Professor Hatsuo Ishida has been a pioneer in the molecular characterization of composite interfaces. His scientific activity covers a wide range of domains from synthesis to surface vibrational spectroscopy, rheology and processing of composite materials. He has also been a pioneer in the field of benzoxazines and polybenzoxazines.

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics dedicated a special issue (issue 1/2019) and a special section (issue 3/2019) to Professor Hatsuo Ishida on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Guest-edited by Pablo Froimowicz, Kan Zhang, and Qichao Ran, the issue and the special section are a collection of contributions from scientists who had the pleasure and honor to work together with Professor Hatsuo Ishida.

The authors, the guest-editors and the Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics editorial team wish Professor Hatsuo Ishida all the best for the years to come!

 

All contributions to the special issue and to the special section are free to access during the whole of 2019.

 

Below the complete list of contributions dedicated to Professor Hatsuo Ishida:

 

Prof. Hatsuo Ishida: An Example of Accumulated Youth (Editorial) by Pablo Froimowicz, Kan Zhang, and Qichao Ran

Recent Trends on Transparent Colorless Polyimides with Balanced Thermal and Optical Properties: Design and Synthesis (Review) by Pradip Kumar Tapaswi and Chang‐Sik Ha

Developing Polybenzoxazine Composites Based on Various Carbon Structures (Review) by Elena Iuliana Bîru, Sorina Alexandra Gârea, and Horia Iovu

Silsesquioxane‐Containing Hybrid Nanomaterials: Fascinating Platforms for Advanced Applications (Review) by Fuping Dong, Liangyu Lu, and Chang‐Sik Ha

Conducting Polymers for Flexible Supercapacitors (Review) by Yongqin Han and Liming Dai

Functional Silica and Carbon Nanocomposites Based on Polybenzoxazines (Trend) by Mohamed Gamal Mohamed and Shiao Wei Kuo

From Wall Slip to Bulk Shear Banding in Entangled Polymer Solutions (Trend) by Shi‐Qing Wang

Application of Benzoxazine‐Based Dimers, Oligomers, and Polymers as Chelating Agents (Trend) by  Daniela Iguchi, María Laura Salum, and Pablo Froimowicz

Cardanol Benzoxazines: A Versatile Monomer with Advancing Applications (Trend) by Monisha Monisha, Nagarjuna Amarnath, Sourav Mukherjee, and Bimlesh Lochab

High‐Performance Polybenzoxazine Derived from Polyfunctional Benzoxazine Composed of an Oligonuclear Phenolic Compound Having a 4,4′‐Dimethylenebiphenyl Linker (Full Paper) by Takehiro Kawauchi, Tsubasa Osawa, Shunichiro Matsumura, Takuto Mori, Nobuyuki Furukawa, Kazunori Ishikawa, Koju Iwasaki, and Tsutomu Takeichi

Counterion Effect of Amine Salts on Ring‐Opening Polymerization of 1,3‐Benzoxazines (Full Paper) by Buket Akkus, Baris Kiskan, and Yusuf Yagci

Molecular Motion in Viscous DGEBA with Nanoparticles as Seen by Quasi‐Elastic Neutron Scattering (Full Paper) by Maren Christin Weidner, Zach Evenson, Michaela Zamponi, and Wulff Possart

Examining the Influence of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants on the Thermal Behavior of Aromatic Polybenzoxazines (Full Paper) by Martin Taylor, Gabriel Cavalli, and Ian Hamerton

Modification of Solventless‐Synthesized Benzoxazine Resin by Phthalonitrile Group: An Effective Approach for Enhancing Thermal Stability of Polybenzoxazines (Full Paper) by Yuqi Liu, Ren Yin, Xinye Yu, and Kan Zhang

High‐Performance Bio‐Based Benzoxazines from Enzymatic Synthesis of Diphenols (Full Paper) by Leïla Bonnaud, Benjamin Chollet, Ludovic Dumas, Aurélien A. M. Peru, Amandine L. Flourat, Florent Allais, and  Philippe Dubois

Fabrication of Thermally Crosslinked Hydrolyzed Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (HPIM)/Polybenzoxazine Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes (Full Paper) by Bekir Satilmis and Tamer Uyar

Friction and Mechanical Properties of Highly Filled Polybenzoxazine Composites: Nanosilica Particle Size and Surface Treatment (Full Paper) by Phattarin Mora, Chanchira Jubsilp, Nutthaphon Liawthanyarat, Manunya Okhawilai, and Sarawut Rimdusit

Exceptionally High CO2 Adsorption at 273 K by Microporous Carbons from Phenolic Aerogels: The Role of Heteroatoms in Comparison with Carbons from Polybenzoxazine and Other Organic Aerogels (Full Paper) by Hojat Majedi Far, Parwani M. Rewatkar, Suraj Donthula, Tahereh Taghvaee, Adnan Malik Saeed, Chariklia Sotiriou‐Leventis, and Nicholas Leventis

Mechanism and Factors Influencing Formation and Stability of Chitosan/Lignosulfonate Nanoparticles (Full Paper) by Maher M. Al‐Rashed, Sepideh Niknezhad, and Sadhan C. Jana

Curing Reaction of Benzoxazine Under High Pressure and the Effect on Thermal Resistance of Polybenzoxazine (Full Paper) by Ka Zeng, Jiayue Huang, Junwen Ren, and Qichao Ran

Effect of Blend Composition on Scratch Behavior of Polystyrene/Poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenyleneoxide) Blends (Full Paper) by Ken Kojio, Yudai Kiyoshima, Tomoko Kajiwara, Yuji Higaki, Hung‐Jue Sue, and Atsushi Takahara

Dimensionally Stable Cellulose Aerogel Strengthened by Polyurethane Synthesized In Situ (Full Paper) by   Letizia Verdolotti, Mariamelia Stanzione, Oleg Khlebnikov, Vladimir Silant’ev, Irina Postnova, Marino Lavorgna, and Yury Shchipunov