Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
M - Salon H (Marriott Salt Lake City-Downtown)

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

#186 - Nanoscale Structure in Polymers III: Polymer Nanocomposites (22013)
This session invites contributions exploring innovations in 1) synthesis, fabrication and processing of polymer nanocomposites, (2) theoretical developments leading to the understanding of the observed phenomena, and (3) new applications of polymer nanocomposites. It is known that nanocomposites represent a class of functional materials which can be tailored for properties such as enhanced thermal and mechanical stability, electrical conductivity, transport, and damping properties. Actuators, adaptive and smart materials which respond to external stimuli in a controlled, reproducible manner are new emerging technology. The final properties of nanocomposites are dictated by inherent properties of constituents, interfacial characteristics and dynamics of interfaces, and three dimensional orientation of the nanophase in multiple length scales. This session invites papers investigating novel phenomena, new materials and theories contributing to the exciting forefront technologies in the area of nanocomposites.
Chair:Mitra Yoonessi
CoChair:Vijay I. Raman
8:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:35 AMTransient Polymer Structure in Polyurethane Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites Under Deformation
Hilmar Koerner, Richard A. Vaia
9:05 AMMultifunctional Elastomer Nanocomposites With Functionalized Graphene Single Sheets
Bulent Ozbas, Shigeyuki Toki, Benjamin S Hsiao, Benjamin Chu, Douglas Adamson, Richard A Register, Ilhan A Aksay, Robert K. Prudhomme
9:28 AMNanocomposites of Polyurethane Elastomers for High-Rate and Large-Strain Applications
J. J. Huang, S. M. Liff, G. H. McKinley, M.C. Boyce
9:51 AMFunctional Composites Formed From Cross-Linked Microparticles Of A Responsive Polymer And Titania Nanoparticles
Cecil Coutinho, Reshma Harrinauth, Maya Trotz, Vinay K. Gupta
10:14 AMUtilization Of Nanoplatelet Materials In Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Structures: Formation Challenges And Separation Advantages
J.R. Johnson, William J. Koros
10:37 AMSynthesis and Characterization of Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposites
Dwayne Vickers, Tamara Floyd-Smith, Lynden A. Archer

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