| Introductory Remarks |
Measuring and Modeling of Flow-Induced Nanostructure of Nanoclay/Polymer and Nanofiber/Polymer Melt Composites
Yingru Wang1, Jianhua Xu2, Christopher Kagarise2, Stephen E. Bechtel3 and Kurt W. Koelling4, (1)Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 650 ACKERMAN RD, Columbus, OH 43202, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 W 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, (3)Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (4)The Ohio State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 140 W. 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 |
Measurements of Particle Orientation in Simple Shear and Channel Flows of Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites
Laura Dykes, Wesley Burghardt, Kosmas Kasimatis and John Torkelson, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208 |
Flow-Induced Crystallization of Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites: Clay Disorientation Kinetics and Morphology
Mark A. Treece, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineer's Way, Box 400741, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4741 and James P. Oberhauser, University of Virginia, Department of Chemical Engineering, 102 Engineers Way, Box 400741, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4741 |
Entanglement Effects in the Plastic Deformation of Filled Polymer Glasses: a Simulation Study
David Richardson, Computer Science, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Cameron F. Abrams, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
Styrene/Isoprene-Carbon Nanotube Composites Via Emulsion and Miniemulsion Polymerization
Brian P. Grady and Mai Ha, University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 100 East Boyd, EC Rm. T-335, Norman, OK 73019-0628 |
Synthesis of Water-Based Polystyrene-Nanoclay Hybrid Via Mini-Emulsion Polymerization
Zhaohui Tong1, Qunhui Sun2 and Yulin Deng1, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500, 10th st. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)School of chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500, 10th st. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332 |
Surfactant Degradation in Melt Processed Polyethylene-Organoclay Nanocomposites
Rhutesh K. Shah and Donald R. Paul, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 |
Concluding Remarks |