Boston, MA (August 23-27, 1998)
Program Meeting Chair: Warren Ford
Abstract/Preprint Deadline: April 15, 1998 Go to preliminary program.
Note: This is the program from the PolymerPreprints Issued for the Meeting
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MEETING PROGRAM
August 23-27, 1998
POLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES
(Organizers: R.A. Gross and C. Scholz)
SUNDAY AM
Chemical Polymerization of Natural Building Blocks
A Comprehensive Approach to Synthetic Polymers from the Biomass. A. Gandini. 69
Renewable Raw Materials and Biodegradable Water-Soluble Polymers. G. Swift. 71
Adhesive Performance of Modified Soy Protein Polymers. K. Bian, X.S. Sun. 72
Kinetics and Mechanism of Polymerization of Cyclic Esters. A. Kowalski, J. Libiszowski,
A. Duda, S. Penczek. 74
Dendrimer-like Star Polymers. B. Atthoff, M. Trollsås, H.Claesson, J.L. Hedrick. 76
Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of a Multiarm Poly(lactide-co--caprolactone). F. Deng,
K. S. Bisht, R.A. Gross, D.L. Kaplan, G. Swift. 78
New Functional Derivatives from 2,3, di-O-alkyl-celluloses. G. Wenz, S. Choi, H. Kern. 80
The Synthesis of Hydrophobe-Modified Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Polymers using 3-n-
Pentadecenyl Phenyl Glycidyl Ether. E. Partain. 82
SUNDAY PM
Materials from Natural Polymers
A Novel Method for the Preparation of Alkylglycosides and their Utility in Heat Sealable
Synthetic Paper. C. Buchanan, M.D. Wood. 84
Racemization Kinetics of the Polymerization of L-Lactide with 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid
Tin (II) Salt. D. Witzke, R. Narayan. 86
Crystallization and Microstructure of Poly(L-lactide-co-meso-lactide) Copolymers.
J. Huang, M.S. Lisowski, J. Runt, E.S. Hall, R.T. Kean, N. Buehler, J.S. Lin. 88
Affordable Composites from Renewable Resources. R.P. Wool, S. Kusefoglu, R. Zhao,
G. Palmese, A. Boyd, C. Fisher, S. Bandypadhyay, A. Paesano, S. Ranade, P. Dhurjati,
S. Khot, J. LaScala, G. Williams, M. Ligon, K. Gibbons, C. Wang, C. Soultoukis,
M. Bryner, J. Rhinehart, A. Robinson. 90
Preparation and Characterization of Biodegradable Mulch: Paper Coated with Polymerized
Vegetable Oils. R. Shogren. 91
Structure and Biodegradation of Aliphatic Polyesters from Renewable Resources.
T. Iwata, Y. Doi. 93
Effect of Solvent Quality on the Behavior of Kappa-Carrageenan. S. Ramakrishnan,
R.K. Prud’homme. 95
MONDAY AM
Polymer Synthesis Using Biocatalysis
Production and Characterization of Microbial Poly(hydroxyalkanoates) from Agricultural
Lipids. D.K.Y. Solaiman, R. Ashby, T.A. Foglia. 97
Physiological and Genetic Approaches to Produce Biodegradable Polyesters from Renewable
Resources. A. Steinbuechel. 99
Structure and Function of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Inclusion Bodies. L.J. R. Foster,
R.C. Fuller, R.W. Lenz. 100
Hybrid Natural-Synthetic Materials: Microbial Polyester-Polyethylene Glycol Adducts by
In Vivo Processing. F. Shi, C. Scholz, F. Deng, R.A. Gross. 102
Clostridium Tetanomorphum as a Biological Auxiliary in the Engineering of Polyesters
with a Controlled Architecture. M.-M. Béar, S. Cammas, V. Langlois, P. Guérin. 104
Enzymatic Polymerization of Natural Phenol Derivatives to a New Class of Polyphenols.
H. Uyama, R. Ikeda, J. Sugihara, S. Kobayashi. 106
Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of w -Pentadecalactone: Kinetic and Mechanistic
Investigation. L. Henderson, R.A. Gross. 108
MONDAY PM
Polysaccharides: Modification and Properties
Bioengineering of Microbial Polysaccharides. J. Lee, F. Deng, R.A. Gross, A. Allen,
D. Kaplan. 110
The Role of Particle-Matrix Adhesion in Starch-Filled Composite Materials. J.L. Willet. 112
Solution Properties of Some Amphiphilic Polysaccharide Derivatives. J. Desbrieres,
M. Rinaudo. 114
Color Effect Copied from Nature with Natural Materials - Solid Opalescent Films Originated
from Cellulose Derivatives. G. Maxein, M. MŸ ller, E. Szych, R. Zentel. 115
Effect of Water on Starch Based Barrier Films. M. Stading, Å.R. Westling,
P. Gatenholm. 117
The Role of Glycerol in Plasticised Starches. S. Hulleman, F.H.P. Janssen, F.C. Ruhnau,
J.J.C. vanSoest, H. Feil, J. F. G. Vliegenthart. 119
TUESDAY AM
Biomedical Materials
Synthesis of Novel Lactose-Based Hydrogels. W.-J. Zhou, Y.-L. Hsieh, M.J. Kurth,
J.M. Krochta. 120
Polymer Based Tissue Engineering of Bone. C.T. Laurencin, M.D. Borden, A.A. Ambrosio,
M.A. Attawia, F.K. Ko, H.R. Allcock, G. M. Morrill. 122
Surface-Modified Polymers from Vinyl Sugars with Strong Heparin-like Activity. G. Wulff,
S. Bellmann, H. Schmidt, L. Zhu. 124
Synthesis of Ester-Amide Copolymers from Lactones and a -Amino Acid N-carboxyanhydrides.
F. Rypácek, I. _tefko, L. Machová, D. Kubies, J. Brus. 126
Reactive PEG-Polylactide Block Copolymer for Tissue Engineering. H. Otsuka, Y. Nagasaki,
K. Katacka, T. Okano, Y. Sakurai. 128
Synthesis and Properties of PEG/PDLLA Block Copolymer Micelle with Polymerizable
Methacryloyl End. J.-H. Kim, M. Iijima, Y. Nagasaki, K. Kataoka. 130
Biodegradable, Water-Soluble, Liquid Crystalline Polymers Based on Chitin/Chitosan
Derivatives. C.L. Yue, R. Kumar, S.P. McCarthy. 132
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (POLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES)
TUESDAY 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Morphology and Final Properties of Functionalized Polyethylene Starch-Based Blends.
R. Dionisi, E. M. Valles, M.D. Failla, M.A. Villar. 134
Curing Process and Mechanical Properties of Protein-Based Polymers. Y. Wang,
F. Liang, S. Sun. 136
Poly(g -glutamic acid) Esters: Synthesis and Structure. S. Muñoz-Guerra, J. Melis,
G. Perez-Caero, J.J. Bou, F. Congregado. 138
Preparation and Properties of Polyurthane/Elaeostearin Interpenetrating Networks Coating
to Regenerated Cellulose Films. L. Zhang, P. Gong. 140
Amylopectin: Esterification by Aqueous Slurry Reactions. J.S. Jeon, A. Viswanathan,
R.A. Gross. 142
Ring-opening Polymerization of g -Caprolactone and Trimethylene Carbonate Catalyzed by
Lipase Novozym 435. F. Deng, L.A. Henderson, R.A. Gross. 144
Biodegradable Polymers for Stripping Polymer Coating Films. D. Raghavan, K.C. Egwim,
R. Ellis, W.R. Jones, S.E. Broedel. 146
Extrusion Process of Soy Protein-Based Foam. P. Mungara, J. Zhang, J. Jane. 148
Chemical Recycling of Polyamide 6,6 and Polyamide 6 Through a Two Step Ami-/ammonolysis
Process. S. Bodrero, E. Canivenc, F. Cansell. 150
Structure-Biodegradability Relationship of Polyester Containing Furan Rings. M. Okada,
K. Tachikawa, A. Tomita, K. Aoi. 152
Effect of Amylose, Amylopectin and Molecular Weight of Polyether Polyols on the Properties
of Polyurethane Foams. J. Romero, H.E. De Alva. 154
Synthesis of Recyclable/Biodegradable Polyethylene-like Polymers from Long-Chain
Aliphatic Diols Available from Natural Products. J. Penelle, C. Le Fevere de Ten Hove,
A. Jonas. 156
Synthesis and Characterization of Substituted Polylactides. M. Yin, G.L. Baker. 158
Biodegradable Films from Selectively Modified Feather Keratin Dispersions. P.M.M.
Schrooyen, P. Dijkstra, J. Feijen. 160
Biopolymer Citrates: Preparartion and Ion Exchange Properties. R.E. Wing, D.J. Sessa. 161
Effects of Plasticization and Cross-Linking on Properties of Soy Protein-Based Plastics.
J. Zhang, P.M. Mungara, J. Jane. 162
Synthesis and Biodegradation of Modified Polyglycolide. B.G. Belenkaya, V.I. Sakharova,
E.A. Sinevich, S.I. Belousov, A.R. Kuptsov. 164
The Isocyanate-Wood Adhesive Bondline Probed by 13C Labeling Techniques. S. Zhou,
C.E. Frazier. 165
THIRD INTERNATIONAL BIORELATED POLYMER SYMPOSIUM AND POLYMERIC DRUGS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
(Organizers: R.M. Ottenbrite and S.W. Kim)
SUNDAY AM
Self-Assembling Biomaterials. H.-A. Klok, J.J. Hwang, S. Iyer, G.N. Tew, L.-S. Li, S.I. Stupp. 166
Bioactivity of Extracellular Glycolipids – Investigation of Potential Anti-Cancer Activity of
Sophorolipids and Sophorolipid-Derivatives. C. Scholz, S. Mehta, K. Bisht, V. Guilmanov,
D. Kaplan, R. Nicolosi, R. Gross. 168
Nanoengineered Aggregates of Various Architectures by Controlled Self-Assembly of Asymmetric
Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers in Solution. A. Eisenberg, L. Zhang, C. Allen, Y. Yu, K. Yu,
C. Bartels, H. Shen, D. Maysinger. 170
Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-Bearing Lipid and Its Function. J. Sunamoto, N. Morone, T. Ueda,
Y. Okumura, V. Rosilio, M. Haratake, N. Higashi, Z. Zheng. 172
Polymeric Micelle-Like Aggregates as Systems to Solubilize and Deliver Paclitaxel to Cancel
Cells, In Vitro Study. M. Vert, S. Poujol, M. Boustta, F. Pinguet, C. Astre, F. Bressolle. 174
Thermosensitive Micelles for Drug Delivery. J. Feijen, M.D.C. Topp, I.M. Hamse, P.J. Dijkstra,
H. Talsma. 176
Temperature-Responsive Polymeric Micelles as Intelligent Drug Carriers. T. Okano, J.E. Chung,
M. Yamato, T. Aoyagi, M. Yokoyama, Y. Sakurai. 178
SUNDAY PM
Polymer Conjugates for Anti-cancer Agent and DNA Delivery. R. Duncan, N. Malik, S.
Richardson, P. Ferruti. 180
Derivatives of Polyglutamic Acid as Drug Carrier Systems. E. Schacht, H. Soyez, K. Hoste,
L. Seymour, B. Rihova. 181
Design of Polymeric Systems for Targeted Administration of Peptide and Protein Drugs.
E. Chiellini, E.E. Chiellini, F. Chiellini, R. Solaro. 182
Applications of Hydrogels for DDS. N. Ogata. 184
Novel Release Systems from Biodegradable Polymers. A.-C. Albertsson, U. Edlund. 186
Design of Macromolecular Prodrug of Cisplatin Attached to Dextran through Coordinate Bond.
T. Ouchi, M. Matsumoto, T. Masunaga, Y. Ohya, K. Ichinose, M. Nakashima, M. Ichikawa,
T. Kanematsu. 188
Heterotelechelic Poly(Ethylene Glycol)s and Their Derivatives for Active Targeting Drug
Delivery System. Y. Nagasaki, K. Kataoka. 190
MONDAY AM
Superporous Hydrogel Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Application. K. Park,
J. Chen, H. Park. 192
Tailor-Made Hybrid Hydrogels: Synthetic Macromolecules Crosslinked by Coiled-Coil Protein
Domains. J. Kopecek, C. Wang, R. Stewart. 194
Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Hydrogels: A Template for the Growth of Nervous Cells. P. Lutz, K. Naraghi,
J. Soussand, J.M. Felix, S. Schimchowitsch. 196
Novel Macromolecular Glycocojugates Possessing Cytokine-Inducing Activity from Bacterial Cells.
Y. Suda, M. Hashimoto, Y. Imamura, K. Aoyama, T. Tamura, S. Kusumoto. 198
Polychelating Polymers as Key Components of Microparticulate Diagnostic Agents. V.P. Torchilin. 200
Inclusion of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Cyclodextrins as Measured by Titration Micracolorimetry.
G. Wenz, T. Höffler, S. Wehrle, M. Schneider. 202
pH/Temperature-Sensitive Polymers for Glucose-Sensitive Insulin Delivery. S.H. Yuk, S.H. Cho,
S.H. Lee. 204
MONDAY PM
Hydrophobe Modified Cationic Polysaccharides (HCPs) for topical Microbiocide Delivery.
G.L. Brode, J.H. Kawakani, G. Doncel, J.E. Kemnitzer. 206
Drug Release from Intelligent Poly(methacrylic acid)-l-Polyisobutylene Polyelectrolyte
Amphiphilic Conetworks. B. Iván, A. Janecska. 208
Thermodynamics and Sorption Kinetic of Hyaluronic Acid and its Derivatives. P.A. Netti, L.
Ambrosio, M.A. Del Nobile, G. Mensitieri, L. Nicolais. 210
Biodegradable Poly(L,L-Lactide) Microspheres. Particles from Earlier Synthesized Polymers
and by Ring-Opening Polymerization of L,L-Lactide. S. Slowmkowski, S. Sosnowski. 212
Preparation of Poly(L-Lactide-Graft-Acrylic Adid) by Pre-Irradiation Grafting. A. Södergård. 214
Conjugation Approach of Drug to Biodegradable Poly(D,L-Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) for
Controlled Release from Microspheres. T.G. Park, Y.S. Nam, K.H. Lee. 216
Semitelechelic Poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide]: Preparation, Characterization and Protein
Modification. Z.-R. Lu, P. Kopeckova, Z. Wu, J. Lopecek. 218
THURSDAY AM
Characterization of Water-Soluble Polyphosphazene Polyelectrolyte and Its Hydrophobic
Macromolecular Precursor Using Multidetection Gel Permeation Chromatography. A.K.
Andrianov, M.P. LeGolvan, Y.Y. Svirkin, S.S. Sule. 220
Novel Block Ionomer Complexes for Drug Delivery. T. Bronich, A. Nehls, V.A. Kabanov,
A. Eisenberg, A.V. Kabanov. 222
Polymeric Salicylic Acid: In Vetro and In Vivo Degradation. L. Erdmann, B. Macedo,
K.E. Uhrich. 224
Release of Cationic Drugs from Water-Soluble Drug-Polyanion Complex Tablets:
PAMPSNa/MNA. C.-J. Kim, N. Konar. 226
Structure and Solute Size Exclusion of Poly(n-Isopropylacrylamide)/Poly(Methacrylic Acid)
Interpenetrating Polymeric Networks. J. Zhang, N. Peppas. 228
Biosmart® Tyrosine Polycarbonates. J.E. Kemnitzer, G.L. Brode, J. Kohn. 230
A Versatile Approach to Hyperbranched and Dendrimer-Like Biodegradable Block
Copolymers. M. Trollsås, B. Atthoff, H. Cleasson, J.L. Hedrick. 232
Design and Biosynthesis of Polypeptide Elastomers and Gels. V. Conticello, R.
McMillan, Y. Zhou. 234
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (THIRD INTERNATIONAL BIORELATED POLYMER SYMPOSIUM AND POLYMERIC DRUGS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS)
TUESDAY 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Bioactive Polymeric Composites Based on Hybrid Amorphous Calcium Phosphates.
J.M. Antonucci, D. Skrtic, E.D. Eanes. 236
Self-Etching Polymerization-Initiating Primers for Dental Adhesion. C.A. Khatri,
J.M. Antonucci, G. Schumacher. 238
Polypeptide Materials Using Nickel Initiators. T.J. Deming, S.A. Curtin. 240
Nickel Carbamate Initiators for Preparation of Functionalized Polypeptides. S.A. Curtin,
T.J. Deming. 242
Structure and Morphology of Nano Electrospun Silk Fibers. S. Zarkoob, D.H. Reneker,
R.K. Eby, S.D. Hudson, D. Ertley, W.W. Adams. 244
Novel Antimicrobial N-Halamine Polymer Coatings. S. Worley, M. Eknoian, J. Bickert,
J.F. Williams. 246
Structural Change of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor through Gelatin Complexation.
M. Muniruzzaman, Y. Tabata, S. Hijikata, A. Nagano, Y. Ikada. 247
Synthesis of Linear and Hyperbranched Stereoregular Aminopolysaccharides by Oxazoline
Glycosylation. J. Kadowaka, H. Tagaya, K. Chiba. 249
Characterization of Multifunctional Monomers that Produce Highly Crosslinked, Degradable
Networks. A. Burkoth, K. Anseth. 251
Pancreatic Islet Transplantation: Device Biocompatibility and Cell Function. M. Bri__ová, A.
Anilkumar, K. Shahrokhi, T. Wang, A.C. Powers. 253
RGD-Enhanced Integra™ Artificial Skin. J.F. Tschopp, F. Cahn, M. Pierschbacher. 255
Application of Fluorescent Molecules as In Situ Probes of Bone Cement Cure. F.W. Wang,
D.G. Sauder. 256
Micellar Characteristics of PEO-Deoxycholic Acid Conjugates. C. Kim, S.C. Lee, S.W. Wang,
I.C. Kwon. 258
Dimethacrylate Dental Resins: The Effect of Comonomer on the Polymerization Kinetics.
C.N. Bowman, L.G. Lovell, D.S. Syrpes, J.W. Stansbury. 260
Physico-Chemical Properties and Immunoadjuvant Activity of Water-Soluble Phosphazene
Polyacids. A.K. Andrianov, J.R. Sargent, S.S. Sule, M.P. LeGolvan, A.L. Woods, S.A. Jenkins,
L.G. Payne. 262
AZOBENZENE-CONTAINING MATERIALS
(Organizers: A. Natansohn and R. Twieg)
SUNDAY AM
Mono- and Multilayers, Liquid Crystals
Photoresponsive Monolayers Containing In-Chain Azobenzene. W.J. Brittain, L.M. Siewierski,
S. Petrash, M.D. Foster. 264
Polyelectrolytes Bearing Azobenzenes for the Functionalization of Multilayers. D. Cochin,
P. Fischer, A. Laschewsky, E. Wischerhoff, X. Arys, A. Jonas, R. Legras. 266
Molecular Hybrids of Azobenzene Polymer and Liquid Crystal Molecule. A New Approach
for Understanding the Command Surface System. T. Ubukata, T. Seki, S. Morino,
M. Nakagawa, K. Ichimura. 268
Optical Switching by Means of Liquid Crystals with Donor-Acceptor Azobenzenes.
O. Tsutsumi, T. Ikeda. 270
Liquid Crystal Polymers Containing Permanent Dipole Azobenzene Chromophores.
R. Solaro, A. Altomare, L. Andruzzi, F. Ciardelli, N. Tirelli. 272
Electrooptics of Azo Containing LC Polymers and Their Application for Dynamic Holography.
A.N. Simonov, A.V. Larichev, V.P. Shibaev, A.I. Stakhanov. 274
Photorecording in the "Isotropic Smectic Phase" of Dyed Side Chain Polymers. M.W.
Kozlovsky, W. Haase. 276
SUNDAY PM
Polymers
Conjugated Azo-Polymers: Synthesis and Photochemistry. M.E. Wright, M.J. Porsch. 278
Matrix Relaxation and Local Free Volume Effects in Mono- and Bichromophoric Azobenzene
Polymers. C.D. Eisenbach, K. Dirnberger, K. Ficht. 279
Driving Dendrimers with Light. D.V. McGrath, D.M Junge, J.R. McElhanon, M. Hashemzadeh. 281
Synthesis and Characterization of Polyacetylenes Having Azobenzene Pendant Groups.
T. Masuda, M. Teraguchi. 283
Photosensitive Chiral Polyisocyanates. S. Mayer, R. Zentel. 285
Photomodulated Chiroptical Switch of Azo Helical Molecules. X.S. Meng, J.P. Gao,
Z.Y. Wang. 287
MONDAY AM
Surface Relief
Molecular Orientations in Azopolymer Holographic Diffraction Gratings. A Polarized Raman
Confocal Micro-Spectroscopic Study. F.L. Labarthet, T. Buffeteau, C. Sourisseau. 288
Surface Relief in Azobenzene Polymers. P.S. Ramanujam, N.C.R. Holme, L. Nikolova,
S. Hvilsted, M. Pedersen, R.H. Berg, P.H. Rasmussen. 290
High-Efficiency Diffraction Gratings in Azo-Hybrid Gel Films. F. Chaput, B. Darracq, K.
Lahlil, C. Moingeon, J.-P. Boilot, Y. Levy. 292
All-Optical Manipulation of Azo-Dye Molecules. C. Fiorini, A.C. Etilé, P. Lefin, N.
Prudhomme, P. Raimond, J.-M. Nunzi. 294
Role of the Free Surface in the Formation of Relief Gratings on Azo Polymer Flims. N.K.
Viswanathan, S. Balasubramanian, L. Li, J. Kumar, S.K. Tripathy. 296
The Importance of the Substituent on Azobenzene Side-Chain Polyester Optical Storage Materials.
S. Hvilsted, M. Pedersen, N.C.R. Holme, P.S. Ramanujam. 298
MONDAY PM
Photoinduced Orientation and Poling
Dynamics of Photinduced Orientational Order of Azo-Dyes in Polymer Films. M.L. Dumont,
A. El Osman. 300
Discrimination of Structural Order and Chromophore Aggregation as Factors Effecting the
Photo-Reorientation of Azobenzene in Copolyglutamate LB Films. H. Menzel,
M. Rüther, T. Fischer, J. Stumpe. 302
Thermally Stable Photoaligned p-Cyanoazobenzene Moieties in Polymer Thin Films.
K. Ichimura, M. Kidowski, T. Fujiwara. 304
Polarized Light-Induced Anisotropy of Azo-Dye-Doped Methacrylate Polymers Studied
by Polarized IR Spectroscopy. K. Tawa, K. Kamada, T. Sakaguchi, K. Ohta. 306
Photo-Induced "Command Effects" in LC Polymers by the Combination of Photo-Orientation
and Thermotropic Self-Organization. J. Stumpe, T. Fischer, M. Rutloh, J.G. Meier. 308
Optimisation of Photo-Induced Geometric Isomerisation of Azobenzene Derivatives in Dye
Doped Polymer Films for Enhanced Photo-Induced Poling. G.R. Mitchell, N.R. King. 310
Photo-Orientation and Poling of High Tg Polyimides Containing Azo Chromophores. R.D. Miller,
V.Y. Lee, W. Volksen, Z. Sekkat, A. Knoesen, P. Prêtre, W. Knoll, J. Wood, E.F. Aust. 312
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (AZOBENZENE-CONTAINIG MATERIALS)
TUESDAY 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Macrocyclic Amphiphiles Formed through Electrostatic Interactions: Facile Preparation and
Enhancement of Azobenzene Photoisomerizability in Monolayers. M. Nakagawa, R. Watase,
S. Morino, T. Seki, K. Ichimura. 314
Z-Azobenzenes Compatible with Liquid Crystals: Phase Stability and Guest-host Interaction.
C. Ruslim, M. Nakagawa, S. Morino, K. Ichimura. 316
Three-Dimensional Photocontrol of Liquid Crystal Alignment by Azobenzene-Containing
Self-Assembled Monolayers. S. Furumi, H. Akiyama, M. Nakagawa, S. Morino, K. Ichimura. 318
Photogeneration of Birefringence of Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composites. S. Morino, A. Kaiho,
K. Ichimura. 320
Photo-Induced Modification and Photo-Orientation in LB Multilayers of Thermotropic Polymers
Containing Azobenzene Side Groups. A. Ziegler, T. Fischer, H. Menzel, J. Stumpe. 322
Photo-Induced Orientation Effects Parallel and Perpendicular to the Polarization Vector of the
Incident Laser Light Observed in the Same Azobenzene-Contaning LC Polymer Film. M. Rutloh,
I. Zebger, U. Hoffmann, J. Stumpe, H.W. Siesler. 324
Interfacial Ordering and Photo-Orientation of a Liquid Crystalline Main Chain Polymer. A. Vix,
B. Sapich, J. Stumpe, W. Stocker, J.P. Rabe. 326
Dynamical and Photochemical Behavior of Amorphous Copolymers Containing Photochromic
Azobenzene Side Groups. A. Fritz, A. Schöenhals, B. Sapich, M. Rutloh, J. Stumpe. 328
Polymers with Light Controlled Water Solubility. H. Menzel, R. Kröger, M.L. Hallensleben. 330
Proton NMR Spectroscopy: A Tool for Tracking Trans-Cis Isomerization Reactions in Azobenzene
Modified Polymers. G.D. Jaycox, L.A. Howe, M.S. Beattie. 332
Time Resolved Spectroscopy of Azobenzene. N.C.R. Holme, T.B. Norris, M. Pedersen,
S. Hvilsted, P.S. Ramanujam. 334
Amphiphilic Photochromic Polymers. A. Altomare, F. Ciardelli, M. Mader, R. Solaro,
N. Tirelli. 336
Toward Photoresponsive Dendritic Self-Assembly. M. Hashemzadeh, D.V. McGrath. 338
Photoresponsive Dendrimers. D.M. Junge, D.V. McGrath. 340
Holographic Investigation on Side-Chain Azobenzene Copolymers of Acrylic Type.
I.G. Naydenova, T.J. Petrova, N.K. Tomova, V.D. Dragostinova, L.P. Nikolova, T.A. Todorov. 342
Photoinduced Anisotropy via a Two-Photon Process in a New Azobenzene Side-Chain Copolymer.
L. Zhang, Z. Cai, Z. Liang, Z. Xie, W. Lin. 344
Reorientation of Liquid Crystalline Systems in an Electric Field: Transmission and ATR-FTIR
Investigations. M. Füelleborn, S. Ekgasit, S. Okretic, H.W. Siesler. 346
Real-Time Optical Studies of the Diffraction Efficiency, Birefringence and Surface Relief
in Holographic Gratings of Azobenzene Polymer Films. F.L. Labarthet, T. Buffeteau,
C. Sourisseau. 348
Study of Photoinduced Orientation in Azopolymers by Time Dependent Visible and FTIR
Spectroscopies. F.L. Labarthet, T. Buffeteau, M. Pézolet, C. Sourisseau. 350
Enhanced Second Order Non-Linear Optical Properties of Azobenzene Based Dye Doped Silica
Sol-Gel Systems through Photo-Induced Poling. B. Abbas, G.R. Mitchell. 352
GENERAL PAPERS (SPECIAL TOPICS) LECTURES
(Organizer: R.B. Moore)
SUNDAY AM
Polymer Synthesis
MCATS™-A New Class of Catalysts for the Cationic Curing of Coatings. S.R. Sandler,
D. Alford, Jr. 354
Frontal Polymerization in Porous Media. J.A. Pojman, J. Warren. 356
Polyetherester Resins by Insertion of Carboxylic Diacids into Polyethers. J.A. Klang,
L.S. Yang, G. Cai. 358
Synthesis, Characterization and Degradation of Poly(Silyl Ester)s. M. Wang, K.L. Wooley. 360
Synthesis and Characterisation of Homopolymers and Copolymers Based on e -Caprolactone
and d -Valerolactone Using Organolanthanides. S. Agarwal, M. Karl, S. Anfang, K. Dehnicke,
A. Greiner. 361
Novel Synthesis of Sequence-ordered Polymers by Transformation of Polymer Backbone
of Poly(arylcarbonate). A. Kameyama, T. Nishikubo. 363
Polar, Functionalized Materials via Free Radical Polymerization of N,N-Diethylaminoisoprene.
V.V. Sheares, Y. Li. 365
Reactions of the Secondary Hydroxyl Groups of Phenoxy-Type Thermoplastics: Model
Studies and Polymer Derivatization. D.J. Brennan, S.M. Tinetti. 367
Autoacceleration in Free Radical Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization: The Diffusion-Limited
Cause of the Gel Effect. G.A. O’Neil, M.B. Wisnudel, J.M. Torkelson. 369
An Approach to a Rational Synthesis of PMMA Oligomers. J.A. Moore, Y. Shao. 371
SUNDAY PM
Polymer Characterization
Chain Scission in Thermooxidative Degradation of PVC in Dioctylphthalate. T. Szakács,
B. Iván, M. Szesztay. 372
Growth and Control of Chloroprene Popcorn. A.B. Foster, N. Brough, W. Burns, A.H.
Fawcett, S. Harrod, L.W. Poon. 374
Oriented Bacteriorhodopsin/(Nanosized PM Fragments)/Polycation Films by Electrostatic
Layer-by-Layer Assembly. L. Samuelson, J.-A. He, L. Li, J. Kumar, S.K. Tripathy. 376
Heterogeneity and Properties of Highly Crosslinked Photopolymers. L.G. Lovell, A.R.
Kannurpatti, C.N. Bowman. 378
New Flame Retardant Ferrocene Modified Polyurethane Block Copolymers. N. Najafi-Mohajeri,
G.L. Nelson. 380
Thermodynamic vs Kinetic Aspects for the Morphological Transitions of Crew-Cut Aggregates
Formed by the Self-Assembly of PS-b-PAA Diblock Copolymers in Solution. L. Zhang,
A. Eisenberg. 382
Investigation of Mechanical Properties and Morphologies of Non-Reactive Poly(Arylene Ether
Phenyl Phosphine Oxide/Sulfone) Copolymer Toughened Vinyl Ester Networks. S. Wang,
J. Wang, Q. Ji, A.R. Shultz, T.C. Ward, J.E. McGrath. 384
Molecular Imprinting via a Novel Mixed Acetal Linker for a Fluorescent Sensor. M.A. Reppy,
D.L. Gin. 386
Block Ionomer Complexes. A.V. Kabanov, T.K. Bronich, K. Yu, A. Eisenberg, E.A. Lysenko,
V.A. Kabanov. 388
POSTER PRESENTATIONS – POLYMER SYNTHESIS
SUNDAY 5:30 -7:30 PM
Hydrogenation of SBS Block Copolymers Using a Metallocene/n-Butyllithium Catalyst.
R.C.-C Tsiang, W.S. Yang, M.-D. Tsai. 390
Synthesis and Properties of Novel Bismaleimide from 1-Naphthaldehyde and 2, 6-Dimethylaniline.
C.-S. Wang, T.-S. Leu. 392
Novel Synthetic Approach for the Synthesis of OH-Functionalised Poly(p-Xylylene)s by Using
Sm (II) Compounds. N.E. Brandukova, S. Agarwal, A. Greiner. 394
Anionic Living Polymerization of Styrene Derivatives Containing Acetal-Protected Monosaccharide
Residues. A. Hirao, M. Hayashi, S. Loykulnant, S. Nakahama. 396
Non-homopolymerizable Monomers in Carbocationic Macromolecular Engineering: Furan
Derivatives. S.E. Hadjikyriacou, R. Faust. 398
Model Capping Reactions of Dimeric Styryl Cations with 1,1-Ditolylethylene. P.L. Canale,
R. Faust. 400
Control of Polyolefin Architecture by Catalyst and Pressure. Z. Guan, P.M. Cotts,
E.F. McCord. 402
Materials-Chirality: Majority Rules among the Sergeants. S.K. Jha, K.-S.
Cheon, M.M. Green,
J.V. Selinger. 404
Living Radical Polymerization of Styrene and the Effect of Thermal Polymerization. B. Keoshkerian, M. Georges, P. MacLeod, P. Kazmaier, P. Lucosi. 406
A Solvent-Free Technique for the Production of Poly(vinyl acetals) Directly from Poly(vinyl acetate).
M.L. O’Neill, S.P. Wilkinson, D. Newman, E.J. Beckman. 408
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(Arylene Ether Phosphine Oxide/Sulfone) Statistical Copolymers and Their Blends with Poly(Hydroxy Ethers) ("Phenoxy Resin"). S. Wang, Q. Ji, C.T. Tchatchoua, A.R. Shultz, J.E. McGrath. 410
Palladium (II) Catalyzed Copolymerization of Norbornene and Methyl Acrylate. A.D. Hennis,
D.C. Hilt, S. Kacker, A. Sen. 412
Novel Synthesis of Maleic Anhydride Terminal Modified Polypropylene. B. Lu, T.C. Chung. 414
Arylene-Bridged 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-2,5-Disila-1-Oxacryclopentanes as Precursors to Non-Shrinking
Polysiloxanes. A New Route to Sol-Gel Type Polymers. K. Rahimian, D.A. Loy. 416
Polymerization of Trialkoxysilanes. Effect of the Organic Substituent on the Formation of Gels.
D.A. Loy, B.M. Baugher, D.A. Schneider. 418
Phthalonitrile Polymer for High Temperature Applications. S.B. Sastri, T.M. Keller. 420
Alternating and Stereo-Regular Copolymerization of Styrene and Ethylene by Bridged Zirconocene
Complex. T. Arai, T. Ohtsu, S. Suzuki. 422
Synthesis of Diblock Copolymer of Poly(Styrene) and Poly(Lactide) with Well-Defined Structure.
Y.J. Kim, D.H. Adamson. 423
Studies on Dihydrogen Generation by a Bridged Metallocene Polyethylene Catalyst. E.P. Wasserman, E.S. Hsi, W.-T. Young. 425
A Simple Method to Stabilize Polystyrene Prepared by ATRP Methodologies: Copolymerizations
with Bicyclic Olefins. K.A. Ellzey, B.M. Novak. 427
Generating One-Handed Helical Polymers: Optically Active Polyguanidines from Chiral Catalysts.
A.M. Heintz, B.M. Novak. 429
Synthesis of Amine Functional Polymers from N-Propenylformamide. J.T. Cafmeyer, B.M. Novak. 431
Synthesis and Characterization of Rodcoil Diblocks Comprised of Thermally Labile Polyguanidine and Polystyrene Segments. J.L. David, S.P. Gido, B.M. Novak. 433
Polynaphthalene Networks from Bisphenols. D.W. Smith, Jr., D.A. Babb, R.V. Snelgrove, B.A.
Seliskar, D.A. McCrery, J.W. Huang, L.E. Latham, P.H. Townsend, III, S.J. Martin. 435
Synthesis of Core-Shell Materials in CO2 by Dispersion Polymerization. J.L. Young, R.J. Spontak,
J.M. DeSimone. 437
Regioirregular Propylene Insertion in Polypropylenes Synthesized with Unbridged Bis(2-Aryl)Indenyl
Zirconium Dichloride Catalysts: Implications on Activity. S. Lin, R.M. Waymouth. 439
Synthesis and Cationic Polymerization of 1-Butenyl and 1-Pentenyl Ether Monomers. S. Kaur,
J.V. Crivello, N. Pascuzzi. 441
Free-Radical Polymerization of 2-Triethoxymethyl-1,3-Butadiene. K. Takenaka, K. Hanada,
T. Hamada, T. Shiomi. 443
Synthesis of Polysiloxanes Bearing Di- or Triarylamines and NLO Chromophores. K.D. Belfield,
O. Najjar, S.M. Pius. 445
Synthesis and Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of a New Liquid Crystalline Dioxolane
Monomer. K.D. Belfield, D. Metla. 447
Convenient Synthesis of Alkyl and Aryl 1-Propenyl Ethers. S. Kong, L. Harvilchuck, J.V. Crivello. 449
In Situ Coploymerization Behavior of Zinc Dimethacrylate and 2-(N-Ethylperfluorooctanesulfonamide) Ethyl Acrylate in Hydrogenated Nitrile-Butadiene Rubber During Peroxide Crosslinking System. T. Ikeda, B. Yamada. 451
Architecturally Controlled Protected Amine Functionalised Oligomers from Catalytic Chain Transfer
Polymerisation. E.J. Kelly, D.M. Haddleton, E. Khoshdel. 453
Multifunctional Architecturally Controlled Polymeric Materials from Catalytic Chain Transfer
Polymerization. M.D. Eason, D.M. Haddleton, E. Khoshdel. 455
New Cobalt Catalysts for Use in Acrylic Polymerisations. J.L. Waterson, D.M. Haddleton, R.J.
Harrison, S.N. Richards. 457
Catalytic Chain Transfer Polymerisation of Functional Methacrylates. A.G. Steward, D.M. Haddleton,
A.V.G. Muir, S.L. Willis. 459
Swelling Properties of Crosslinked Vinylpyrrolidone Homopolymer and Vinylpyrrolidone/Vinyl Acetate Copolymers. Y. Zhong, P. Wolf, H. Chiu, J. Giurleo. 461
The Effects of Reactor Orientation on Frontal Polymerization. J.A. Pojman, H.A. Nichols,
V. Volpert. 463
Bubble-Free Initiators for High Temperature Free-Radical Polymerization. Y.A. Chekanov,
J.A. Pojman, J.K. Rasmussen. 465
Chemoselective Polymerization of a Phenol Derivative Having a Methacryl Group by Peroxidase
Catalyst. R. Ikeda, C. Lohavisavapanich, H. Tanaka, H. Uyama, S. Kobayashi. 466
Synthesis of a Soluble Polyphenol by Peroxidase-Catalyzed Oxidative Polymerization. T. Oguchi,
S. Tawaki, H. Uyama, S. Kobayashi. 468
Synthesis of Head-to-Tail Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) by Oxidative Coupling Polymerization of 3
-Hexylthiophene with Ferric Chloride (III). O. Haba, K. Shirato, M. Ueda, S. Amou, K.
Takeuchi, M. Asai. 470
Polymers with Kinky Architectures: Poly(Aryl Ether Ketone Amide)s with Reversible
Trans<-->Cis-4,4’-Azobenzene and Fixed 2,2’-Binaphthyl Kinking Elements in the Main
Chain. G.D. Jaycox. 472
Highly Regioselective Oxidative Polymerization of 4-Phenoxyphenol to Poly(1,4-Phenylene Oxide)
Catalyzed by Tyrosinase Model Complexes. H. Higashimura, K. Fujisawa, Y. Moro-oka, M. Kubota, A. Shiga, H. Uyama, S. Kobayashi. 474
Kinetic Modeling of the Aromatic Amine Epoxy Reaction. V. Strehmel, B. Strehmel, S. Habich. 476
Synthesis of Regular and Heteroarm Star Polymers by Means of Anionic Living Polymerization and
Functional Group Transformation. M. Hayashi, K. Kojima, S. Nakahama, A. Hirao. 478
Preparation of Microspheres of Highly Crosslinked Poly(divinylbenzene) and Their Surface Initiated
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. K. Jankova, K.C. Nguyen, X. Chen, J. Kops, I. Johannsen,
W. Batsberg. 480
Biodegradable Poly(ethylene glycol)-Poly(L-lactide) Block Copolymers. I. Chin, K. Kim, S. Chung,
S.Y. Lee, M. Kim, J.S. Yoon. 482
Water Soluble Cyclopolymers of Allyl-Acrylate Quaternary Ammonium Monomers. D. Avci,
L.J. Mathias. 484
High Tg Polycarbonates for Optical Applications. J.L. Gordon, K.P. Chan, D.G. Gascoyne. 486
Determination of Spontaneous Chain Transfer Constants in the Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene. Y.C. Bae, Z. Fodor, R. Faust. 488
Kinetic Study on the Capping Reaction of Living Polyisobutylene with 1,1-Diphenylethylene.
H. Schlaad, K. Erentova, R. Faust, B. Charleux, M. Moreau, J.-P. Vairon, H. Mayr. 490
One-Pot Synthesis of Amine Terminated Polyisobutylene via Haloboration-Initiation. B. Koroskenyi,
R. Faust. 492
Investigation of New Initiating Systems for the Living Cationic Polymerization of a -Methylstyrene.
Y. Kwon, X. Cao, R. Faust. 494
Living Cationic Polymerization: The Effect of Chain Length on the Lifetime of Living Polymers of
St and a MeSt. X. Cao, R. Faust. 496
Synthesis and Characterization of Aromatic-Aliphatic Poly(enaminonitriles). C.M. Thompson,
J.A. Moore, S.E. Lehman. 498
Control of the Glass Transition in Stereoregular Polyketones by Terpolymerization. B.T. Muellers,
M.M. Green, M. Brookhart, J. Ledford. 500
Design of a New Substitution Pattern for Ester-Substituted Carbon-Chain Polymers via Living
Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclopropane-1,1-Dicarboxylates. J. Penelle, T. Xie. 502
Halide Exchange in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. D.A. Shipp, J.-L. Wang, T. Grimaud,
K. Matyjaszewski. 504
The Kenetics of Termination of Free Radical Polymerization Studied by Pulsed Laser Photolysis.
D.A. Shipp, T.A. Smith, D.H. Solomon, G. Moad. 506
Chirality Induction in Cyclocopolymerization.- Effect of Conformation in Divinyl Monomer.
M. Obata, N. Yamamoto, K. Yokota, T. Kakuchi. 508
The Polymerization of Ethylene and Higher Olefins Using Transition Metal-Free Aluminum Based
Catalyst Systems. L.M. Wojcinski II, J.C. Sworen, A. Sen. 510
Layered Dendritic Block Copolymers. H. Claesson, M. Trollsås, B. Atthoff, J.L. Hedrick. 511
Preparation and Characterization of Phenyl-, Benzyl-, and Phenethyl-Substituted Polysilsequioxanes.
D.A. Schneider, D.A. Loy, B.M. Baugher, D.R. Wheeler, R.A. Assink, T.M. Alam, R. Saunders. 513
Synthesis and Photoluminescence Studies of Fluorinated Oligophenylenevinylenes. A.M Sarker,
J.H. Malpert, B. Strehmel, D.C. Neckers. 515
Amine-Quinone Polyurethanes Containing N-Alkylated Amine-Quinone Monomers. M. Han,
D.E. Nikles. 517
Preparation of Sulfur-Quinone Polyurethanes and Their Use to Inhibit the Corrosion of Iron Particles.
Y. Hu, D.E. Nikles. 519
Design, Synthesis, and Electrochemical Polymerization of Conjugated Monomers with Tetrahedral
Geometry: Towards Three-Dimensional Conductors. M.J. Marsella, H. Li, R.J. Reid. 521
A Tandem Approach to the Synthesis of Functionalized Polyethers Based on Ring-Closing
Metathesis and Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. H.D. Maynard, R.H. Grubbs. 523
Rapid Solid Phase Synthesis of Oligo(1,4-Phenylene Ethynylene)s. S. Huang, J.M Tour. 525
Template Oligomerization for the Replication of Precisely-Defined Synthetic Macromolecules.
D.B. Shortell, J.M. Tour. 527
Chemistry in the Cross-Linked Inverted Hexagonal Phase: Novel Composites and Heterogeneous
Catalysts. D.L. Gin, H. Deng, D.H. Gray, E. Kim, R.C. Smith. 529
Macrocyclic Oligomers of the Phenolphthalein Poly Aryl Ether Ketones: Synthesis and Characterization. C.H. Chen, H.W. Zhou, Z.W. Wu, W.J. Zhang. 531
Synthesis of Electroactive Macromonomer and Copolymers. J.B. Gao, K. Li, W.J. Zhang, Z.W. Wu,
F. Jing, A.G. MacDiarmid. 532
Toward the Synthesis of Non-Covalent Conducting Ladder Polymers. D.L. Simone, T.M. Swager. 533
Synthesis and Copolymerization of Ring-Substituted Methyl 2-Cyano-3-Phenyl-2-Propenoates with
Styrene. G.B. Kharas, K.J. Kim, M.R. Cisneros, M.J. Scully, C.D. Seitz, A.M. Sikora, R. Sudman,
S. Mikach, K. Watson. 535
Synthesis of Telechelic Polycarbonates and Polyesters as Precursors to ABA and ABC Triblock
Copolymers. M.R. Korn, M.R. Gagné. 537
Polyurethane Segmented Copolymers via ADMET Chemistry. D. Tindall, K.B. Wagener. 539
Polymetallane Segments in ADMET Polymers. F.J. Gómez, K.B. Wagener. 540
Toward the Synthesis of a Copper(II) Ion Sensing Polymer. J.H. Batten, I. Li, R.S. Duran. 542
Facile Synthesis of New Unimolecular Initiators for Living Radical Polymerizations. D. Wang, Z. Wu. 544
Secondary Amino Terminated Poly(Dimethyl Siloxane) Modified Epoxy Resins. Q. Ji, J. Wang,
O. Kwon, T.C. Ward, J.E. McGrath. 546
Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Electro-Active Monomers Containing Directly
Bonded Aniline-Thiophene, Aniline-Bithiophene and Aniline-Ethylenedioxythiophene Structures.
D. Nagvekar, B. Sankaran, L.-S. Tan. 548
Synthesis of Rigid-Rod and Extended Rod Benzazole Polymers Containing 2,5-Pyridyl Moieties.
L.-S. Tan, J.L. Burkett, S.R. Simko, M.D. Alexander, Jr. 550
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene Utilizing an Iron(II) Complex of a Tetradentate
Schiff-Base. P.S. Wolfe, S.T Nguyen. 552
Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Self Assembly of Water Soluble Polydiacetylenes. D.-C. Lee,
M. Sukwattanasinitt, X. Wang, L. Li, J. Kumar, S.K. Tripathy, D.J. Sandman. 554
New Polydiacetylenes with Visible Chromophoric Sidegroups. J.L. Foley, D.J. Sandman. 556
Synthesis and Unexpected Reactivity of 2-Benzylidene-4,5-Dicyano-1,3-Dithiole. M.A. Rixman,
D.J. Sandman. 558
Synthesis of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic AB and ABA Block Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical
Polymerization. X. Zhang, K. Matyjaszewski. 560
Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly(4-Vinylpyridine) Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.
J. Xia, X. Zhang, K. Matyjaszewski. 562
Well-Defined Water-Soluble Poly[2-(Dimethylamino)Ethyl Methacrylate] by Atom Transfer Radical
Polymerization. X. Zhang, J. Xia, K. Matyjaszewski. 564
Radical Telomerization of Vinyl Acetate with Chloroform Initiated by Di-t-Butylcyclohexyl
Percarbonate. M. Destarac, B. Pees, J.-M. Bessière, B. Boutevin. 566
Synthesis of Block Copolymers Combining Conventional Radical Polymerization and ATRP.
M. Destarac, B. Boutevin. 568
Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Grafted Sodium
Salts of Beta-Naphthlenesulfonic Acid-Formaldehyde Condensate. R. Lu. 570
Bulk Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene Using Multifunctional Ruthenium(II)
Tris Bipyridine Complexes as Initiators. J.E. Collins, C.L. Fraser. 571
Polyester Synthesis Using Carboalkoxylation. J.M. Penney, J.M. Boncella. 573
Synthesis and Thermal Characterization of a New Family of Crosslinked Fully Aromatic
Poly(ether ketone)s. A. Marcos-Fernández, P. Posadas, L. González, A. Rodríguez. 574
Block Copolymerizations Towards Asymmetric Self-Assembling. J. Pan, L. Dalton,
T.E. Hogen-Esch, W. Warner. 576
Synthesis of Block Copolymers Containing Main Chain NLO Segments. J. Pan, D. Huang,
M. Chen, M. He, W. Weber, L. Dalton, T.E. Hogen-Esch. 578
Preparation of Oligo-Amides and Polyurea which Contain the NLO 4-Dialkylamino-4’-
(alkylsulfonyl)-azobenzene Chromophore. W.P. Weber, D. Huang. 579
Preparation of Oligo-Amides and Polyamide Which Contain the 4-Dialkylamino-4’-
(alkylsulfonyl)-azobenzene Chromophore. D. Huang, W.P. Weber. 581
Preparation and Polymerization of 1,3,3,5,5-Pentamethyl-1-(2’-Perfluorophenyl-1’,1’,2’, 2’-
tetrahydroethyl) cyclotrisiloxane (I). Comparison of Anionic and Cationic Polymerization of I.
J.K. Paulasaari, W.P. Weber. 583
Polymerization on the Surface of Glass Beads. R.M. Ottenbrite, H. Zengin, J.A. Siddiqui. 585
Surface Modification of P2 Glass Beads with Poly(Carboxylic Acid) Polymers. R.M. Ottenbrite,
H. Zengin, J.A. Siddiqui. 587
Direct Formation of Polycarbonates by Oxidative Carbonylation of Bisphenol A. M. Goyal,
R. Nagahata, J. Sugiyama, M. Asai, M. Ueda, K. Takeuchi. 589
Synthesis and Characterization of Copolymer of Dodecyl Methacrylate/Styrene Containing Amidine
Functional Group. Q. Sheng, S.Z. Erhan. 591
Inhibition of Crosslinking in Meta-Polyaniline Through the Use of N-Protecting Groups. R.E. Ward,
N. Spetseris, T.Y. Meyer. 593
Studies in Synthesis of Propylene Diblock Copolymer and Their Properties. G.J. Jiang, M.T. Hsu,
S.F. Lee, J.M. Hwu. 594
Photopolymerization of Bismaleimide and Divinylether in the Presence of Liquid Crystal. W. Kuang,
D. Yang, J. Whitehead, C.E. Hoyle, S. Jonsson. 596
Dual Functional Initiators for Tandem Radical and Step Polymerization. I.Q. Li., D.M. Knauss,
Y. Gong, B. Pan, B.A. Howell, D.B. Priddy. 598
Synthesis of Antenna Polymers Containing Chromophore-Quencher Complexes of Ruthenium(II).
K.A. Maxwell, T.J. Meyer, J.M. DeSimone. 600
The Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Halatotelechelic Poly(g -Caprolactone).
J.W. Sherman, R.F. Storey. 602
Effect of [TiCl4], [Lewis Base], and Lewis Base Identity on Termination Events Occurring in
Controlled/Living Isobutylene Polymerization. C.L. Curry, R.F. Storey. 604
POSTER PRESENTATIONS – SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FINE PARTICLES
SUNDAY 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Synthesis of Core-Shell Latex Particles of Casein-g-Poly(Methyl Methacrylate). P. Li, J. Liu,
Q. Wang, C. Wu. 606
Preparation and Characterization of Functional Poly(Methylstyrene) Latex Particles. J. Xu, P. Li,
Q. Wang, C. Wu. 608
Production of Monodisperse Polymer Nanoparticles from Solution. C.-Y. Kung, M.D. Barnes,
B.G. Sumpter, D.W. Noid, J. Otaigbe. 610
Atomistic Simulation and Modeling of Ultra Fine Polymer Particles. K. Fukui, B.G Sumpter,
M.D. Barnes, D.W. Noid, J.U. Otaigbe. 612
Self-Assembled Vesicles with Hollow Rods in the Wall of PS-b-PEO Diblocks and Binary
Mixtures in Dilute Solution. K. Yu, C. Bartels, A. Eisenberg. 614
Synthesis of Controllable Growth of Silica Beads by Sol-Gel Process. C. Wang, L. Dong, Y.H. Zhang, Z.M. Guo, T.J. Li, Y. Wei. 616
GENERAL PAPERS (SPECIAL TOPICS) LECTURES
TUESDAY AM
Stars, Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Properties of Novel Thermoplastic Elastomeric Star-Blocks Consisting of PSt-b-PIB Arms
Emanating from Cyclosiloxane Cores. J.S. Shim, J.P. Kennedy. 617
Dendritic and Hyperbranched Polymers Based on Urea Linkages. A. Kumar, E.E. Meijer. 619
Macromolecular Engineering via Living Cationic Polymerization: Synthesis and Characterization
of Model Amphiphilic A2B2 Star-Block Copolymer. Y.C. Bae, R. Faust. 621
Convergent Living Anionic Polymerization: New Results on a Novel Method of Dendritic
Macromolecule Synthesis. H.A. Al-Muallem, D.M. Knauss. 623
Use of Triple Resonance 3D-NMR for Characterization of Carbosilane Dendrimers. M. Chai,
Z. Pi, C.A. Tessier, P.L. Rinaldi. 625
Star-like Poly(Methyl methacrylate-co-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate)s by Dendritic Free
Radical Initiation; Macromolecular Templates for Ultra Low Dielectric Constant Materials.
A. Heise, J.L Hedrick, M. Trollsås, R.D. Miller, C.W. Frank. 627
Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Silane Covered DAB Dendrimers. Y. Niu, M. Chai,
P.L. Rinaldi, C.A. Tessier, W.J. Youngs. 629
Recent Developments in the "Living" Cationic, Ambient Temperature Synthesis of Polyphosphazenes
with Controlled Architectures. J.M. Nelson, H.R. Allcock, I. Manners. 631
Amphiphilic Linear-branched Copolymers and Their Fluorinated Dendritic Analogs. D. Yu,
J.M.J. Fréchet. 633
Linear and Hyperbranched meta-Polyaniline. N. Spetseris, R.E. Ward, T.Y. Meyer. 635
TUESDAY PM
Spectroscopic Characterization of Polymeric Systems
Cure Characterization of Bulk MDI-Based Polyureaurethane by Fluorescence and IR Spectroscopy.
S.-K. Wang, C.S.P. Sung. 637
Structure and Morphology of Polymer Systems by EELS and ESI: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects.
A.E. Ribbe, A. Okumura, K. Kimishima, T. Hashimoto. 639
Examination of Photo-Induced Radicals in Polyurethane Clearcoats Using ESR Spectroscopy.
T.C. Sandreczki, Y. He, H. Cao, R. Zhang, Y.C. Jean. 641
In-Situ Cure Monitoring of Polyurethane/Urea Cure with Fiberoptic Fluroescence Spectroscopy.
D.M Aronow, N.-H. Sung. 642
Laser Flash Photolysis of N-Substituted Maleimides and the Mechanism of Polymerization
Initiation. K. Viswanathan, S. Clark, C. Miller, C.E. Hoyle, S. Jonsson, L. Shao. 644
POSTER PRESENTATIONS – POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION
TUESDAY 5:30-7:30 PM
UV Photolysis of PMMA Dimer and Trimer: Product Analysis and Mechanistic Interpretation.
J.A. Moore, Y. Shao. 646
Photopolymerization Kinetics of New Dimethacrylates by Photo DSC. N. Gunduz, A.R. Shultz,
H.K. Shobha, M. Sankarapandian, J.E. McGrath. 647
Primary Cyclization Reactions in Crosslinked Polymers. J.E. Gibson, C.N. Bowman. 649
Adsorption of Poly(N-Methyl-N’-(a -phenylethyl)carbodiimide) at Solution-Silica Interfaces.
R.J. Larson, Jr., T.J. McCarthy, B.M. Novak. 651
Effect of TEMPO Stable Free Radicals on the Reduction of Polymer Flammability. J.R. Stewart,
B.M. Novak, R.J. Farris. 653
Polythiophene Dications: Polarons and Bipolarons. D.S. Dudis, A.D. McFarland, A.V. Fratini. 655
Photomolding in Microsystem Technology. T. Hanemann, R. Ruprecht, J.H. Haub elt. 657
UV- and Deep X-Ray Lithography on Preceramic Polymers. T. Hanemann, J.H. Haub elt. 659
Modification of Polyurethane Elastomer Properties by Control of Hard Domain Formation.
J.V. McClusky, M. Pocol, N. Alvarez. 661
Effect of Various Amines on the Stability of Vinylidene Chloride Copolymers. F.M. Uhl,
B.A. Howell. 663
Volume Phase Transition of Polyampholyte Gels. Y. Takeoka, X. Yu, T. Enoki, T. Oya, K. Tanaka,
G. Wang, S. Masamune, A.Y. Grosberg, T. Tanaka. 665
Phase Transition Kinetics of pH Sensitive Gels. T. Enoki, T. Oya, Y. Takeoka, K. Tanaka,
G. Wang, T. Tanaka. 667
Volume Phase Transition and Glass Transition of Hydrogen-Bondable Gels. T. Enoki, T. Oya,
Y. Takeoka, K. Tanaka, G. Wang, X.-H. Yu, R.R. Dasari, M.S. Feld, T. Tanaka. 669
Conductive Poly(Alkyl Vinyl Ketone)s Polymerized by UV Irradiation and Kinetic Studies on the
Reaction with Phosphoryl Chloride. J. Ma. 671
Effect of Composition and Structure of Insoluble Pyridinium-type Polymers on Antibacterial Activity.
G. Li, J. Shen. 673
Preparation and Characterization of Insoluble Pyridinium-type Polymers, and Their Behavioral
Features of Antibacterial Activity. G. Li, J. Shen. 675
Biodegradability of Polystyrene Containing a Pyridinium Group. X. Peng, J. Shen. 677
Near Infrared Studies of Styrene-Sodium Methacrylate Ionomers. D. Garcia, J.-S. Kim,
A. Eisenberg. 679
Self-Assembly in Aqueous Solutions of Hydrophobically Modified Poly(Acrylic Acid).
L.E. Bromberg, M.G. Goldfeld. 681
Positive Tone Single-Component Photoimaging System Based on Coumarin Ammonium Borates.
O. Grinevich, A. Mejiritski, A.M. Sarker, D.C. Neckers. 683
Characterization of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Depolymerization. M.D. Weir, C.S.P. Sung. 685
Organometallic Luminescence Probes in Aromatic Cyanate Ester Polymerization. J.T. Grant,
N. Dunwoody, V. Jakúbek, A.J. Lees. 687
Crystallization Behaviour of Syndiotactic Polystyrene by Blending with Zinc Neutralized
Sulfonated Polystyrene Ionomers. H. Li, G. Li, W. Yang, J. Shen. 689
A Crystallinity Study of a Molded Polypropylene Vessel by Temperature Modulated Differential
Scanning Calorimetry and Integrating Sphere Spectrophotometry. T. Yang. 691
A Chemiluminescent Study of Sodium Benzoate as a Nucleating Agent. T. Yang. 693
Studies on Origin of Stress Yield Peak for Amorphous Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Films.
Y. Wang, D. Shen, R. Qian. 695
Kinetics of Silane Grafting Reactions of Polyethylene. Y.-T. Shieh, T.-H. Tsai. 697
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Binding Clenbuterol. V. Crescenzi, G. Masci, M. Fonsi,
G. Casati. 699
Intercalation Compounds of Poly(2-ethynyl pyridine) with Ca2+ and H+-montmorillonites.
A. Blumstein, H. Liu, S. Tripathy. 701
Polymer Structure Control through Stepwise Crystallization. Y. Chen, G.L. Baker. 703
Materials-Chirality: Racemization and Reversible Cyclodextrin Complexation of a 1,1’-Binaphthyl
Probe Bound to Various Polyelectrolytes in Water. S.Y. Yang, M.M. Green. 705
Materials-Chirality: A Simple Motion Probe of Polymeric Glassy and Rubbery States. J.W. Park,
M.M. Green. 707
Materials-Chirality: Exploration of Polyketone Secondary Structure by Correlation between Solid
State Optical Activities and Thermal Properties. B.T. Muellers, M.M. Green, M. Brookhart. 709
Materials-Chirality: The Attempt to Design an Intermolecular Transfer of a Dye Molecule between a
Chiral and an Achiral Environment. K.-S. Cheon, R. van Delden, M.M Green. 711
A Water Soluble Polyisocyanate with a Large Ionic Conductivity. S.K. Jha, H. Yun, Y. Okamoto,
M.M. Green. 713
Chromatographic Optical Resolution of Enantiomer by (1‡ 6)-3,4-Di-O-Alkyl-2,5-Anhydro-D-Glucitol
Derivatives Bound on Silica Gel. S. Umeda, K. Saitoh, T. Satoh, K. Yokota, T. Kakuchi. 715
Preparation, Solubilization and Biodegradation of Crosslinked Gelatin. R.D. Patil, J.E. Mark, P. Dalev, E. Vassileva, S. Fakirov. 717
The Preparation of Mixed (Ionic and Electronic) Conducting or MIEC Copolymers of 3-
(Oligooxyethylene) Thiophene/3-Methylthiophene. L.M. Burke, Jr., I.M. Khan. 719
Studies on Tunable High Dielectric Constant (Microwave Frequencies) Polymer Composites. S. Negi,
K. Gordon, S.M. Khan, I.M. Khan. 721
Characterization of the Lateral Structure of Non-Ionic Block Copolymers Spread on Water. J.K. Cox,
K. Yu, A. Eisenberg, R.B. Lennox. 723
Photoinduced Crosslinking of Diacrylates for a Series of Ammonium Alkyltriphenylborates Using the
Fluorescence Cure Monitor. B. Strehmel, A.M Sarker, J.H. Malpert, D.C. Neckers. 725
Effect of Branching on the Chromatographic Behavior of Dendrimers vs. Linear Polysaccharides. A.M. Striegel, R.D. Plattner, J.L. Willett. 727
Study on the Surface Photovoltage Property of Thiophene Oligomers. Y.H. Zhang, C. Wang, T.F. Xie, C.S. Cao, D.J. Wang, X.D. Cai, B.Y. Bai, T.J. Li, Y. Wei. 729
Study on the Fluorescent Poly(Acryl Ether Ketone)s Containing Stable Radicals as Chromophores
on Main-Chain. C.H. Chen, C. Wang, H.W. Zhou, R.X. Yuan, J.Z. Wang, N. Lu, Z.W. Wu,
W.J. Zhang. 731
Photoluminescence Properties of Dialkoxy Poly(1,4-napthalenevinylene) (PNV) Homopolymers
and Copolymers Synthesized by ROMP-Aromatization Route. D.L. Elder, M.W. Wagaman,
R.H. Grubbs. 733
Molecular Motion in Polymers Plasticized by Carbon Dioxide: An EPR Spin Probe Study.
E.J. Harbron, W.C. Bunyard, J.M. DeSimone, M.D.E. Forbes. 735
Hydrogen Bonding Characterization in Phosphine Oxide Containing Copolymer/Epoxy Systems.
J. Wang, S. Wang, Y. Liu, Q. Ji, O. Kwon, J.E. McGrath, T.C. Ward. 737
Soluble Blue Light-Emitting Polymers. S.T. Pasco, B. Hu, P.M. Lahti, F.E. Karasz. 739
Effect of Constrained Tetrahedral Netpoint Inclusion on Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid Crystalline
Polymers. K.N. Wiegel, A.C. Griffin. 740
Elastomeric Nematic Polyesters – Towards Auxetic Materials. C.J. Booth, C. He, A.C. Griffin. 742
Liquid Crystalline Polymers as Potential Auxetic Materials: Influence of Transverse Rods on the
Polymer Mesophase. P. Liu, C. He, A.C. Griffin. 744
Solid State NMR Acetylene Carbon Shift Nonequivalence in Polydiacetylene Crystal. D.J. Sandman,
A.L. Cholli, W. Maas. 746
Novel Polyester/Inorganic Composite Materials via Sol-Gel Reactions. S.K. Young, G.C.
Gemeinhardt, K.A. Mauritz. 748
Investigations on the Chemical Nature of "Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)—Poly(Ethylene Imine)—
Surlyn®" Interfaces in Composite Film Structures. J.A. Siddiqui, E.L. Mason, C. Chappell. 750
Effects of PH on the Contact Angle and Porosity of Layer-by-Layer Surface Modified Porous Silica.
J.A. Siddiqui, C. Chappell, K. Suzuki, S. Siddiqui, R.M. Ottenbrite. 752
The Preparation of Polymers, the Films of which Exhibit a Tunable Temperature Dependence to
Permeation by Aqueous Solutions. L.D. Taylor. 754
Variable-Temperature Solid State 13C NMR Studies of Molecular Motions and Phase Transitions
in Polymers Containing Rigid-Rod Backbones with Flexible Side Chains. J.J. Ge, M. Guo, P.S.
Honigfort, Z. Zhang, S.-Y. Wang, F.W. Harris, S.Z.D. Cheng. 756
1
D and 2D NMR Studies of the Sequence Distribution of Poly(Ethylene Naphthalate-co EthyleneTerephthalate). M. Guo, W.J. Brittain. 758
The Tail Wags the Dog: Substituent Effects in Photochromic Polypeptide Dark Adaptation Kinetics.
T.M. Cooper, L.V. Natarajan., C.G. Miller. 760
Investigation of Self-Assembly in a Peptide-Dye Complex. T.M. Cooper, M.O.Stone. 761
The Influence of Hydrolytic Degradation on the Mechanical Properties of a Poly(ester urethane).
E.B. Orler, D.A. Wrobleski, M.E. Smith. 763
Visible Light Curable Acrylic Acid-Itaconic Acid-N-Vinylpyrrolidone Copolymers for
Dental Restorative Formulations. B.M. Culbertson, D. Xie. 765
Intramolecular Exciplex Formation in Ammonium-type Amphiphilic Polysilanes. T. Yamaki,
Y. Nakashiba, K. Asai, K. Ishigure, S. Seki, S. Tagawa, H. Shibata. 767
Synthesis, Spectral-Luminescence Properties and Photostability of Aromatic Polyamides with
Chromophores in the Polymer Main Chain. S. Belyavskiy, N. Barashkov. 769
Fractionation of Polycations with Capillary Electrophoresis. C.F. Welch, D.A. Hoagland. 771
Relaxation Behavior and Modulus of Aluminum Supported Polymer Layers by Nanoindentation.
S.K. Ahuja, R.B. McGriff, K. Yoder, D.A. Crowson, K.T. Dinh, T.J. Waldnig, W.W. Gerberich,
M.E. Scharfe. 773
Molecular Dynamics in Polymers: A New Simulation of the Polyethylene Crystallization Process.
V. Dhenin, V. Lazzeri, B. Waegell, R.B. Moore. 774
Morphologies of Crew-Cut Aggregates of Polystyrene-b-Poly(4-Vinylpyridium Methyl Iodide) Block Polyelectrolytes. Y. Yu, A. Eisenberg. 776
Real time Isobutylene Polymerization Kinetics from FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy Using the B-DCC/2,
4-DMP/BCL3 Initiating System. T.L. Maggio, R.F. Storey. 778
A General Synthesis of Ion-Exchange Resins with Phosphonate Esters and Phosphonamide Ligands.
R.D. Ober, S.D. Alexandratos. 780
Polymer-Supported Reagents in the Mitsunobu Reaction: A Comparative Study of the Esterification and
Etherification Reactions. C.A. Shelley, S.D. Alexandratos. 782
Polymer Supported Reagents with Enhanced Metal Ion Affinities: Mechanistic Studies.
S. Natesan, S.D. Alexandratos. 784
Water-Soluble Polymers with Cyclodextrin Side-Groups: Control of the Chelat Type Complex.
M. Hollas, M.-A. Chung, J. Adams. 786
FLUOROPOLYMERS
(Organizers: P. E. Cassidy, J. W. Fitch III, A. St.Clair, D. Babb, and A. Feiring)
MONDAY AM
Synthesis I
Fluoromethylene Cyanate Ester Resins. A. Snow, L.J. Buckley, J.P. Armistead. 788
New Polymers Derived from 2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzoic Acid. K. Kimura, Y. Yamashita,
P. E. Cassidy, J. W. Fitch III, V. S. Reddy, Y. Sakaguchi. 790
Preparation And Properties of Fluorine-Containing Aromatic Polymers having Sulfone Groups
in the Main Chain. S. Nakamura, T. Ohtsu, Y. Suzuki. 792
Phenylated Polyphenylenes Containing Hexafluoroisopropylidene Groups. A. L. Rusanov,
M.L. Keshtov, N.M. Belomonia, A.A. Askadskii, A.N. Shchegolikhin. 794
Synthesis and Characterization of Thermosetting Fluorinated Polyimides for Microelectronics Packaging. D. L. Dunson, M. Sankarapandian, T.E. Glass, H. Oyama, I.V. Farr, J.E. McGrath. 796
Poly(Arylether)s with Trifluoromethyl Substituents as Low-e -Dielectrics for Microelectronics.
G. Maier, S. Banerjee, J.M. Schneider, R. Hecht. 798
Novel Polyimides Containing Perfluorononenyloxy Groups. C-S. Wang, R-W. Yang. 800
Photosensitive Polyimide-Precursor Based on Polyisoimide: Dimensionally Stable Polyimide
with a Low Dielectric Constant. M. Ueda, H. Seino, O. Haba, A. Mochizuki. 802
Achieving High Tg and Low Dielectric Constant Using Aromatic Benzoxazole Polymers. T.D.
Dang, P.T. Mather, M.D. Alexander, Jr., R.J. Spry, F.E. Arnold. 804
A New Approach to Fluorosilicone Elastomers. A.E. Mera, K.J. Wynne. 806
Synthesis and Characterization of the New Fluoropolymer Poly-(Difluorosilylenemethylene);
An Analogue of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride). L. Interrante, M. Lienhard, C. Wiegand,
T. Apple, B. Farmer. 808
Facile Syntheses of Oligomeric Organofluorosilsesquioxanes. J.M. Antonucci, B.O. Fowler,
J. W. Stansbury. 810
TUESDAY PM
Synthesis II
A New Aromatic Perfluorocyclobutane Polymer: Synthesis and Thermal Characterization of
1,3,5-Tris[(4-Trifluorovinyloxy)Phenyl]Benzene. H. W. Boone, D.W. Smith, Jr., D.A. Babb. 812
Free Radical Polymerization of Novel 1-(2-Alkoxy-Ethoxy)-1,2,2-Trifluoroethenes.
R. D. Lousenberg, M.S. Shoichet. 814
Telomerization of 1,1-Difluoroethylene with Methanol. B. Ameduri, M. Duc, M. Kharroubi,
B. Boutevin. 816
Fluorinated Olefin-CO Copolymers Synthesized via Palladium (II) Catalysis. S. Murtuza,
S.B. Harkins, A. Sen. 818
Novel Polymer Systems Based on Poly(Fluoro)Acrylates and Fluoropolyimides. Y.S. Vygodskii, A.A. Sakharova, A.M. Matieva. 819
Synthesis of Semifluorinated Triblock Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP).
Z. Zhang, Z. Shi, S. Ying. 820
Reactions of Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) Acids and their Corresponding Salts. J.L. Howell,
M.A. Hofmann, A. Waterfeld, A.M. Sipyagin, C.M. Friesen, J.S. Thrasher. 822
Difluorocarbene Addition to Model Polydienes: A New Class of Fluoropolymers. Y. Ren, S. J. Engel,
T.P. Lodge, M.A. Hillmyer. 823
Synthesis of Hydrophilic Hydrocarbon/Fluorocarbon Block Copolymers Using Controlled
Free Radical Techniques. T. Johnson, K. Matyjaszewski, J.M. DeSimone. 824
High Molecular Weight ECTFE with Good Processability. J. A. Abusleme, G. Besana,
C. Manzoni, V. Arecella. 826
Solubility of Fluorocopolymers in Supercritical Fluids. T.P. Dinoia, S.E. Conway, M.A. McHugh. 828
Synthesis of Polymeric Surfactants for Micellar Network Formation with Fluorophilic and
Lipophilic Domains in Aqueous Solution. R. Weberskirch, O. Nuyken. 829
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (FLUOROPOLYMERS)
TUESDAY 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Synthesis and Characterization of Silicon-Modified Poly(Ether Ketones). J.W. Green,
C.R. Chambers, Jr., H. Herbold, J.W. Fitch III, P.E. Cassidy. 831
A Quantitative Kinetic Study of a -Methylstyrene Dimerization Using Nafion‚ Solid Acid Catalyst in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. H.C. Wei, J.P. DeYoung, B.E. Kipp, J.M. DeSimone. 833
The Thermal Decompostion of Perfluoroalkyl Peroxides in Carbon Dioxide. J.F. Kadla,
J.P. DeYoung, J.M. DeSimone. 835
Partially Fluorinated Monomers and Polymers for Ion-Exchange Resins. A.E. Feiring,
E.R. Wonchoba, S. Rozen. 837
Synthesis and Characterization of ABC Triblock Copolymers Containing Poly(Perfluoroalkyl
Methacrylate) Segments. K. Sugiyama, A. Hirao, S. Nakahama. 839
Emulsion Copolymerization of Novel 1-(2-Alkoxy-Ethoxy)-1,2,2-Trifluoroethenes. Y. Yuan,
M.S. Shoichet. 841
Synthesis of ABA Triblock Copolymers Containing Both Fluorocarbon and Hydrocarbon Blocks for Compatiblizers. S. Ying, Z. Zhang, Z. Shi. 843
Radical Telomerization of 1,1-Difluoroethylene with Trichloromethyled Telogens. B. Ameduri,
M. Duc, M. Kharroubi, B. Boutevin. 845
Radical Poly Addition of Bis(a -Trifluoromethyl-b -Difluorovinyl) Terephthalate With 1,4-Dioxane.
T. Narita, T. Hagiwara, H. Hamana. 847
Aromatic Polyamides Containing Hexafluoroisopropylidene Groups and Study of Thin Films and Made Therefrom. M. Bruma, B. Schulz, T. Kopnick, B. Stiller, E. Hamciuc, F. Mercer, P. E. Cassidy. 849
New Polyimides Containing Fluorinated Alkoxy Side Groups. S. A. Shevelev, M. D. Dutov,
M. A. Korolev. ………..851
New Processable Polynaphthylimides and Polyperileneimides Based on Fluorinated Diamines.
A. L. Rusanov, E. G. Bulycheva, L. B. Elshina, A. A. Askadskiy. 853
Novel Poly(Arylethers) Containing Terphenyl Moieties in the Backbone and Pendant Trifluoromethyl
Groups. S. Banerjee, M. Burger, G. Maier. 855
Photosensitive Polyimide-Precursor Based on Poly(Amic-Acid): Dimensionally Stable Polyimide
with a Low Dielectric Constant. H. Seino, A. Mochizuki, O. Haba, M. Ueda. 857
Plasma Depostion of Various Fluorinated Precursors for Low Dielectric Constant Materials.
M. Dietlmeier, G. Maier, A. Klumpp. 859
Dielectric Thermal Analysis of Acrylic and VF2/HFP Copolymers Blends for High Performance
Coatings. C. Cypcar, L. Judovits. 861
Morphology Control of Aromatic Polymers by Fluorinated End Groups. K. Kimura, H. Ohmori,
F. Yokoyama, Y. Yamashita. 863
Configurations of Fluorobenzidines and Corresponding Polyimides. K. C. Chuang, S. F. Tytko,
K. J. Galat, W. J. Youngs. 865
Fluorcarbon-Containing Hydrophobically Associating Polymer III. The Synthesis and
Characterization of Fluorocarbon-Modified Poly(N-Isopropyl Acrylamide). Y-X. Zhang,
Q. Fang, Y-q Fu, A-h Da. 867
Oxometal-Polyimide Hybrid Materials: Alternatives to Silica and Titania Phases Using Rare
Earth Metal Complexes. R.E. Southward, D.M. Stoakley, A.K. St.Clair. 869
Positron Annihilation Studies of Free Volume and Dielectric Constant in Fluorine-Containing
Polyimides. G. Hougham, Q. Zhang, Y. C. Jean. 871
Transient Oscillation of 1H-13H Cross Relaxtion of P(VDF73/TrFE27) Near Ferroelectric Phase
Transition. F. Ishi, A. Tsutsumi. 873
Preparation of Fluorosilicones Containing Perfluorocyclobutane Rings. J. Rizzo, F. W. Harris. 874
WEDNESDAY AM
Properties & Applications
Extended Durability of Dental Composites Containing Fluorpolymer. B. M. Culbertson, G. Wang,
R. R. Seghi, D. Xie. 876
Homopolymerization Studies of New Fluorinated Dimethacrylate Monomers. J.W. Stansbury,
K.M. Choi. 878
Fluorinated Polymers for Biomedical Applications. I. Verweire, E.H. Schacht, I. De Scheerder,
C. Klein, M. Davies. 880
Semifluorinated Polyesters with Low Surface Energy. D.U. Pospiech, D. Jehnichen, L. Haussler,
D. Voigt, K. Grundke. 882
Fluorine-Containing Polymers - Materials for Gas Separating Membranes. Y.P. Yampolskii,
A.Y. Alentiev, S.M. Shishatskii, V.P. Schantarovich, B.D. Freeman, V.K. Bondar. 884
An NMR Study of the Diffusion of Water in Nafion and the Associated Morphological Structure.
G. Meresi, A. Tao, X. Gong, W-Y Wen, P.T. Inglefield, A.A. Jones. 886
High-Resolution Variable-Temperature 19F MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Vinylidene Fluoride Based Fluoropolymers. P.K. Isbester, T.A. Kestner, E.J. Munson. 888
Complex Formation of b -Cyclodextrin and Perfluorocarbon Modified Water-Soluble Polymers.
T. Hogen-Esch, H. Zhang, F. Boschet, A. Margaillan. 890
A Three Dimensionally Oriented Texture for Poly(Tetrafluoro-P-Xylylene). J. Blackwell,
S.–Y Park, S.N. Chvalun, K.A. Mailyan, A.V. Pebalk, I.E. Kardash. 892
Chain Conformations and Segmental Interactions in Fluoropolymers Melts. G.R. Mitchell,
B. Rosi-Schwartz. 894
Kinetics of Trifluorovinyl Ether Cyclopolymerization. D.W. Smith, S-N. Lee, C.M. Cheatham,
J. Lanne, H.W. Boone, D.A. Babb, R.L. Sammler. 895
Radiation Processing of Fluoropolymer Films. H-P. Brack, L. Bonorand, H.G. Bührer,
G.G. Scherer. 897
FLUORINATED SURFACES, COATINGS AND FILMS
(Organizers: D.W. Grainger, D. Caster, D. Anton, M. Pellerite)
MONDAY PM
Fluorinated Surfaces
Surface Characterization of Fluorinated Films. D.G. Castner. 899
Surface Reorganization Kinetics of a Model End-Functionalized Polymer System. D. Wong,
C. Jalbert, J. Koberstein. 901
Cluster Size Effects in Semifluorinated n-Alkyl/n-Alkyl Disulfides on Unpatterned Metallic
Surfaces. J. F. Rabolt. 903
Lattice Orientation and Tribology of SAMs of Fluorinated Thiols and Disulfides on Au(111)
by AFM: The Influence of the Molecular Structure. H. Schonherr, G. Vancso. 904
Grand Unified Theory of Fluorocarbon Polymer Mobility on Disk Surfaces. C.M. Mate. 906
Control of Surface Chemistry and Surface Microstructure of Fluorinated Polydimethylsiloxane
Networks. P. Gatenholm, M. Berglin, E. Johnston, K. Wynne. 908
Surface Segregation in End Fluorinated Polystyrenes. R.B. Mason, C.A. Jalbert, J.F. Elman,
T.E. Long, B. Gunesin, J.T. Koberstein. 910
Low Bioadhesion on Self-Assembled Fluoropolymer Surfaces. R.F. Brady, Jr., D.L. Schmidt. 912
Aggregation Structure and Surface Properties of Immobilized Polysiloxane Ultrathin Films with
Fluoroalkyl Groups. A. Takahara, K. Kojio, T. Kajiyama. 914
Hydrocarbon and Perfluorocarbon Vapor Sorption in Rubbery and Glassy Hydrocarbon-Based
Polymers and Fluoropolymers. T.C. Merkel, V. Bondar, K. Nagai, M.G. De Angelis,
B.D. Freeman, F. Doghieri. 916
Direct Fluorination of Polymers: Fundamental Features and Possible Industrial Applications.
A.P. Kharitonov, V. V. Teplyakov, D. Syrtsova, J.P. Badyal, H. Strathmann, A.A. Pud. 918
TUESDAY AM
Fluorinated Plasma Surfaces
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Study of Peptides on Plasma Hydroxylated Fluoropolymer.
L. Sun, D.E. Carney, J. A. Gardella, Jr. 920
Plasma Fluoropolymers and the Fluoropolymer-Copper Interface. M. S. Silverstein, L. Sandrin,
E. Sacher. 922
Radical Surface Reactivities During Fluorocarbon Polymer Deposition. E.R. Fisher, N.M. Mackie,
N.E. Capps. 924
High Water Repellent Thin Films Prepared by D. C. Plasma Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride.
M. Kakimoto, D. Sato, M. Jikei. 926
Pulsed Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition from C2H2F4, CH2F2, and CHClF2.
C.B. Labelle, K. K. Gleason. 928
Fluoropolymer Films Deposited by RF Plasma Sputtering of Polytetrafluoroethylene Using Inert
Gases. M.A. Golub, T. Wydeven. 930
Surface Chemistry and Elastic Properties of Plasma Deposited Fluoropolymers. R. Luginbuehl,
M.D. Garrison, S. Hild, L. Weiss, R.M. Overney, B.D. Ratner. 932
Fluoropolymer Films Deposited by Argon Ion-Beam Sputtering of Polytetrafluoroethylene.
M. Golub, B.A. Banks, S.K. Rutledge, M.C. Kitral. 934
High Resolution 19F MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Pulsed Plasma-Polymerized Fluorocarbon Films.
S. Lau, K.K. Gleason. 936
Fluorinated Surfactant Films
Semi-Fluorinated Alkanes as Components and Stabilizers of Fluorinated Colloids. Impact on Fusion
of Vesicles. M.-P. Krafft, Y. Ferro. 938
Ordered Domain Formation in Hydrocarbon/Perfluorocarbon Lipid Monolayer Mixtures.
J. Shumaker-Parry, L. Kolodny, B. Berggren, D.W. Grainger. 940
Polymeric Surfactants with Hydrocarbon and Fluorocarbon Hydrophobic Chains.
A. Laschewsky. 942
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (FLUORINATED SURFACES, COATINGS AND FILMS)
TUESDAY 5:30 – 7:30 PM
An Improved Synthetic Route to Perfluorinated Alkylthiols for Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Films. D.M. Radford, D.W. Grainger. 944
Perfluorinated Nematic Liquid Crystal Side Chain-Grafted Polysiloxanes Immobilized as Monolayers on Gold. Y. Hu, D.W. Grainger, D.G. Castner. 946
Synthesis and Surface Properties of Fluorinated Fatty Acid Esters. R.R. Thomas, D.R. Anton, J.R.
Kirchner, K.G. Lloyd. 948
Synthesis of Silane Coupling Agents Containing a Fluorocarbon Chain and Application to Dentistry.
N. Yoshino, Y. Kondo, T. Teranaka. 950
Film Formation Study of Fluorine-Containing Dispersions by Atomic-Force Microscopy. R. Brandsch, R. Linemann, T. Malner, G. Bar, R. Mülhaupt. 952
WEDNESDAY PM
Fluorinated Polymer Films
Lightly Fluorinated Coatings. D. Anton, R. Thomas, J. Kirchner. 954
Wetting Behavior of Thin Films of Polymethacrylates with Oligo(Hexafluoropropene Oxide)
Side Chains. M. Möller, S. Sheiko, M. Krupers, P. Slangen. 956
Wettability of Fluorosilicone Surfaces. M.J. Owen, S. Perez. 958
Crosslinked Hyperbranched Fluoropolymer Films. A. Mueller, K. Wooley. 960
Recent Advances in Organosulfur Fluorine Chemistry-New Fluorinated Surfaces/Films Containing
the SF5 Group. G.L. Gard, R. Winger, P.G. Nixon, Y-H. Hu, N. Holcomb, D.W. Grainger,
D.G. Castner. 962
Design of Fluorinated Acrylic-Based Polymers as Water Repellent, Intrinsically Photostable Coating
Materials for Stone. V. Castelvetro, M. Aglietto, F. Ciardelli. 964
Synthesis, Characterization and Film Formation of Fluorine-Containing Polyacrylate Dispersions and
Their Blends. G. Bar, R. Linemann, T. Malner, R. Brandsch. R. Mulhaupt. 966
Dewetting of Poly(Fluoroalkyl Acrylate) Thin Films on PET. M. Ishikawa, M. Morita, H. Sakashita,
M. Kubo. 968
Films Containing Reactive Mixtures of Perfluoroalkylethyl Methacrylate Copolymers and Fluorinated
Isocyanates: Synthesis and Surface Properties. R. R. Thomas, D. Anton, W. Graham, M. Darmon,
K. Stika. 970
Formation of Polymer Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Thin Films Using a Fluorinated Diacrylate. C. A. Guymon, C.N. Bowman. 972
Semifluorinated Groups as Building Blocks for Ordered Polymers. M. Xiang, S. Yang, C. Ober. 974
Radiation Grafting of ETFE and FEP Films: Base Polymer Film Effects. H. Brack, L. Bonorand,
H. Buhrer, G. Scherer. 976
Polymer Claddings for Optical Fibers. A. Hale, K. Quoi, D. DiGiovani. 978
ORGANIC THIN FILMS FOR PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS
(Organizers: H. Lackritz, R. Twieg, G. Stegeman, and W. Steier)
TUESDAY AM
Polymeric Photorefractive Materials and Phenomena
Fast and Efficient Photorefractivity in Polymer Composites. W.E. Moerner, M.A. Diaz-Garcia,
A. Grunnet-Jepsen, D. Wright, M. Bratcher, M. DeClue, J.S. Siegel, R.J. Twieg. 980
Photorefractivity in Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Films. M.R. Wasielewski,
G.P. Wiederrecht. 981
Photorefractive Liquid Crystal-Polymer Composites. K.D. Singer, S. F. Hubbard,
R. G. Petschek. 983
Multifunctional Hyperbranched Carbazole Polymers. T. Wada, Y. Zhang, X.-T. Tao, H. Sasabe. 985
Photorefractive Properties of Hyper-Structured Carbazole Derivatives. T. Wada, Y. Zhang,
X.-T. Tao, H. Sasabe. 987
Grating Competition and Interaction in Photorefractive Polymers. G.R. Mitchell, S.V. O'Leary,
M.A. Smith. 989
The Synthesis and Characterization of Dendrimers for Potential Photorefractive Applications.
S. Ducharme, A. Gooneseka, A. Leonov, L. Lu, J. M. Takacs. 991
TUESDAY PM
Light Emitting Materials
New Approaches to Organic Light Emission. S. R. Forrest, M.A. Baldo, V. Bulkovic, P.E.
Burrows, D. O'Brien, G. Parthasarathy, S. Silbey, A. Shoustikov, M.E. Thompson, Y. You. 992
Fabrication of Polymer LED Through Layer-By-Layer Complexation of Water-Soluble Conjugated
Polymer-Europium (III) Multilayer. J. Kim, K.G. Chittbabu, M.J. Cazeca, H.-C. Wang, W. Kim,
J. Kumar, S.K. Tripathy. 994
High-Efficiency Near-Ultraviolet Electroluminescense from a New Class of Emissive Polymers:
A One-Dimensional Poly [Bis(p-Butylphenyl)Silane]. H. Suzuki, S. Hoshino, D.-H. Yuan,
K. Furukawa, N. Matsumoto. 996
Novel Materials and Devices for Polymer Light Emitting Diodes. Z. Bao, J.A. Rogers,
A. Dodabalapur, V.R. Raju, H.E. Katz, Z. Peng, M.E. Galvin, A.J. Lovinger. 998
Photo and Electroluminescence from Fluorene Containing Copolymers. R. D. Miller,
G. Klaerner, M. Kryenschmidt, J. Kwak, J. Ashenhurst, T. Fuhrer, W.D. Chen, S. Karg,
J.C. Scott. 1000
Band-Gap Engineering of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers. H.A.M. van Mullekom,
J.A.J.M. Vekemans, E.W. Meijer. 1002
High Electron Affinity Conjugated Polymers for Light-Emitting Devices. X.- C. Li, B. Tessler,
J.C. DeMello, R. Cervini, S.C. Moratti, A.B. Holmes, R.H. Friend. 1004
Dendrimers as End Groups in Rigid Rod Polymers Based on Di-n-Hexylfluorene-2,7-Diyl: Polymeric
Molecular Dumbbells. G. Klaerner, R.D. Miller, C.J. Hawker. 1006
WEDNESDAY AM
NLO Devices and Their Fabrication
Photomechanics and Switching with Dye-Doped Polymer Optical Fiber. M.G. Kuzyk, B. Canfield,
D. Garvey, R. Kruhlak, S. Vigil. 1008
Performance and Reliability of Commercial Polymer Waveguide Components. G.F. Lipscomb,
J.I. Thackara, P. DeDobbelaere, A.J. Ticknor, M.C. Flipse. 1010
Design and Manufacture of Polymer Planar Waveguide Devices. J. Kenny, J. Lam. 1012
High Field Poling of Polymers. M. Eich, R. Blum, T. Elken, M. Adameck. 1013
Photochemical Stability of Electro-Optic Chromophores. T. Kowalczyk, R. Twieg, H. Lackritz. 1015
Single-Pass Thin-Film Electro-Optic Modulator Based on DAST. J. Xu, A. Mahadevan, L. Zhou,
M. Thakur. 1017
Waveguide Fabrication and High Speed Intensity Modulation in 4-N,N-Dimethylamino-4'-N'-
Methylstilbazolium Tosylate (DAST). F. Pan, K. McCallion, M. Chiappetta. 1018
WEDNESDAY PM
Polymer Media for Thin Film Devices
Synthesis and Dynamics of Side-Group Liquid Crystalline Polymers. J. A. Kornfield, B. Soni,
M. Kempe, C. Ober, Y.-U. Kim, Y.-C. Chao. 1020
Synthesis and Characterization of Polystyrene-Polysiloxane Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Diblock
Copolymers. A.J. Moment, P.T. Hammond. 1022
Examining the Role of Cure Temperature on PDLC Films Prepared from High Functionality Monomers.
R.T. Pogue, C.N. Bowman, L.V. Natarajan, V.P. Tondiglia, R.L. Sutherland, T.J. Bunning. 1024
Mesomorphic Conjugated Polymers. S.H. Chen, J.C. Mastrangelo, B.M. Conger, A.S. Kende. 1026
Perfluorinated Polymer Base GI POF for Near-IR Transmission. N. Sugiyama. 1028
Chiral Indane Polymers for Optical Applications. J. L. Gordon, K.P. Chan, D.G. Gascoyne. 1030
All Sol-Gel Organic-Inorganic NLO Materials Based on Melamines and an Alkoxysilane Dye.
G.-H. Hsiue, R.-H. Lee, R.-J. Jeng. 1032
Photocrosslinked Polymer and Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Nonlinear Optics. L. Zhang,
Z. Liang, Z. Cai, Q. Yu. 1034
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (ORGANIC THIN FILMS FOR PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS)
WEDNESDAY 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Photoinduced Anisotropy in Spiropyran-Doped Poly(methyl methacrylate). Spectroscopic and Transient Study. M.L. Dumont, A. El Osman. 1036
Measurement of Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities of ABP by SHG in a Single-Crystal Film.
A.K. Bhowmik, M. Thakur. 1038
Wavelength-Resolved Nonlinear Refractive Index of PTS Measured From Broadening of Pulse
Spectrum. A. K. Bhowmik, M. Thakur 1039
Multi-Functional Third-Order NLO Material: Heteroterphenoquinone. A. Gunji, K. Tanaka,
T. Wada, K. Takahashi, H. Sasabe. 1041
Photoelectronic Properties in Polycrystalline Vanadyl Phthalocyanine (VOPc) Films. Y.L. Pan,
L.B. Chen, Y.Y. Zhao, F.M. Li. 1043
Atomic Force Microscopic Investigation on Single Laser Beam Induced Surface Deformation on
Azobenzene Polymer Films. S. Bian, L. Li, J. Kumar, D.Y. Kim, J.M. Williams, S.K. Tripathy. 1045
Synthesis and Spectral Properties of Poly(fluorene) Copolymers Containing Low Band Gap
Substituents: Suppression of Eximer Formation. R.D. Miller, G. Klaerner, J. -I. Lee. 1047
Synthesis and Characterization of New Poly(Thienyleneviynlene)s with Thioether Side Chains.
F. Goldoni, R.A.J. Janssen, E.W. Meijer. 1049
Influence of Polymerization Conditions on Performance in Polymer/Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal
Composite Thin Films. C.A. Guymon, C.N. Bowman. 1051
Chiral Spiroindane Containing Polymers for Photonics Applications. K.P. Chan, J.L. Gordon,
D.G. Gascoyne. 1053
Charge State Generation in Dendrimer Models Based on Triphenylaminopolyenylic Builiding Blocks.
E.H. Elandaloussi, C.W. Spangler. 1055
Polymeric Optical Power Limiters Based on Reverse Saturable Absorption from Acceptor
Generated Charge States. L.G. Madrigal, C.W. Spangler, M.K. Casstevens, D. Kumar, J. Weibel,
R. Burzynski. 1057
New Progress in Isophorone Related Nonlinear Optical Chromophores for EO Applications. J. Chen,
J. Zhu, G. Todorova, L.R. Dalton, S.M. Garner, H. Zhang, A. Chen, W.H. Steier. 1059
Electric Field Induced Photodegradation of Pyrromethene Dye Films. W. N. Sisk, K.-S. Kang, F. Farahi, M. Yasin, A. Raja. 1061
Optical Absorption and Luminescence Spectra of a -Sexithienyl Films Blended with p-Sexiphenyl.
K. Hamano, T. Kurata, S. Tsunoda. 1063
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of A Novel Substituted Dicyanomethylenedihydrofuran Based
High-b -NLO Chromophore and Its Polymers with Exceptionally High Electro-Optic Coefficients.
F. Wang, A.S. Ren, M. He, M. S. Lee, A. W. Harper, L.R. Dalton, H. Zhang, S.M. Garner,
A. Chen, W.H. Steier. 1065
Functionalized One- and Two-Dimensionally Conjugated Molecules For Third-Order Nonlinear Optics.
U. Gubler, Ch. Bosshard, P. Gunter, R. Martin, R. Tywinski, F. Diederich. 1067
Growth of Organic Thin Films with an In-Plane Dipolar Order Under Ultra-High Vacuum. C. Cai,
M.M. Bosch, Y. Tao, B. Muller, A. Kundig, C. Bosshard, P. Gunter. 1069
Multiphoton Fluorescense Effect In Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering. K.D. Singer, S.F. Hubbard,
R.G. Petschek. 1071
A Novel Second-order Nonlinear Optical Guest-Host Polymeric Material Exhibiting Optical
Transparency Down to 400 nm. R.-J. Jeng, R.-H. Lee, G.-H Hsiue. 1073
Polyarylene Vinylene Copolymers for Electroluminescent Studies. P.M. Lahti, R.M. Gurge,
A.M. Sarker, F.E. Karasz, B. Hu. 1075
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polyurethanes. B.R. Nair,
P.T. Hammond. 1077
Layer-by-Layer Templated Assembly of Optically Functional Organic Thin Films. S. L. Clark,
E.S. Handy, M.F. Rubner, P.T. Hammond. 1079
Fluorescence Sensory Polymers Containing Rigid Non-Planar Aromatic Scaffolds. Y.-J. Miao,
J.-S. Yang, T.M. Swager. 1081
Molecular Self-Assembly Routes to Electroluminescent Multilayer Structures. W. Li, J.E. Malinsky,
H. Chou, W. Ma, L. Geng, T.J. Marks, G.E. Jabbour, S.E. Shaheen, B. Kippelen, N. Peyghambarian,
J. Anderson, P. Lee, N. Armstrong. 1083
Polymers: The Key Ingredient in Waveguide Chemical Sensors. D. P. Campbell, J. M. Cobb,
J.V. Suggs, J.L. Moore, N.F. Hartman. 1085
Odd-Even Effect in the Association of Chiral Poly(3,4-Dialkoxythiophenes). M. E. Ramos Lermo,
B.M.W. Langeveld-Voss, E.W. Meijer. 1087
Synthesis and Characterization of Quinoline-Triphenyldiamine Copolymers as Light-Emitting Materials. Y.-Q. Liu, H. Ma, S. Liu, X.-C. Li, A. K.-Y. Jen. 1089
Synthesis of Novel Highly Stable Nonlinear Optical Chromophores. X. Wu, A.K.-Y. Jen. 1091
Design and Synthesis of Luminescent Polymers with Both Electron Withdrawing and Electron
Donating Groups. X.- C. Li, A. K.-Y. Jen, Y.-Q. Liu, S. Liu, J. Bharathen, S.-C. Chang, Y. Yang. 1093
A New Polyurethane for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics. H. Y. Woo, K.-S. Lee, H.-K. Shi. 1095
Soluble NLO Polyimides with Good Thermal Stability. H. Y. Woo, K.-S. Lee, H.-K. Shi. 1097
Single-Layer Polymer-Blend Organic Light Emitting Diodes. K. A. Killeen, T. R. Hebner, F.
Pschentizka, M. H. Lu, M. E. Thompson, J. C. Sturm. 1099
Multi-Layer Metalloporphyrin Polymers Separated by Bidentate Lewis Base Derivative on Glass
Substrates. D. M. Sarno, D. Grosfeld, B. Jiang, W. E. Jones, Jr. 1101
Electronic Communication and Dynamics in Hybrid Porphyrin Polymers. S.-W. Yang, B. Jiang,
P. T. Lam, W. E. Jones, Jr. 1103
Persistent In-Plane Order Through 90 Bilayers in an Accordion Polymer LB Flim. W.N. Herman,
M.J. Roberts, J.D. Stenger-Smith, A.P. Chafin, R.A. Hollins, G.A. Lindsay, K.J. Wynne. 1105
Liquid Crystal Alignment Using Optically Induced Surface Relief Gratings on Azo Polymer Films.
D.-T. Kim, J. Kumar, S. K. Tripathy. 1107
THURSDAY AM
Chromophores for Polymer Thin Film Optical Applications
A Versatile Approach for the Synthesis of Side-Chain Aromatic Polyquinolines for E-O Devices.
H. Ma, S. Liu, X. Wu, X. Wang, A. K.-Y. Jen, G. Levina, K. Staub, S. R. Marder. 1109
Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Studies of Highly Efficient Chromophores with Bithiophene
Stilbene as the Conjugating Unit. C. Cai, I. Liakatas, M.-S. Wong, Ch. Bosshard, P. Gunter. 1111
Thermosetting Polyurethanes with a Trifunctionalized High m b Chromophore. J. Chen, J. Zhu,
G. Todorova, L. R. Dalton, S. M. Garner, H. Zhang, A. Chen, W. H. Steier. 1112
Two-Photon Processes: Dynamics and Applications to Photonics and Biophotonics. P. N. Prasad,
M. Joshi, E. P. Haridas, J. Swiatkiewicz, G. S. He, K. S. Kim, J. Bhawalkar, B. A. Reinardt. 1114
Design Synthesis and Application of Two-Photon Absorbing Organic Molecules. S. Barlow,
D. Beljonne, J.-L. Bredas, B. H. Cumpston, J.-Y. Fu, J. E. Erlich, A. A. Heikal, T. Kogej, M. Levin,
S. R. Marder, D. McCord-Maughon, J. W. Perry, H. Rockel, M. Rumi, G. Subramaniam,
S. Thayumanvan, X.L. Wu. 1116
Electro-Optical Response of Chiral Helicenes. D. Beljonne, M. Kauranen, Z. Shuai, T. Verbeist,
A. Persoons, J.-L. Bredas. 1117
Photoinduced Alignment of Nematic Liquid Crystals by Polymer Thin Films. K. Song, J. Lim,
S. H. Choi, B. H. Lee. 1119
THURSDAY PM
Thin Films and Characterization
Self-Assembled Di-(Carboxystyryl)Benzene Films. D. L. Thomsen III, J. Mwaura, F.
Papadimitrakopoulos. 1120
Polar Films for Nonlinear Optics Formed by Alternating Polyelectrolyte Deposition. M. J. Roberts,
G. A. Lindsay, K. J. Wynne. 1122
Effective Conjugation Length In Polydiacetylene Self Assembled Monolayers As Function of the
Molecular Archtecture. H. Menzel, M. D. Mowery, M. Cai, C. E. Evans. 1124
Thermal Stability of Ionically Self-Assembled Second Order Nonlinear Optical Thin Films.
C. Figura, D. Marciu, Y. Liu, Y. X. Wang, K. Lenahan, R. O. Claus, J. R. Heflin. 1126
Optical Loss Characterization Methods of Thin Organic Polymer Films. C.H. Yoo, R. Y. Yee,
P. Zarras. 1128
Determining the Chromophore Orientation in Self-Assembled Multilayer Polymer Film by
Electroabsorption Spectroscopy. K. Yang, X. Wang, S. Balasubramanian, J. Kumar, S. Tripathy. 1129
Multiphoton Fluorescence Supression in Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering. K. Clays, G. Olbrechts,
T. Munters, A. Persoons. 1131
Two-Photon Absorption, Fluorescence, and Scattering of Nonlinear Optical Materials. C. H. Wang,
J. N. Woodford, M. A. Pauley, A. K.-Y. Jen. 1132
MICROSTRUCTURE AND TRIBOLOGY OF POLYMER SURFACES
(Organizers: V.V. Tsukruk and K.J. Wahl)
TUESDAY PM
Polymer Tribology and Mechanics
Tribology of Organic Polymers. B. J. Briscoe. 1134
Contact Mechanics and Adhesion of Viscoelastic Solids. K.L. Johnson. 1135
Connecting Molecular and Macroscopic Tribology. M. Robbins, G. He, M. H. Muser. 1136
Adhesion, Friction, and Fracture. M. K. Chaudhury, B. Z. Newby.
Surface and Bulk Properties In Adherence of Elastic/Viscoelastic Solids. J.C. Charmet, M. Barquins. 1137
Adsorption Forces Between Surfaces. V. Yamisky. 1139
Effect of Contact Zone Kinematics on the Fretting Wear Behavior of PMMA. A. Chateauminois, B. J. Briscoe, T. C. Lindley, D. Parsonage.
WEDNESDAY AM
Nanotribological and Micromechanical Probing
Nanotribology of Polymer Surfaces for Disc Drive Applications. C. M. Mate, J. Wu. 1141
Measurements of Micro- and Submicro-mechanical Surface Properties. R. Overney, C. Buenviaje. 1143
Micromechanics and Microtribology of Polymer Films. F. Oulevey, D. Gourdon, E. Dupas, M. Liley,
C. Duschi, A. Kulik, G. Gremaud, N. Burnham. 1145
Micromechanical Properties of Elastic Polymeric Materials as Probed by Scanning Force Microscopy.
S. A. Chizhik, Z. Huang, V. V. Gorbunov, N. K. Myshkin, V. V. Tsukruk. 1146
Nanotribology of Organic Surfaces. N. Spencer, K. Feldman, G. Hahner. 1148
Friction and Durability of Chemisorbed Organic Lubricants for MEMS. M.T. Dugger, D. C. Senft,
G. C. Nelson.
The Static Friction Regime of Viscoelastic Materials. C. Fretigny, C. Basire. 1149
Single Apex Plowing at Polymer Surfaces Using a Nanoindenter Diamond AFM Tip. S. M. Setz,
R. S. Duran, D. F. Fagerburg, L. T. Germinario. 1151
WEDNESDAY PM
Modeling, Dynamics, and Patterning of Polymer Surfaces
Modeling Interactions with Polymer Coated Substrates. A. Balazs, E. Zhulina, C. Singh, G. Pickett. 1153
Nanotribology Responses and Their Connection to Molecular Conformations. S. Granick, Y. K. Cho,
M. Ruths. 1154
Rheology of Solid Polymers: Finite Elasticity and Viscoelasticity. J. Tichy. 1155
Surface Patterning by "Fat" Macromolecules with a Well Defined Cylindrical Shape. S. Sheiko, S. A. Prokhorova, M. Möller, C.-H. Ahn, V. Percec. 1157
Correlation of Nanowear Patterns to Viscoelastic Response in a Thin Polystyrene Melt. R. H. Schmidt, G. Haugstad, W. L. Gladfelter. 1159
Formation of Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers Based on the Self-Organizing Properties of Latex
Beads. C. Duschi, D. Stamou, M. Liley, H. Vogel. 1161
Polymer Blend Film Phase Separation on Patterned SAM Substrates. B. D. Ermi, G. Nisato, J. F.
Douglas, A. Karim. 1163
Probing Polymer Viscoelastic Relaxations with Temperature Controlled Friction Force Microscopy.
J. A. Hammerschmidt, G. Haugstad, W. L. Gladfelter. 1165
Polypropylene/(Ethylene-Propylene) Copolymer Blends: Surface Morphology and Elasticity as Measured by AFM and FFM. B. Nysten, E. Tomasetti. 1167
AFM Investigation of Micromechanical Properties of Poly(benzyl ether) Dendrimers and their Linear
Analogs. H. R. Fields, Jr., J. Schaefer, K. L. Wooley, T. Kowalewski. 1169
Microphase Separation and Morphological Transitions at the Surfaces of Thermoplastic Elastomers.
P. Leclere, R. Lazzaroni, P. Dubois, R. Jerome, J. L. Bredas.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (MICROSTRUCTURE AND TRIBOLOGY OF POLYMER SURFACES)
WEDNESDAY 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Influence of Sample Preparation Method on Surface Microstructure and Properties of Nylon-6
Siloxane-urea Copolymer Blends. E. Yilgor, I.Yilgor. 1171
Surface Study of Poly(styrene-co-4-vinylphenol) and Poly(styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine) Blends by
XPS and TOF-SIMS. L. Li, C. M. Chan, L. T. Weng, M. L. Xiang, M. Jiang. 1173
Surface Effect on Phase Separation in a Polyester Urethane Acrylate Terpolymer. H. Z. Han,
S. S. Lee, J-A. Manson, J. L. Hilborn. 1175
On Some Properties of Surface Modified Polymers by Scanning Force Microscopy Using
Chemically Modified Probes. H. Schonherr, G. J. Vancso. 1177
Lateral Force Microscopy Observations of Friction Anisotropy on the Surface of Polyethylene
Single Crystals Prepared by a Self-Seeding Method. T. Kajiyama, T. Fujii, A. Takahara. 1179
Tribological Properties of Chemically Modified MEMs. M. Lemieux, J. Hazel, V. V. Shevchenko,
N. Klimenko, E. Sheludko, V. V. Tsukruk. 1181
Surface Morphology and Tribological Properties of Elastomeric Materials. Z. Huang, A.
Liebmann-Vinson, H. W. Sugg, V. V. Tsukruk. 1183
Tribology of Boundary Lubricants Containing Dye Molecules. K. Larson, J. Hazel, W. Brittain,
V. V. Tsukruk. 1185
Tribological Design Of Biomaterial Surfaces For Reptation Motions. J. Hazel, M. Stone,
M. S. Grace, V. V. Tsukruk. 1187
Non-Contact and Intermittent-Contact Scanning Force Microscopy of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Films.
G. Haugstad, J. A. Hammerschmidt, W. L. Gladfelter. 1189
Kinetics of the Adhesion on Viscoelastic Materials. C. Fretigny, C. Basire. 1191
Self-assembly and Process of Fiber Formation of Poly(g -L-Glutamate)(PBGL) on Mica
Surface. V. Kitaev, E. Kumacheva. 1193
Magnetically Driven Atomic Force Microscope for Precision Interfacial Force Measurements.
W. Han, S. M. Lindsay. 1195
Liquid- and Solid-like Sliding as a Function of Water Layer Thickness. M. Scherge, J.A. Schaefer. 1197
Direct Measurement of Nanomechanical Properties of Thick Layer of Lysozyme. C. Nemes,
J. J. Ramsden, N. Roslosnik. 1199
Microstructure and Tribological Behavior of CF/PEEK Composites: Effect of Thermal History on
Matrix and Surface Morphologies. T. Sinmazcelik, I. Curgul, E. Yilgor, I. Yilgor. 1201
Quantifying Surface Segregation in Blends of Linear and Star Branched Polymers. M. Foster,
C.C. Greenberg, D.M. Teale, M.C. Turner, E. Cloutet, R.P. Quirk. 1203
Scanning Probe Microscopy of Surfaces of Novel Poly(styrene-ferrocenyldimethylsilane) Block
Copolymers. N. Sheller, W. Li, M. Foster, D. Balaishis, I. Manners, L. Guo, R. P. Quirk. 1204
Adsorption of Poly(g -stearyl a , L-Glutamate) on Mica. D. Sohn, K. Jang, V. Kitaev,
E. Kumacheva. 1206
Chemical Composition Distribution on Rough Surfaces Studied by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy.
H. Han, S. S. Lee, J-A. Manso, J. G. Hilborn. 1207
The Surface Morphologies and Microstructure of Polystyrene and Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) Blends
Compatibilized with Random Copolymer Using ToF-SIMS Chemical Imaging.
X. M. Zeng, L. Li, C. M. Chan. 1209
Formation of Monolayers of Cellulose Thiosulfates on Gold and Silver Surfaces. G. Wenz, D. S.
Petri, S. W. Choi, H. Beyer, T. Schimmel, M. Bruns.
Origin and Supermolecular Structure in Sheared Isotactic Polypropylene Melts. C. M. Wu, M. Chen,
J. Kager-Kocsis. 1211
Oscillatory Shear of End Tethered Polymer Brushes. P. Schorr, M. Tirrell. 1213
THURSDAY AM
Industrial Tribological Applications and Surface Treatments
The Effect of Surface Texture on the Friction of Automotive Interior Plastics. N. S. Eiss, E. Lee. 1215
Use of Wear Test for Plastics. K. Budinski. 1217
Micro- and Nano- Wear of Polymeric Materials. G. Blackman, L. Lin, R. R. Matheson. 1218
Friction in Medical Devices. A. Liebmann-Vinson. 1220
Probing Adhesive, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Polymer Surfaces using Scanning Probe
Microscopy. G. Meyers, B. DeKoven, M. T. Dineen, A. Strandjord, P. J. O’Connor, T. Hu, Y. H.
Chiao, H. Pollock, A. Hammiche. 1222
Micro-Mechanical Characterization of Mar Behavior of Automotive Topcoats: Micro- and Nano-wear
of Polymeric Materials. L. Lin, G. S. Blackman, R. R. Matheson. 1224
Investigation of Tribological Properties of Polymeric Surface Coatings with Scanning Probe
Microscope. W. Shen, F. N. Jones. 1226
Development of Surface Morphology, Local Friction, and Adhesion in Plasma Treated Poly(ethylene
terephatalate) Films. G. J. Legget, B. D. Beake. 1228
THURSDAY PM
Microstructure, Tribology, and Surface Properties
Temperature Dependent Properties of Thin Polymer Film. O. Marti, S. Hild. 1230
Viscoelastic Effects in Nanometer Polymeric Contacts. W. Unertl. 1232
Growth Kinetic of a Nanoprotuberance of Polymer under the Action of a Nanotip. J.-P. Aime. 1234
Molecular Aggregation Structure and Micromechanical Behaviors of Organosilane Monolayers.
A. Takahara, K. Kojio, T. Kajiyama. 1235
Molecular Alignment and Nanotribology of Polymeric Solids by Lateral Force Microscopy.
G. J. Vansco, H. Schönherr. 1237
Chemical Force Microscopy. C. Lieber, A. Noy, D. V. Vezenov, S. S. Wong, A. T. Woolley, E. Joselevich.
POLYMERS IN MUSEUMS
(Organizer: M.T. Baker)
THURSDAY PM
Analysis and Preservation of a 1952 Polymer Sculpture by Leo Amino. J. D. Portell, J. A Reffner,
B. S. Trelstad. 1239
Siqueiros’ Pyroxylines: Identification, Degradation and Similarities to Other of His Painting Techniques. C. C. Maya, B. Keyser, A. Murray. 1241
Traditionally Polymerized Linseed Oil – A Reconstruction. K. K. Lyckman, A. Holmström, K. Möller, T. Gevert. 1243
The Physical Properties of Photographic Film Polymers Subjected to Cold Storage Environments.
C. S. Tumosa, M. H. McCormick-Goodhart, M. F. Mecklenburg. 1245
Probing the Factors Which Control Degradation in Museum Collections of Cellulose Acetate Artifacts.
J. Ballany, D. Littlejohn, R. A. Pethrick, A. Quye. 1247
Laser Surface Profilometry: A Novel Technique for the Examination of Polymer Surfaces.
S. A. Fairbrass, D. R. Williams. 1249
Spectroscopic Investigation into the Degradation of Vulcanized Natural Rubber Museum Artifacts.
S. A. Connors, A. Murray, R. M. Paroli, A. H. Delgado, J. D. Irwin. 1251
Thermal History Studies in Ancient and Modern Rubber. M.T. Baker. 1253