Progress in Pacific Polymer Science 3 Proceedings of the Third Pacific Polymer Conference Gold Coast, Queensland, December 13–17, 1993

Progress in Pacific Polymer Science 3 continues the record of the current status of major topics in polymer science.
The invited lecturers cover the following topics:
- Adding Value to Natural Polymers
- Polymers and the Environment
- Polymers in Mining and Mineral Processing
- Multicomponent Polymer Systems
- Characterization, Properties and Processing
- Functional Polymers
- Polymers for Medical Applications
- Polymer Recycling
- Polymer Surfaces of Biological Significance
- New and Advanced Polymer Materials

Kinetics of Phase Separation of Polymer Blends.- Cell Adhesion and Protein Adsorption on Gradient Surfaces.- Rheological Properties of Blends: Facts and Challenges.- Hydroboration Polymerization.- Stereospecific Polymerization of Styrene.- Polymer Design for Minimally Adhesive Surfaces.- Some Recent Developments in the Aminoxyl Radical Trapping Technique.- The Surface Excess Structure in 1,4-Polyisoprene-Polyacetylene Copolymer Solutions.- Helix-Sense-Selective Polymerization of Methacrylates and Conformational Characteristics of the Polymers.- Spectroscopic Studies of Conducting Polymers on Oxide Catalysts.- Synthesis of Poly(p-Epoxystyrene-co-N-Phenylmaleimide-co-styrene).- Production, Modifications and Applications of Chitosan in Vietnam.- A Novel Polymer Film that Controls Light Transmission.- The ?-Initiated Degradation of Polypropylene: Stabilization by Phenols.- Construction of Polypeptide Tertiary Structure by the Template- Assisted Synthesis.- A New Family of Water-Soluble Polymers: Polymers of N-Substituted Acrylamide Derivatives.- The Measurement and Meaning of Rate Coefficients in Free-Radical Polymerizations.- Structure -Reactivity Relationships in Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Polymerization.- In-Situ Spectroscopy of Redox Reaction in PPY.- Disubstituted Poly(bithiophene)s: Syntheses and Applications.- Fluorescence Studies of Polymer Diffusion Across Interface.- Recent Studies on ?-Crystalline Form of Isotactic Polypropylene.- Controlling Sequence Distribution in Copolyesters.- Performance on Demand — A New Era in Polymer Science (A Case Study using Conducting Polymers).- Reversible Optical Storage in Azo Polymers.- Highly Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites and Blends.- Single-Chain Single Crystal.- Polymers in New Water Treatment Technologies.- Novel Application of Natural Rubber Latex as Natural Flocculant for Tin Tailings Slurry.- Liquid Natural Rubber: Preparation and Application.- A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Microstructure of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol).- Enhancing Reinforcement Effects of Polymers in Asphalt: An Applied Approach to Solid Waste Disposal.- Rigid-Rod Polyimides with n-Alkoxymethyl Side Chains.- New Developments in Perfluoroelastomers: Chemistry, Properties and Applications.- Oriental Lacquer.- Author Index.