Properties and Characterization of Nanocomposites

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 3:15 PM
Room 201-A (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Description:
This session welcomes papers that investigate structure-property relationships in nanocomposite materials, relevant for a wide range of applications from packaging to energy and biomedical hybrids. We seek contributions that study the effect of nano-scale structural features on mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and other physical properties, as well as papers specifically focusing on innovative characterization techniques that probe the multi-dimensional structure of nanocomposites and/or one of more aspects of the relationships.


Sponsor:
Composites


Chair:
Katsuyuki Wakabayashi
Email: kat.wakabayashi@bucknell.edu

CoChair:
Hendrik Heinz
Email: hendrik.heinz@uakron.edu


3:15 PM
(559a) Polymer Dynamics In Single Wall Carbon Nanotube / Polystyrene Nanocomposites
Minfang Mu, Nigel Clarks, Russell J. Composto and Karen I. Winey

3:40 PM
(559b) Demonstration of Continuous Refractive Index Control of a Nanocomposite
Thad Druffel, Matt Lattis, Omar Buazza and Scott Farmer

4:05 PM
(559c) Electrical Conductivity In Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Metal Nanowires: Simulation and Experiment
Sadie I. White, Brian A. DiDonna, Lai-Ching Chou, Lea V. Nowack, Minfang Mu, Tom C. Lubensky and Karen I. Winey

5:20 PM
(559f) The Extent of Filler's Organo-Modification and the Resulting Morphology and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Clay Nanocomposites
Sotirios, I. Marras, Ioannis Zuburtikudis, Kyriaki Tornikidou, Athanasia Tsimpliaraki, Elpiniki Panayiotidou and Georgia Christofidou
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