Contents

Polymer Science, Series A

Vol. 59, No. 5, 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.

Solutions

Thermoresponsive Behavior of Water-Salt Solutions of a Graft Copolymer with a Main Polyimide Chain and Side Poly(N,N-Dimethylamino-2-Ethyl Methacrylate) Side Chains

N. V. Zakharova, A. P. Filippov, A. S. Ivanova, T. K. Meleshko and A. V. Yakimansky p. 605  abstract

Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Branched Polystyrenes with Varying Content of a Highly Branched Fraction

S. A. Kurochkin, L. I. Makhonina, S. G. Vasil’ev, E. O. Perepelitsina, V. A. Zabrodin, M. L. Bubnova, V. I. Volkov and V. P. Grachev p. 613  abstract

Concentration and Solvent Induced Micellization of F68 Tri-block Copolymer

M. Ben Henda and A. Gharbi p. 624  abstract

Structure and Properties

Study of Properties of Organochlorine Compounds Confined in Small Hypercrosslinked Network Meshes by 35Сl Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance

T. A. Babushkina, S. I. Kuznetsov, V. M. Burbelo, T. P. Klimova, M. P. Tsyurupa and V. A. Davankov p. 635  abstract

Dynamic Mechanical and Thermomechanical Analysis of Reversible Plasticization of Epoxy-Diane Resin–Diaminodiphenylsulfon System by Moisture

V. O. Startsev, M. V. Molokov, T. A. Grebeneva and A. I. Tkachuk p. 640  abstract

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Ion Imprinted Polymer for Nitrate Detection

Noorhidayah Ishak, Mohd Noor Ahmad, Azalina Mohamed Nasir, Siti Fatimah Kamaruddin, A. K. M. Shafiqul Islam and Marinah Mohd Ariffin p. 649  abstract

Functional Polymers

Electrical, Dielectric and Electrochemical Studies on New Li Ion Conducting Solid Polymer Electrolytes Based on Polyethylene glycol p-tert-octylphenyl ether

S. Abarna and G. Hirankumar p. 660  abstract

Polymer Gels

Swelling of Ferrogels of Poly(acrylic acid) with Ferric Oxide Nanoparticles Stabilized by Chitosan

I. S. Tyukova, A. P. Safronov, A. S. Vinogradova and S. A. Belousova p. 669  abstract

Polymer Membranes

Effect of Coagulating Agent Viscosity on the Kinetics of Formation, Morphology, and Transport Properties of Cellulose Nanofiltration Membranes

S. O. Ilyin, V. V. Makarova, T. S. Anokhina, A. V. Volkov and S. V. Antonov p. 676  abstract

Polymer Blends

Crystallization Behavior, Tensile Behavior and Hydrophilicity of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Polyethylene Glycol Blends

Sheng Zeng, Zhichun Wang, Jinyao Chen, Jian Kang, Feng Yang, Ya Cao and Ming Xiang p. 685  abstract

Polycaprolactone–Polymethyl methacrylate Electrospun Blends for Biomedical Applications

Hrishikesh Ramesh Munj and David Lane Tomasko p. 695  abstract

Preparation of Starch-g-PMMA, Starch-g-P(MMA/BMA) and Starch-g-P(MMA/MA) Nanoparticles and Their Reinforcing Effect on Natural Rubber by Latex Blending: a Comparative Study

Q. L. Zhang, X. H. Tian, J. Y. Sun, Y. Z. Yuan and K. T. Zhang p. 708  abstract

Composites

Effects of Diameter and Surface Area of Electrospun Nanocomposite Fibers on Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Komeil Nasouri and Ahmad Mousavi Shoushtari p. 718  abstract

Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes in Bulk Epoxy Matrix using a Magnetic-Assisted Method: Solenoid Magnetic Field

Ehsan Moaseri, Majid Karimi, Behnaz Bazubandi, Majid Baniadam and Morteza Maghrebi p. 726  abstract

Polypyrimidine/SWCNTs Composite Comprising Pt Nanoparticles: Possible Electrocatalyst for Fuel Cell

Salamaiti Baikeri and Xieraili Maimaitiyiming p. 734  abstract

Dielectric Properties of Films of Ag-ED20 Epoxy Nanocomposite Synthesized In Situ. Temperature Dependence of Direct Current Conductivity

G. F. Novikov, E. V. Rabenok, L. M. Bogdanova and V. I. Irzhak p. 741  abstract

Improving Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol-g-acrylic acid) Nanocomposite Films by Reinforcement of Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide

Sangeeta Maravi, Jaya Bajpai and Anil Kumar Bajpai p. 751  abstract

Rheology

Effect of Magnetic Field on the Rheological Properties of Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Mixtures with Aerosil and Iron Nanoparticles

S. A. Vshivkov and A. S. Avvakumova p. 764  abstract

Theory and Simulation

Bending Moduli of Dendritic Polymer Brushes in a Good Solvent

I. V. Mikhaylov, O. V. Borisov, A. A. Darinskii, F. A. M. Leermakers and T. M. Birshtein p. 772  abstract

On Characteristic Points of the Plasticization Function of Biopolymers

Yu. I. Matveev p. 784  abstract

Erratum

Erratum to: “Effect of Poly(ethylene glycol) on the Dielectric Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/BiFeO3/Poly(ethylene glycol) Composite Films for Electronic Applications” [Polymer Science, Series A 59, 133 (2017)]

M. K. Mishra, S. Moharana, B. Dash and R. N. Mahaling p. 789  abstract