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Novel Experimental Methods for the Study of Interfacial Phenomena


Description:
Developing insight into the fundamental behavior of interfacial processes is often limited by an inability to sufficiently characterize the nature of these complex systems. Papers reporting on novel aspects of interfacial characterization and processing methods are solicited. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Real Time and In-Situ Imaging of Interfaces, Interfacial Spectroscopy, High Resolution Interfacial Sensing, Novel Characterization Methods, Interfacial Fabrication Methods, and Non-Traditional Applications of Conventional Methods.

Sponsor:
Interfacial Phenomena


Chair:
Andrew C. Hillier
Associate Professor
Iowa State University
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Ames, IA 50011
Phone Number: (515) 294-3678
Fax Number: (515) 294-2689
Email: hillier@iastate.edu

Co-Chair:
W. Robert Ashurst

Papers:
Microfabricated Deflection Tensiometers: A Novel Technique in Interfacial Tensiometry
Zachary A. Zell, University of California, Santa Barbara; SiYoung Q. Choi, University of California, Santa Barbara; L. Gary Leal, University of California, Santa Barbara; Todd M. Squires, University of California at Santa Barbara
Microtensiometer to Directly Probe Kinetic Adsorption Constants
Nicolas Alvarez, Carnegie Mellon University; Lynn M. Walker, Carnegie Mellon University; Shelley L. Anna, Carnegie Mellon University
A Test Platform for Systematic Investigation of Surface Phenomena in MEMS
Naveed Ansari, Auburn University; W. R. Ashurst, Auburn University
A Magnetic Colloidal Force Probe to Measure Nanometer Spacing Via Optical Imaging
Dichuan Li, Rice University; Sibani Lisa Biswal, Rice University
Active Interfacial Microrheology of Protein Solutions
Prajnaparamita Dhar, University of California, Santa Barbara; Joesph A. Zasadzinski, University of California; Thomas Martin Fischer, Universitat Bayreuth; Yanyan Cao, Pennsylvania State University; T. Mallouk, Penn State University
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