Polymer Nanocomposites II

Presentations

• Cluster Dominated Rheology of SWNTs based Polymer Nanocomposites

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 10:15 AM – March 12, 2008, 10:27 AM

  Authors

  • Tirtha Chatterjee

    • Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston

  • Ramanan Krishnamoorti

    • U. of Houston
    • Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston
    • University of Houston
    • Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engg., Univ of Houston

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• Preparation and Characterization of Polypropylene / MWCNT Dispersions

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 10:27 AM – March 12, 2008, 10:39 AM

  Authors

  • Saswati Pujari

    • Northwestern University

  • Wesley Burghardt

    • Northwestern University

  • Thillaiyan Ramanathan

    • Northwestern University

  • L. Catherine Brinson

    • MSE \& ME, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University

  • Kosmas Kasimatis

    • Northwestern University

  • John Torkelson

    • Northwestern University
    • Dept. of Chemical and Biological Eng. and Materials Sci. and Eng., Northwestern University
    • Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University

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• Improving the Dispersion and Interfaces in Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites by Sample Preparation Choice

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 10:39 AM – March 12, 2008, 10:51 AM

  Authors

  • Chang-Uk Lee

    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Mark Dadmun

    • University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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• Enhancing Dispersion and Properties of SWNT-polymer Nanocomposites by Controlled Non-covalent Interactions

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 10:51 AM – March 12, 2008, 11:03 AM

  Authors

  • Dias Linton

    • University of Tennessee

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• Spectroscopic Investigations on Polypropylene -- Carbon Nanofibers Composites

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 11:03 AM – March 12, 2008, 11:15 AM

  Authors

  • Mircea Chipara

    • The University of Texas Pan American

  • Brian Jones

    • University of Nebraska Lincoln
    • University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  • Karen Lozano

    • The University of Texas Pan American

  • John R. Villareal

    • The University of Texas Pan American

  • Alin Cristian Chipara

    • The University of Texas Pan American

  • Anna Hernandez

    • The University of Texas Pan American

  • Magdalena Dorina Chipara

    • The University of Texas Pan American

  • David J. Sellmyer

    • University of Nebraska Lincoln
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy and NCMN, University of Nebraska
    • University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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• Simulation of Electrical Conductivity of Composites Containing Uniaxially-Aligned, Finite Rods above the Percolation Threshold

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 11:15 AM – March 12, 2008, 11:27 AM

  Authors

  • Sadie White

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Brian Didonna

  • Lai-Ching Chou

  • Tom Lubensky

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Karen Winey

    • Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    • University of Pennsylvania
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6272

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• Polymer Dynamics in Single Wall Carbon Nanotube / Polystyrene Nanocomposites

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 11:27 AM – March 12, 2008, 11:39 AM

  Authors

  • Minfang Mu

    • Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA

  • Russell Composto

    • Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA

  • Nigel Clarke

    • Department of Chemistry, Durham University, UK

  • Karen Winey

    • Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA

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• Periodic Patterning of Polyethylene Block Copolymers Directed by Carbon Nanotubes

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 11:39 AM – March 12, 2008, 11:51 AM

  Authors

  • Bing Li

    • Drexel University

  • Lingyu Li

    • The Dow Chemical Company

  • Christopher Li

    • Drexel University
    • A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

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• Clay dispersion and interaction effects in supercritical CO2 processed polystyrene-clay nanocomposites.

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 11:51 AM – March 12, 2008, 12:03 PM

  Authors

  • R. Kannan

    • Wayne State University

  • R. Bellair

    • Wayne State University

  • M. Manitou

    • Wayne State University

  • S. Horsch

    • Wayne State University

  • E. Gulari

    • Clemson University

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• Surface characterization of Laponite-Poly(ethylene oxide) nanocomposite films

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 12:03 PM – March 12, 2008, 12:15 PM

  Authors

  • Eduard A. Stefanescu

    • Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

  • Ioan I. Negulescu

    • Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
    • Louisiana State University Macromolecular Studies Group

  • William H. Daly

    • Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

  • Bogdan C. Donose

    • School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

  • Anh V. Nguyen

    • School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

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• Viscoelastic Behavior of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsequioxane (POSS)-Filled Epoxy Matrices

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 12:15 PM – March 12, 2008, 12:27 PM

  Authors

  • Qingxiu Li

    • Texas Tech University

  • Stephen Hutcheson

    • Texas Tech University
    • Department of Chemical Engineering - Texas Tech University

  • Gregory McKenna

    • Texas Tech University
    • Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
    • Department of Chemical Engineering - Texas Tech University

  • Kadine Mohomed

    • TA Instruments-Waters LLC

  • Sindee Simon

    • Texas Tech University

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• Spectacular Improvements in Toughness of Poly(lactide-co- glycolide), PLG, Nanocomposites

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 12:27 PM – March 12, 2008, 12:39 PM

  Authors

  • Haris Retsos

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

  March 12, 2008, 12:39 PM – March 12, 2008, 12:51 PM

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• Rheological Studies on the Quasi-quiescent Crystallization of Polypropylene Nanocomposites

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 12:51 PM – March 12, 2008, 1:03 PM

  Authors

  • Xia Dong

    • State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, ICCAS, Beijing, China

  • Tongchen Sun

    • State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, ICCAS, Beijing, China

  • Fenghua Chen

    • State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, ICCAS, Beijing, China

  • Ke Wang

    • State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, ICCAS, Beijing, China

  • Qiang Fu

    • State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, ICCAS, Beijing, China

  • Charles C. Han

    • State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, ICCAS, Beijing, China

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• Effect of additive particles on the crystallization of homopolymers

  ORAL

  March 12, 2008, 1:03 PM – March 12, 2008, 1:15 PM

  Authors

  • Ashok Dasmahapatra

    • Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay and Polymer Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

  • Guruswamy Kumaraswamy

    • Polymer Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

  • Hemant Nanavati

    • Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India
    • Chemical Engg. Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai-400076, India

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