Darran R Cairns Editor

Darran R. Cairns, PhD, is a member of the Faculty in the School of Science & Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA. His research interests include solution-based processing of composite materials including sol-gel materials, nano-composite materials, and liquid crystalline materials and composites.

Dirk J. Broer, is a Polymer Chemist specialized in polymer structuring and self-organizing polymer networks. This entails the development of polymers with new functionalities and integrating them into devices to meet industrial and societal challenges in the fields of sustainable energy, water-management, healthcare and personal comfort.

Gregory P. Crawford, PhD, is President of Miami University, USA, and Professor of Physics. His research interests include liquid crystal and polymer materials for display and biotechnology applications. He is the editor of the first edition of Flexible Flat Panel Displays (2005).