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2005 Fall NATIONAL ACS MEETING
Washington, DC (August 28-Sept. 1, 2005)
Program Meeting Chair:
Allan Guymon
Deadline for Abstracts and Polymer Preprints: April 25, 2005.*

*for general papers and some symposia (some symposium organizers may set an earlier deadline).

Polymers and Materials for Defense against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent
G. E. Lawson, Chemical/Biological Defense Center, Naval Surface Warfare Division, Code 54, Building 1480, Dahlgren, VA 22448, 540-284-0616, fax 540-653-8223, e-mail: glenn.lawson@navy.mil; J. G. Reynolds, Forensic Science Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P. O. Box 808, L-178, Livermore, CA 94551, 925-422-6028, fax 925-423-9014, e-mail: reynolds3@llnl.gov

Advances in Polymer Brushes
W. J. Brittain, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, 330-972-5147, e-mail: brittain@polymer.uakron.edu; S. Boyes, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0076, 601-266-4868, e-mail: Stephen.boyes@usm.edu; D. J. Dyer, Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4409, 618-453-2897, fax 618-453-6408, e-mail: ddyer@chem.siu.edu

Cosmetic Nanotechnolgy: Polymers and Colloids in Personal Care
K. O. Havelka, Applications Technology Group, Lubrizol Corp, 29400 Lakeland Blvd., Wickliffe, OH 44092, 440-347-6088, fax 440-347-6986, e-mail: koh@lubrizol.com; S. E. Morgan, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Box 10076, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, 601-266-5296, fax 601-266-5635, e-mail: sarah.morgan@usm.edu

Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations
Kris Matyjaszewski, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, km3b+@andrew.cmu.edu , Phone: 412-268-3209 (Fax: 214-268-6897)

Defects in Polymer Nanostructures
A. Karim, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8542, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-6488, fax 301-975-6924, e-mail: alamgir.karim@nist.gov; E. J. Amis, Polymers Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive MS 8540, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-6681, fax 301-975-4252, e-mail: eric.amis@nist.gov; U. B. Wiesner, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 329 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, 607-255-3487, fax 607-255-2365, e-mail: ubw1@cornell.edu; T. P. Russell, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003, 413-545-2680, fax 413-545-0421, e-mail: russell@mail.pse.umass.edu

Fluorine Containing Polymers
D. W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Howard L. Hunter Laboratories, Clemson, SC 29634, 864-656-5020, fax 864-656-6613, e-mail: dwsmith@clemson.edu Dr. William Coggio, 3M Corp., Dr. Bruno Ameduri, CNRS Montpellier, France, Prof. Ken Wynne, VCU.

Molecular Recognition Using Polymers
S. Thayumanavan, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 701 Lederle Graduate Research Tower, 710 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003-9336, 413-545-1313, fax 413-545-4490, e-mail: thai@chem.umass.edu; V. Rotello, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, 413-545-2058, e-mail: rotello@chem.umass.edu

Polymers for Bioactive Surfaces
J. G. Linhardt, Bausch & Lomb, 1400 N. Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14603, 585-338-5256, fax 585-338-0042, e-mail: Jeffrey_Linhardt@bausch.com; J. C. M. van Hest, Department of Organic Chemistry, Nijmegen University, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands, +31-24 365 3204, fax +31 24 365 3393, e-mail: vanhest@sci.kun.nl; K. L. Kiick, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-0201, fax 302-831-4545, e-mail: kiick@udel.edu; G. N. Tew, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 120 Governor Dr, Amherst, MA 01003, 413-577-1612, fax 413-545-0082, e-mail: tew@mail.pse.umass.edu

General Papers: Polymers in Nanotechnology; Polymers and Biology; Synthesis and Characterization
D. Garcia, Arkema Inc., 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406, 610-878-6731, e-mail: dana.garcia@arkemagroup.com

Herman Mark Award

DIVISION OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Final Program, 230th ACS National Meeting, in Washington, DC, Aug 28-Sept 1, 2005

C. A. Guymon, Program Chair

SUNDAY MORNING

 Section A

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Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations

Tutorial-Dedicated to Hanns Fischer

Cosponsored with PMSE
T. Fukuda,
Presiding
K. Matyjaszewski,
Organizer, Presiding

8:50 — Introductory Remarks.

9:00 —1. Current status of controlled/living radical polymerization. K. Matyjaszewski

9:45 —2. Quantum-chemical tools for understanding and controlling free-radical polymerization. M. L. Coote, E. I. Izgorodina

10:30 — Intermission.

10:40 —3. Recent studies into initiation, propagation, and termination steps of radical polymerization. M. Buback

11:25 —4. Surface-initiated living radical polymerization and concentrated polymer brushes: Their unique and striking properties. T. Fukuda, Y. Tsujii, K. Ohno, A. Goto

 Section B

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Polymers and Materials for Defense against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents

Chemical


G. E. Lawson and J. G. Reynolds, Organizers

8:30 — Introductory Remarks.

8:40 —5. Polymer gels with broad temperature performance. J. L. Lenhart, P. J. Cole

9:05 —6. Synthesis of pyrazine and aminopyrazine containing conjugated polymers for neurotoxin detection. J. Thomas, L. Jarabak, K. Levine

9:30 —7. Polyester-poly(methacrylic acid) nanocomposite membranes as breathable barriers. H. Chen, G. R. Palmese, Y. A. Elabd

9:55 — Intermission.

10:10 —8. Decomposition of organic compounds in aqueous dispersions of polymer latexes. W. T. Ford

10:35 —9. Carbosilane polymers with hydrogen bond acidic functionalization for chemical sensor applications. D. L. Simonson, E. J. Houser, J. L. Stepnowski, S. V. Stepnowski, R. A. McGill

11:00 —10. Fluorescence quenching of poly(iptycene butadiynylene)s by nitroaromatic explosives. D. Zhao, T. M. Swager

 Section C

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Advances in Polymer Brushes

Dynamic and Patterned Polymer Brushes


W. J. Brittain and D. J. Dyer, Organizers
S. Boyes,
Organizer, Presiding

8:30 — Introductory Remarks.

8:35 —11. The use of polymer brushes to control permeability. N. Ayres, A. Constable, A. Granville, W. J. Brittain

9:00 —12. Orthogonal polymer brush gradients: Formation and applications. M. R. Tomlinson, R. R. Bhat, J. Genzer

9:25 —13. Patterned polymer brushes from molded polymer surfaces. T. A. von Werne, M. Beinhoff, E. C. Hagberg, S. B. Jhaveri, D. Y. Sogah, C. J. Hawker, K. R. Carter

9:50 —14. Progress in fabrication and characterization of nanopatterned polymer brushes. W -K. Lee, M. Kaholek, S -J. Ahn, M. Patra, P. Linse, S. Zauscher

10:15 — Intermission.

10:25 —15. Application of ATRP to the synthesis of polymeric brushes. K. Matyjaszewski

10:50 —16. Cross-linked, crystalline, and controlled density polymer brushes grown from gold surfaces. G. L. Baker, Z. Bao, Y. Zheng, M. L. Bruening

11:15 —17. Telechelic polymer velcros or brushes: Synthesis, characterization, and adsorption studies. D. L. Patton, J. Y. Park, M. Liu, R. C. Advincula, J. W. Mays, M. D. Dadmun, S. M. Kilbey II, G. D. Smith

11:40 —18. Fluorinated surfactants as stimuli-responsive polymers and brushes. J. A. Howarter, J. P. Youngblood

 Section D

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Molecular Recognition Using Polymers


V. M. Rotello, Organizer
S. Thayumanavan,
Organizer, Presiding

8:30 — Introductory Remarks.

8:35 —19. Multiple hydrogen bonding in polymeric fibers elastomers, and surfaces. T. E. Long, B. D. Mather, C. L. Elkins, M. G. McKee, K. Viswanathan

9:05 —20. Molecular mechanisms in dynamically crosslinked polymers. D. M. Loveless, S. L. Jeon, W. C. Yount, S. L. Craig

9:35 —21. Molecular zippers for preparing supramolecular and dynamic covalent block copolymers. B. Gong, X. Yang, W. Kim, C. Y. Ryu

10:05 —22. Biomimetic modular multi-domain polymers: New peptidomimetic beta-sheet modules with varying hydrogen bonding strength. J. Roland, Z. Guan

10:35 — Intermission.

10:50 —23. Structure-property relationships in supramolecular polymers chemistry. S. C. Zimmerman, T. Park

11:20 —24. Recognition mediated self-assembly of polymers: Microspheres and polymersomes. V. M. Rotello

11:50 —25. Non-covalently functionalized copolymers. C. Burd, M. N. Higley, K. P. Nair, C. R. South, M. Weck

12:20 — Conclusion of Session.

12:40 — Introductory Remarks.

 Section E

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General Papers: Polymers in Nanotechnology


D. Garcia, Organizer
L. E. Euliss,
Presiding

8:00 —26. Conjugated polymers and nanoscience. V. Seshadri, B. Lee, M. Marquez, G. A. Sotzing, S -Y. Jang

8:20 —27. AEI: Functional nanoporous materials from an ABC triblock copolymer precursor. J. Rzayev, M. A. Hillmyer

8:40 —28. Controlling and visualization of self-assembly of block copolymers with crystalline segments. W. Wu, K. Matyjaszewski, T. Kowalewski

9:00 —29. Functionalized carbon nanotubes with visualizable degree of functionalization. L. Li, C. Li

9:20 —30. Monodisperse nanocarriers: Novel fabrication of polymeric nanoparticles for bionanotechnology. L. E. Euliss, B. W. Maynor, J. Rolland, J. M. Desimone

9:40 —31. POSS containing multiblock copolymers as model of well-defined organic-inorganic hybrid materials. G. Cardoen, J. W. Mays, S. P. Gido, T. P. Russell, X. Hu, D. Baskaran, E. B. Coughlin

10:00 —32. Preparation of crystalline polymer nanorods and their composites in carbon dioxide. T. Kim, T. J. McCarthy

10:20 —33. Preparation and characterization of single wall carbon nanotube-reinforced polycyanurate nanocomposites. A. R. Hopkins, R. Lipeles

10:40 —34. Toward small polymer objects with defined shape and chemistry. Z. Lu, T. J. McCarthy

11:00 —35. Blends of polystyrene and poly(caprolactone) at the air/water interface. B. Li, A. R. Esker

11:20 —36. Interplay between phase separation and dewetting in thin films of polymer/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) blends. R. Paul, M. C. Swift, A. R. Esker

11:40 —37. Polymer-nanotube composites: A recipe to control dispersion. A. Rasheed, M. D. Dadmun, P. Britt, D. B. Geohegan, I. Ivanov

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

 Section A

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Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations

Mechanism ATRP

Cosponsored with PMSE
K. Matyjaszewski,
Organizer
M. Sawamoto and R. Poli,
Presiding

1:30 —38. Transition metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization toward functional materials. M. Sawamoto

2:00 —39. New mechanistic insights into ATRP using molybdenum coordination compounds. R. Poli, F. Stoffelbach, S. Maria

2:30 —40. Identification and characterization of monoanionic tripodal tetradentate ligand complexes of copper(I) and (II) involved in atom transfer radical polymerization. J. M. Goodwin, T. E. Patten, M. M. Olmstead

3:00 —41. Tuning the activity and performance of the catalyst in atom transfer radical polymerization and general rules for catalyst selection. N. V. Tsarevsky, B. McKenzie, W. Tang, K. Matyjaszewski

3:30 — Intermission.

3:40 —42. Controlled radical polymerization of vinyl monomers catalyzed by ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes. A. Demonceau, S. Delfosse, A. Richel, Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. F. Noels

4:10 —43. Metal-catalyzed stereospecific living radical polymerization. M. Kamigaito, K. Satoh, Y. Okamoto

4:40 —44. Ionic liquid tethered catalyst for biphasic ATRP of MMA. S. Ding, H. Tang, M. Radosz, Y. Shen

 Section B

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Polymers and Materials for Defense against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents

Biological/Decontamination and Protection


G. E. Lawson and J. G. Reynolds, Organizers

1:30 — Introductory Remarks.

1:40 —45. The design of potent polyvalent inhibitors of anthrax toxin. K. Gujraty, P. Rai, A. Joshi, J. Mogridge, R. S. Kane

2:05 —46. Polymeric substrates for high-throughput separation and concentration of biological agents. B. A. Simmons, Y. Fintschenko, E. B. Cummings, R. Davalos, G. J. Fiechtner, G. McGraw

2:30 —47. Glycoconjugates for recognition and inhibition of biological agents. O. Tarasenko, S. Islam, D. Paquiot, P. Alusta, K. Levon

2:55 — Intermission.

3:10 —48. Coupled diffusion in biochemical protective suits. J. R. Dorgan

3:35 —49. Applications of nanocrystals embedded in aromatic-containing polymers in radiation detection. S. Dai, S. S. Brown, B. Kesanli, A. J. Rondinone

4:00 —50. Triosyn technology for defense against chemical and biological agents. D. Ohayon, K. Low, S. Bourget, J. Tanelli, P. J. Messier

4:25 — Concluding Remarks.

 Section C

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Advances in Polymer Brushes

Binary Polymer Brush Systems


S. G. Boyes and D. J. Dyer, Organizers
W. J. Brittain,
Organizer, Presiding

1:30 — Introductory Remarks.

1:35 —51. Switching response in mixed polymer brush films. D. J. Dyer, J. Feng

2:00 —52. Amphiphilic mixed homopolymer brushes on silica nanoparticles synthesized by "living"/controlled radical polymerization techniques. D. Li, X. Sheng, B. Zhao

2:25 —53. Mechanism of phase segregation in mixed polymer brushes. S. Minko, D. Usov, M. Stamm

2:50 —54. Nanoprobing of mono- and binary polymer brushes. V. Tsukruk

3:15 — Intermission.

3:25 —55. Segregated binary polymer brushes. I. Luzinov, Y. Liu, V. Klep

3:50 —56. Internal and interface structure in diblock copolymer brushes synthesized by ATRP. M. D. Foster, B. Akgun, W. J. Brittain, X. Li, J. Wang, C. F. Majkrzak

4:15 —57. Combinatorial polymer brushes formed by temperature-responsive polymers with tunable onset of response. E. Manias, M. Rackaitis, T. M. D. Foley, K. Efimenko, J. Genzer

4:40 —58. Self-assembly of alkylammonium chains on montmorillonite: Effect of chain length, head group structure, and cation exchange capacity. H. Heinz, R. Vaia, B. L. Farmer

 Section D

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Molecular Recognition Using Polymers


S. Thayumanavan, Organizer
V. M. Rotello,
Organizer, Presiding

1:30 —59. Targeted worm-like Micelles. D. E. Discher, P. Dalhaimer, A. J. Engler, R. Parthasarthy

2:00 —60. Environment dependent assemblies from amphiphilic homopolymers. S. Thayumanavan

2:30 —61. Peptide nucleic acid-decorated shell crosslinked nanoparticles and their intracellularly-directed molecular recognition in vitro and in vivo. K. L. Wooley, J. L. Turner, M. L. Becker, X. Li, R. Rossin, X. Sun, J -S. A. Taylor, M. J. Welch

3:00 —62. Charge pattern recognition in interaction between polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged colloids. A. B. Kayitmazer, C. Cooper, A. Goulding, P. L. Dubin

3:30 — Intermission.

3:50 —63. Supramolecular assemblies based on Y-shaped amphiphiles. E. R. Zubarev

4:20 —64. Supramolecular polymeric materials using carbon dioxide. D. M. Rudkevich, H. Xu, G. A. Woldemariam

4:40 —65. Complementary quadruple hydrogen bonding for supramolecular architectures. G. B. W. L. Ligthart, H. Ohkawa, R. P. Sijbesma, E. W. Meijer

 Section E

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General Papers: Polymers in Nanotechnology


D. Garcia, Organizer
B. A. Van Horn,
Presiding

1:00 —66. Synthesis and characterization of an amphiphilic poly(acrylic acid)-lipid conjugate. D. N. T. Hay, P. G. Rickert, M. A. Firestone

1:20 —67. Morphology and micromechanical properties of multilayered PET/PC composites. R. Adhikari, V. Seydewitz, K. Loeschner, R. Godehardt, W. Lebek, G. H. Michler, A. Hiltner, E. Baer

1:40 —68. Block copolymer-templated size and shape-controlled synthesis of metal nanoparticles. T. Sakai, P. Alexandridis

2:00 —69. Influence of liquid crystalline order on photoinitiation efficiency and polymerization behavior. M. A. DePierro, C. A. Guymon

2:20 —70. Dyeability improvement of silk with chitosan nanoparticles. Z -G. Hu, W. Chan, Y -S. Szeto

2:40 —71. Dynamics of multifunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane/poly (propylene oxide) nanocomposites as studied by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. Y. Bian, J. Mijovic

3:00 —72. Protein-nanoparticle assembly through protein surface recognition. S. Srivastava, A. Verma, B. L. Frankamp, V. M. Rotello

3:20 —73. Decorating nanometer-scale fibers with multiple hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions. M. G. McKee, J. Layman, M. T. Hunley, T. E. Long

3:40 —74. Polypyrrole nano-networks and nano-arrays. M. Acik, C. Baristiran, G. Sonmez

4:00 —75. Synthesis and characterization of degradable poly(ester) materials crosslinked through reductive amination chemistry. B. A. Van Horn, G. O. Brown, K. L. Wooley

4:20 —76. Synthesis of nanostructured and porous hydrogels using aqueous solutions of PCL-PEO-PCL triblock copolymers. J. Kang, K. J. Beers

4:40 —77. Ethylene-propylene-POSS elastomers. B. Seurer, E. B. Coughlin

SUNDAY EVENING

 Section A

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General Papers: Polymers and Biology


D. Garcia, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

78. Light triggered self-assembly of peptides into hydrogels. L. A. Haines, K. Rajagopal, B. Ozbas, J. P. Schneider, D. J. Pochan

79. Degradable core-shell nanogels for controlled delivery of cisplatin. Y. Shen, W. Jin, Y. Zhan, L. Liu, M. Radosz

80. Phospholipid tubules as encapsulation agents. C. C. Garrett, B. N. Thomas

81. Assessment of the biocompatibilites of branched and linear polyglycidol. R. K. Kainthan, J. Janzen, E. Levin, D. V. Devine, D. E. Brooks

82. X-ray structure analysis of novel regenerated cellulosic material prepared by an environmentally-friendly process. I. S. Kim, Y. K. Kwon

83. New trimer depolymerization pathway in the thermal degradation of polystyrene. Y. Ishihara, Y. Kodera, K. Saido, T. Kuroki

84. Removal of phenol compounds by the combined use of tyrosinase and chitosan. K. Yamada, Y. Akiba, T. Shibuya, A. Kashiwada, K. Matsuda, M. Hirata

85. Oligopeptides as antimicrobial agents in aqueous polymer systems. A. M. Rhoades, D. A. Wicks, J. Williamson, B. Miriyala

86. Synthesis and structure–activity relation in polyallylamine with pendant quaternary imidazolium groups as antibacterial agents. S. Tandukar, M. T. Belz, M. MacBride, B. R. Peterson, A. Sen

87. Synthesis and water-solubility of pegylated diphenylaminofluorenyl monoadduct of fullerene. S. Verma, P. A. Padmawar, T. Canteenwala, L. Y. Chiang

88. Spermine based poly(glycoamidoamine)s as DNA delivery vectors. Y. Liu, T. M. Reineke

89. Fluorinated polyphosphazene polyelectrolytes. A. K. Andrianov, A. Marin, P. Peterson, J. Chen

90. Novel biodegradable polyphosphazenes containing pyrrolidone side groups. A. K. Andrianov, A. Marin, P. Peterson

91. Kevlar humidity degradation: Oxidative vs. inert atmosphere aging. R. Bernstein, D. K. Derzon, M. M. Shedd

92. Study on the properties of immobilized cellulase for chitosan hydrolyze. F. Tao, D. Yumin, L. Jin, S. Liping

93. Effect of molecular weight and degree of deacetylation on the degradation of chitosan by a commercial enzyme. L. Jin, D. Yumin

94. Preparation of immobilized neutral protease on chitosaneous beads and their properties, stability and application to hydrolysis of chitosan. D. Yumin, L. Jin, F. Tao

95. A new route to preparation of esterified Konjac Glucomannan by a lipase-catalyzed reaction in organic solvents. R. Ding, G. Li, Z. Chen, M. Zong

96. Lipase-catalyzed acylation of konjac glucomannan in a solvent-free system. Z. Chen, M. Zong, G. Li, R. Ding

97. Moisture-absorption and moisture-retention abilities of novel water-soluble amphoteric chitosan derivative. Y. Du, L. Sun

 Section B

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General Papers: Polymers in Nanotechnology


D. Garcia, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

98. Preparation of ultrahydrophobic surfaces using an anodized aluminum oxide membrane as template and their conversion to ultrahydrophilic surfaces. J. A. Lee, T. J. McCarthy

99. Preparation of ultrahydrophilic surfaces via oxidation reactions of silicon wafer-supported alkylsilane monolayers. J. A. Lee, T. J. McCarthy

100. Surface modification of fluorosilane oligolayers on silicon wafers. J. A. Lee, T. J. McCarthy

101. Synthesis and self-assembly of well-defined [60]fullerene end-capped stimuli-responsive sulfobetaine polymer in aqueous medium. P. Ravi, D. Sheng, T. K. Chiu

102. Effect of mesoporous fillers on the compression and aging properties of experimental dental composites. S. Praveen, Z. Sun, J. Xu, R. Ranade, A. C. Patel, G. R. Baran, Y. Wei

103. Fabrication of ordered arrays of copper nanaorods using thin block copolymer templates. I. Tokarev, S. Minko, A. Sidorenko

104. Novel hybrid polymeric materials incorporating carboranes. Y. C. Simon, E. B. Coughlin

105. Polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) via in-situ polymerization of ethylene glycol containing functionalized carbon nanotube and terephthalic acid. H -J. Lee, S -J. Oh, J -Y. Choi, J. W. Kim, J. Kim, L -S. Tan, J -B. Baek

106. Quantum mechanical investigation for cage structure of (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane. Q. Nie, L. Hu

107. Rational fabrication of polymeric nanostructures using pattern replication in non-wetting templates (PRINT). B. W. Maynor, L. E. Euliss, J. Rolland, J. M. DeSimone

108. Surface glass transition temperature of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) filled poly(t-butyl acrylate) films. U. Karabiyik, S. K. Satija, A. R. Esker

109. Hyperbranched polyol/carbon nanofiber composites. B. A. Higgins, Y. Xu, W. J. Brittain

110. Ordered nanoporous polystyrene from polystyrene-poly(ethylene oxide) and polystyrene-polylactide block copolymers using a HI etching method. H. Mao, M. A. Hillmyer

111. Switchable reflective displays formed from holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (HPDLC). T. Ye, X. Tao, Y. Szeto, H. Yuan

112. Structure and morphology of nanosilica/poly(acrylate) hybrid latexes. L. Chen, S. Chen, Y. Gu

113. Formation of polymer nanofibers facilitated by the self-assembly of template pre-organized oligopeptides. H. G. Bšrner, D. Eckhardt

114. Single wall carbon nanotube copolypeptide bionanocomposites for potential aerospace applications. C. Lovell, E. Worthington, T. J. Deming, G. D. Stucky, J. Kang, K. E. Wise, J. S. Harrison, J. M. Fitz-Gerald, C. Park

115. Effect of in-situ synthesis of precursor oligomers on exfoliation of clay in radiation cured nanocomposites. N. Ravindran, D. C. Webster

116. Fabrication of PU/ TiO2-SiO2 hybrid films. C. Feng, S. Chen, L. Chen

117. From peptide nanospheres to nanorods at interfaces. I. A. Banerjee, R. L. Spear

118. Grafting of hyperbranched polyetherketones onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes via A3 + B2 approach. J -Y. Choi, D. H. Wang, L. S. Tan, J -B. Baek

119. Preparation and characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxylethyl methacrylate) mica nanocomposites via soap-free emulsion polymerization. H -Y. Cheng, C -H. Cheng, J -Y. Hung Jr., G. J. Jiang Sr.

120. Hyperbranched ferrocene-containing poly(aroylarylene)s as photoresists and precusors to magnetic ceramics with nanoparticles. H. Dong, J. W. Y. Lam, M. HŠu§ler, A. J. Qin, R. Zheng, B. Z. Tang

121. Preparation of PET/chitosan nanofibrous scaffolds and their antibacterial activities. I -K. Kang, K -H. Jung, W -S. Kim, M -W. Huh

122. Synthesis and study of Mg(OH)2/polyolefin nanocomposite. M -J. Chang, G. J. Jiang Sr., W -T. Yang, G -H. Lai, Y -J. Li

123. Synthesis of functionalized CdS nanocrystals and CdS/PU hybrid nanocomposites. Y. F. Shen, S. Chen, L. Chen

124. Thermal radical addition of polyarylenes to C60. M. W. Perpall, A. Rettenbacher, L. Echegoyen, D. W. Smith Jr.

125. Ultra low-k polysilsesquioxane films using T8(Me4NO)8 as porogen. K. Xi, H. He, J. Cai, X. Jia, X. Yu

126. New chitosan/silver oxide nanocomposite and its antibacterial activity in cotton fabrics. Z -G. Hu, W. Chan, K. W. Chan, Y -S. Szeto

127. Self-assembled Gold/PAMAM nanocomposites with controlled plasmon resonance. S. Srivastava, B. L. Frankamp, V. M. Rotello

128. Electrospun nanofiber of multi-walled carbon nanotube and poly(methyl methacrylate) composites. H. S. Kim, J. H. Sung, H. J. Choi, I -J. Chin, H -J. Jin

129. Surface morphology of electrospun fibers and beads from non-volatile solutions. M. Kang, S. H. Yoon, H -J. Jin

130. Functionalized siloxane polymers for nanomaterial synthesis. M. K. Kolel-Veetil, T. M. Keller

131. Percolation thresholds of electrical conductivity and rheology in the multi-walled carbon nanotubes filled poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites. G. Hu, S. Zhang, M. Yang, Z. Wang

132. Novel functional polymers for unconventional applications in advanced nanotechnology. K. M. Choi, J. A. Rogers

133. Connecting supramolecular receptors onto block-co-copolymers: combining methatesis polymerization with 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. C. Kluger, W. H. Binder

134. Directed assembly of Au-nanoparticles onto planar surfaces mediated by multiple hydrogen bonds. R. Zirbs, F. Kienberger, P. Hinterdorfer, W. H. Binder

 Section C

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General Papers: Synthesis and Characterization


D. Garcia, Organizer

6:00 - 8:00

135. Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of unsaturated polyesters. R. Kumar, A. K. Sharma, T. C. Canteenwala, V. S. Parmar, J. Kumar, A. C. Watterson

136. Investigation of photoactive keto-acid and ester agents for use in dimethacrylate-based dental resins. J. Feng, H. Despres, R. E. Partch

137. Planar liquid-crystalline bisphenazines: Potential electron transport materials. J. Hu, D. Zhang, S. Z. D. Cheng, F. W. Harris, E. Eleman, D. A. Modarelli

138. Prediction of creep behaviour of polystyrene. Q. Nie, L. Hu

139. Emulsion polymerization routes to photocrosslinkable melt processible acrylonitrile terpolymer as carbon precursors for gas diffusion layer (GDL). H. Johnson, T. Mukundan, V. A. Bhanu, D. G. Baird, J. E. McGrath

140. Iron as a protecting group in the synthesis of iron tris(dibenzoylmethane)-centered polycaprolactone stars and their component macroligands. J. Chen, J. L. Gorczynski, C. L. Fraser

141. Fast living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers using FeCl3. A. Kanazawa, T. Yoshida, S. Kanaoka, S. Aoshima

142. Polycarbonate of a bisphenol A analogue having three aryl rings. T. S. Filipova, D. Boyles, J. T. Reams

143. Synthesis of cross-linkable cyclolinear poly(carbosilane)-g-poly(styrene) copolymers. J. Hyun, K. Oh, C. Y. Ryu, L. V. Interrante

144. Alcohol adducts of N-heterocyclic carbenes as single-component catalyst/initiators for ring-opening polymerization of lactide. D. A. Culkin, S. Csihony, A. C. Sentman, A. P. Dove, R. M. Waymouth, J. L. Hedrick

145. Emulsion copolymerization of sec-butenyl acetate via styrene. A. H. Alidedeoglu, D. Sandipan, V. Flosenzier, J. W. Rawlins, A. J. OÕLenick Jr.

146. Evolution of structure and molecular weight averages during the synthesis of glycerol containing polyesters by direct polycondensation. A. S. Kulshrestha, J. Hu, W. Gao, R. A. Gross

147. Novel aromatic polycarbonates blends. T. S. Filipova, D. Boyles, J. T. Bendler

148. Synthesis and characterization of multiblock copolymers of methylene and 9,9-dialkylfluorene. J. E. Copenhafer, T. Y. Meyer

149. Synthesis and characterization of poly 2-phenyl-5-(4-vinylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole using atom transfer radical polymerization. J. Shen, T. E. Hogen-Esch

150. Synthesis of regiospecific poly(3-substituted-thiophenes) using Ni-diimine-initiated cross-coupling polymerization. E. E. Sheina, M. C. Iovu, R. D. McCullough

151. Synthesis, characterization and sensitivity studies for a TNT-sensing polymer. D. Piao, L. Takiff, E. D'urso, K. Mulherin, C. Wichert, W. McDaniel, B. Wegley, R. Deans, K. Paul, M. Fisher, L. F. Hancock

152. Esterification of cellulose using recyclable polymeric catalysts. J. Luo, Y. Sun

153. Synthesis of phosphonium-based acrylic ionomers. S. Unal, C. M. Palmer, T. E. Long

154. Conjugated polymers from thieno[3,4-b]thiophene dimers. B. Lee, M. S. Yavuz, G. A. Sotzing

155. Lipase-catalyzed direct route to linear aliphatic copolyesters of bis(hydroxymethyl)butyric acid with pendant carboxylic acid groups. A. S. Kulshrestha, B. Sahoo, H. Fu, W. Gao, R. A. Gross

156. Preparation and polymerization of 1-[2Õ-(heptaphenylcyclotetrasiloxanyl)ethyl]-1,3,3,5,5-pentamethylcyclotrisiloxane. T. M. GŠdda, W. P. Weber

157. Suspension polymerization of thieno[3,4-b]thiophene in water to produce low band gap conjugated polymers. B. Lee, V. Seshadri, G. A. Sotzing

158. Synthesis and polymerization of a novel amphiphilic lactide monomer. X. Jiang, J. M. Horton, G. L. Baker, M. R. Smith III

159. Precision synthesis of poly(vinyl ether)s with cholesteryl or biphenyl groups. A. Date, S. Kanaoka, T. Kato, S. Aoshima

160. Design and precision synthesis of pH-responsive polymers with high sensitivity by fast living cationic polymerization. T. Tsujino, S. Kanaoka, S. Aoshima

161. Synthesis of new thermo-responsive poly(acrylamides) and their sol-gel phase transition behaviors in aromatic solvents. Y. K. Han, M. K. Lee, H. W. Kim, B. K. Cho

162. Preparation and properties of alt-copoly(1,9-decaphenylpentasiloxanylene/1,3-bis(ethylene)oligodimethylsiloxanylene)s. N. S. Lee, T. M. GŠdda, W. P. Weber

163. Synthesis of phase selectively soluble libraries of poly(N-alkylacrylamide) copolymers. D. Ortiz-Acosta, D. Bergbreiter

164. Living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers in a continuous flow system with micromixers. M. Ouchi, N. Inagaki, T. Ando, M. Sawamoto

165. Oxidative coupling polymerization of o-cresol with a copper-amine catalyst immobilized within the interior of SBA-15. M. Nakamura, Y. Shibasaki, J. N. Kondo, M. Ueda

166. Synthesis and alignment of a liquid-crystalline polymethacrylate bearing a photoreactive 4-styrylpyridine derivative and benzoate group in the same side chain. W -S. Kim, M -W. Kim, J -Y. Kong, S -H. Hyun, I -K. Kang

167. Synthesis and characterization of a novel whole-body heparinized polyethersulfone. C. Hou, D. Huo, W. Zhang, S. Zheng, Y. Ren, B. Chen

168. Synthesis of 2,7-dibromofluorene-labeled macromonomers utilizing a variation of reverse atom transfer radical polymerization. B. Ludwig, E. S. Tillman

169. Synthesis of cyclotriphosphazene functionalized polyoctenamers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers. D. T. Welna, D. A. Stone, H. R. Allcock

170. Synthesis of polyisocyanate bearing crown ether via asymmetric polymerization with chiral initiator. R. Sakai, T. Satoh, I. Otsuka, R. Kakuchi, H. Kaga, T. Kakuchi

171. Living cationic polymerization of p-methylstyrene using SnCl4 in dichloromethane and determination of absolute rate constant of propagation. P. De, R. Faust

172. Capping reactions in cationic polymerization: Kinetic and synthetic utility. P. De, R. Faust

173. Comparative study of the chain dynamics of polymers containing peroxy linkages in the backbone. P. De

174. Living cationic polymerization of tetrahydroindene and its block copolymer: A novel high Tg poly(cycloolefin). K. Satoh, N. Mizuno, M. Kamigaito, Y. Okamoto

175. Synthesis of graft copolymers with well defined architectures: Application to the adhesion of polypropylene with PVDF. C. Boyer, B. Boutevin, J. J. Robin, P. Lacroix-Desmazes

176. Synthesis of water-soluble polyacetylene having sugar residues. J -I. Kadokawa, K. Tawa, Y. Kaneko, M. Tabata

177. Characterization of cationic hydroxyethyl dellulose derivatives using micro-batch mode multi-angle laser light scattering with spontaneous refractive index measurement. W. Gao, X. M. Liu, J. C. Salamone, G. Bousader, R. A. Gross

178. In-situ polymerization of 6FDA and 1,3-bis(3-aminophenoxy)benzene in the presence of amine-functionalized vapor-grown carbon nanofibers. D. H. Wang, M. D. Houtz, J -B. Baek, L -S. Tan

179. Electrochromic windows using a low band gap conjugated polymer as the ion storage layer. V. Seshadri, J. Filloramo, W. K. Mino, G. A. Sotzing

180. Polymer degradation initiated via infectious species. M. Celina, R. L. Clough, G. Jones

181. Pyrolysis GC-MS and transmission electron microscopy used to characterize annealing effects in UHMWPE. R. D. Redfearn, T. A. Holm, C. W. Carlson, A. M. Viano, K. E. Spence, M. Shanks, M. A. Scott, A. K. Ray

182. Synthesis and properties of partly substituted maleic anhydride B-CD and its metal complex. Y. Jiang, H. Zhang, H. Li, K. Zhang, D. Wang, Y. Xu, J. Wang

183. Rapid composition analysis of polyimide using methanol/water solution containing tetramethylammonium hydroxide. N. Higeta, N. Sato

184. The effect of some parameters on the polymerization of St during the encapsulation of iron oxide particles via miniemulsion polymerization. Q. Zhang, G. Xie, H. Zhang

185. Side-chain functionalized poly(norbornene)s containing terminal iridium coordination complexes. J. R. Carlise, X -Y. Wang, M. Weck

186. Super low temperature photopolymerization of (meth)acrylate. J. Nie, B. Lv

187. Synthesis and characterization of a novel polymer containing 1, 2, 3-triazole. L. Wan, Y. Luo, Y. Hu, F. Huang, L. Du

188. Thermal and mechanical properties of gradient copolymers containing ethylene and 5-norbornen-2yl acetate. A. Hotta, S. J. Diamanti, V. Khanna, G. C. Bazan, G. H. Fredrickson, E. J. Kramer

189. Antimicrobial functions of N-chloro-hindered amines. Z. Chen, Y. Sun

190. Analysis of branching in polyethylenimine. J. E. Girard, J. Gu, M. Konaklieva

191. Multifunctional 2,7-fluorene and 2,5-dithienylsilole alternating copolymer: Synthesis, light emission, photovoltaic cell, and field effect transistor. J. Chen, Y. Cao

192. Ionic liquids as solvents for biopolymers: Acylation of starch and zein protein. A. Biswas, R. L. Shogren, D. G. Stevenson, J. L. Willett, P. K. Bhowmik

193. Hydrolytic degradation of comb-like polylactides. J. M. Horton, X. Jiang, G. L. Baker, M. R. Smith III

194. Poly(thieno[3,4-b]furan), a new low band gap conjugated polymer. A. Kumar, G. A. Sotzing

195. Preparation of luminescent discotic liquid crystal using simple hydrogen bonding. J. W. Lee, J. H. Lee, S. J. Lee, S. W. Lee, J. Y. Jho

196. Substituted polylactides with increased glass transition temperature. F. Jing, M. R. Smith III, G. L. Baker

197. Condition monitoring of oxidation in aged polymers via derivatization and 19F NMR spectroscopy. J. M. Skutnik, R. A. Assink, M. Celina

198. Helix-helix transition for poly(phenylacetylene) bearing macromolecular ionophore via the host-guest complexation with metal cations. I. Otsuka, T. Satoh, R. Sakai, R. Kakuchi, H. Kaga, T. Kakuchi

199. Microstructure and properties of bridged poly(silsesquioxane) copolymers. E. S. Park, H. W. Ro, J. H. Sim, D. Y. Yoon

200. New class of oligomeric ferroelectric liquid crystals based on cyclic siloxanes. S. B. Park, T -Y. Cho, R. Zentel, J. Y. Chang, D. Y. Yoon

201. Influences of intermolecular interactions on the formation of functional nanoscale fibers. M. T. Hunley, M. G. McKee, T. E. Long

202. Photo-regulation of optical rotations in chiral polyesters: Modeling the impact of ethylene oxide main-chain damping segments. G. D. Jaycox

203. Photo-regulation of optical rotations in chiral polyesters: Conformationally flexible analogues. G. D. Jaycox

204. Urethane chain extended polyoxaesters: Potential injectable tissue engineering scaffolds. A. S. Kulshrestha, W. Laredo, T. Matalenas, T. Twaddle, K. L. Cooper, R. S. Bezwada

205. Preparation of multi-phase polymer beads composed of block copolymer amphiphilic networks. Y. Sun, S. Rimmer

206. Electrospun poly(L-lactic acid-co-succinic acid-co-1,4-butane diol) fibrous membranes. H. S. Kim, H -J. Jin, J. S. Yoon

207. Dental materials containing bile acid derivatives. M. A. Gauthier, I. Stangel, T. H. Ellis, J. X. Zhu

208. Evaluation of the performance of precipitation-redissolution chromatography for the determination of the molecular weight distribution of polymers. S. Moyses

209. Effect of molecular characteristics on elongational rheology of polyethylenes. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

210. Shearing rheology of polyethylene terephthalates with different amounts of additives. X. Wei

211. Material parameters estimation for the rheology to molecular weight distribution conversion of polyethylenes. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan, P. Patil

212. Effect of molecular characteristics on shearing rheology of polyethylenes. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

213. Effects of temperature and hencky strain on elongational rheology of polyethylenes. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

214. Elongational rheology of polyethylenes and polyisobutylene by different methods. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

215. Enthalpy and entropy changes of polyethylenes calculated from rheological data. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

216. Molecular weight determination of dissolving pulps using rheological method. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

217. Polyisobutylene and elongational rheology. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

218. Shearing rheology of polyisobutylene. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

219. Temperature shifting and hencky strain shifting of elongational rheology of polyethylenes. X. Wei, J. R. Collier, S. Petrovan

220. Effect of the repeating unit of azopolymers on surface relief grating efficiency. W -H. Jung, J. Kumar, S. P. McCarthy

221. Synthesis and self-assembly of conjugated triblock copolymers. K. Li, Q. Wang

222. Enhancement of stereoselectivity of metallocene catalysts by MAO modification. M. Fujita, Y. Seki, T. Miyatake

223. Study of the migration of phosphonated polymeric additives in poly(vinylidene chloride)–based matrix and influence of the hydrolysis of phosphonate functions. B. Rixens, R. Severac, B. Boutevin, P. Lacroix-Desmazes, Y. Hervaud

224. Azide/alkine- functionalized oligomeric silsesquioxanes. L. Petraru, W. H. Binder

225. Effect of MAA concentration on the preparation of micron-size P (St-MAA) particles. Y. Li, C. Kan, S. Huang

226. Epoxy resin/polyurethane hybrid polymer composites synthesized by frontal polymerization. Y. Tian, S. Chen, L. Chen

227. Molecular architectures of poly(3,9-dodecadiynes) by different catalysts. L. Wu, Q. Liu, S. Li, Z. Li, K. Xu, G -Q. Chen, B. Z. Tang

228. Synthesis of calcium carbonate nanoparticles via carbonation route. C. Wang, Y. Sheng, X. Zhao, Z. Wang

229. Synthesis and light-emitting properties of disubstituted polyacetylenes bearing boronic acid pendants. H. Tong, J. W. Y. Lam, M. HŠu§ler, Y. Q. Dong, B. Z. Tang

230. Synthesis and light emission of a new polyacetylene-perovskite hybrid material. J. L. Hua, Z. Li, J. W. Y. Lam, J. Z. Sun, Y. P. Dong, H. Z. Chen, M. Wang, B. Z. Tang

231. Photo-cross-linking and photophysics of light-emitting conjugated polymers. L. Wu, J. L. Hua, K. S. Wong, B. Z. Tang

232. Influence of surfactants and initiators in emulsion copolymerization of styrene-butyl acrylate. X. Zhu, X. Li, Z. Zhang, X. Z. Kong

233. Synthesis and properties of polyelectrolyte containing B–CD and its metal complexes. Y. Jiang, M. Wang, H. Zhang, H. Li, Y. Xu, D. Wang, J. Wang

234. Synthesis of micron-sized multihollow soap-free P(St-EA-AA) latex particles. K. Kang, C. Kan, Y. Du, D. Liu

MONDAY MORNING

 Section A

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Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations

Mechanism of Metal Mediated CRP

Cosponsored with PMSE
K. Matyjaszewski,
Organizer
B. B. Wayland and R. G. Gilbert,
Presiding

8:30 —235. Electron spin resonance (ESR) study of (meth)acrylate radicals generated from purified oligomers prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). A. Kajiwara

9:00 —236. Radical Interchange Polymerization (RIP): A controlled/living radical polymerization mediated by organo-transition metal complexes. B. B. Wayland, X. Fu, Z. Lu, M. Fryd

9:30 —237. Borane-mediated control radical polymerization: Synthesis of chain end functionalized fluoropolymers. T. C. Chung, H. Hong, Z. Wang

10:00 —238. New system for the controlled radical polymerization of vinyl acetate. A. Debuigne, C. Detrembleur, R. Bryaskova, J -R. Caille, R. JŽr™me

10:30 — Intermission.

10:40 —239. Triazolinyl radicals: An unusual radical in controlled radical polymerization. M. Klapper, N. Khelfallah, M. Peretolchin, K. MŸllen

11:10 —240. Ligand and initiator effect in the living radical polymerization of styrene catalyzed by Ti complexes with R2N-, RO- and substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands and initiated by epoxides, aldehydes and peroxides. A. D. Asandei, I. W. Moran, Y. Chen, G. Saha

11:30 —241. Enantiomer-selective polymerization of rac-2,4-pentanediyl bis(4-vinylbenzoate) using chiral atom transfer radical initiating system. T. Satoh, S. Ishido, T. Kakuchi

11:50 —242. Synthesis of alkylated linear amine ligands: Their effects on homogeneous ATRP. M. H. Acar, C. R. Becer, H. A. Ondur, S. Inceoglu

 Section B

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Herman Mark Award in Honor of Don Paul


J. E. McGrath, Organizer
T. E. Long and L. M. Robeson,
Presiding

8:30 — Introductory Remarks.

8:35 —243. Adhesion on the molecular level: Influences of electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions on adhesive, elastomer, and fiber performance. T. E. Long, C. L. Elkins, A. R. Fornof, A. S. Karikari, B. D. Mather, M. G. McKee, S. Unal, K. Visnawathan

9:05 —244. Opto-electronic properties of blends of conjugated polymers. F. E. Karasz

9:35 —245. Effect of physical aging and aggressive feed components on hollow fiber gas separation membranes. W. J. Koros, W. C. Madden

10:05 — Intermission.

10:20 —246. Particle replication in non-wetting templates: Particle foundry. J. M. DeSimone

10:50 —247. Dispersion and properties of carbon nanotube based polymer nanocomposites. R. Krishnamoorti

11:20 —248. Effects of nano-clay particles on the non-linear rheology of polymer melts. D. G. Baird

11:50 —249. Bio-mimetic GRIN lenses using polymeric nanolayered film systems. E. Baer, A. Hiltner, Y. Jin, J. Yu, A. Ranade, H. Tai, J. S. Shirk, M. J. Wiggins, M. L. Sandrock

 Section C

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Advances in Polymer Brushes

Polyelectrolyte Brushes


W. J. Brittain and S. G. Boyes, Organizers
D. J. Dyer,
Organizer, Presiding

8:30 — Introductory Remarks.

8:35 —250. Interaction of polyelectrolyte brushes with surfactants. R. Konradi, J. Ruhe

9:00 —251. Applications for block copolymer brushes prepared via controlled/"living" free radical polymerization techniques. J. W. Hotchkiss, M. D. Rowe, J. E. Stempka, B. W. Pitts, N. D. Treat, S. G. Boyes

9:25 —252. Polyelectrolyte brushes: Switching between "hard" and "soft" matter. W. T. S. Huck, T. Farhan, O. Azzaroni

9:50 —253. Synthesis and stretching of polyelectrolyte brushes. A. Y. Sankhe, S. M. Husson, S. M. Kilbey II

10:15 — Intermission.

10:25 —254. Polyelectrolyte brushes as templates for PEL multilayers. Y -K. Yang, C -D. Vo, H. Zhang, O. Prucker, J. Ruhe

10:50 —255. Platinum and gold nanoparticles generated by in spherical polyelectrolyte brushes and their catalytic activity. M. Ballauff, G. Sharma, R. Kempe, T. Irrgang, Y. Talmon, S. Proch

11:15 —256. PEG based polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization and protein adsorption studies. J. N. Kizhakkedathu, Y. Le, J. Janzen, R. K. Kainthan, D. E. Brooks

11:40 —257. Interaction between end-tethered polyelectrolyte brushes in the presence of oppositely charged surfactant. A. Ishikubo, J. W. Mays, M. V. Tirrell

 Section D

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Molecular Recognition Using Polymers


V. M. Rotello, Organizer
S. Thayumanavan,
Organizer, Presiding

8:30 —258. Metal ion recognition: Self-assembly of hexameric metallomacrocycles based on psuedo-octahedral coordination. G. R. Newkome, S. Hwang, P. Wang

9:00 —259. Supramolecular polymerization using metal/ligand interactions. S. J. Rowan, J. B. Beck

9:30 —260. Template-directed dynamic synthesis of mechanically interlocked dendrimers. J. F. Stoddart, K. C. F. Leung

10:00 —261. Effect of localized structural perturbations on dendrimer structure. J. R. Parquette, C. J. Gabriel

10:30 — Intermission.

10:45 —262. Molecular recognition in dendrimers based on melamine. E. E. Simanek

11:15 —263. The effect of shape complementarity and affinity on interactions between carbohydrate functionalized dendrimers and lectins. A. M. Gronenborn, S. Mangold, J. R. Morgan, K. H. Schlick, G. C. Strohmeyer, R. A. Udelhoven, M. J. Cloninger

11:45 —264. Glycodendrimers as tools for studying carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions. P. Santacroce, A. Basu

 Section E

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Defects in Polymer Nanostructures

Block Copolymers


A. Karim, E. J. Amis, U. B. Wiesner, and T. P. Russell, Organizers

8:30 —265. Chemical strategies and control of phase structure in block copolymers. C. K. Ober, F. You, M. Li, C. Chao, P. Du, U. Wiesner

9:00 —266. Precise control over the shape and dimensions of nanostructures in blockcopolymer films using chemically nanopatterned substrates. P. F. Nealey, E. W. Edwards, M. P. Stoykovich, M. Mueller, J. J. de Pablo

9:30 —267. Harnessing light to create defect-free, hierarchically structured polymeric materials. A. C. Balazs, O. Kuksenok, R. Travasso

10:00 — Intermission.

10:20 —268. Mesocopic simulation of defect annihilation. J. G. E. M. Fraaije

10:50 —269. Thermal equilibrium defects in laterally confined monolayers of block copolymer cylinders. M. R. Hammond, E. W. Cochran, G. H. Fredrickson, E. J. Kramer

11:20 —270. Defect dynamics and diblock copolymer alignment on smooth and nanoscale confining substrates. S. J. Sibener, S. B. Darling, J -I. Hahm, D -C. Lee, D. Sundrani, L. Yu, N. Yufa, Q. Zheng

11:50 —271. Defects in a noncentrosymmetric lamellar block copolymer blend. S. Chen, S. P. Gido, T. Tsoukatos, A. Avgeropoulos, N. Hadjichristidis, K. Hong, J. W. Mays

MONDAY AFTERNOON

 Section A

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Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations

Mechanisms: RAFT and NMP

Cosponsored with PMSE
K. Matyjaszewski,
Organizer
M. K. Georges and C. L. McCormick,
Presiding

1:30 —272. Emulsion polymerizations under RAFT and ATRP conditions. M. K. Georges, A. R. Szkurhan, D. Chan-Seng, T. Kasahara

2:00 —273. Synthesis of temperature responsive block copolymers via aqueous room temperature RAFT polymerization. A. J. Convertine, C. L. McCormick

2:30 —274. RAFT polymerization in emulsion systems by self-assembly: Particle size and molecular architecture. R. G. Gilbert

3:00 —275. Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of vinyl acetate using xanthates. D. A. Shipp, K. Vercoe, T. Zhang, M. Thopasridharan

3:30 —276. Control vs. homolysis rate constant of alkoxyamines: Kinetic modelings to improve NMP. D. Bertin, P. Tordo, S. Marque, D. Gigmes, O. Guerret, Y. Guillaneuf

4:00 — Intermission.

4:10 —277. Living radical ab initio emulsion polymerization of n-butyl acrylate by reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP). J. Tonnar, P. Lacroix-Desmazes, B. Boutevin

4:30 —278. Pulsed laser initiated RAFT polymerization. M. Buback, T. Junkers, P. Vana

4:50 —279. Synthesis, use and recovery of chain transfer agents for RAFT polymerization: From