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Subject Index A residual stress in marine coatings Blends Acoustic emission under simulated service condi- binary blends of isotactic polypropy- piezoelectric ceramic/polymer com- tions, 1866 lene and propylene-ethylene ran- posites for sensors, 483 Autoclave reactors, LDPE compact dom copolymers, cocrystallization, piezoelectric composite bimorphs for autoclave reactor, analysis by two- 2117 in-situ sensors, 508 cell model with backflow, 1279 in channel flow, droplet deformation Acoustic spectroscopy, rotational iso- Azo dye doped poiymer, photoinduced in, 2282 meric relaxation in poly(ethylene birefringence, temperature varia- chromophore-doped poly(ethylene ox- glycols), 394 tion, 406 ide) /atactic-poly(methyl methacry- Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, poly- late) blends, surface potential and (vinyl chloride) /styrene-butadi- second harmonic generation, 261 ene-rubber blends compatibilized Biaxially oriented polypropylene compounding behavior of immiscible by acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (BOPP), properties and nucleating blends, viscosity variation with and covulcanization, mechanical agent, 1216 temperature, 1823 properties, 1998 Biaxial mechanical properties, defor- conductive polymer blends filled with Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, poly- mation of poly(vinyl chloride) tube carbon black: positive temperature carbonate/acrylonitrile-butadi- by mandrel drawing, 1710 coefficient behavior, 1678 ene-styrene blends, morphology Bicomponent spinning, with poly(ethy!- deformation of dual-phase continuity and mechanical properties, 1667 ene terephthalate), 89 in polymer blends and alloys, Additives Bi-continuous phase structure, defor- 1060 blends of polyamide-6 with mation of dual-phase continuity in injection-molded polystyrene/polyeth- poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), polymer blends and alloys, 1060 ylene blends, mechanical behav- additive type and properties, 985 Bimorph transducers, piezoelectric ior, 1119 low profile additives (LPA), effect on composite bimorphs for in-situ in-situ compatibilized semicrystalline curing shrinkage of unsaturated acoustic emission sensors, 508 polymer blends in co-rotating twin polyester resin, 18 Binary blends screw extruder, morphology devel- polypropylene-co-polyamide blends, homopolymers of nylons, 2222 opment, 996 sodium oleate addition and mor- of isotactic polypropylene and propy- in-situ reactive blending of polyethyl- phology of, 1014 lene-ethylene random copolymers, ene and polypropylene, in co- Adhesion cocrystallization, 2117 rotating and counter-rotating ex- between electroless deposited copper Biodegradable truders, 1628 and a photoimageable polymer, hollow microcapsules as ultrasound isotactic polypropylene/ethylene-1- 321 contrast agents, 2242 hexene copolymer blends, plastic CTBN-toughened epoxy adhesives, plasticizing polylactide, effect of plasti- deformation, 833 phase separation, 1837 cizers on mechanical properties, lubricant layer at interface between Adsorption, of cellulose fibers, 1412 1303 extrudate and die wall during Alloys polycaprolactone, transient shear and extrusion of HDPE and fluoroelas- dual-phase continuity in polymer extensional properties, 676 tomer blends, 721 blends and alloys, 1060 polylactide, production method, 1311 miscible blends of syndiotactic poly- polyimide alloy with varying degrees poly(vinyl alcohol), biodegradability, styrene with atatic polystyrene or of crosslinking through diisocya- 1346 poly(1,4-dimethyl-p-phenylene nates, 1567 Biomedical devices, three-dimensional oxide), crystallization kinetics, 825 Aluminum pigment, controlled orienta- printing, microstructure forma- modified and non-modified blends of tion of in injection-molded poly- tion, 249 polypropylene with linear low den- propylene, 177 Biopolymers, anionic collagen, prepara- sity polyethylene, micro-morphol- Aminosilanes, aminosilane grafted tion and characterization, 474 ogy, 1100 moisture curable PVC formula- Birefringence molten quiescent polymer blends, tions, 1199 orientation in high-speed melt spin- coarsening, 1717 Ammonium zirconium carbonate ning process, 2349 nylon blends, crystallization and melt- (AZC), in polymer latices, 543 photoinduced birefringence of ado dye ing behavior, 2431 Amo copolyester, stress oscilla- doped polymer, temperature varia- polyamide-6 and polyethylene, barrier tion, tensile impact and, 1404 tion, 406 and impact properties, 1952 Anionic collagen, preparation and char- A polyamide-6 with poly(styrene-co- acterization, 474 bisphenol A polycarbonate, DC con- maleic anhydride), additive type Annular extrudate swell ductivity and dielectric response, and properties, 985 numerical simulations using viscoelas- 1752 Polyblends-’97 symposium, 975 tic models, 1969 peroxy derivatives of epoxy resins polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadi- simulation in steady-states, 2172 based on bisphenol A, 1541 ene-styrene blend, impact fatigue, Anticorrosive coatings Blending, polystyrene and poly(methyl 708 residual stress in bi-layer coating, methacrylate) blending with polycarbonate and _ polypropylene 1856 supercritical carbon dioxide, 2075 blends, crystallization behavior Indexed by Janet Perlman, Southwest Indexing, 610 East Bell Road, Suite 2-157, Phoenix, AZ 85022, (602) 569-7302. 2516 POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Voi. 39, No. 12 Subject Index A residual stress in marine coatings Blends Acoustic emission under simulated service condi- binary blends of isotactic polypropy- piezoelectric ceramic/polymer com- tions, 1866 lene and propylene-ethylene ran- posites for sensors, 483 Autoclave reactors, LDPE compact dom copolymers, cocrystallization, piezoelectric composite bimorphs for autoclave reactor, analysis by two- 2117 in-situ sensors, 508 cell model with backflow, 1279 in channel flow, droplet deformation Acoustic spectroscopy, rotational iso- Azo dye doped poiymer, photoinduced in, 2282 meric relaxation in poly(ethylene birefringence, temperature varia- chromophore-doped poly(ethylene ox- glycols), 394 tion, 406 ide) /atactic-poly(methyl methacry- Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, poly- late) blends, surface potential and (vinyl chloride) /styrene-butadi- second harmonic generation, 261 ene-rubber blends compatibilized Biaxially oriented polypropylene compounding behavior of immiscible by acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (BOPP), properties and nucleating blends, viscosity variation with and covulcanization, mechanical agent, 1216 temperature, 1823 properties, 1998 Biaxial mechanical properties, defor- conductive polymer blends filled with Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, poly- mation of poly(vinyl chloride) tube carbon black: positive temperature carbonate/acrylonitrile-butadi- by mandrel drawing, 1710 coefficient behavior, 1678 ene-styrene blends, morphology Bicomponent spinning, with poly(ethy!- deformation of dual-phase continuity and mechanical properties, 1667 ene terephthalate), 89 in polymer blends and alloys, Additives Bi-continuous phase structure, defor- 1060 blends of polyamide-6 with mation of dual-phase continuity in injection-molded polystyrene/polyeth- poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), polymer blends and alloys, 1060 ylene blends, mechanical behav- additive type and properties, 985 Bimorph transducers, piezoelectric ior, 1119 low profile additives (LPA), effect on composite bimorphs for in-situ in-situ compatibilized semicrystalline curing shrinkage of unsaturated acoustic emission sensors, 508 polymer blends in co-rotating twin polyester resin, 18 Binary blends screw extruder, morphology devel- polypropylene-co-polyamide blends, homopolymers of nylons, 2222 opment, 996 sodium oleate addition and mor- of isotactic polypropylene and propy- in-situ reactive blending of polyethyl- phology of, 1014 lene-ethylene random copolymers, ene and polypropylene, in co- Adhesion cocrystallization, 2117 rotating and counter-rotating ex- between electroless deposited copper Biodegradable truders, 1628 and a photoimageable polymer, hollow microcapsules as ultrasound isotactic polypropylene/ethylene-1- 321 contrast agents, 2242 hexene copolymer blends, plastic CTBN-toughened epoxy adhesives, plasticizing polylactide, effect of plasti- deformation, 833 phase separation, 1837 cizers on mechanical properties, lubricant layer at interface between Adsorption, of cellulose fibers, 1412 1303 extrudate and die wall during Alloys polycaprolactone, transient shear and extrusion of HDPE and fluoroelas- dual-phase continuity in polymer extensional properties, 676 tomer blends, 721 blends and alloys, 1060 polylactide, production method, 1311 miscible blends of syndiotactic poly- polyimide alloy with varying degrees poly(vinyl alcohol), biodegradability, styrene with atatic polystyrene or of crosslinking through diisocya- 1346 poly(1,4-dimethyl-p-phenylene nates, 1567 Biomedical devices, three-dimensional oxide), crystallization kinetics, 825 Aluminum pigment, controlled orienta- printing, microstructure forma- modified and non-modified blends of tion of in injection-molded poly- tion, 249 polypropylene with linear low den- propylene, 177 Biopolymers, anionic collagen, prepara- sity polyethylene, micro-morphol- Aminosilanes, aminosilane grafted tion and characterization, 474 ogy, 1100 moisture curable PVC formula- Birefringence molten quiescent polymer blends, tions, 1199 orientation in high-speed melt spin- coarsening, 1717 Ammonium zirconium carbonate ning process, 2349 nylon blends, crystallization and melt- (AZC), in polymer latices, 543 photoinduced birefringence of ado dye ing behavior, 2431 Amo copolyester, stress oscilla- doped polymer, temperature varia- polyamide-6 and polyethylene, barrier tion, tensile impact and, 1404 tion, 406 and impact properties, 1952 Anionic collagen, preparation and char- A polyamide-6 with poly(styrene-co- acterization, 474 bisphenol A polycarbonate, DC con- maleic anhydride), additive type Annular extrudate swell ductivity and dielectric response, and properties, 985 numerical simulations using viscoelas- 1752 Polyblends-’97 symposium, 975 tic models, 1969 peroxy derivatives of epoxy resins polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadi- simulation in steady-states, 2172 based on bisphenol A, 1541 ene-styrene blend, impact fatigue, Anticorrosive coatings Blending, polystyrene and poly(methyl 708 residual stress in bi-layer coating, methacrylate) blending with polycarbonate and _ polypropylene 1856 supercritical carbon dioxide, 2075 blends, crystallization behavior Indexed by Janet Perlman, Southwest Indexing, 610 East Bell Road, Suite 2-157, Phoenix, AZ 85022, (602) 569-7302. 2516 POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Voi. 39, No. 12 and rheology, 2304 pipes, thermal analysis character- piezoelectric ceramic/polymer com- polycarbonate and styrene-acryloni- ization, 778 posites for acoustic emission sen- trile copolymer immiscible blends, Bonding strength, polystyrene bonding sors, 483 conformational motions, 688 strength at solid-melt interface, piezoelectric composite bimorphs for poly(ethylene terephthalate) /poly(eth- 2159 in-situ acoustic emission sensors, ylene naphthalate), 2475 Bright Surface Molding (BSM), injec- 508 polyolefin blends, fracture behavior tion-molded polypropylene, 177 Channel flow, droplet deformation in and morphology, 1109 Bubbles polymer blends in channel flow, polypropylene-co-polyamide blends, bubble dissolution in molten polymer 2282 sodium oleate addition and mor- and rotational molding, 1189 Characterization phology of, 1014 bubble growth in reaction injection butadiene acrylonitrile modified epoxy polypropylene/polyethylene tereph- molded parts foamed by ultrason- resin, liquid carboxy terminated thalate blends, reactive compatibi- ic excitation, 457 copolymer, 1425 lization, 976 Bulk viscosity, high molecular mass cellulose fibers, 1412 polypropylene/polystyrene, degrada- polyethylene, 1353 composites of polypyrrole with tion of polypropylene, 1251 Buss kmeader, fiber breakage in com- poly(vinylidene fluoride) and cellu- polypropylene/polystyrene blends, pounding glass fiber-reinforced lose, 1517 long fiber reinforcement, 340 thermoplastics, comparative study, of molecular orientation through thick- polystyrene/ethylene-propylene rub- 1757 ness of plastic products, 1982 ber blends, fracture behavior, POLYCHAR-6 papers, 1345 1265 c Chemical composition distribution, polystyrene/nylon-6,6 blends. poly- Calcium carbonate ethylene copolymers prepared styrene-graft-acrylic acid as com- composites of poly(vinyl acetate) filled with metallocene catalysts, 1444 patibilizer, 2274 with, properties, 1433 Cinnamyl ether linkages, polyphosp- poly(vinyl chloride) /styrene-butadi- polypropylene filled with, shear yield hazene backbone, 1153 ene-rubber blends compatibilized behavior, 190 Clausius-Mosotti equation, paracrys- by acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber suspensions of talc, calcium carbon- tallinity in blown polyethylene and covulcanization, mechanical ate, and mixtures in polystyrene films, 609 properties, 1998 melt, rheological properties, 2189 Coalescence, in thermoplastic poly- pseudo super-miscibility, blends of Calcium silicate hydrate, shear viscos- urethane blends with polyolefins, semi-crystalline nylon pairs, 2222 ity of nylon 6 melts reinforced 1022 radiation-modified blends of polyethyl- with, 817 Coarsening, molten quiescent polymer ene with liquid crystalline copoly- Carbon black blends, 1717 ester, thermomechanical proper- carbon black-filled immiscible blends Coatings ties, 1375 of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and bi-layer coating, residual stress, 1856 reactive compatibilization of poly- high density polyethylene, 1207 BTDA-ODA-PDA polyamic acid coat- propylene and polyamide-6,6 with carbon black/PET, dispersity and ings on carbon fibers, electrodepo- carboxylated and maleated poly- mechanical properties, 500 sition, 699 propylene, 1921 conductive polymer blends filled with low thermal IR emittance paint coat- recycled polyethylene blends, gamma carbon black: positive temperature ings, IR transparency of top poly- irradiation and mechanical char- coefficient behavior, 1678 mer layer, 1614 acteristics, 1398 Carbon dioxide, melt viscosity of poly- marine coatings, residual stress under short fiber reinforced polymer blends, styrene/supercritical carbon diox simulated service conditions, 1866 essential work of fracture studies, ide mixture, 99 protective coatings on steel by surface 356 Carbon fibers spontaneous polymerization, proc- structured polyblend flow in laminar BTDA-ODA-PDA polyamic acid coat- ess development and coating prop- shear field, modeling, 1049 ings on, electrodeposition, 699 erties, 119 talc/ethylene-octene copolymer/polycarbon fiber/polycarbonate model radiant (IR) curing of bulk and water- propylene blends, 1130 composites, thermoelastic behav- borne epoxy coatings as thin lay- ternary blends of PEN, PET, and liquid ior, 1525 ers, 2487 crystalline polymer, properties, carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resol wire coating, numerical simulation, 1480 and epoxy condensate plastic, 2007 thermoplastic elastomers based on 1558 Cocrystallization, binary blends of iso- ionomeric polyblends of zinc salts tactic polypropylene and propy- of maleated polypropylene and lene-ethylene random copolymers, maleated EPDM rubber, 963 CTBN-toughened epoxy adhesives, 2117 thermoplastic polyurethane and male- phase separation, 1837 Coefficient of dynamic friction, at ic-anhydride grafted polyethylene, toughening epoxy cresol novolac resin extrusion processing conditions, morphology and mechanical prop- with, 1425 1604 erties, 1035 Catalysts, Ziegler-Natta catalyst, modifi- Coextrusion, polyethylene/ethylene- thermoplastic polyurethane with poly- cation with metallocene, 1257 vinyl alcohol copolymer /polyethyl- olefins, coalescence in blends, Cellular foams, PETG-CO2, properties, ene multilayer films, 1597 1022 55 Collagen, anionic collagen, preparation agents Cellulose and characterization, 474 foamed polyethylene in rotational cellulose fibers, surface characteriza- Compatibilizers molding, 1776 tion and adsorption abilities, 1412 in-situ composite film of TLCP/poly- water blown free rise polyurethane recycled cellulose, characterization by propylene, mechanical properties foams, 199 dynamic and isothermal thermo- and morphology, 312 Blow gravimetry, 413 modified and non-modified blends of die gap width on annular extrudates, Cellulosic materials, newspaper-rein- polypropylene with linear low den- simulation in steady-states, 2172 forced plastic composite lami- sity polyethylene, micro-morphol- integrated numerical modeling, 1223 nates, mechanical and water up- ogy, 1100 of polyethylene industrial part, numer- take characteristics, 1550 polyamide-6 and polyethylene blends, ical simulation, 1812 Ceramics compatibilization and barrier and Bonding materials, fiberglass/epoxy mixed connectivity composite materi- impact properties, 1952 prepreg for joining composite als for electroactive sensors, 1176 polycarbonate /acrylonitrile-butadi- POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 2517 ene-styrene blends, morphology ior, 1678 crosslinking through diiso- and mechanical properties, 1667 polymeric electrolytes based on cyanates, 1567 polypropylene/polyethylene tereph- poly(epichlorohydrin) /sodium Crystallinity thalate blends, reactive compatibi- salts, 430 gas transport in polymeric films, lization, 976 polypyrrole conductive polymer char- injection-molded parts, 1736 polystyrene/ethylene-propylene rub- acteristics as optical display injection molding of isotactic ber blends, effect of triblock co- device, 2482 propylenes, modeling, 2096 polymer interfacial modifiers on Conductivity, bisphenol A polycarbon- injection moldings of isotactic poly- fracture behavior, 1265 ate, 1752 propylenes, 2132 polystyrene/nylon-6,6 blends, poly- Conformation, immiscible bleads of paracrystallinity in blown polyethylene styrene-graft-acrylic acid as com- polycarbonate and styrene-acry- films by generalized Clausius- patibilizer, 2274 lonitrile copolymers, 688 Mosotti equation, 609 reactive compatibilization of poly- Constitutive equations, compressible propylene and polyamide-6,6 with glassy polymers, 2264 nylon-6,6 blended with other nylons, carboxylated and maleated poly- test data method, refer- 2431 propylene, 1921 ence curve and shift rate for polycarbonate and polypropylene ites isothermal physical aging, 211 blends, 2304 calcium carbonate-filled polypropy- Contrast agents, hollow microcapsules poly(ethylene terephthalate) during lene, shear yield behavior, 190 as ultrasound contrast agents, drawing at high temperatures and carbon fiber/polycarbonate model 2242 strain rates, 2419 composites, thermoelastic behav- Controlled release polymer dispensers poly(ethylene terephthalate) /poly(eth- ior, 1525 (CRPD), phthalate plasticizers and ylene naphthalate), 2475 carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resol tensile properties and perform- post-shear crystallization of polypropy- and epoxy condensate plastic, ance of controlled release PVC lene melts, 236 1558 membranes, 399 kinetics, miscible blends honeycomb core, high temperature Control systems of syndiotactic polystyrene with thermal analysis characterization, control of injection velocity using fuzzy atatic polystyrene or poly(1,4- 733 logic rule-based controller, 3 dimethyl-p-phenylene oxide), 825 in-situ composite film of TLCP/poly- nozzle pressure during packing-hold- Cure propylene, mechanical properties ing for thermoplastic injection cure behavior of epoxy system, model- and morphology, 312 molding, 2042 ing, 274 liquid crystalline epoxy resins (LCER), suspensions, electrorhe- EPON 830-4,4’-methylene bis cyclo- synthesis, 534 ological properties, 1493 hexylamine epoxy resin systems, mixed connectivity composite materi- » as dispersing agents of exposure to magnetic fields during als for electroactive sensors, 1176 carbon black/PET, 500 thermal cure, 2150 molecular composites for molecular Copoly(ethylene-polyoxyethylene ter- epoxy-novolac molding compound, di- reinforcement, 128 ephthalate) (COPEPOET), pre- electric properties during dynamic newspaper-reinforced plastic compos- copolytranseserification step in cure, 1335 ite laminates, mechanical and production, kinetics and simula- fiberglass/epoxy prepreg for joining water uptake characteristics, 1550 tion, 1913 composite pipes, thermal analysis piezoelectric ceramic/polymer com- Copper, adhesion between electroless characterization, 778 posites for acoustic emission sen- deposited copper and a photoim- low temperature cure of vinyl ester sors, 483 ageable polymer, 321 resins, 646 piezoelectric composite bimorphs for Co-rotating twin screw extruder methacrylate resin, viscoelastic prop- in-situ acoustic emission sensors, fiber breakage in compounding glass erties and transitions during ther- 508 fiber-reinforced in-situ compati- mal and UV cure, 1651 polyamide 6, reinforcement with TLCP, bilized semicrystalline polymer radiant (IR) curing of bulk and water- 872 blends in, morphology develop- borne epoxy coatings as thin lay- polypropylene/Vectra B composites, ment, 996 ers, 2487 morphology and mechanical prop- in-situ reactive blending of polyethyl- Cycle time, for rotational molding, 617 erties, 1726 ene and polypropylene, 1628 polypyrrole with poly(vinylidene fluo- reactive extrusion, polylactide produc- D ride) and cellulose, 1517 tion, 1311 Damping, rubber dampers for CD play- poly(vinyl acetate) filled with calcium residence time and mixing, 286 ers, 1642 carbonate, 1433 thermoplastics, comparative study, Defects, wave-like flow marks in injec- thermal analysis characterization of 1757 tion molding, 2233 fiberglass epoxy prepreg for joining Cotton, cellulose fibers, surface charac- composite pipes, 778 terization and adsorption abilities, composites of poly(vinyl acetate) filled 1412 with calcium carbonate, 1433 fiber breakage in compounding glass Counter-rotating extruders dual-phase continuity in polymer fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, fiber breakage in compounding glass blends and alloys, 1060 comparative study, 1757 fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, isotactic polypropylene/ethylene-1- immiscible blends, viscosity variation comparative study, 1757 hexene copolymer blends, 833 with temperature, 1823 in-situ reactive blending of polyethyl- of oriented polymer films, structure Compressible glassy polymers, consti- ene and polypropylene, 1628 and, 2358 tutive equations, 2264 Creep behavior, high-temperature creep- poly(vinyl chloride) tube by mandrel Compression modeling, numerical resistant PVC plastisols, 1320 drawing, 1710 modeling of injection/compression sagging behavior of polymer sheet, molding for center-gated disk, peroxide-initiated crosslinking of eth- modeling, 2199 1930, 1943 ylene vinyl acetate copolymer and Degradation, degradation of polypropy- Compression + process-induced metallocene polyolefin elastomer, lene in polypropylene/ polystyrene residual stresses in compression 1577 blends, 1251 molded UHMWPE, 110 photocrosslinkable poly(organophosp- Design, uniform purging of resins in Conductive polymers hazene)-bearing cinnamyl oxide contact bed purge vessels, 1802 blends filled with carbon black: posi- side groups, 1153 Diaxazoline, in-line residence time dis- tive temperature coefficient behav- polyimide alloy with varying degrees of tribution of dicarboxylic acid POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 oligomers/dioxazoline chain ex- tivity composite materials for sen- plastic vulcanizates two-phase tension by reactive extrusion, 347 sors, 1176 polymers, 1087 Dicarboxylic acid . in-line Electrodeposition, of BTDA-ODA-PDA ethylene polymers prepared with met- residence time distribution of di- polyamic acid coatings on carbon allocenes, thermal characteriza- carboxylic acid oligomers /dioxazo- fibers, 699 tion, 1444 line chain extension by reactive Electroless plating, adhesion between peroxide-initiated crosslinking of eth- extrusion, 347 electroless deposited copper and a ylene vinyl acetate copolymer and Die gap width, effect on annular extru- photoimageable polymer, 321 metallocene polyolefin elastomer, dates, 2172 Electro-optical properties, liquid crys- 1577 Dielectric anisotropy, cellular struc- talline epoxy resins (LCER), syn- polyamide-6 and polyethylene blends, ture of plastic foams estimated by, thesis, 534 barrier and impact properties, 896 Electrospinning, polybenzimidazole 1952 Dielectric properties nanofiber by, 849 polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl alcohol bisphenol A polycarbonate, 1752 Environmental stress cracking, poly- copolymer/polyethylene multilay- epoxy molding compound (EMC), 756 acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, er films, 1597 of epoxy-novolac molding compound 268 POM/EVAC, fiber-forming properties during dynamic cure, 1335 Epichlorohydrin terpolymer, polymeric of polymer mixture melt, 2395 Dielectrometry, epoxy-novolac molding electrolytes based on, 430 talc/ethylene-octene copolymer/poly- compound, dielectric properties Epoxy/fiberglass prepreg, thermal propylene blends, 1130 during dynamic cure, 1335 analysis characterization, 778 2-Ethyihexyl-p-dimethylaminob Differential scanning calorimetry Epoxy molding compound (EMC), mi- ate (ODAB), plasticization of poly- (DSC) croelectronic encapsulation, 756 (styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) ethylene copolymers prepared with Epoxy systems by, 1328 metallocene catalysts, 1444 butadiene acrylonitrile modified epoxy Excimer laser layer removal, residual glass transition temperature measure- resin, liquid carboxy terminated stress predictions and measurement in epoxy resins, 422 copolymer, 1425 ments, 2030 polycarbonate and _ polypropylene carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resol Extensional flow, polymeric disper- blends, 2304 and epoxy condensate plastic, sions, 1072 Vectra B950 LCP, thermal analysis, mechanical properties, 1558 Extensional properties, biodegradable 953 CTBN-toughened epoxy adhesives, polycaprolactone, 676 water diffusion through unsaturated phase separation, 1837 Extrusion polyester resin (UPR), 1508 effect of filler on cure behavior, model- coefficient of dynamic friction at extru- Diisocyanates, polyimide alloy with ing, 274 sion processing conditions, 1604 varying degrees of crosslinking EPON 830-4,4’-methylene bis cyclo- co-rotating twin screw extruder, flow through diisocyanates, 1567 hexylamine epoxy resin systems, in, 286 Dispersing agents, carbon black/PET, exposure to magnetic fields during double bubble tubular film extrusion dispersity and mechanical proper- thermal cure, 2150 of polyamide-6 film, 1160 ties, 500 epoxy-novolac molding compound, di- fiber breakage in compounding glass Dispersion polymerization, monodis- electric properties during dynamic fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, perse poly(p-chloromethylstyrene) cure, 1335 comparative study, 1757 microbeads by, 1849 : fracture toughness mapping, 385 of high density polyethylene tube, cool- Dispersions, extensional flow of poly- glass-transition temperature, meas- ing conditions and, 855 meric dispersions, 1072 urement by DSC, 422 high molecular mass polyethylene, Dispersity, carbon black/PET, 500 liquid crystalline epoxy resins, control 1353 Doping of orientation via magnetic field in-line residence time distribution of intrinsically conducting polymers, co- processing, 1903 dicarboxylic acid oligomers/dioxa- dopands and processability of, liquid crystalline epoxy resins (LCER), zoline chain extension by reactive 2181 synthesis, 534 extrusion, 347 photoinduced birefringence of azo dye mechanical properties, natural zeolite in-situ compatibilized semicrystalline doped polymer, temperature varia- and, 1993 polymer blends in co-rotating tion, 406 newspaper-reinforced plastic compos- twin-screw extruded, morphology Double bubble tubular film extrusion, ite laminates, 1550 development, 996 polyamide-6 film, 1160 peroxy derivatives of epoxy resins in-situ generation of polyamide-6 fibrils Drawing based on bisphenol A, synthesis in polypropylene processed with a of high density polyethylene tube, cool- and properties, 1541 single screw extruder, 881 ing conditions and, 855 radiant (IR) curing of bulk and water- in-situ reactive blending of polyethyl- of poly(ethylene terephthalate) at high borne epoxy coatings as thin lay- ene and polypropylene in co-rotat- temperatures and strain rates, ers, 2487 ing and counter-rotating extrud- 2419 rubber-modified epoxies, numerical ers, 1628 Droplet deformation, droplet deforma- analysis of notch-tip fields in, 662 instabilities in polymer melts, 2498 tion in polymer blends in channel vinyl ester resins, low temperature lubricant layer at interface between flow, 2282 cure, 646 extrudate and die wall during ex- friction, coefficient of dynam- Equal channel angular extrusion trusion, 721 ic friction at extrusion processing (ECAE), simple shear plastic de- mixing during melt-melt blending in conditions, 1604 formation of polycarbonate plate, twin screw extruders, analysis Dynamic mechanical analysis, ethy!- 2505 with reactive polymer tracers, ene copolymers prepared with Essential work of fracture, short fiber 1584 metallocene catalysts, 1444 reinforced thermoplastics, 356 molecular parameters and material Dynamic-mechanical properties, of copolymers processability, 887 longitudinal polymer liquid crys- binary blends of isotactic polypropy- on-line measurement of residence time tals, 519 lene and propylene-ethylene ran- distribution in screw extruders, thermogravimetry, character- dom copolymers, cocrystallization, 930 ization of recycled cellulose, 413 2117 reactive extrusion, polylactide produc- ethylene-hexene-copolymer (EHR), tion, 1311 E plastic deformation, 833 single screw extruders, optimization Electroactive materials, mixed connec- ethylene/octene copolymer, thermo- approach, 443 POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 thermoplastic melts containing fluoro- Films itrile modified epoxy resin tough- polymers, 327 biaxially oriented polypropylene films, ened with CTBN, 1425 twin-screw extrusion of filled poly- nucleating agents and properties, Flow mers, 1139 1216 in co-rotating twin screw extruder, res- Extrusion blow molding blown polyethylene films, paracrystal- idence time and mixing, 286 blow molding of polyethylene industri- linity, 609 extensional flow of polymeric disper- al part, numerical simulation, composites of poly(vinyl acetate) filled sions, 1072 1812 with calcium carbonate, proper- hybrid 3D/2D technique for polymer integrated numerical modeling, 1223 ties, 1433 processing operations, 44 gas transport in polymeric films, influ- polymer migration and temperature F ence of crystallinity, 1389 gradient, 1473 Failure analysis heat setting in polyester films, 2403 three-dimensional viscoelastic flow composites of poly(vinyl acetate) filled in-situ composite film of TLCP/poly- within dies, numerical simulation, with calcium carbonate, 1433 propylene, compatibilizers and 152 failure of oriented polymer films, struc- properties, 312 uniform purging of resins in contact ture and, 2358 molten films, non-contacting tension bed purge vessels, 1802 Far-infrared radiation, characteriza- measurement, 841 Flow marks, in injection molding, 2233 tion of orientation in synthetic orientation of LCP blown film with Fluid flow polymer sheets using far-infrared rotating dies, 2326 hybrid 3D/2D technique for polymer radiation, 2389 polyamide-6, double bubble tubular processing operations, 44 Fatigue film extrusion, 1160 unsteady multifluid flow model of injection-molded polystyrene/polyeth- polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl alcohol co- sandwich injection molding, 78 ylene blends, 1119 polymer/polyethylene multilayer Fluori mtaining polyimides, laser recycled PVC bottle compounds, 1234 films, 1597 light-scattering studies of soluble Ferroelectric ceramics, mixed connec- poly(ethylene terephthalate), drawing high performance fluorine-con- tivity composite materials for elec- at high temperatures and strain taining polyimides, 586 troactive sensors, 1176 rates, 2419 Ferroelectric properties, piczoclectric poly(ethylene terephthalate) films, extrusion characteristics of thermo- ceramic/polymer composites for stress optical behavior, 2335 plastic melts containing fluoro- acoustic emission sensors, 483 polypyrrole conductive polymer char- polymers, 327 Fiberglass/epoxy prepreg, thermal acteristics as optical display de- lubricant layer at interface between analysis characterization, 778 vice, 2482 extrudate and die wall during Fiber pullout technique, post-shear ultra high molecular weight polyethyl- extrusion of HDPE and fluoroelas- crystallization of polypropylene ene, formation and processing into tomer blends, 721 melts, 256 precursors for high strength and Foams Fiber-reinforced composites stiffness fibers, 904 cellular structure, estimating method carbon fiber/polycarbonate model Film tension, non-contacting tension based on dielectric anisotropy, composites, thermoelastic behav- measurement for molten films, 896 ior, 1525 841 foamed polyethylene in rotational fiber breakage in compounding glass Finite difference modeling (FDM), molding, 1776 fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, fiberglass/epoxy prepreg for join- integral skin polyurethane foams, 164 comparative study, 1757 ing composite pipes, thermal PETG-CO2, properties, 55 resin transfer molding filling simula- analysis characterization, 778 polyurethane foams, thermal diffusiv- tions, finite-element-based method, method ity, 1689 26 hybrid 3D/2D technique for polymer vacuum forming of thermoplastic short fiber reinforced polypropylene, processing operations, 44 foam, 2064 processing conditions and impact predicting tensile impact behavior of water blown free rise polyurethane strength, 1880 injection molded samples from foams, 199 Fibers quasi-static data, 1463 Fractionation fiber-forming properties of polymer resin transfer mold filling simulations, ethylene copolymers prepared with mixture melts, 2395 26 metallocene catalysts, 1444 ultra high molecular weight polyethyl- rubber-modified epoxies, numerical styrene-ethyl acrylate copolymers, ene, formation and processing into analysis of notch-tip fields in, 662 precipitation-redissolution liquid precursors for high strength and sagging behavior of polymer sheet, chromatography (PRLC), 1383 stiffness fibers, 904 2199 Fracture Filled simple shear plastic deformation impact resistance and polymer tough- shear yield behavior of calcium car- behavior of polycarbonate plate, ness, 2445 bonate-filled polypropylene, 190 2505 polyolefin blends, fracture behavior twin-screw extrusion, 1139 twin-screw extrusion of filled poly- and morphology, 1109 Fillers mers, 1139 polystyrene/ethylene-propylene rub- calcium carbonate filled composites of vacuum forming of thermoplastic foam, ber blends, 1265 poly(vinyl acetate), properties, 2064 short fiber reinforced thermoplastics, 1433 wire coating, temperature boundary essential work of fracture tough- calcium carbonate filled polypropy- conditions and, 2007 ness studies, 356 lene, shear yield behavior, 190 Flake-filled components work of fracture parameters in rubber- carbon black-filled immiscible blends controlled orientation of reflective pig- toughened polypropylenes, 1365 of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and ment in injection-molded poly- Fracture toughness high density polyethylene, 1207 propylene, 177 controlled epoxy networks, fracture cure behavior of epoxy system, model- low thermal IR emittance paint coat- toughness mapping, 385 ing, 274 ings, 1614 injection-molded polystyrene/polyeth- mechanical properties of epoxy matrix, Flame retardant polymers, thermal ylene blends, 1119 natural zeolite and, 1993 and mechanical properties of PHA poly(vinyl chloride) /styrene-butadi- model filled rubber: particle morphol- and P-PHA compared with poly- ene-rubber blends compatibilized ogy effect on suspension rheology, (amic acid), 638 by acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber 1696 Fiexural properties, butadiene acrylon- and covulcanization, 1998 POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 Friction, coefficient of dynamic friction (HMMPE), TLCP melt structure 1787 at extrusion processing condi- and bulk viscosity of, 1353 nozzle pressure during packing-hold- tions, 1604 High-speed melt spinning, orientation ing, 2042 Functionalization in, 2349 numerical modeling of injection/com- of poly(ethylene terephthalate), anhy- Honeycomb core, high temperature pression molding for center-gated dride chain ends functionalization, thermal analysis characterization, disk, 1930, 1943 789 733 optimized runner systems for mullti- of polypropylene with maleic anyhy- Hydrogels, neutron transmission and cavity molds, 375 dride, 630 quasi-elastic neutron scattering, polypropylene, optical monitoring, Fuzzy logic, control of injection velocity 437 1291 using fuzzy logic rule-based con- Hydrophobically associating polymer, polystyrene bonding strength at solid- troller, 3 poly(acrylamide-styrene) block co- melt interface, in sequential two- polymers, synthesis and solution staged IM process, 2159 G properties, 1962 postfilling analysis of viscoelastic poly- Gas-assisted injection molding, “gas mers with internal structure para- fingering” behavior, 62 I meter, 2313 Gas transport, in polymeric films, influ- Immiscible blends predicting tensile impact behavior of ence of crystallinity, 1389 carbon black-filled immiscible blends injection molded samples from Gelation, methacrylate resin, thermal of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and quasi-static data, 1463 and UV cure, 1651 high density polyethylene, 1207 residual stress predictions and meas- Genetic algorithms, plasticating single deformation of dual-phase continuity urements using excimer laser screw extrusion, 443 in polymer blends and alloys, layer removal, 2030 Glass fiber reinforcement 1060 structure of injection-molded parts, fiber breakage in compounding glass modified and non-modified blends of polymer properties and, 1736 fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, polypropylene with linear low den- unsteady multifluid flow model of comparative study, 1757 sity po'yethylene, micro-morphol- sandwich injection molding, 78 polypropylene/polystyrene _ blends, ogy, 1100 wave-like flow marks in, 2233 long fiber reinforcement, 340 polycarbonate and _ styrene-acryloni- Injection velocity, control of injection short fiber reinforced polymer blends, trile copolymers, conformational velocity using fuzzy logic rule- essential work of fracture studies, motions, 688 based controller, 3 356 thermoplastic polyurethane with poly- In-situ composites Glass transition temperature olefins, coalescence in, 1022 polypropylene/Vectra B composites, of epoxy resins measured DSC, 422 Impact behavior, predicting tensile 1726 methacrylate resin, 1651 impact behavior of injection mold- TLCP/polypropylene film, compatibi- water diffusion through unsaturated ed samples from quasi-static data, lizers and mechanical properties polyester resin (UPR), 1508 1463 and morphology, 312 Glassy polymers, constitutive equa- Impact fatigue, polycarbonate/acrylon- Integrated numerical modeling, blow tions, 2264 itrile-butadiene-styrene blend, 708 molding, 1223 Impact resistance, polymer toughness Interactive chromatography, precipita- H and, 2445 tion-redissolution liquid chroma- Heat setting, polyester films, 2403 Impact tography of styrene-ethyl acrylate Heat transfer, rotational molding, 617 butadiene acrylonitrile modified epoxy copolymers, 1383 Heterocyclic polymer network (HPN), resin toughened with CTBN, 1425 Interfaces semi-interpenetrating polymer poly(vinyl chloride) /styrene-butadi- lubricant layer at interface between ex- networks (semi-IPN), 549 ene-rubber blends compatibilized trudate and die wall during extru- High density polyethylene (HDPE) by acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber sion, 721 annular extrudate swell using visco- and covulcanization, 1998 polystyrene bonding strength at solid- elastic models, numerical simula- short fiber reinforced polypropylene, melt interface, 2159 tion, 1969 processing conditions and impact unsteady multifluid flow model of carbon black-filled immiscible blends strength, 1880 sandwich injection molding, 78 of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Infrared curing, of bulk and waterborne Interfacial tension, degradation of poly- high density polyethylene, 1207 epoxy coatings as thin layers, propylene in polypropylene/poly- characterization of molecular orienta- 2487 styrene blends, 1251 tion through thickness of plastic Infrared transparency, low thermal IR Interfacial width, between polystyrene products, 1982 emittance paint coatings, 1614 and various poly(alkylmethacry- coefficient of dynamic friction at extru- Injection lates), neutron reflectometry stud- sion processing conditions, 1604 amorphous thermoplastics, control of ies, 1501 lubricant layer at interface between part weight, 940 Intrinsically conducting polymers extrudate and die wall during ex- bubble growth in reaction injection (ICP), co-dopands and process- trusion of HDPE and fluoroelas- molded parts foamed by ultrason- ability of, 2181 tomer blends, 721 ic excitation, 457 Ionomeric polyblend, zinc salts of male- polyolefin blends, fracture behavior control of injection velocity using fuzzy ated polypropylene and maleated and morphology, 1109 logic rule-based controller, 3 EPDM rubber, 963 polypropylene with recycled and non- controlled orientation of in injection- Ionomers, poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b- recycled HDPE, properties, 1456 molded polypropylene, 177 styrene) ionomers, plasticization recycled polyethylene blends, gamma- “gas fingering” in gas-assisted injection by acid salts of 2-ethylhexyl-p- irradiation and mechanical char- molding, 62 dimethylaminobenzoate, 1328 acteristics, 1398 injection moldings of isotactic Isotactic polypropylene thermally induced stresses in nonlin- polypropylenes, crystallinity and binary blends of isotactic polypropy- ear viscoelastic materials, 767 microstructure, 2132 lene and propylene-ethylene ran- High impact polystyrene (HIPS) in-situ monitoring of product shrinkage dom copolymers, cocrystallization, “gas fingering” in gas-assisted injection during injection molding, optical 2117 molding, 62 sensor, 1619 injection molding, modeling, 2096 thermal oxidative degradation, kinetic of isotactic polypropylenes, crystallini- injection moldings, 2132 parameters, 1394 ty and microstructure in, 2096 isotactic polypropylene/ethylene-1- High molecular mass polyethylene melt temperature profile prediction, hexene copolymer blends, plastic POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 2521 deformation, 833 Low profile additives (LPA), effect on acteristics, 1398 Isothermal physical aging, reference curing shrinkage of unsaturated recycled polypropylene, 749 curve and shift rate, 211 polyester resin, 18 recycled PVC bottle compounds, 1234 Isothermal thermogravimetry, charac- Lubricant layer, at interface between talc/ethylene-octene copolymer/poly- terization of recycled cellulose, 413 extrudate and die wall during ex- propylene blends, 1130 trusion of HDPE and fluoroelas- tensile impact behavior of injection K tomer blends, 721 molded samples from quasi-static Kaolinite polyisowutyiene, data, predicting, 1463 rod climbing, 469 ternary blends of PEN, PET, and liquid Kinetic modeling, peroxide initiated Macromolecular tracers, residence crystalline polymer, 1480 modification of polyethylene, 2085 time distribution of polymeric sys- -formaldehyde resins, rheo- Kinetic » thermal oxidative tems, 299 kinetical behavior, 2019 degradation of styrene/butadiene Magnetic field process Melting behavior, nylon-6,6 blended copolymers, 1394 EPON 830-4,4’-methylene bis cyclo- with other nylons, 2431 Kinetics hexylamine epoxy resin systems, Melt temperature, prediction, 1787 crystallization kinetics of miscible exposure during thermal cure, Melt viscosity, polystyrene/supercriti- blends of syndiotactic polystyrene 2150 cal carbon dioxide mixture, meas- with atatic polystyrene or poly(1,4- liquid crystalline epoxy resins, control urements and modeling, 99 dimethyl-p-phenylene oxide), 825 of orientation via, 1903 Membranes, porous structure in PIFE precopolytransesterification in copoly- Maleic anhydride, polypropylene func- porous membrane, 2256 (ethylene-polyoxyethylene tereph- tionalization with, 630 Metal » zirconium thalate) (COPEPOET) production, Maleimido derivative (MAF), of poly- ionomer dispersions, 543 1913 amides, 1489 Metallocene polyolefin elastomers (m- solvent-particle interaction kinetics, Mathematical modeling POE), peroxide-initiated cross- effects on microstructure forma- hybrid 3D/2D technique for polymer linking of ethylene vinyl acetate tion during three-dimensional processing operations, 44 copolymer and metallocene poly- printing, 249 twin-screw extrusion of filled polyolefin elastomer, 1577 vinyl ester resins, low temperature mers, 1139 Metallocenes cure, 646 Mechanical properties ethylene polymers prepared with, ther- aminosilane grafted moisture curable mal characterization, 1444 L PVC formulations, 1199 metallocene-catalyzed monomodal and Laser light-scattering (LLS), soluble biaxially oriented polypropylene films, bimodal polyethylenes, rheological high performance fluorine-con- nucleating agent and, 1216 properties, 2292 taining polyimides, 586 butadiene acrylonitrile modified epoxy peroxide-initiated crosslinking of eth- Latexes, polyurethane + polyacrylate resin toughened with CTBN, 1425 ylene vinyl acetate copolymer and latex mixtures, 594 carbon black/PET, dispersity and me- metzllocene polyolefin elastomer, Linear low density polyethylene chanical properties, 500 1577 (LLDPE) carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resol talc/ethylene-octene copolymer/poly- extrusion characteristics of thermo- and epoxy condensate plastic, propylene blends, 1130 plastic melts containing fluo- 1558 Ziegler-Natta catalyst, modification ropolymers, 327 deformation of poly(vinyl chloride) tube with, 1257 modified and non-modified blends of by mandrel drawing, 1710 Metal surfaces, protective coatings on polypropylene with linear low den- of epoxy matrix, natural zeolite and, steel by surface spontaneous poly- sity polyethylene, micro-morphol- 1993 merization, process development ogy, 1100 injection-molded polystyrene/polyeth- and coating properties, 119 polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl alcohol co- ylene blends, 1119 Methacrylate resin, viscoelastic proper- polymer/polyethylene multilayer in-situ composite film of TLCP/poly- ties and transitions during ther- films, 1597 propylene, compatibilizers and, mal and UV cure, 1651 rheological and processing behavior, 312 Microbeads, monodisperse poly(p-chlo- molecular structure and, 804 maleimido derivatives of polyamides, romethylstyrene) microbeads by Linear polyurethanes (LPU), semi- 1489 dispersion polymerization, 1849 interpenetrating polymer networks newspaper-reinforced plastic compos- Microcapsules, hollow microcapsules as (semi-IPN), 549 ite laminates, 1550 ultrasound contrast agents, 2242 Liquid chromatography, precipitation- nonlinear viscoelastic materials, 767 Microcellular foam, bubble growth in redissolution liquid chromatogra- plasticizing polylactide, effect of plasti- reaction injection molded parts phy of styrene-ethyl acrylate co- cizers on mechanical properties, foamed by ultrasonic excitation, polymers, 1383 1303 457 Liquid crystalline epoxy resins (LCER) polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene- Microdomains, segmented polyure- control of orientation via magnetic field styrene blends, 1667 thanes, phase morphology, 1534 processing, 1903 polypropylene with recycled and non- Microelectronic encapsulation, ther- synthesis, 534 recycled HDPE, 1456 mally conductive epoxy molding Liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) polypropylene/Vectra B composites, compound, 756 orientation of LCP blown film with 1726 Microfibers, fiber-forming properties of rotating dies, 2326 polyurethane + polyacrylate latex mix- polymer mixture melts, 2395 See also Polymer-dispersed liquid- tures, 594 Microfibrous fillers, calcium silicate crystal polymers; Thermotropic of poly(vinyl chloride) /styrene-butadi- hydrate, shear viscosity of nylon 6 liquid crystalline polymers ene-rubber blends compatibilized melts reinforced with, 817 Long fiber reinforcement, polypropy- by acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber Microstructure lene/polystyrene blends, 340 and covulcanization, 1998 injection molding of isotactic polypro- Low polyethylene (LDPE) precursor polymers: comparison with pylenes, modeling, 2096 compact autoclave reactor, analysis by poly(amic acid), 638 injection moldings of isotactic polypro- two-cell model with backflow, radiation-modified blends of polyethyl- pylenes, 2132 1279 ene with liquid crystalline copoly- of random heterogeneous materials, recycled polyethylene blends, gamma- ester, 1375 559 irradiation and mechanical char- recycled polyethylene blends, gamma three-dimensional printing, 249 acteristics, 1398 irradiation and mechanical char- Miscibility, pseudo super-miscibility, POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 blends of semi-crystalline nylon Molten polymer, bubble dissolution, ite laminates, mechanical and pairs, 2222 rotational molding and, 1189 water uptake characteristics, 1550 Miscible blends, semi-crystalline nylon Monitoring, in-situ monitoring of prod- Nomex, honeycomb core, high tempera- pairs, 2222 uct shrinkage during injection ture thermal analysis characteri- molding, optical sensor, 1619 zation, 733 in co-rotating twin screw extruder, 286 ey Nonlinear optical polymers (NLOPs), during melt-melt blending in twin carbon black-filled immiscible blends surface potential and second har- screw extruders, analysis with re- of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and monic generation in chromo- active polymer tracers, 1584 high density polyethylene, 1207 phore-doped poly(ethylene oxide)/ fiber breakage in compounding glass coarsening in molten quiescent poly- atactic-poly(methyl methacrylate) fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, mer blends, 1717 blends, 261 comparative study, 1757 composites of polypyrrole with poly(vi- Nonlinear viscoelastic materials, ther- poly(styrene-co-acrylonitr/il poel)y - nylidene fluoride) and cellulose, mally induced stresses, calculat- (methyl methacrylate) blend, 1517 ing, 767 shear-induced mixing, 2461 composites of poly(vinyl acetate) filled Notch-tip fields, rubber-modified epox- with calcium carbonate, 1433 ies, numerical analysis of notch- blow molding, integrated numerical impact resistance and polymer tough- tip fields in, 662 modeling, 1223 ness, 2445 Nucleating agents, biaxially oriented cure behavior of epoxy system, effect of injection-molded polystyrene/polyeth- polypropylene films, properties filler, 274 ylene blends, 1119 and, 1216 finite difference modeling (FDM) for in-situ. compatibilized semicrystalline Numerical analysis, notch-tip fields in thermal analysis of fiberglass/ polymer blends in co-rotating twin rubber-modified epoxies, 662 epoxy prepreg for joining compos- screw extruder, morphology devel- Numerical ite pipes, 778 opment, 996 blow molding, 1223 gas transport in polymeric films, influ- in-situ composite film of TLCP/poly- of injection/compression molding for ence of crystallinity, 1389 propylene, compatibilizers and, center-gated disk, 1930, 1943 injection/compression molding for 312 Numerical simulation center-gated disk, 1930, 1943 model filled rubber: particle morpholo- annular extrudate swell using visco- injection molding of isotactic poly- gy effect on suspension rheology, elastic models, 1969 propylenes, crystallinity and mi- 1696 blow molding of polyethylene industri- crostructure in, 2096 modified and non-modified blends of al part, 1812 material processability in extrusion polypropylene with linear low den- molecular parameters and material processes, 887 sity polyethylene, micro-morphol- processability, 887 melt viscosity of polystyrene/super- ogy, 1100 three-dimensional viscoelastic flow critical carbon dioxide mixture, 99 polycarbonate /acrylonitrile-butadi- within dies, 152 part weight in injection molding of ene-styrene blends, 1667 wire coating, temperature boundary amorphous thermoplastics, 940 polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal poly- conditions and, 2007 peroxide initiated modification of polymers, 1891 Nylons ethylene, 2085 polyolefin blends, and fracture behav- crystallization and melting behavior of process-induced residual stresses in ior, 1109 nylon blends, interchange reac- compression molded UHMWPE, polypropylene-co-polyamide blends, tions and, 2431 110 sodium oleate addition and mor- polystyrene/nylon-6,6 blends, poly- sagging behavior of polymer sheet, phology of, 1014 styrene-graft-acrylic acid as com- 2199 polypropylene/Vectra B composites, patibilizer, 2274 simple shear plastic deformation be- 1726 pseudo super-miscibility, blends of havior of polycarbonate plate, 2505 radiation-modified blends of polyethyl- semi-crystalline nylon pairs, 2222 structured polyblend flow in laminar ene with liquid crystalline copoly- shear viscosity of nylon 6 melts rein- shear field, 1049 ester, 1375 forced with microfibrous calcium thermally induced stresses in nonlin- rubber-toughened _polypropylenes, silicate hydrate, 817 ear viscoelastic materials, 767 work of fracture parameters and See also Polyamides twin-screw extrusion of filled poly- injection molding-induced mor- mers, 1139 phology, 1365 o unsteady multifluid flow model of segmented polyurethanes, phase mor- Optical fiber sensor, in-situ monitoring sandwich injection molding, 78 phology, 1534 of product shrinkage during injec- zero shear viscosity, 741 ternary blends of PEN, PET, and liquid tion molding, 1619 Modified 6m method, thermal crystalline polymer, 1480 Optical properties diffusivity of polyurethane foams, thermoplastic polyurethane and male- biaxially oriented polypropylene films, 1689 ic-anhydride grafted polyethylene, nucleating agent and, 1216 Modified polyamide, polyamide-6 and 1035 liquid crystalline epoxy resins (LCER), polyethylene, barrier and impact Multicavity injection molds, runner synthesis, 534 properties, 1952 sizing, optimization, 375 Mold filling simulations, finite-ele- Multilayer films, polyethylene/ethyl- liquid crystalline epoxy resins, control ment-based methodology for resin ene-vinyl alcohol copolymer/poly- of orientation via magnetic field transfer mold filling, 26 ethylene multilayer films, 1597 processing, 1903 Molding compounds, epoxy-novolac plasticating single screw extrusion, ' molding compound, dielectric prop- N 443 erties during dynamic cure, 1335 Nanofibers, polybenzimidazole nano- runner systems for multicavity injec- Molecular composites, for molecular re- fiber by electrospinning, 849 tion molds, 375 inforcement, 128 Natural fibers, newspaper-reinforced Orientation orientation plastic composite laminates, 1550 characterization using far-infrared characterization through thickness of Neutron reflectometry, interfacial width radiation, 2389 plastic products, 1982 between polystyrene and various in high-speed melt spinning process, injection-molded parts, polymer prop- poly(alkylmethacrylates), 1501 2349 erties and, 1736 Neutron transmission, polymer hydro- of LCP blown film with rotating dies, Molten films, non-contacting tension gels, 437 2326 measurement, 841 Newspaper-reinforced plastic compos- in liquid crystalline epoxies, control via POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12 2523 magnetic field processing, 1903 Plastic deformation, of isotactic poly- reinforcement with thermotropic liquid in poly(ethylene terephthalate) during propylene/ethylene-1l-hexene co- crystalline polymer, 872 drawing at high temperatures and polymer blends, 833 See also Nylons strain rates, 2419 Plasticization, water diffusion through Polyamide-6,6 unsaturated polyester resin (UPR), reactive compatibilization of polypro- P 1508 pylene and polyamide-6,6 with Packaging materials, epoxy molding Plasticizers carboxylated and maleated poly- compound (EMC) for microelec- for high-temperature creep-resistant propylene, 1921 tronic encapsulation, 756 PVC plastisols, 1320 See also Nylons Packing, nozzle pressure during pack- phthalate plasticizers and tensile prop- Polyamides, nylon-6,6 blended with, ing-holding, 2042 erties and performance of con- thermal properties, 2431 Paint, low thermal IR emittance paint trolled release PVC membranes, Poly(aniline-co-o-ethoxyaniline) sus- coatings, IR transparency of top 399 pensions, electrorheological prop- polymer layer, 1614 plasticizing polylactide, effect of plasti- erties, 1493 nb tots | .] Paracrystallinity, in blown polyethylene cizers on mechanical properties, r ory (PI), nanofiber by films by generalized Clausius- 1303 electrospinning, 849 Mosotti equation, 609 for poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-sty- Polycaprolact biodegradable, tran- Parison formation, dic gap width on rene) ionomers, 1328 sient shear and extensional prop- annular extrudates, simulation in Plastic pipe, fiberglass/epoxy prepreg erties, 676 steady-states, 2172 for joining composite pipes, ther- Polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadi- Part weight, controlling in injection mal analysis characterization, 778 ene-styrene blends, impact fa- molding of amorphous thermo- Plastisols, high-temperature creep-re- tigue, 708 plastics, 940 sistant PVC plastisols, 1320 Peroxide PMDA-ODA polyimide, oriented, defor- bisphenol A polycarbonate, DC con- peroxide crosslinking of ethylene vinyl mation and failure, 2358 ductivity and dielectric response, acetate copolymer and metallo- Poly(acrylamide) (PA), polymer hydro- 1752 cene polyolefin elastomer, 1577 gels, neutron transmission and carbon fiber/polycarbonate model peroxide-initiated modification of poly- quasi-elastic neutron scattering, composites, thermoelastic behav- ethylene, kinetic model, 2085 437 ior, 1525 Peroxy groups, peroxy derivatives of Poly(acrylamide-styrene) block copoly- “gas fingering” in gas-assisted injection epoxy resins based on bisphenol mers, with high hydrophobic con- molding, 62 A, synthesis and properties, 1541 tent, synthesis and solution prop- polycarbonate /acrylonitrile-butadi- PETG-carbon dioxide foams, proper- erties, 1962 ene-styrene blends, morphology ties, 55 Polyacrylates, polyurethane + polyacry- and mechanical properties, 1667 Phase separation late latex mixtures, 594 polycarbonate and _ polypropylene CTBN-toughened epoxy adhesives, Polyacrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene blends, crystallization behavior 1837 (ABS) and rheology, 2304 of _ poly(2-chlorostyrene)/ poly(vinyl environmental stress cracking, 268 simple shear plastic deformation of methyl ether) under temperature “gas fingering” in gas-assisted injection polycarbonate plate, 2505 gradient, 365 molding, 62 Polycarbonate/styrene-acrylonitrile structure, deformation of dual- Poly(alkyimethacrylates), interfacial copolymer blends, conformation- phase continuity in polymer width between polystyrene and al motions of immiscible blends, blends and alloys, 1060 various poly(alkylmethacrylates), 688 Phenolic resins neutron reflectometry studies, Poly(p-chloromethyistyrene) (PCMS), carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resol 1501 microbeads by dispersion poly- and epoxy condensate plastic, Poly(amic acid) (PAA) merization, 1849 mechanical properties, 1558 electrodeposition of BTDA-ODA-PDA Poly(2-chiorostyrene)/poly(vinyl methyl newspaper-reinforced plastic compos- polyamic acid coatings on carbon ether), phase separation under ite laminates, 1550 fibers, 699 temperature gradient, 365 pk a phorus-containing polyamide (P- polyimide alloy with varying degrees Poly(1,4-dimethyi-p-phenylene oxide) PHA), thermal and mechanical of crosslinking through diisocya- (PPO), crystallization kinetics of properties, comparison with poly- nates, 1567 miscible blends of syndiotactic (amic acid), 638 thermal and mechanical properties of polystyrene with atatic polystyrene Photoinduced birefringence, of azo dye PHA and P-PHA compared with, or poly(1,4-dimethyl-p-phenylene doped polymer, temperature varia- 638 oxide), 825 tion, 406 de-6 Poly(epichlorohydrin), conductivity and blends of polyamide-6 with poly(sty- thermal properties of polymeric adhesion between electroless deposit- rene-co-maleic anhydride), addi- electrolytes based on poly(epichlo- ed copper and a photoimageable tive type and properties, 985 rohydrin)/sodium salts, 430 polymer, 321 double bubble tubular film extrusion » in-line residence time polyphosphazene backbone with cin- of polyamide-6 film, 1160 distribution of dicarboxylic acid namyloxide side groups, 1153 in-situ compatibilized semicrystalline oligomers/dioxazoline chain ex- Phthalates, phthalate plasticizers and polymer blends in co-rotating twin tension by reactive extrusion, 347 tensile properties and perform- screw extruder, morphology devel- resins ance of controlled release PVC opment, 996 low profile additive, effect on curing membranes, 399 in-situ generation of PA-6 fibrils in shrinkage of, 18 Physical aging, reference curve and shift polypropylene processed with a unsaturated polyester resin (UPR), rate, 211 single screw extruder, 881 water diffusion through, 1508 Piezoelectric ceramic/polymer com- polyamide-6 and polyethylene blends, posites barrier and impact properties, biodegradable polycaprolactone, tran- acoustic emission sensors, 483 1952 sient shear and extensional prop- bimorphs for in-situ acoustic emission polypropylene-co-polyamide blends, erties, 676 sensors, 508 sodium oleate addition and mor- heat setting in polyester films, 2403 Pigment, controlled orientation of reflec- phology of, 1014 plasticizing polylactide, effect of plasti- tive pigment in injection-molded pseudo super-miscibility, blends of cizers on mechanical properties, polypropylene, 177 semi-crystalline nylon pairs, 2222 1303 POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1999, Vol. 39, No. 12