ACADEMIC THEMES

• Miscibility and thermodynamics of phase

diagram in polymer blends.

• Interface of polymer-polymer and

polymer filler systems.

• Pressure-Volume-Temperature behavior and free volume behavior in polymers.

• Morphology in semicrystallinepolymers.

• Physical properties in polymer thin film e.g. Tg, thermal expansion coefficient etc.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION THEMES

• Controlling the structure of polymer blends by reactive blending.

• Improving the physical properties of biodegradable polymers

by employing blending technique.

• Controlling the refractive index or birefringence by polymer blends

to develop optical polymers for specific purposes

• Developing oxygen barrier materials for packing.

• Control of miscibility and optical property of

LCP(liquid crystalline polymer)/Amorphous polymer blends.　etc.