Session: Structure and Properties of Polymers III: Networks and Gels (2009 Annual Meeting)

Description:

This session will cover a broad assortment of topics within polymer science and chemical engineering, with the common theme of polymer networks, gels, and elastomers. Topics pertaining to network/gel/elastomer synthesis, structural characterization, physical properties, crosslinking/curing reactions and kinetics, processing, and other related subjects are appropriate. Presentations can include research in re and elastomers, model polymer networks, chemical and physical gels, biopolymer networks, interpenetrating networks, and other lightly crosslinked materials. Papers presenting experimental results, simulations, and theoretical/modeling are equally welcome.

Sponsor:

Polymers

Co-Sponsor(s):

Thermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)

Chair:

Joseph Lenhart
Research
US Army Research Labs
Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Phone Number: 410-306-1940
Email: joseph.lenhart1@arl.army.mil

Co-Chair:

Keisha B. Walters

Papers:

327a

pH-Dependent and Photoresponsive Swelling of Hydrogels Containing PAMAM Dendrimers
Ronald C. Hedden, Texas Tech University; Burcu Unal, Penn State University

327b

Cavitation Rheology and Fracture Behavior of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels
Santanu Kundu, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Alfred J. Crosby, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

327c

Structure of Equilibrium-Swollen Gels
Gregory Beaucage, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering; Sathish Sukumaran, University of Leeds

327d

Enhanced Mucoadhesive Capacity of Novel Copolymers for Oral Protein Delivery
F. Michael Marks III, Drexel University; Anthony Lowman, Drexel University

327e

Development of Thermally-Responsive Composite Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Hydrogels
John M. Melnyczuk, The University of Alabama; Christopher S. Brazel, The University of Alabama

327f

Photochemical Adaptable Networks
Christopher J. Kloxin, University of Colorado; Timothy F. Scott, University of Colorado; Chistopher N. Bowman, University of Colorado

327g

Well-Defined Polymeric Structures Bearing Degradable Branching Points: Synthesis, Characterization and Stability
Efrosyni Themistou, University at Buffalo - The State University of New York (SUNY); Costas S. Patrickios, University of Cyprus

327h

Strain Hardening in Highly Cross-Linked Polymer Networks: An Explanation Based On Microvoid Formation
Debashish Mukherji, Drexel University; Cameron F. Abrams, Drexel University

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