Prenarly Talk

Recent Advances in Polymers Fracture for Molded Plastics
Ikuo Narisawa (Yamagata University, Professor Emeritus)

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Keynote Lectures

Viscoelastic and Dielectric Behavior of Polyisoprene/Poly(4-tert-butyl styrene) Miscible Blends
H. Watanabe1, K. H. Ahn2, and W. Yu3 (Kyoto University1, Seoul National University2 and Shanghai Jiao Tong University3)

Rheology of Model Systems of Commercialized Multi-Component Polymeric Materials
Y. Aoki and K. Koyama (Yamagata University)

Recent Innovations in High Performance Engineering Plastics
H. Kobayashi (Polyplastics Co. Ltd)

Elastic and Damping Properties of Polymers with Nano-matrix Structure
S. Kawahara, Y. Yamamoto, S. Fujii, Y. Isono, T. Amano and H. Jinnai (Nagaoka University of Technology1 and Kyoto Institute of Technology2)

Viscoelasticity and Morphology of Polypropylene/Polyethylene Blends with Good Blow Molding Processability
S. Shiromoto1 and K. Koyama2 (Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.1 and Yamagata University2)

Novel Dispersion Technique for Nano-Particles by Ultrasonic Wave -Its Mechanism and Effective Condition-
Y. Suetsugu and A. Sato (Idemitsu Kosan)

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Other Contributions

New Precise Molding Process for Optial Parts
K. Ueda, J. Watanabe, K. Sawada, Y. Sugimoto, T. Yamanaka and H. Koseko (Ricoh Co. Ltd.)

Development of Special Special Kneading Screw in Twin Screw Extruder
T. Shigeishi, H. Tomiyama and M. Ishibashi (The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.)

Synthesis and Characterization of a Polyurethane Linked with a Rotaxane
H. Murakami, R. Kusano, S. Ohira, K. Kojio, M. Furukawa and T. Sagara (Nagasaki University)

Evaluation of Molecular Orientation of Adjacent Flow Weldline by Laser-Raman Spectroscopy
K. Yamada1, K. Tomari1 and H. Hamada2 (Osaka Munitipal Technical Research Institute1 and Kyoto Institute of Technology2)

Rheological Behaviors of PP with Small Amount of Low Molecular Weight Metallocene Catalyzed PE.
T. Isaki, K. Kawabe and H. Uosaki (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.)

Resin Flow Analysis on Mounting Process of Electronics Devices by the FEM
A. Hayashigaki, K. Saito, Y. Kojima and S. Tanifuji (Plamedia Co.)

Multi-Scale Simulations for Molecular Orientation and Warpage
K. Saito1, M. Ichida1, K. Tada1, S. Tanifuji1, K. Horio2 and Y. Masubuchi3 (Plamedia Co.1, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology2 and Kyoto University3)

Study on Local Radiation Heating Technique for Transparent Polymeric Material using Radiation Absorption Control
T. Saito, T. Kawaguchi and I. Satoh (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Effect of Temperature on Stretched Polymer Films in Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Y. Miyazaki1, Y. Togawa1 and Y. Masubuchi2 (Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.1 and Kyoto University2)

Preparation of Polythiophene Derivatives by Electrochemical Polymerization in Ionic Liquid and Its Application to Bio-Devices
T. Yamauchi, K. Arakawa, H. Sato and N. Tsubokawa (Niigata University)

Rheology and Morphology of SEBS/Oil Blends
M. Sugimoto, K. Sakai, Y. Aoki, T. Taniguchi, K. Koyama (Yamagata University)

Micro Molding for Micro/Nano-composites
T. Watanabe1, H.Suzuki1, K.Kazama2, T. Kikuatani2 and H. Ito1 (Yamagata University1 and Tokyo Institute of Technology2)

Skin/Core Interfacial Adhesion of PP/PBS Sandwich Injection Moldings
Y. Fujita1, N. Aoki2, T. Yoshida1, H. Sano3, M. Kotaki2 (Japan Polypropylene Co.1, Kyoto Institute of Technology2 and Mitsubishi Chemical Co.3)

PC/ABS Sandwich Injection Moldings
K. Umemura1, S. Matsubara2, M. Kotaki2, Y. Takai2, Y. W. Leong2 and H.Hamada2 (Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.1 and Kyoto Institute of Technology2)

All Natural Contineous Fiber Reinforced Composites -Fabrication and Properties-
A. Nakai, N. Shikamoto and Y. W. Leong (Kyoto Institute of Technology)

Rheological and Dielectric Behavior of Dipole-Inverted (SIS)p-type Multiblock Copolymers
Y. Matsumiya and H. Watanabe (Kyoto University)

Study on the Strength Properties of a Aerial Shell Made of Biodegradable Plastics
M. Kudo, K. Murata, S. Kamata and F. Hamada (Akita Prefectual R&D Center, Nippon Koki Co., Ltd. and Akita University)

Effect of Filler Behaviour on Surface Resistivity in Polymer Matrix CNT Composites
T. Yasuhara1, S. Kawase1, Y. Hayashi1, H. Murkami1 and N. Ohtake2 (Tokyo Institute of Technology1 and Nagoya University2)

Effect of Paraffin Oil on Melt Rheology of SEBS
M. Sugimoto, K. Sakai, Y. Aoki, T. Taniguchi, K. Koyama (Yamagata University)

Improvement of Mechanical Properties of PLA by Addition of PBS
T. Yokohara and M. Yamaguchi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Enhancement of Melt Elasticity by Addition of Linear Polyethylene for Long-chain Branched
N. Mieda and M. Yamaguchi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Structure and Properties of Polymer Composites with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
H. W. Yoon and M. Yamaguchi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Self-repaining Property of a Weak Gel
T. Wada and M. Yamaguchi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Glass Fiber Filled Thermoplastic Composites
T. Morii1, N. Jumonji1, T. Fujita1 and H. Hamada2 (Shonan Institute of Technology1 and Kyoto Institute of Technology2)

Basic Research for Nanofilter Manufacturing from Electrospinning Technology
J. Takagi1, Y. Usami1, T. Yamada1, Y. Yamashita2, H. Miyake2 and Y. Higashiyama3 (Mitsubishi Plastics Inc1., The University of Shiga Prefecture2 and North Eastern Industrial Research Center of Shiga Prefecture3)

Mixing Characteristics of a Rotor Segment in Twin-Screw Extruder
S. Yamada, K. Fukutani, Y. Yamane and K. Yamaguchi (Kobe Steel Co.)

Influence of Filler Dispersion and Strain-hardening Property on ABS Foaming Structure
A. Tsuchiya1, H. Tateyama1, T. Kikuchi2, T. Takahashi3, H. Ito3 and K. Koyama3 (Munekata Co.1, Fukushima Technology Centre2 and Yamagata University3)

Water-quenching Melt Spinning of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) with Extraordinary Short Air-gap Length
T. Enya1, H. Ito2 and T. Kikutani1 (Tokyo Institute of Technology1 and YamagataUniversity2)

Ionic Conduction in NBR-Based Solid Polymer Electrolyte Blends
T. Yoshitani, Y. Tominaga, S. Asai and M. Sumita (Tokyo Institute of Technology)