Contents

Polymer Science, Series A

Vol. 59, No. 4, 2017

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.

Thermodynamics

Effect of Magnetic Field on Phase Transitions in Solutions and Melts of Flexible Polymers

S. A. Vshivkov, I. V. Zhernov, A. L. Nadol’skii and A. S. Mizyov p. 465  abstract

Structure and Properties

The Equilibrium and Kinetic Rigidity of Additive Poly(trimethylsilyltricyclononenes) with One and Two Si(CH3)3 Groups in Monomer Unit

N. P. Yevlampieva, M. V. Bermeshev, A. V. Komolkin, O. S. Vezo, P. P. Chapala and Yu. V. Il’yasova p. 473  abstract

Flexibility of Macromolecules and Structure Formation in Amorphous Polymers

L. V. Sokolova p. 483  abstract

Peculiarities of Temperature Behavior of Low-Molecular Fluorooligomers

N. I. Nefedov, M. A. Guseva, M. A. Khaskov, L. N. Ignat’eva and V. M. Buznik p. 496  abstract

Medical Polymers

The Immobilization of Antineoplastic Drug Cyclophosphamide in Calcium Alginate

D. Grigor’ev, K. B. Musabekov, N. K. Musabekov and Zh. Zh. Kusainova p. 506  abstract

Improved Survival of Cardiac Cells on Surface Modified Electrospun Nanofibers

Pallavi Pushp, Frederico Castelo Ferreira, Joaquim M. Sampaio Cabral and Mukesh Kumar Gupta p. 515  abstract

Polymer Blends

The Features of Absorption of Aqueous–Organic Mixtures by Polyurethane–Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Matrix by the Data of NMR Spectroscopy

V. V. Turov, I. I. Gerashchenko, L. V. Karabanova, O. S. Kukolevska and T. V. Krupska p. 524  abstract

Composites

Effect of Different Blend Compositions on Properties of Low-Density Polyethylene/Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol/Clay toward High Oxygen Barrier Nanocomposite Films

M. Rahnama, A. Oromiehie, Sh. Ahmadi and I. Ghasemi p. 533  abstract

Thermal and Dielectric Characterization of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes−Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Composites

M. J. Sanchis, M. Carsí and C. A. Gracia-Fernández p. 543  abstract

Optical and Dielectric Properties of PVP Based Composite Polymer Electrolyte Films

S. K. Shahenoor Basha, G. Sunita Sundari, K. Vijay Kumar and M. C. Rao p. 554  abstract

Polymer Membranes

Novel Nanocomposite Membranes Prepared with PVC/ABS and Silica Nanoparticles for C2H6/CH4 Separation

Mahmoud Salimi, Vahid Pirouzfar and Ehsan Kianfar p. 566  abstract

Transport in Polymers

The Nature of Plateau on Time-of-Flight Curves in Molecularly Doped Polymers

A. P. Tyutnev, V. S. Saenko, A. A. Aleshkevich and M. A. Afanasyeva p. 575  abstract

Theory and Simulation

Structural Properties of Star-Shaped Polyions: Entropic Sampling

I. A. Silanteva, A. A. Yurchenko and P. N. Vorontsov-Velyaminov p. 579  abstract

Investigation Procedures

Study of Oriented Polyethylene Structures Using a Raman Longwave Acoustic Mode

P. M. Pakhomov, V. P. Galitsyn, S. D. Khizhnyak and A. E. Chmel p. 592  abstract