Session: Thermodynamics of Polymers II (2009 Annual Meeting)

Thursday, November 12, 2009: 8:30 AM

Cheekwood A (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

We invite contributions associated with the thermodynamics of polymeric systems such as solutions, blends, block and random copolymers, networks, gels, polyelectrolyte solutions, and ionomers. We accept experimental work on phase equilibria in polymers, Landau-based, statistical mechanical and field-theoretical approaches, and novel molecular simulation methodologies.

Sponsor:

Thermodynamics and Transport Properties

Co-Sponsor(s):

Polymers (08a)

Chair:

Arthi Jayaraman
Email: arthi.jayaraman@colorado.edu

Co-Chair:

Coray M. Colina
Email: colina@matse.psu.edu

8:30 AM

(540a) LCST Behavior of Lightly Charged Aqueous Polyelectrolytes
David S. Simmons and Isaac C. Sanchez

8:55 AM

(540b) On the Morphology of Bicontinuous Phases in Blends of Diblock Copolymer and Homopolymer
Juan C. Araque, Francisco Martínez-Veracoechea and Fernando A. Escobedo

9:20 AM

(540c) Phase Transition in Polymer Brushes and Its Implication to Surface Forces
Eduardo R. A. Lima and Jianzhong Wu

9:45 AM

(540d) Application of Interfacial-SAFT (iSAFT) Density Functional Theory in Multiscale Modeling of Inhomogeneous Systems
Zhengzheng Feng, Chris Emborsky, Kenneth R. Cox and Walter G. Chapman

10:10 AM

(540e) Crystaline/Amorphous Transitions in Printed Polymeric Droplets
Phong Huynh and Paul Takhistov

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