American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Spring 2009
PMSE Preprints Volume 100, Spring 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 22-26 March 2009
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6FDA-6FpDA as a Multipurpose Polymer: Synthesis and Influence of Casting Process on Gas Separation Properties of Ultra High MW 6FDA-6FpDA...... 1 Javier de Abajo, Mariola Calle, José G. de la Campa, Carolina García-Sanchez, Angel E. Lozano, Antonio Hernandez, Angel Marcos-Fernandez, Dulce M. Muñoz, Laura Palacio, Pedro Pradanos, Alberto Tena
Advances in Polymeric Systems ...... 3 Eric Baer, A. Hiltner
Characterization and Modelling of Organic Vapors Sorption, Diffusion and Swelling in High Free Volume Polynorbornene with Trimethyl-Silyl Side Groups ...... 4 Michele Galizia, Maria Grazia De Angelis, Giulio Sarti
Chlorine Resistant Membranes for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration ...... 5 James E. McGrath
CO2 and Water Removal from Flue Gas...... 6 M. Wessling, J. Potrek, D. Nijmeijer, S. Reijerkerk, K. Fischbein
Corn (Sugars) Based Chemistries for the Polymer and Related Industries...... 7 Michael Jaffe, George Collins, Anthony J. East, Willis Hammond, Zohar Ophir, Xianhong Feng, Paul Friedhoff
Crosslinkable Polyimides for Natural Gas Purification ...... 8 William J. Koros, Donald R. Paul, Adam Kratochvil
Enhancing Gas Barrier by Confined Crystallization...... 9 A. Hiltner, Eric Baer
Evolution of Gas Separation Membranes ...... 10 Donald R. Paul
Gas Membrane Separations at MEDA™, The First 20 Years ...... 11 Greg Fleming
Gas Transport Properties of Intrinsically Microporous Polymers...... 12 Ingo Pinnau, Sylvie Thomas, Michael D. Guiver, Naiying Du, Jingshe Song
Graft Copolymer Coatings to Prevent Membrane Fouling...... 13 Ravindra Revanur, Katrina Kratz, Kurt Breitenkamp, Bryan D. McCloskey, B.D. Freeman, Todd Emrick
Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Nanostructured Polymeric Materials for Desalination...... 14 Ho Bum Park, B.D. Freeman, James E. McGrath
Influence of Network Structural Modifications on the Properties of Crosslinked Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Copolymer Membranes for CO2 Separations...... 18 D. S. Kalika, S. Kalakkunnath, M. K. Danquah, H. Lin, V. A. Kusuma, B.D. Freeman
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Membrane Gas Separation...... 19 Michael D. Guiver, Naiying Du, Jingshe Song, Gilles P. Robertson, Ingo Pinnau, Sylvie Thomas
Permeability, Diffusivity and Solubility of Various Gases in Kurome Natural Lacquer Membranes ...... 20 Kazukiyo Nagai, Tomomi Komatsuka, Takahisa Ishimura, Yoshimi Kamiya, Tetsuo Miyakoshi
Physical Aging Behavior of Ultra-Thin Glassy Polymer Films...... 22 Brandon W. Rowe, Donald R. Paul, B.D. Freeman
Polydopamine: A Simple Membrane Modification to Increase Separation Efficiency...... 23 Bryan D. McCloskey, Ho Bum Park, B.D. Freeman
Polymer-Based Materials for Separations Applications...... 24 B.D. Freeman
Polymers with Sub-1-Nm Size Pores for Water Nanofiltration and Desalination Based on the Polymerization of Surfactant Liquid Crystals...... 25 Douglas L. Gin, Meijuan Zhou, Evan S. Hatakeyama, Parag R. Nemade, Brian R. Wiesenauer, Jason E. Bara, Robert L. Kerr, Richard D. Noble
Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from Water by Hydrophobic Polymer Membranes Containing Ionic Liquid ...... 26 Tadashi Uragami, You Matsuoka, Eiji Fukuyama, Takashi Miyata
Separation of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells from Human Peripheral Blood Through Polyurethane Foaming Membranes Modified with Several Amino Acids ...... 28 Akon Higuchi, Siou-Ting Yang, Pei-Tsz Li
Thermally Rearranged Polymers for Gas Separation Membranes ...... 29 Young Moo Lee
Upper Bound: Past and Present...... 30 Lloyd M. Robeson
Block and Graft Copolymers for Toughening Polylactide ...... 31 Marc Hillmyer
Development of New Routes to Benign Polymeric Materials ...... 32 Geoffrey W. Coates
Macromolecules and Materials Using Olefin Metathesis...... 33 Robert H. Grubbs
N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Catalysts for Controlled Polymerization Reactions ...... 34 Robert M. Waymouth, James L. Hedrick, Wohnee Jeong, Eun-Ji Shin, Darcy Culkin, Szilard Csihony
Organocatalytic Polymerization: A Versatile Strategy for Polymer Synthesis ...... 35 James L. Hedrick, Robert M. Waymouth, Fredrik Nederberg, Russell Pratt, Bas Lohmeier, Wohnee Jeong, Eun-Ji Shin, Nahrain Kamber, Darcy Culkin, Szilard Csihony
Polymers Based Upon Building Blocks Derived from N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis and Applications...... 36 Christopher W. Bielawski
Application of Maleimide-Functional Poly(Lactide)s for the Preparation of Multi- Functional and Architectureally Diverse Polymers by Thiol-Ene ‘click' Chemistry ...... 37 Matthew J. Stanford, Ryan J. Pounder, Andrew P. Dove
Block Polymer Templated Membranes for Ultrafiltration...... 38 Marc A. Hillmyer
C3-Symmetric Amine Tris(Phenolate) Complexes of Group 4 and 14 Metals for the Highly Stereoselective, Solvent-Free Polymerization of Lactide ...... 39 Matthew G. Davidson, Amanda J. Chmura, Catherine J. Frankis, Matthew D. Jones
Ecobionanocomposites: New Bioplastics with Improved Use Temperatures ...... 43 John R. Dorgan, Birgit Braun, Laura O. Hollingsworth
Electrically Conducting 3-Dimensional Porous Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration ...... 45 M. Brett Runge, Mahrokh Dadsetan, Avudaiappan Maran, Michael J. Yaszemski
Mixed Micelle Formation Through Stereocomplexation Between Enantiomeric Poly(Lactide) Block Copolymers ...... 47 Kazuki Fukushima, Fredrik Nederberg, Sung Ho Kim, Jeremy P. K. Tan, Yi Yan Yang, Robert M. Waymouth, James L. Hedrick
New Degradable Polymers Made from Natural Compounds Bile Acids by ROMP ...... 49 Julien E. Gautrot, Jie Zhang, Yu Shao, X. X. Zhu
Novel Shape Memory Using Thermal Hysteresis of Crystalline Phase Transition in Cross- Linked Polybutylene Succinate...... 51 Kazuhiko Inoue, Midori Yamashiro
N-Trimethylsilyl Amines for Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of Amino Acid N- Carboxyanhydrides and Facile End Group Functionalization of Polypeptides ...... 53 Hua Lu, Jianjun Cheng
One-Pot Synthesis of Well-Defined Polyester Nanoparticles and their Post-Modification...... 54 Alice van der Ende, Evan J. Kravitz, Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Eva Harth
Organic Nanoparticles Via Intramolecular Cross-Linking of Poly(Propargyl Glycolide) ...... 56 Gregory L. Baker, Erin B. Vogel, Xuwei Jiang, M. R. Smith III
Organometallic Catalysts for the ROP of Lactones and Cyclic Carbonates: Stereoselectivity and Immortal Character...... 57 Marion Helou, Noureddine Ajellal, Miloud Bouyahyi, Christophe M. Thomas, Alexander Trifonov, Sophie M. Guillaume, Jean-Francois Carpentier
Poly(α-Hydroxy-Acids) from O-Carboxy-Anhydrides ...... 59 Colin Bonduelle, Olivier Thillaye du Boullay, Blanca Martín-Vaca, Didier Bourissou
Polycaprolactone Based Novel Degradable Ionomers by Free-Radical Polymerization...... 62 Seema Agarwal, Liqun Ren
Polylactide Triblock Copolymers by Combining ROMP and ROP...... 64 Louis M. Pitet, Marc A. Hillmyer
Polymers from Macrocyclic Lactones: Useful Biomaterials?...... 65 Inge van der Meulen, Matthijs de Geus, Ronald Deumens, Bert A.J. Joosten, Cor E. Koning, Andreas Heise
Self-Assembled Stereocomplexes Formed from Mikto-Arm PEG-B-PLA for Controlled Delivery of Anticancer Drug ...... 67 Jeremy P. K. Tan, Fredrik Nederberg, Eric A. Appel, Sung Ho Kim, Kazuki Fukushima, Joseph Sly, Robert D. Miller, Yi-Yan Yang, Robert M. Waymouth, James L. Hedrick
2D and 3D Nanocomposite Electrolytes and Piezoelectric Materials ...... 69 Jodie L. Lutkenhaus
Achieving High Dielectric Constant Polymer/BaTiO3 Nanocomposites at Low Filling Ratios...... 71 Jing Wang, Fangxiao Guan, Qingwu Wang, Jinsong Huang, Wenguang Li, Lei Zhu
Dielectric Breakdown in Nanodielectrics ...... 73 Enis Tuncer, Isidor Sauers, D. Randy James, Alvin R. Ellis, Karren L. More
Dielectric Strength and Corona Endurance of Polymers and Nanocomposites with In- Plane Lamellar Nano-Structure...... 74 Stephen S. Brandstetter, Lawrence F. Drummy, Maxim Tchoul, Scott Fillery, John C. Horwath, Daniel L. Schweickart, Michael Durstock, Richard A. Vaia
Effect of Titanium Dioxide Core Polystyrene Shell Nanoparticles on the Dielectric Strength of Polystyrene Films...... 77 Ashok J. Maliakal
Electroactive Metal Oxide Nanowires via Magnetic Assembly and Oxidation of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles...... 78 Pei Yuin Keng, Erin L. Ratcliff, Neal R. Armstrong, Jeffrey Pyun
Engineering Bandgap and Energy Levels of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells: Fused Bithiophenes ...... 79 Shengqiang Xiao, Huaxing Zhou, Andrew C. Stuart, Wei You
Ferroelectric Polymer Based Dielectric Polymer Nanocomposites...... 82 Junjun Li, Paisan Khanchaitit, Jilin Pan, Qing Wang
Functional Block Copolymer-Directed Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion ...... 84 Ulrich Wiesner
Improving Efficiency of Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSCs) through Increased Pore Filling and using Forster Energy Transfer ...... 85 Michael D. McGehee, Michael Graetzel, I-Kang Ding, Brian E. Hardin
Interfacial Electronic Properties in Functional Polymers for Energy Conversion ...... 87 Jean-Luc Bredas
Ion Conduction in Polymerized Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-polymer Mixtures...... 88 Hong Chen, Liang Gwee, Jae-Hong Choi, David Salas de la Cruz, Karen I. Winey, Yossef A. Elabd
Materials Design and Interface Engineering for High performance Polymer Solar Cells ...... 90 Alex K.-Y. Jen, Hin-Lap Yip, Steve Hau, Nam-Seob Baek, Hong Ma
Microporous Poly (tris(4-ethynylphenyl) Amine Networks ...... 92 Jia-Xing Jiang, Abbie Trewin, Colin D. Wood, Hongjun Niu, Yaroslav Z. Khimyak, Andrew I. Cooper
Modeling Energy Transduction in Systems of Nanoparticle-Filled Polymeric Microcapsules ...... 93 Anna C. Balazs, O. Berk Usta, Amitabh Bhattacharya
Nafion-Clay Hybrid Fuel Cell Membranes with a Network Structure ...... 94 Engin Burgaz, Huiqin Lian, Rafael Herrera Alonso, Luis Estevez, Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Nanodielectrics for Energy Storage from First Principles Computations ...... 96 R. Ramprasad, N. Shi, G. Pilania, M. Stournara
Nanofiber Network Ion-Exchange Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells...... 98 Jonghyun Choi, Kyung Min Lee, Ryszard Wycisk, Peter N. Pintauro, Patrick Mather
Nanostructure-Level Modeling of Nonlinear Energy Storage in Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites...... 100 Jeffrey P. Calame
Novel Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites...... 102 Shanju Zhang, David Bucknall, Wei Lin, Ching-Ping Wong
Novel Quantum Dot-poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) as Light-selective Nanofilms...... 103 William Z. Xu, Paul A. Charpentier
PEM Degradation Mitigation Using Functional Inorganic Additives ...... 105 Panagiotis Trogadas, Javier Parrondo, Vijay Ramani
Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Pristine Carbon Nanotubes for Anodic Oxidation of Methanol ...... 107 Jianhua Zou, Lei Zhai
Poly (3-hexylthiophene) Supramolecular Structures in Carbon Nanotube Composites...... 108 Jianhua Liu, Jianhua Zou, Lei Zhai
Polymer/BaTiO3 Nanocomposites for Energy Storage ...... 110 Philseok Kim, Natalie Doss, John Tillotson, Peter J. Hotchkiss, Jiangyu Li, Seth R. Marder, Joseph W. Perry
Preparation and Characterization of ex-situ Silica-Nafion® Nanocomposite Membranes with Different Size Particles for Application in PEM Fuel Cells ...... 111 Beatrice Muriithi, Douglas A. Loy
Spectroscopic Investigations on Polyethylene – Functionalized Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Composites ...... 112 Amin Ibrahim, Magdalena Dorina Chipara, Richard Wilkins, Alin C. Chipara, Karen Lozano, Mircea Chipara
Superhydrophobic Silicon Surfaces with Low Light Reflectivity ...... 115 Yonghao Xiu, Yan Liu, Dennis W. Hess, C. P. Wong
Tailor the Nano-wire Network Morphology and Charge Carrier Mobility of the Poly(3- hexylthiophene)/C60 Films ...... 117 Weili Liu, Ruigang Liu, Wen Wang, Weiwei Li, Wenyong Liu, Kai Zheng, Ye Tian, Lin Ma, Yong Huang
Transport Properties of Proton Exchange Membrane Nanocomposites...... 119 Michael A. Hickner
Ultrafast IR Spectroscopic Study of Free Carrier Formation and Charge Trapping in Organic Photovoltaic Polymer Blends...... 121 Ryan D. Pensack, Kyle M. Banyas, John B. Asbury
Assembly and Characterization of Phage-Like Nanoparticles (PLN’s) for Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment ...... 122 Gopal Abbineni, Sita Modali, Chuanbin Mao
Dendrimer-based Diagnostic Nanodevices for Improved Detection of Inflammatory Markers in the Amniotic Fluid ...... 123 Hye Jung Han, Roberto Romero, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan
Development of PAMAM-dendrimer Based Nanodevice for Targeted Delivery to Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection...... 125 Manoj K Mishra, Judith W. Hudson, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan
Microscopic Characterization of Micellar Structures in Modified Nafion® Films...... 126 Corey E. Menius, Robert L. Arechederra, Shelley D. Minteer
Super Bright Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Long-term Cell Tracking...... 128 Nur Aida Abdul Rahim, William McDaniel, Kevin Bardon, Vernella Vickerman, Peter T. C. So, Joong Ho Moon
Surface Anchored Poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethyl azlactone) Brushes as Templates for Enzyme Immobilization ...... 130 Sean P. Cullen, Ian C. Mandel, Padma Gopalan
Synthesis of Complete and Fragmented Fourth Generation Dendrimers Based on Melamine to Function as Potential Vectors in Gene Transfer ...... 132 Meredith A. Mintzer, Eric E. Simanek
Synthesis, Characterization and Properties Evaluation of Coumarin Functionalized Polymers for Photoinduced Drug Release...... 134 Seema Agarwal, Carsten Sinkel, Andreas Greiner
DNA Gels: pH Mediated Structural Changes...... 136 Ferenc Horkay, Peter J. Basser
Influence of Hydrogen Bonding on Polyleucine Structure: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study ...... 138 Ben Hanson, Dmitry Bedrov, Grant Smith
Modification of Egg-albumin using Michael Addition Reactions ...... 139 Naresh K. Budhavaram, Justin R. Barone
Poly (N,N-dimethylacrylamide)-b-Poly (L-Lysine) Hybrid Peptide Copolymers: Synthesis and Solution Properties ...... 140 Aggeliki I. Triftaridou, Ilias Iliopoulos
Post-modification of ‘Click’able Polyisocyanopeptides ...... 142 Erik Schwartz, Heather J. Kitto, Matthieu Koepf, Marlies Nijemeisland, Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen, Alan E. Rowan, Roeland J. M. Nolte
Recognition and Neutralization of Bacillus cereus Spores and Bacillus anthracis Toxins during Phagocytosis using Glycoconjugates ...... 144 Olga Tarasenko, Ashley Scott, Pierre Alusta, Lee Soderberg
Reversible Structural Transition of a DNA-Lipid Film...... 146 Surekha Gajria, Thorsten Neumann , Luc Jaeger, Matthew Tirrell
Study of the Triple Helix Structure of a Water-insoluble β-(1-3)-D-glucan from the Fruiting Bodies of Dictyophora Duplicata ...... 148 Jiatang Wang, Jing Wan, Peng Zhao, Jinghua Chen
Thermally Conductive Polylactic Acid Composites with a Net-Like Structure of Carbon Fibers...... 150 Akinobu Nakamura, Makoto Soyama, Masatoshi Iji
Advanced Control Over Glycidol Polymerization: Hyperbranched Polyglycerols via Macroinitiators...... 152 Daniel Wilms, Holger Frey
Dependence of the Physical Properties and Transport Behavior of Perfluorotripentylamine-doped Teflon AF Films on Composition...... 154 Hong Zhang, Lei Hong, Stephen G. Weber
Development of Polybenzoxazine Membranes for Ethanol/Water Separation: Effect of Mixture Contents on Sorption and Swelling Behaviors...... 156 Kansiri Pakkethati, Ardia Boonmalert, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
PDMS Thimbles for the Development of Cascade Reactions: A Materials Approach to Organic Chemistry...... 158 M. Brett Runge, Martin T. Mwangi, A. Lee Miller II, Mathew Perring, Kevin M. Hoak, Michael D. Schulz, Ned B. Bowden
Poly (amidoamine) Dendrimer in Poly(ethylene glycol) Network for a CO2 Separation Membrane: Mechanism of Preferential CO2 Separation...... 160 Ikuo Taniguchi, Shuhong Duan, Shingo Kazama, Yuichi Fujioka
Proton Conductivity Study of 4-Vinylimidazole and Acrylic Acid Copolymer Membrane Based on Structural-Temperature Dependence ...... 162 Manita Jithunsa, Kohji Tashiro, Suwabun Chirachanchai
Synthesis of Amphiphilic PSF-g-PEGMA Copolymer by ATRP and its Hydrophilic Modification of PES Membranes...... 163 You-Yi Xu, Zhuan Yi, Li-Ping Zhu, Jian-Yu Wang, Jun- Li Shi, Bao-Ku Zhu
Thiol-Ene Convergent Star Synthesis...... 165 Justin W. Chan, Bing Yu, Charles E. Hoyle, Andrew B. Lowe
Anisotropic Conductivity in Polymer Films using the Micropores Generated via Solvent Crazing...... 167 Pooja Goel, Oliver Weichold, Martin Möller
Designing High Performance Polymer Dielectrics for Wide-Temperature Power Electronics Applications ...... 169 N. Venkatasubramanian, Zongwu Bai, Jeffery T. Stricker, Thuy D. Dang
Effect of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Substituents on the Rheological Behavior in Butyl Methacrylate/POSS Copolymers ...... 171 Laura M. McGrath, Sarah A. Weber, Gregory R. Yandek, Joseph M. Mabry
Effects of Different Graft Copolymer Constituent Groups on Sedimentation Characteristics of Coated Iron Nanoparticles ...... 173 Harjyoti Kalita, Bret J. Chisholm, Achintya Bezbaruah
High Temperature Polynorbornene Copolymer Dielectric Materials...... 176 Shawn M. Dirk, Patricia S. Sawyer, Jill S. Wheeler, Mark E. Stavig, Bruce A. Tuttle
Low-k Materials Patternable in Environmentally Friendly Solvents...... 178 Eisuke Murotani, Jin-Kyun Lee, Margarita Chatzichristidi, Alexander A. Zakhidov, Priscilla G. Taylor, Christopher K. Ober
Preparation of Block Copolymer Nanostructures Using Metal-ligand Interactions...... 180 Adam O. Moughton, Kurt Stubenrauch, Rachel K. O’Reilly
Rheological Connection to Phase Separation of Hairy Nanoparticles in Polymer Melts...... 182 Xiaorong Wang, Victor J. Foltz, Mindaugas Rackaitis, G. A. Bohm
Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Fluorescence Modulation in Response to Hydrogel Swelling ...... 184 Paul W. Barone, Jingqing Zhang, René Ortiz, Michael S. Strano
Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Self-Assembled Multilayer Films of Polyelectrolytes Containing Azobenzene Chromophores...... 185 Nasir M. Ahmad, Christopher J. Barrett
Development of New Class of Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Resin Cured by Mesogenic Diol...... 187 A. M. Issam, M. Fadlhey, W. D. Wan Rosli
Effect of Bromine Substitution and Position on the Thermal Stability and Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Brominated Resole Phenolic Resins ...... 189 Mary Ellen Moore, Mahesh Hosur, Adriane G. Ludwick, Shaik Jeelani
Effect of Reactive and Non-reactive Additives on the Frontal Polymerization of Multifunctional Acrylates...... 191 Veronika G. Viner, John A. Pojman
Emulsion Engineering: Polymer-mediated Hierarchical and Reversible Emulsion Droplet Assembly ...... 194 Jonathan V. M. Weaver, Steven P. Rannard, Andrew I. Cooper
Examination of Thin Film Modulus for a Series of Poly (alkyl methacrylates)...... 195 Jessica M. Torres, Christopher M. Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt
Flexoelectric Networks from Bent-core Nematic Liquid Crystal Polymers...... 197 Rafael Verduzco, Martin Chambers, Antal Jákli, Samuel N. Sprunt, James T. Gleeson
Formation of Sparse Network Microstructures by Photopolymerization-Induced Phase Separation and Subsequent Solidification of Solvent...... 199 David M. Hess, Andrew J. Guenthner
Frontal Cationic Curing of Epoxy Resins: The effect of Fillers and Catalyst Concentration on the Front Velocity, Front Temperature and Mechanical Properties...... 201 Sergio Scognamillo, Alberto Mariani, Chris Bounds, Michael Luger, John A. Pojman
Novel Carbon Aerogel Prepared from Benzoxazine Precursors via Ambient Drying: Effect of Amine Derivatives...... 203 Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Parkpume Lorjai, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
Polyamide Resins with Novel Impact Modification Technologies for Engineering Thermoplastics Applications...... 205 John Gavenonis, Edmund A. Flexman
Rapid Formation of Soft Hydrophilic Silicon Elastomer Surfaces ...... 207 Ali E. Ozcam, Kirill Efimenko, Richard J. Spontak, Jan Genzer
Sacrificial Synthesis Unlimited? A Novel Functionalization Method for ROMP Extended and Evaluated...... 209 Stefan Hilf, Andreas F. M. Kilbinger
Selective Coupling of Terminal Olefins with Ethylene to Obtain Linear α-Olefins (LAOs) ...... 210 Abhimanyu O. Patil
Study of Gel Fractions in the Gelation of Poly (acrylamide) and Poly (acrylamide-co-N,N- dimethylacrylamide) ...... 212 Jingfeng Yu, Dacheng Zhao, Li Liu, Xiaoli Liu, Chang Liu, Qingrui Chen, Fengqi Liu
Synthesis of Cycloaliphatic Silicone Block and Random Copolymers...... 213 M. D. Soucek, Ruby Chakraborty
Synthesis of Extended Conjugation Platinum Porphyrins for Near-IR LED Applications...... 214 Jonathan R. Sommer, Richard T. Farley, Kenneth R. Graham, Yixing Yang, Jiangeng Xue, John R. Reynolds, Kirk S. Schanze
Tailing Hydrophobic and Inclusive Interactions in Modified Poly (acrylic acid) Solutions...... 215 Jie Wang, Hailan Ke, Peng Liu, Li Zheng, Xuhong Guo, Li Li, Stephen F. Lincoln
2-D WAXD Study on Crystallization of Propylene-1-Butene Random Copolymer: Experiment and Simulation...... 217 Yimin Mao, Christian Burger, Feng Zuo, Xiaowei Li, Derek W. Thurman, Andy H. Tsou, Benjiamin S. Hsiao
Ability of a Series of Organotin Polyethers Derived from Substituted Hydroquinones to Inhibit the Vaccinia and Herpes Simplex Viruses...... 220 Kimberly Shahi, Michael R. Roner, Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Ability of Organotin Polyethers Derived from Dienestrol to Inhibit Ovarian, Colon, Lung, and Breast Cancer Cells ...... 223 Kimberly Shahi, Michael R. Roner, Yuki Ashida, Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Ability of Polymers Derived from Reaction of Triphenylantimony, Triphenylarsenic, and Group IVB Metallocene Dichlorides with Cephalexin to Inhibit Prokaryote and Eukaryote Microorganisms...... 227 Yoshinobu Naoshima, Kazutaka Nagao, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Admicellar Polymerization of Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate on Natural Rubber Latex ...... 230 Nuttida Srirachya, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Rathanawan Magaraphan
Adsorption of Toxic Gases from Gasification Process by polyHIPEs ...... 232 Piyada Pannak, Rathanawan Magaraphan, Pomthong Malakul, Manit Nithitanakul
Aliphatic Linear-Hyperbranched Block-Copolymer Amphiphiles...... 233 Frederik Wurm, Hanna Schüle, Holger Frey
Antibacterial and Antiyeast Activity of Polyesters Derived from Triphenylantimony Dichloride and Triphenylarsenic Dichloride ...... 235 Yoshinobu Naoshima, Kazutaka Nagao, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Application of Admicellar Polymerization In Fiber Reinforced Concrete...... 237 Suparat Duangpichakul, John H. O’Haver, Manit Nithitanakul
Blends of Nylon 6/HDPE with Fusabond® Compatibilizer: Effect of Zinc Neutralized Maleated Functional Groups...... 238 Sutep Charoenpongpool, Manit Nithitanakul, Brian P. Grady
Catalytic Effects of Transition Metal Ions on the Synthesis of Tanninsulfonic Acid-Doped Polyaniline...... 240 Shawn E. Bourdo, Kimberley K. Taylor, Celeste Cole, Alexandru S. Biris, Tito Viswanathan
Cell Inhibition by Titanocene and Hafnocene Polyethers Containing the Synthetic Hormone Dienestrol...... 242 Kimberly Shahi, Michael R. Roner, Yuki Ashida, Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Chelating Polymers as Absorbents for Removal of Low Concentrations of Toxic Heavy Metals from Aqueous Media ...... 246 Prince Amoyaw, Conrad Ingram, Fu-Lain Hsu, Xiu R. Bu
Chitosan and Heparin Nano-conjugates for Oral Heparin Delivery...... 248 Luoman Wang, Peng Zhao, Jing Wan, Jinghua Chen
Cure Kinetics and Thermal Properties of a Novel Phenolphthalein Dicyanate...... 250 Bufeng Zhang, Zhonggang Wang
De-acetylated PVA for Pharmaceutical Hydrogel Applications ...... 252 David Edgren, Peter Zhu, Elaine Struble, Richard Frame, Yun Zhang
Decoupling Optical Properties in Metallo-Supramolecular Poly (p-phenylene ethynylene)s...... 254 Mark Burnworth, James D. Mendez, Michael Schroeter, Stuart J. Rowan, Christoph Weder
Development of Durable Surface Active Self-decontaminating Polyurethane Coating...... 256 Ramesh R. Pant, Preston A. Fulmer, James H. Wynne
Development of High Barrier Layered Systems Using Particulates ...... 258 Jeremy J. Decker, D. R. Paul, D. Schiraldi, A. Hiltner, Sergei Nazarenko
Development of Novel Carbon Foam Derived from Phenol-Ethylenediamine Benzoxazine Precursor...... 260 Somkiat Sreewanichwipat, Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Thanyalak Chaisuwan
Development of Polybenzoxazine Membranes for Ethanol/water Separation...... 262 Ardia Boonmalert, Kansiri Pakkethati, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
Diffusing-wave Spectroscopy Characterization on the Film Formation of Acrylic Latex Aiding by Different Coalescing Agents ...... 264 Teng Qiu, Shengwen Zhang, Jiamin Cui, Xiaoyu Li
Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment on the Wettability of Wool Fibre...... 266 O. N. Hung, C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment on the Wrinkle Properties of Cotton Fibre ...... 267 C. H. Au, Y. L. Lam, C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Effect of Flame Retardant Filled PC/PBT Blends on the Combustible and Thermal Properties...... 268 Pannapa Pisadesumrit, Hathaikarn Manuspiya
Effect of Halide Initiator Structure on Cp2TiCl Controlled Radical Isoprene Polymerizations ...... 270 Alexandru D. Asandei, Hyun Seok Yu, Olumide Adebolu, Christopher P. Simpson, O. O’Duong
Effect of Heat-setting Process on the Yarn Shrinkage of Poly (lactic acid) Fibre ...... 272 Y. M. Chui, C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Effect of Heat-setting Process on the Yarn Strength of Poly (lactic acid) Fibre...... 274 Y. M. Chui, C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Effect of Ionic Species on the Structure and Properties of PEO-Montmorillonite Gels and Films ...... 276 Eduard A. Stefanescu, Cristina Stefanescu, Ioan I. Negulescu, William H. Daly
Effect of Laser Engraving Process on the Surface Properties of Cotton Fabric ...... 278 C. W. Cheng, C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen, C. K. Chan
Effects of Branch Density on the Ring-banded Spherulitic Morphologies of Polyethylene Copolymers...... 279 Jie Qiu, Zhigang Wang
Electrical Properties of Polymers Derived from 1,1’-Dicarboxycobalticinium Hexafluorophosphate...... 281 Amitabh J. Battin, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Electrical Properties of Polymers Derived from Group IVB Metallocene Dichlorides and Various Azo Type Commercial Dyes...... 283 Amitabh J. Battin, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Electrical Properties of Titanocene Polyethers...... 287 Amitabh J. Battin, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Electronic and Structural Substituant Effects on Supramolecular Mesophase Structure and Stability...... 291 Phillip J. Schieffer, Timothy E. Andrews, Kurt N. Wiegel
Electrospinning of Poly (butylene succinate) /Cellulose Acetate Blends ...... 292 Shi-Li Quan, Soon-Gon Kang, In-Joo Chin
Electrospun CNTs-embedding Carbon Nanofibers for Supercapacitor ...... 294 Xiaoyan Li, Lamei Yu, Hongwei Fu, Juan Chen, Qiaohui Guo, Chaobo Huang, Haoqing Hou
Electrospun Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst for Sonogashira Coupling Reaction...... 296 Liping Chen, Yonghong Li, Xiaoyan Li, Sanguo Hong, Haoqing Hou
Electrospun Polyimide Nanofibers with High-strength and High-toughness ...... 298 Juan Chen, Hongwei Fu, Chuyun Cheng, Fei Chen, Shuiliang Chen, Haoqing Hou
ER-SiO2 Core-Shell Particles Prepared With a Self-Templating Method ...... 300 Qing Zhang, Yongai Zhai, Ge Gao
Evolution of Monoclinic and Orthorhombic Phases during Deformation of Olefin Block Copolymers...... 302 Feng Zuo, Yiming Mao, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Hongyu Chen, Debbie Chiu, Shih-Yaw Lai
F TOF MALDI MS of Alkyl-substituted Hydroquinones Forming Dibutyltin Polyethers ...... 304 Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Fabrication of Aligned Porous Polyurethane Scaffold Using Directional Freezing in DMSO ...... 308 Xiang Yao, Xinlin Tuo
Facile Synthesis of Hollow Anatase Titania Prepared by Charged Polymeric Nanosphere Template ...... 310 Kyu Bo Kim, Ju Hyun Oh, Kwang Hee Lee, Yong Ku Kwon
Ferocene Containing Polymers for Functionalization of Metal Nanoparticles and Metal Oxide Surfaces...... 312 Boyun Kim, Jeffrey Pyun
Functional Coatings Utilizing Surface-Active Additives to Degrade Pesticides and Chemical Simulants ...... 314 James H. Wynne, Matthew B. Harney, Joseph P. Buckley, Vivian K. Cooper, Brian T. Rasley
Functionalization of Si (100) and Si (111) Surfaces with Oligo (p-phenylene vinylene)s...... 316 Chivin Sun, Yalin Wang, Ralf M. Peetz
Graphite-Polyaniline Composites: Surface Area and Magnetic Susceptibility Studies ...... 319 Shawn E. Bourdo, Celeste Cole, Alexandru S. Biris, Tito Viswanathan
Group IVB Metallocene Polyethers Containing the Synthetic Hormone Dienestrol-MALDI MS...... 321 Charles E. Carraher Jr., Yuki Ashida, Girish Barot
Heat Pressed Modified Nafion® Membrane for Enzyme Immobilization and Stabilization in Air-Breathable Biocathodes...... 325 Sabina Besic, Shelley D. Minteer
High Flux Nanofibrous Membranes Based on Cellulose Barrier Processed by Ionic Liquids...... 327 Hongyang Ma, Kyunghwan Yoon, Lixia Rong, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Benjamin Chu
High Performance Hybrid Composite Conductive Films: The Development Towards Smart Materials for Gas Sensor Applications ...... 329 Yonravee Sangchutanakit, Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Thanyalak Chaisuwan
Hydrogen Evolution System Using Artificial Porphyrin-Antibody Complexes ...... 331 Hiroyasu Yamaguchi, Takeshi Onji, Hidetaka Ohara, Noriaki Ikeda, Akira Harada
Hydrolysis and Condensation of Triethoxysilyl End-Functionalized Polyisoprene Using Phase Transfer Catalysts...... 333 Lei Feng, Kevin A. Cavicchi
Imidazolium Based Dendrimers ...... 334 Christopher J. Gabriel, Douglas L. Gin
Improvement in Dielectric Properties by Using Lamination Technique of Stretched Polyvinylidene Fluoride and Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Barium Strontium Titanate Composite Film...... 335 Teerapol Sodsong, Hathaikarn Manuspiya
Improving Corrosion Protection of Epoxy Coatings by Chemical Modification with Glycioxypropyltirmethoxysilane-Modified Silatrane...... 337 Thaniya Thongprom, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Hathaikarn Manuspiya, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
Increasing Tg of Polyimide Composite Film by Addition of Thermally Treated Talc...... 339 Ken-ichi Fukukawa, Ichiro Fujio, Wataru Yamashita, Shoji Tamai
Influence of Enzymatic Treatment in Neutral Condition on the Fabric Property of Cotton Denim Fabric...... 341 W. Y. Wong, C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Influence of Plasma Gas on the Mechanical Properties of Wool Fabric ...... 342 C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Influence of Plasma Treatment on the Wettability and Dryability of Synthetic Fibres...... 344 C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Inhibition of Bacteria and Yeast by Organotin Polyethers Derived from Hydroquinone and Hydroquinone Derivatives ...... 346 Yoshinobu Naoshima , Kazutaka Nagao, Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines by Selected Organotin Polymers ...... 349 Michael R. Roner, Kimberly Shahi, Girish Barot, Amitabh J. Battin, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Inhibition of the HSV-1 and Vaccinia Viruses by Organotin Polyethers Containing Methylene Spacers ...... 352 Kimberly Shahi, Michael R. Roner, Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Linear-Hyperbranched Block Copolymers Containing Metalorganic Blocks...... 355 Frederik Wurm, Ian Manners, Holger Frey
Magnetic Sensor Derived by Modified Porous Clay Heterostructures (PCH) ...... 357 Arunsri Mattayan, Rathanawan Magaraphan, Hathaikarn Manuspiya
MALDI TOF EI MS of Halogen-Containing Hydroquinone Polyethers from Diorganotin Dichlorides-Low Mass Isotopic Abundance Results ...... 358 Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
MALDI TOF EI MS of Polyethers Derived from Dibutyltin Dichloride and 1,2 Diols ...... 362 Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Mechanical Properties of Composite Polymer Microstructures Fabricated by Interference Lithography ...... 365 S. Singamaneni, S. Chang, J.–H. Jang, E. L. Thomas, V. V. Tsukruk
Mesoporous Titania Films Templated by Block Copolymer...... 366 Seung-Kyu Lee, Jin Wook Lee, Seung Hyun Kim
Microencapsulation for Cure-On-Demand and Controlled Release Applications Using Novel Thiol-Acrylate Chemistry ...... 367 Chris Bounds, Ronald Goetter, John A. Pojman, Max Vandersall
Microencapsulation of Concentrated Sulfuric Acid with an Epoxy Vinyl Ester Shell...... 369 Duane A. Schneider, Dale L. Huber, Christine Crawford, Arturo Sanchez
Modification of Regenerated Cellulosic Fibre with Plasma Treatment ...... 371 C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Molecular Blend of Poly (Ethylene Oxide) (PEO) and Poly (Methyl Methacrylate-Co- Methacrylic Acid) [poly (MMA-Co-MAA)] and Its Ionic Conductivity in Copper-In- Polymer Composite Film ...... 373 Jianguo Tang, Yao Wang, Jixian Liu, Shouxiang Cao
Morphological Development and Crystallization Behavior of a Poly (Trimethylene Terephthalate)/Poly(Hydroxy Ether of Bisphenol A) Blend ...... 374 Sung Ho Hong, Byoung Yook Kang, Deok Woo Yun, Hyoung-Joon Jin, Kwang Hee Lee
Morphology of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polycarbonate/Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) Blends with Various Types of Silane Coupling Agents...... 376 Thanaporn Limpanuphap, Hathaikarn Manuspiya
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Clay-Incorporated Polymeric Nanocomposites...... 378 Hun-Sik Kim, Ha Il Kwon, Jin-San Yoon, Hyoung-Joon Jin
Nanoparticle Arrays Via Block Copolymer Blend as a Template ...... 380 Chansub Lee, Seung-Kyu Lee, Su Yeon Choi, Seung Hyun Kim
Network-Covered Antistatic Fiber ...... 381 Jixian Liu, Jianguo Tang, Yao Wang
New Polymerizable Surfactant Liquid Crystal That Forms a Bicontinuous Cubic Phase in Water and Non-Aqueous Solvents for Ion-Conductive Materials Applications...... 382 Robert L. Kerr, Seth Miller, Brian J. Elliot, Douglas L. Gin
Non-Equilibrium Nanoblends: Understanding Multicomponent Mass Transfer ...... 383 John R. Dorgan, Sang Yong Nam
Novel Acoustic Wave Generated from Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Glasses...... 384 Kyung M. Choi, Kenneth J. Shea
Novel Methods for Changing Domain Size and Shape of Poly(Butyl Acrylate-Co-Acrylic Acid) in Poly(Styrene-Co-Acrylonitrile) Matrix...... 386 Youngsub Jin, Sung Kwan Kim
Novel Polybenzoxazine Based Carbon Aerogel Electrode for Supercapacitor...... 388 Porawee Katanyoota, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
Novel Thermally Switchable Smart Polymer Films ...... 390 Shanju Zhang, David Bucknall, Kunlun Hong, Lihong He, Jimmy Mays
Oriented Crystallization of Polyethylene Templated by Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays...... 391 Narayan C. Das, Zhigang Wang, Yayong Liu, Kaikun Yang, Howard Wang
PEDOT-Enzyme Biosensors...... 393 Sarah A. Spanninga, Zhan Chen, David C. Martin
Physical Properties of PE/Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Nanohybrids...... 395 Sang-Kyun Lim, Eun-Pyo Hong, You-Hyun Song, In-Joo Chin
Poly (3-Hexylthiophene)/Carbon Nanotube Supramolecular Centipede ...... 397 Jianhua Liu, Jianhua Zou, Lei Zhai
Polybenzoxazine Based Carbon Aerogel as TiO2 Catalyst Support for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: Synthesis and Characterization ...... 398 Supanun Somlok, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
Polymer Nanocomposites with Radom and Alligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes...... 400 Yayong Liu, Narayan C. Das, Kunlun Hong, Gyula Eres, David Urig, Howard Wang
Polymer Nanocomposites: Solvent – Free Processing Towards Improved Mechanical and Thermal Properties at Ultra – Low Filler Loading...... 402 K. R. Juggernauth, E. C. McIntyre, F. E. Filisko
Polyphosphazene Coatings for Microfabricated Needles Enhance Intradermal Vaccine Delivery ...... 404 Alexander K. Andrianov, Daniel P. DeCollibus, Helice A. Gillis, Henry H. Kha, Alexander Marin
Polystyrene-Poly (Vinylbenzyl Chloride) Block Copolymers for Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes ...... 406 Yuqing Liu, Kevin A. Cavicchi, Joseph Mausar, Berryinene Decker
Premature Crystallization of Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid Crystalline Networks in the Mesophase...... 407 Jason R. Greuel, Kurt N. Wiegel
Preparation and Characterization of Biocompatible Quaternized Chitosan Nanoparticles Encapsulating CdS Quantum Dots...... 408 Yumin Du, Yan Li
Preparation and Performance Research of Carbomer/Carboxymethyl Chitosan Microspheres ...... 409 Yongmei Xu, Lei Yin, Le Wang, Wei Zhou, Jiang Lan, Yuan Shen
Preparation and Properties of High-Strengh and High-Modulus Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Fibers by Gel Spinning ...... 411 Joon Ho Kim, Won Pyo Hong, Seok Hoon Kim
Preparation and Properties of High-Temperature Resistant and Toughened Epoxy Resins Matrix...... 413 Junyan Li, Ping Chen, Zemin Ma
Preparation and Proton Conductivity of Sulfonated Polymer-Modified Silica Colloidal Crystals ...... 415 Joanna J. Smith, Ilya Zharov
Preparation and Study of UV-Curable Conductive Composites Using Exfoliated Graphite...... 417 Samali Datta, Maung Htet, Dean C. Webster
Preparation and Study on the Properties of Biocompatible Conjugation of Nano-SiO2 ...... 419 Yao Wang, Lingyuan Wang, Jianguo Tang, Jixian Liu, Bo Yang, Zhen Huang, Rui Wang, Na Zhuang
Preparation of a Pyridine-Phenol Boron Complex Encapsulated Silica Composite Glass Through a Novel Sol-Gel Process...... 420 Zhiqian Song, H. Lin, Jun Tang, Yue Wang, Fengqi Liu
Preparation of Hydroxyethyl Chitosan Hydrogel and Research of its Swelling and Drug Releasing Properties...... 422 Hua Zheng, Yan Rao, XQ Zou
Preparation, Characterization of Chitosan/ Acrylamide Graft Copolymer and Research of Its Flocculation Effect...... 424 Hua Zheng, Xu Chen, Yunbo Xu
Property Modulation of Poly (Phenylene Sulfide) Film by Addition of PA66 and PET...... 427 Young Ho Kim, Ggot Hayan Bae, Jeong Cheol Kim
Proton NMR of the Product of Diphenyltin Dichloride and the Antibacterial Drug Ciprofloxacin ...... 429 Anna Zhao, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Rapid and Reversible Gel-Sol Transition of Self-Assembled Gel Induced by Photoisomerization of Dendritic Azobenzenes ...... 431 Jung Hak Kim, Myungeun Seo, Yun Jun Kim, Sang Youl Kim
Rapid Synthesis of Poly(Carboxylic Acid) Brushes by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization...... 432 Parul Jain, Jinhua Dai, Gregory L. Baker, Merlin L. Bruening
Regioregular Amphiphilic Poly (Phenylene Ethynylene)s Bearing Alkyl and Semifluoroalkyl Substituents ...... 433 Kathy B. Woody, Rakesh Nambiar, David M. Collard
Relaxation Behaviors of Long-Chain Branched Polylactic Acid Samples Prepared by Using Polyfunctional Monomer and Electron-Beam Irradiation ...... 434 Yongbin Wang, Zhigang Wang
Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater by Polybenzoxazine-Based Aerogel ...... 436 Tidarat Komalwanich, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Sujitra Wongkasemjit
Rheological Properties of Hydrogels Assembled by Inclusion Complexation Between α-Cyclodextrin and Poly (Ethylene Glycol) ...... 438 Jie Wang, Peng Liu, Hailan Ke, Li Zheng, Xuhong Guo, Li Li
Rheological Property of Tremolite/Nylon1010 Composites...... 441 Xiaoli Liu, Zhiying Li, Jingfeng Yu, Fengqi Liu
Rod-Coil Block Copolymer Micelles...... 442 Su Yeon Choi, Sle Lee, Ae Jung Jang, Seung Hyun Kim, Yun Jeong Song, Jea Uk Lee, Won Ho Jo
Silica/Bismaleimide Hybrid Nanocomposite...... 443 Chenggang Chen, Janis Brown, Tia Benson Tolle
Soap-Free Emulsion Polymerization for Producing Highly Monodisperse Polystyrene Microspheres ...... 445 Chang Liu, Jianyong Fang, Fengqi Liu
Solid State and Electrochemical Characterization of Nanostructured Cobalt Oxide Wires...... 446 Pei Yuin Keng, Jeffrey Pyun
Solution Structure of Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) in Toluene and Its Effect on Cast-Film Morphology...... 448 Kaikun Yang, Congkang Xu, Narayan C. Das, Günter Reiter, Howard Wang
Standard F TOF MALDI MS of Products from Hydroquinone and Substituted Hydroquinone Products Formed from Reaction with Dibutyltin Dichloride ...... 450 Girish Barot, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Structural and Dynamic Disorders of a Form Isotactic-Polypropylene Revealed by Solid State-NMR ...... 454 Al Mamun, Toshikazu Miyoshi
Structural Information of Plasma Treated Wool ...... 455 C.W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Structure Determination of Poly (Methylene Green)...... 457 Marguerite N. Germain, Shelley D. Minteer
Study of Chain Transfer Agent Effect on Gel Point of Poly(Acrylamide) Hydrogel ...... 460 Qingrui Chen, Dacheng Zhao, Xiaoli Liu, Guoqing Jiang, Li Liu, Jingfeng Yu, Fengqi Liu
Study of Surface Hydrophilicity and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Modified by Peregal...... 461 Chaocan Zhang, Bing Li, Fei Yan, Lili Wu, Ousheng Zhang
Study of the Aging Effects of Poly(p-Phenylene Benzobisoxazole) (PBO) Fibers and PBO Fiber Reinforced Composite After Oxygen Plasma Treatment...... 463 Chengshuang Zhang, Ping Chen, Baichen Wang, Wei Li, Xiaotao Kang
Study of the Cure Kinetics and Cure Chemistry of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Phenylethynylphthalimide Networks ...... 466 Bradley Seurer, Andre Lee
Study on Desulphurization Mechanism by Dynamic Sorption of Gasoline Components in Polyethylene Glycol Membranes...... 468 Ligang Lin
Study on Preparation and Properties of PEG-Modified Nano-SiO2...... 470 Lingyuan Wang, Yao Wang, Jianguo Tang, Jixian Liu, Zhen Huang, Rui Wang
Study on Preparation of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Polylactic Acid Microsphere and Its Release Behaviour...... 472 Hua Zheng, Bin Wu, Jing Zhao
Surface Characterization of New Versatile Thermal-PH Sensitive Graft Copolymers ...... 475 H.I. Meléndez-Ortiz, E. Bucio, G. Burillo, T. Isoshima
Surface Modification by Oxygen Plasma Treatment and Its Effect on the Interfacial Properties of Armos Reinforced PPESK Composites...... 477 Ping Chen, Hong Li, Jing Wang, Chengshuang Zhang, Baolei Sun
Surface Modification of Carbon Fiber for the Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Silicone Rubber/Carbon Fiber Composites ...... 480 Eung Soo Kim, Tae Wha Lee, Eun Jeong Kim, Jin-San Yoon
Surface Modified Marl in Polybenzoxazine Composite: Synthesis and Characterization ...... 482 Juthamas Mahajaroensiri, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Rathanawan Magaraphan
Surface Morphological Changes of Plasma-Treated Wool Fibre ...... 484 C. W. Kan, C.W.M. Yuen
Synthesis and Application of a Non-Chemically Amplified Photoresist for Organic Electronics...... 486 Priscilla G. Taylor, Jin Kyun Lee, Alexander A. Zakhidov, Margarita Chatzichristidi, Hon Hang Fong, John DeFranco, George G. Malliaras, Christopher K. Ober
Synthesis and Characterization of Homologous End-Functional Oligo(P-Phenylene Vinylene) Oligomers...... 488 Chivin Sun, Neeraja Vundyala, Carliann Costanzo, Sutapa Ghosh, Ralf M. Peetz
Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Poly(Ether Sulfone)s Including Imidazolium Salts at the Termini ...... 490 Takashi Ohsugi, T. Hayakawa, Masaaki Kakimoto
Synthesis and Characterization of PAMPS-Filled Nylon Nonwoven Membranes ...... 491 Kyung-Hye Jung, Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Xiangwu Zhang
Synthesis and Characterization of Surfactant Macromonomers for Hydrophobically Associating Polymers ...... 493 Guoqing Jiang, Qingrui Chen, Guohui Zhang, Fengqi Liu
Synthesis and Dyeing Properties on Cotton Fabrics of a Cationic Reactive Dye ...... 494 Hua Zhang, Tao Zhao, Gang Sun
Synthesis and Properties of Invertible Amphiphilic Polyurethanes ...... 496 A.M. Kohut, Ivan Hevus, A.S. Voronov
Synthesis of Acyclovir-Containing Polymers from Disulfonyl Acid Dichlorides...... 498 Theodore S. Sabir, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
Synthesis of Dipropylene Glycol Catalyzed by Organic Amine ...... 500 Liang Lu, Yuzhi Xiang, Daohong Xia, Yulu Zhou
Synthesis of Group IVB Metallocene Polyethers Containing the Synthetic Hormone Dienestrol ...... 502 Charles E. Carraher Jr., Yuki Ashida, Girish Barot
Synthesis of Linear Polyether Chelating Resins and Their Adsorption Properties in Chloroform Solution ...... 505 Shuangqing Zhang, Chaocan Zhang, Changhai He, Jun Xu
Synthesis of Photosensitive Polyheral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Polymer with Low Dielectric Constant ...... 507 Y. Ishida, T. Hayakawa, M. Kakimoto, Y. Kimae
Synthesis of Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)/Silver Composite from Silver-Diamine Complex in Carbon Dioxide ...... 508 Sang-Hun Han, Byung-Joo Kim, Kyung-Kyu Park, Sang-Ho Lee
Synthesis, Characterization and Fluorescence Properties of Novel Terbium Coordination Polyaryletherketone ...... 511 Dan Liu, Hao Yu, Zhonggang Wang
Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry as a Simple, Clean and Efficient Method to Make α,ω-Functionalized Polystyrenes Prepared by Anionic Polymerization...... 513 Bin Sun, Wen-Bin Zhang, Jonathan Janoski, Roderic P. Quirk, Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Time Dependent Rheological Behavior of Wheat Gluten-Based Aqueous Mixtures ...... 515 Jing Dong, Richard Parnas, Alexandru D. Asandei
Time-Resolved Measurements of Spin-Dependent Carrier Recombination in Charge Transfer States of Pi-Conjugated Polymers...... 517 Kipp J. van Schooten, Su Liu, Manfred J. Walter, Dane R. McCamey, Ullrich Scherf, Christoph Bohme, John M. Lupton
TiO2 Hollow Spheres and Their Implication for Non-Volatile Electrolyte-Based Dye- Sensitized Solar Cells ...... 518 Jong Hyuk Park, Sun Young Jung, Raehyun Kim, Junkyung Kim, Sang-Soo Lee
Toward Rehealable Supramolecular Polymers Using Aromatic Amide Motifs ...... 520 Justin D. Fox, Sona Sivakova, Stuart J. Rowan
Use of Modified Nafion Membranes to Immobilize Whole and Lysed Mitochondria on Carbon Electrodes...... 522 Kevin M. Boehm, Robert L. Arechederra, Shelley D. Minteer
Vinyl Acetate Copolymers with Vinylidene Fluoride and Hexafluoropropene by UV Mediated Peroxide Irradiation at Room Temperature...... 524 Alexandru D. Asandei, Yanhui Chen
Viscoelastic Properties of Rubber Composites Reinforced by Wheat Gluten and Wheat Starch Co-Filler...... 526 L. Jong
Wheat Gluten Blends with Aldehyde, Thiol, Epoxide and Hydroxy Functionalized Silane Coated Alumina...... 528 Sudsiri Hemsri, Christopher P. Simpson, Richard Parnas, Alexandru D. Asandei
Developing Composites from Non-Traditional Reinforcement Materials Using Non-Woven Webs...... 530 Yi Zou, Narendra Reddy, Shah Huda, Yiqi Yang
Effects of Phase Separation on Diffusion Behaviors of Polyethylene Chains Between Polyethylene Layers ...... 533 Liang Yang, Yanhua Niu, Zhigang Wang
Interplay of Polymer Crystallization and Liquid-Liquid Demixing in Multi-Component Systems: Theory and Simulations...... 536 Wenbing Hu
Nucleation Phase Separation under Oscillatory Shear in Polybutadiene/Polyisoprene System ...... 537 Charles C. Han, Ruoyu Zhang, Xia Dong
Orientated Cystallization in Isotactic Polypropylene Nanocomposite Under Shear Flow Conditions...... 539 Xia Dong, Tongchen Sun, Fenghua Chen, Yong Zhou, Dujin Wang, Charles C. Han
Polymerized Delamination of Clay in Polyolefins: From Efficient Intercalative Polymerization to Product-Retrievable Nanocomposite Preparation ...... 541 Jin-Yong Dong, Youliang Hu
Amphiphilic Helix Bundle Forming Peptide-Polymer Conjugates...... 543 Jessica Y. Shu, Cen Tan, Yu-Ja Huang, Ting Xu
Bioinspired Multiphase Materials: Supramolecular Hydrogels to Mimic Enzymes...... 545 Qigang Wang, Zhimou Yang, Lihua Li, Bing Xu
Mechanical Properties of Beetle Elytral Cuticle, a Hierarchically Ordered, Multicomponent Biomaterial ...... 547 Joseph Lomakin, Christian Eichler, Yasuyuki Arakane, Karl J. Kramer, Richard W. Beeman, Michael R. Kanost, Stevin H. Gehrke
New Pharmaceutical Vector for Oral Administration of Insulin...... 549 Adeline Callet, Louis Danicher, Yves Frère
Revisit an Old Problem: Complexation Between DNA and PEI...... 552 Chi Wu
Synthesis of Single Molecule-Bis (Long DNA) Triblock Architectures and Their Characterization Towards Single-Molecule Electronics...... 553 Jungkyu K. Lee, Frank Jäckel, Young Hwan Jung, Jeffery B.-H. Tok, W. E. Moerner, Zhenan Bao
Biofunctionalized and Graphene Based Polymer Nanocomposites: The Role of the Interphase ...... 555 L. Cate Brinson, Lesely M. Hamming, T. Ramanathan
Carbon Nanotube and Nanofiber Reinforced Films and Fibers ...... 556 Rahul Jain, Han Gi Chae, Sudhakar Jagannathan, Marilyn L. Minus, Young Ho Choi, Yaodong Liu, Satish Kumar
Carbon Nanotube Induced Polymer Crystallization: Nanohybrid Shish Kebabs and Beyond...... 558 Bing Li, Bingbing Wang, Christopher Y. Li
Graphene-Based Materials...... 560 Rodney S. Ruoff
New Insight Into Hierarchical Structures of Carbon Black Filler in Rubbers...... 561 Tadanori Koga, T. Hashimoto, M. Takenaka, K. Aizawa
Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle/Organic Hybrids ...... 563 Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Ryan M. Van Horn, Wen-Bin Zhang, Chien-Lung Wang
Conducting Polymer Cubic Phases...... 564 David C. Martin, Ye Shen, Jinghang Wu, Laura K. Povlich, Michelle Leach, Sarah A. Spanninga, Charles Shaw
Electroactive Nanotube Polymer Nanocomposites for Sensors and Actuators...... 566 Joycelyn S. Harrison, Sharon E. Lowther, Jin Ho Kang, Cheol Park
Magnetic Field Effects in Pi-Conjugated Polymer/Fullerene Blends ...... 568 Fujian Wang, Heinz Bässler, Z. Valy Vardeny
Multifunctional Polymers and Nanocomposites...... 570 Q. M. Zhang
Multiphase Polymer Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ...... 571 Sung Chul Kim, Dong Hwee Kim, Jisu Choi, Yo Han Kwon, Sang Young Lee
Shear Piezoelectricity in Biopolymers and Their Carbon Nanotube Composites ...... 572 Conrad Lovell, James M. Fitz-Gerald, Cheol Park, Joycelyn S. Harrison
Shear Piezoelectricity of Biopolymers and Synthetic Chiral Polymers...... 574 Eiichi Fukada
Correlation of Interfacial Composition and Bulk Morphology to Device Performance in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ...... 575 David S. Germack, Calvin Chan, Behrang Hamadani, R. Joseph Kline, David J. Gundlach, Lee J. Richter, Daniel A. Fischer, Dean M. DeLongchamp
Heterojunction ZnO-Nanorod-Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Solar Cells...... 577 Congkang Xu, Kaikun Yang, Liwei Huang, Joachim Loos, Howard Wang
High Efficiency Polymer-Titanium Oxide Hybrid Solar Cells...... 579 Kwanghee Lee
Semiconductor Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites: From Synthesis to Packing at the Air/Water Interface and Photovoltaic Application ...... 580 Zhiqun Lin, Matthew D. Goodman, Jun Xu, Jun Wang, Malika Jeffries-EL
Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Organization of Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells ...... 582 Svetlana S. van Bavel, Erwan Sourty, Gijsbertus de With, Joachim Loos
Vertical Phase Separation in Poly(3-Hexylthiophene): Fullerene Derivative Blends and Its Advantage for Inverted Structure Solar Cells...... 584 Li-Min Chen, Zheng Xu, Guanwen Yang, Jianhui Hou, Yue Wu, Gang Li, Yang Yang
Carbon Nanofiber (CNF) Reinforced Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Fibers...... 585 Rahul Jain, Han Gi Chae, Satish Kumar
Determining the Effectiveness of Polymer Blend Compatibilization by Multiblock Copolymers Formed in-Situ Via Melt Mixing ...... 587 Earl Ashcraft, Haining Ji, Jimmy Mays, Mark D. Dadmun
Development of Hydrogels Grafted to a Polypropylene Substrate Using a Novel Polyperoxide Macroinitiator ...... 589 A.M. Kohut, A.S. Voronov, Ihor Tarnavchyk, Volodymyr Y. Samaryk, Natalya Nosova, Serhiy M. Varvarenko, Stanislav A. Voronov
Mechanism of Silver Ion Reduction in Amphiphilic Invertible Nanoreactors ...... 592 A. S. Voronov, A. M. Kohut
Nanocomposite Hydrogels Based on Laponite and Different Polymers...... 594 Yimin Sun, Li Li, Xuhong Guo
Nanophasic Amphiphilic Conetworks and New Nanohybrids Therefrom...... 596 Béla Iván, Csaba Fodor, Gergely Kali, Péter Mezey, Ralf Thomann, Rolf Mülhaupt
Reinforced Thermoset Composites Using Crystallizable Solvents...... 598 Onur Sinan Yordem, Alan J. Lesser
Synthesis of Polymer Core-Shell Particles in Nonaqueous Emulsion...... 600 Robert Haschick, Markus Klapper, Klaus Müllen
Advances in Critical Materials Development for Printed Transistors ...... 601 Beng Ong
Control of Mobility in Crystalline/Amorphous Conductive Block Copolymers...... 602 Richard D. McCullough, Tomasz Kowalewski, Geneviève Sauvé, Rui Zhang, Anna E. Javier, Mihaela Stefan, Jessica R. Cooper
Controlled Organic Semiconductor Growth Via Dieletric Crystalline Surface Modification for High Performance OTFTs...... 603 Ajay A. Virkar, Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld, Michael F. Toney, Zhenan Bao
Materials and Processes for Thin Film Flexible Electronics ...... 605 Zhenan Bao
New Materials for Printed Electronics...... 606 Florian Dötz, Peter Eckerle, Ingolf Hennig, Marcel Kastler, Silke Köhler, Ashok K. Mishra, Hiroyoshi Noguchi, Subramanian Vaidyanathan
Printed Biosensors for Monitoring Enzyme Activities...... 607 Howard Wang
Stretchable Organic Transistor Integrated Circuit Using Elastic Conductors ...... 608 Takao Someya, Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Kenji Hata, Takanori Fukushima, Takuzo Aida
Synthesis of Semi-Perfluoroalkyl Polyfluorenes for Orthogonal Processing in Hydrofluoroether Solvents ...... 609 Jin-Kyun Lee, Hon Hang Fong, Alexander A. Zakhidov, Georgia E. McCluskey, Priscilla G. Taylor, Andrew B. Holmes, George G. Malliaras, Christopher K. Ober
Assembly of Functionalized POSS-M Nanoparticles ...... 611 Ray Gunawidjaja, Feifei Huang, Maryana Gumenna, Nina Klimenko, Grady A. Nunnery, Valery V. Shevchenko, Rina Tannenbaum, Vladimir V. Tsukruk
Directed Assembly of Block Copolymer Films ...... 613 A. Karim, B. Berry, X. Zhang, K. Yager, S. Kim, A. Bosse, J. F. Douglas, R. L. Jones, R. M. Briber, H.C. Kim
Effect of Particle Additives on the Formation of 2D-Defect Structures in Block Copolymers...... 615 Hyung Ju Ryu, Jessica Listak, Michael R. Bockstaller
Micellar Films of Diblock Copolymers Containing Nanoparticles and Fluorophores...... 616 Byeong-Hyeok Sohn, Seong Il Yoo, Jin-Hyung Kim, Jeong-Hee Kim
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles in a Polymer Melt ...... 617 Grant Smith, Dmitry Bedrov
Nanoparticle Jamming to Create Discrete and Bicontinuous Polymer Blend Morphologies...... 618 Russell J. Composto, Hyun-Joong Chung, Sangah Gam
Well-Defined Nanostructured Polymer Blends with Janus Particles ...... 619 Andreas Walther, Axel H. E. Müller
Component Dynamics in Miscible Blends with and without Hydrogen Bonding...... 621 Timothy P. Lodge, Ashish Gaikwad, Sahban Ozair
Electrophoresis and Bending Properties of Polyelectrolytes...... 622 Lynden A. Archer
Extensional Flow-Induced Crystallization in Multi-Component Polyolefin Melts...... 623 Xiaowei Li, Jong Kahk Keum, Feng Zuo, Yimin Mao, Benjamin S. Hsiao
How Can Entangled Polymers Flow Homogeneously?...... 625 Shi-Qing Wang, P. E. Boukany, S. Ravindranath, Y. Wang, X. Li, X. Zhu, L. Li, G. Wang
Merging the World's Rheology Expertise Through Rheo-Informatics ...... 626 H. Henning Winter
Rheological Examination on the Shish-Kebab Formation for Ethylene Copolymer with Small Amounts of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene ...... 627 Yanhua Niu, Wei Shao, Zhigang Wang
Development of the Worm-Like Micelle Block Copolymer Morphology in Templated Thermosets...... 629 Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, H. Sean Tang, Daniel J. Murray, Stephen F. Hahn
Novel Polyisobutylene-Based Polyureas...... 630 Suresh K. Jewrajka, Emel Yilgor, Iskender Yilgor, Joseph P. Kennedy
Novel Water-Soluble Chitosan Derivatives/Quantum Dots Nanocomposite: Synthesis, Characterization and Photoluminescence Properties ...... 632 Yumin Du, Yan Li, Xiaohui Wang
Phase Behavior of Polymeric Hairy Nanoparticles in Polymer Melts ...... 633 Xiaorong Wang, Victor J. Foltz, Mindaugas Rackaitis, G. A. Bohm
POSS Containing Block Copolymers as Templates for Pattern Transfer...... 635 Tomoyasu Hirai, Melvina Leolukman, T. Hayakawa, Masaaki Kakimoto, Padma Gopalan
Silsesquioxane Materials as Sun Protection Factor Ingredients and as Films for Greenhouse Covers ...... 637 Lijiang Hu, Xiaodong Chen, Di Wang, Yu Liu
Synthesis, Modification with Cubic Polyhedral Silsesquioxane, and Self-Assembly of Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-block-Poly(Pentafluorostyrene) Amphiphilic Block Copolymers ...... 639 H. Hussain, B.H. Tan, K. Y. Mya, Liu Ye, C. B. He, Thomas. P. Davis
Domain Spacing in Mesophase Separated Olefin Block Copolymers: Effect of Polydispersity and Comparison to Theory...... 640 Jeffrey D. Weinhold, Patricia L. Roberts, Eddy I. Garcia-Meitin, Gary R. Marchand, Phillip D. Hustad
Engineering Morphologies of Mesoporous Block Copolymer Nanorods by Confinement...... 642 Y. Wang, Y. Qin, M. Knez, U. Gösele, M. Steinhart
Gas Separation Properties in Copolyetherimides in Relation to Their Phase Separated Structure ...... 644 Ángel Marcos-Fernandez, Ángel E. Lozano, José G. de la Campa, Javier de Abajo, Alberto Tena, Laura Palacio, Pedro Prádanos, Antonio Hernández
Lithium Salt Doping in PEO-Containing Block Copolymers: Counterion and Concentration Effects ...... 646 Thomas H. Epps III, Wen-Shiue Young
Poly (Vinyl Ester) Block Copolymers Derived from Cobalt-Mediated Radical Polymerizations ...... 648 David N. Bunck, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa
Synthesis of a Novel Coil-Rod-Coil ABA Triblock Copolymer Comprised of Regioregular Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) and Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Segments...... 650 Tomoya Higashihara, Mitsuru Ueda
Versatile Block Copolymer: From Fundamentals to Application...... 652 Weijun Zhou, Stephen F. Hahn, Charles F. Diehl, Kurt Koppi, Daniel J. Murray
Assembling Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Through Instabilities of Liquid Interfaces...... 653 Jintao Zhu, Ryan C. Hayward
Compartmentalized Gels from Linear ABC Terpolymers in Water...... 654 Timothy P. Lodge, Rajiv R. Taribagil, Marc A. Hillmyer
Complex Micelle Architectures from Polyferrocene Diblock Copolymers Using Living, Crystallization-Driven Supramolecular Polymerisations...... 655 Nga Sze Ieong, Torben Gädt, Graeme Cambridge, Mitchell A. Winnik, Ian Manners
Controlling the Formation of Nano Structured Vesicular Gels for Multi-Encapsulation and Cell Delivery ...... 656 Thomas P. Smart, Giuseppe Battaglia
Double Stimuli-Responsive Porous Membranes from Polystyrene-Block-Poly(N,N- Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate) Diblock Copolymers ...... 658 Felix Schacher, Tobias Rudolph, Mathias Ulbricht, Axel H. E. Müller
Enzyme Containing Porous Polymersomes as Nano Reaction Vessels for Cascade Reactions...... 660 Suzanne M. Kuiper, Madhavan Nallani, Dennis M. Vriezema, Jeroen J. Cornelissen, Jan C. van Hest, Roeland J. M. Nolte, Alan E. Rowan
Fluorescent PH-/Thermo-Responsive Micelles from Block Copolymers Synthesized Via Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization...... 662 Natthaporn Suchao-in, Suwabun Chirachanchai, Sebastien Perrier
Responsive Micelles and Organogels from Polypeptide-Based Block Copolymers...... 663 Sandeep S. Naik, John D. Stempien, Adam D. Richardson, Daniel A. Savin
Functional Soft Nanoparticles Via the RAFT Process...... 665 Varangkana Jitchum, Sébastien Perrier
Microwave-Assisted RAFT Polymerization: Block Copolymers in the Blink of an Eye...... 666 Debashish Roy, Brent S. Sumerlin
Novel Activation Strategies for the Formation of Polymeric Nanostructures ...... 668 Roey J. Amir, Sheng Zhong, Darrin J. Pochan, Craig J. Hawker
Organoboron Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Self-Assembly...... 669 Chengzhong Cui, Frieder Jäkle
Segmented and Gradient Copolymers Prepared by ATRP as Nanostructured Functional Materials ...... 671 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Site Transformation of Polyisobutylene Chain Ends Into Functional RAFT Agents for Block Copolymer Synthesis...... 673 Andrew J. D. Magenau, Nemesio Martinez-Castro, Robson F. Storey
Synthesis of Diblock Copolymer Containing Photoacid-Generator by RAFT ...... 676 Yun Jun Kim, Melvina Leolukman, Huiman Kang, Paul F. Nealey, Padma Gopalan
Diblock Copolymer Patterned Surfaces for Ulva Zoospores Settlement Assays ...... 678 Claudia M. Grozea, Nikhil Gunari, John A. Finlay, Daniel Grozea, Maureen E. Callow, James A. Callow, Zheng-Hong Lu, Gilbert C. Walker
Effect of Block Length on Interfacial Structure and Segregation of Diblock Copolymers at Immiscible Polymer/Polymer Interfaces ...... 680 Arif O. Gozen, Jan Genzer, Richard J. Spontak
Electrospun Polybenzoxazole Nanofibers Made by Thermal Conversion of Hydroxy- Containing Polyimide...... 682 Yan Zou, Chuyun Cheng, Juan Chen, Andreas Greiner, Haoqing Hou
Low-Density Gold Nanoparticle Arrays from Block Copolymer Templates...... 684 Randall M. Stoltenberg, Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld, Zhenan Bao
Nanostructured Functional Materials from Self-Assembled Thin Films of Polyferrocenylsilane (PFS) Block Copolymers ...... 686 Jessica Gwyther, Ian Manners
Poling of Nonlinear Optical Chromophores in Nanostructured Polymeric Materials...... 687 Melvina Leolukman, Peerasak Paoprasert, Brian Kelly, David J. McGee, Padma Gopalan
Supramolecular Assemblies of Block Copolymers as Templates for Nanofabrication...... 689 Bhanu Nandan, E. Bhoje Gowd, Nadja C. Bigall, Alexander Eychmüller, Manfred Stamm
Thin Films of Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Block Copolymers...... 691 Kevin A. Cavicchi
Cucurbiturils in Aqueous Supramolecular Polymers ...... 692 Oren A. Scherman
Iodinated Shell Crosslinked Nanoparticles: Towards the Development of X-Ray Contrast Agents...... 694 Jennifer L. Sorrells, Nam S. Lee , Chethaka L. Kahakachchi, William McGhee, Dennis A. Moore, Tom Rogers, Karen L. Wooley
Light-Harvesting Phosphonium Polyelectrolytes ...... 695 Eleanor G. Tennyson, Rhett C. Smith
New Imidazolium-Based Supramolecular Polymer Materials with Functional Properties in Water and Non-Aqueous Solvents ...... 696 Douglas L. Gin, Trevor K. Carlisle, Brian R. Wiesenaurer, Jason E. Bara, Magdalene E. Reynolds, Christopher J. Gabriel, Richard D. Noble
Polymeric Systems Containing Macrocyclic Structures for the Extraction of Ionic Species from Aqueous Evironments...... 697 Brett M. Rambo, Nathan L. Bill, Abdullah Aydogan, Daniel J. Coady, Dae-Sik Kim, Christopher W. Bielawski, Jonathan L. Sessler
Responsive Nanoporous Colloidal Films and Membranes ...... 699 Ilya Zharov, Olga A. Schepelina, Alexis E. Abelow
Self-Assembled Peptide Nanotubes for Electronics and Sensor Devices...... 701 Roberto de la Rica, Hiroshi Matsui
Self-Assembling Boronate-Linked Materials...... 703 R. William Tilford, Brett M. Rambo, Jie Liu, Laura M. Lanni, Weijun Niu, John J. Lavigne
Self-Assembly of Chiral Star-Shaped Oligo(p-Phenylene Vinylene) Substituted Hexaarylbenzenes...... 705 Martin Wolffs, Ralf A. A. Bovee, Xianwen Lou, Joost L. J. van Dongen, Željko Tomović, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, E. W. Meijer
Self-Assembly of Coordination Polymers Into Tunable Helical Structures...... 707 Ho-Joong Kim, Myongsoo Lee
Self-Assembly of Porphyrin Trimers in Solution and at the Liquid-Solid Interface...... 709 Nico Veling, Richard van Hameren, Johannes A. A. W. Elemans, Alan E. Rowan, Roeland J. M. Nolte
Self-Assembly of Stimuli-Responsive Polymer-Protein Conjugates Prepared by RAFT Polymerization...... 711 Priyadarsi De, Ming Li, Sudershan R. Gondi, Debashish Roy, Brent S. Sumerlin
Soft Matter Nanoparticles by Design: Supramacromolecular Building Blocks for Future Functional Materials...... 713 Victor Y. Lee, Eric A. Appel, Hector Nuno, Melia Tjio, Mikhail Maksimov, Vidya Ganapati, Melanie McNeil, James L. Hedrick, Robert D. Miller, Joseph Sly
Supramolecular Block Copolymer Self Assembly and Nanolithography...... 715 Chuanbing Tang, Michael D. Dimitriou, Glenn H. Fredrickson, Edward J. Kramer, Craig J. Hawker
Supramolecular Thermoreversible Polymer Networks with Tunable Properties...... 717 Marcus Weck, Kamlesh P. Nair, Victor Breedveld
Supramolecularly Assembled Functional Hollow Polymeric Nanostructures...... 718 Rachel K. O’Reilly
Toward Applications for Metallosupramolecular Polymers ...... 719 Stuart J. Rowan
Tuning the Selectivity of Complementary Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding...... 720 Tom F. A. de Greef, T. Felder, Gianfranco Ercolani, G. B. W. L. Ligthart, E. W. Meijer, Rint P. Sijbesma
Combining Nitric Oxide Generation and Sirolimus Release in Polymeric Films – Potential Coatings for Stents and Other Biomedical Devices...... 722 Biyun Wu, Yang Wang, Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, Mark E. Meyerhoff
End Point Immobilization of Heparin on Polyurethane Film ...... 725 Jing Wan, Jiatang Wang, Lisong Fang, Jinghua Chen
Multilayer Coatings for Release of Active Molecules...... 727 Yulia Samoshina, Malin H. Sörensen, Per M. Claesson
Novel Perfluoropolyethers as Fouling Release Coatings: Investigation of Structure- Property Relationships Relevant to Fouling Resistance and Release ...... 729 Zhaokang Hu, John A. Finlay, Maureen E. Callow, Joseph M. DeSimone
Pigment Encapsulation with Amphipolar Copolymers Via LCST Phenomena and Implications for Coatings ...... 731 C. D. Eisenbach, N. Bulychev, F. Wurst, K. Dirnberger, Th. Schauer
Self-Healing Polymer Coatings ...... 733 Paul V. Braun, Abigail Griffith, Soo Hyoun Cho, Scott R. White
Stimuli-Responsive Polymer...... 735 Liming Tang, John Whalen, Grant Schutte, Christoph Weder
CeramiSphere: Controlled Release from Sol-Gel Micro and Nano-Particles...... 737 Christophe J. Barbé, Kim Finnie, Linggen Kong
Encapsulation of Biomolecules in Nanocapsules Prepared in Miniemulsion for a Targeted Drug Delivery ...... 739 Grit Baier, Anna Musyanovych, Katharina Landfester
Formation of Functionalized Nanocapsules for On-Demand Release Obtained by the Miniemulsion Process ...... 740 Markus Urban, Anika Hamberger, Anna Musyanovych, Katharina Landfester
Fractal Kinetics of Diacrylates Postcuring by Curve-Fitting Real-Time FTIR...... 741 Eric Nouzille, Tuan Quoc Nguyen
Microencapsulation of a Peroxide to Increase the Shelf Life of an Unsaturated Polyester for Electrical Insulating Applications...... 744 Chris Bounds, Ronald Goetter, John A. Pojman, Max Vandersall
Microencapsulation of Bioactive Components for Foods and Pharmaceuticals...... 746 Anna Millqvist-Fureby
Polymeric Nanocapsules and Interaction with (Stem) Cells: Surface Modifications, Endocytosis and Nanocapsule Design for MRI Applications ...... 748 Volker Mailänder, Julia Dausend, Umaporn Paiphaniri, Katharina Landfester, Hubert Schrezenmeier
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