Focus Session: Physics of Green Polymers and of Biocompatibility

Presentations

• Spectroscopic Analyses of Microstructures Associated with Plant Based Polymers

  COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

  March 19, 2009, 8:00 AM – March 19, 2009, 8:36 AM

  Authors

  • Shaw Ling Hsu

    • Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts-Amherst

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• Toughening and reinforcing degradable polymers to extend their properties and applications

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 8:36 AM – March 19, 2009, 8:48 AM

  Authors

  • SuPing Lyu

    • Medtronic Inc

  • Jianbin Zhang

  • Adam Buckalew

  • Jim Schley

  • Bryant Pudil

  • Lian Luo

  • Chris Hobot

  • Mike Benz

  • Randy Sparer

  • Julie Trudel

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• A QCM-D Study of the Enzymatic Degradation of Cellulose Thin Films

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 8:48 AM – March 19, 2009, 9:00 AM

  Authors

  • Dan Glickman

    • University of Guelph

  • Oleh Tanchak

    • Department of Physics, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • Michael Reid

    • University of Guelph

  • Amanda Quirk

    • University of Guelph

  • Darrell Cockburn

    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • Colin Macdougall

    • University of Guelph

  • Anthony Clarke

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph

  • Jacek Lipkowski

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • John Dutcher

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Physics, University of Guelph

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• An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Mechanism of Cellulose Biodegradation

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 9:00 AM – March 19, 2009, 9:12 AM

  Authors

  • Amanda Quirk

    • University of Guelph

  • Maohui Chen

    • University of Guelph

  • Darrell Cockburn

    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • Sarah Regli

    • University of Guelph

  • Anthony Clarke

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph

  • John Dutcher

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Physics, University of Guelph

  • Jacek Lipkowski

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • Sharon Roscoe

    • Acadia University

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• Observation of Biodegradation of Cellulose Fibers Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 9:12 AM – March 19, 2009, 9:24 AM

  Authors

  • Oleh Tanchak

    • Department of Physics, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • Scott Allen

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Physics, University of Guelph

  • Darrell Cockburn

    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • Anthony Clarke

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph

  • Jacek Lipkowski

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph
    • University of Guelph

  • John Dutcher

    • University of Guelph
    • Department of Physics, University of Guelph

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• Sustainable Engineering and Improved Recycling of PET for High-Value Applications: Transforming Linear PET to Lightly Branched PET with a Novel, Scalable Process

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 9:24 AM – March 19, 2009, 9:36 AM

  Authors

  • Cynthia Pierre

    • Northwestern University

  • John Torkelson

    • Northwestern University
    • Dept. of Chemical \& Biological Eng., Dept. of Materials Science \& Eng., Northwestern University, Evantston, IL 60208

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• Spontaneously Formed Biocompatible Surfaces in Water by Segregation of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 9:36 AM – March 19, 2009, 9:48 AM

  Authors

  • Hideaki Yokoyama

    • The University of Tokyo

  • Takashi Ishizone

    • Tokyo Institute of Technology

  • Naoya Torikai

    • High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

  • Jaroslaw Majewski

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Ayako Oyane

    • AIST

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• Electrospun Nanofibers for Neural and Tissue Engineering

  COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

  March 19, 2009, 9:48 AM – March 19, 2009, 10:24 AM

  Authors

  • Younan Xia

    • Washington University

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• Control of Protein Adsorption on Surfaces with Grafted Polymers

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 10:24 AM – March 19, 2009, 10:36 AM

  Authors

  • Igal Szleifer

    • Northwestern University

  • Jan Genzer

    • North Carolina State University
    • NC State University

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• Optimization of Polymer Surfaces for Specific Targeting

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 10:36 AM – March 19, 2009, 10:48 AM

  Authors

  • Elena Dormidontova

    • Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

  • Matthew Hagy

    • Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

  • Shihu Wang

    • Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

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• Cluster structure in urea aqueous solution and it's effect on DNA denature

  ORAL

  March 19, 2009, 10:48 AM – March 19, 2009, 11:00 AM

  Authors

  • He Cheng

    • Dr.,Prof.

  • Charles C. Han

  • Boualem Hammouda

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