PRESENTATION OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Natural Polymers
Contact person:
Dr. Ioan Bicu (ibicu@icmpp.ro)
Topics:
- new monomers and polymers starting from resin acids
- chemical and biochemical modification of natural polymers
- cellulose derivatives with special properties (absorption, biodegradability); investigation of cellulose reactivity
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Specific Monomers and Polymers - Precursors for Nanomaterials
Contact person:
Dr. Emil Buruiana (emilbur@icmpp.ro)
Topics:
- monomers and polymers with specific functions (photocleavable, photolumi-nescent, photoisomerizable, photodime-rizable or biologically active functions)
- liquid crystalline alkylammonium polymers
- heterochain polymers by polyaddition and direct polycondensation reactions
- hybrid composites/nanocomposites
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Green Chemistry of Polymers
Contact person:
Dr. Gabrielle Charlotte Chitanu (chita@icmpp.ro) |
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Heterocyclic and Heterochain Polymers for Micro- and Nanomaterials
Contact person:
Dr. Maria Bruma (mbruma@icmpp.ro)
Topics:
- heterocyclic polymers containing flexible groups for high performance thin films and membranes
- heterochain polymers with special optical properties
- new polymers containing phosphorous in the main chain or modified with phosphorous in the side groups
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Electroactive Polymers for Electronic and Opto-electronic Applications
Contact person:
Dr. Mircea Grigoras (grim@icmpp.ro)
Topics:
- high molecular weight, soluble all-carbon conjugated polymers: substituted poly-acetylenes and polyphenylenevinylenes
- grafted polyarylenes and polythiophenes
- fully conjugated polyimines and polyarylamines
- conducting polyrotaxanes
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