Fluoropolymer 2004: Current Frontiers and Future Trends

Savannah Marriott Riverfront,
Savannah, Georgia,
October 6-9, 2004

Sponsored by:
ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry
ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry
3M Corporation
Honeywell
Solvay-Ausimont
Oakwood Chemicals, Inc.
Zeus, Inc.

Invitation & General Information

Fluoropolymer technology is nearly 65 years old and it maintains a growth rate above the US GNP. In addition to perfluoropolymers, partially fluorinated polymers will continue to impact a wide range of technologies as better control of their unique optical, electronic, processing, extreme environment stability, and surface properties are achieved. This will be the third biannual FLUOROPOLYMER workshop sponsored by the Division of Polymer Chemistry. FLUOROPOLYMER 2000 and 2002 were tremendous successes with a sell-out attendance.

This year, FLUOROPOLYMER 2004 will be held in conjunction with the POLY BIENNIAL "Polymer Design for Biology: Structure and Activity", Oct. 3-6 at the River Front Marmot in Savannah (http://www.polyacs.org/arcmeetings/biennial.1004.shtml ).

Organizers:
  • Prof. Dennis Smith, Chair, Clemson University
  • Prof. Darryl DesMarteau, Clemson University
  • Dr. Bill Coggio, 3M
  • Prof. Ken Wynne, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Dr. Bruno Ameduri at the Ecole Nationale Superiure de Chimie, Montpellier, France
  • Prof. Pat Cassidy, Texas State University
  • Dr. Chris Topping, Poster Session Chair, Clemson University

SESSION TOPICS:

  • Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon
  • Photonic and Electronic Applications
  • Fuel Cell and Energy Applications
  • Advances in Fluoropolymer Processing
  • Synthesis of Fluoropolymer Materials: New Directions
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Accommodations

Savannah is a city rich in history, southern charm and old-fashioned hospitality. Located 20 minutes from the Savannah International Airport, the Savannah Marriott Riverfront connects famous River Street to the heart of one of the largest Historic Districts in the United States. Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Marriott, 100 General McIntosh Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31401, Phone: 912-233-7722, Fax: 912-233-3765. In order to receive our hotel group rate, call or fax hotel reservations with reference to the Polymer Division Fluoropolymer rate of $137 (http://www.marriotthotels.com).

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P r e l i m i n a r y Program

Session Topics:

  • Organofluorine chemistry, fluoropolymer structure/property relationships, and State of the Fluoropolymer Industry Tutorials
  • Coatings and Surfaces
  • Photonic and Electronic Applications
  • Membrane and Energy Applications
  • New Materials, Composites & Processes
  • Fluoropolymers in Biology and Biomedical Applications

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

1:00 PM     REGISTRATION BEGINS (registration desk remains open throughout meeting)

1:30 PM     OPENING REMARKS, Prof. Dennis Smith, Clemson University

1:45 PM     TUTORIAL:  Prof. Darryl DesMarteau, Clemson University, “Fluorinated Compounds:  History and Perspective”

2:30 PM     TUTORIAL:  Dr. Bruno Ameduri, CNRS Montpellier, “Use of Vinylidene Fluoride Telomers for Obtaining Well-Architectured F-Polymers”

3:15 PM     BREAK

3:30 PM     TUTORIAL: Prof. Ken Wynne, Virginia Commonwealth University, “Fluoropolymer Surface Science”

4:15 PM     TUTORIAL: Dr. George Millet, 3M, “An Update on the Global Regulatory Activity on Perfluorooctanoic Acid and its Salts”

5:00 PM     WELCOME RECEPTION

6:00 PM     DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Thursday, October 7, 2004

7:30 AM     CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Surface and Interfacial Phenomenon

8:15 AM     Dr. Gary Grest, Sandia National Lab., “Frictional Dynamics of Fluorinated Alkylsilane and Alkanethiol SAMs”

8:45 AM     Prof. Dvora Perahia, Clemson University, “Interfacial Dynamics of PFCB Based Semifluorinated Polymers”

9:15 AM     Prof. William Brittain, University of Akron, “Thermo-Responsive Behavior of Semi-Fluorinated Polymer Brushes”

9:45 AM     Dr. Joseph Mabry, Air Force Research Lab., “Fluoropolymer Nanocomposites with Enhanced Surface Properties”

10:15 AM   BREAK

10:30 AM  Dr. Martial Pabon, DuPont de Nemours, “A New Oil and Water Repellant Perfluorinated Polymer for Surface Protection. Stability of the Surfactant-Free Water Dispersion”

11:00 AM  Prof. Yusuf Menceloglu, Sabanci University, “Effect of Electric Field on Surface Segregation of Perfluorohexane Double End-Capped Acrylic Polymers”

11:30 AM  Dr. Richard Thomas, OMNOVA Solutions, “Adsorption and Interfacial Rheological Properties of Gelatin/Fluorosurfactant Mixtures”

12:00 noon      LUNCH

1:15 PM     Prof. Ken Wynne, Virginia Commonwealth University, “New Surface Science Phenomena via Semifluorinated Cotelechelic Soft Blocks”

1:45 PM     Prof. Toyoko Imae, Nagoya University, “Pattern-Selective Adsorption of Block Copolymers with Perfluorinated Side Chains at Interface”

2:15 PM     Prof. Khalid Kader, University of Iowa, “Covalent Coupling of Type IV Collagen to Hydroxylated PTFE Stabilizes Porcine Aortic Endothlial Cell Attachment and Function”

2:45 PM     Prof. Chris Ober, Cornell University, “Engineering Fluorinated Surfaces and the Interactions with Biological Systems”

3:15 PM     BREAK

3:30 PM     Prof. Giancarlo Galli, University of Pisa, Italy, “New Structures of Fluorinated Polymers for Low-Surface Energy, Low-Shrinkage Composites”

Photonic and Electronic Applications

4:00 PM     Dr. R. A. Assink, Sandia National Lab., “Performance of Piezoelectric PVDF Copolymers for Space Applications”

4:30 PM     Prof. David Collard, Georgia Tech, "Fluoroalkyl-substituted Conjugated Polymers"

5:00 PM     Dr. Meiten Koh, Daikin Industries, Ltd.,  “The Fluoropolymers for Optical Applications”

5:30 PM     Dr. Christian Dreyer, Brandenburg Technical University, “New Triazine Containing Fluoropolymers and Applications”

6:00 PM     SOCIAL AND POSTER SESSION   

7:00 PM     DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Friday, October 8, 2004

7:30 AM     CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Photonic and Electronic Applications (continued)

8:15 AM     Prof. John Ballato, Clemson University, “Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Optical Properties of Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) Polymers”

8:45 AM     Dr. Louay Eldada, DuPont Photonics, “Advances in Fluoropolymer-Based Photonic Integrated Circuits”

9:15 AM     Prof. Joe DeSimone, University of North Carolina/ NC State University, “Novel Fluoropolymers for Use in Next Generation Photolithography, Soft Lithographic Techniques, and as Proton Exchange Membranes for Use in Fuel Cells”

Fuel Cell and Energy Applications

9:45 AM     TUTORIAL: Prof. Morton Litt, Case Western Reserve University, “A Reevaluation of Nafion® Morphology”

10:30 AM  BREAK

10:45 AM  Prof. Joseph Thrasher, University of Alabama, “Morphological Studies of Nafion Doped with Polyamidoamine Dendrimers”

11:15 AM  Dr. Bruno Ameduri, CNRS, Montpellier,  “Functional Fluoropolymers for Fuel Cell Membranes”

11:45 AM   Prof. Robert Moore, University of Southern Mississippi, “Manipulation of the Ionic Domain Organization as a Means to Alter the Membrane Properties of Perfluorosulfonate Ionomers”

12:15 PM   LUNCH

1:30 PM     Prof. Darryl DesMarteau, Clemson University, “Versatile Sulfonimide Functional Fluoropolymers for Fuel Cell Applications”

Advances in Fluoropolymer Processing

2:00 PM     Dr. M. Durali, ATOFINA, “New Concepts in Emulsion Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride Based Polymers”

2:30 PM     Dr. Theo Tervoort, ETH Zurich, “Processing and Properties of HD-PTFE”

3:00 PM     Dr. Bob Ballard, Zeus, Inc., “Structure, Paste Extrusion, and Properties of Poly (tetrafluoroethylene)PTFE Tubing Used in Medical Applications”

3:30 PM     BREAK

3:45 PM     Prof. P. H. Geil, University of Illinois, “Morphology Evolution in Polytetrafluoroethylene as a Function of Sintering Time and Temperature I:  Single-and Multi-Molecule Folded Chain Single Crystals and Banded Structures”

4:15 PM     Prof. Mike Chung, Pennsylvania State University, “Synthesis and Applications of Functional Fluoropolymers by New Borane Intiators”

4:45 PM     Prof. Mark McHugh, Virginia Commonwealth University, “Fluoropolymer Solubility in Supercritical Fluid Solvents:  What Solvent and Polymer Characteristics Control Solubility”

5:15 PM     Prof. Karen Gleason, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Fluoropolymers by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)”

6:00 PM     SOCIAL

7:00 PM     DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Saturday, October 9, 2004

7:30 AM     CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Synthesis of Fluoropolymer Materials:  New Directions

8:15 AM     TUTORIAL: Dr. William Coggio, 3M, “Propylene Containing Fluoroelastomers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Physical Properties”

9:00 AM     Dr. Michael Owen, Michigan Molecular Inst., “New Directions in Fluorosilicones”

9:30 AM     Prof. Sylvie Boileau, CNRS, “Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Based on Fluorinated Acrylate and Polysiloxanes”

10:00 AM  Prof. Joseph Thrasher, University of Alabama, “Synthesis and Applications of Poly-Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Primary and Secondary Bromides and Iodides”

10:00 AM   BREAK

10:15 AM  Prof. George Kostov, University of Bourgas, “Synthesis and Properties of Novel Functionalized Fluorocopolymers Oriented to Engineering and Materials Science”

10:45 AM  Prof. Yasuharu Yamada, Nagoya Institute of Technology, “Physical and Gas Transport Properties of 6FDA-BasedHyperbranced Polyimide Membranes”

11:15 AM  Dr. Michael Wright, US Navy, “Fluorinated Polyimides: The Next Generation Merrifield Resin?”

11:45 AM   Prof. Dennis Smith, Clemson University, “Aromatic Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) Polymers. A Versatile Materials Platform for High Performance”

12:15 PM  CLOSING REMARKS



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Registration

The registration fee is $700 for Members of the Division of Polymer Chemistry and $750 for Non-Members ($175 Student Members, $225 Student Non-Members). There is a $175 fee for a Non-Participating Guest that may accompany you. Written cancellation or registration after August 15, 2004 will cost an additional $50. Checks may be made payable to the Division of Polymer Chemistry. To register, use the on-line registration form (preferred), or the form below and send with remittance to Lesia Robertson, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., Virginia Tech, 410 Davidson Hall, M.C. 0279, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Phone: 540-231-3052, Fax: 540-231-2588, e-mail: lesiar@vt.edu

Fluoropolymer 2004
October 7-9, 2004

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Paper Submission:

To submit a paper or poster, send a title and brief abstract (ca. 100 words) to Prof. Dennis Smith, Clemson University Department of Chemistry Clemson, SC 29634. Phone: 864-656-5020, Fax: 864-656-6613, email: dwsmith@clemson.edu. Title and brief abstracts are due by April 30, 2004.

A book of abstracts for presentations and posters will be distributed at the symposium. Accepted papers and posters will require a one to two page extended abstract or preprint which may include tables or figures and references. Extended abstracts or one page preprints are due by July 31, 2004. A 12-point Times font on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with single spacing is preferred. This information should be submitted to Kathy L. Mitchem, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., Virginia Tech, 410 Davidson Hall, MC 0279, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Fax: 540-231-2588, e-mail: kathyl@vt.edu. Both a hard copy and an electronic file are appreciated.


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