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PREFACEInternational Conference on Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology 2016 (IPST2016)It is with great pleasure that we introduce this special issue of the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, which publishes papers selected from the presentations made at the International Conference and Exhibition on Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology 2016 (IPST2016) in Medan, Indonesia. This event which was attended by about 260 partisipants from all continents, was organized by the Indonesian Polymer Association (HPI), which was supported by Universitas Sumatra Utara (USU) and Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED) on November 7 10, 2016.This special edition encompasses a range of complementary research topics from excellent scientists concentrated in the southern hemisphere. The increasing global interest in sustainability is highlighted in this issue, with novel methods, new materials, applications and products. This international conference covered some topics, viz. biomass based and biodegradable polymers, advanced rubber process and technology, nanostructure, polymer composites, polymer in renewable energy, synthesis and functional polymer. We applaud the efforts of the conference participants and encourage their current and future personal and collaborative efforts in this important field of scientific endeavor.We would like to express our sincere gratitude and our highest appreciation to K.U. (Katja) Loos (University of Groningen, The Netherlands), Mochamad Chalid (Indonesia), Ishak bin Ahmad (Malaysia), Sunit Hendrana (Indonesia), Rameshwar Adhikari (Nepal), Lorenzo Massimo Polgar (The Netherlands), Wu Guozhong (China), Hermawan Judawisastra (Indonesia), Md Akil Hazizan (Malaysia), Ji Heung Kim (Korea), Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan (Bangladesh), I Made Arcana (Indonesia), Nadras Othman (Malaysia), Wilairat Cheewasedtham (Thailand), Agus Haryono (Indonesia), Sudaryanto (Indonesia), Sudirman (Indonesia), for reviewing and giving recommendation on manuscripts from all participants of IPST 2016. With our warm regards,Rike Yudianti (Indonesian Institute of Science)Jun-ichi Azuma (Osaka University, Japan)Editor-in-ChiefInnovation in Polymer Science & Technology 2016
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