Las Vegas, NV (September 7-11, 1997)
Program Meeting Chair: Bill Brittain
Abstract/Preprint Deadline: May 1, 1997 Go to preliminary program.
MONDAY MORNING
Section A
Polymer Diffraction
Applied Methods
K. Gardner, Organizer, Presiding
D. Dorset, Organizer
8:30-1. The local structure of misciblepolymer blends. G. R.
Mitchell
9:00-2. Phase structures and transitionbehaviors in polymers
containing rid-rod-like backbones
with flexible sidechains. S. Z. D. Cheng, J. J. Ge, A. Zhang,S. Y.
Wang, F. W. Harris
9:30-3. Development of structural analysissystem of polymer
crystals by using an imaging
plate detector: thestructural change caused by an external perturbation.
K.Tashiro, H.
Nishimura, K. Ishino, H. Asanaga
10:00-
10:15-4. Ferroelectric response ofmelt-processed nylon 11 films.
S. L. Wu, J. I.Scheinbeim, B.
A. Newman
10:45-5. Atypical orientation and phasebehavior in a novel series
of copoly(ester imide)s.
M.Leland, Z. Wu, M. Chhajer, S. Z. D. Cheng, A. Keller
11:15-6. Quantification of matrix molecularorientation in
fiber-reinforced polypropylene
composites containing atranscrystalline layer. D. M. Dean, R.
M.Register, L. Rebenfield, B. S.
Hsiao
11:45-7. Structural studies onpoly(tetramethylene succinate) and
poly(ethylene succinate).K.
Noguchi, Y. Ichikawa, S. Kondo, K.Okuyama, J. Washiyama
Section B
Dental Materials and Composites
Dental Polymers and Composites
J. Antonucci, Organizer
T. Brennan, Organizer, Presiding
B. M. Culbertson, Organizer
8:25-Introductory Remarks
8:30-8. Challenges to the development ofdental restorative
materials at an academic
institution. K.J. Anusavice, T. Brennan
9:00-9. Branched bismethacrylates based onBis-GMA - a systematic
route to low shrinkage
composites. D. Hªolter, H. Frey, R. Mªulhaupt, J. E.
Klee
9:25-10. Radical ring-opening monomers fordental composites. N.
Moszner, T. Vªolkel, F.Zeuner,
V. Rheinberger
9:50-11. Interpenetrating polymer networks fordental applications
via simultaneous photoinitiated
cationic and radicalpolymerization. K. D. Belfield, S. Pichandi,F.
B. Abdelrazzaq, M. Walsh
10:15-12. Photocured epoxy/SOC matrix resinsystems for dental
composites. C. C. Chappelow,
C. S. Pinzino, M. D. Power, J. D. Eick
10:40-13. Synthesis of new dental compositematrix dimethacrylates.
J. E. McGrath,
S.Kalachandra, D. F. Taylor, A. R. Shultz, M. Sankarapandian, H.
K.Shobha
11:05-14. Structure-property relationships indental composites
based on polydimethacrylates: I.
S.Kalachandra, J. E. McGrath, D. F. Taylor, M. Sankarapandian,H.
K. Shobha
11:30-15. Considerations in the development ofsemifluorinated
methacrylate dental resins and
composites. J. W. Stansbury, K. M. Choi, J. Antonucci
Section C
Unilever Award for Outstanding Graduate Research inPolymer Science
Honoring Dong Yu Kim
A. Natansohn, Organizer,Presiding
9:00-16. The role of London forces inpreparing second order
nonlinear optical materials. L.
R.Dalton
9:35-17. Polymer optoelectronics.N. Peyghambarian
10:10-18. Photoinscribed diffraction gratings:a possible mechanism
of formation. A.Natansohn,
P. Rochon, C. Barrett
10:45-19. Why do the surface relief gratingsform in azo polymers?
S. Tripathy, D. Y. Kim,T.
Lee, X. Wang, L. Li, X. L. Jiang, K. Yang, J. Kumar
11:20-Presentation of Award
11:25-20. Novel photodynamic azo polymers:optically induced
holographic surface relief grating
formation. D. Y. Kim,X. L. Jiang, L. Li, T. Lee, J. Kumar, S.
Tripathy
Section D
Special Topics
Polymer Characterization
R. B. Moore, Organizer
E. P. Douglas, Presiding
8:30-21. Liquid crystalline polymerscontaining oxyethylene
backbone and n-octylsulfonylmethyl
side groups:synthesis and properties. J. C. Lee, M. H.Litt, C. E.
Rogers
8:55-22. Ion-pair induced chiral induction inpolycarbodiimides.
D. S. Schlitzer, B. M.Novak
9:20-23. Comparison of permeation of gaseousmolecule through
poly[1-(trimethyl)-1-propyne]
and poly(dimethylsiloxane)membranes: an atomistic modeling approach.
W. H.Jo, J. S. Yang
9:45-24. Strain-induced crystallization inelastomers cross linked
in solution. J. K.Premachandra,
J. E. Mark
10:10-25. Modeling of the crystallization ofisotactic
polypropylene chains. T. M. Madkour, J. E.
Mark
10:35-26. The compatibility of polyesterionomers with
poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Nylon
6,6: melt versussolution blending. T. L. Boykin, R. B.Moore
11:00-27. Mechanical behavior of amorphousatactic poly(propylene
oxide): an atomistic
modeling approach.S. S. Jang, W. H. Jo
11:25-28. Uptake of polyaromatic hydrocarbonsby water soluble
polymer nanospheres.
F.Henselwood, G. Liu, G. Wang
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Polymer Diffraction
Structure Determination
K. Gardner, Organizer
D. Dorset, Organizer, Presiding
1:30-29. Review of triple-helical structure
of(Pro-Pro-Gly)¬10ˆ. K. Okuyama
2:00-30. Molecular structures of threetriple-stranded nucleic acid
helices in oriented fibers.
R.Chandrasekaran, A. Giacometti
2:30-31. The crystalline conformations ofextended-chain
biodegradable polyesters. R. J.Pazur, S.
Raymond, P. J. Hocking, R. H. Marchessault
3:00-
3:15-32. X-ray analyses of the supramolecularstructures formed by
polymers with highly
tapered side groups.J. Blackwell, S. N. Chvalun, J. Cho, Y.
K.Kwon, V. Percec, J. A. Heck
3:45-33. Neutron structure analyses ofpoly(vinyl alcohol) and
polyethylene-d¬4ˆ. Y.Takahashi
4:15-34. Diffraction studies ofpolysilylenemethylenes. B. L.
Farmer, D. B.Holt, L. V. Interrante
4:45-35. Structural studies ofpoly(methyl-n-alkyl silanes). M.
J. Winokur
Section B
Dental Materials and Composites
Dental Polymers and Composites
J. Antonucci, Organizer
T. Brennan, Organizer
B. M. Culbertson, Organizer
J. E. McGrath, Presiding
1:30-36. Preparation of a beta-cyclodextrinmethacrylate. R. L.
Bowen
1:55-37. Synthesis, characterization andevaluation of new BPA
based multimethacrylates for
dental composites.B. M. Culbertson, Q. Wan, Y. Tong
2:20-38. Dental composites prepared from resinmatrices containing
ethylenically unsaturated
carbamoyl isocyanurates.S. B. Mitra
2:45-39. Bisacylphosphane oxides asphotoinitiators in dental
materials. R. Guggenberger, G.
Lechner,W. Weinmann
3:10-40. Polymerization behavior andproperties of networks formed
by dimethacrylate dental
resins. A. R.Kannurpatti, L. G. Lovell, S. M. Newman, C.
N.Bowman
3:35-41. Effect of resin composition onkinetics of dimethacrylate
photopolymerization. B.
B.Reed, K. Choi, S. H. Dickens, J. W. Stansbury
4:00-42. Effect of post-cure temperature andheat duration on
monomer conversion of
photo-activated dental resincomposite. F. A. Rueggeberg, Y. H.
Bagis
4:25-43. A study of dental adhesion by meansof the microbond test.
W. G. McDonough,
J.Antonucci, J. P. Dunkers
4:50-44. Classification and elementalcomposition of fillers of
resin composite. M.Morigami, T.
Takada, H. Hashimoto, T. Nikaido, T. Yamada, J.Tagami
Section C
Solvent-Free Polymerizations and Processes
Survey of Recent Advances in Solvent-Free Polymerizationsand
Processes
T. Long, Organizer
M. Hunt, Organizer, Presiding
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
1:25-Introductory Remarks
1:30-45. Semi-crystalline polymers viaring-opening polymerization:
preparation and polymerization
of alkylenephthalate cyclic oligomers. D. J. Brunelle,J. E. Bradt,
J. Serth-Guzzo, T. Takekoshi,
T. L. Evans, E. J. Pearce
2:00-46. Bulk atom transfer radicalpolymerization. K.
Matyjaszewski
2:30-47. Effect of compatibilizer architectureon the mechanical
and morphological properties of
polymer blends andcomposites. T. Long, R. Colby, C. J. T.Landry,
M. R. Landry, V. R. Long, D.
J. Massa, B. A. Schell, D. M.Teegarden
3:00-48. Use of CO¬2ˆ in step-growthpolymerizations:
from plasticized polymer melts to solid
statepolymerization. A. K. C. Burke, R. D. Givens, M. Jikei, J.M.
DeSimone
3:30-49. Vapor deposition polymerization:overview and prospect.
J. A. Moore, X. Tang,C. I.
Lang
4:00-50. Functionalization of polypropylene byreactive extrusion
with acidic peroxides. R.
B.Moore, S. C. Manning
4:30-51. A new route for solid statecrosslinking in miscible
polymer blends and hybrid
organic-inorganicpolymer-polymer composites. E. M. Pearce, T.Kwei,
S. Lu
Section D
Special Topics
Polymer Synthesis
R. B. Moore, Organizer
M. Erickson, Presiding
1:30-52. Synthesis of diblock copolymers of2-vinyloxy ethyl
phthalimide and n-butyl vinyl ether.
S.Asthana, R. M. Lemert, S. Varanasi
1:55-53. Novel poly(arylene thioether)scontaining the
1,2-dihydro-4-phenyl(2H)phthalazinone
moiety.Y. Ding, A. Hlil, A. S. Hay
2:20-54. Large cyclic esters and ether-estersin polymeric systems.
J. A. Semlyen, J. J.
L.Bryant, S. C. Hamilton, B. R. Wood
2:45-55. Synthesis and characterization ofpoly(ethylene oxide)
stars with crosslinked
polyurethane core. D. M.Knauss, S. L. Clark
3:10-56. Synthesis, characterization andcross-linking study of
some novel polycyclic carbonates
of 4-alkylsubstituted phenol-formaldehyde resin. H.Mandal, A. S.
Hay
3:35-57. Making Ä,ò-hydroxyl terminatedpolybutadiene
using
n-butyllithium/m-diisopropenylbenzene diinitiator.R. C. Tsiang
4:00-58. Radical chain copolymerization ofmethyl methacrylate and
of styrene with C¬60ˆ
forms branches structures.W. T. Ford, T. D. Graham, T. H.
Mourey
4:25-59. Copolymers of various furans withmaleic anhydride for use
in paint systems:
syntheses, structure andreactions. S. Hussain, A. H. Fawcett, P.
T.Taylor
MONDAY EVENING
Section A
Poster Session: Special Topics
Polymer Synthesis
R. B. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
60.- Synthesis anc characterization ofthermotropic aromatic
poly(ester-imide)s. S.Jacob, J. M.
Adduci
61.- Synthesis and characterization oflow-melting
poly(ester-imide)s-II. J. Siracusa, T. Smit, W.
D. Polk,S. Jacob, J. M. Adduci, K. Turner
62.- Efficiency of various polar ethers asstructure modifiers for
the synthesis of SBS block
copolymers.R. C. Tsiang
63.- Branched conjugated polymers containingtriphenylamine. S.
Tanaka, T. Iso
64.- Synthesis and photoinducedtransformation of a new helical
aromatic polyamide. F.Kondo,
M. Hidaka, S. Kakimi, H. Kimura, M. Takeishi
65.-
Monolithicpoly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone-co-acrylamide-co-ethylenedim
ethacrylate)
support for design of high throughput bioreactors.S. Xie, F. Svec,
J. M. J. Frµechet
66.- Regiocontrolled synthesis ofpoly(3-hexylthiophene
ethynylenes). J. Li, Y.Pang
67.- Synthesis and characterization of ahigh-ãÅ
chromophore containing the isophorone moiety
for electro-opticapplications. J. Chen, J. Zhu, A. W. Harper,F.
Wang, M. He, S. S. H. Mao, L. R.
Dalton, A. Chen, W. H. Steier
68.- A new series of photoinitiators forUV-curable waterborne
coatings. C. Wang, Y.Wei, K.
Simone, H. Gruber
69.- Synthesis and characterization of Schiffbase-phenone
photoinitiators. C. Wang, Y.Wei, H.
Gruber
70.- Dehydrogenative cross-couplingpolymerization between
hydrosilanes and diethynylbenzenes
in the presenceof solid bases. K. Ionue, K. Iwata, J.Ishikawa, M.
Itoh
71.- A new chemical imidization reagent forthe synthesis of
polyimide. S. L. C. Hsu, A.A.
Naiini, W. D. Weber, A. J. Blakeney
72.- Synthesis and characterization ofdifluorophenyl-substituted
methyl
2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates.G. B. Kharas, K. J. Kim, M. R.
Cisneros, J.W. Karras, M. V.
Garcia, E. Vega, K. Watson
73.- Synthesis and characterization ofadvanced fire-resistant
engineering thermoplastics.
A.Bhatnagar, Y. N. Liu, J. F. Geibel, J. E. McGrath
74.- Synthesis and characterization offluorine-substituted
difunctional vinyl monomers with
biphenyl group.L. V. Natarajan, M. Schulte
75.- Atom transfer radical polymerization ofstyrene in the
presence of iron complexes. M.Wei,
J. Xia, N. E. McDermott, K. Matyjaszewski
76.- Atom transfer radical polymerization ofmethyl methacrylate
in the presence of iron
complexes. M.Wei, J. Xia, K. Matyjaszewski
77.- A silicoboron carbonitride precursorprepared by chemical
modification of
poly(methylvinyl)silylethylenediamine. K. P. W. Pemawansa, K.
Feng,Y. H. Miriam
78.- Synthesis and characterization ofpolyimides prepared via a
Diels-Alder reaction between a
bisisobenzofuranand various bismaleimides. K. A. Watson, R.G.
Bass
79.- Preparation and properties of perfectlyalternating
polyethylene/polyethylene oxide (AB)¬nˆ
copolymers.J. Qiao, G. L. Baker
80.- A kinetics study of the polymerizationof ethylene by
metallocene - methylaluminoxane
catalysts. G. J. Jiang, H. J. Lai
81.- Kinetic studies of the polymerization ofpropylene by
metallocene-methylaluminoxane
catalysts. G. J.Jiang, J. M. Hwu
82.- Ethylene polymerization with highactivity silica-anchored
zirconocene. D. H.Lee, K. B.
Yoon, S. K. Noh
83.- Intramolecularly hydrogen-bondedthermotropic liquid
crystalline model compounds
fordihydroxyphenylene-based rigid-rod polybenzobisthiazole. L-S.
Tan, D. R. Dean, M. D. Houtz, H.
H. Song, J. Y. Han
84.- Design and synthesis of novel blue-lightemitting
photoluminescent monomers and
polymers. Z.Ma, S. Ijadi-Maghsoodi, T. J. Barton
85.- Liquid crystalline polymers as potentialauxetic materials.
P. Liu, C. He, A. C.Griffin
86.- New approaches to synthesis of amorphousand crystalline
cardo polyaryleneetherketones.
V. V.Shaposhnikova, K. I. Donetskii, G. V. Gorshkov, S.
N.Salazkin
87.- Synthesis of optically active
helicalpoly(3-methyl-4-vinylpyridine): synthetic polymers with
higher structuralorder. L. J. Ortiz, K. A. Smitherman, L. M.Pratt,
I. Khan
88.- Synthesis and characterization
ofpoly[(3-oligo/polydimethylsiloxane)thiophene-co-3-methylthiophene]copol
ymers. M. R. Waugaman,
L. M. Pratt, I. Khan
89.- Cross-linking
ofpoly[1,1-diaryl(alkyl,aryl)-1-silacyclobutane]s under electron beam
anddeep
UV irradiation. E. D. Babich, S. Riston,N. V. Ushakov, E. S.
Finkel'shtein
90.- A novel synthetic approach for thesynthesis of
bis(4-aminophenyl)amino substituted
chromophores for use innonlinear optics. M. H. Davey, V. Y. Lee,
T.J. Marks, R. D. Miller
91.- Poly(3-benzoyl-2,5-thiophene) vianickel-catalyzed coupling
polymerization. J. Wang, V. V.
Vonhof,V. V. Sheares
92.- Protein-polymer/oligomer complexes.Preparation of
poly(Ä,L-glutamic acid)sodium salt
andmethoxypolyethyleneglycol complex. A. Thakur,I. Khan
93.- Preparation and epoxy curing of
noveldicyclopentadiene-derived Mannich amines. J-J.Lin, S.
F. Lin, F. C. Chang, F. P. Tseng
94.- Novel synthesis of poly(arylenethioether)s from
N,N-dimethyl-S-carbamate masked arylene
dithiols.Y. Ding, A. S. Hay
95.- Alternating copolymer of allene andcarbon monoxide. S.
Kacker, A. Sen
96.- The palladium catalyzed synthesis ofhyperbranched olefin
oligomers. L. Wojcinski,J.
Getzie, A. Sen
97.- Catalyzed synthesis of amides fromcarbon monoxide, aromatic
dichloride, and diamines.
J-S.Kim, A. Sen
98.- Synthesis of hyperbranched polyethyleneand
polyethylene-grafted polystyrene catalyzed by
a è-(methallyl)nickelhalide/Lewis acid system. J. H. Pawlow, J-S.
Kim, S.Murtuza, A. D. Sadow,
J. C. Sworen, A. Sen
99.- Ring-opening polymerization ofÅ-butyrolactone by
thermophilic lipases. W.Xie, J. Li, D.
Chen
100.- Monodisperse linear main chain liquidcrystalline
polyethers via a repetitive geometric
approach. A. D. Asandei, V. Percec
101.- Synthesis and characterization
ofÅ,Å-dimethyl-branched carboxylic acid-terminated
polyisobutylenes.A. B. Donnalley, R. Storey
102.- Coupling of polyisobutylene via livingcarbocationic
techniques. T. L. Maggio, R.Storey
103.- On the use of methylcyclohexane as acosolvent for the
living cationic polymerization
ofpoly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) block copolymers. L.B.
Brister, R. Storey
104.- Polyolefin polymerization withmetallocene/Ziegler-Natta
hybrid catalyst. S. C. Hong, J. R.
Park, B. H.Lee, S. W. Lee, W. Huh
Section B
Poster Session: Special Topics
Polymer Characterization
R. B. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
105.- A theoretical prediction of molecularweight,
polydispersity and sample mass variation
during polymerdegradation. J-S. Yoon, H. J. Jin, M. N.Kim
106.- Preparation and characterization ofendcapped poly(arylene
ether) thermoplastic polymers
for transparencyapplication. M. R. Unroe, R. K. Gupta, R.
B.Sharma, N. C. Thiesing
107.- Structure and properties ofbiodegradable gluten compounds.
I. K. Jung, K. H.Lee, B. S.
Jin
108.- Miscibility behavior ofpoly(oxyalkylene)s with
methylsulfonylmethyl side groups. J-C.
Lee, M. H. Litt, C. E. Rogers
109.- Dynamic mechanical analysis of EPDMrubbers. T.
Yang, J. S. Deng, J. LeMieux
110.- Solvent cast thermoset rigid-rodmolecular composites.
T. D. Dang,
N.Venkatasubramanian, D. R. Dean, G. E. Price, F. E. Arnold
111.- Solvent cast thermoplastic rigid-rodmolecular composites.
N. Venkatasubramanian,T. D.
Dang, D. R. Dean, G. E. Price, F. E. Arnold
112.- Blends of LARC¿TM¡ PETI-5 withphenylethynyl
containing reactive additives. B. J.
Jensen, S. E. Lowther, A. C. Chang
113.- Bisacetylene liquid crystallinethermosets with flexible
tails. D. A. Langlois, M. E. Smith,
B. C.Benicewicz, A. Gavrin, E. P. Douglas
114.- Stoichiometric silicon carbidesemiconductor prepared from
a perceramic polycarbosilane.
C-H. Yuan, M. Fujino, K. Ebata, K. Furukawa, N. Matsumoto
115.- Alkyl half-esters of methyl vinylether/maleic acid
copolymers in ethanol/water
systems. K.Plochocka, J. C. Chuang
116.- Spectroscopic investigations offluorescence and
photsensitized chemluminescence of
the melanin-likebiopolymer diazoluminomelanin. T. Cooper, A.L.
Campbell, L. V. Natarajan, R. L.
Crane
117.- Star and cylindrical micelles
ofpolystyrene-block-poly(2-cinnamoylethyl methacrylate) in
cyclopentane.S. A. Stewart, J. Tao, G. Liu, M. Yang
118.- Low oxidation
potential3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene/p-phenylene conducting polymers.
J.
A. Irvin, Y. Lee, J. R. Reynolds
119.- Prediction of electronic properties ofconducting polymers
using semiempirical methods.
D. J.Irvin, D. S. Dudis, J. R. Reynolds
120.- Easily functionalized3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene. D. M.
Welsh, A.Kumar, J. R. Reynolds
121.- Electroactive è-conjugated polymersbased on
transition metal-containing thiophenes
capable of sensing ionicand neutral species. J. L. Reddinger, J.
R.Reynolds
122.- Flame-retardant brominatedstyrene-based polymers. XI.
Alumina trihydrate-filled
dibromostyrene-basedacrylic latex. J. L. Wang, N.
A.Favstritsky
123.- Flame-retardant brominatedstyrene-based polymers. XII.
Flame retardancy of
dibromostyrene-basedacrylic latex coated fabrics. J. L. Wang, R.S.
Rose
124.- Structure-property permeabilityrelationships for
Ÿin-situ‰ sol gel materials. S.
K.Young, K. A. Mauritz
125.- 500 MHz ¿1¡H NMR characterization ofantenna
polymers for tuning visible energy
transfer efficiency.K. A. Maxwell, L. M. DuPray, T. J. Meyer, J.M.
DeSimone
126.- A study of the thermal eliminationreaction of
poly(p-phenylene vinylene) precursor. H.
V.Shah, G. A. Arbuckle
127.- On the observation of novelmorphologies in "model" PDMS
elastomers. Evidence of
trapped spinodalstructures. B. D. Viers, S. Sukumaran, G.Beaucage,
J. E. Mark
128.- Modification of porous hollow silicaparticle surface with
poly(acrylic acid). K.Suzuki, R.
M. Ottenbrite, J. A. Siddiqui
129.- Fabrication of atomic-number gradientmaterials for
inertial confinement fusion
experiments. J. A. Rego, P. M.Beeson, R. E. Olson, P. A.
Cahill
130.- Dynamic light scattering of apolyelectrolyte solution
containing buckminster fullerene.
T. A. Hugener, T. A. P. Seery, P. L. Nayak, J. Kumar,
S.Tripathy
131.- Heterogeneous structure and motion inethylene-1-hexene
copolymers as studied by high
resolution solid state¿13¡C NMR. M. Guo, Q. Fu, S. Z. D.
Cheng
132.- Kinetics of hydrolysis
ofÇ-ureidopropyltrimethoxysilane in the water-methanol system by
FTIRspectroscopy. J. K. Premachandra, W. J. vanOoij, J. E.
Mark
133.- Twisted single crystals of themeta-aromatic polyamide MPDI
(Nomex¿TM¡). D.
P.Lawrence, D. P. Martin, T. Jiang
134.- Steady-state and time-resolvedphotophysics of unphotolyzed
and photolyzed
poly(ethylene terephthalate)and dimethylterephthalate. M. D.
Ziemer, B.Rufus, Y. Hu, C. E. Hoyle
TUESDAY MORNING
Section A
Polymer Diffraction
Electron Diffraction
K. Gardner, Organizer
D. Dorset, Organizer
B. L. Farmer, Presiding
8:30- 135. Direct phase determination inpolymer crystallography -
analysis of powder and fiber
diffraction data.D. Dorset
9:00- 136. Images and diffraction from dimerand polymer systems.
J. R. Fryer
9:30- 137. Electron diffraction and computermodeling of liquid
crystal poly(2,6-oxynaphthoate)
single crystals.P. H. Geil, J. Liu, F. Rybnikar, J. Myers
10:00-
10:15- 138. Review of chain folding inpolyamide lamellar crystals.
Comparisons between
nylons and proteins.E. D. Atkins, H. H. Wills
10:45- 139. The utility of molecular modelingas a criterion for
polymer structure determination
in conjunction withdirect methods. M. P. McCourt, D. Dorset
11:15- 140. Frustrated packing of asemiflexible liquid crystalline
polyester. S. D.Hudson, H. T.
Jung, R. W. Lenz
11:45- 141. Structural studies of lamellarcrystals of monodisperse
aliphatic oligoamides. S.
J.Cooper, E. D. Atkins, M. J. Hill
Section B
Dental Materials and Composites
Dental Polymers and Composites
J. Antonucci, Organizer
T. Brennan, Organizer
B. M. Culbertson, Organizer,Presiding
8:30- 142. Water sorption and solubility ofexperimental dental
composites. J. L.Ferracane
8:55- 143. Facile syntheses of acrylicorganosilsesquioxanes for
dental applications. J.Antonucci,
B. O. Fowler, J. W. Stansbury
9:20- 144. Silsesquioxane-liquid crystalline(LC) composites:
potential precursors to dental
materials. C. Zhang, R. M. Laine
9:45- 145. A new class of organic-inorganichybrid dental
materials. Y. Wei, D. Jin
10:10- 146. Organic-inorganic hybrid dentalrestorative composites.
P. P. Paul, S. F.Timmons,
W. J. Machowski
10:35- 147. Processing and properties ofinterpenetrating-phase
composites. J. R. Kelly, J.
Antonucci
11:00- 148. Amino acid modifiedpolyelectrolytes for formulation of
improved glass-ionomer (GI)
dentalrestoratives. B. M. Culbertson, A. Thakur, D.Xie
11:25- 149. Multi-cured hybrid cements basedon polyalkenoates and
ion-leachable glasses. S.
B.Mitra, B. L. Kedrowski
11:50- 150. Compomers and hydromers for use inrestorative dental
procedures. P.
D.Hammesfahr
Section C
Solvent-Free Polymerizations and Processes
Solvent-Free Step Growth Polymerization
T. Long, Organizer, Presiding
M. Hunt, Organizer
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
8:25-Introductory Remarks
8:30- 151. Modeling polyethylenecrystallization with ADMET
polycondensation chemistry. K. B.
Wagener,D. J. Valenti, S. H. Hahn
9:00- 152. Biocatalytic solvent-freepolymerization to produce high
molecular weight
biodegradable polyesters.A. K. Chaudhary, B. J. Kline, E. J.
Beckman,A. J. Russell
9:30- 153. The use of melt polycondensationfor synthesis of LC
multiblock copolymers. D.
U.Pospiech, K. Eckstein, H. Komber, D. Voigt, F. Bªohme, H.
R.Kricheldorf
10:00- 154. Controlled molecular weightamorphous aromatic
polyester via melt acidolysis. S.
J.Mecham, W. Harrison, Y. Sun, J. E. McGrath
10:30- 155. Polyesters with diamide segments.R. J. Gaymans,
A. C. M. van Bennekom
11:00- 156. Mechanism of ester formation:implications for
macrocyclization. P. Hubbard,
W.Brittain
11:30- 157. Synthesis and characterization
ofpoly(ethylene-co-butylene) and
poly(dimethylsiloxane) modified polyesters.L. Sorriero, D.
Tyagi
Section D
Propylene Synthesis and Structure
W. Brittain, Organizer
M. Green, Presiding
8:30- 158. Interfacial stress effects ofepitaxy. R. Eby, H.
P. Fisher, R. C.Cammarata
9:00- 159. Lamellar single crystals andsectorization in
syndiotactic polypropylene. S. Z.
D.Cheng, W. Zhou, Z. Bu, I. Jangchud, R. Eby
9:30- 160. Control of sequence distribution inolefin
polymerization. J. M. Petoff, M. Leclerc, R.
M.Waymouth
10:00- 161. The road to chiral amplificationin polymers originated
in Italy. M. Green
10:30- 162. Structural organization and rangesof order in polymer
crystals. P. Corradini
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Polymer Diffraction
Dynamic Methods
K. Gardner, Organizer
D. Dorset, Organizer
J. Blackwell, Presiding
1:30- 163. Variation in SAXS and WAXS frompolymer materials under
industrial processing
conditions. W. Fuller, A. Mahendrasingam, D. J. Hughes, C. Martin,
E. L.Heeley, W. B. Oatway
2:00- 164. Structural changes of spider silkon supercontraction.
D. T. Grubb, D. B.Jackrel, L.
W. Jelinski
2:30- 165. Time-resolving X-ray rheology ofliquid crystal
polymers. E. Andresen, G. R.Mitchell
3:00-
3:15- 166. Crystal modulus of polymers andtheir temperature
dependence. K. Nkamae,
T.Nishino, S. Koroda, R. Matui
3:45- 167. Effect of isomeric side chainstructure on the
miscibility of polymer blends: a
synchrotron SAXS study.M. Rabeony, H. H. Shao, K. S. Liang
4:15- 168. Structural variation in polymermaterials at high
spatial resolution. A.Mahendrasingam,
C. Martin, W. Fuller, R. Bhagat
4:45- 169. X-ray scattering and molecularassociation of cyclic
siloxane-based liquid crystalline
macromolecules. T.J. Bunning, W. W. Adams, V. V. Tsukruk,
H.Koerner, C. K. Ober
Section B
Dental Materials and Composites
Adhesion to Dentin
J. Antonucci, Organizer,Presiding
T. Brennan, Organizer
B. M. Culbertson, Organizer
1:15- 170. Review of parameters affectingdentin bonding. J. M.
Powers
1:40- 171. Regional measurements ofresin-dentin bonding as an
array. Y. Shono, T. Ogawa, M.
Terashita, P.Brewer, R. Carvalho, E. Pashley, D. Pashley
2:05- 172. Effects of dentin conditioning onbond strengths and
interfacial morphology. S.
H.Dickens
2:30- 173. The interfacial ultrastructure ofthree self-etching
resin bonding systems. T.Yamada,
Y. Nakaoki, M. Ogata, T. Nikaido, T. Higashi, P. N.R. Pereira, J.
Tagami
2:55- 174. Efficacy of N-aryl- andN-alkyliminodiacetic acids in
the stabilization of demineralized
dentin.T. Nikaido, J. Antonucci, G. E. Schumacher,J. E. Code, J.
Tagami
3:20- 175. New adhesive monomers for dentalapplication. U.
Salz, P. Burtscher, K. Vogel,N.
Moszner, V. Rheinberger
3:45- 176. Visible light curedisocyanoacrylate based dental
adhesives. M. D.Power, C. S.
Pinzino, C. C. Chappelow, J. D. Eick
4:10- 177. Adhesion mechanisms of resin toetched-dentin through
primer studied by ¬13ˆC
NMR. N.Nishiyama, K. Nemoto
4:35- 178. New and interesting findingsconcerning chemical bonding
to the components of
human dentin. M. DiRenzo,F. ElFeninat, J. Xu, S. Poulin, T. H. Ellis,
E.Sacher, I. Stangel
5:00- 179. Applications of alginatepolyelectrolyte ionotropic
hydrogels for blocking of
microscopic channelsin teeth. L. A. Lindµen, J. F. Rabek,
J.Nie
Section C
Solvent-Free Polymerizations and Processes
Solvent-Free Chain Growth Polymerization
T. Long, Organizer
M. Hunt, Organizer
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
K. Matyjaszewski, Presiding
1:25-Introductory Remarks
1:30- 180. Similarities and differencesbetween homogeneous and
heterogeneous metal
catalyzed "living" radicalpolymerization of styrene, methacrylates, and
acrylates initiated
withmono- and multi-sulfonyl chloride initiators. V.Percec, H. J.
Kim, B. Barboiu, M. van der
Sluis
2:00- 181. Synthesis of diblock copolymers viaa "living" stable
free radical bulk polymerization
and conversion tofunctionalized amphiphilic materials. N.
A.Listigovers, M. K. Georges, C. H.
Honeyman
2:30- 182. Versatile synthesis of blockcopolymers by solvent-free
'living' radical procedures:
functionalizedunimolecular and polymeric initiators. C. J.Hawker,
J. L. Hedrick, E. Malmstrom, M.
Trollsas, R. M.Waymouth
3:00- 183. The pivotal role of nitroxideconcentration in stable
free radical polymerization of
acrylates.P. G. Odell, A. Rabien, L. Michalak, R. P.Veregin, M. H.
Quinlan, K. A. Moffat, P. J.
MacLeod, N. A. Listigovers, C.H. Honeyman, M. K. Georges
3:30- 184. Copolymerization of allyl alcoholand acrylate
comonomers. S. H. Guo
4:00- 185. Emulsion polymerization usingalkali-soluble random
copolymer as a polymeric
emulsifier. D. Y. Lee, J. H. Kim
4:30- 186. Solvent-free synthesis byfree-radical frontal
polymerization. J. A.Pojman, C.
Simmons, V. M. Iiyashenko
Section D
Industrial Sponsors
Aspects of Graduate Training in Polymer Science - Are WeTraining
People for
Industry?
M. Jaffe, Organizer, Presiding
W. H. Daly, Organizer, Presiding
1:30- 187. Traditional polymer schools.W. MacKnight
2:00- 188. Large polymer industry.R. Ikeda
2:30- 189. Polymer graduate programs.J. E. McGrath
3:00- 190. Small polymer industry.T. Brewer
3:30- 191. Chemistry departments.E. Samulski
4:00-Panel Discussion
TUESDAY EVENING
Section A
Poster Session: Polymer Diffraction
K. Gardner, Organizer, Presiding
D. Dorset, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
192.- The use of WAXS in the study of mixingin miscible polymer
blends and random
copolymers of poly(styrene) andpoly(methyl methacrylate). Y. S. Chiou,
G. R.Mitchell
Section B
Poster Session: Dental Materials and Composites
J. Antonucci, Organizer,Presiding
T. Brennan, Organizer, Presiding
B. M. Culbertson, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
193.- Non-diluent dental composite.Z. Yang, W. Jia, A.
Prasad
194.- Synthesis and characterization of anew
amino-functionalized silsesquioxane. M.
C.Gravel, R. M. Laine
195.- Designed composite interfaces usingnovel polymeric
coupling agents. R. L. Orefice, J.
Arnold, T. Miller, M. Zamora, T. Brennan
196.- The effects of nadic methyl anhydrideon the mechanical and
thermomechanical
properties of dental materials.J. J. Mehlam, J. Arnold, M. W.
Schwarz, M.Zamora, T. Brennan
197.- Thermal analysis of dental resinscontaining methacrylic
acid anhydride as a diluent. M.
W.Schwarz, M. Zamora, J. J. Mehlam, T. Brennan
198.- Relationship between the tensile andflexural strength of
composite resins. H.Takahashi,
J. Antonucci, J. W. Stansbury, F. Wang
199.- Synthesis and polymerization ofacrylic monomers with
pendant spiro ortho ester and
cyclic carbonategroups. K. Miyazaki, T. Endo, F. Sanda, O.Moriya,
T. Fukushima, J. Antonucci
200.- Low shrinkage resins from diacrylateliquid crystal
monomers. H. R. Rawls, V.
T.Wellinghoff, B. K. Norling, S. T. Wellinghoff, S. H. Leamon, N.
F.Swynnerton
Section C
Poster Session: Solvent-Free Polymerizations andProcesses
T. Long, Organizer, Presiding
M. Hunt, Organizer
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
5:30‹7:30
201.- Nucleation of polyethyleneterphthalate by
copolymerization. K. Bouma,R. J. Gaymans
202.- Fractionation and thermalcharacterization of
poly(2,5-benzophenone). R. W.Philips, J. M.
DeSimone
203.- Effects of ultrasound on heterogeneousvs. homogeneous
polyester syntheses. A.
Ayambem, A. G.Pinkus
204.- Alternating polyesteramides based onmixtures of
1,4-butyleneterephthalamide and
-isophthalamide and ethyleneglycol. M. C. Niesten, K. Bouma, R.
J.Gaymans
205.- Controlling the shape of polymerchains by living cationic
bluk polymerization of
monodendritic cycliciminoethers. V. Percec, M. N. Holcera,
G.Johansson, G. Ungar, D. J. Yeardley
206.- Copolymerization of multi-methacrylatederivatives of
styrene-allyl alcohol copolymer with
styrene and methylmethacrylate. B. M. Culbertson, Y. Tong,
Q.Wan
207.- One-pot homogeneousmetathesis/heterogeneous hydrogenation
chemistry in the
synthesis ofsaturated polymers and small molecules. M. D.Watson,
K. B. Wagener
208.- Solvent-free processing of solidmonomer utilizing frontal
polymerization. D. I.Fortenberry,
J. A. Pojman
209.- Polycarbonates via melttransesterification in
supercritical carbon dioxide. P. G.Odell, G.
K. Hamer
210.- Synthesis of polyamides andpolycarbonates using
supercritical carbon dioxide. R.
D.Givens, J. M. DeSimone
211.- Polysulfone oligomers withthermosetting end groups and
their compositions. R.Hayase,
T. Okuyama
212.- Formation of a poly(dimethylsiloxane)modifed polycarbonate
via reactive processing in a
kneader. M. R. Korn, E. H. Jonsson, R. J. Kumpf
Section D
Poster Session: Field Responsive Polymers
I. Khan, Organizer
J. Simpson, Organizer
P. T. Hammond, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
213.- Thermosenstive properties of flatpoly(etrafluoroethylene)
plates grafted with
N-isopropylacrylamide and2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate.
K.Matsuda, N. Shibata, K.
Yamada, M. Hirata
214.- Developing high strength electricallyconductive
polyaniline fibers. A. P. Chacko,S. S.
Hardaker, R. V. Gregory, T. Hanks
215.- Electrotransport of organic anionsusing cationic grafted
membranes and their separation
and concentrationproperties. K. Yamada, M. Hirata
216.- NMR characterizations of the liquidcrystalline-isotropic
phase transition in
oligo(phenylene vinylene).W. Zhu, W. Li, L. Yu
217.- Polyimides with a diazo chromophoreexhibiting high thermal
stability and large
electro-optic coefficients.H. A. Saadeh, A. Gharavi, D. Yu, L.
Yu
218.- Electric field induced macroscopicshape changes in liquid
crystal elastomers. K. H.
Ahn, M. S. Roberts, F. J.Davis, G. Mitchell
219.- The electrorheological properties ofchitosan sulfate
suspensions. S. Wu, J. Shen
220.- Dielectric and electro-opticalproperties of a
ferroelectric side-chain liquid crystalline
polysiloxanecontaining azobenzene dyes as guest molecules. R.
H.Lee, G. H. Hsiue, R. J. Jeng
221.- pH and temperature-responsive polymersfor controlled
polypeptide drug delivery. C.
Ganokar, F. Liu,M. Baudys, S. W. Kim
222.- Mechanisms of piezoelectricity inamorphous and
semicrystalline polymers: an overview.
J.Simpson, Z. Ounaies, J. A. Young
223.- High dielectric constant (microwavefrequencies) p[olymer
composites. S. Negi, J.Li, S.
M. Khan, I. Khan
Section E
Poster Session: Materials for Controlled ReleaseApplications
I. McCulloch, Organizer,Presiding
S. Shalaby, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
224.- Bioadhesive properties
ofpolyoxyethylene-b-polyoxypropylene-b-polyoxyethylene-g-poly(acrylic
acid)polymers (smart
hydrogel¿TM¡). L. E. Bromberg, M. J. Orkisz, E. S.
Ron
225.- Use of nanoparticles for thecontrolled release of biocides
in pressure-treated solid
wood. Y. Liu, L.Yan, P. Heiden, P. Laks
226.- Simultaneous analysis of particle sizedistribution,
particle shape and drug delivery from
biodegradablemicroparticles. D. T. Birmbaum, J. D.Kosmala, L.
Brannon-Peppas
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Section A
Field Responsive Polymers
NLO Polymers
I. Khan, Organizer
J. Simpson, Organizer
S. Marder, Presiding
L. R. Dalton, Presiding
8:30- 227. Recent development of electro-opticpolymers for device
applications. A. K. Y. Jen,
S. Marder, C. F. Shu
9:15- 228. Design, synthesis, nonlinearspectroscopy and
applications of two-photon absorbing
molecules. D.Beljonne, J. L. Bredas, B. H. Cumpston, J. Ehrlich, L.
Erskine, A. A.Heikal, Z. Y.
Hu, T. Kogej, I. Y. S. Lee, S.Marder, J. W. Perry, H. Rockel, S.
Thayumanavan, X. L. Wu
9:45- 229. Novel side chain liquid crystalpolymers for quadratic
nonlinear optics. F.Kajzar, A.
Gangahara, S. Ponrathnam, C. Noel, D. Reyx
10:15-Intermission
10:30- 230. Identification of criticalstructure/function
relationships in the preparation of
polymer thin filmsfor electro-optic modulator applications. L.
R.Dalton
11:00- 231. Acentric self-assembly of an azopolymer through
layer-by-layer deposition.
S.Balasubramanian, X. Wang, H. C. Wang, L. Li, D. Sandman,
J.Kumar, S. Tripathy, M. Rubner
11:30- 232. Dielectric relaxation andsecond-order nonlinearity of
copolymethacrylates containing
tolane-basedmesogenic groups. G. H. Hsiue, R. J. Jeng, C.K. Hsu,
R. H. Lee
Section B
Materials for Controlled Release Applications
I
I. McCulloch, Organizer,Presiding
S. Shalaby, Organizer, Presiding
8:25-Introductory Remarks
8:30- 233. Complexation graft copolymers asoral dDrug delivery
systems. A. M. Lowman,
N.Peppas
9:00- 234. Stabilization of asprin by using alactic/glycolic acid
oligomer. N. Wang, X. S.Wu
9:30- 235. Polymer prodrugs withpharmaceutically active
degradation products. L. Erdmann, C.
Campo, D.Palms, K. Uhrich
10:00- 236. Synthesis and structuralcharacterization of plant
growth hormone
containing-polymers based ongibberellic acid and organostannane
dichlorides for use in the
Floridaeverglades. C. Carraher, A. Gaonkar, H.Stewart, S. L. Miao,
D. Mitchell, C. Barosy, M.
Colbert
10:30- 237. Formation of molecular polymercomposites by using
polymer inclusion compounds.
L.Huang, A. E. Tonelli
11:00- 238. The reactive polymer micelle,convenient tool for
targeting drug delivery system.
Y.Nagasaki, M. Iijima, T. Okada, C. Scholz, M. Kato, K.Kataoka
11:30- 239. Hydrogel prepared from crosslinkedvinyl pyrrolidone
and vinyl acetate copolymers.
Y.Zhong, P. Wolf
Section C
Solvent-Free Polymerization and Processes
Polymer Synthesis and Processing in SupercriticalFluids
T. Long, Organizer
M. Hunt, Organizer
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
J. M. DeSimone, Presiding
8:25-Introductory Remarks
8:30- 240. Generation of microcellularbiodegradable polymers in
supercritical carbon dioxide.
C.Sparacio, E. J. Beckman
9:00- 241. Fluoroolefin polymerization incarbon dioxide: synthesis
and characterization of TFE
based fluoropolymers.J. P. DeYoung, T. J. Romack, J.
M.DeSimone
9:30- 242. Maleation of polyolefins usingsupercritical carbon
dioxide. H. J. Hayes, T.
J.McCarthy
10:00- 243. Kinetics of polymerization of1H,1H,5H
octafluoropentylacrylate in supercritical
carbon dioxide. M. Shaw,J. Ryan, C. Erkey
10:30- 244. Synthesis of conductivepolypyrrole/polyurethane foams
via a supercritical fluid
process. Y. Fu, D.Palo, C. Erkey, R. A. Weiss
11:00- 245. Preparation of a thermoplasticinterpenetrating polymer
network (IPN) from isotactic
polypropylene andEPDM terpolymer in supercritical propane. S.
J.Han, D. J. Lohse, M. Radosz, L.
H. Sperling
11:30- 246. Thermal ring openingpolymerization of silicon-bridged
[1] ferrocenophanes in
supercriticalcarbon dioxide. P. Christian, S. M. Howdle,A.
Gªugel, I. Manners, J. Massey
Section D
Special Topics
Polymer Synthesis
R. B. Moore, Organizer
D. V. McGrath, Presiding
8:30- 247. Novel copolymer of styrene andethylene produced by
bridged metallocene catalysts.
T.Arai, T. Ohtsu, S. Suzuki
8:55- 248. Frontal dispersion polymerization.J. A. Pojman,
G. Gunn, C. Simmons
9:20- 249. The synthesis and characterizationof degradable
poly(silyl ester)s. J. M.Weinberg,
K. L. Wooley
9:45- 250. Water soluble polymers derived
fromtetrahydro-1,2-oxazine. J. E. Southwell, B.A.
Howell
10:10- 251. Elastomeric nematic polyesters.C. J. Booth, A.
C. Griffin
10:35- 252. Novel aromatic polyimides derivedfrom m-terphenyl
groups with ketone spacers.
Synthesis, characterizationand evaluation as gas separation membranes. D.
Ayala, A. E.Lozano,
J. G. de la Campa, J. de Abajo
11:00- 253. Hybrid perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB)polyarylethers
containing silicon and
phosphorous. D. W.Smith, H. W. Boone, D. A. Babb, R. V. Snelgrove,
L. E.Latham
11:25- 254. Maleimides with carbonate andurethane groups as
photoinitiators for acrylate
polymerization.S. C. Clark, S. Jªonsson, C. E. Hoyle
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Field Responsive Polymers
Photorefractive Polymers
I. Khan, Organizer
J. Simpson, Organizer
P. Prasad, Presiding
B. Kippelen, Presiding
1:30- 255. Recent advances in photorefractivepolymers and liquid
crystals. B. Kippelen,
E.Hendrickx, J. F. Wang, A. Golemme, B. L. Volodin, J. L. Maldonao
Rivera, E.A. Mash, N.
Peyghambarian
2:15- 256. Multifunctional photorefractivemolecule containing
oligo(3-hexylthiophene) and a
nonlinear opticalchromophore. W. Li, A. Gharavi, Q. Wang, L.
Yu
2:45- 257. Multiple grating formation inphotorefractive polymers.
M. A. Smith, G. R.Mitchell, S.
V. O'Leary
3:15-Intermission
3:30- 258. Novel photorefractive polymercomposites with broad
optical transparency and
enhanced optical Sstoragetime. P. Prasad, B. Swedek, N. Cheng
4:00- 259. New multifunctional photorefractivepolymers. K. D.
Belfield, C. Chinna, O.Najjar, S.
Sriram, K. Schafer
4:30- 260. Carbazole-based multifunctionalmolecules for
photorefractive applications. Q.Wang,
A. Gharavi, W. Li, L. Yu
Section B
Materials for Controlled Release Applications
II
I. McCulloch, Organizer
S. Shalaby, Organizer, Presiding
X. S. Wu, Presiding
1:30- 261. Novel copolymeric acrylate networksfor sustained solute
delivery. R. A. Scott,N.
Peppas
2:00- 262. Hyperbranched polymeric micelles:drug encapsulation,
release and polymer
degradation. H.Liu, K. Uhrich
2:30- 263. Synthesis of novel functionalizedpoly-e-caprolactone: a
facile method for the
indroduction of thioesterend-group. Q. Ni, W. Zhu, L. Yu
3:00- 264. New biodegradable polymerssynthesized from bile acids.
S. Gouin, X. X.Zhu
3:30- 265. Effect of composition and pH onbiodegradation of
lactic/glycolic acid oligomers. N.
Wang, X. S. Wu
4:00- 266. Polyester microspheres. directsynthesis of potential
carriers of bioactive
compounds. S.Slomkowski, S. Sosnowski, M. Gadzinowski, C. Pichot,
A.Elaissari
4:30- 267. The synthesis of shell crosslinkedknedels (SCKs): the
ability to control size. K.
B.Thurmond, T. Kowalewski, K. T. Wooley
Section C
Solvent-Free Polymerizations and Processes
Solvent-Free Polymerization and Processes
T. Long, Organizer
M. Hunt, Organizer
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
C. J. Hawker, Presiding
1:25-Introductory Remarks
1:30- 268. The preparation and melt behaviorof oligomeric
bisphenol-A polycarbonates. J. A.
J.King
2:00- 269. p-Methoxycarbonyloxy aromaticacids: new monomers for
LCPs. X. Han, A. B.Padias,
H. K. J. Hall
2:30- 270. Design and characterization of newreworkable epoxy
using solvent-free, thermally
induced network breakdown.S. Yang, J. Chen, H. Kªorner, T.
Breiner, C.K. Ober, M. D. Poliks
3:00- 271. Synthesis and characterization ofcycloaliphatic and
aromatic
polyester/polydimethylsiloxane segmentedcopolymers. J. B. Mecham,
Q. Ji, J. E.McGrath
3:30- 272. Photooxidation reactions ofhexafluoropropylene in
liquid carbon dioxide. C.
W.Bunyard, T. J. Romack, J. M. DeSimone
4:00- 273. Preparation and characterization ofmicrocellular
polystyrene foams processed in
supercritical CO¬2ˆ.K. A. Neavor, A. J. Lesser, T.
J.McCarthy
4:30- 274. Properties of supercritical fluidsand effects on
polymerization reactions and material
processing.Y. P. Sun, H. W. Rollins, K. J. Simmons
Section D
Special Topics
Polymer Characterization
R. B. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
1:30- 275. Surface properties of glass beadsmodified via a
dendritic process. S. Nemeth,R. Yin,
R. M. Ottenbrite, J. A. Siddiqui
1:55- 276. Developing high strengthelectrically conductive
polyaniline fibers. A. P.Chacko, S. S.
Hardaker, R. V. Gregory, T. Hanks
2:20- 277. Interactions between glass beadsand rubber particles in
a model toughened epoxy
dental composite.J. Lee, A. F. Yee
2:45- 278. Investigation of the phenylethynylthermal curing
chemistry. T. V. Holland, T.E.
Glass, J. E. McGrath
3:10- 279. Synthesis, characterization, andcure studies of
phenylethynyl-terminated poly(arylene
ether sulphones).A. Ayambem, S. J. Mecham, Y. Sun, J.
E.McGrath
3:35- 280. Molecular motion of ends ofisolated polybutadiene
chains tethered on a fresh
surface ofpoly(tetrafluoroethylene). K. Yamamoto, S.Shimada, M.
Sakaguchi
4:00- 281. Solvent removal fromsemicrystalline polymer films.
M. O. Ngui, S.K. Mallapragada
4:25- 282. Correlation between opticalproperties and electronic
properties in poly(bithiazole)s. J.
K. Politis, M. D. Curtis
THURSDAY MORNING
Section A
Field Responsive Polymers
Electroresponsive Polymers
I. Khan, Organizer, Presiding
J. Simpson, Organizer, Presiding
8:30- 283. Polymer electrolytes forelectrochromic devices. J.
R. Stevens
9:00- 284. Development of an all polymerelectromechanical
actuator. T. W. Lewis, G.M.
Spinks, G. G. Wallace, D. De Rossi, M. Pachetti
9:30- 285. Thin films of conjugated polymers:application in
sensors for hydrocarbon vapors,
microcontact-printed liquidcrystal displays and light-emitting devices.
A. G.MacDiarmid, W.
Zhang, Z. Huang, P. C. Wang, F. Huang, S.Xie
10:00- 286. Microwave and optical propertiesof conducting
polymers: from basic research to
applications.P. Hourquebie
10:30-Intermission
10:45- 287. Liquid crystalline blockcopolymers: a new class of
field responsive materials. W.
Y. Zheng, B.Nair, A. Moment, P. T. Hammond
11:10- 288. Electrochromic polymers based
on3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene (EDOT) and its dimer
derivative BiEDOT. G. A.Sotzing, J. R. Reynolds
11:35- 289. Development of bichromic sensorsusing functionalized
regiorregular polythiophene.
K. Faid, M. Leclerc
Section B
Materials for Controlled Release Application
I. McCulloch, Organizer,Presiding
S. Shalaby, Organizer
K. Uhrich, Presiding
8:30- 290. Electroconductive hydrogels: novelmaterials for the
controlled electrorelease of
bioactive peptides.A. Guiseppi-Elie, A. M. Wilson, K. E.Brown
9:00- 291. Self diffusion of molecular probesin polymer gels: the
test of a new physical model
of diffusion.X. X. Zhu, L. Masaro, P. M. Macdonald
9:30- 292. Preparation and characterization ofPEG-containing,
pH-sensitive, cationic hydrogels
for Ddrug-deliveryapplications. L. M. Schwarte, N. A. Peppas
10:00- 293. Permeability and azoreduction inpolymers. D.
Pierre, R. Semde
10:30- 294.
Polyoxyethylene-b-polyoxypropylene-b-polyoxyethylene-g-poly(acrylic
acid)polymers
(Smart Hydrogel¿TM¡) as a carrier in controlled delivery
ofproteins and peptides. L. E. Bromberg,
T. H.E. Mendum, M. J. Orkisz, M. E. Schiller, E. C. Lupton, E. S. Ron
11:00- 295. A novel approach to stabilizationof protein drugs In
poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
microspheres. J. K. Li,N. Wang, X. S. Wu
11:30- 296. Antitumor drug delivery by dextranderivatives
immobilizing platinum complex (II)
through coordination bond.Y. Ohya, T. Masunaga, T. Ouchi, K.
Ichinose,M. Nakashima, M.
Ichikawa, T. Kanematsu
Section C
Solvent-Free Polymerizations and Processes
Solvent-Free Polymerizations and Processes
T. Long, Organizer
M. Hunt, Organizer
H. Werner-Schmidt, Organizer
W. Brittain, Presiding
8:25-Introductory Remarks
8:30- 297. Gas-phase polymerization.G. Schweier
9:00- 298. Metal-catalyzed polymerization inthe gas phase and
within molecular clusters. M.
S.El-Shall, Y. P. Pithawalla
9:30- 299. Donor/Acceptor bulkcopolymerization utilizing
N-arylmaleimide systems. C. W.Miller,
M. Shimose, C. E. Hoyle, S. Jªonsson, J. Ericsson
10:00- 300. Modeling and experimentalinvestigation of light
intensity and initiator effects
onphotopolymerization rate in optically opaque samples. C.
N.Bowman, M. D. Goodner
10:30- 301. Layer-by-layer polycondensation ofNylon-66 with normal
molecular orientation by
alternating vapor depositionpolymerization. H. L. Shao, S. Umemoto,
N.Okui
11:00- 302. Peroxide initiated melt graftingof maleic anhydride
onto ethylene-methacrylate
copolymers. S. Ranganathan, W. E. Baker, K. E. Russell, R. A.
Whitney
11:30- 303. Mechanical properties ofpolystyrene/polyethylene
blends prepared using supercritical
CO¬2ˆprocessing. E. Kung, A. J. Lesser, T.
J.McCarthy
Section D
Dispersions: Fundamentals and Processing
J. S. Riffle, Organizer,Presiding
R. Davis, Organizer
9:00- 304. Preparation of poly(vinyl acetate)latexes in liquid and
supercritical carbon dioxide. D.
A.Canelas, D. E. Betts, J. M. DeSimone
9:30- 305. Water-borne dispersions ofpolyolefins derived from
constrained geometry catalysts.
S.T. Eckersley, R. G. Czerepinski, R. E. Hendershot, W. D.Hoenig,
J. D. Oates
10:00- 306. Waterborne polyimides forcomposites applications.
A. D. Bowens, C. L.Sensenich,
V. Venkatsan, M. A. Robertson, S. R. McCartney, Q. Ji, J. J.Lesko, J. S.
Riffle
10:30- 307. Liquid crystal dispersions inpolymers: novel
nanostructures. L. V.Natarajan, R. L.
Sutherland, T. J. Bunning, V. P.Tondiglia
11:00- 308. Polymerization in dispersedsystems: methodology and
terminology. R.Arshady
11:30- 309. Circulation reduces specularreflectance of metallic
automotive paints. J.Meister
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Field Responsive Polymers
Responsive Polymers in Chemistry/Biology
I. Khan, Organizer
J. Simpson, Organizer
D. Bergbreiter, Presiding
J. R. Reynolds, Presiding
1:30- 310. Graft copolymers of stimuliresponsive polymers on
biomolecule backbones.
synthesis and biomedicalapplications. A. S. Hoffman, P. S.
Stayton,Z. Ding, V. Bulmus, Y.
Hayashi, T. Furuzono, H. Saito, C. Long, G. Chen, X.Wu
2:00- 311. Stimuli- responsive behavior of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl
methacrylate polymers and
their hydrogels. S. J. Chen,F. S. Du, Z. Q. Wu, L. Huang, Z. C. Li, F.
M.Li
2:30- 312. Thermoreversible gelation oftriblock copolymers in
o-xylene. J. M. Yu, P.Dubois, P.
Teyssie, R. Jerome
3:00-Intermission
3:10- 313. Chirooptical molecular switches inpolymer films. B.
L. Feringa, A. M.Schoevaars, M.
Oosterling
3:40- 314. Responsive polymer support insynthesis and catalysis.
D. Bergbreiter, J.Caraway, Y.
Liu, B. Case
4:10- 315. Mechanism and model of laser-drivenmass transport in
thin films of azo polymers.
C. J.Barrett, A. Natansohn, P. L. Rochon
4:40- 316. Luminescence properties andaggregation of PPV/PVP
polyblends. K. F. Lin,L. K.
Chang, H. L. Cheng
Section B
Materials for Controlled Release Application
I. McCulloch, Organizer,Presiding
S. Shalaby, Organizer, Presiding
1:30- 317. Effect of surfactants on therelease of griscofulvin
from polyvinylpyrrolidone
dispersions.H. Akin, J. Heller, F. W. Harris
2:00- 318. Sustained release ketoprofenmicrospheres as dental pulp
capping materials. W.
M.Vaughan, H. Duong, T. K. Ghosh
2:30- 319. Direct measurement of multiPhaseflow using controlled
release of polymers soluble
in single phase.R. Bielski, D. Montenecourt
3:00- 320. A new approach to in-situ thermalgelation of alginate
for controlled release. P.
B.Messersmith, H. Cui
3:30- 321. Water soluble polyanions as oralCcontrolled drug
carriers: poly(sulfopropyl
methacrylatepotassium-co-methyl methacrylate) (PSPMK/MMA). Y.
N.Nujoma, C. J. Kim, R. T.
Chern
4:00- 322. Pluronic micelles as vehicles forthe tumor-specific
delivery of two anti-cancer drugs
to sensitive andresistant HL-60 cells using acoustic activation.
N.Rapoport, N. Munshi, L. Pitina,
W. G. Pitt
4:30- 323. Multilayered crystal dissolutioncontrolled release
systems for drug delivery. S.
K.Mallapragada, S. F. Chin
Section D
Dispersions: Fundamentals and Processing
J. S. Riffle, Organizer
R. Davis, Organizer, Presiding
S. A. Khan, Presiding
1:30- 324. Lipid vesicles coated bypoly(oxyethylene) layer:
aggregation stability in contact with
polycations.E.G. Yaroslavova
1:50- 325. Adsorption ofpoly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s on metal oxides
from polar solvents.F. W.
Gibson, R. Davis, J. S. Riffle
2:10- 326. A self-consistent field model forpolyelectrolyte
adsorption on charged surfaces. H.
J.Ploehn, J. J. Krueger
2:30- 327. Statistically designed study ofoligomeric dispersants
based on acrylic acid,
acrylamide, methyl acrylate,acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid.
G. A. Aguilar, D. Kumar,
A. B. Brennan, G. B. Butler
2:50- 328. Vesicles from block ionomercomplexes. A.
Kabanov, T. Bronich, V.Kabanov, K. Yu,
A. Eisenberg
3:10- 329. Neural network-based polymer designoptimization. D.
E. Huddleston, C.
B.Dittman-McBain
3:30- 330. Influences of monomer and oligomerstructures in their
adsorption on metal oxide
surfaces. A. Chen, W. H.Wetzel, J. E. Glass
3:50- 331. Processing of monomer dispersionsof colloidal silica.
J. M. Jethmalani, H. B.Sunkara,
W. T. Ford
4:20- 332. Fumed silica dispersions inpolymeric liquids: evidence
for site-specific colloidal
interactions.S. R. Raghavan, G. W. Russell, S. A. Khan
4:40- 333. Interactions of polyions withoppositely charged
liophilic colloid species. A.
A.Yaroslavov