Preliminary Program subject to change
01A08 Water Soluble Polymers
OverviewWater-soluble polymers are of great importance in biological systems and in industrial applications. The unique nature of water as a solvent leads to phenomena not seen in nonaqueous solvents. This session will include studies of phase equilibria, fractionation, and conformational change in water-soluble polymers, both synthetic and biological. Experimental, theoretical, and simulational papers are welcome
Primary SponsorThermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)
Co-Sponsor(s)Polymers (08a)

Chair

Sandra Greer
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD 21035
Phone Number: 301-405-1895
Fax Number: 301-314-9121
Email: sgreer@umd.edu

CoChair

David A. Putnam
Assistant Professor
Cornell University
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
120 Olin Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone Number: (607) 255-4352
Fax Number: (607) 255-1136
Email: dap43@cornell.edu

CoChair

Nitash P. Balsara
Professor
U.C. Berkeley
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
CA
Phone Number: 510-642-8973
Email: nbalsara@CChem.Berkeley.edu
A Novel Evaporation Cell to Study Gradient-Driven Water Transport through Hydrogel Membranes with Zero External Mass-Transfer Resistance
F. Fornasiero1, A. Sutarman2, J. Prausnitz2 and C. Radke3, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
Molecular-Based Study of the Solvation Behavior of Short-Chain Poly-Electrolytes in Aqueous Solutions. LI-Pss Versus LI-Pps
Ariel A. Chialvo and J. Michael Simonson, Chemical Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6110
Fundamental Studies of Polymer Physical Entanglement Interactions with Monodisperse, Random-Coil Protein Polymers
Jennifer S. Lin, Nicolynn E. Davis and Annelise E. Barron, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Engineering High Oxygen Affinity Oxygen Carriers
Andre Palmer, University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and Julie Eike, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Investigation of the Properties of Cellulose-Based Polymers in Aqueous Solution by Molecular Simulation
Jonathan Moore and Robert Sammler, The Dow Chemical Company, 1702 Washington St., Midland, MI 48674
Effect of the Hydrophobic Helix Length and Side Chain Chemistry on Biomimicry in Peptoid Analogues of Lung Surfactant Protein C
Nathan J. Brown, Shannon L. Seurynck, Cindy W. Wu and Annelise E. Barron, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Density Functional Theory for Polyelectrolytes near a Charged Surface
Zhidong Li, University of California-Riverside, 3456 Avocado St., Riverside, CA 92507, Dapeng Cao, University of California, 900 university avenue, Riverside, CA 92521 and Jianzhong Wu, University of California at Riverside, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, A317 Bourns Hall, Riverside, CA 92521
A Monte Carlo Study on Structural Properties of Dendrimer-Polymer Conjugates
Shing Bor Chen and Tong Zhou, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore

Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals