Structure and Properties of Polymers III: Networks and Gels

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 3:15 PM
414/415 (Marriott Philadelphia Downtown)

Description:
Submissions are invited concerning preparation, properties, engineering fundamentals, simulation and modeling, and novel applications of macromolecular networks. Materials of interest include elastomers, gels, low molar mass gelators and biopolymers.


Sponsor:
Polymers


Chair:
Ryan Toomey
Email: rtoomey@eng.usf.edu


3:15 PM
(379a) Tunable Polymer Networks Based on Specific Hydrogen Bonding Motifs
Kamlesh P. Nair, Marcus Weck and Victor Breedveld

5:00 PM
(379f) Mechanical Properties of the Poly (HEMA-co-NVP) Hydrogel: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach
Seung Soon Jang, Seung Geol Lee, Giuseppe Brunello, David Bucknall and Hannah Lee

5:21 PM
(379g) Fast Dynamics of Semiflexible Chain Networks of Self-Assembled Peptides
Monica C. Branco, Florian Nettesheim, Joel P. Schneider and Norman J. Wagner
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