I Made Arcana
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Prof. Dr. I Made Arcana
Professor
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung, 40132
E-mail: arcana{at}chem.itb.ac.id
Phone : (+62) 22 [2502103] ext 214
Fax. : (+62) 22 [2504154]
Education
- Bachelor, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, 1987
- Magister, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, 1990
- Ph.D., USTL Montpellier, France, 1996
- Post-Doctoral, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2003
- Training, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan, 2003
Research Interest
Biodegradable Polymers
- Synthesis of biodegradable polymers (copolymers and its polyblends) based on lactone compounds and natural products with polyolefine derivatives (such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene).
- Synthesis of poly(urethane-ester) from poliol of lactone segments and natural products with diisocianate derivative compounds.
- Novel polystyrene and their derivatives as biomaterials.
- Synthesis of composites from natural fibres and polyolefine derivatives.