Sergei Nazarenko

Associate Professor

Education:
Ph.D.
Russian Academy of Sciences

Research Interests:
Transport phenomena in polymers and polymer based materials: diffusion of small molecules, polymer chain interdiffusion, and chain mobility; Development of advanced materials for high barrier packaging, coating, separations, and drug delivery applications; The glassy state: steady state and relaxation, probing and modeling of free volume; Positron lifetime spectroscopy of polymers; Responsive materials and nanotechnology.

Contact Information:

sergei.nazarenko@usm.edu
(601) 266-5967
Web Page
University of Southern Mississippi

Recent Publications

Polyethylene-based Nanocomposites Containing Organoclay: A New approach to Enhance Gas Barrier via Multilayer Coextrusion and Interdiffusion

by JJ Decker, KP Meyers, DR Paul, DA Schiraldi, A Hiltner, S Nazarenko
in Polymer, 2015, 61, 42
Polyethylene-based Nanocomposites Containing Organoclay: A new Approach to Enhance Gas Barrier via Multilayer Coetrusion and Interdiffusion

by JJ Decker, KP Meyers, DR Paul, DA Schiraldi, A Hiltner, S Nazarenko
in Polymer, 2015, 4, 1, 58
Gas barrier behavior of polyimide films filled with synthetic chrysotile nanotubes

by Y Wu, VE Yudin, JU Otaigbe, EN Korykova, S Nazarenko
in J. Polymer. Sci., Part B: Polymer Physics, 2013
Intercalation Behavior of Hydroxylated Dendritic Polyesters In Polymer Clay Nanocomposites Prepared from Aqueous Solution

by JJ Decker, SN Chvalun, S Nazarenko
in Polymer, 2011, 52, 3943