Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos

Prof. Dr. Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos

Politechnika Krakowska, Kraków, Poland
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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2016 in Progress in Polymer Science
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Konstantinos N. RaftopoulosKonstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Krzysztof PielichowskiKrzysztof Pielichowski
Krzysztof Pielichowski

5 September 2015 in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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JPJoanna Pagacz
Joanna Pagacz
Konstantinos N. RaftopoulosKonstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos
ALAgnieszka Leszczyńska
Agnieszka Leszczyńska
Krzysztof PielichowskiKrzysztof Pielichowski
Krzysztof Pielichowski
Structural characterization of a series of novel bio-polyamides based on renewable raw materials—PA 4.10, PA 6.10, PA 10.10, and PA 10.12—was performed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). Infrared spectra and the WAXD patterns indicate the coexistence of different crystalline forms, α- and γ-triclinic and β-pseudohexagonal. Thermal properties in the glass transition (T g) and melting region were then investigated using temperature-modulated DSC (TOPEM® DSC). The melting point (T m) was found to increase with increasing amide/methylene ratio in the polymer backbone, which is consistent with the increase in linear density of hydrogen bonds. Studies on the molecular dynamics by dynamic mechanical analysis show three distinct regions associated with the γ- and the β-relaxation and the dynamic glass transition. TOPEM® DSC data reveal that at low frequency/long timescales, the materials with significantly different amide/methylene ratios have similar segmental dynamics.

11 September 2013 in Macromolecules
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Konstantinos N. RaftopoulosKonstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos
MJMałgorzata Jancia
Małgorzata Jancia
DADionysia Aravopoulou
Dionysia Aravopoulou
EHEdyta Hebda
Edyta Hebda
Krzysztof PielichowskiKrzysztof Pielichowski
Krzysztof Pielichowski
PPPolycarpos Pissis
Polycarpos Pissis

1 November 2011 in European Polymer Journal
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Konstantinos N. RaftopoulosKonstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos
BJB. Janowski
B. Janowski
LAL. Apekis
L. Apekis
Krzysztof PielichowskiKrzysztof Pielichowski
Krzysztof Pielichowski
PPP. Pissis
P. Pissis

1 February 2010 in Polymer
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Konstantinos N. RaftopoulosKonstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos
CPCh. Pandis
Ch. Pandis
LAL. Apekis
L. Apekis
PPP. Pissis
P. Pissis
BJB. Janowski
B. Janowski
JJJ. Jaczewska
J. Jaczewska

19 February 2015 in Macromolecules
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Konstantinos N. RaftopoulosKonstantinos N. Raftopoulos
Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos
SKStefanos Koutsoumpis
Stefanos Koutsoumpis
MJMałgorzata Jancia
Małgorzata Jancia
JLJames P. Lewicki
James P. Lewicki
KKKonstantinos Kyriakos
Konstantinos Kyriakos
PPPolycarpos Pissis
Polycarpos Pissis