Preliminary Program subject to change
08A13 Nanoscale Structure in Polymers I
OverviewBlock copolymer and polymer blend systems provide the opportunity to design materials for next-generation applications based on their ability to self-assemble into nanoscale structures. This session focuses on the ordering and stability of nanostructured polymeric materials generated using copolymers and blends. Both experimental and theoretical works are welcome, and should provide insights into nanostructure formation.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Thomas H. Epps III
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
University of Delaware
150 Academy Street
215 Colburn Lab
Newark, DE 19716
Phone Number: 302-831-0215
Fax Number: 302-831-3009
Email: thepps@udel.edu
Thermoplastic Elastomers Containing Crystalline and Glassy Components from Single-Phase Melts
John P. Bishop and Richard A. Register, Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
Thin Film Morphologies of Rod-Coil Block Copolymer
Manas R. Shah, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, CPE 3.402, 1 University Station, Code C0400, Austin, TX 78712 and Venkat Ganesan, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Code C0400, Austin, TX 78712
Symmetric Diblock Copolymers In Nanopores: Self-Consistent Field Calculations
Dong Meng, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 and Qiang Wang, Chemical Engineering, Coloraldo State University, 905 W Laurel St, Apt 319, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Tunable Nanophase Segregation of Gradient Copolymers: Ordering In Novel Materials with Sinusoidal Composition Profiles across Lamellar Nanodomains
Michelle Mok, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, Christopher J. Ellison, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, Wesley Burghardt, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208 and John M. Torkelson, Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, TECH E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Novel Characterization of Critical Micelle Concentrations of Block and Gradient Copolymers In Homopolymer: Effects of Sequence Distribution, Composition and Molecular Weight
Robert W. Sandoval, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, Daniel Williams, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, Christopher Wong, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, Jungki Kim, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, Connie B. Roth, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3120 and John M. Torkelson, Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Cook Hall Room 2036, Evanston, IL 60208-3108
Well Ordered Polymer Melts from Low Molar Mass Surfactants upon Blending with Selectively Associating Additives
Vikram Daga1, Vijay R. Tirumala2, Curran Chandler3, Alvin H. Romang1, Eric Anderson3, Eric K. Lin2 and James J. Watkins4, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 159 Goessman lab, 686 N. Pleasant st, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (3)Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, (4)Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 120 Governors Dr., Amherst, MA 01003

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division