Division of Polymer Chemistry Inc.
SUNDAY MORNING
Section A
Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Elastomers and Networks
A. C. Griffin, Organizer, Presiding
H. W. Schmidt, Organizer
M. Jaffee, Organizer
8:50‹Introductory Remarks
9:00‹1. New perspectives for ferroelectric LC-polymers. R.
Zentel, M. Brehmer, E. Gebhard, T. Wittig
9:30‹2. The photophysics and photochemistry of main chain
liquid crystalline polymers incorporating the cinnamate and the stilbene
chromophores. D. Creed, R. A. Cozad, A. C. Griffin, C. E. Hoyle,
L. Jin
10:00‹3. Preparation and properties of single domain liquid
crystal elastomers. G. R. Mitchell
10:30‹4. Effect of high magnetic fields on orientation and
properties of liquid crystalline thermosets. E. P. Douglas, M. E.
Smith, B. C. Benicewicz
11:00‹5. Synthesis, processing and characterization of
thermally crosslinkable thermotropic copolyesters. D. C. Martin,
T. Jiang, G. E. Spilman, P. T. Mather, K. Chaffee
11:30‹6. Crosslinked and grafted structures based on side
chain LC polymers. R. V. Talroze, E. R. Zubarev, A. S. Merekalov,
A. V. Topchiev, V. N. Vasilets, T. I. Yuranova, A. V. Kovalchuk
Section B
Charge Transfer Interactions in Polymers: Fundamentals
A. Natansohn, Organizer
S. A. Jenekhe, Organizer, Presiding
L. Yu, Organizer
8:30‹Introductory Remarks
8:40‹7. Photoinduced electron transfer from conjugated
polymers to buckminsterfullerene. A. J. Heeger, F. Wudl, G. Yu, J.
Gao, N. S. Sariciftci
9:20‹8. Photoinduced electron transfer in binary blends of
conjugated polymers. S. A. Jenekhe, L. R. de Paor
10:00‹9. Photoinduced charge transfer in conducting polymers.
E. M. Conwell
10:40‹10. Charge transfer states in the photophysics and
photochemistry of polyimides and related phthalimides. D. Creed,
C. E. Hoyle, C. A. Pandey, S. Pankasem, A. M. Peeler, P. Subramanian
11:10‹11. Optical limiting materials using photoinduced
charge transfer. J. W. Perry, I-Y. Lee, M. Bohorquez, X-L. Wu
11:40‹12. Role of polymer disorder on charge-transfer complex
between tetracyanoethylene and hexamethylbenzene dissolved in
polyolefins. G. Tosi, P. Bruni, C. Conti, A. P. Mar'in, Y. A.
Shlyapnikov
Section C
Polymer-Based Electronic Packaging and Interconnects: Thermally and
Dimensionally Stable, Low Dielectric and Low CTE Polymers as
Substrates
R. S. Moore, Organizer
C. K. Ober, Organizer
A. K. St. Clair, Presiding
8:30‹13. Polyimide nanofoams: Materials design and
development. J. E. McGrath, S. K. Jayaraman, P. Lakshmanan, J. C.
Abed, F. Afchar-Taromi
9:00‹14. Synthesis and characterization of poly(ether
ketone)s containing phosphorus and fluorine. J. W. Fitch, P. W.
Youngman, P. E. Cassidy, A. K. St. Clair
9:30‹15. Effect of cure conditions on PROBIMIDE 32
polyamide-imide. P. Cebe, D. C. Rich, E. K. Sichel
10:00‹16. Fluorinated polyimides for interlayer dielectric
applications: Tailoring of properties via copolymerization. B. C.
Auman, A. J. McKerrow, J. Leu, P. S. Ho
10:30‹17. An approach to an imageable poly(benzocyclobutene).
J. A. Moore, C. I. Lang
11:00‹18. New negative type photosensitive polyimide based on
poly(hydroxyimide), cross-linker, and photoacid generator. M.
Ueda, T. Nakayama
11:30‹19. Polyimide nanofoams from amorphous phase separated
triblock copolymers. R. D. Miller, K. R. Carter, H. J. Cha, R. A.
DiPietro, C. J. Hawker, B. L. Hsu, J. W. Labadie, T. P. Russell, M. I.
Sanchez, W. Volksen, D. Y. Yoon
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Metal-Containing, Conducting,
Field-Oriented LCPs
A. C. Griffin, Organizer
H. W. Schmidt, Organizer
M. Jaffee, Organizer
C. E. Hoyle, Presiding
2:00‹20. Metallomesogenic polymers derived from
salicylaldimine complexes. J. L. Serrano, L. Oriol
2:30‹21. Transient structures of LC polymers in external
fields observed by synchrotron radiation. H. Korner, C. K. Ober,
P. Zugenmaier
3:00‹22. Liquid crystallinity in electrically conducting
polymers. K. Levon
3:30‹23. Liquid crystalline conducting polymers. K.
Akagi, H. Goto, H. Shirakawa
4:00‹24. Recent results on liquid crystalline
metallopolymers. W. Haase, E. A. Soto Bustamante, R. Werner, S.
Grossmann, Y. G. Galyametdinov
4:30‹25. Polymer stabilized liquid crystals: Color
patterning method and materials. L. C. Chien, U. Muller, M. F.
Nabor, J. W. Doane
Section B
Charge Transfer Interactions in Polymers: Charge Transport and
Conduction
S. A. Jenekhe, Organizer
A. Natansohn, Organizer
L. Yu, Organizer
E. M. Conwell, Presiding
1:30‹26. Hole transport in triarylamine doped polymers. P.
M. Borsenberger, E. H. Magin
2:10‹27. Mechanisms of charge generation and charge transfer
in polymer powders. K. Y. Law, I. W. Tarnawskyj, D. Salamida, T.
Debies
2:50‹28. Femtosecond photoexcitation dynamics in
polydiacetylene 4BCMU film. F. C. Knopf, L. X. Zheng, Z. G.
Feng
3:30‹29. Fluorescence resolved hole burning of squaraine dyes
in polymer matrices at low temperature. J. Wolf, A. B. Myers
4:00‹30. Solvatochromatic changes in the blends of
electroactive polymers with alkylated insulating polymers. M. S.
Kim, K. Levon
4:30‹31. Excited state electron transfer in transmissive
conductive polymer blends containing transition metal chromophores. J.
P. Lemmon, S. M. Gross, W. E. Jones Jr.
5:00‹32. Study of iodine-doped trans-polyacetylene. G. P.
Das, A. T. Yeates, D. S. Dudis
Section C
Polymer-Based Electronic Packaging and Interconnects: Polymers for
Interconnects and Interlayers
R. S. Moore, Organizer
C. K. Ober, Organizer, Presiding
1:30‹33. FLARE, a low dielectric constant, high Tg,
thermally stable poly(arylene ether) dielectric for microelectronic
circuit interconnect process integration: Synthesis, characterization,
thermomechanical properties, and thin-film processing studies. K. S.
Y. Lau, N. H. Hendricks
2:00‹34. Low dielectric constant organic polymers for
interlayer dielectrics. C. Pan, T. Ali, Y. Ling, C. Chiang
2:30‹35. Fluorinated polyimides for optical waveguides. S.
Sasaki
3:00‹36. Polyimide nanofoams from aliphatic polyester based
copolymers. J. L. Hedrick, K. R. Carter, R. Richter, T. P.
Russell, M. I. Sanchez, R. A. DiPietro, S. A. Swanson
3:30‹37. Low dielectric constant fluoromethylene cyanate
esters for electronic packaging and interconnects. L. J. Buckley,
A. W. Snow
4:00‹38. Foamed aromatic copolyester films for multichip
module laminates. L. Z. Schneggenburger, J. E. Economy
4:30‹39. Beta transitions in polyimides. G. G.
Hougham, T. Jackman
Section D
Special Topics I: Polymer Synthesis
R. B. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
1:30‹40. Fluoromethylene oxy diacetylene fiber forming
polymers. G. L. Tullos, A. W. Snow, L. J. Buckley, M. Eashoo
1:50‹41. Controlled polymerization of alpha-aminoacid
N-carboxylanhydrides using transition metal initiators. T. J.
Deming
2:10‹42. Triethylamine-mediated synthesis of polyesters from
Ä,Ä'-dihalo-p- and m-xylenes and dicarboxylic acids. A.
Ayambem, A. G. Pinkus
2:30‹43. Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization:
The investigation of dienes containing the boronate functionality. K.
B. Wagener, P. S. Wolfe
2:50‹Intermission
3:10‹44. Chemical surface modification of poly(ethylene
terephthalate). W. Chen, T. J. McCarthy
3:30‹45. An optically acitve polybinaphthyl:
Nickel(0)-mediated polymerization of
6,6'-dibromo-2,2'-dihexyloxy-1,1'-binaphthyl. L. Pu, D. Vitharana,
Q. S. Hu
3:50‹46. Zirconocene coupling of 1,8 cyclotetradecadiyne to
polymers containing macrocyclic rings in the main chain. S. S. H.
Mao, T. D. Tilley
4:10‹47. Synthesis and characterization of linear oxidatively
stable bis(dimethysilyl)phenyl/carborane-diacetylene copolymers. R. A.
Sundar, T. M. Keller
4:30‹48. Quantum semiemperical study of the reactivity of
silylated diamines in the synthesis of aromatic polyamides. J. G. de
la Campa, A. E. Lozano, J. de Abajo, J. Preston
SUNDAY EVENING
Section A
Poster Session: General Poster Session
Advances in Polymer Synthesis
R. B. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
49.‹ Hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl alkanoates catalyzed by a
linear, oligomeric 4-(dialkylamino)pyridine in aqueous solution: Kinetic
evidence for the formation of an acylpyridinium intermediate. G. J.
Wang, W. K. Fife
50.‹ Living anionic ring-opening polymerization of
1,1-dimethylsilacyclobutane. K. Matsumoto, H. Yamaoka
51.‹ Radical Polymerization of 1,3-dioxybuta-1,3-dienes.
J. I. Sugiyama, M. Takahashi, K. Takeuchi
52.‹ Efficient synthesis of starburst oxadiazole compounds.
J. Bettenhausen, P. Strohriegl
53.‹ Synthesis of ordered nanocomposites using a monomer
self-assembly approach. D. H. Gray, D. L. Gin
54.‹ Lignosulfonic acid doped polyaniline and polypyrrole:
Use of template polymerization for water-borne conducting systems. K.
Underhill-Shanks, T. Viswanathan
55.‹ Novel semi-interpenetrating networks of cellulose and
chitin utilizing 9%LiCl/N,N-dimethylacetamide solvent system. S. L.
Williamson, C. L. McCormick
56.‹ The synthesis and characterization of novel amphiphilic
acrylamide-betaine copolymers. K. M. Johnson, C. L. McCormick
57.‹ Recombinant synthesis and solution characterization of
the protein, apolipophorin-III: An amphipathic biopolymer for the
removal of foulants from aqueous systems. J. M. Kahalley, G. C.
Cannon, C. L. McCormick
58.‹ Synthesis and characterization of a series of
3-acrylamido-3-methylbutanoic acid, menthyl acrylate, and
N-decylacrylamide terrpolymers which exhibit compositional-based
associative transitions. G. L. Smith, C. L. McCormick
59.‹ Surface modification of glass microbeads by novel
benzylsulfonium salts for use in epoxy composites. J. A. McGowen,
L. J. Mathias
60.‹ Base-catalyzed sol-gel reactions of tetraethoxysilane
in the nanostructured morphology of perfluorosulfonate ionomers. J. T.
Payne, K. A. Mauritz
61.‹ New soluble electrically conductive N-substituted
polyanilines. M. G. Mikhael, A. B. Padias, H. K. Hall
62.‹ The synthesis of fluorescent polymers in the
microstructured environment of water-in-oil microemulsions. S.
Banerjee, V. T. John, G. L. McPherson, J. A. Akkara, D. L. Kaplan
63.‹ A biocatalytic approach towards synthesis of polymer
CdS nanocomposites. R. Premchandran, S. Banerjee, T. Baumgartner,
V. T. John, G. L. McPherson, J. A. Akkara, D. L. Kaplan
64.‹ Methoxyethoxy- and triethoxy- substituted poly
(p-phenylenes) via Suzuki cross-coupling. P. B. Balanda, J. R.
Reynolds
65.‹ Luminescent alkoxy-substituted polyphenylenes. J. L.
Reddinger, J. R. Reynolds
66.‹ Electropolymerization behavior of 1,4-bis
[2-(3,4-ethylenedioxy)-thienyl]-2,5-difluorobenzene and 1,4-bis
[2-thienyl]-2,5-difluorobenzene. D. J. Irvin, J. R. Reynolds
67.‹ Porous polymers from microemulsions of water in styrene
mats. M. J. Sundell
68.‹ Synthesis and properties of 1,5-naphthalene
diisocyanate based oligo- and poly-urethanes. C. D. Eisenbach, G.
Festel
69.‹ Photoinitiated cationic ring-opening polymerizations of
spiroorthoesters and a cyclic siloxane. K. D. Belfield, G.
Zhang
70.‹ Novel photoinitiated copolymerizations. K. D.
Belfield, F. B. Abdelrazzaq
71.‹ Synthesis and characterization of self-metallizing
palladium-doped polyimide films. D. M. Stoakley, A. K. St.
Clair
72.‹ Deconvolution of high resolution GPC chromatograms and
fractionation of poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) block copolymers made
by living cationic polymerization. R. F. Storey, D. W. Baugh
73.‹ Synthesis and properties of a new multiblock copolymer
based on PEO. G. Lin, H. L. Collier
74.‹ Effect of salting-out agent on solvolysis of
p-nitrophenyl alkanoates catalyzed by a linear, ogliomeric
4-(dialkylamino)pyridine. D. Ye, G. J. Wang, W. K. Fife
75.‹ Improved synthesis of a cross-linkable second-order
nonlinear optical material: A poly(acrylate ester) derived from
6-(4-(2-(4-(N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)phenyl)azo)-phenyl)sulfonyl)hexy
l methacrylate. W. A. Feld, R. McKellar, M. Renner, R. Haaga, R.
Ingham, K. Smith, A. Moon, R. Singhal, S. P. Sinha
76.‹ Synthesis of benzyl ether polymers containing pendant
adamantyl groups and their effect on polymer properties. T. L.
Grubb, L. J. Mathias
77.‹ Isospecific polymerization of methyl methacrylate using
lithium aluminum alkyls with chiral ligands. T. M. Yong, A. B.
Holmes, P. L. Taylor, J. A. Segal, J. N. Robinson
78.‹ Novel synthetic method for high molecular weight poly
(succinimide) by acid-catalyzed polycondensation of L-aspartic acid.
T. Nakato, M. Kuramochi, K. Matsubara, M. Tomida
79.‹ Regio- and stereoselective cyclopolymerization of
(2s,3s,4s,5s)-1,2:5,6-diepithio-3,4-dimethoxyhexane. S. Toshifumi,
T. Kakuchi, K. Yokota
80.‹ Asymmetric induction in cyclocopolymerization using
acyclic alkane diols as a chiral template. O. Haba, K. Yokota, T.
Kakuchi
81.‹ Synthesis and characterization of
poly(succinimide-co-6-aminocaproic acid) by acid-catalyzed
polycondensation of L-aspartic acid and 6-aminocaproic acid. M.
Sibata, T. Kakuchi, T. Nakato, M. Tomida
82.‹ Synthesis and characterization of polyamides based on
cubane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid. W. Hirahata, T. Kakuchi
83.‹ Deprotection and thermal property of polystyrene
derivatives by copolymerization of trimethylsilyethynylstyrene and
styrene. K. Tsuda, M. Tsuji, K. Tsutsumi, M. Miyajima, W.
Hirahata, K. Yokota, T. Kakuchi
84.‹ Poly(vinyl alcohol) with pendant dicyanoimidazole.
T. Jang, P. G. Rasmussen
85.‹ Gradient copolymers - a new class of materials. D.
Grestza, K. Matyjaszewski
86.‹ The use of "living" radical polymerization to
synthesize graft copolymers. K. L. Beers, S. G. Gaynor, K.
Matyjaszewski
87.‹ Alternating copolymers of methyl acrylate with
isobutene and isobutyl vinyl ether using ATRP. S. Coca, K.
Matyjaszewski
88.‹ Radical polymerization yielding polymers with
Mw/Mn=1.05 by homogeneous atom transfer radical polymerization. T. E.
Patten, J. Xia, T. Abernathy, K. Matyjaszewski
89.‹ The synthesis of end functional polymers by "living"
radical polymerization. Y. Nakagawa, S. G. Gaynor, K.
Matyjaszewski
90.‹ Synthesis and characterization of phosphorus-containing
segmented polyurethanes. Q. Ji, M. Muggli, C. Tchatchoua, S. A.
Srinivasan, J. E. McGrath
91.‹ New insight into the synthesis of multi-arm star
polyisobutylene. T. M. Marsalko, I. Majoros, J. P. Kennedy
92.‹ Hydrosilation route to the substituted
poly(silylenemethylenes). I. L. Rushkin, L. V. Interrante
93.‹ Novel synthesis of poly(cyclic orthoester)s by the
cycloaddition of oxiranes with perfluoroalkylcarboxylates. A.
Kameyama, T. Nishikubo
94.‹ Influence of backbone rigidity on the thermotropic
behavior of side-chain liquid crystalline (SCLC) polymers synthesized by
ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). M. Weck, B. R.
Maughon, B. Mohr, R. H. Grubbs
95.‹ Synthesis of macrocyclic polystyrenes by end to end
coupling below -70 degrees C. D. Dong, T. E. Hogen-Esch
96.‹ The synthesis and characterization of
poly(2-vinylpyridine)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) and
poly(4-vinylpyridine)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) block copolymers via anionic
polymerization. J. A. Lee, T. E. Hogen-Esch
97.‹ Computer simulation of Ä,ò-difunctional
living polymer reacting with linking agent in the presence of termination
reactions. D. Dong, T. E. Hogen-Esch, J. S. Shaffer
98.‹ Synthesis and characterization of macrocyclic
poly(alpha-methylstyrene). D. Dong, T. E. Hogen-Esch
99.‹ Catalytic effect of surfactant in the free radical
polymerization of styrene in concentrated emulsions. G. Xu, F. D.
Blum
100.‹ Syntheses of functionalized heterocyclic chromophores
for polymeric NLO applications. X. R. Bu, E. A. Mintz, H. Y. Li,
M. Ahmed
101.‹ Water-soluble polymers derived from
1-acryloyltetrahydro-1,2-oxazine. D. J. Pakyz, B. A. Howell, G.
Han
102.‹ Functionalization of isotactic polypropylene with
maleic anhydride in solid phase. E. Borsig, M. Lazar, L. Hrckova,
A. Fiedlerova, M. Ratzsch, A. Hesse
103.‹ New photolabile high nitrogen compounds - synthesis,
thermolysis and photolysis. A. Baindl, O. Nuyken, C. Scherer, B.
Voit
104.‹ Synthesis of amine-terminated aliphatic
polycarbonates and aliphatic polyesters via Al(Et)ú2(OR) initiated
polymerizations. K. R. Carter, R. Richter, J. L. Hedrick, J. E.
McGrath, D. Mecerreyes, R. Jerome
105.‹ Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) depolymerization:
Depolymerization of 1,4-polybutadiene with ethylene. M. D. Watson,
K. B. Wagener
106.‹ A new phospholazene polymer. J. Gruneich, P.
Wisian-Neilson
107.‹ Utilization of nitroxyl-mediated polymerization for
the preparation of well-defined block copolymers of vinyl monomers. I.
Li, B. A. Howell, D. B. Priddy, P. B. Smith
108.‹ Investigation of oligopeptide-heparin interaction.
R. Zhao, M. Haratake, R. M. Ottenbrite
109.‹ Asymmetry in ferroelectric polymer laminate films.
B. A. Newman, J. I. Scheinbeim, J. Su
110.‹ An amphiphilic approach for preparing
homopolyrotaxanes. J. Y. Bae, B. Narayanswamy, C. Pugh
111.‹ Radical polymerization of vinyl monomers using Barton
esters as initiators. T. S. Evenson, W. H. Daly
112.‹ Synthesis of Ç-benzyl-Ä-L-glutamate
oligomers and their star derivatives. X. Wang, W. H. Daly
113.‹ Novel synthesis of (carboxylic acid)-telechelic
poly(Ñ-caprolactone). J. W. Sherman, R. F. Storey
114.‹ Effect of stannous octoate concentration on the
ethylene glycol-initiated polymerization of Ñ-caprolactone. A.
E. Taylor, R. F. Storey
115.‹ Radical copolymerization of some ring substituted
methyl Ä-cyanocinnamates with styrene. G. B. Kharas, N. A.
Lindquist, M. R. Cisneros, D. J. Cichanski, J. W. Karras, L. M. Knowles,
K. Moore, G. R. Quinting
116.‹ Anionic polymerization of 2-vinylpyridine: A
computational study of solvent effects on polymerization stereochemistry.
L. M. Pratt, I. M. Khan, T. E. Hogen-Esch
117.‹ Polymerization of MMA by copper-based initiators:
Nature of the enolate reaction intermediates. D. K. Dimov, T. E.
Hogen-Esch
118.‹ A versatile monomer for polyelectrolytes via ROMP.
A. C. Friedli, A. G. Douglass, M. Zheng, P. Kaszynski
119.‹ Thermally stable conductive ladder polymer containing
phenazine. H. M. Gajiwala, R. Zand
120.‹ Inter polymer interactions between
poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and poly(acrylic acid) coupled to human monoclonal
antibodies. R. Subramanian, F. Shi
121.‹ Synthesis of diblock polyolefin and polyester
copolymers via hafnium and stannous octoate catalysts. G. J.
Jiang, C. H. Horng
122.‹ Copolymerization of 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene with
ethylene using metallocene-methylaluminoxane catalysts. G. J.
Jiang, T. Y. Wang, C. H. Lin
Section B
Poster Session: General Poster Session
Advances in Polymer Characterization
R. B. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
5:30‹7:30
123.‹ Miscibility and mechanical properties for blends of
sulfonated polystyrene with polyurethane. J. Shen, W. Yang, S.
Zhu
124.‹ Preparation and dynamic mechanical properties of
sulfonated polystyrene ionomers. J. Shen, W. Yang, J. Liu, S.
Chen
125.‹ A tungsten organometallic complex as a spectroscopic
probe of acrylate for polymerization in thin films. A. J. Lees, K.
A. Rawlins, S. J. Fuerniss, K. I. Papathomas
126.‹ Photophysical studies of Kodak thin film resist.
A. J. Lees, K. A. Rawlins, S. J. Fuerniss, K. I. Papathomas
127.‹ Degradation and stabilization of alkyl vinyl
ether/maleic acid copolymers in aqueous systems. K. Plochocka, R.
B. Login, J. C. Chuang
128.‹ SCF-MO conformational analysis of polycroconaine.
T. E. Ezell, J. A. Darsey
129.‹ Oil emulsification by beta-casein, poly(L-aspartic
acid), manduca sexta apolipophorin III, and an isolated 34kD soy protein.
M. E. Tisack, R. Y. Lochhead, C. L. McCormick, G. C. Cannon
130.‹ The effect of intramolecular associations on
polymeric drag reduction. M. E. Cowan, C. L. McCormick
131.‹ The temperature induced volume phase transition of
poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels: Steady state and time-resolved
fluorescence measurements. R. S. Armentrout, Y. Hu, C. L.
McCormick
132.‹ Microstructural investigation of anionically modified
poly(N-isopropylacrylamides) at the lower critical solution temperature
utilizing fluorescence techniques. Y. Hu, R. S. Armentrout, C. L.
McCormick
133.‹ Isolation and characterization of a new class of
amphipathic biopolymers capable of self-assembly from aqueous media.
G. G. Martin, G. C. Cannon, C. L. McCormick
134.‹ Characterization of model proteins with fluorescent
probes and covalently attached labels to investigate aggregates and
complexes in aqueous solution. M. F. Richardson, C. L.
McCormick
135.‹ An infrared investigation of the silicon oxide phase
in (perfluorinated ionomer)/(inorganic oxide) nanocomposites. M. A. F.
Robertson, K. A. Mauritz
136.‹ Synthesis and gas separation studies of substituted
polyaniline membranes. T. M. Su, A. H. Kwon, B. M. Lew, R. B.
Kaner
137.‹ Permeability and solubility processes in polyaniline
membranes. I. J. Ball, S. C. Huang, T. M. Su, A. P. Berger, R. B.
Kaner
138.‹ Dynamics of polymer segments and low molecular weight
species in polymer solutions. A. Schlenegrell, J. Adams, J.
Fuhrmann
139.‹ Reduction studies of polyquinone diimines. H. W.
Boone, A. B. Padias, H. K. Hall
140.‹ Model studies of amidation of thiophenyl esters
leading to sterically hindered polyamides. A. Worku, W. Srisiri,
A. B. Padias, H. K. Hall, J. Emert, W. Thaler
141.‹ Novel nonlinear optical polydiacetylenes possessing
liquid crystalline properties for ordered thin film preparation. D. B.
Wolfe, M. S. Paley, D. O. Frazier
142.‹ Low oxidation potential conducting polymers
containing substituted phenylene and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene units.
J. A. Irvin, J. R. Reynolds
143.‹ Conducting molecular composites of polypyrrole with
electroactive polymeric dopant ions. D. A. Cameron, J. R.
Reynolds
144.‹ A XPS study of the catalytic tin in poly(L-lactide).
A. Sodergard, L. S. Johansson
145.‹ Degradation of hyaluronate by metals. T.
Miyazaki, C. Yomota, S. Okada
146.‹ Non-freezing water in anionic polysaccharides. C.
Yomota, S. Okada
147.‹ "Smart" temperature responsive surface-functionalized
polyethylene films. B. C. Ponder, D. E. Bergbreiter, B.
Srinivas
148.‹ Thermal behavior of dimesogenic liquid crystalline
compounds under hydrostatic pressure. Y. Maeda, Y. K. Yun, J. I.
Jin
149.‹ Photophysics of poly(ethylene terephthalate). I.
B. Rufus, C. E. Hoyle, J. Suhadolnik, C. Hendricks-Guy
150.‹ Kinetic and thermodynamic appraisal of a remarkable
cyclic mechanism for poly(vinyl chloride) dehydrochlorination. W. H.
Starnes
151.‹ Proton and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance
characterization of polysuccinimide prepared by thermal polycondensation
of L-aspartic acid. K. Matsubara, T. Nakato, M. Tomida
152.‹ Crystallization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) blends
with the nafion perfluorosulfonate ionomer. F. A. Landis, R. B.
Moore
153.‹ Effect of crosslink rigidity on the formation of
polymer networks via hydrogen-bonding interactions. K. N. Haley,
R. B. Moore, E. Viel, A. C. Griffin
154.‹ A conjugated polymer-based Naõ+ sensor:
Threshold behavior due to energy migration. K. B. Crawford, M. B.
Goldfinger, T. M. Swager
155.‹ Degradation of an aromatic diisocyanate based
polyurethane and model compounds by nitrogen dioxide (NOú2). B.
Srinivas, C. E. Hoyle
156.‹ Solution properties of "smart" dendritic
macromolecules. P. M. Welch, R. L. Lescanec
157.‹ Characterization of polyxylylenes with solid state
¿13¡C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. D. A.
Schneider, D. A. Loy, R. A. Assink, G. M. Jamison, W. F. McNamara, S.
Prabakar
158.‹ The role of copolymer sequence distribution on the
interfacial modification of a polymer blend. M. D. Dadmun
159.‹ Effect of fluorine and polarization phenomena on
dielectric properties in aromatic polyimides. J. O. Simpson, A. K.
St. Clair
160.‹ The utilization of ionomers as compatibilizers for
immiscible blends of polar polymers. T. L. Boykin, J. Ciacco, R.
B. Moore
161.‹ Organic NLO polymers. A study of in-situ poling and
quarternization/cross-linking of polymers by a NLO-tweezer. I. E.
McFarland, M. E. Wright, L. M. Hayden, S. C. Brower
162.‹ Investigation of self-assembled peptide-dye complexes
in the solution phase. T. M. Cooper, S. M. Cline, A. L. Campbell,
W. W. Adams
163.‹ Substituent effects in spiropyran photochromism:
Acceleration of Ä-helix to coil transformation in light adapted
poly(L-spiropyran glutamates). L. V. Natarajan, T. M. Cooper, D.
Stitzel
164.‹ Study of structure-property relationships in various
novel thermally stable, processable polyimides containing ether and
sulfide linking. R. M. Mehta, R. G. Bass
165.‹ A viscometric study of complex formation of
poly(2-vinylpyrdine)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) and
poly(4-vinylpyrdine)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) block copolymers with
polyvinylphenol in THF as a common solvent. J. Lee, T. E.
Hogen-Esch
166.‹ Complex formation of Å-cyclodextrin and
telechelic fluorocarbon functionalized poly(ethylene glycol). H.
Zhang, T. E. Hogen-Esch, F. Boschet, A. Margaillian
167.‹ Fluorine-19 NMR investigation of telechelic
fluorocarbon derivative of poly(ethylene glycol). H. Zhang, T. E.
Hogen-Esch, F. Boschet, A. Margaillian
168.‹ Thermal stability and fade property of cashewnut
shell liquid compounds. F. Dong, F. D. Blum, L. R. Dharani
169.‹ Pigment nanoparticles thin film devices via Lewis
acid pigment solubilization (LAPS). B. R. Hsieh, A. R. Melnyk
170.‹ Hydrolysis adsorption and its structure of
3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane. J. Hyoryoon, F. D. Blum
171.‹ ¿23¡Na solid state NMR studies of ionic
aggregation between crystalline phase transitions in syndiotactic
polystyrene ionomers. R. V. Gummaraju, R. B. Moore
172.‹ Structure elucidation of complexes of
aminoalkylcarbamoyl cellulosics and oppositely charged mixed micelles.
M. Manuszak-Guerrini, L. Smith-Wright, R. Y. Lochhead, W. H.
Daly
173.‹ Poly(hexadiene-1,3 sulfone) as a positive x-ray
resist. J. D. Davies, W. H. Daly
174.‹ Thermal and NMR characterization of polysulfones
prepared from 1,3 dienes and olefins. J. D. Davies, W. H. Daly
175.‹ Poly(Ç-stearyl-Ä,L-glutamate) lyotropic
liquid crystals. H. L. Ricks, J. Nakamatsu, W. H. Daly, P. S.
Russo
176.‹ Surgical sutures extruded from higher order
polyamide. C-K. Liu, M. Kokish
177.‹ Confirming interpenetrating polymer network (IPN)
formation via NMR and IR spectroscopy-mechanical properties. D.
Clay, T. Carter Gilmer, P. G. Rasmussen
178.‹ Determination of polymer solution structure by time
resolved static light scattering. D. P. Norwood, W. F. Reed
179.‹ Interparticle correlations in mixed polyelectrolyte
solutions at low ionic strength. D. P. Norwood, W. F. Reed, M.
Benmouna
MONDAY MORNING
Section A
Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Molecular Design, Supramolecular
LCPs
A. C. Griffin, Organizer
H. W. Schmidt, Organizer, Presiding
M. Jaffee, Organizer
8:30‹ 180. Macromolecular and supramolecular liquid crystals
with complex architectures. V. Percec, P. Chu, G. Johansson, D.
Schlueter, J. C. Ronda, G. Ungar
9:00‹ 181. Supramolecular columnar mesophases via hydrogen
bonding in main chain polyhydrazides. G. Lattermann, U. Beginn
9:30‹ 182. Induction of smectic layering in nematic liquid
crystals using immiscible components. C. Pugh, S. V. Arehart
10:00‹ 183. The spontaneous assembly of supermolecular
aggregates into polar devices. S. I. Stupp, V. LeBonheur, K.
Huggins, L. S. Li
10:30‹ 184. Synthesis and properties of block copolymers
consisting of liquid crystalline and crystalline/amorphous segments.
C. D. Eisenbach, J. Heinlein
11:00‹ 185. Mesophase structure and phase transitions in LC
block copolymers. G. Galli, E. Chiellini, D. Wolff, D. Ferri, J.
Springer, M. Laus, A. S. Angeloni, O. Francescangeli
11:30‹ 186. Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers in block
and graft copolymers - an overview and discussion of the interaction
between morphological structure and the LC behaviour of the polymers.
H. Fischer
Section B
Charge Transfer Interactions in Polymers: Liquid Crystals
A. Natansohn, Organizer
S. A. Jenekhe, Organizer
L. Yu, Organizer
T. Ikeda, Presiding
8:30‹ 187. Ferroelectric liquid crystal polymers for second
order nonlinear optics. D. M. Walba, P. Keller, D. J. Dyer, U.
Muller, J. A. Drewes, N. A. Clark, R. Shao
9:10‹ 188. Charge transfer interactions in liquid crystalline
polymers probed by fluorescence spectroscopy. K. Horie, H. W.
Huang, M. Sone, J. Watanabe
9:50‹ 189. Charge transfer interaction in liquid-crystalline
materials and their application to photonics. T. Ikeda, O.
Tsutsumi
10:30‹ 190. Optically induced holographic surface relief
gratings on polymer films. S. K. Tripathy, D. Y. Kim, T. S. Lee,
X. L. Jiang, L. Li, J. Kumar
11:10‹ 191. Induction of smectic layering in nematic liquid
crystals using electron dono-acceptor interactions. A. L. Kiste,
C. R. Pugh
11:40‹ 192. Cooperative motion of side groups in amorphous
polymers: Dipolar interactions. X. Meng, A. Natansohn, C. Barrett,
P. Rochon
Section C
Polymer-Based Electronic Packaging and Interconnects: Future Trends in
Electronic Packaging
R. S. Moore, Organizer, Presiding
C. K. Ober, Organizer
8:30‹ 193. New materials technologies timing the market
demand & profitability. C. L. Lassen
9:00‹ 194. Alternative polymer interconnect methods. D. H.
Francis
9:30‹ 195. Trends in area array packaging. T. W.
Goodman, E. JanVardaman
10:00‹ 196. Mechanical considerations for underfill design.
M. A. Korhonen, H. Luo, J. Dion, T. Liu, C. Y. Li
10:30‹ 197. Future packaging materials: Cost, performance
and environmental issues. J. M. Shaw, S. L. Buchwalter, J. D.
Gelorme, J. C. Hedrick, S. K. Kang, L. L. Kosbar, D. A. Lewis, S.
Purushothaman, R. Saraf, A. Viehback
11:00‹ 198. Acting on the national technology roadmap for
semiconductor (NTRS): Enabling material needs for plastic packages.
E. Sorongon
11:30‹ 199. Low dielectric constant materials for interlayer
dielectric applications: Materials science issues. P. S. Ho, A.
J. McKerrow, C. N. Liao, H. C. Liou, P. S. Ho, J. Leu, B. C. Auman
Section D
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry Sponsored by Mobil Chemical: At the
Interface Between Organic and Polymer Chemistry I
A. B. Padias, Organizer, Presiding
D. F. O'Brien, Presiding
8:00‹ 200. Free radical copolymerization of
3,4-epoxy-1-butene and derivatives. S. R. Turner, R. W.
Blevins
8:30‹ 201. Engineering molecular solids. E. A. Mash,
L. J. Williams
9:10‹ 202. Ring-opening polymerization of 1,1-disubstituted
cyclopropanes: A practical route to a new family of functionalized
polyethylenes. J. Penelle, H. Herion, P. Gorissen
9:40‹Intermission
10:00‹ 203. Cyanocarbon chemistry. O. W. Webster
10:30‹ 204. 1,4-tetramethylene intermediates - past and
present. R. Huisgen
11:10‹ 205. Award Address. Organic and polymer chemistry of
cycloaddition and "charge transfer" polymerization. H. K. Hall
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Effect of Organization on Physical
Properties
A. C. Griffin, Organizer
H. W. Schmidt, Organizer
M. Jaffee, Organizer, Presiding
2:00‹ 206. Annealing effects of a thermotropic liquid
crystalline copolyester based on 6-hydroxy 2-naphthoic acid,
p-hydroxybenzoic acid, terephthalic acid and 4,4'-biphenol. D. Y.
Yoon, Y. Ando, O. O. Park, T. E. Karis, D. Dawson, T. Huang
2:30‹ 207. Liquid crystalline polymers under shear. A. H.
Windle, A. Romo-Uribe
3:00‹ 208. Effect of liquid crystallinity on adhesion at the
polymer-metal interface. J. E. Economy, D. Frich
3:30‹ 209. Highly ordered smectic phases in a series of
main-chain liquid crystalline polyethers. S. Z. D. Cheng, Y. Yoon,
R. M. Ho, P. Chu, V. Percec
4:00‹ 210. Thermal transitions and structure evolution in
PICT, a soluble nematic LCP exhibiting a kinetically trapped, disordered
structure. B. D. Freeman, C. C. McDowell, H. C. Shen, C. Noel
4:30‹ 211. Phenomenological rheology of LCPs: Theory and
experiment. V. G. Kulichikhin, V. S. Volkov, O. V. Vasileva
Section B
Charge Transfer Interactions in Polymers: Optoelectronic
Applications
A. Natansohn, Organizer
S. A. Jenekhe, Organizer
L. Yu, Organizer
L. Dalton, Presiding
1:30‹ 212. Mechanisms of photorefractivity in polymer
composites. W. E. Moerner, D. M. Burland, C. R. Moylan, R. J.
Tweig
2:10‹ 213. Polymers for photorefractive and light emitting
applications. N. Peyghambarian, B. Kippelen, K. Meerholz, B.
Volodin, S. E. Shaheen, M. M. Morrell
2:50‹ 214. Charge transfer interactions in polymers and the
fabrication of high frequency electro-optic modulators. L. R.
Dalton
3:30‹ 215. Pyridine-based polymers: Photoexcitations and
light emitting devices. A. J. Epstein, Y. Z. Wang, S. W. Jessen,
J. M. Blatchford, D. D. Gebler, L. B. Lin, T. L. Gustafson, A. G.
MacDiarmid, T. M. Swager
4:10‹ 216. Electrochromic polymers and devices via
electropolymerized low potential monomers. J. R. Reynolds, G. A.
Sotzing, B. Sankaran, S. A. Sapp, D. J. Irvin, J. L. Reddinger
Section C
Polymer-Based Electronic Packaging and Interconnects: Characterization
and Processing of Advanced Packaging Materials
R. S. Moore, Organizer
C. K. Ober, Organizer
J. E. Anderson, Presiding
1:30‹ 217. Lateral impedance spectroscopy: A technique for
evaluating microelectronic polymer coatings. P. R. Troyk
2:00‹ 218. Advances in the measurement of polymer CTE:
Atomic- to micrometer-scale measurements. M. A. Schen, F. I.
Mopsik, W. Wu, W. E. Wallace, N. C. Beck Tan, G. T. Davis, W. Guthrie
2:30‹ 219. Improving the resolution of conventional dry film
photoresist materials. N. B. Feilchenfeld, P. J. Baron, T. D.
Sinclair, R. W. Snyder
3:00‹ 220. Formulating a cycloaliphatic epoxy for
microelectronic encapsulation: A DSC study on a model system. S. L.
Buchwalter
3:30‹ 221. Active ester-cured epoxy resins for electronic
packaging. S. Nakamura, T. Nishikubo
4:00‹ 222. How do organic coatings protect electronic
components? J. E. Anderson, P. R. Troyk
4:30‹ 223. Effects of polymer networks on physical properties
of epoxy molding compounds. S. Eguchi, A. Nagai, T. Ishii, K.
Nishi, H. Sashima, M. Ogata
Section D
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry Sponsored by Mobil Chemical: At the
Interface Between Organic and Polymer Chemistry II
A. B. Padias, Organizer
O. W. Webster, Presiding
E. A. Mash, Presiding
1:30‹ 224. Toward macrocylinders: Complete coverage of
rigid-rod polymers with dendritic fragments. A. D. Schluter, B.
Karakaya, W. Claussen
2:10‹ 225. Polymerization of supramolecular assemblies. D.
F. O'Brien
2:50‹ 226. Selectivity as a measure of "livingness." The
case of cyclic esters polymerization. S. Penczek, A. Duda, R.
Szymanski
3:30‹Intermission
3:50‹ 227. Freeform fabrication of polymers and composites.
P. Calvert, G. George, L. Rintoul
4:20‹ 228. Mechanism change in LCP polycondensation. A. B.
Padias, H. K. Hall, X. Han, P. A. Williams, H. C. Linstid, C. Lee,
H-N. Sung
TUESDAY MORNING
Section A
Polymers Containing 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic Acid: Synthesis and
Fabrication
W. J. Brittain, Organizer, Presiding
E. Paschke, Organizer
9:00‹ 229. An overview of structure-property relationships in
injection molded poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) parts.
Y. Ulcer, M. Cakmak
9:35‹ 230. ¿13¡C NMR studies of structures of PEN,
sequence distribution of its copolymers, miscibility, and
transesterification of its blends. M. Guo
10:10‹ 231. Fluorescence properties of PEN and PET/PEN
copolymers. A. S. Jones, T. J. Dickson, B. E. Wilson, J. Duhamel,
M. A. Winnik
10:45‹ 232. Crystallization of NDC-containing blends and
copolymers. C. L. Heisey, D. C. Hoffman, J. A. Zawada
11:20‹ 233. Neck formation and its elimination in uni and
biaxial deformation of polyethylene naphthalate and its blends. M.
Cakmak, J. C. Kim, S. W. Lee
Section B
Polymer Education - The Key to Research: The Paul J. Flory Award
Symposium Honoring Eric Baer
A. Hiltner, Organizer
R. S. Porter, Organizer
J. R. Collier, Presiding
8:30‹ 234. Polymer education: The development of educational
materials and programs. E. M. Pearce
9:00‹ 235. University/industry Interaction. R. Y.
Lochhead
9:30‹ 236. Polymer education in the 21st century. P. C.
Painter
10:00‹ 237. A productive partnership in polymer education.
F. N. Kelley
10:30‹ 238. A polymer education perspective from the
University of Massachusetts Amherst: Preparation for the age of organic
materials. R. S. Porter, R. J. Farris, W. J. MacKnight
11:00‹ 239. Award Address. Scale, interaction, and
architecture in polymer education. E. Baer
Section C
Polymer-Based Electronic Packaging and Interconnects: Polymers for
Special Optical Packaging and Displays
New Concepts in Packaging Materials
R. S. Moore, Organizer
C. K. Ober, Organizer
M. Galvin, Presiding
8:30‹ 240. A novel surface anchoring transition in
photopolymerized polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films. K. R.
Amundson, M. Srinivasarao
9:00‹ 241. New mesogenic side-on systems and
polymer-stabilized broadband reflective displays. L. C. Chien, N.
Leroux
9:30‹ 242. Electro-optics of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal
materials. P. S. Drzaic
10:00‹ 243. On the formation of polymer-dispersed liquid
crystal films: Real-time observations of phase separation. M.
Srinivasarao, K. R. Amundson
10:30‹ 244. Conjugated polymers and oligomers for
electroluminescence. A. B. Holmes, A. Lux, S. C. Moratti, X. C.
Li, A. C. Grimsdale, J. E. Davies, P. R. Raithby, J. Gruner, F. Cacialli,
R. H. Friend
11:00‹ 245. Photoluminescence and electroluminescence
quenching in 8-hydroxy-quinoline aluminum chelates. X. M. Zhang,
F. Papadimitrakopoulos, K. A. Higginson
Section D
Single-Site Polyolefins: New Single- Site Catalysts
J. C. Stevens, Organizer, Presiding
8:30‹ 246. Mechanisms of stereocontrol for isotactic and
syndiotactic polymerizations of Ä-olefins with metallocene
catalysts. J. E. Bercaw, J. P. Mitchell, S. Hajela, S. K.
Brookhart, J. H. Gilchrist, T. A. Herzog, S. A. Miller
9:00‹ 247. Olefin polymerization by supported ionic
metallocene catalysts. G. G. Hlatky, D. J. Upton
9:30‹ 248. Cp*TiMeú3/B(Cú6Fú5)ú3:
A most versatile olefin polymerization initiator. M. C. Baird, Q.
Wang, D. Jeremic, F. Barsan, D. J. Gillis, R. Quyoum
10:00‹ 249. Polymerization of propene with the
XTiClú3/Mg/Clú2-Al(i-Bu)ú3 catalysts combined with a
Lewis base. K. Soga, T. Uozumi, E. Kaji, Y. Suzuki
10:30‹ 250. Palladium(II)- and nickel(II)-catalyzed olefin
polymerization. M. Brookhart, L. K. Johnson, C. M. Killian, S.
Mecking, D. Tempel
11:00‹ 251. New approaches to metallocene-based olefin
polymerization catalysis. R. F. Jordan, G. M. Diamond, J. N.
Christopher, I. Kim
11:30‹ 252. New syndiospecific titanium catalysts for the
polymerization of styrene. M. D. Rausch, P. Foster, T. E. Ready,
J. C. W. Chien
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Polymers Containing 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic Acid: Properties and
Characterization
W. J. Brittain, Organizer
E. Paschke, Organizer, Presiding
1:30‹ 253. Aromatic polyketones based on chloroanhydrides of
naphthalene dicarboxylic acids. M. G. Zolotukhin, D. R. Rueda, F.
J. Balta Calleja, M. Dosiere
2:05‹ 254. New poly(butylene naphthalate)-based
copolyetheresters for textile applications. J. Jager, C. M. F.
Vrouenraets, H. J. M. van de Ven
2:40‹ 255. Synthesis and ring-opening polymerization of
poly(alkylene naphthalate) cyclic oligomers. W. J. Brittain, P.
Hubbard, W. J. Simonsick
3:15‹ 256. Molecular design for 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic
acid containing polymers. J. Sadanobu, H. Inata
3:50‹ 257. PET/PEN copolymers and blends as high performance
packaging materials. S. D. Jenkins
Section B
Polymer Characterization by Mass Spectrometry: General Polymer
Analysis and Hyphenated Chromatographic/MS Methods
Cosponsored by the Division of Analytical Chemistry
J. M. DeSimone, Organizer
G. Glish, Organizer
R. W. Linton, Organizer
A. M. Belu, Presiding
1:55‹Introductory Remarks
2:00‹ 258. Analysis of polar and non polar synthetic polymers
and dendrimers by laser desorption mass spectrometry. C. L.
Wilkins, S. Pastor
2:20‹ 259. Gel permeation chromatography electrospray
ionization mass spectrometry for polyester characterization. W. J.
Simonsick, C. W. Ross, L. Prokai
2:40‹ 260. Coupling size exclusion chromatography with mass
spectrometry: Strategies and applications to oligomers and polymers.
L. Prokai, S. W. Myung, W. J. Simonsick
3:00‹ 261. MALDI-TOF as GPC detector for MW & MWD
measurements in polydisperse polymers and copolymers. G.
Montaudo
3:20‹ 262. New approaches to characterization of melamine
resins by LC/MS. T. T. Chang
3:40‹ 263. HPLC/MS/MS used to identify and quantify paint
additives and their degradation products. M. A. Dearth
4:00‹ 264. Individual block length distributions of block
copolymers of polystyrene-b-poly Ä-methylstyrene. A.
Eisenberg, G. Wilczek-Vera, P. Danis
4:20‹ 265. Direct analysis of polymer compounds by soft
ionization, tandem (MS/MS) and high resolution (AC-MS) mass spectrometry.
R. P. Lattimer
4:40‹ 266. Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FT/MS) of
polymers and related materials. J. E. Campana, H. Stout, J. A.
Castoro, B. E. Winger
Section C
Cationic Polymerization and Related Ionic Processes
R. Faust, Organizer
T. Shaffer, Organizer, Presiding
V. Percec, Presiding
2:00‹ 267. Precision synthesis of novel structures by
carbocationic polymerizations. J. P. Kennedy
2:30‹ 268. Control of molecular weights, polydispersities and
functionalities in controlled/"living" polymerizations: Comparison of
carbocationic and radical systems. K. Matyjaszewski
3:00‹ 269. Effect of arm molecular weight on properties of
multi-arm star-branched polyisobutylenes. R. F. Storey, K. A.
Shoemake
3:30‹ 270. Ionic polymerization of n-butyraldehyde: A
polymer-monomer equilibrium? J. P. Vairon, F. Mohamed, M. Moreau,
M. A. Dourges
4:00‹ 271. Application of phosphorous ion trapping for the
determination of active species in the cationic copolymerization of
aldehydes with acetals. P. Kubisa, M. Basko, S. Penczek
4:30‹ 272. Stability of propagating species in living
carbcationic polymerization. B. Ivan, D. Held, A. H. E. Muller, F.
de Jong, T. Graafland
Section D
Single-Site Polyolefins: Single-Site Polyethylene and
Polypropylene
J. C. Stevens, Organizer
G. G. Hlatky, Presiding
1:30‹ 273. Kinetics of propene polymerization with
ansa-zirconocene catalysts: Dependence of catalyst activity and polymer
molecular weight on propene concentration. L. Resconi, A. Fait
2:00‹ 274. Formation of microstructural defects in
ansa-zirconocenium catalyzed propylene polymerization. J. C. W.
Chien, W. Song, Z. Yu
2:30‹ 275. Stochastic analysis of syndiotactic polyolefins
produced by flip-flop asymmetric site. R. Chujo
3:00‹ 276. Stability of ansa metallocene catalysts. W.
Kaminsky, F. Freidanck
3:30‹ 277. Structures of poly(ethylene-co-1-octene) produced
with the Cpú2ZClú2and
[(Cú5Meú4)SiMeú2N(t-Bu)]TiClú2 catalysts.
T. Uozumi, T. Toneri, K. Soga, T. Shiono
4:00‹ 278. Controlled polypropene crystallization via
metallocene-catalyzed propene polymerization and stereoisomer blend
formation. R. Mulhaupt, S. Jungling, D. Fischer, R. Thomann, J.
Kressler
TUESDAY EVENING
Section A
Poster Session: Symposia Poster Session Joint With PMSE
T. E. Long, Presiding
C. L. Heisey, Presiding
6:00‹8:00
279.‹ Branched LC bismethacrylates. D. Holter, H.
Frey, R. Mulhaupt, J. E. Klee
280.‹ Mesogen-functionalized carbosilane
dendrimers-dendritic liquid crystalline polymers. H. Frey, K.
Lorenz, D. Holter, R. Mulhaupt
281.‹ Flow behavior of liquid crystal polymers as revealed
by X-ray rheology. G. R. Mitchell, E. Andresen, P. A. Keates, J.
A. Pople
282.‹ Effects of polymer networks on switching
characteristics of cholesteric liquid crystals. U. P. Schroder, B.
D. Terris, D. Y. Yoon
283.‹ Chain motions and orientation distributions in fully
aromatic thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters in the melt from 1H
NMR. M. R. Gentzler, J. A. Reimer, M. M. Denn
284.‹ Synthesis and characterization of a semiflexible
thermotropic LCP end-capped with poss-macromers. P. T. Mather, K.
P. Chaffee, T. S. Haddad, J. D. Lichtenhan
285.‹ Ferrocene-containing thermotropic side-chain
liquid-crystalline polymers. R. Deschenaux
286.‹ Ferroelectric LC-siloxanes with applicability for
non-linear optics. R. Zentel, W. Schulz-Hanke
287.‹ The effect of molecular architecture on the
thermotropic behavior of side-chain liquid crystalline polymers and its
relation to polydispersity. C. Pugh, A. M. Heintz
288.‹ Correlation of model compounds and polymers designed
to exhibit smectic mesophases. J. Dharia, C. Pugh
289.‹ Polymerization of a bifunctional phospholipid in a
lamellar assembly. W. Srisiri, T. M. Sisson, D. F. O'Brien
290.‹ Generation of sidechain-like polymer liquid crystals
through ionic complexation. C. G. Bazuin, A. Tork
291.‹ Synthesis and characterization of novel
poly(amide-imide)s. J. M. Adduci, B. Zhang
292.‹ Salting-in of the aqueous hydroxypropylcellulose
mesophase through the addition of guanidine thiocyanate. S. A.
Khan, V. A. Prevysh, B. C. Wang, R. J. Spontak
293.‹ Polymerization of inverted hexagonal lipid phases.
T. M. Sisson, D. F. O'Brien, Y. Han, S. M. Gruner
294.‹ Anomalies of structural behaviour in LC polymers.
M. V. Kozlovsky, W. Haase
295.‹ Response of liquid crystalline polymers to an applied
shear flow: Steady state and relaxation behavior. M. D. Dadmun,
W. Hamilton, P. Butler
296.‹ Alkyl substituted semi-rigid polymers. J. L.
Lee, T. K. Kwei
297.‹ Liquid crystalline polymers with non-classical
structure property relations. R. Festag, C. Schmidt, M.
Wittenberg, J. H. Wendorff
298.‹ Poly(benzobisthiazole) with a substituted biphenyl
moiety in the main chain. X. D. Hu, S. Kumar, M. Polk
299.‹ Liquid crystal polymers for gas chromatography. S.
J. Hickling, I. M. Shillcock, G. J. Price
300.‹ Redox active electrochromic polymers from low
oxidation monomers. G. A. Sotzing, J. L. Reddinger, J. R.
Reynolds, P. J. Steel
301.‹ Rapid switching in electrochromic devices based on
complementary conducting polymer films. S. A. Sapp, G. A. Sotzing,
J. L. Reddinger, J. R. Reynolds
302.‹ Electronic and electrochemical properties of
poly[bis(2-thienyl)-9,9'-didecylfluorene] and
poly[bis(2-(3,4-ethylenedioxy)thienyl)-9,9'didecylfluorene]. F. E.
Larmat, J. R. Reynolds, B. A. Reinhardt, L. L. Brott
303.‹ Capping of polyisobutylene with 1,1-diphenyl ethylene
and its derivatives: Kinetics and mechanistic studies. Z. Fodor,
Y. C. Bae, R. Faust
304.‹ Living carbocationic polymerization of
Ä-methylstyrene. D. Li, S. Hadjikyriacou, R. Faust
305.‹ Cationic ring-opening polymerization initiated by
well-defined trimethylsilylcarboxonium or -onium ion. Q. Wang, G.
A. Olah, G. Rasul, G. K. S. Prakash, H. Zhang, T. E. Hogen-Esch
306.‹ Cationic ring-opening polymerization of new
organosilicon cyclic monomers. A. H. Soum, C. Brochon, E. Duguet,
M. Schappacher, A. F. Mingotaud
307.‹ Polyamide-imide films as liquid crystal
photo-alignment layers. D. C. Rich, P. Cebe, E. K. Sichel
308.‹ A new photosensitive dielectric insulating polyester
film: Synthesis and characterization. F. F. Shi, J. E.
Economy
309.‹ Lanthanide(III)-polyimide nanocomposites:
Enhancement of dimensional stability. R. E. Southward, D. S.
Thompson, T. A. Thornton, D. W. Thompson, A. K. St. Clair
310.‹ Structure-property relationships of nano-foam
polyimide films with low dielectric constant and high thermal stability.
H. J. Cha, J. L. Hedrick, R. A. DiPietro, T. Blume, R. Beyers, D.
Y. Yoon
311.‹ Dimensionally stable polyimide copolymers for
microelectronics applications. C. C. Fay, A. K. St. Clair
312.‹ Effect of orientation on electrically conducting
thermoplastic composite properties. W. B. Genetti, B. P. Grady
313.‹ Low dielectric constant fibers from a fluorinated
polyimide for electronic packaging. M. Eashoo, L. J. Buckley, A.
K. St. Clair
314.‹ Hydrosilyation cured fluoropolymers with low
dielectric constants. H. S. W. Hu, J. R. Griffith, L. J. Buckley,
A. W. Snow
315.‹ ¿13¡C NMR spectroscopic sequence analysis
of poly(ethylene-2,6-dicarboxylate-co-oxybenzoates). M. Guo, H. G.
Zachmann
316.‹ ¿13¡C CP/MAS NMR and DSC studies of
miscibility in blends of poly(ethylene naphthalene) with poly(ethylene
terephthalate-co-ethylene naphthalene). M. Guo
317.‹ Miscibility studies of poly(ethylene
naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate) with poly(butylene terephthalate) by
¿13¡C CP/MAS NMR and DSC. M. Guo, H. G. Zachmann
318.‹ High resolution solid state ¿13¡C NMR study
of PEN. M. Guo, H. G. Zachmann
319.‹ Polymer characterization using matrix-assisted laser
desorption ionization mass spectrometry. C. M. Kassis, A. M. Belu,
J. M. DeSimone, R. W. Linton, G. W. Lange, R. M. Friedman
320.‹ Characterization of structured oligomers by FT/ICR
MS/MS techniques. W. J. Simonsick, C. W. Ross, T. P. Volpe
321.‹ New development in matrix assisted laser desorption
time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for synthetic polymers.
G. Critchley, J. Brown, P. Scullion
322.‹ The relationship between the signals from size
exclusion chromatography and time of flight mass spectrometry to a
polymer molecular weight distribution. C. M. Guttman
323.‹ Improvements in TOF-SIMS analysis of organic
materials using an indium liquid metal ion source. S. R. Bryan, F.
Reich
324.‹ Quantitative time-of-flight secondary ion mass
spectrometry studies of cross-linked poly(methyl methacrylate) using
multivariate statistical methods). A. M. Belu, V. H. Perez-Luna,
J. Heller, B. D. Ratner
325.‹ TOF-SIMS studies of adsorbed protein films. B. D.
Ratner, C. D. Tidwell, D. G. Castner, S. Golledge, K. Meyer, B.
Hagenhoff, A. Benninghoven
326.‹ Characterisation of polystyrene produced by
pseudo-living free radical polymerisation using mass spectrometry. C. B.
Jasieczek, D. M. Haddleton, A. J. Shooter, A. Buzy, K. R.
Jennings, R. T. Gallagher
327.‹ Cation attachment to synthetic polymers in
matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry. P. M.
Lloyd, E. Scrivener, D. R. Maloney, D. M. Haddleton, P. J.
Derrick
328.‹ Applications of ESI-MS in the characterisation of
polysulfide polymers. A. Mahon, A. Buzy, T. J. Kemp, K. R.
Jennings
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Section A
Ionomer Complexes and Blends: Ionomer Blends
Cosponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science &
Engineering Inc.
R. A. Weiss, Organizer, Presiding
M. Hara, Organizer
8:30‹ 329. An ionomer blend of amino silicone and zinc
sulfonated poly(phenylene oxide). A. A. Jones, J. F. Shi, P.
Berquist, J. Zhao, P. T. Inglefield, J. R. Campbell, R. P. Kambour
8:55‹ 330. Kinetics of mixing at a polymer-polymer interface
capable of forming an intermolecular complex. A. Karim, Y. Feng,
R. A. Weiss, C. C. Han, J. F. Ankner, D. G. Peiffer
9:20‹ 331. Specific interactions in maleic anhydride grafted
PP and sulfonated EPDM ionomer blends by FTIR spectroscopy. C. S.
Ha, Y. W. Cho, Y. Kim, J. H. Go, W. J. Cho
9:45‹ 332. Segmental orientation studies of ionomer blends-1:
Ionically-complexed poly(ethyl acrylate)/polystyrene blends. C. G.
Bazuin, X. D. Fan
10:10‹ 333. Segmental orientation studies of ionomer
blends-2: Ionically-complexed poly(methyl methacrylate)/polystyrene
blends. R. E. Prud'homme, Y. Yan, C. G. Bazuin
10:35‹ 334. Viscoelastic properties of blends of N-methylated
nylon-2,10 and lightly sulfonated polystyrene ionomers. R. Hagen,
R. A. Weiss
11:00‹ 335. Effect of counterion type on blends of
perfluorosulfonate ionomers with poly(vinylidene fluoride). R. B.
Moore, F. A. Landis
11:25‹ 336. Ionomer/polyolefin polyblends. R. D.
Deanin, R. S. Ciulla
Section B
Polymer Characterization by Mass Spectrometry: Static Secondary Ion
Mass Spectrometry
Cosponsored by the Division of Analytical Chemistry
R. W. Linton, Organizer, Presiding
G. Glish, Organizer
J. M. DeSimone, Organizer
8:30‹ 337. Characterization of polymer chain end
functionality: An integrated synthesis and TOF-SIMS approach. R. W.
Linton, J. M. DeSimone, A. M. Belu, M. Nicholas, C. M. Kassis, M. A.
Peters, M. O. Hunt
8:50‹ 338. Characterization of additives and primers on
polymer surfaces using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.
S. G. MacKay, S. J. Pachuta
9:10‹ 339. TOF-SIMS characterization of
polydimethylsiloxanes. D. M. Hercules, X. Dong, A. Proctor
9:30‹Intermission
9:40‹ 340. Polymer surfaces studied by ToF-SIMS: Influences
of molecular mass and and tacticity. P. Bertrand, X. Vanden Eynde,
L. T. Weng
10:00‹ 341. Molecular weight determinations of bulk polymer
surfaces from fragment ion yields in static SIMS. K. Reihs, M.
Kruft, M. Voetz, F. M. Petrat, D. Wolany, A. Benninghoven
10:20‹ 342. Quantitative surface analysis of
ethylene-propylene copolymers and their sequence distributions using
TOF-SIMS. A. A. Galuska
10:40‹ 343. Polymer characterisation by electrospray
ionization mass spectrometric techniques. T. J. Kemp, Z. Barton,
A. Mahon, A. Buzy, K. R. Jennings
11:00‹ 344. Surface characterization of polystyrene cell
culture substrates. A. M. Belu, D. Leach-Scampavia, B. D.
Ratner
11:20‹ 345. Surface segregation in poly(styrene-b-isoprene):
Correlation of TOF-SIMS with XPS and contact angle measurements. M.
Nicholas, C. M. Kassis, Y. Z. Menceloglu, J. M. DeSimone, R. W.
Linton, R. M. Friedman, D. L. Parker, D. Rading, A. Benninghoven
11:40‹ 346. TofSIMS studies of component dispersion in mixed
self-assembled monolayers. J. C. Vickerman
Section C
Cationic Polymerization and Related Ionic Processes
R. Faust, Organizer
T. Shaffer, Organizer
J. J. O'Malley, Presiding
J. Spanswick, Presiding
9:00‹ 347. Living coordination polymerizations using neutral
palladium complexes. B. M. Novak, A. L. Safir
9:30‹ 348. Dynamic behavior of aryl indene catalysts for
propylene polymerization. R. M. Weymouth, G. W. Coates, M. D.
Bruce
10:00‹ 349. Carbocationic polymerization with noncoordinating
boron gegenions. T. Shaffer, J. Ashbough
10:30‹ 350. Designed Lewis acids for living cationic
polymerizations: Livingness, stereochemistry, and in-situ NMR analysis.
M. Sawamoto, H. Katayama, M. Kamigaito
11:00‹ 351. Amphiphilic block copolymers via cationic
polymerization. O. Nuyken, S. Oh, S. Ingrisch
11:30‹ 352. Synthesis and characterization of
poly(isobutylene-b-methyl vinyl ether) amphiphilic block copolymers by
living carbocationic polymerization. S. Hadjikyriacou, R.
Faust
Section D
Single-Site Catalysis: New Single- Site Polymers and
Applications
J. C. Stevens, Organizer
D. D. VanderLende, Presiding
8:30‹ 353. Characterization of crosslinked bun foams produced
from substantially linear homogeneous polyolefin elastomers. S. V.
Karande, K. L. Walton
9:00‹ 354. Thermal and morphological comparisons of blends of
metallocene and Ziegler-Natta ultra low density polyethylene (ULDPE) with
polypropylene (PP). S. P. Westphal, L. Woo, M. T. K. Ling
9:30‹ 355. Cataloy metallocene synthesis of interpenetrating
amorphous-crystalline polypropylene systems. J. C. W. Chien, Y.
Iwamoto, M. D. Rausch, W. Wedler, H. H. Winter
10:00‹ 356. The use of molecular architecture control to meet
the customer needs. G. M. Lancaster
10:30‹ 357. The preparation and characterization of
unsaturated THF-segmented polymers via acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET)
polymerization starting from living cationic polymerization. K.
Brzezinska, K. B. Wagener, S. Dilocker
11:00‹ 358. Ä-chloro-ò-olefins as (co)monomers
for the synthesis of functional polyolefins. A. Deffieux, L.
Duvignac, H. Cramail
11:30‹ 359. Isotactic polymerization of meth(acrylates) with
ansa-zirconocene. H. Deng, K. Soga
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Ionomer Complexes and Blends: Blends and Molecular Composites
Cosponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science &
Engineering Inc.
R. A. Weiss, Organizer
M. Hara, Organizer, Presiding
1:30‹ 360. Ionomer blends of rod and coil macromolecules:
Perspectives for molecularly reinforced polymers. C. D. Eisenbach,
K. Fischer, J. Hofmann, W. J. MacKnight
1:55‹ 361. Theory of rod-coil mixtures with acid-base
interactions. J. Noolandi, A. C. Shi
2:20‹ 362. Ionic PPTAs and their molecular composites with
amorphous polar polymers. W. Chen, M. Hara
2:45‹ 363. Molecular composites via ion-dipole interaction:
PPTA anion/PEO system. L. Tsou, M. Hara
3:10‹ 364. The development of conductive surfaces by a
diffusion-limited in situ polymerization of pyrrole in sulfonated
polystyrene ionomers. M. C. de Jesus, R. A. Weiss
3:35‹ 365. Electromechanical studies of a novel polymer gel.
Y. Ye, J. N. Rider, A. Sekhar, G. Wong, K. Trout, K. Graczyk, W.
Brown, J. Gross, M. Stewart, M. Kamler, G. E. Wnek
4:00‹ 366. Effect of water on the solution properties of
telechelic ionomers in toluene. S. Bhargava, S. L. Cooper
4:25‹ 367. Compatibilizers made from block copolymers that
have strong specific interactions. B. J. Bauer, D. W. Liu
Section B
Polymer Characterization by Mass Spectrometry: Matrix Assisted Laser
Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Cosponsored by the Division of Analytical Chemistry
G. Glish, Organizer, Presiding
R. W. Linton, Organizer
J. M. DeSimone, Organizer
2:00‹ 368. Applications of MALDI/TOF mass spectrometry
coupled to gel permeation chromatography. P. Danis, D. A. Saucy,
F. J. Huby
2:20‹ 369. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in the
characterization of novel perfluorinated polyelectrolytes. D. D.
DesMarteau, M. Bolinger
2:40‹ 370. The fundamentals of characterizing polymers by
MALDI mass spectrometry. C. N. McEwan, B. Larsen, C. Jackson
3:00‹ 371. Polymer characterization by laser desorption with
multi photon ionization of end-group chromophores. M. S. de Vries,
H. E. Hunziker
3:20‹ 372. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
(MALDI) analysis of industrial polymers. K. J. Wu, R. W. Odom
3:40‹ 373. Cysteine status in proteins by MALDI-TOF-MS. J.
T. Watson, J. Wu
4:00‹ 374. Functionality analysis of polymers by MALDI-MS.
H. Pasch
4:20‹ 375. A comparison of mass spectrometric techniques for
generating molecular weight information on small polymers. D. M.
Parees, S. D. Hanton, D. A. Willcox, P. A. Clark
Section C
Cationic Polymerization and Related Ionic Processes
R. Faust, Organizer
T. Shaffer, Organizer
O. W. Webster, Presiding
R. F. Storey, Presiding
2:00‹ 376. Kinetic and thermodynamic control in cationic
copolymerization of bicyclic ethers providing promezogenic units. S.
Penczek, R. Szymanski, J. Pretula, K. Kaluzynski, J. Libiszowski
2:30‹ 377. Competition between ring opening polymerization of
cyclosiloxanes Dú3 and Dú4 and polycondensation of
siloxanediols, initiated by trifluoromethanesulfonic acid. P.
Sigwalt, R. Bischoff
3:00‹ 378. Synthesis and photoinitiated cationic
polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals. J. V. Crivello, Y. L.
Lai, R. Malik
3:30‹ 379. Kinetics of carbocationic polymerizations:
Initiation, propagation and transfer steps. H. Mayr, G. Lang, M.
Roth, M. Patz
4:00‹ 380. Instrument for the simultaneous monitoring of
permittivity and conductivity in ionic polymerizations. J. E.
Puskas, S. Smith-Kehl, B. Cass
4:30‹ 381. Absolute rate constants of crossover reaction of
p-dicumylchloride/BCl3/isobutylene system. M. Zsuga, S. Keki, L.
Bogacs, C. Bogacs
THURSDAY MORNING
Section A
Ionomer Complexes and Blends: Complexes and Micelles
Cosponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science &
Engineering Inc.
R. A. Weiss, Organizer
M. Hara, Organizer
B. P. Grady, Presiding
8:15‹ 382. Polyurethanes with pendant pyridine groups:
Interactions with alkyl halides. S. Velankar, C. Z. Yang, S. L.
Cooper
8:40‹ 383. Synergistic mechanical responses in
cis-polybutadiene and SBS triblock copolymers via transition-metal
coordination. L. A. Belfiore, P. Das, R. Bosse
9:05‹ 384. Stoichiometric complexes of synthetic polypeptides
and oppositely charged surfactants: Properties in organic solvents and in
the solid state. E. A. Ponomarenko, D. A. Tirrell, W. J.
MacKnight
9:30‹ 385. Micelles formed by a model ionic graft copolymer.
C. L. Gettinger, C. L. Jackson, C. C. Han, M. Pitsikalis, J.
Mays
9:55‹ 386. Micelles of polysoaps. A. Halperin
10:20‹ 387. Gold nanoparticles in micellar
poly(styrene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) films: Size and interparticle
distance control in monoparticulate films. J. P. Spatz, A.
Roescher, M. Moller
10:45‹ 388. Fluorescence quenching kinetics of
polyelectrolyte-bound chromophores: Effects of ionic strength and
counterion selectivity. M. E. Morrison, R. C. Dorfman, Y.
Morishima, S. E. Webber
11:10‹ 389. Interpenetrating networks of conjugated ionic
polyacetylenes. P. Zhou, A. Blumstein
11:35‹ 390. Analysis of SAXS data from
semicrystalline-ionomeric systems. R. K. Verma, B. S. Hsiao, A.
Biswas
Section B
Special Topics II: Multiphase Systems
R. B. Moore, Organizer
R. L. Lescanec, Presiding
8:30‹ 391. Synthesis and properties of
poly-p-benzamide/poly(propylene oxide) block copolymers. J.
Preston, B. L. Rivas, B. Barria, G. S. Canessa, F. M. Rabagliati, A.
Ciferri
8:50‹ 392. Synthesis and characterization of block copolymers
containing pure metal and bimetallic nanoclusters. R. T. Clay, R.
E. Cohen
9:10‹ 393. Design of intelligent mesoscale periodic array
structures utilizing smart hydrogel. H. B. Sunkara, J. M.
Weissman, B. G. Penn, D. O. Frazier, S. A. Asher
9:30‹ 394. Interpenetrating polymer networks: Rigid rod and
random coil polymers. L. L. Iverson, W. G. Miller
9:50‹Intermission
10:10‹ 395. Gas permeability of polyelectrolyte multilayers
self-assembled onto poly(4-methyl-1-pentene). J. M. Levasalmi, T.
J. McCarthy
10:30‹ 396. Transition metal nanoparticles protected by
amphiphilic block copolymers. A. B. R. Mayer, J. E. Mark
10:50‹ 397. Starch-polyvinyl alcohol cast film - performance
and bio-degradation. L. Chen, S. H. Imam, T. M. Stein, S. H.
Gordon, C. T. Hou, R. V. Greene
11:10‹ 398. Modeling of the thermal characteristics of high
performance piezoelectric composites. A. O. Abatan, J. F. Malluck,
Z. Tang, E. A. Mintz
11:30‹ 399. Compatibilization of polymer blends by hydrogen
bonding. T. Geiger, U. Seidel, M. Tabatabai, R. Stadler, G. G.
Fuller
Section C
Cationic Polymerization and Related Ionic Processes
T. Shaffer, Organizer
R. Faust, Organizer, Presiding
J. D. Burrington, Presiding
9:00‹ 400. The heterogeneous cationic polymerization of
aromatic monomers induced by aluminum triflate. A. Gandini, Y.
Yang
9:30‹ 401. Isobutene polymerization in non polar solvent
induced by the FeClú3-Hú20 system: Toward a permanent solid
state catalyst. H. Cheradame, G. Rissoan
10:00‹ 402. Recyclable and reusable solid Lewis acid catalyst
based on crystalline polyolefins: Oligomerization of isobutylene. T.
C. Chung, A. Kumar, R. Ding
10:30‹ 403. Cationic polymerization in supercritical and
liquid carbon dioxide. J. M. DeSimone, M. R. Clark
11:00‹ 404. Cationic polymerization in the gas phase and in
clusters: Implications for bulk polymerization. M. S. El-Shall
11:30‹ 405. Carbocationic coupling reactions of living
polyisobutylene using coupling agents. Y. C. Bae, S. Coca, P. L.
Canale, R. Faust
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Section A
Ionomer Complexes and Blends: New Ionomers: Synthesis, Structure, and
Properties
Cosponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science &
Engineering Inc.
R. A. Weiss, Organizer
M. Hara, Organizer
C. C. White, Presiding
1:00‹ 406. EXAFS investigations of transition metal ionomers.
B. P. Grady, J. Floyd, W. B. Genetti, R. B. Moore
1:25‹ 407. Main chain poly(arylene ether) phosphonium
ionomers. H. Ghassemi, M. Curtis, E. Bonaplata, J. E. McGrath
1:50‹ 408. Morphology of samarium neutralized ethylene
ionomers. A. Biswas, P. Rajagopalan, W. M. Risen Jr.
2:15‹ 409. Preparation and thermal/mechanical behaviour of
acrylic ionomers. P. A. Lovell, D. J. Britton
2:40‹ 410. Synthesis of tin-containing ionomers containing
organic and inorganic tin. C. E. Carraher, F. He, D. Sterling
3:05‹ 411. Applications of a sulfonated triblock copolymer
for chemically modified electrodes. C. Karuppaiah, J. N. Rider, G.
E. Wnek
3:30‹ 412. Matrix polymerization of an ionic acetylene. P.
Zhou, A. Blumstein
Section B
Special Topics III: Polymer Characterization
R. B. Moore, Organizer
R. Y. Lochhead, Presiding
1:30‹ 413. Cure monitoring of bulk MDI-based
polyurea-polyurethane by in-situ emission fluorescence. S. K.
Wang, C. S. P. Sung
1:50‹ 414. Molecular simulation of the crystal structure of
syndiotactic polypropylene. D. J. Lacks
2:10‹ 415. Polyacid microstructural effects in complexation
with poly(vinylpyrrolidone). P. C. Shannon, R. Y. Lochhead
2:30‹ 416. Polydecene-based systems for use in fiber optic
cable floods: Distinct enhanced stability regimes for low and high
molecular weight base fluids. T. S. Coolbaugh, H. R. Miller, J. J.
Sheu, C. R. Taylor
2:50‹Intermission
3:10‹ 417. Glucose-responsive, complexation hydrogels. C.
M. Dorski, F. J. Doyle III, N. A. Peppas
3:30‹ 418. Cure monitoring of styrene containing polymers
using uv-reflection and fluorescence spectroscopies. B. L.
Grunden, Y. S. Kim, C. S. P. Sung
3:50‹ 419. Recent results on the spectroscopic investigation
of PMDA/ODA-based polyimide model compounds. T. Schulze, A. K.
Saini, H. H. Patterson
4:10‹ 420. An investigation of non-steric exclusion effects
in size exclusion chromatography. L. Dong, J. E. McGrath, M. W.
Muggli, A. R. Shultz, T. C. Ward
4:30‹ 421. Photoluminescence study of annealed oxygen
crosslinked polysilane. T. Hiraoka, Y. Majima, S. Murai, Y.
Nakano, S. Hayase
Section C
Special Topics IV: Polymer Synthesis
R. B. Moore, Organizer
J. A. Pojman, Presiding
1:30‹ 422. Nitroxide-mediated "living" free radical
polymerization: Substituent effects on the free radical polymerization of
styrene. P. M. Kazmaier, K. Daimon, M. K. Georges, G. K. Hamer
1:50‹ 423. Semicrystalline polyimides based on ether
diamines. M. J. Graham, S. Srinivas, G. L. Wilkes, J. E.
McGrath
2:10‹ 424. Synthesis and characterization of novel flame
resistant poly(arylene ether)s. D. J. Riley, S. A. Srinivasan, A.
Gungor, C. Tchatchoua, M. Sankaraadian, J. E. McGrath
2:30‹Intermission
2:50‹ 425. The synthesis and characterization of poly(silyl
ester)s as a new family of degradable polymers with attunable degradation
rates. K. L. Wooley, S. P. Gitto
3:10‹ 426. The investigation of a transsilylation reaction
for the preparation of poly(silyl ester)s. J. M. Weinberg, K. L.
Wooley
3:30‹ 427. Synthesis of
poly(dimethylsiloxane-co-tetramethylene oxide). Q. Ji, R. A.
Pethrick
3:50‹ 428. Synthesis and characterization of
poly(dimethylsiloxane-co-tetramethylene oxide) (DMS-NTMO) based
polyurethanes. Q. Ji, R. A. Pethrick