| This session focuses on thermodynamic phenomena of polymer systems such as solutions, blends, block and random copolymers, polymers with complex architectures, networks, gels, charged polymers, etc. Experimental, theoretical, and molecular-based simulation contributions are considered. |
Influence of Long Molecule Architecture on the Morphology and Properties of Oriented Polyethylene Films
Raj K. Krishnaswamy, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Bldg 94-G; Bartlesville Technology Center, Highways 60 & 123, Bartlesville, OK 74004 |
Manipulating Structures of Block Copolymers with Functionalized Layered Silicates
Liang Xu1, Ashoutosh Panday2, Devon A. Shipp3, S. P. Gido2 and Ramanan Krishnamoorti1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77204 - 4004, (2)Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Room A216, Conte Research Center, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Clarkson University, Department of Chemistry, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810 |
Solution Behavior of Stereoregular Polyelectrolyte
Honglei Zhang1, Robin Curtis2 and Leo Lue2, (1)School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville St,, Manchester, United Kingdom, (2)School of Chemical engineering and analytical science, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville St,, Manchester, United Kingdom |
A Comparison of Direct and Indirect Methods for Calculation of Polymer Solubility Parameters from Molecular Simulations
David Rigby, Accelrys, 10188 Telesis Ct, San Diego, CA 92121-4779 |
Synthesis of Amphiphilic Copolymers and Assessment of Their Critical Aggregation Concentrations Via Fluorescence Techniques: Styrene/Acrylic Acid Diblock, Random and Gradient Copolymers
Jungki Kim, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, Christopher Wong, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 and John M. Torkelson, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208 |
The Importance of Quenched Randomness of Stereochemical Sequences in Atactic Vinyl Polymers and Implications for Coarse-Graining
Numan Waheed and Wayne L. Mattice, Institute of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909 |
Kinetics of Pressure-Induced Phase Separation in Polystyrene-Acetone Solutions at High Pressures. Binodal and Spinodal Envelopes
Jian Fang and Erdogan Kiran, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 132 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
Molecular Simulation of the Influence of Nanoparticles on the Bicontinuous Phases of Diblock Copolymer Melts
Francisco Martínez-Veracoechea, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 and Fernando A. Escobedo, Cornell University, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engr., Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 |
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