POLY
DIVISION
OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY
Final
Program, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008
K. E. Uhrich and C. Landry-Coltrain, Program Chairs
SUNDAY
MORNING
Section A
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Branched Polymers in Emerging Technologies
Tutorial
B. D. Mather, T. E. Long, and R. H. Colby, Organizers
9:00 —1.
Advances in the design of branched topologies: A tutorial of emerging
strategies. T. E. Long, J. M.
Layman, T. Saito, S. Unal, M. G. McKee, S. R. Williams, A. J. Duncan, B. D.
Mather, G. I. Ozturk
9:35 —2. Evolution of
molecular structure in melt condensation of A2+B3 hyperbranched polymers. C.
Oguz, S. Unal, T. Long, M. G. Gallivan
10:10 —3. Tutorial:
Extracting average branch length from the rheology of randomly branched polymers.
R. H. Colby
10:45 —4. Analytical tools
for the analysis of polymer branching. G. Saunders, J. A. McConville, S. O'Donohue
11:20 —5. Characterization
of polymer branching. S. Podzimek
Section B
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Functional Nanomaterials from New
Polymer Synthetic Methodologies
Radical Polymerization: Methods and
Materials
Cosponsored by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and AIChE Materials
Engineering and Sciences Division (Group 8) and JOINT*
J. L. Hedrick and H. Wang, Organizers
R. B. Grubbs and D. A. Shipp, Organizers, Presiding
8:00 — Introductory
Remarks.
8:05 —6. RAFT
polymerization of functional monomers. J. W. Bartels, C. Cheng, J. Ma, G. Sun,
E. Khoshdel, K. L. Wooley
8:45 —7. Advances in RAFT
polymerization directed toward nanostructured materials. G. Moad
9:25 —8. Amphiphilic
organoboron block copolymers. F. Jäkle, C. Cui, Y. Qin
9:45 —9. Alkoxyamines as
reagents for the modification of polymers and of surfaces. A. Studer, K. O. Siegenthaler
10:05 —10. An anion
metathesis approach to amphiphilic, photoluminescent block ionomers. T. Tang,
D. Coady, A. J. Boydston, O. Dykhno, C. W. Bielawski
10:25 — Intermission.
10:30 —11. Functional
nanostructured materials by ATRP. K. Matyjaszewski
11:10 —12. Controlled
polymeric architectures via RAFT polymerization. S. Perrier
11:50 —13. Urea-bearing
copolymers via RAFT polymerization for controlling macromolecular assemblies. A.
Nelson, A. Kamps, T. Magbitang
12:10 —14. Surface
modification of gold nanorods for ordering, oxidative polymerization of
pyrrole, and metal nanoparticle synthesis. J. W. Hotchkiss, B. G. R. Mohr, S. G. Boyes
Section C
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NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers
Tutorial Lectures
H. N. Cheng, T. Asakura, and H. W. Spiess, Organizers
A. D. English, Organizer, Presiding
8:30 — Introductory
Remarks.
8:35 —15. Overview of NMR
of bulk polymers. H. W. Spiess
9:35 — Intermission.
9:45 —16. Multidimensional
solution NMR of polymers. P. L. Rinaldi
10:45 — Intermission.
10:55 —17. Diffusion and
polymers: The pulsed-field-gradient method. E. D. von Meerwall
Section D
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Progress in Vapor-Born
Poly(p-xylylene)s, Preparation, Properties, Application
R. Kumar and A. Greiner, Organizers
8:00 — Introductory
Remarks.
8:15 —18. Synthesis of
perfluoro[2.2]paracyclophane. W. Dolbier Jr., P. Xie, W. Xu, L. H. Zhang, Y. Chang, K. Abboud
8:45 —19. Spatially
controlled engineering of biointerfaces via functionalized poly-p-xylylenes. J.
Lahann, H -Y. Chen, X. Jiang, M. Yoshida
9:15 —20. Spatially
organized parylene nanowires fabricated by oblique angle vapor deposition. M.
C. Demirel
9:45 — Intermission.
10:00 —21. Multifunctional
biomedical coatings via chemical vapor deposition copolymerization of
[2.2]paracyclophanes. Y. Elkasabi,
M. Yoshida, J. Lahann
10:30 —22. Dielectric
spectroscopy of parylene C film. J. Legrand, A. Sylvestre, M. Martinon, N. Garcia, B. Arnaud,
A. Kahouli, F. Jomni, M. Maillard, J -C. Robert, B. Berge
11:00 —23. Solid state 13C
NMR investigation of poly (p-xylylene) deposited at two different temperatures.
S. Olejniczak, M. J. Potrzebowski, A. Nosal, H. Szymanowski, M.
Gazicki-Lipman
11:30 —24. Progress in
understanding the formation of poly(p-xylylene) coatings. W. F. Beach
Section E
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Undergraduate Research in Polymer
Science
Cosponsored by SOCED
S. E. Morgan and S. Nazarenko, Organizers
8:15 —25.
Bioinspired design of hydrogel-encapsulated underwater flow sensors. D.
Lu, M. E. McConney, T. Han, D. H. Reneker,
V. V. Tsukruk
8:40 —26. Biological
activity and characterization of nerve growth factor loaded salicylic
acid-based poly(anhydride-ester) microspheres. N. Z. Piracha, M. L. Johnson, J. Griffin, K. E. Uhrich
9:05 —27. Conducting dye
polymers as an electrocatalyst for NADH oxidation for sensor applications. J.
R. Worsham, A. Blackwell, S. D. Minteer
9:30 —28. Investigation of
the effects of polymer microstructure on the rheologies of polyelectrolyte
gels: The importance of chain rigidity, branching, hydrophobic modification and
polymer-particle interaction. A. Cox, S. F. Foster, R. Lochhead
9:55 — Intermission.
10:20 —29. Crosslinking of
collagen scaffolds with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide. A.
Asadi, Y. Li, E. P. Douglas
10:45 —30. Proton conducting
nanocomposite membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel
cells. S. M. White, S.
Granados-Focil, R. C. Woudenberg, O. Yavuzcetin, M. T. Tuominen, E. B. Coughlin
11:10 —31. Thiol-ene based
reconstructive dental materials. J. E. Boulden, N. B. Cramer, C. N. Bowman
11:35 —32. Self-assembly
and aggregation behavior of the hydrophobins hypA and hypB from Agaricus bisporus. L. M. Harris, J. Li, G. C. Cannon, S.
Heinhorst, S. E. Morgan
Section F
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General Papers
Polymer Characterization
D. Garcia, Organizer
M. P. Cashion, Presiding
8:00 —33.
Optical oxygen-sensing polymers for a practical atmospheric pressure. H.
Nishide, T. Hyakutake
8:20 —34. Absolute
molecular weight determination of aliphatic ammonium ionenes using aqueous
SEC-MALLS. E. M. Borgerding, J.
M. Layman, W. H. Heath, S. R. Williams, T. E. Long
8:40 —35. Online
monitoring of block and gradient copolymerization by reversible addition
fragmentation transfer (RAFT). A. M. Alb, W. F. Reed
9:00 —36. Investigation of
the dynamic melt rheology of GRC-A loaded with zeolite L. T. R. Brown, D. Hylton, C. Ingram, C. James, E. A. Mintz, K. C.
Chuang
9:20 —37. Composition
control of aromatic copolyester by using shear-induced phase separation. K.
Kimura, T. Ichimori, K. Wakabayashi, S -I.
Kohama, S. Yamazaki
9:40 —38. Reactive
extrusion of methyl 2,6-diisocyantocaproate-based degradable thermoplastic
polyurethanes. S. J. Moravek, J.
S. Wiggins, R. F. Storey
10:00 —39. Comparison of
hydrogen bonding in urethanes and thiourethanes. Q. Li, H. Zhou, D. A. Wicks, C. E. Hoyle
10:20 —40. Chemistry and
thermomechanical properties of room-temperature cure POSS-epoxy matrices for
marine composites. S. J. Tucker,
S. Heinz, J. S. Wiggins
10:40 —41. Nonwoven
membranes from tailored surfactants. M. P. Cashion, M. T. Hunley, T. E. Long
Section G
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Entrepreneurship in Polymers for the
Energy and the Environment
Tutorial
Cosponsored by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and AIChE Materials
Engineering and Sciences Division (Group 8), BMGT, SCHB, CEPA, WCC, ENGENV, and
JOINT*
K. O. Havelka, B. P. Grady, D. W. Smith Jr., and P. Zarras, Organizers
8:00 — Introductory
Remarks.
8:05 —42. Renewable energy
and resources: Technical and commercial opportunities. K. O. Havelka
8:30 —43. Getting a good
patent in the current antipatent climate. J. Pike
8:55 —44. University
entrepreneurship and commercialization: A developing model featuring renewable
resource based polymeric materials. L. Goff
9:20 —45. Identification
and creation of a rubber recycling industry. A. M. Cialone
9:45 —46. Perspectives on
doing research and development in smart coatings. R. C. Advincula
10:10 — Intermission.
10:25 —47. Environmental
issues: Disgruntled employees and local politics: What does science have to do
with it?? B. Gordon III
10:50 —48. Untold promise
and unknown risks: Science-based decision-making for nanotechnology. E.
J. Amis
11:15 —49.
University-small business collaboration in development of nanostructured materials.
S. E. Morgan
11:40 —50. Capturing
antimicrobial peptide activity in simpler molecules. G. Tew
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
Section A
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Branched Polymers in Emerging
Technologies
Synthesis of Branched Polymers-
Design of Branched Polymers
B. D. Mather, T. E. Long, and R. H. Colby, Organizers
1:30 —51.
Very high-spin organic polymers based on hyperbranched π-conjugations. H.
Nishide, T. Ibe, E. Fukuzaki
1:55 —52. Tailoring the
degree of branching in poly(arylene ether sulfone)s prepared from an
ABB'B" monomer. E. Fossum,
A. M. Ike, N. R. Hendricks, D. R. Douglass
2:20 —53. Synthesis of
host and guest polymers and their self-assembling behavior. M. Lee, D. V.
Schoonover, H. W. Gibson
2:45 —54. Synthesis and
characterization of hyperbranched polyacrylates. C. Pugh, A. Singh, B. Raveendra, R. Samuel, K. Bernal Ramos
3:10 —55. Structure
control of branched polymers during copolymerization of vinyl monomer and
divinyl cross-linker. H. Gao, K. Matyjaszewski
3:35 —56. Precision
branching in polyolefin structures. G. Rojas, K. B. Wagener
4:00 —57. Nonlinear block
copolymers based on poly(ethylene oxide) and branched poly(glycerol)s. F.
Wurm, J. Nieberle, H. Frey
4:25 —58. Toward new
hybrid star-shaped or crosslinked materials based on macromonomers and
silsesquioxanes. P. J. Lutz, H.
Harris, O. Gavat, H -J. Voigtländer
Section B
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Functional Nanomaterials from New
Polymer Synthetic Methodologies
Radical Polymerization: Methods and
Materials
Cosponsored by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and AIChE Materials
Engineering and Sciences Division (Group 8) and JOINT*
R. B. Grubbs, H. Wang, and J. L. Hedrick, Organizers
R. K. O'Reilly, Presiding
D. A. Shipp, Organizer, Presiding
2:00 —59. New
polymerization technology for advanced materials. J. Ness
2:20 —60. RAFT techniques
for the synthesis of functional nanoparticles. R. K. O'Reilly, J. Skey, C. Hansell
3:00 —61. Reversible
addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of vinyl acetate
from nanoparticle surfaces. T. Emrick, E. Glogowski, H. Rathnayake
3:20 —62. Polymer-nanoparticle
hybrid materials and thin films on transparent conductive metal oxide surfaces.
R. C. Shallcross, B. Kim, P. Y. Keng, E. L. Ratcliff, J. J. Jenkins, N. R.
Armstrong, J. Pyun
3:40 —63. Electrically
conducting polypyrroles as multifunctional coupling agents in heterogeneous
polymer blends. J. Hegewald, J.
Pionteck, P. Pötschke, L. Jakisch, B. Voit
4:00 — Intermission.
4:10 —64. Synthesis of
biofunctional photoinitiators for the detection of nanoscopic material. C.
N. Bowman, H. D. Sikes, R. R. Hansen, L.
M. Johnson
4:50 —65. Modification of
PET membrane surface with nanothin polymer layers via “grafting to” approach. O.
Burtovyy, V. Klep, T. Turel, Y. Gowayed,
I. Luzinov
5:10 —66. Thin film
polymer modified surfaces. K. R. Carter, D. Koylu, J. A. Maegerlein
5:30 —67. Toward the
efficient synthesis of functional dendrimers via thiol-ene chemistry. K.
L. Killops, L. M. Campos, C. J. Hawker
Section C
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NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers
Solution NMR Studies
A. D. English, T. Asakura, and H. W. Spiess, Organizers
H. N. Cheng, Organizer, Presiding
1:30 —68.
Advanced nD NMR studies of fluoropolymers. S. Baiagern, S. K. Sahoo, E. F.
McCord, P. L. Rinaldi
1:55 —69. 2-D NMR studies
of methyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate terpolymers. A.
S. Brar, A. K. Goyal
2:20 —70. Unexpected new
route to free radical copolymerization of 5, 6-benzo-2-methylene-1, 3-dioxepane
with methacrylic acid as proved by 1-D and 2-D NMR techniques. S.
Agarwal, L. Ren
2:45 —71. Molecular tweezers
as sequence-sensitive shift reagents in NMR spectroscopy of aromatic
polyimides. H. M. Colquhoun, Z.
Zhu
3:10 — Intermission.
3:25 —72. NMR of
polysaccharides. J. F. G. Vliegenthart, T. Luetteke, H -C. Siebert
3:50 —73. NMR analysis of
chondroitin sulphates. T. N. Huckerby, R. M. Lauder
4:15 —74. Sequence
analyses of condensation copolymers using NMR. H. Matsuda, T. Asakura
Section D
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Progress in Vapor-Born
Poly(p-xylylene)s, Preparation, Properties, Application
R. Kumar and A. Greiner, Organizers
1:30 — Introductory
Remarks.
1:35 —75. Vapor phase
deposited PPX for the preparation of functional nano- and microstructures. A.
Greiner, H. Hou, P. Hanefeld, M.
Gensheimer, J. H. Wendorff, R. Kumar, Z. Sun, J. Zeng
2:05 —76. Parylene
electrothermal MEMS drug delivery valve. P -Y. Li, D. P. Holschneider, J -M. I. Maarek, E. Meng
2:35 —77. Interaction of
poly(p-xylylene) with biological objects. B. Walkowiak, W. Okroj, M. Kaminska, W. Szymanski, W.
Jakubowski, P. Komorowski, A. Nosal, H. Szymanowski, M. Gazicki Lipman, Z.
Pawlowska, H. Jerczynska
3:05 —78. High temperature
fluorinated parylene for medical and electronics applications. R.
Kumar, L. Young, D. Molin, F. Ke, A.
Summers
3:35 — Intermission.
3:50 —79. Active
parylene-encapsulated droplets for displays. N. Binh-Khiem, K. Matsumoto, I. Shimoyama
4:20 —80.
Accelerated-lifetime soak testing of parylene packaging. W. Li, D. C. Rodger, P. Menon, Y -C. Tai
4:50 — Panel Discussion.
Section E
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Undergraduate Research in Polymer
Science
Cosponsored by SOCED
S. E. Morgan and S. Nazarenko, Organizers
1:30 —81.
Effect of linker structure on salicylate-based poly(anhydride-ester) precursor
physicochemical properties and biofilm inhibition. B. M. deRonde, A. L. Carbone, K. E. Uhrich
1:55 —82. High molecular
weight conjugated polymer nanoparticles from step-growth coupling. M.
Baier, J. Huber, S. Mecking
2:20 —83. Novel synthesis
of poly(tert-butyl acrylate-block-vinyl acetate) copolymers. C. D.
Petruczok, R. F. Barlow, D. A. Shipp
2:45 — Intermission.
3:10 —84. Polymer modified
gold nanorods as templates for the formation of metal nanoparticles and the
oxidative polymerization of pyrrole. B. G. R. Mohr, J. W. Hotchkiss, S. G. Boyes
3:35 —85. Tailored acrylic
copolymers containing a synergy of hydrogen bonding and photoreactivity. B.
R. Mohns, M. P. Cashion, T. E. Long
4:00 —86. Twin screw
extrusion: Formation of thermoplastic polyurethane through reactive extrusion. R.
M. Hensarling, J. G. Ray, A. Hill, S. J.
Moravek
4:25 —87. Optimum loading
concentrations of polyoxometalates in layer-by-layer films for oxygen reduction
in acidic media. J. R. Mason, R.
N. Vyas, K. Li, D. L. Cocke, B. Wang
Section F
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General Papers
Nanomaterials
D. Garcia, Organizer
R. Madathingal, Presiding
2:00 —88.
Antimicrobial nanoscale fibers from electrospinning zwitterionic copolymers. R.
H. Huyck, M. T. Hunley, M. H. Allen Jr.,
T. E. Long
2:20 —89. Electrochemical
synthesis of mesoporous polyaniline/palladium nanocomposites. N.
Millick, J. Morgan, D. W. Hatchett
2:40 —90. Crystalline
phase transitions of nanostructured poly-(p-xylylene) films. M.
Cetinkaya, M. C. Demirel
3:00 —91. Effect of
surface silanol density of silica nanoparticles on the adsorption isotherms and
enthalpy of adsorbed poly(ethylene ) oxide. R. Madathingal, S. Wunder
3:20 —92. Phase and
rheological behavior of trisilanol-POSS derivatives at the air/water interface:
Model nanofillers for Langmuir film studies. W. Yin, J. Deng, A. R. Esker
3:40 —93. Optical
enhancements in electrospun DNA nanofibers. Y. Ner, J. G. Grote, J. A. Stuart, G. A. Sotzing
4:00 —94. Structuring of
surfaces with polymer brushes through nitroxide mediated polymerization and
self-organization. M. K. Brinks,
M. Hirtz, L. Chi, H. Fuchs, A. Studer
4:20 —95. Synthesis of
functionalized poly(propargyl acrylate) colloids utilizing ATRP and click
chemistry. Z. J. Hunt, R. D.
Roeder, D. D. Evanoff Jr., S. H. Foulger
Section G
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Entrepreneurship in Polymers for the
Energy and the Environment
Cosponsored by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and AIChE Materials
Engineering and Sciences Division (Group 8), BMGT, SCHB, CEPA, WCC, ENGENV, and
JOINT*
K. O. Havelka, B. P. Grady, D. W. Smith Jr., and P. Zarras, Organizers
1:30 —96.
Plextronics: An entrepreneur's road from science to world record plastic solar
cells. R. McCullough
1:55 —97. Materials
research to meet Air Force energy needs. B. L. Farmer
2:20 —98. Why do PEM fuel
cell membranes fail? D. A. Schiraldi, C. Zhou, T. A. Zawodzinski Jr.
2:45 —99. Oklahoma
Bioenergy Center: R&D across the full value chain. L. L. Lobban
3:10 — Intermission.
3:35 —100. Blending
research and teaching with entrepreneurship: The launching of Liquidia
Technologies. J. DeSimone
4:00 —101. Entrepreneur's
perspective of commercializing advanced polymers in energy applications. E.
H. Wagener, D. W. Smith Jr., J. R. DiMaio
4:25 —102.
Entrepreneurism: For many, a road to a successful career. E. A. Nalley
4:50 — Reception.
Polymers in Sports
Sponsored by SOCED, Cosponsored by POLY
SUNDAY
EVENING
Section A
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Excellence in Graduate Polymer
Science Research
Cosponsored by PROF, SOCED, YCC, and PRES
H. N. Cheng, E. H. Martin, C. J. Ellison, and T. E. Long, Organizers
6:00 - 8:00
103. Tandem RAFT
polymerization and click chemistry for surface modification. R.
Ranjan, W. J. Brittain
104. Synthesis and
characterization of bulk self-cleaning polymers. J. A. Howarter, J. P. Youngblood
105. Predictive control of
average molar mass and composition distributions for free radical
polymerization via online monitoring. T. Kreft, G. Gonzįlez Garcķa, A. M. Alb, J. C. de la Cal, J.
M. Asua, W. F. Reed
106. Design of multifunctional
drug delivery platforms via combinatorial synthesis. D. G. Mullen, I. J. Majoros, X -M. Cheng, J. R. Baker Jr., B. G.
Orr, M. M. Banaszak Holl
107. Synthetic modification of
reactive soybean oils for use as biobased thermoset resins in structural
natural fiber composites. K. F. Adekunle, M. O. V. Skrifvars, D. Akesson
108. Lanthanide-containing
polymers as nucleic acid delivery vectors. J. M. Bryson, K. M. Fichter, T. M. Reineke
109. Photocross-linkable
polymers for electro-optic applications. B. K. Long, B. K. Keitz, R. C. Webb, C. G. Willson
110. Photophysical properties of
poly(arylether) dendrimers with electroactive peripheral groups. R.
Ponnapati, J. Y. Park, J. Vargas, R. C.
Advincula
111. Inorganic-organic
composites from the inside out. R. Rovira-Truitt, J. L. White
112. Application of polyaniline
nanofibers and nanocomposites. C. O. Baker, R. B. Kaner
113. Rheological behavior of
laponite-montmorillonite hybrid dispersions containing poly(ethylene oxide). E.
A. Stefanescu, I. I. Negulescu, W. H.
Daly, G. Schmidt
Section B
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Undergraduate Research in Polymer
Science
Cosponsored by SOCED
S. E. Morgan and S. Nazarenko, Organizers
6:00 - 8:00
114.
Antibody-polymer bead conjugation determination via surface Plasmon resonance
and quartz crystal microbalance. W. Gray, B. Yuan, G. C. Cannon, S. Heinhorst, S. E. Morgan
115. Controlled electrophoretic
deposition of nanoHA on electrospun polycaprolactone - carbon nanofiber
nanocomposites. S. Jagani, H.
Deshpande, D. R. Dean
116. Directed assembly of gold
nanoparticles on modified DNA origami. C. Buie, C. M. Micheel, J. N. Cha
117. Directed collagen assembly
on gold-silicon substrates via microcontact printing. M. R. Monroe, Y. Li, E. P. Douglas
118. DMPC and dendrimer aggregates
examined by ITC and DLS. M. G. Liroff, C. V. Kelly, P. R. Leroueil, D. G. Mullen, J. R. Baker Jr., B. G.
Orr, M. Banaszak Holl
119. Hydrogenation utilizing
ceramic clay aerogel supported metal nanoparticles. J. J. Griebel, M. D. Gawryla, D. Schiraldi
120. Hydrolysis and condensation
of alkoxysilane end-functionalized polymers. J. L. Carter, K. A. Cavicchi
121. Toward understanding
natural rubber (NR) biosynthesis: in situ FTIR monitoring of
model systems. A. Lindsay, H. Li, J. E.
Puskas
122. Orientation control of
block copolymer thin films. E. Auyeung, J. Y. Cheng, D. P. Sanders
123. Natural fiber reinforced
polymer/clay aerogels. K. Finlay,
M. D. Gawryla, D. A. Schiraldi
124. Polymer waveguides for
explosives detection. R. L. Hammer,
W. F. Sherwood, M. S. Farahat, D. E. Nikles
125. Stereocomplex interactions
in cyclic and linear polylactides. A. E. Jones, E. J. Shin, R. M. Waymouth
126. Surface characterization of
functionalized polyisobutylenes. V. Sain, E. A. Foreman, J. E. Puskas
127. Synthesis, design, and use
of an amphiphilic block copolymer as a stabilizer and a macroinitiator in
miniemulsion polymerization under AGET ATRP conditions. B. Belardi, F. Stoffelbach, K. Matyjaszewski, B. Charleux
128. Torlon® poly(amide imide)
clay aerogel composites. E. M. Arndt, M. D. Gawryla, D. A. Schiraldi
129. Living ring-opening
polymerization of cyclic esters with phosphazene organocatalysts. B.
S. Kester, J. W. Logan, F. Nederberg, R.
C. Pratt, C. G. Wade, R. M. Waymouth, J. L. Hedrick
130. Toward the synthesis of
functionalized polymers via green chemistry: Studies of enzyme catalyzed
transesterification. J. R. Kasper,
M. Y. Sen, J. E. Puskas
Section C
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General Papers
Polymer Synthesis and
Characterization
D. Garcia, Organizer
6:00 - 8:00
131. Increased
electrical conductivity in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) upon cross-linking.
J. D. Mendez, C. Weder
132. Modifying polypropylene by
blending with glycidyl methacrylate to improve adhesion to elastomers: Part 1. S.
Paul, S. S. Verenich, B. Pourdeyhimi
133. PVDF/acrylic coatings
composition analysis. Microtransmittance and ATR FT-IR coupled with
chemometrics methods. D. Garcia,
C. Coutard, K. A. Wood, R. Gupta
134. Donor-acceptor block
copolymers consisting of derivatized poly(p-phenylenevinylenes) for
photovoltaic applications. D. Zepeda, J. J. Gutierrez, J. P. Ferraris
135. Dehydropolymerization of
3-aryl-1-silabutanes using Cr(CO)6 catalyst. M -H. Kim, B -H. Kim, H
-G. Woo, D -P. Kim, H. Sohn, H. Li
136. Catalytic dehydrocoupling
of bis(1-sila-3-butyl)benzene and 2-phenyl-1,3-disilapropane by zirconocene
catalysts. S -Y. Kim, Y -J. Kim,
B -H. Kim, H -G. Woo, D -H. Kim,
J. Jun, Y -G. Jung
137. Investigating the molecular
basis of the rheology of polyelectrolyte microgels. N. McWight, S. F. Foster, R. Lochhead
138. Investigating the
interaction between polyelectrolyte microgels and water soluble film-formers by
solubility parameter matching and measurement of phase behavior. L.
M. Fike, E. Boothe, R. Lochhead
139. Polymerization of
norbornene with half-zirconocene/modified methylaluminoxane catalyst system. H.
Misaka, O. Nishizawa, T. Satoh, T. Kakuchi
140. Synthesis and
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