This program is NOT final until published by ACS.

C. N. Bowman, Program Chair

Control of Polymer Stereochemistry Using Single-Site Catalysts (see Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Mon, Tue, page X)

ICI Student Award Symposium (see Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Sun, page X)

Polymers for Micro- and Nano-Electronics -- From Synthesis to Applications (see Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Sun, Mon, Tue, page X)

Polymers in Orthopaedics (see Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Tue, page X)

Synthetic Polymers in Ophthalmology (see Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Wed, page X)

Biopolymer Engineering (see Biotechnology Secretariat, Sun, page X)

Enzymes in Organic and Polymer Chemistry (see Biotechnology Secretariat, Tue, page X)

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (see Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, page X)

Structure, Properties and Applications of Microemulsions (see Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Tue, Wed, page X)

Biomacromolecules (see Macromolecular Secretariat, Sun, page X)

Photonic Multiscale Materials and Devices (see Materials Chemistry Secretariat, Sun, Mon, Tue, page X)

Reception: Mon

Social Hour: Sun, Tue

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

H. Fischer and T. Fukuda, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

8:30 – 1. Introduction: Towards well-defined polymeric nanostructures by better understanding of the mechanisms of controlled/living radical polymerization. K. Matyjaszewski

9:00 – 2. Kinetic Foundations of Living and Controlled Nitroxide Mediated and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations - A Tutorial Introduction. H. Fischer

9:45 – 3. Mechanisms and kinetics of living radical polymerization: Absolute comparison of theory and experiment. T. Fukuda, C. Yoshikawa, Y. Kwak, A. Goto, Y. Tsujii

10:30 – Intermission.

10:45 – 4. Overview of Small Radical Kinetics and Mechanisms. M. Newcomb

11:30 – 5. Cascade radical reactions in organic synthesis: An overview. D. P. Curran

 Section B

Westin Copley Plaza -- America Center

W. R. Dichtel, Presiding

D. Garcia and C. A. Guymon, Organizer

8:30 – 6. Development of a functional dendritic monomer and application to sophisticated light harvesting systems. W. R. Dichtel, S. Hecht, J. M. J. Fréchet

8:50 – 7. Synthesis and characterization of poly(pyridinium salt)s with organic counterions exhibiting light-emitting properties. P. K. Bhowmik, H. Han, J. J. Cebe, I. K. Nedeltchev

9:10 – 8. A versatile reagent for thermostting of cis-butadiene rubber: hexane 1,6-bis (N-chloro methanesulfonamide) N. Bicak, B. F. Senkal

9:30 – 9. Synthesis and characterization of low melting, oligomeric phthalonitrile monomers for aerospace and ship applications D. D. Dominguez, T. M. Keller

9:50 – 10. Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(arylene sulfide sulfone) copolymers as candidates for proton exchange membranes. K. B. Wiles, V. A. Bhanu, F. Wang, J. E. McGrath

10:10 – 11. Porous interpenetrating polymer networks and organic - inorganic hybrids synthesized in high internal phase emulsions. M. S. Silverstein, H. Tai, A. Sergienko

10:30 – 12. Synthesis & biological, physical, & adhesive properties of epoxy sucroses N. D. Sachinvala, D. L. Winsor, L. A. White, M. H. Litt

10:50 – 13. Synthesis of hyperbranched polysaccharide by thermally induced cationic polymerization of 1,6-anhydro sugar T. Satoh, H. Ishihara, T. Maeda, H. Kaga, T. Kakuchi

11:10 – 14. Synthesis and properties of calix[4]arene-containing poly(phenyleneethynylene)s. J. H. Wosnick, T. M. Swager

11:30 – 15. Synthesis of novel activated ester surfmers for use in preparation of latexes for bioconjugation. M. Herold, H. Brunner, G. E. M. Tovar

11:50 – 16. Preparation of cyclohexa-2,5-diene carboxylates as poteantial stabilizers for vinylidene chloride polymers B. A. Howell, H. Wu

12:10 – 17. Synthesis, characterization and properties of polycarbonate containing diphenolic acid R. Zhang, J. A. Moore

 Section C

Westin Copley Plaza -- Essex South

C. K. Ober, Presiding

C. K. Ober and U. B. Wiesner, Organizer

8:30 – Introductory Remarks.

8:35 – 18. Functional materials by self-assembly of thiophene containing block copolymers. D. M. Vriezema, A. E. Rowan, R. J. M. Nolte

9:00 – 19. 4-Mercaptostyrene polymers and block copolymers through trimethylsilylethyl protected monomers. S. K. Pollack, C. M. Whitaker

9:25 – 20. Synthesis of nanostructured organic/inorganic hybrid materials using controlled/living radical polymerization: Spherical brushes, core-shell colloids and block copolymer brushes J. Pyun, S. Jia, T. Kowalewski, D. A. Savin, G. D. Patterson, T. Liu, K. Matyjaszewski

9:50 – 21. Self-Assembled Poly(phenylene) Containing Macromolecules Via the Controlled Anionic Polymerization of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene D. T. Williamson, T. E. Glass, T. E. Long

10:15 – Intermission.

10:25 – 22. Self-assembling dendrons as biological mimics to investigate the origins of order and chirality. V. Percec, A. E. Dulcey, Y. Miura, U. Edlund, M. Glodde, T. K. Bera, J. G. Rudick, V. S. K. Balagurusamy, S. D. Hudson, P. A. Heiney

10:50 – 23. Tuning supramolecular ring-opening polymerization by conformational design. A. T. ten Cate, R. P. Sijbesma, E. W. Meijer

11:15 – 24. A New Family of Supramolecular Polymer Metal Complexes Utilizing Terpyridine-Based Initiators. M. Heller, U. S. Schubert

11:40 – 25. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Multiple-Hydrogen Bonded Macromolecules via a Michael Reaction. K. Yamauchi, T. E. Long

 Section D

Westin Copley Plaza -- America North

R. Heflin and R. A. Norwood, Organizer, Presiding

C. A. Guymon, A. K. Jen, T. J. Bunning, J. P. Armistead, and D. J. Broer, Organizer

8:30 – 26. Synthesis of Metallodielectric Core-Shell Colloidal Particles. H. Bao, S. Foulger, G. Chumanov

8:55 – 27. Phase-matched Noncentrosymmetric Structures Induced by Nonresonant All Optical Poling in Polymeric Waveguide. N. Tsutsumi, C. Odane

9:20 – 28. Novel linear and dendritic perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB)-containing polymers for low loss optical waveguide devices. H. Ma, S. Wong, J. Luo, S. H. Kang, A. K. -. Jen, R. Barto, C. W. Frank

9:45 – 29. Novel Optical Polymers and Planar Lightwave Circuits. C. C. Xu, F. Wang, I. Pottebaum, D. Pant, L. Eldada

10:15 – Intermission.

10:35 – 30. High performance phosphorescent polymer LEDs. Y. Yang, F. Chen, M. Thompson, J. Kido

11:05 – 31. Near-infrared organic light emitting diodes. K. S. Schanze

11:30 – 32. Modification of indium-tin-oxide-hole transport layer interfaces via in situ formation of cross-linked organosiloxane layers. High quantum efficiency/luminance organic light-emitting diodes Q. Huang, J. Cui, T. J. Marks

R. Waymouth, Organizer, Presiding

S. T. Nguyen, D. L. Gin, S. L. Buchwald, and T. M. Swager, Organizer

R. Y. Ofoli, Organizer

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

B. Klumperman and D. A. Shipp, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

1:30 – 33. Contribution of homolytic bond strength computations in controlled radical polymerization: the case of molybdenum. R. Poli

2:00 – 34. Transition metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization: Latest advances. M. Kamigaito, T. Ando, M. Sawamoto

2:30 – 35. Controlled Radical Polymerisation Catalysed by Ruthenium Complexes. Variations on Ru-Cp# S. Delfosse, B. Guillaume, A. Richel, A. Demonceau, A. F. Noels, O. Tutusaus, R. Nuñez, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, J. Baran

3:00 – 36. Determining radical-radical termination rate coefficients from atom transfer radical polymerization. D. A. Shipp, X. Yu

3:30 – 37. The Effect of Initiation on Atom Transfer Radical Copolymerization. B. Klumperman, G. Chambard

4:00 – 38. Radical observation and diffusion-controlled deactivation in atom-transfer radical polymerization. A. R. Wang, S. Zhu

4:30 – 39. Copper(I) Mediated Living Radical Polymerization of Methacrylates (ATRP) — Mechanistic Aspects. D. M. Haddleton, J. Lad, S. Harrisson

5:00 – 40. Towards mechanistic understanding of transition metal catalyzed atom transfer radical processes. K. Matyjaszewski, T. Pintauer

 Section B

Westin Copley Plaza -- America Center

T. J. Smith, Presiding

D. Garcia, Organizer

1:30 – 41. Copolymerization of functionalized norbornenes and the comparison of reactivity ratios using various palladium catalysts. C. Andes, L. Fischetti, A. D. Hennis, A. Sen

1:50 – 42. Determination of rate constants in the carbocationic polymerization of isobutylene: The effect of solvent polarity and temperature. L. Sipos, R. Faust

2:10 – 43. Determination of reactor equations for bulk copolymerization of styrene and maleic anhydride. R. Wang, Z. Shi, Z. Chen, Y. Xia, Z. Zhang, P. Wang

2:30 – 44. Living cationic polymerizations utilizing an automated synthesizer. R. Hoogenboom, M. W. M. Fijten, U. S. Schubert

2:50 – 45. Ab initio cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers. S. Rimmer, W. Lang, P. Sarker

3:10 – 46. Anionic systhesis of amine-functionalized polybutadienes and their hydrogenated analogs. R. P. Quirk, T. Cheong, T. Yoo, J. A. Schwindeman, T. Brockman

3:30 – 47. Novel approach towards the synthesis of polyynes. X. Zhang, M. Srivastava, A. Lei, A. Sen, C. Andes

3:50 – 48. Polysiloxane oligomers and networks containing pendent carboxylic acids. J. K. Hoyt, R. Ragheb, M. Vadala, L. A. Harris, K. Wilson, J. S. Riffle

4:10 – 49. Supra molecular associative polymerization: A novel strategy for stereo-controlled polymerization. H. Kuwahara, B. M. Novak

4:30 – 50. The synthesis and chemistry of N-vinyl-3-ethylidene-2-pyrrolidone. S. Y. Tseng, P. Wolf, M. Tallon, M. Miller

4:50 – 51. Synthesis and characterization of poly(pyridinium salt)s with organic counterions exhibiting thermotropic liquid-crystalline properties. P. K. Bhowmik, H. Han, J. J. Cebe, I. K. Nedeltchev

5:10 – 52. Ring opening of 2-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl oxetane under basic conditions. T. J. Smith, L. J. Mathias

 Section C

Westin Copley Plaza -- Essex South

H. W. Spiess, Presiding

C. K. Ober and U. B. Wiesner, Organizer

1:30 – 53. Functional Materials Based on Aligned Assemblies of Comb-Shaped Polymeric Supramolecules. O. T. Ikkala, G. ten Brinke

1:55 – 54. Electroactive nanometer wires. L. Yu, H. Wang

2:20 – 55. Self assembly of luminescent rhenium containing diblock copolymers into nanosized micelles. W. K. Chan, S. Hou, K. Y. Man

2:45 – 56. Directed Self-Assembly of Thiophene Bolaform Amphiphiles and Dendrimers for Electro-optical Applications. R. C. Advincula, C. Xia, J. Locklin, X. Fan

3:10 – Intermission.

3:20 – 57. Directing Self-Assembly of Polymers with Electric Fields. T. P. Russell, Z. Lin, T. Kerle, K. A. Leach, Y. Lin, E. Shaeffer, U. Steiner

3:45 – 58. Photo-induced micelles and nanocrystals formation in Pyridine doped with Poly(4-vinyl pyridine). E. Vaganova, S. Yitzchaik

4:10 – 59. Macroscopic alignment of concentrated block copolymer solutions in electric fields. G. Krausch, A. Böker, H. Elbs, H. Hänsel, A. Knoll, S. Ludwigs, H. Zettl, V. Urban, V. Abetz, A. H. E. Müller

4:35 – 60. Azobenzene-containing polyelectrolytes for light-control of self-assembled layers and structures. C. Barrett, N. Ahmad, A. Choucair, A. Eisenberg, L. Norman

 Section D

Westin Copley Plaza -- America North

C. A. Guymon and J. P. Armistead, Organizer, Presiding

A. K. Jen, T. J. Bunning, D. J. Broer, R. Heflin, and R. A. Norwood, Organizer

1:30 – 61. Nonlithographic printing techniques and their applications in organic photonics and photovoltaics. G. E. Jabbour, Y. Yoshioka, S. E. shaheen, N. peyghambarian, P. calvert

2:00 – 62. Two-photon induced modulation of optical properties in polymers for photonic appplications. K. D. Belfield, Y. Liu, K. J. Schafer, F. E. Hernandez

2:25 – 63. Perfluorocyclobutyl copolymers for microphotonics: Thermo-optics, electro-optics, rare earth doping, and micromolding D. W. Smith Jr., S. Chen, J. Jin, C. M. Topping, J. Ballato, S. Foulger, G. Nordin, J. Cardenes

2:50 – 64. Improved Polymer-Fullerene Interface in Photovoltaic Devices by Thermally-Controlled in Interdiffusion. M. Drees, K. Premaratne, J. R. Heflin, R. M. Davis, D. Marciu, M. Miller

3:15 – Intermission.

3:35 – 65. Electrochomic composites and devices from layer-by-layer polymer films. D. M. DeLongchamp, P. T. Hammond

4:00 – 66. Electrochromic Devices Fabricated from Ionically Self-Assembled Thin Films of Conjugated Polymers and Polymer Electrolytes. J. R. Heflin, J. Janik, D. Marciu, M. Miller, H. Wang, H. W. Gibson, R. M. Davis

4:25 – 67. Organic Bistable Devices and Their Applications. S. Pyo, L. Ma, J. Liu, Q. Xu, Y. Yang

D. Tirrell, Presiding

W. T. Ford, Organizer

T. M. Swager, Organizer, Presiding

S. T. Nguyen, D. L. Gin, S. L. Buchwald, and R. M. Waymouth, Organizer

 Section A

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

D. Garcia, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

68. Atomic force microscopy studies on nanostructures of PE-b-EPR prepared with FI Catalyst. S. S. Ono, T. Matsugi, O. Matsuoka, S. Kojoh, T. Fujita, N. Kashiwa, S. Yamamoto

69. Esterase Mimics of Poly(propylene imine) Dendrimers. A. K. Holley, D. He, R. Morgan, M. Chai

70. Functionalization of syndiotactic polystyrene(s-PS) by borane comonomer approach. J. Dong, T. Chung

71. Synthesis and characterization of epoxy resin-dithiocarbamate complex with Cu (¢ò). Y. Meng, J. Zhang, K. Sha, J. Wang, J. Sun

72. Synthesis and characterization of the fluorinated polyuerthanes. H. Li, J. Sun, H. Zhang, M. Wu, J. Wang, F. Qiu

73. Synthesis of biphenyl methacrylate(BPMA) monomers. C. Liu, H. Na, Z. Wu

74. Synthesis of chloromethylphenyltriethoxysilane organo-silica nanoparticles. R. M. Ottenbrite, J. S. Wall, B. Hu, J. Siddiqui

75. Synthesis of copolyamides containing octadecanedioic acid. C. Bennett, L. J. Mathias

76. A new soluble conducting polymer. I. T. Kim, S. W. Lee, T. H. Kwak, J. Y. Lee, R. L. Elsenbaumer, H. S. Park

77. Synthesis of dianionic 1,10-phenanthroline ligands and polymer-supported dications: A strategy for the creation of chiral pockets through ion-pairing D. A. Schorzman, M. E. Wright

78. Synthesis of end-functionalised oligo(vinyl ether)s via alkylation of silyl enol ethers in an ab initio cationic polymerisation. P. K. Sarker, S. Rimmer

79. Synthesis and polymerization of a novel crown ether: bis(5-carboxy-1,3-phenylene)-14-crown-4 H. Wang, C. P. Chng, H. W. Gibson, A. L. Rheingold

80. Synthesis of fluoroalkylsiloxane copolymers by Pt-catalyzed hydrosilylation polymerization. M. A. Grunlan, J. M. Mabry, W. P. Weber

81. Synthesis of functionalizable polymers via ROMP. H. S. Bazzi, J. Bouffard, H. F. Sleiman

82. Synthesis of functionalized styrene-butadiene copolymers with well-defined structures by means of living anionic polymerization. M. Hayashi, S. Mabe, K. Inagaki, Y. Nakatsuji, A. Imai

83. Synthesis of hydroxy terminated poly(vinyl acetate) by chain transfer to solvent. S. Collins, S. Rimmer

84. Synthesis of hyperbranched polyether: anionic ring-opening polymerization of 3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane using tert-butoxide as an initiator. H. Kudo, T. Nishikubo

85. Synthesis of novel mixed-substituent poly(n-propylphosphazenes). J. R. Klaehn, T. A. Luther

86. Synthesis of polyisobutylenes with ionizable endgroups. D. Machl, M. J. Kunz, W. H. Binder

87. Synthesis of polymers and block copolymers containing bioactive dicarboximide groups by living ring-opening metathesis polymerization. J. Dalphond, H. S. Bazzi, K. Kahrim, H. F. Sleiman

88. Synthesis of thermoplastic elastomer based on polystyrene polydimethylsiloxane block copolymers. G. David, J. Robin, P. Lacroix-Desmazes

89. Synthesis of threo-disyndiotactic poly(alkyl sorbate)s by "alternating turning over polymerization (ATOP)". A. Takasu, M. Ishii, Y. Inai, T. Hirabayashi

90. Template synthesis and self-assembly of nano polymer rods. S. I. Moon, T. J. McCarthy

91. The synthesis and characterization of oligomers containing thio band. Z. Gao, C. Chen, H. Mao, Y. Yu, X. Liu, Z. Wei, Z. Wu, H. Xie, W. Zhang

92. The synthesis and characterization of superbranched PAEKS. J. Mu, Z. Jiang, Y. Wang, H. Na, Z. Wu

93. The synthesis and thermal curing of aryl-ethynyl terminated coPOSS imide oligomers: New inorganic/organic hybrid resins. D. A. Schorzman, M. E. Wright, F. J. Feher, R. Jin

94. The synthesis of a novel liner PEBEKK oligomer ended with hydrogen. X. Li, H. Na, J. Cao, C. Zhang, Z. Wu

95. The synthesis of a novel PEBEKK oligomer ended with hydroxy. X. Li, H. Na, J. Cao, C. Zhang, Z. Wu

96. Three dimensional arrangement of sugar residues along helical polypeptide backbones: Synthesis of new type of periodic glycopeptides by polymerization of glycosylated tripeptides. ‚. Takasu, S. Horikoshi, T. Houjyou, Y. Inai, T. Hirabayashi

97. Synthesis and characterization of rigid cyclic oligomer containing thioether moiety. H. Cao, X. Liu, T. Ben, C. Chen, Z. Gao, W. Zhang

98. Synthesis and characterization of silsesquioxanes formed by the hydrolytic condensation of MPMS. L. Hu, Y. Sun, S. Zhao, Z. Liu

99. Synthesis and characterization of trialkoxysilyl-functional acrylate oligomers. S. Sarkar, R. F. Storey

100. Synthesis and characterization of well-defined monodisperse fluorene oligomers. J. Jo, D. Y. Yoon, G. Wegner, S. Hoeger

101. Synthesis and copolymerization of ring-substituted ethyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates with styrene. G. B. Kharas, H. A. Barbarawi, N. D. Beavers, M. Borovilos, J. Carney, E. Cygan, C. A. Diener, A. A. Fox, J. Gibson, K. M. McClelland, S. Mills, N. Tuzik, J. Yedlinski, K. Watson

102. Synthesis and investigation of polymer electrolytes derived from polyphosphates. Z. Jin, B. L. Lucht, K. M. Abraham, R. Rodriguez, J. DiCarlo

103. Synthesis and Properties of block copolymers and random copolymers of PEEK-PEEKK. Q. Liu, Y. Zhang, D. Wang, S. Qin, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

104. Synthesis and properties of BMI modified novolak resin /silica nanocomposites. G. Lu, Y. Huang, Y. Yan, T. Zhao, Y. Yu

105. Synthesis and properties of cholesterol-containing poly(phenylacetylenes). L. M. Lai, J. W. Y. Lam, J. Chen, H. Peng, K. K. L. Cheuk, B. Z. Tang

106. Synthesis and properties of polyaryleneetherketone (PEK)-co-polybenzobisthiazole (PBZT)-co-polyaryleneetherketone (PEK) ABA triblock copolymers. J. Baek, S. B. Juhl, C. B. Lyons, B. L. Farmer, L. Tan

107. Synthesis and the electrochemical property of 4-amino-3',5'-diphenyl-biphenyl and 4-amino-3',5'-di(methyl-phenoxide)-biphenyl Y. Yu, L. chen, H. Mao, Z. Gao, C. Wang, Y. Wei, Z. Wu, W. Zhang

108. Synthesis of Alq3-containing polymers using ring-opening metathesis polymerization. A. Meyers, M. Weck

109. Synthesis of alternating copolyesters of oxetanes with cyclic carboxylic anhydrides using quaternary onium salts. T. Nishikubo, A. Kameyama, H. Kudo

110. Synthesis of amine-capped aniline pentamer. L. Chen, Y. Yu, H. Mao, C. Wang, W. Zhang, Y. Zhou

111. Synthesis and characterization of diglycidyl ether epoxy resin containing sulfonate and biphenyl groups. C. Zhang, H. Na, J. Mu, J. Cao, X. Li, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

112. Synthesis and characterization of ionic thermotropic liquid-crystalline polyester. P. K. Bhowmik, H. Han, J. J. Cebe, I. K. Nedeltchev

113. Synthesis and characterization of macrocyclic poly[4-(N,N-dimethylamino)styrene)] R. Chen, T. E. Hogen-Esch

114. Synthesis and characterization of new highly organosoluble polyimides bearing a noncoplanar twisted biphenyl unit containing bulky substituents. H. Kim, K. Lee, Y. Kim, S. O. Jung, S. Kwon

115. Synthesis and characterization of novel aromatic cyclic oligoimides. F. Xingzhong, Y. Zhenghua, G. Lianxun, D. Mengxian

116. Synthesis and characterization of novel rigid macrocyclic oligomer (RCO) containing carboxyl groups. X. Wang, C. Chen, T. Ben, H. Cao, X. Liu, X. Zhao, W. Zhang

117. Synthesis and characterization of polyaryleneetherketone phosphine oxides incorporating cycloaliphatic units for space thermal control coatings. M. J. Dalton, W. A. Feld, J. A. Johnson, N. C. Thiesing, C. A. Cerbus, N. Venkatasubramanian, T. D. Dang

118. Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene/montmorillonite nanocomposite by emulsion polymerization followed by electrostatic stabilization. S. H. Lee, W. J. Brittain

119. Fluorinated polyester prepared from substituted hydroquinone and terephthalyl chloride. W. Hu, J. Zhou, Y. Jin, B. Liu, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

120. From small organic entities to metallo-supramolecular polymers. S. Schmatloch, U. S. Schubert

121. Functionalized narrow molecular weight distribution hyperbranched poly(arylene ether phosphine oxide)s. E. Fossum, D. P. Bernal

122. Homogeneous synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s via chlorosulfonic acid. W. Harrison, K. O'Connor, N. Y. Arnett, J. E. McGrath

123. Investigation of the oxidative coupling polymerization of 3-alkylthiophenes with iron(III) chloride. Y. Wang, B. L. Lucht, W. B. Euler

124. Norbornene polymerization catalyzed by bis(4-tert.-butylaminopent-3-en-2-ono)nickel(II) activated with methylaluminoxane X. Luo, J. Zhang, Q. Wu

125. Novel method for polystyrene reaction at low temperature (7). K. Saido, Y. Kodera, H. Taguchi, K. Tomono, Y. Ishihara, T. Kuroki

126. Novel photoluminescent materials based on 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene R. V. Gregory, M. F. Pepitone, S. S. Hardaker

127. Novel processible poly(methylsilsesquioxane) copolymers for low dielectric applications. H. W. Ro, K. Char, S. Chu, M. Y. Jin, W. C. Kim, J. Lee, S. K. Min, H. Rhee, D. Y. Yoo, D. Y. Yoon

128. Novel side chain liquid crystalline polymers having thermally reversible urea bonds. S. H. Seo, J. Y. Chang

129. Novel soluble polyacetylenes bearing a triphenylamine moiety as a pendant prepared with a Rh complex catalyst. A. Miyasaka, M. Nakamura, T. Sone, M. Tabata

130. Platinum- and rhodium-catalyzed reactions of 1,2-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene with 1,3-diethynyl- and 1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane C. L. Kepler, M. L. Hill

131. Poly(1-phenyl-1-alkynes) bearing a-naphthoxy moieties: Synthesis and spacer effect on its blue luminescence. J. W. Y. Lam, Z. L. Xie, J. Chen, Y. P. Dong, C. F. Qiu, M. Wong, H. S. Kwok, B. Tang

132. Polymerization and copolymerization of 2,5-dichloro-3-(2-thiophenecarbonyl)thiophene by nickel(0)-catalyzed coupling E. C. Hagberg, V. V. Sheares

133. Polymerization of 4-cyanophenylacetylene using rhodium catalysis. C. G. Densmore, P. G. Rasmussen

134. Preparation of hyperbranched polycarbosilanes from new ABn monomers containing thiophene and furan. D. Y. Son, C. Rim

135. Preparation of monodispersed poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid) latexes. G. Tu, C. Kan, Y. Li, D. Liu

136. Preparation of poly(propylene oxide) with double metal cyanide catalysts. Y. Lu, J. Tu, H. Jin, L. Cai, R. Wang

137. Synthesis and biodegradabilityof poly(ehtylen-co-vinyl alcohol )-g-poly(-caprolactone). E. Park, M. Kim, I. Chin, J. Yoon

138. Synthesis and chacterization of novel thermotropic poly(aryl ether ketone) containing bulky side group. Y. Yang, B. Liu, D. Wang, W. Hu, Z. Jiang

139. Synthesis and characterization of a monomer for liquid crystalline polymers. C. Liu, H. Na, Z. Dong, Z. Wu

140. Synthesis and characterization of a novel polyarylester ketone. Z. Liang, H. Na, W. Jiang, Z. Wu, Z. Jiang

141. Synthesis and characterization of adamantane-containing cardo poly(enaminonitriles). D. W. Han, C. M. Thompson, J. A. Moore

142. Synthesis and characterization of aromatic macrocyclic oligomers containing two or three p-chlorophenyl substituents. W. Yang, G. Dang, X. Zhao, C. Chen, W. Zhang, Z. Wu

143. A new photoluminescent conjugated poly(1-dodecyl-3,4-ethylenedioxy-2,5-pyrrolylene) I. T. Kim, S. W. Lee, J. Y. Lee, S. Y. Kim, C. M. Lee, H. E. Jung

144. A new synthesis method of liquid crystalline polyester oligomer with biphenyl group. C. Liu, H. Na, Z. Wu

145. Ambient temperature anionic polymerization of methylmethacrylate by using alkyllithium/dimethylsulfoxide initiator system. T. Nugay, N. Nugay, R. Jérôme, P. Teyssie

146. Anionic living polymerization of n-hexylisocyanate from sodium benzanilide as a novel initiator. J. Ahn, J. Lee

147. Aromatization of poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene-co-styrene): A novel route to soluble poly(phenylene-co-styrene) copolymers D. T. Williamson, T. D. Buchanon, T. Long

148. Chemoselective anionic ring-opening polymerization of cyclotetrasiloxanes. C. J. Teng, W. P. Weber

149. Enzyme-catalyzed lactone polymerizations: end-group functionalization. A. Kulshrestha, J. Libishowski, A. Duda, S. Penczek, R. A. Gross

150. Fluorinated poly(aryl ether ketone) and poly(aryl ether). B. Liu, T. Li, W. Hu, J. Tang, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu, W. Xie, D. Zhang

 Section B

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

D. Garcia, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

151. UV-radiation curable polyisobutylene polymers. S. Hadjikyriacou, R. Faust, T. Suzuki, M. Bahadur

152. Blue emmision from poly(11-{[(4’-heptyloxy-4-biphenyl)carbonyl]oxy}-1-undecyne). Z. L. Xie, J. W. Y. Lam, J. Chen, C. F. Qiu, M. Wong, H. S. Kwok, B. Z. Tang

153. Characterization of polyelectrolyte multilayers on colloidal silica. R. N. Smith, C. J. Barrett, L. Reven

154. Generation of 2,4,6-tri(bromoxanilino)-1,3,5-triazines as efficient flame retardants for polymeric materials B. A. Howell, H. Wu

155. A study of thermal degradation behavior of polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites. K. P. Pramoda, T. X. Liu, Z. H. Liu, C. B. He, H. Sue

156. Bismuth titanate nanoparticle dispersed polyacrylate smart material. W. Su, J. Lee, R. Ho

157. DLS studies of coil-globule transition of PMMA:Recent evidence for a two-stage kinetics. B. M. Baysal, F. E. Karasz

158. Dye-labeled soluble polymer-supported catalysts. C. Li, D. E. Bergbreiter, P. L. Osburn, R. Hughes

159. Small angle x-ray scattering study of PET/Vectra blends. G. Georgiev, N. Gilfoy, P. Cebe

160. Effects of SBS on PP/NR blends (part II - study of rheological characteristics). W. P. M. Abeysekera, X. Li, S. Tang, Z. Han

161. Nano-encapsulation of photochromic compounds using diblock copolymer. Y. J. Kim, S. Jeong, S. K. Lee, H. S. Yang, Y. T. Kim, M. Lee, B. Choi, C. Lee, H. Cha, Y. Bae, K. Lee, J. Lee

162. Syndiotactic polystyrene-layered silicate nanocomposites by in-situ polymerization with half sandwich-metallocene/silicate catalysts. D. Malaba, Y. Xu, W. J. Brittain

163. Partitioning of polymers into pores at critical adsorption point. Y. Wang, Y. Gong

164. Preparation of porous PDMS membranes by polymer blend phase separation mechanism. K. R. Jaggari, B. Z. Newby

165. Properties of foaming water-swellable EPDM rubber. X. Sun, Q. Shi, G. Zhang

166. Sequence distribution and crystallization characteristics of polyethylene/trimethylene terephthalate copolyesters. M. Chen, H. Wang, C. Ko

167. Study of segmental encounters of a hydrophobically modified water soluble polymer using fluorescence. S. Kanagalingam, J. Spartalis, T. Cao, J. Duhamel

168. Thermal behavior of fluorinated poly(aryl ether dketone)s. Y. Jin, B. Liu, X. Sun, Z. Wu, Z. Jiang

169. Thermal characterization of high molecular weight leucoemeraldine base polyaniline. P. C. Ramamurthy, A. K. Tewary, S. S. Hardaker, R. V. Gregory

170. Thermal degradation of polyhenylacetylene and polypentadeuterophenylacetylene. J. G. Rudick, V. Percec, W. Buchowicz, P. Nombel, G. Han, M. Obata

171. Thermal oxidation products of nylon 6 determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. G. Montaudo, C. Puglisi, F. Samperi, D. Chionna

172. Thermally annealed solid state polymerization of 2,3-dicyano-5,7-dimethyl-6H-1,4-diazepine J. M. Njus, I. Kim, D. J. Sandman

173. Thermally controlled aggregation of poly(phenylenethynylene)-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) block copolymer. K. Kuroda, T. M. Swager

174. Treatment of PEEK under supercritical ethanol. H. Wang, X. Liu, L. Chen, Z. Wu, Y. Zhou

175. Vibrational absorption and circular dichroism of chiral rigid cyclic oligomers containing 1,1'-Bi-2-naphthyl moiety H. Cao, C. Chen, T. Ben, X. Wang, X. Liu, W. Zhang

176. XPS study of fluorine-containing poly(aryl ethers). X. Rao, B. Liu, L. Zhang, W. Hu, Y. Jin, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

177. Spectroscopic studies of stretched and compressed syndiotactic polystyrene films. K. Song, H. Lim

178. Study of clay mineral "support-activator" in metallocene catalyst. T. Takahashi, H. Nakano, H. Uchino, T. Tayano, T. Sugano

179. Study of double melting behavior of PEEK by ADSC. W. Hu, B. Liu, X. Ma, C. Chen, Z. Jiang, W. Zhang, Z. Wu

180. Study of surface order in polyfluorene films from NEXAFS experiments. Y. Jung, T. Cho, J. Luning, C. W. Frank, H. -. Nothofer, U. Scherf, D. Y. Yoon

181. Study on calcium carbonate reinforced PEEK. B. Zhou, C. Yu, X. Ji, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

182. Study on crystalline behavior of doped parent aniline tertramer by HREM. L. Chen, Y. Yu, H. Mao, C. Wang, W. Zhang, Y. Zhou

183. Study on crystallization of controllable crosslinking poly (aryl ether ketone)s. X. Liu, C. Chen, T. Ben, H. Zhou, H. Cao, Z. Gao, Y. Yu, Z. Wei, Z. Wu, W. Zhang

184. Study on pH sensitive polyurethane membranes. Y. Dai, L. Tang, D. Qi V

185. Applications of Raman chemical imaging to polymeric systems. D. Garcia, M. P. Nelson, P. J. Treado

186. Surface modification of polyvinyl alcohol for improved biocompatibility. M. Kozlov, T. J. McCarthy

187. Preparation and characterization of nanofiltration membranes fabricated from poly(amidesulfonamide)s and application in water-oil separation. W. H. Chan, S. C. Tsao

188. Preparation and characterization of novel polyimide nanocomposite thin film. Z. Bai, M. Y. Chen, S. C. Tan

189. Preparation of Cotton/Clay Nanocomposites. L. A. White, N. R. Bertoniere

190. Preparation of polymer-clay nanocomposites, and their studies by multinuclear solid-state NMR S. Hou, T. J. Bonagamba, F. L. Beyer, K. Schmidt-Rohr

191. Properties of PET containing epoxy-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. K. Yoon, M. B. Polk, S. Kumar, B. G. Min, D. A. Schiraldi

192. Relationship between deformation and dynamic viscoelasticity in glassy polymers. Y. Kozono, Y. Miyamoto

193. Rheological analysis of melt intercalated polymer / organoclay nanocomposites. S. T. Lim, C. H. Lee, H. J. Choi, M. S. Jhon

194. Rheological evidence and thermal property of controllable crosslinking poly (aryl ether ketone)s. X. Liu, C. Chen, T. Ben, H. Cao, Z. Gao, Y. Yu, Z. Wei, H. Xie, Z. Wu, W. Zhang, Y. Wei

195. Room temperature crosslinkable polyisobutylenes. S. Hadjikyriacou, R. Faust

196. Self-assembled heterocycle-based films. Layer-by-layer fabrication of highly transparent superlattices A. Facchetti, A. Abbotto, L. Beverina, M. E. van der Boom, T. J. Marks, G. A. Pagani

197. Self-doped triblock copolymer electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries. S. Ryu, P. E. Trapa, A. M. Mayes

198. Silicone magnetic dispersions using carboxylic acid-functionalized poly(dimethylsiloxane)-b-poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) stabilizers. K. S. Wilson, M. Rutnakornpituk, L. A. Harris, J. K. Hoyt, J. S. Riffle

199. Smart hyperbranched polymers for the purification of biomolecules. S. R. Carter, S. Rimmer

200. Spectroscopic investigation of the microenvironment within biodendrimers. M. T. Morgan, C. E. Immoos, L. A. Degoricija, M. A. Carnahan, S. Lee, M. W. Grinstaff

201. Partially imidized polyamic acid salt polymers and polyimide membranes. Y. Ding, B. Bikson, J. K. Nelson, J. T. Macheras

202. PET-based polymers containing hydroquinone ether linkages: Thermal characteristics and oxygen barrier properties. G. S. Andrade, D. M. Collard, D. A. Schiraldi, Y. Hu, E. Baer, A. Hiltner

203. Photostabilizing effects of wood treated with acid anhydrides. H. Chang, S. Chang

204. Poly(D, L-L-lactide) based ternary blends H. Shin, E. Park, J. Yoon, I. Chin

205. Poly(ethylene glycol) immobilized on SiO2: A study on surface properties at controlled coverages. E. Cataltarla, T. J. McCarthy

206. Poly-p-(alkyl benzoates) and poly-p-(fluoro-alkyl benzoates): Solubility interactions in supercritical fluids. M. E. Wright, K. M. Lott, M. A. McHugh, Z. Shen

207. Polyesteramides as barrier plastics. M. R. Hibbs, J. Holtzclaw, D. M. Collard, R. Y. F. Liu, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, D. A. Schiraldi

208. Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites by suspension and emulsion polymerizations: PVC-MMT nanocomposites. Y. Xu, D. Malaba, X. Huang, C. Aguilar-Solis, W. J. Brittain

209. Polystyrene nanocomposite using a masterbatch prepared by polymerization in clay-dispersed water. M. B. Ko, J. Jeong, J. Y. Jho, K. Yang

210. Hybrid organic-inorganic co(¢ò) metal-macromolecule complex produced via a sol-gel approach. Y. Meng, K. Sha, J. Wang

211. Hyperbranched polyphenylenes cotaining biphenyl moieties: synthesis, light emission, and optical limiting H. Peng, J. W. Y. Lam, J. Chen, Y. Zheng, J. Luo, K. Xu, B. Z. Tang

212. Influence of the anion of the supporting electrolyte on the formation and the electrochemical properties of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) films T. El Moustafid, R. V. Gregory, K. R. Brenneman, P. M. Lessner

213. Integrally skinned membrane preparation by medium energy ion beam modification of the perfluorosulfonate ionomer Nafion®. Z. A. Fekete, E. Wilusz, F. E. Karasz

214. Intrinsic UV reflection and fluorescence studies for water sorption in polycarbonate, polyurethane and poly (ethylene terephthalate) films M. S. Kim, C. S. P. Sung

215. Lattice Monte Carlo simulations for the structure of precursors in polymer liquids. C. Shew, B. Chauhan, Y. Chen

216. Macromolecular architecture via Coupling: Synthesis of a manacle-like nano-structure dimer containing two nanoscale rigid macrocycles. G. Dang, W. Yang, X. Zhao, C. Chen, F. Li, W. Zhang, Z. Wu

217. Main-chain viologen polymers with triflimide counterion exhibiting lyotropic liquid-crystalline properties in room-temperature ionic liquids. P. K. Bhowmik, H. Han, J. J. Cebe, I. K. Nedeltchev

218. MALDI MS characterization of covalent cationized polyethylene. S. Lin-Gibson, L. Brunner, D. L. VanderHart, B. J. Bauer, B. M. Fanconi, C. M. Guttman, W. E. Wallace

219. Measurement of diffusion coefficients for water transport through poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) based materials by ATR-IR spectroscopy. D. Mountz, R. Storey, K. Mauritz

220. Measuring the modulus of polymer films by strain-induced buckling instabilities. C. M. Stafford, C. Harrison, A. Karim, E. J. Amis

221. Mechanisms of thermal oxidation of poly(bisphenol A carbonate). G. Montaudo, S. Carroccio, C. Puglisi

222. Microcellular foaming of amorphous high-Tg polymer using carbon dioxide. D. Wang, Y. Jin, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

223. Model telechelic associative polymers: Effect of molecular weight of ,-pyrene-end-labeled polydimethylsiloxane on association, gelation, and impact of nanoscale confinement B. A. Jones, S. D. Kim, L. Guinn, J. M. Torkelson

224. Nanostructured organic/inorganic materials based on sol-gel processes in sulfonated poly[styrene-co-(ethylene-butylene)-co-styrene] (SEBS) block copolymers. R. I. Blackwell, K. A. Mauritz

225. NMR as a probe of pH dependant clustering in hydrophobically modified poly(methacrylic acid). M. M. Green, M. Lee, S. K. Pearsall, H. Morawetz

226. Novel fluorescence techniques for characterizing the glass transition temperature and relaxation dynamics of nanoscopically confined polymers. C. J. Ellison, J. M. Torkelson

227. Novel high performance polymers derived from aromatic and aliphatic spirodilactam diphenol. H. Zhou, S. Venumbaka, J. W. Fitch III, P. E. Cassidy

228. Nylon degradation studies: humidity and aging. - Abstract Text not Available R. Bernstein, D. K. Derzon, K. T. Gillen

229. Design of PMMA scaffolds to probe local environmental effects in host-guest binding. K. Das, J. Penelle, V. M. Rotello

230. DSC and WAXD study of two oligo(ether biphenyl ether ketone)s. J. Cao, H. Na, X. Li, C. Zhang, Z. Wu

231. Dynamic mechanical analysis of poly(acrylic acid) crosslinked with a high imino-content melamine. M. G. Jones, M. T. Benson

232. Effect of p-functional groups on the activity of aniline derivants. H. Mao, Y. Yu, L. chen, Z. Gao, C. Wang, Z. Wu, W. Zhang

233. Effects of molecular models on the chain conformation of an electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) molecule. Y. Chen, C. Shew

234. Effects of temperature and heat transfer fluids on the degradation of thick tubular HDPE pipe. S. O. Han, D. W. Lee, S. K. Woo

235. Electrochemical dip-pen nanolithography of aniline and pyrrole. S. F. Filocamo, C. E. Immoos, B. W. Maynor, S. Lee, J. Liu, M. W. Grinstaff

236. Electrostrictive response of dielectric anisotropic networks obtained by in situ photopolymerization of mesogenic reactive systems. C. Huang, Q. M. Zhang

237. Enhanced thermal stability of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by one percent chemical modification with benzophenone. J. M. Mabry, W. P. Weber

238. Fabrication and characterization of nano-walled micro-tubes. D. Tuncel, J. R. Matthews, H. L. Anderson

239. Facile procedure of the formation of covalent-attached microsphere aggregates from self-assembly of diazoresin on the microspheres. X. Chen, Z. Chen, K. Zhang, L. Zhang, B. Yang

240. Free radical cage formation in photoinitiator labeled poly(methacrylic acid): ESR and Grafting. M. M. Green, A. Maliakal, S. Yang, M. Lee, S. K. Pearsall, N. J. Turro

241. Gamma to alpha crystal transition in nylon-6/clay nanocomposite on annealing and drawing. K. Yoon, S. Kumar, M. B. Polk, B. G. Min, D. A. Schiraldi

242. Gas permeation characteristics of four fluorinated polymers. M. L. Stone, C. J. Orme, F. F. Stewart, M. T. Benson, E. S. Peterson

243. Gas separation by thin film Diels-Alder polyphenylenes. D. A. Loy, C. H. Fujimoto, D. R. Wheeler, G. M. Jamison, C. J. Cornelius

244.  Parameter for compressible P(S-b-I) diblock copolymer melts. J. Cho

245. A density functional study on the insertion mechanism for ethylene-styrene copolymerization with constrained geometry catalysts. S. H. Yang, W. H. Jo, S. K. Noh

246. A new class of the solid polymer electrolyte: synthesis and ionic conductivity of novel polysiloxane containing allyl cyanide groups. D. H. Suh, G. S. Song, I. J. Lee, W. S. Lee

247. Aging of 6F-PEEK studied by alternating differential scanning calorimetry. W. Hu, B. Liu, X. Ma, T. Li, C. Chen, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu

248. Ambient-temperature thermotropic liquid-crystalline viologens. P. K. Bhowmik, H. Han, J. J. Cebe, I. K. Nedeltchev

249. Array of nanoparticles in PAN nanofiber. C. Wang, Y. Hong, Q. Yang, T. Yunus, Z. Li, N. Guo, Y. Zhao, W. Liu, X. Hao, Q. Fei, Y. Wei

250. Capillary electrophoresis of ionenes in water-methanol media. A. Popov, D. A. Hoagland

251. Carboxylated polythiophenes for biosensor applications. Y. Kim, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar

252. Chain conformation and dynamics of polypropylene/acrylic acid copolymer films. V. Nasreddine, L. Reven

253. Characterization of sulfated ZrO2/SiO2 superacid nano-catalyst prepared by a sol-gel process. C. Wang, N. Guo, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, S. Lin, S. Feng, B. Zhou, Y. Wei

254. Chemical oxidation and electrochemical oxidation on acetylamino-capped polyaniline pentamer. Y. Yu, L. chen, H. Mao, X. Zhao, C. Wang, Z. Wu, W. Zhang

255. Cocrystallization behavior of poly(m-methylene 2,6-naphthalate-co-1,4-cyclohexanediyldimethylene 2,6-naphthalate) copolymers Y. G. Jeong, W. H. Jo, S. C. Lee

256. Complexation of silver ion with carbonyl oxygen in poly(n-butyl methacrylate) and facilitated transport. K. J. Lee, J. Y. Jho, S. H. Joo, Y. S. Kang

257. Conductivity measurement of a polymer thin-film by surface plasmon resonance. K. Koh, J. Kim, Y. Hur

258. Correlation between polymer structures and gas transport properties in modified polycarbonates. J. A. Lee, K. J. Lee, I. Jang, J. Jeong, J. Y. Jho

259. Crosslinkable fluorine-containing poly(aryl ether). W. Hu, X. Ma, B. Liu, D. Wang, C. Chen, Z. Jiang, W. Zhang, Z. Wu

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

A. B. Padias and U. S. Schubert, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

8:30 – 260. Screening and application of ATRP catalysts utilizing an automated synthesizer. H. Zhang, R. Hoogenboom, M. W. M. Fijten, U. S. Schubert

9:00 – 261. Synthesis, characterization and use of ATRP bifunctional initiator with trichloromethyl end-groups L. Toman, M. Janata, J. Spevacek, B. Masar, P. Vlcek, P. Policka

9:30 – 262. Controlled Radical Polymerization of Bicyclobutanes and Cyclobutenes. X. Chen, A. B. Padias, H. K. Hall Jr.

10:00 – 263. Synthesis, characterization and application of polymeric photoiniators prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization and ring-opening polymerization Y. Yagci, M. Degirmenci, I. Cianga, G. Hizal

10:30 – 264. Asymmetric Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization: Enantiomer-Selective Cyclopolymerization Of rac-2,4-Pentanedyl Dimethacrylate T. Kakuchi, M. Tsuji

10:50 – 265. Polymers and Block Copolymers of Fluorostyrenes by ATRP. S. Hvilsted

11:10 – 266. New protected monomers for ATRP synthesis of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid copolymers. M. M. Jones, S. K. Pollack

11:30 – 267. New Catalyst System of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. D. Yan, S. Zhu

 Section B

Westin Copley Plaza -- America Center

M. Boruta, Presiding

D. Garcia, Organizer

8:30 – 268. Analogous sorption phenomena in plasma and conventionally polymerized microsensor films. C. Zhang, J. Wyatt, D. H. Weinkauf

8:50 – 269. Solution properties of 1,3-cyclohexadiene polymers K. Hong, P. Guenoun, J. Lal, J. W. Mays

9:10 – 270. Surface modification of thiol-ene UV curable formulations. M. Sangermano, R. Bongiovanni, G. Malucelli, N. Rehnberg, A. Harden, A. Priola

9:30 – 271. Application of UV copper vapour laser technology to PET substrates. P. J. Brown

9:50 – 272. Designing the molecular composition of the melt processable acrylonitrile copolymer carbon fiber precursors. V. A. Bhanu, K. B. Wiles, M. Bortner, T. E. Glass, D. Godshall, D. G. Baird, G. L. Wilkes, J. E. McGrath

10:10 – 273. PVC nanocomposites via emulsion and suspension polymerization. C. Aguilar-Solis, Y. Xu, W. J. Brittain

10:30 – 274. Proton-conducting polymers derived from poly(p-phenylene)s. H. Ghassemi, J. E. McGrath

10:50 – 275. Quantitative spectrophotometric methods for waterfastness measurement. J. Shi, J. O. Stoffer, T. Schuman

11:10 – 276. Infrared and Raman Spectra of Polymers — Progress in Computer-Assisted Identification and Classification. M. Boruta, J. Chalmers

11:30 – 277. Two-Stage electroactuation of partially neutralized hydrogels. I. A. Rousseau, P. T. Mather

11:50 – 278. Phase separation in lipid-polymer conjugates : synthesis and domain formation. M. Einzmann, W. H. Binder

12:10 – 279. Effect of ultrasonic energy on particle size distribution of emulsion copolymerization of MMA-BA. M. A. Bahattab, J. O. Stoffer, D. Forciniti

 Section C

Westin Copley Plaza -- Essex South

S. Yang, Presiding

C. K. Ober and U. B. Wiesner, Organizer

8:30 – 280. Ordered structures formed by ABC triblock copolymers in a selective solvent. N. P. Shusharina, S. Balijepalli, H. J. M. Gruenbauer, P. Alexandridis

8:55 – 281. Influence of ionic strength on build-up of multilayer thin films using spin self-assembly. C. J. Lefaux, J. A. Zimberlin, P. T. Mather

9:20 – 282. Inkjet printing of self-assembling polymers. P. Calvert, Y. Yoshioka, G. E. Jabbour

9:45 – 283. Engineered Nano Objects from Reactive and Liquid Crystalline Rod-Coil Diblock Copolymers. J. Park, E. L. Thomas

10:10 – Intermission.

10:35 – 284. Investigation of the effect of architecture on the micellization of hetero three arm star block copolymers. J. P. Yun, R. Faust, L. Szilagyi, S. Keki, M. Zsuga

11:00 – 285. Metallo-supramolecular aqueous micelles. J. Gohy, B. G. G. Lohmeijer, U. S. Schubert

11:25 – 286. Micelle formation of perfluorinated triblock copolymers in water. K. Busse, H. Hussain, H. Budde, S. Höring, J. Kressler

11:50 – 287. Tuning self-assembly in hybrid inorganic-organic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) polyolefin copolymers. E. B. Coughlin

 Section D

Westin Copley Plaza -- America North

A. K. Jen and J. P. Armistead, Organizer, Presiding

C. A. Guymon, D. J. Broer, T. J. Bunning, R. Heflin, and R. A. Norwood, Organizer

8:30 – 288. Excitation spectrum for ultrafast photogeneration of charged solitons in polyacetylene. P. Miranda, D. Moses, Y. W. Park, A. J. Heeger

9:00 – 289. Conjugated polymer network ultrathin films by electropolymerization of precursor polymers: design, characterization, and devices R. Advincula, C. Xia, S. Deng, K. Onishi, P. Taranekar, A. Baba, W. Knoll

9:25 – 290. Charge transport in linear perylene-3,4-dicarboximide polymers: A comparison between covalent and self-assembly strategies M. R. Wasielewski, M. J. Fuller

9:55 – 291. Characterization of fully-conjugated diblock cooligomers. H. Wang, M. Ng, L. Yu

10:20 – Intermission.

10:40 – 292. Highly conjugated porphyrin-based chromophore systems with unusual electrooptic properties. H. T. Uyeda, Y. Zhang, K. Clays, A. Persoons, M. J. Therien

11:10 – 293. Materials for nanolayered polymeric optical limiters. S. R. Carlo, J. S. Shirk, S. R. Flom, R. G. S. Pong, A. Ranade, H. Tai, E. Baer, A. Hiltner

11:35 – 294. Novel synthesis of electron-deficient PPV and its application for photorefractive materials. W. You, L. Wang, L. Yu

L. Dulany, Organizer, Presiding

J. A. Erickson, Organizer

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

Y. Gnanou and P. Dubois, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

1:30 – 295. Synthesis of Asymmetric Stars and Miktoarm Star Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. B. Lepoittevin, R. Matmour, R. Francis, D. Taton, Y. Gnanou

2:00 – 296. Well-defined (co)polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization. K. Matyjaszewski

2:30 – 297. Novel Block Ionomers. Z. Fang, J. P. Kennedy

3:00 – 298. Controlled synthesis of amphiphilic poly(methacrylate)-g-[poly(ester)-g-poly(ether)] graft terpolymers. I. Ydens, P. Degée, J. Libiszowski, A. Duda, S. Penczek, P. Dubois

3:30 – 299. Enzymatic ring opening polymerization (ROP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) from a bifunctional initiator. A. Heise, J. Peeters, U. Meyer, G. van Gemert, A. R. A. Palmans

4:00 – 300. well-defined bio-related polymer structures, prepared by ATRP J. C. M. van Hest, H. Spijker, L. Ayres, J. Opsteen, M. Vos, H. Adams

4:30 – 301. Endfunctional polymers by quasiliving free radical polymerizations and new polymer structures therefrom. B. Iván, T. Fónagy, T. Erdey-Grúz, G. Holló-Szabó, M. Szesztay, U. Schulze, J. Pionteck

5:00 – 302. Novel nanostructured sp2 carbon materials through self-assembly of well-defined block copolymers. T. Kowalewski

 Section B

Westin Copley Plaza -- America Center

M. Akashi and H. Ghandehari, Presiding

R. M. Ottenbrite and S. Zalipsky, Organizer

1:30 – Introductory Remarks.

1:35 – 303. Bioinspired inorganic-polymer hybrids: Rapid deswelling hydrogel system ispired by contact-sensitive plant. M. Akashi, K. Wakita, T. Serizawa

1:55 – 304. Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic immunoisolatory membranes. I. S. Isayeva, A. N. Gent, J. P. Kennedy

2:15 – 305. Interaction of fibroblasts with fibronectin- and RGD-modified polyacrylamide hydrogels. P. Rajagopalan, W. A. Marganski, M. Dembo, J. Y. Wong

2:35 – 306. Hydrogels Composed of Itaconates and Acrylates Having Pyrrolidinonyl. H. Pan, S. Yu, W. Li, F. Li

2:55 – 307. Osmotic and small-angle neutron scattering measurements on polyelectrolyte hydrogels swollen in physiological salt solutions. F. Horkay, P. J. Basser, A. Hecht, E. Geissler

3:15 – Intermission.

3:30 – 308. Genetic engineering of silk-elastinlike protein polymers for drug delivery. H. Ghandehari, J. Cappello, A. Nagarsekar, A. Dinerman, S. Hoag, Z. Megeed

3:50 – 309. Bioactive Composite Hydrogels for Clinical Biosensors and Controlled Drug Release. S. Brahim, D. Narinesingh, A. Guiseppi-Elie

4:10 – 310. Equilibrium swelling and drying kinetics of Poloxamer hydrogel films. P. Alexandridis, Z. Gu

4:30 – 311. Synthetic polymers containing bile acid derivatives. X. X. Zhu, D. Avoce, V. Deslauriers, M. Nichifor, Z. Song, H. Y. Liu, A. Benhebouh, S. Gouin

 Section C

Westin Copley Plaza -- Essex South

M. Hillmyer, Presiding

C. K. Ober and U. B. Wiesner, Organizer

1:30 – 312. Mining Complex Morphologies in ABC Triblock Copolymer Parameter Space. F. S. Bates, T. S. Bailey, E. W. Cochran, C. Hardey, T. Epps

1:55 – 313. Designing for supramolecular assembly in new architecturally nonsymmetric diblock copolymers. P. T. Hammond

2:20 – 314. Crystallization behavior of end blocks in ABC triblock copolymers. H. Schmalz, A. Knoll, A. J. Müller, V. Abetz

2:45 – 315. Reactive block copolymers as nanoporous material precursors. M. A. Hillmyer

3:10 – Intermission.

3:25 – 316. Self assembly of polymers from advanced solid state NMR and EPR spectroscopy. H. W. Spiess

3:50 – 317. Supramolecular polymers by chain extension of polar telechelics. R. P. Sijbesma, B. J. B. Folmer, E. W. Meijer

4:15 – 318. Self-assembly of polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (SVT) triblock copolymers in bulk and in thin films. G. Krausch, S. Ludwigs, A. Böker, V. Abetz, A. H. E. Müller

4:40 – 319. Hierarchically structured self-adaptive surfaces. M. Motornov, S. Minko, K. Grundke, M. Nitschke, M. Stamm

 Section D

Westin Copley Plaza -- America North

C. A. Guymon and T. J. Bunning, Organizer, Presiding

A. K. Jen, D. J. Broer, R. Heflin, R. A. Norwood, and J. P. Armistead, Organizer

1:30 – 320. Spatially resonated excitation of a dichroic photoinitiator to form a deformed-helix cholesteric network. D. J. Broer, G. N. Mol, J. A. M. M. van Haaren, J. Lub, N. Huck

2:00 – 321. Evolution of polymer nanostructure in polymer/ferroelectric liquid crystal composites. D. T. McCormick, C. A. Guymon

2:25 – 322. Electro-optic properties of thiol-ene polymer stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals. E. R. Beckel, N. B. Cramer, A. W. Harant, T. Davies, C. N. Bowman

2:50 – 323. Polymer dispersed liquid crystals for fast electrically controlled phase retarder. J. L. West, A. V. Glushchenko

3:20 – Intermission.

3:40 – 324. Liquid Crystal / Polymer Composites: From Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals to Tunable Photonic Crystals. H. -. Kitzerow, A. Hoischen, G. Mertens, L. Paelke, T. Röder, N. Stich, J. Strauß

4:10 – 325. Polymer enhanced liquid crystal devices with a bend nematic structure. S. H. Kim, L. C. Chien

4:35 – 326. Liquid Crystal Properties of a Helical Polymer that Switches Helical Sense at Predetermined Temperatures. K. Tang, B. Garetz, M. M. Green

D. L. Gin, Organizer, Presiding

S. T. Nguyen, S. L. Buchwald, R. M. Waymouth, and T. M. Swager, Organizer

V. Barrett, Presiding

L. Dulany and J. A. Erickson, Organizer

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

K. B. Wagener and J. Kops, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

8:30 – 327. ATRP Grafting on ADMET polyolefin backbones. K. B. Wagener, P. M. O'Donnell

9:00 – 328. Novel polymeric surfactants synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. J. H. Truelsen, N. M. L. Hansen, D. Larsen, W. Batsberg, S. P. Armes, J. Kops

9:30 – 329. Well-Defined Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers of Polystyrene and Polyvinylbenzoic Acid Synthesized via ATRP and the Nanospherical Organic/Inorganic Composites Mediated Therefrom. L. Wei, Y. Chen, M. Zhu, W. Zhang, F. Du, Z. Li, F. Li

10:00 – 330. Copper-mediated controlled copolymerization of methyl acrylate with 1-alkenes under mild conditions. A. Sen, S. Elyashiv, N. Greinert, S. Liu

10:30 – 331. Synthesis of baroplastic elastomer by atrp. M. H. Acar, J. A. Gonzalez, A. M. Mayes

10:50 – 332. Atom transfer radical polymerization from cellulose fibers. E. Malmström, A. Carlmark, S. Sofia

11:10 – 333. Mechanism of capsule formation by suspension atom transfer radical polymerization. M. M. Ali, H. D. H. Stöver

11:30 – 334. Synthesis of ABA triblock copolymers using poly(oxyethylene) macroinitiators by ATRP. K. Ranganathan, K. S. V. Srinivasan

 Section B

Westin Copley Plaza -- America Center

E. Chiellini and R. Advincula, Presiding

R. M. Ottenbrite and S. Zalipsky, Organizer

8:30 – Introductory Remarks.

8:35 – 335. Novel tricontinuous membranes for immunoisolation. P. Kurian, J. P. Kennedy

8:55 – 336. Novel dental resins from trialkoxysilanes and dental monomers by in situ formation of oligomeric silyl ethers and silsesquioxanes. J. M. Antonucci, B. O. Fowler, S. H. Dickens, N. D. Richards

9:15 – 337. Formation of Amylose-Polymer Inclusion Complexes by Means of Enzymatic Polymerization of Glucose 1-Phosphate Monomer in the Presence of Various Guest Synthetic Polymers. J. Kadokawa, H. Tagaya

9:35 – 338. Novel phase formation in polymeric biomaterials - Impact on performance. M. Jaffe

9:55 – 339. Studies on instantaneous release of drug compounds for microfluidic high-throughput screening applications. J. Iyer, S. Biondi, G. Cheng, S. Datwani, R. Vijayendran

10:15 – Intermission.

10:30 – 340. Nanodomain formation in designer hybrid proteins. O. Rathore, D. Y. Sogah

10:50 – 341. Structural study of microbial poly(-lysine) in the different states. F. Horii, K. Masuda, H. Nakamura, K. Tsujitani, H. Hirohara

11:10 – 342. Sulfonated styrene-based block copolymers as a new class of biomaterials. D. J. Vachon, E. Kenawy, G. E. Wnek

11:30 – 343. Dynamic wetting behavior of Hydrosilation-cured PDMS systems: A method of obtaining intrinsic contact angle data. J. Uilk, A. E. Mera, R. B. Fox, K. J. Wynne

11:50 – 344. Wetting behavior of a siloxane - fluorinated styrene block copolymer. M. Bertolucci, G. Galli, E. Chiellini, K. J. Wynne, J. Uilk

 Section C

Westin Copley Plaza -- Essex South

U. B. Wiesner, Presiding

C. K. Ober and U. B. Wiesner, Organizer

8:30 – 345. Organic chemistry on cell surfaces. C. R. Bertozzi

8:55 – 346. Hydrogel nanoparticles compatible with phospholipid bilayer. S. Kazakov, M. Kaholek, K. Levon

9:20 – 347. Molecular Engineering of Protein Assembly on Surfaces. D. A. Tirrell

9:45 – 348. Toposomes: Peptide functionalized polymerized liposomes. D. W. P. M. Löwik, J. C. M. van Hest, J. G. Linhardt

10:10 – Intermission.

10:25 – 349. Self-assembly strategies for organic and hybrid nanomaterials. S. I. Stupp

10:50 – 350. Ordered hydrophobic organosilicates templated by block copolymers. S. Yang, Y. Horibe, C. Chen, P. Mirau, T. Tatry

11:15 – 351. Structure, conformation, and self-assembly of cartilage polyelectrolyte macromolecules studied via atomic force microscopy L. J. Ng, A. Plaas, A. J. Grodzinsky, C. Ortiz

11:40 – 352. Systematic Study on the Self-Assembly of Rod-Coil Diblock Copolymers based on alpha-helical peptides. S. Lecommandoux, J. Babin, F. Chécot, H. Klok

 Section D

Westin Copley Plaza -- America North

A. K. Jen and D. J. Broer, Organizer, Presiding

C. A. Guymon, T. J. Bunning, R. Heflin, R. A. Norwood, and J. P. Armistead, Organizer

8:30 – 353. Switchable photonic lattices with polymer dispersions of liquid crystals. M. J. Escuti, G. P. Crawford

9:00 – 354. Real-time study of the formation of anisotropic reflective H-PDLC gratings. L. V. Natarajan, T. J. Bunning, V. .. P. Tondiglia, R. L. Sutherland

9:25 – 355. Fabrication of photonic crystals via holographic patterning of surface modified nanoparticles. C. K. Ullal, R. Tripathi, T. Breiner, M. Bockstaller, A. Urbas, E. L. Thomas

9:50 – 356. Switchable photonic band gap lasing resonators from holographic polymerization. R. Jakubiak, R. A. Vaia, T. J. Bunning, L. V. Natarajan, V. P. Tondiglia

10:15 – Intermission.

10:35 – 357. Creating Periodic 3D Structures By Multiple-beam Interference of Visible Laser. S. Yang, M. Megens, P. Wiltzius, J. Aizenberg

11:00 – 358. Novel Route for Polarized Luminance: Cleaving Side Groups from Aligned Self-Organized Supramolecules. O. T. Ikkala, M. Knaapila, M. Torkkeli, L. Palsson, L. E. Horsburgh, K. Jokela, I. P. Dolbnya, W. Bras, R. Serimaa, G. ten Brinke, A. P. Monkman

11:25 – 359. Building micromachines out of liquids: Tuning light by a liquid microlens. S. Yang, P. Mach, T. krupenkin

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

W. J. Brittain and T. E. Patten, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

1:30 – 360. Modification of nanoparticle surfaces using atom transfer radical polymerization. T. E. Patten, T. von Werne, S. C. Farmer

2:00 – 361. Grafting of very dense, controlled, high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer brushes from latex by aqueous atom transfer radical polymerization K. N. Jayachandran, D. Goodman, D. E. Brooks

2:30 – 362. Surface-grafted polyacrylamide via atom transfer radical polymerization from the surfaces of polymer films. S. M. Husson, N. Luo, D. E. Hirt, D. Schwark

3:00 – 363. A Strategy to Prepare a Well-Defined Anemone-Shaped Polymer Brush by Successively Employing Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations. M. Zhu, L. Wei, W. Zhang, F. Du, Z. Li, F. Li

3:30 – 364. Simulation of polymerization processes initiated from surfaces, particles and polymer chains T. Pakula, P. Minkin, K. Matyjaszewski

4:00 – 365. Synthesis and nanomorphology of multiblock polymer brushes. M. Baum, S. Boyes, A. Granville, B. Mirous, R. Sedjo, W. J. Brittain

4:30 – 366. Synthesis of polymeric brushes tethered to silica surfaces by controlled radical polymerization. P. Chaumont, J. P. Chapel, C. Devaux, E. Beyou

5:00 – 367. Surface control using polymer brushes produced by controlled radical polymerization. L. Andruzzi, A. Hexemer, X. Li, C. K. Ober, E. J. Kramer, G. Galli, E. Chiellini

 Section B

Westin Copley Plaza -- America Center

C. D. Smith, Organizer

1:00 – 368. Carbon Dioxide Technology Platform. J. M. DeSimone

1:25 – 369. Measurement of low-frequency viscoelastic properties of polymers. M. Shaw, E. Cua

1:50 – 370. Modification of polyesters with imide containing comonomers. S. R. Turner

2:15 – 371. Nanocomposites for vapor separation. B. D. Freeman, T. C. Merkel, I. Pinnau, Z. He, A. J. Hill, P. Meakin

2:40 – 372. Tailored functionality and topology in the design of responsive macromolecules. T. E. Long, K. Yamauchi, D. T. Williamson, L. Kilian, J. R. Lizotte, C. Blankenship, M. Perry, C. L. Hudelson

3:05 – 373. Solid state metathesis chemistry. K. B. Wagener, G. Oakley, J. Smith, S. E. Lehman Jr., W. Bobb, P. van Gerven

3:30 – 374. Thermal expansion behavior of nylon 6 nanocomposites. D. R. Paul, P. J. Yoon, T. D. Fornes

3:55 – 375. Polymeric electrolyte membrane (PEM) nanocomposites for fuel cells via direct polycondensation. J. E. McGrath, F. Wang, M. Hickner, Y. Kim, W. Harrison, T. Zawodzinski

4:20 – 376. Structure-Property Studies in Polymeric Materials. L. M. Robeson

 Section C

Westin Copley Plaza -- Essex South

J. A. Pojman, Organizer, Presiding

Q. Tran-Cong, Organizer

1:30 – Introductory Remarks.

1:45 – 377. Nonlinear dynamics and polymer systems: An overview. I. R. Epstein

2:30 – 378. Synchronization of self-oscillation for polymer chains and the crosslinked networks. R. Yoshida, T. Sakai, S. Ito, T. Yamaguchi

3:00 – 379. Production of mechanical work via a pH-sensitive hydrogel coupled to a non-linear kinetic system. C. J. Crook, A. J. Ryan, R. A. L. Jones

3:30 – 380. A model for self-oscillating miniaturized gels. G. Dewel, K. Benyaich, A. De Wit, P. Borckmans

4:00 – Intermission.

4:15 – 381. Hydrogel/enzyme drug delivery oscillator. A. P. Dhanarajan, G. P. Misra, R. A. Siegel

4:45 – 382. Perturbation of the oscillatory Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction with polyethylene glycol. R. Lombardo, C. Sbriziolo, M. L. Turco Liveri, K. Pelle, M. Wittman, Z. Noszticzius

5:15 – 383. Temporal organization of nanocrystal self-assembly directed by a chemical oscillator. B. A. Korgel, R. Dylla

 Section D

Westin Copley Plaza -- America North

T. J. Bunning and R. A. Norwood, Organizer, Presiding

C. A. Guymon, A. K. Jen, D. J. Broer, R. Heflin, and J. P. Armistead, Organizer

1:30 – 384. Dendritic polymers for photonic applications. E. Malmström, M. Rodlert, R. Vestberg, A. Hult, M. Persson, C. Lopes, A. Eriksson, M. Lindgren

2:00 – 385. Dendrimer isolation of chromophores for photonic applications. D. V. McGrath

2:30 – 386. Nanoscale tailoring of dendrimers and polymers for photonic and opto-electronic applications. A. K. Jen, J. Luo, H. Ma, S. Liu, L. Liu, M. Haller, T. Sassa, S. H. Kang, L. R. Dalton

2:55 – Intermission.

3:15 – 387. Chromophore design strategies and experimental characterization versus limiting theory. K. Clays

3:40 – 388. Novel Hybrid Covalent / Ionic Self-Assembly Technique for Improved Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Films. P. J. Neyman, M. Guzy, S. Shah, R. M. Davis, K. E. Van Cott, H. Wang, H. W. Gibson, C. Brands, J. R. Heflin

4:05 – 389. Ionic self-assembled thin films for second order NLO applications. M. Pomerantz, T. A. Maldonado, T. D. Black, D. H. Johnson, L. K. Waller, G. M. Purvinis, M. R. Sudduth

4:30 – 390. Nonlinear NSOM characterization of self-assembled nonlinear optical polymer films. H. Y. Liang, W. L. Cao, M. J. Roberts, W. N. Herman, C. H. Lee

 Section A

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

J. A. Pojman and Q. Tran-Cong, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

391. Application of simultaneous non-interfering frontal polymerizations to the obtainment of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks. A. Mariani, S. Fiori, L. Ricco, S. Russo

392. Consolidation of manufactured objects of historical-artistic interest: frontal polymerization on porous substrates. A. Mariani, S. Fiori, E. Pedemonte, S. Pincin, E. Princi, S. Vicini

393. Controlled initiation of polymerization reactions using microencapsulation techniques. B. H. McFarland, J. A. Pojman Sr.

394. Phase separation of polymer mixtures induced by spatially periodic forcing. Q. Tran-Cong-Miyata, S. Yoshida, K. Ejiri, T. Norisuye

395. Synthesis of a polyurethane by frontal polymerization. A. Mariani, S. Fiori, L. Ricco, S. Russo

 Section B

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

R. M. Ottenbrite and S. Zalipsky, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

396. Chemical modification of curdlan: Characteristic complexation with polynucleotides by control of the molecular weight. K. Koumoto, K. Sakurai, S. Shinkai, T. Kunitake

397. Patternable, cell-resistant surfaces prepared with H-bonded polyelectrolyte multilayers S. Y. Yang, J. D. Mendelsohn, M. F. Rubner

398. Pegylated poly(cyclooctene) and polyethylene. K. Breitenkamp, T. Emrick, J. Simeone, E. Jin

399. Synthesis of novel biodegradable copolymers using olefin metathesis. C. P. Radano, G. L. Baker, M. R. Smith III

400. Amino acid-functionalized polyolefins by ADMET. K. B. Wagener, T. E. Hopkins

401. Arabinogalactan based sponges for tissue engineering. A. J. Domb

402. Blends of poly(caprolactone) with both poly(vinylphenol) and its low molecular weight model, phenol: Hydrogen bond formation S. R. Jones, R. Y. Lochhead

403. Controlled dewetting of polystyrene: a new procedure for structured polymer supported lipid bilayers. P. Theato, R. Zentel, H. G. Braun

404. Controlled synthesis of polyvalent chitosan-peptide conjugates. N. K. Sharma, K. Levon

405. Convergent synthesis of biodendritic-linear macromolecules from glycerol, succinic acid, and poly(ethylene glycol) K. A. Smeds, N. R. Luman, M. W. Grinstaff

406. Determination of human serum complement activation by commercial, clinical, and chemically modified block copolymer poloxamer 188 A. C. Hunter, J. Szebeni, C. R. Alving, S. M. Moghimi

407. Effect of polymer matrices on methacrylate conversion and mechanical strength of bioactive composites based on amorphous calcium phosphate. J. M. Antonucci, W. G. McDonough, D. Liu, D. Skrtic

408. Electrospinning Bombyx mori silk with poly(ethylene oxide). H. Jin, S. Fridrikh, G. C. Rutledge, D. Kaplan

409. EPR analysis of polymerization kinetics of Cortoss. T. Duong, S. A. Jansen, M. DiCicco, A. Chu, G. Pomrink, T. Clineff, E. Erbe, I. Nwaneshiudu

410. Evaluation of the interactions of a silane agent with dental monomers by near infrared spectroscopy. S. H. Dickens, J. M. Antonucci, B. O. Fowler

411. Explosion treatments of corn stalk fibers and their characterizations: a new look at value-added applications. A. K. Mohanty, L. T. Drzal, K. J. Ferguson, B. E. Dale, M. Misra, R. Schalek

412. Macrophage response to perfluorocarbon emulsions mediated by polymeric fluorosurfactants. C. Peng, J. Da, Y. Hsu, T. E. Hogen-Esch

413. Multifunctional peptides as interfacial biomaterials. E. B. Walsh, C. Middleton, M. J. Davis, D. J. Kenan, M. W. Grinstaff

414. Mutational analysis verifies that "KNEED" sequence of fibronectin participates in cell-substrate interactions. C. T. Brown, Z. Weng, H. Zhang, J. Y. Wong

415. Novel Ceramide Analogs are New Anti-Cancer Drugs. E. Bieberich, B. Hu, J. Silva, S. MacKinnon, R. K. Yu, R. M. Ottenbrite

416. Novel polymers and hydrogels based on N-alkyl acrylamides and poly(ethylenglycol). D. Schmaljohann, S. Gramm

417. Novel synthetic route to a polymerizable phosphoethanolamine. S. C. Arzberger, D. F. O'Brien, S. W. Jeong

418. Novel type amphiphilic biodegradable copolymers comprising polysuccinimide and polylactide segments: Acceleration of hydrolysis rate of PLA. H. Shinoda

419. Oligonucleotide detection with amplifying fluorescent polymer particles. J. H. Moon, R. Deans, L. F. Hancock

420. Peptide-modified electroactive polymers for tissue engineering applications. E. Guterman, S. Cheng, K. Palouian, P. Bidez, P. Lelkes, Y. Wei

421. Photocrosslinkable triblock copolymers of ethylene glycol and glycerol. W. C. Ray III, M. W. Grinstaff

422. Pluronic® F127 gels as materials for mammalian cell encapsulation. J. E. Matthew, S. R. Bhatia, S. C. Roberts

423. Poly(N,N,N-trimethylammoniumalkyl acrylamide chloride)-based hydrogels for serum cholesterol reduction N. S. Cameron, A. Eisenberg, G. R. Brown

424. Polymerizable High Efficient UV absorbers: Synthesis of Styrenics Having Chromophore Moieties Bridged. G. Chen, H. Pan, H. Zhang, F. Du, Z. Li, F. Li

425. Preparation of dendronized polymers with poly(caprolactone) backbone. S. M. Grayson, C. C. Lee, J. M. J. Fréchet

426. Protease-catalyzed synthesis of glyco-conjugate polymer. Y. Miura, T. Ikeda, K. Kobayashi

427. Rapid photoinitiated destabilization of sterically stabilized liposomes. T. Spratt, D. F. O'Brien, B. Bondurant

428. Rapid synthesis of highly branched polypeptides. H. Klok, J. Rodriguez Hernandez, M. Gatti

429. Stability of a hydrophilic polymer matrix in a wet environment. S. O. Han, M. H. Han, R. Schalek, L. T. Drzal

430. Surface morphology of high density poly(ethylene glycol) brushes grafted to poly(glycidyl methacrylate) monolayers. B. Zdyrko, V. Klep, I. Luzinov

431. Synthesis and characterization of estrone imprinted silica powders. C. D. Ki, C. Oh, S. G. Oh, J. Y. Chang

432. Synthesis and ROMP of norbornene derivatives for the preparation of well-defined amphiphilic polymers. M. F. Ilker, E. B. Coughlin

433. Synthesis and wetting behavior of polyurethane block copolymers containing bromo-oxetane polyols. K. J. Wynne, U. Makal, J. Uilk

434. Synthesis of copolymers for biological use via living radical polymerization. S. Monge, D. M. Haddleton

435. Tailoring organophiphilic properties of layered silicates by amphiphilic copolymers of oxyalkylene-amines. J. Lin, T. Juang, C. Chou

436. Towards the synthesis of tailored dendrimers for specific applications. M. A. Carnahan, M. W. Grinstaff

437. Using dendrimers for the engineering of synthetic vaccines. J. G. Linhardt, D. W. P. M. Löwik, E. W. Meijer, J. C. M. van Hest

 Section C

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

R. G. Gilbert and K. Matyjaszewski, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

438. Isotactic-specific radical polymerization of methacrylamides using Lewis acids as additive. Y. Isobe, Y. Suito, S. Habaue, Y. Okamoto

439. 5Å Rule for the Topochemical Polymerization of 1,3-Diene Monomers T. Odani, S. Nagahama, A. Matsumoto

440. Topochemical Polymerization of 1,3-Diene Monomer Using Hydrogen Bond and CH/ Interaction S. Nagahama, A. Matsumoto

441. Branching and scission reactions in high temperature acrylate polymerizations. A. N. F. Peck, R. A. Hutchinson, M. C. Grady

442. Amphiphilic styrene-acrylic acid copolymers from free radical retrograde precipitation polymerization (FRRPP). G. T. Caneba, Y. Zhao, Y. L. Dar

443. Novel low temperature initiation systems for radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate. T. Makino, T. Tokimitsu, B. Yamada, P. B. Zetterlund, E. Tokunaga, T. Takamoto, H. Shimonaka

444. Preparation of macromonomer at high temperature by copolymerization of acrylic and methacrylic esters. T. Harada, P. B. Zetterlund, B. Yamada

445. Kinetic studies of styrene ATRP: A novel method of determining termination rate coefficients. D. A. Shipp, X. Yu

446. Polymer brushes by ATRP initiated from macroiniator synthesized on surface. V. Klep, I. Luzinov

447. Atom Transfer Radical Copolymerization (ATRcP) of a monomer bearing an oxetane group. N. K. Singha, B. de Ruiter, U. S. Schubert

448. Iron complexes bearing diimine ligands for atom transfer radical polymerization. V. C. Gibson, R. K. O'Reilly, D. F. Wass

449. Syntheses of fluorinated copolymers using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). B. S. Shemper, L. J. Mathias

450. N-Halo compounds nitrogen centered radicals, their chemistry and application in the living radical polymerization of MMA V. Percec, C. Grigoras

451. TERMINI: A universal method for the synthesis of hyperbranched and dendritic macromolecules from conventional monomers via living radical polymerization. V. Percec, B. Barboiu, T. K. Bera, C. Grigoras

452. On the mechanism of metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization of vinyl chloride. V. Percec, A. V. Popov, O. Weichold

453. Radical polymerisation of methyl methacrylate catalysed by palladium(II) complexes containing chelating o-carboranyldiphosphine ligands. A. Richel, S. Delfosse, A. Demonceau, A. F. Noels, S. Paavola, R. Kivekäs, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor

454. Controlled radical polymerization of vinyl acetate and synthesis of block copolymer with methyl acrylate. T. Ando, M. Kamigaito, M. Sawamoto

455. Controlled/living free-radical polymerization of sterically hindered acrylic monomers under high pressure. J. Rzayev, G. Pound, S. F. Alfred, J. Penelle

456. Cuprous N, N-Diethyldithiocarbamate Catalyzed Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate P. Li, K. Qiu

457. The "Living"/Controlled Radical Polymerization of methyl methacrylate Initiated by Butyl Chlorides in the presence of FeCl2.4H2O-PPh3 Y. Dong, M. Tang, Y. Fan

458. BULK ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CATALYSED BY N-(n-PROPYL)-2-PYRIDYLMETHANIMINE COPPER (I) COMPLEXES. K. Ranganathan, K. S. V. Srinivasan

459. Synthesis of amphiphilic polymers by copper mediated living radical polymerization using novel hydrophobic initiators. F. Lecolley, S. Monge, D. M. Haddleton

460. An immobilized/soluble hybrid catalyst systems for atom transfer radical polymerization. S. C. Hong, K. Matyjaszewski

461. Application of immobilized/soluble hybrid catalysts in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP): Preparation of polymers with various compositions, topologies and functionalities Y. Inoue, S. C. Hong, J. Lutz, D. Neugebauer, C. Strissel, K. Matyjaszewski

462. Nitrogen-based tetradentate ligands in ATRP: Structure-activity relationships. J. Gromada, K. Matyjaszewski

463. Estimation of deactivation rate constants in ATRP by measurement of the initial degree of polymerization. J. Gromada, K. Matyjaszewski

464. Simultaneous reverse and normal initiation processes in ATRP: Solvent effect and chain extension. J. Gromada, B. M. Cooper, K. Matyjaszewski

465. Atom transfer radical polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate in aqueous homogeneous media: Synthesis and mechanistic studies N. V. Tsarevsky, T. Pintauer, E. Glogowski, K. Matyjaszewski

466. Atom transfer radical polymerization of ionic monomers in aqueous solution: Mechanistic studies and synthesis. N. V. Tsarevsky, T. Pintauer, K. Matyjaszewski

467. Preparation of polymers with disulfide and thiol groups by atom transfer radical polymerization. N. V. Tsarevsky, K. Matyjaszewski

468. Synthesis of block copolymers of acrylonitrile and n-butyl acrylate by atom transfer radical polymerization. Morphological studies by atomic force microscopy N. V. Tsarevsky, S. Jia, C. Tang, T. Kowalewski, K. Matyjaszewski

469. Synthesis of block copolymers with SAN segments by atom transfer radical polymerization. N. V. Tsarevsky, T. Sarbu, B. Göbelt, L. G. Hahn, K. Matyjaszewski

470. Iron and Copper Mediated ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate in the Presence of Ionic Liquids. T. Sarbu, K. Matyjaszewski

471. Polystyrene with Designed Molecular Weight Distribution by ATRP. T. Sarbu, J. Ell, K. Matyjaszewski

472. ATRP of Styrene in Toluene-Water Mixtures. T. Sarbu, T. Pintauer, B. McKenzie, K. Matyjaszewski

473. Determination of the equilibrium constant for bromide dissociation from ATRP active Cu(II) complexes and its effect on the overall catalyst activity. T. Pintauer, B. McKenzie, K. Matyjaszewski

474. Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Study of Cu(I) and Cu(II) complexes in atom transfer radical polymerization. T. Pintauer, U. Reinöhl, M. Feth, H. Bertagnolli, K. Matyjaszewski

475. Synthesis, characterization and polymerization activity in ATRP of [CuI(PMDETA)(pi-CH2CH(COOCH3))][BPh4] T. Pintauer, N. V. Tsarevsky, G. Kickelbick, K. Matyjaszewski

476. Identical reactivities of radicals in metal catalyzed atom transfer processes and in conventional free radical addition reactions. T. Pintauer, P. Zhou, K. Matyjaszewski

477. Determination of activation rate parameters of model systems in atom transfer radical polymerization. A. K. Nanda, G. Anantchenko, K. Matyjaszewski

478. Synthesis of well-defined alternating copolymers of acrylic monomers and styrene by RAFT polymerization in the presence of Lewis acids. B. Kirci, J. Lutz, A. Güner, K. Matyjaszewski

479. 600 MHz 1H NMR study of chain-end functionality in atom transfer radical polymerization. J. Lutz, K. Matyjaszewski

480. Synthesis of graft terpolymers poly(alkyl methacrylate)-g-poly(D-lactic acid)/poly(dimethyl siloxane) using the grafting through method in atom transfer radical polymerization. J. Lutz, K. Matyjaszewski

481. Development of functionalized organomodified polysiloxanes and their use as novel macroinitiators in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). C. Strissel, O. Nuyken, K. Matyjaszewski

482. Synthesis of Block, Statistical, and Gradient Copolymers Containing Octadecyl Side Chains by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization S. Qin, J. Pyun, J. Saget, S. Jia, T. Kowalewski, K. Matyjaszewski

483. Densely Grafted Molecular Brushes with High Molecular Weight Backbone by ATRP and RAFT Techniques. S. Qin, H. G. Borner, K. Matyjaszewski, S. S. Sheiko

484. Brush polymers with methacrylate side chains synthesized via ATRP. D. Neugebauer, K. Matyjaszewski, S. Sheiko, M. da Silva

485. Incorporation of PEO macromonomers into molecular brushes via ATRP. D. Neugebauer, K. Matyjaszewski

486. Random and block copolymers by atom transfer radical polymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide D. Neugebauer, K. Matyjaszewski

487. Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible poly(lactide-b-OEGMA). T. Liu, G. L. Baker

488. Aqueous atrp grafting of acrylamides from latex surfaces: Molecular weight control by a non-classical mechanism. K. N. Jayachandran, D. E. Brooks

489. Dendrimer-like polymers and copolymers by atom transfer radical polymerization. B. Lepoittevin, R. Matmour, R. Francis, D. Taton, Y. Gnanou

490. Synthesis of double hydrophilic block copolymers with star-like structures based on pol(ethylene oxide) and poly(acrylic acid). S. Hou, D. Taton, Y. Gnanou, E. Chaikof

491. Coupling of w-alkoxyamine polymers with the aid of a-methyl styrene. C. Chevalier, O. Guerret, Y. Gnanou

492. Synthesis of functionalized polymers by ATRP and their use for the preparation of core-shell polyurethane latexes. H. Cramail, E. Cloutet, P. Chambon, B. Radhakrishnan

493. BLOCK COPOLYMERS WITH pH-RESPONSIVE POLY(SODIUM 4-VINYLBENZOATE) SYNTHESIZED BY ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION. J. Kops, J. H. Truelsen, M. Lei, S. P. Armes

494. Synthesis and characterization of star shape copolymers containing 4-arm PEG core and hyperbranched PS via ATRP. C. G. Cho, S. An

495. Synthesis of aluminum oxide/polymer composites by atom transfer radical polymerization. B. Gu, A. Sen

496. Synthesis of PS-b-PC-b-PS and PC-g-PS from Polycarbonate Macroinitiators by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Z. Fu, D. Shen, Y. Shi, W. Yang

497. Polyelectrolyte-grafted silica particles prepared by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. X. Chen, C. Perruchot, S. P. Armes

498. Synthesis of polymer-silicate nanocomposites by atom transfer radical polymerization. D. A. Shipp, S. D. Argoti, S. Reeder, H. Zhao

499. Decomposition rate of a surface bound peroxyester. R. A. Sedjo, B. K. Mirous, J. Carmany, W. J. Brittain

500. Effect of initiator anchoring group on polymer brush formation. A. M. Granville, S. G. Boyes, B. K. Mirous, W. J. Brittain

501. Synthesis and characterization of semifluorinated polymer brushes. S. G. Boyes, A. M. Granville, W. J. Brittain

502. Use of JandaJelTM resin supported ligands for copper removal in atom transfer radical polymerization. M. E. Honigfort, W. J. Brittain

503. A Novel Dinitroxide Mediating Agent for Stable Free Radical Polymerization. S. C. Anderson, T. E. Long, J. R. Lizotte

504. Synthesis of end-functionalized polymer with cyclodextrin based on TEMPO-mediated radical polymerization. A. Narumi, Y. Miura, T. Satoh, H. Kaga, T. Kakuchi

505. Functionalized AFM tip by living Polystyrene brushes. C. Devaux, J. P. Chapel

506. Synthesis of orthogonally protected narrowly distributed block copolymers of hydroxystyrene. B. Voit, A. Leuteritz, M. Messerschmidt, W. D. Habicher, T. Krause, M. Yin

507. Synthesis of fluorinated block copolymers by nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization for supercritical carbon dioxide applications. P. Lacroix-Desmazes, B. Boutevin, D. K. Taylor, J. M. DeSimone

508. Comparative study of a series of nitroxides and alkoxyamines in controlled/"living" radical polymerization. J. Lutz, P. Lacroix-Desmazes, B. Boutevin, C. Le Mercier, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin, P. Tordo

509. Influence of nitroxyl radical structure on controlled radical homo- and copolymerization of different vinyl monomers: experimental and quantitative investigation. D. F. Grishin, E. V. Kolyakina, M. V. Pavlovskay, L. L. Semionycheva, A. G. Razuvaev

510. Comb-shaped polymers via chain-growth controlled radical polymerization of omega-styryl and omega-methacryloyloxy polystyrene macromonomers-. P. J. Lutz, D. Colombani, F. Audoiun, M. Arotçarena

511. A Novel Route to Blend Compatibilization: Reactive Processing of Mixtures Containing Polymers Made via Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization. M. K. Gray, M. I. Kinsinger, J. M. Torkelson

512. High Molecular Weight Polymers Produced by Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization. M. K. Gray, S. T. Nguyen, H. Zhou, J. M. Torkelson

513. Controlled free radical emulsion polymerization of poly(styrene-b-sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) latexes. L. Wang, W. Chuang, W. Chiu, K. Cheng

514. Effect of chain transfer to polymer in nitroxide-mediated controlled free-radical polymerization of n-butyl acrylate. B. Charleux, C. Farcet, J. Belleney

515. New nitroxide for living/controlled radical polymerization of styrene at 60 °C. E. Drockenmuller, J. Catala

516. Kinetic studies of free radical polymerization of styrene with O-Ethyl Xanthates: account for multimodal distribution. C. Brochon, J. Catala

517. Nanostructured materials by nitroxide mediated radical polymerization. D. Bertin, F. Chauvin, P. Tordo, O. Guerret, P. Gérard, B. Vuillemin, L. Leibler, A. V. Ruzette

518. Characteristics of SG1-based alkoxyamines used in NMP. P. Tordo, D. Bertin, D. Gigmes, S. Marque, C. Le Mercier, S. Acerbis

519. New RAFT agent for living radical polymerization. P. Tordo, D. Gigmes, S. Marque, D. Bertin, O. Guerret

520. Kinetic study on the rate retardation in radical polymerization of styrene with addition-fragmentation chain transfer. A. Goto, Y. Kwak, Y. Tsujii, T. Fukuda

521. Synthesis of well-defined water-soluble (co)polymers for the stabilization of gold nanoparticles. B. S. Sumerlin, M. S. Donovan, Y. Mitsukami, A. B. Lowe, C. L. McCormick

522. New dithioesters for the RAFT polymerization of acrylamido monomers. D. B. Thomas, P. Hennaux, B. Sumerlin, A. Convertine, C. L. McCormick

523. Controlled synthesis of self-cross-linkable polymers for nano architecture. Y. Tsujii, Y. Hirose, M. Ejaz, T. Fukuda, M. Ishidoya

524. Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization initiated with ultraviolet and gamma radiation: A comparison. T. P. Davis, E. Rizzardo, L. Barner, C. Barner-Kowollik, J. F. Quinn

525. Storing free radicals using the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process. C. Barner-Kowollik, P. Vana, T. P. Davis

526. Controlled radical copolymerization of maleic anhydride and substituted styrenes by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. D. Barr, M. C. Davies, J. V. Dawkins, D. J. Hourston

 Section D

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

C. K. Ober and U. B. Wiesner, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

527. Molecular level materials engineering using oligopeptide models. R. Valluzzi, D. L. Kaplan, P. Cebe, T. Haas, R. Guertin

528. Molecular imprinting with small molecules: Effects on polymerization and imprinted properties. E. Oral, N. A. Peppas

529. Polymer-on-polymer stamping on micro- and nano-scales. S. R. Gourdin, P. T. Hammond, S. Coe, V. Bulovic

530. Synthesis, characterization, and resin spinning of segmented polyurethanes with copolymerized hard segments G. S. Pollock, M. S. Ko, N. Kojic, L. T. James-Korley, G. H. McKinley, P. T. Hammond

531. Poly(isoprene-b-ethylene oxide)-aluminosilicate ternary morphology diagram. C. B. W. Garcia, R. Ulrich, U. Wiesner

532. Synthesis of poly(isobutylene)-b-poly(-caprolactone) copolymer. J. C. Cho, M. S. Kim, R. Faust

533. A universal strategy to cylindrical supramolecular dendrimers self-organized in high charge carrier mobility materials. V. Percec, M. Glodde, T. K. Bera, Y. Miura, I. Shiyanovskaya, K. D. Singer, V. S. K. Balagurusamy, P. A. Heiney

534. Adsorption kinetics of multilayer films made from weakly charged polyelectrolytes. O. Mermut, C. J. Barrett

535. Controlled assembly of a microgel from multifunctional molecules:fractal structure and stability. Z. Gu, R. Cao, B. Armitage, G. D. Patterson

536. Copolymers containing metal binding ligands for use in supramolecular materials: Toward metal induced reversible networks. K. J. Calzia, G. N. Tew

537. Diaminotriazine Terminated Polyetherketones. M. J. Kunz, D. Machl, W. H. Binder

538. Evolution of polyelectrolyte/surfactant complexes in dilute solution. R. G. Nause, D. A. Hoagland, H. H. Strey

539. Fabrication of polystyrene nanofiber and nanotube using mesoporous silicate and aluminosilicate as templates. B. Li, G. Zhu, F. Gao, Z. Guo, C. Liu, X. Yin, C. Wang, S. Qiu

540. Filler dependent transition phenomena in block copolymer based nanocomposites. A. Jain, J. S. Gutmann, C. Garcia, Y. Zhang, M. Tate, S. Gruner, U. Wiesner

541. Formation of Branched Fractal CdS Patterns in Oligomer LB Monolayers. T. Li, J. Jin, Y. Zhao

542. H-aggregation and layer-by-layer self-assembly of a novel azo polyelectrolyte. Y. Deng, X. Tuo, X. Wang

543. Hierarchical self-assembly of nanoparticles using diblock copolymers. O. Uzun, B. L. Frankamp, V. M. Rotello

544. Inorganic-organic hyperbranched polymers designed for layer-by-layer self-assembly. S. Peleshanko, J. Majoral, A. Caminade, W. Knoll, V. Tsukruk

545. Interpolymer complex with sulfonated polyaniline. B. Kim, V. G. Sergeyev, N. A. Lokshin, A. B. Zezin, V. A. Kavanov, K. Levon

546. Investigation of Poly(Ether Ether Ketone ) Crystallization at High Temperature. Z. Zhimin, N. Yaming, W. Guibin, Z. Suxia, J. Zhenhua

547. Luminescent, polymeric lanthanide complexes for block copolymer photonic materials J. L. Bender, K. W. Bothner, C. L. Fraser, M. Li, F. S. Richardson, Q. Shen, E. L. Thomas, A. Urbas

548. Mesoporous aluminosilicate-templated fabrication of poly(aryl ether ketone)s nanotube. B. Li, G. Zhu, X. Wang, F. Gao, S. Tu, C. Wang, T. Ben, S. Qiu, W. Zhang

549. Monodendron Substituted Poly(ethynylcarbazole)s. J. G. Rudick, V. Percec, M. Obata

550. Monodendron-Jacketed Polyphenylacetylenes. J. G. Rudick, V. Percec, M. Wagner, M. Obata, V. S. K. Balagurusamy, P. A. Heiney, S. Maganov

551. Morphological self-assembly and nanoparticle formation in PEO-PAMAM linear dendritic diblock copolymers. K. K. Stokes, M. A. Johnson, P. T. Hammond

552. Morphological Studies of A Semicrystalline Diblock Copolymer. X. Wu, S. Hong, T. P. Russell, S. P. Gido, S. Pispas, N. Hadjichristidis

553. Multisite cocatalyst for zirconocenes based on hyperbranched polysilanes. S. Riethmüller, C. Drohmann, A. M. Muzafarov, M. Möller, M. Schlögl, B. Rieger

554. Nanopatterned carbon films from pyrolysis of thin films of well-defined block copolymers of acrylonitrile and n-butyl acrylate. S. Jia, N. Tsarevsky, C. Tang, K. Matyjaszewski, T. Kowalewski

555. Nanostructured organic-inorganic hybrid thin films. P. Du, J. S. Gutmann, P. F. W. Simon, C. B. W. Garcia, K. Guarini, C. T. Black, U. Wiesner

556. Observation of acid-base equilibria shifts in polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films. S. E. Burke, C. J. Barrett

557. Phase Transition Control with Liquid Crystalline Dopant/Polyaniline Complex. H. Ahn, M. Anthamatten, P. Hammond, K. Levon

558. Phase transitions in solid-state polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes. M. J. Leonard, H. H. Strey

559. Phenylene ethynylene polymers with amphiphilic structures. L. Arnt, G. N. Tew

560. Polymer-grafted lipid-based complex fluids as scaffolding for the formation of heterostructured nanoparticle arrays. M. A. Firestone, R. Csencsits, S. Seifert

561. Recognition—Induced Formation of Microspheres. R. J. Thibault Jr., U. Drechsler, M. Gray, V. Rotello

562. Self-assembly of dendron building blocks with topochemically polymerizable periphery. C. Kim

563. Self-assembly of oriented polyaniline nanowires at the solid/liquid interface. A. D. W. Carswell, B. P. Grady, H. J. Barraza, E. A. O'Rear III

564. Shape-persistent stimuli responsive vesicles from peptide-based diblock copolymers. F. Chécot, S. Lecommandoux, Y. Gnanou, H. Klok

565. Solution Properties of Diblock Copolymers PS-b-PBLG : Rod-Coil to Coil-Coil Transition. - Abstract Text not Available S. Lecommandoux, J. S. Crespo, R. Borsali, H. Klok, V. Soldi

566. Solvophobically driven self-assembly of chiral supramolecular dendrimers. V. Percec, A. E. Dulcey, Y. Miura, U. Edlund, V. S. K. Balagurusamy, S. D. Hudson, H. Duan, P. A. Heiney

567. Studies into nucleobase pair controlled supramolecular polymers. S. J. Rowan, P. Suwanmala

568. Syntheses and self-assemblies of novel "double-brush" architectures. C. Cheng, N. Yang, M. H. Rafailovich, Y. Seo, K. Yoon

569. Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Poly(Ethylene Oxide-Block-n-Hexyl Methacrylate) Diblock Copolymers. S. Mahajan, S. Renker, P. F. W. Simon, A. Jain, G. W. Coates, U. Wiesner

570. Synthesis and characterization of elastomeric side-chain liquid crystal block copolymers. L. C. McAfee, P. T. Hammond

571. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(ethylene oxide)s Containing Decyl Groups, Oligo(ethylene oxide)s, Decyl-Oligo(ethylene oxide) Amphiphiles in the Side Chain and Their Liquid Crystalline Properties J. Kim, J. Moon, S. Cha, J. Lee

572. Synthesis and characterization of poly(styrene-block-methyl methacrylate) containing a nitrobenzyl alcohol derivative as photocleavable junction point. J. T. Goldbach, T. P. Russell, J. Penelle

573. Synthesis and morphology of branched polyethylene-like polyesters derived from long-chain aliphatic diols. M. G. Menges, K. Schmidt-Rohr, J. Penelle

574. Synthesis, characterization, and resin spinning of silk-like thermoplastic polyurethanes and polyesters L. T. James-Korley, G. S. Pollock, N. Kojic, M. S. Ko, P. T. Hammond, G. H. McKinley

575. The assembly properties of modified aliphatic hyperbranched polymer. T. Qiu, L. Tang, Y. Li, X. Tuo, X. Wang, D. Liu

576. Thermal Characterization of Poly(Aryl Ether Ketone) Copolymers Containing 1,5-Naphthalene Moieties N. Yaming, W. Guibin, N. Zhihong, Y. Yanhua, J. Zhenhua

577. Thermal Crosslinking Characterization of Poly(Aryl Ether Ketone) Copolymers Containing 1,5-Naphthalene Moieties N. Yaming, N. Zhihong, W. Guibin, Y. Yanhua, J. Zhenhua

578. Towards Dynamic Ionic-Channel Like Supramolecular Membranes. V. Percec, M. R. Imam, M. N. Holerca, G. Ungar, W. Pao, P. A. Heiney

579. Triblock copolymers for complexation of metallic nanoparticles. L. A. Mîinea, L. B. Sessions, D. S. Glueck, R. B. Grubbs

580. Unique combinations of macromolecular topology and functionality. C. L. Hudelson, K. Yamauchi, T. E. Long

581. Variable Temperature Solid State NMR Studies of Conformation Change and Order-Disorder Transition of Poly(3-Alkylthiophene). M. Guo

 Section E

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

T. J. McCarthy and J. J. Watkins, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

582. A solvent-free process for preparing conductive elastomeric foams by an in situ polymerization of pyrrole. R. A. Weiss, C. Erkey, D. Cohen, S. L. Shenoy

583. Accurate and easy evaluation of aerobic microbial-degradability of biodegradable plastics under controlled soil. S. Uematsu, A. Murakami, K. Hiyoshi, Y. Tsukamoto, H. Saida, M. Tsuji, A. Hoshino

584. Aqueous cationic polymerization of p-methoxystyrene using phenylphosphonic acids. A. D. Scheuer, R. F. Storey

585. Basal Spacing Expansion of Iodonium Intercalated Montomorillonite by Butene Cleavage Bubbling of tert-Butyl Methacrylate Copolymer. R. Lee, J. Lin, S. Lin

586. Blends of ABS and montmorillonite for recyclable computer housings. H. A. Stretz, R. Li, P. E. Cassidy, D. R. Paul

587. Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of conducting polypyrrole films in supercritical carbon dioxide. R. N. Badlani, J. L. Mayer, P. E. Anderson, P. A. Mabrouk

588. Functionalized Polyphenolics for photonic applications: Synthesis and Characterization. V. Kumar, V. S. Parmar, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar, A. L. Cholli

589. Investigations on a zinc glutarate catalytic system in the copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide. Z. Zhou, M. H. Chisholm, D. Navarro-Llobet

590. Parylene composite coatings prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide. K. A. Wier, T. J. McCarthy

591. Preparation of conductive polymer foams and their application as chemical sensors. Y. Wang, R. A. Weiss, G. A. Sotzing

592. Real-Time FTIR Analysis of Stannous Octoate-Catalyzed D,L-Lactide Solution Polymerizations J. M. Messman, R. F. Storey

593. Removable adhesives based upon reversible Diels-Alder adducts. J. H. Aubert

594. Study of the single-crystal X-ray structure of an asymmetric macrocyclic oligomer. G. Dang, W. Yang, X. Zhao, C. Chen, C. Wang, W. Zhang, Y. Wei, Z. Wu

595. Sugar meditated polymerization and cyclotetramerization of dicyanoalkenes and arenes. I. Kim, D. J. Sandman

596. Supercritical CO2 post-plasticization morphologies of PVDF and PVDF-copolymer. K. J. Wynne, S. L. Shenoy, T. Fujiwara

597. Synthesis and characterization of polycarotenoids consisting of astaxanthin via condensation polymerization. Y. Song, J. S. Josue, C. Bialy, M. Spangle, H. A. Frank, G. A. Sotzing

598. Synthesis of a Photoactive Azopolymer complexed with Genomic DNA. R. Nagarajan, S. Yang, S. Roy, J. Kumar, S. K. Tripathy, F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson

599. Synthesis of Polyaniline on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes. F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, S. Roy, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, D. Ziegler, M. Sennett

 Section F

Marriott Copley Plaza -- University Hall

C. A. Guymon, A. K. Jen, T. J. Bunning, D. J. Broer, R. Heflin, R. A. Norwood, and J. P. Armistead, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

600. A NOVEL BRIGHT BLUE ELECTROLUMINESCENT POLYMER: Poly[(9,10-bis(diphenylanthracenevinylene)-1-(9¡¯-9¡¯-dihexyl 2¡¯-fluorenyl)-2-(2-methoxy-(5-(2¡¯-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenyl))] H. Jeong, S. Jeong, J. Heo, H. Lee, Y. Kim, S. Kwon

601. Aqueous phase polymerization of thieno[3,4-b]thiophene B. Lee, G. A. Sotzing

602. Arylethynyl-derivatized porphyrin chromophores featuring potent electron donors and acceptors for nonlinear optical applications. T. Zhang, M. J. Therien

603. Biocatalytic synthesis of a Ruthenium complex based macrodye for dye-sensitized photovoltaics applications. R. Mosurkal, S. Roy, J. Kumar, L. A. Samuelson

604. Color-variable, fast response light-emitting electrochemical cells based on ionic conductive poly(phenylene vinylene) derivatives C. Huang, G. Huang, J. Guo, W. Huang, E. T. Kang, C. Yang

605. EFFICIENT LIGHT HARVESTING POLYTHIOPHENES FOR NANOCRYSTALLINE TiO2 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS. Y. Kim, L. A. Samuelson, J. Walker, J. Kumar

606. High Tg Photorefractive Material Containing Multifunctional Chromophore. J. Sohn, J. Hwang, S. Y. Park, S. Lee

607. Improved performance from an organic electroluminescent device containing rare earth complexes. G. D. Phelan, B. Carlson, L. R. Dalton, X. Jiang, A. K. -. Y. Jen

608. Inverse Opals Based on Photonic Bandgap Composites. Y. Ying, S. Foulger, D. W. Smith Jr.

609. Ion transport behavior of polymers and copolymers containing thieno[3,4-b]thiophene V. Seshadri, K. Lee, G. A. Sotzing

610. New Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) Derivative containing bulky Spirobifluorenyl Group. Y. Kim, D. Shin, G. Kwak, D. Joo, H. You, S. Kwon

611. Non-lithographic patterning of TiO2 by using molecular templates. H. Tokuhisa, P. T. Hammond

612. Novel pressure/oxygen sensing coatings based upon iridium complexes and fluorinated polymers. B. Carlson, G. Khalil, M. Gouterman, L. Dalton

613. Novel technique for measuring the thermo-optic coefficient of thin polymer films. E. E. Gürel, J. S. Rodgers, L. T. Seals III, F. R. Williams, G. E. Williams, G. T. Warren, Q. L. Williams

614. Optical waveguides from amorphous chiral binapthyl films. Y. Kim, W. L. Cao, J. Goldhar, C. H. Lee, W. N. Herman

615. Patterning block copolymer solutions using micromolding. T. Deng, S. Ha, E. L. Thomas

616. Selective bonding of fluorescent molecules on gold surfaces. S. Riethmüller, A. Mourran, M. Möller, S. A. Levi, D. N. Reinhoudt, M. Goncalves, O. Marti

617. Synthesis and characterization of novel ladder polymer containing diphenylanthracene. S. Zheng, J. Shi

618. Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane-based photo-alignment layer material for lcd. H. Yu, H. Jiang, Y. Lian, X. Wang, D. Liu

619. Synthesis and Electroluminescent Properties of New Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) Derivative containing (2, 2—diphenyl-vinyl)phenyl group S. Kwon, D. Shin, Y. Kim, J. Kim, D. Joo, H. You, D. Choi

620. Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers with 4-Nitroazobenzene. G. Fan, E. Zhou

621. Synthesis and Properties of Silole-containing Poly(1-alkyne) and Poly(1-phenyl-1-alkyne). J. Chen, J. W. Y. Lam, Z. Xie, H. Peng, B. Z. Tang

622. Synthesis of polydibenzofulvene having stacked pi-electron systems, a new potential polymer for photonics and electronics T. Nakano, T. Yade, H. Ishizawa, O. Nakagawa, Y. Okamoto

623. Toward the use of poly(thieno[3,4-b]thiophene) in optoelectronic devices K. Lee, G. A. Sotzing

624. Two-photon photochromism of a fulgide-containing polymer for holographic recording. K. D. Belfield, Y. Liu, F. E. Hernandez

 Section A

Westin Copley Plaza -- America South

M. K. Georges and D. B. Priddy, Presiding

K. Matyjaszewski, Organizer

8:30 – 625. Stable Free Radical Polymerization Process - Initiation Mechanisms With Benzoyl Peroxide and Various Nitroxides. M. K. Georges, G. Hamer, A. R. Szkurhan, A. Kazemedah, J. Li

9:00 – 626. Low molecular weigth alkoxyamines : models to predict the fate of nitroxide mediated polymerizations. P. Tordo, S. Marque, F. Chauvin, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin

9:30 – 627. Boro