The focus of the Annual POLYCHAR World Forum on Advanced Materials is on properties and characterization on the one hand and synthesis, processing and manufacturing on the other, with an emphasis on performance. All classes of polymer materials including thermoplastics, thermosets, alloys, heterogeneous and molecular composites, biomaterials, hybrids and nanohybrids are included.
Topic areas include:
  • Predictive methods
  • Synthesis
  • Nanomaterials and smart materials
  • Mechanical properties and performance
  • Dielectric and electrical properties
  • Surfaces, interfaces and tribology
  • Rheology, solutions and processing
  • Biomaterials and tissue engineering
  • Natural and biodegradable materials and recycling
  • Characterization and structure-property relationships
  • The information provided in this section represents educational material from a short course on characterization offered in conjunction with this conference.