| This session invites contributions dealing with the processing of nanocomposites, materials with nanostructured features as a design element that imparts to the material features and applications not possible otherwise. Processing may include large scale synthesis, as well as post synthesis modifications used either in the laboratory or in industry. Emphasis will be placed on (1) dispersion of soft or rigid 0-, 1-, or 2-dimensional nanoparticles via novel chemical and/or mechanical methodologies, (2) manipulation of nanoparticle/domain orientation, (3) nanocomposite rheology, and (4) establishment of key nanocomposite structure-property relationships. |
| Welcoming Remarks |
An Investigation of Polymeric Nanocomposite: Surface Functionalization and Nanofiller Effect
Zhanhu Guo1, Xiaofeng Liang1, Brian Shedd1, Roberto Scaffaro2 and H. Thomas Hahn1, (1)Multifunctional Composite Lab, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 6, Palermo, 90128, Italy |
Deagglomeration and Mixing of Nanoparticles
Rajesh Dave, Daniel To, James Scicolone and Robert Pfeffer, New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 138 Warren Street, YCEES 208, Newark, NJ 07102 |
Preparation of Structured Polymer Composites Using an Ultrasonic Focusing Technique
Jason P. Mazzoccoli, Peter N. Pintauro, Ryszard J. Wycisk and Donald L. Feke, Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, A.W. Smith Building, Room 105, Cleveland, OH 44122 |
Flow-Induced Orientation in an Exfoliated Polystyrene/Clay Nanocomposite
Laura Dykes and Wesley R. Burghardt, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208 |
Using Sc-Co2 as a Processing Aid for Improving the Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites
Quang T. Nguyen, Virginia Tech, 154 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and Dr. Donald G. Baird, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 154 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
Plasma and Silane Treatment for the Improvement of Polymer-Polymer Interfaces in Nanocomposites
E. Jason Robinette1, Steven H. McKnight2 and Giuseppe R. Palmese1, (1)Drexel University, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Weapons and Materials Division, Army Research Laboratory, Attn: AMSRD-ARL-WM-MA, Building 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 |
Swelling and Transport Properties of Epoxy-Amine Gels with Nanoscopic Morphologies
Vijay I. Raman, ISIS - groupe BASF, 8, allée Gaspard Monge, Strasbourg, F-67083, France and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., CAT 471, Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Concluding Remarks |
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