Original Paper (Vol.58 No.1)

Crystal Structure of H-Shaped Alkane ｛H3C（CH2）2｝2OHC（CH2）4COH｛（CH2）2CH3｝2 and Its Compatibility with High Density Polyethylene
Hiroko YAMAMOTO, Ayako HIMURO, Taisuke MATSUMOTO, Daisuke NODA, Akihiko TAKADA, Yukihiro MOTOYAMA, and Yoshiaki TAKAHASHI	1
Strain-Induced Crystallization of Fractionated Natural Rubber from Fresh Latex
Masatoshi TOSAKA, Masahiro FURUTANI, Masaki TSUJI, Yuko IKEDA, Shinzo KOHJIYA, Dhirayos WITITSUWANNAKUL, Rapapun WITITSUWANNAKUL, Kuniaki NAGAYAMA and Radostin DANEV	5
High Performance Elastomer Composed of the Acrylic Rubber Filled with Montmorillonite Organically Treated with Various Alkyl Amines
Shinichi YAGI, Takashi FUJIWARA, Kyoichi MATSUMOTO, Mitsuyasu UCHIDA and Hideki YAMANE	11
A Study for Graft-Reaction of PEG onto PLA Chains by Reactive Processing
Takeshi KANZAWA and Katsuhisa TOKUMITSU	16
Reactive Processing of Cellulose Acetate/Corn Starch Biodegradable Composite Materials and their Characterization
Mariko YOSHIOKA, Seiji MIZOHATA and Nobuo SHIRAISHI	22
Effects of ECAE on Plastic Deformation Behavior of Glassy Polymers
Shin'ya YOSHIOKA and Kinji TSUKAMOTO	29
Scission Products and Molecular Weight Effects on the Combustion of Polyethylene
Erika NAKASHIMA, Tomonaga UENO, Masao YUKUMOTO and Kunihiko TAKEDA	35
Self-Organization of Nanoparticle Chains Using Oriented Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Substrate
Masatoshi TOSAKA, Yuki MURACHI and Masaki TSUJI	41