zhong p. 266  abstract

Effect of the Degree of Crystallinity on Charge Relaxation in a Polyimide

M. E. Borisova, A. M. Kamalov, V. E. Smirnova and V. E. Yudin p. 278  abstract

Areas of Local Inelasticity and Relaxation Phenomena in Poly(vinyl formal)

V. A. Lomovoskoi, N. A. Abaturova, N. Yu. Lomovskaya, O. A. Khlebnikova and T. B. Galushko p. 284  abstract


Functional Polymers

AC Electrical Properties of Plasma Polymerized o-Methoxyaniline Thin Films

Mohammad Jellur Rahman and A. H. Bhuiyan p. 290  abstract


Natural Polymers

Probing the Cellulose-Ionic Liquids Interaction by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Shuang Men, Yanhui Liu and Yujuan Jin p. 298  abstract


Medical Polymers

Behavior of a Chitosan–Drug System during Diffusion Processes

A. S. Shurshina, A. R. Galina and E. I. Kulish p. 303  abstract

Preparation and Drug Release of PVA Composite Nanofibers Loaded Chitosan Microsphere

Yonghui Chen, Xueyan Mu and Fengxiang Wang p. 311  abstract


Polymer Blends

Electromechanical Response and Structure of Chitosan–Polyaniline Composite Systems

I. Yu. Dmitriev, E. Yu. Rozova, Z. F. Zoolshoev, P. V. Nesterov, I. S. Kuryndin, E. S. Krainyukov, S. V. Lebedev and G. K. Elyashevich p. 322  abstract

Effect of Carboxylic Acid Nucleating Agent on Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of PLA/PBS Blends

Xuzhen Zhang and Xiuhua Wang p. 332  abstract

Effect of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Conditions on PVDF/PVP Microcellular Foams

Yanhui Xiang and Haibo Lin p. 342  abstract

Understanding the Miscibility and Morphology of Poly(methyl methacrylate) and Styrenic Copolymer Blends of Tunable Domain Sizes

Sharmila Muthukrishnan, Akhilesh Tanwar, Sharankumar G. Shetty, Pradeep Singh, Yogesha Subbaiah, Arun Sikder, Radha Kamalakaran and Bander Al-Farhood p. 350  abstract


Composites

Spectroscopic and Discharge Studies on Graphene Oxide Doped PVA/PVP Blend Nanocomposite Polymer Films

S. K. Shahenoor Basha and M. C. Rao p. 359  abstract

The Influence of Biaxial Orientation on the Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Filled with ZnO Nanoparticles

P. A. Kechek’yan, S. L. Bazhenov and A. S. Kechek’yan p. 373  abstract

An In situ Study on the Orderly Crystal Growth of Pluronic F127 Block Copolymer Blended with and without Ionic Liquid during Isothermal Crystallization

Dongyu Yang, Chaosheng Yuan, Kun Yang, Chunguang Shao, Yongqiang Wang, Xuerui Cheng and Lei Su p. 381  abstract


Rheology

Splash of an Elastic Liquid as a Rheological Test of Polymer Solutions

A. V. Bazilevskii and A. N. Rozhkov p. 391  abstract


Theory and Simulation

Computer Simulation of High-Frequency Heating of a Protonated Poly(ethylene oxide) Chain in a Vacuum

S. A. Dubrovskii and N. K. Balabaev p. 404  abstract


Research Methods

New Opportunities of Atomic Force Microscopy Probes upon Polyaniline Functionalization

N. V. Permiakov, Yu. M. Spivak, V. A. Moshnikov, M. A. Shishov and I. Yu. Sapurina p. 417  abstract