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TF014 Nanoscale Structure in Polymers I: Self-organization of Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces
OverviewWe seek papers dealing with interfacial phenomena in nanoscopic systems containing polymers. Experimental and theoretical contributions are welcomed.
Primary SponsorTopical F: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (TF)
Co-Sponsor(s)Polymers (08a)

Chair

Gerassimos Orkoulas
Assistant Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Departmet of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
5531 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1590
Phone Number: (310) 267-0169
Fax Number: (310) 206-4107
Email: makis@seas.ucla.edu

CoChair

Carson Meredith
Associate Professor
School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
311 Ferst Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Phone Number: 404-385-2151
Fax Number: 404-894-2866
Email: carson.meredith@chbe.gatech.edu
Double Network Hydrogels, Structure and Response to Applied Stress
Vijay R. Tirumala1, Taiki Tominaga2, Eric K. Lin1, Wen-li Wu3, Hidemitsu Furukawa2, Jian Ping Gong2 and Yoshihito Osada2, (1)Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (2)Laboratory of Soft and Wet Matter, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, (3)National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Thermal Spraying of Nylon-11 and Nylon-11/Silica Coatings: Modeling and Characterization of Coating Microstructure
Richard A. Cairncross1, Milan Ivosevic2, Varun Gupta2, Stephen Niezgoda2, Richard Knight2 and Thomas E. Twardowski3, (1)Chemical & Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3)Twardowski Scientific, Philadelphis, PA
Photopolymerization Kinetics, Crosslinking, and the Resulting Properties of Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Lucas Sievens-Figueroa, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 and Allan Guymon, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Ct., Iowa City, IA 52242
Sulfonate Functional Nano-Porous Membranes Templated from Ordered Block Copolymers
Milan Maric and Andres Graffe, Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University St., Montreal, QC H3A 2B2, Canada
Nanometer-Scale Polymeric Structures on Surfaces: Pillars and Honeycombs
Brian Grady1, Maricel Marquez2, Krupa Patel2 and David W. Schmidtke3, (1)Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, EC Rm. T-335, Norman, OK 73019, (2)University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, EC Rm. T-335, Norman, OK 73019, (3)School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd, Room T335, Norman, OK 73019
Directed Polymer - Nanoparticle Self Assembly to Manufacture Layered, Nanostructured Materials
Michael E. Mackay, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, R. S. Krishnan, Michigan State University, 2527, Engineering Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Alicia Pastor, Michigan State University, Center for Advanced Microscopy, East Lansing, 48824, Craig Hawker, University of California - Santa Barbara, Materials Research Laboratory, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, Michael S. Wong, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 and Subashini Asokan, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
Influence of Strongly Interacting Hompolymers on the Long-Range Order in Semi-Crystalline, Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Templates
Vijay R. Tirumala1, Bryan D. Vogt2, Eric K. Lin2 and James J. Watkins1, (1)Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachussets-Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Topical F: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum