Preliminary Program subject to change
08A04 Polymer Thin Films and Interfaces II
OverviewThis session is dedicated to investigations of the chemistry, structure, morphology, and properties of polymeric materials in interfacial regions. It is well understood that the interfacial properties of a material can be significantly different than the bulk properties. Understanding these interfacial regions is becoming increasingly important as the trend towards miniaturization and integration continues, leading to devices with an increasing number of interfaces and complex material formulations. Device performance is often dictated by the interfacial properties of a material. Examples include organic electronics which rely on a well organized dielectric layers, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) which rely on a thin lubricant layer to prevent adhesion, integrated circuits which rely on well controlled patterning of organic films, or biological systems which rely on interfacial regions to govern transport of critical molecules. Theoretical, computational, and experimental papers are welcome on polymeric interfacial properties as well as research investigating emerging technologies through the exploitation of polymeric interfacial phenomena.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)
Co-Sponsor(s)Thermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)

Chair

Brandon M. Vogel
NRC Postdoctoral Fellow
Polymers Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr., MS 8541, Rm B314
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone Number: 301-975-6994
Email: brandon.vogel@nist.gov

CoChair

Jianzhong Wu
Professor
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Bourns Hall A242
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone Number: (951)827-3490
Email: jwu@engr.ucr.edu
Determination of Interfacial Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane-Water Systems Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Ahmed E. Ismail, Performance Assessment and Decisions Analysis Department, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1395, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1395, Gary S. Grest, Surface and Interface Science Department, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1415, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1415, David R. Heine, Science and Technology Division, Corning, Inc., SP-TD-01-1, Corning, NY 14831, Mark J. Stevens, Sandia National Laboratories, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1411 and Mesfin Tsige, Dept. of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Mail Code 4401, Carbondale, IL 62901
Nanomaterial Incorporation to Prevent Polymer Film Buckling
Troy R. Hendricks, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering, East Lansing, MI 48824 and Ilsoon Lee, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Atrp Initiator Coatings Based On Cvd Polymerization
Xuwei Jiang1, Hsien-Yeh Chen2, Mutsumi Yoshida3 and Joerg Lahann3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayard St., 3309 G.G. Brown Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward St, 3434 G.G Brown, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)University of Michigan, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 3074 H.H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Porous Poly Methyl Methacrylate Films
Xichong Chen and Mitchell Anthamatten, Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, NY 14627
Effect Of Nanoparticle Geometry On The Polymer Interphase
Karl Putz1, L. Catherine Brinson2 and Ramanathan Thillaiyan1, (1)Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Rm. B227, Evanston, IL 60208

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division