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22011 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 SponsorNanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)
Co-Sponsor(s)Polymers (08a)

Chair

Vinay K. Gupta
Chemical Engineering
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Avenue
ENB 118
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone Number: 813-974-0851
Fax Number: 813-974-3651
Email: vkgupta@eng.usf.edu

CoChair

Thomas H. Epps III
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
University of Delaware
150 Academy Street
215 Colburn Lab
Newark, DE 19716
Phone Number: 302-831-0215
Fax Number: 302-831-3009
Email: thepps@udel.edu
Controlling Conjugated Block Copolymer Nanodomain Orientation With Magnetic Fields
Yuefei Tao, Hagar Zohar, Bradley D. Olsen and Rachel A. Segalman, Chemical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94701
Simulating The Directed Assembly Of Block Copolymers On Patterned Substrates
Francois Detcheverry, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 and Juan J. De Pablo, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Investigating Surface Segregation And Self Organization Of Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Using Nexafs Spectroscopy
Sitaraman Krishnan1, Marvin Y. Paik1, Karen E. Sohn2, Christopher K. Ober1, Edward J. Kramer3 and Daniel A. Fischer4, (1)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 214 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Department of Materials, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (3)Departments of Materials and Chemical Engineering, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (4)Ceramics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Polyelectrolyte Adsorption Onto Topographically Patterned Surfaces
Nazish Hoda and Satish Kumar, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
The Effect Of Image Forces Upon Polyelectrolyte Adsorption
Scott K. Stanley, Vivek M. Prabhu, Eric K. Lin and Wen-li Wu, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Stimuli-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Brushs At The Solid/water Interface: Reversible Activation By Changes In Ionic Strength
V. Papaefthimiou1, S. Erfani1, G.H. Findenegg1, R. Steitz2, J.-U. Günther3 and C.A. Helm3, (1)Institut für Chemie, Stranski Lab, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 124, Berlin 10623, Germany, (2)Hahn-Meitner Institut Berlin, Glienicker Strasse 100, Berlin 14109, Germany, (3)Institut für Physik, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 6, Greifswald 17489, Germany
Development Of Self-Assembled Polymeric Nanoparticles For Targeted Prostate Cancer Therapy
Frank Gu, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45 Carleton St, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02142, Liangfang Zhang, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45 Carleton St, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02142, Omid Farokhzad, HST/HMS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45 Carleton St, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02142 and Robert Langer, HST/Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45 Carleton St, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02142

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