Comparision of the Distributions of Glass Transition Temperatures in Thin and Ultrathin Films of Polystyrene and Polymethylmethacrylate
Rodney D. Priestley1, Manish K. Mundra2, Perla Rittigstein3, Linda J. Broadbelt1 and John Torkelson4, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd E136, Evanston, IL 60640, (2)Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (4)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208 |
CO2-Induced Surface Tg Reduction of Polymer and Theoretical Modeling
Dehua Liu, Yong Yang, Isamu Kusaka, James Lee and David Tomasko, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Room 125A, Koffolt Labs., 140W. 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 |
Structural Relaxation of Nanoconfined Glassy Polymer Systems Studied by Fluorescence Measurements
Rodney D. Priestley, Linda J. Broadbelt and John M. Torkelson, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd E136, Evanston, IL 60640 |
The Diffusion Behavior of Polymer Ultrathin Films: Fundamental Insights and Molecular Weight Effects
Clifford L. Henderson, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, Peter Ludovice, School of Chem. & Biomol. Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, Lovejeet Singh, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 and Ivan Ordaz, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, School of Chem. & Biomol. Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 |
Thermodynamic Effects on Diffusion in Thin Polymer Blend Films
Ananth Indrakanti1, Narayan Ramesh2, Sanat Kumar3 and J. L. Duda1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Penn State Univ, 165 Fenske lab, University Park, PA 16802, (2)High Performance Polymers Technology, GE Advanced Materials, One Lexan Lane, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, (3)Rensselaer Polytechinic Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 132 Ricketts Hall, Troy, NY 12180 |
Moisture at Buried Polymer Interfaces: a Destabilizing Force
Bryan D. Vogt1, Emmett P. O'Brien2, Christopher C. White2 and Wen-li Wu1, (1)Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (2)Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 |
pH-Responsive Polymer Films and Membrane Skins
Dongshun Bai, Brian M. Habersberger, Steven Elliott and Kane G. Jennings, Chemical Engineering Department, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 351604, 24th & Garland Avenues, 107 Olin Hall, Nashville, TN 37235 |
pH-Responsive Tethered Layers on Copolymer and Silicon Substrates
Keisha B. Walters, The Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 9595, 330 Swalm Chemical Engineering Building, Mississippi State, MS 39762 |
Smart Polymeric Surfaces—Responsiveness and Reconstruction
Julie A. Crowe, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695 and Jan Genzer, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695 |