452 Solid-Liquid Interfaces

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM
414 (Convention Center )
Description:
This session deals with interfacial phenomena at solid-liquid interfaces. The session covers both experimental and theoretical work and topics include wetting phenomena, forces between surfaces, adhesion, and the self-assembly of small molecules, macromolecules, and biomacromolecules at solid surfaces.

Sponsor:
Interfacial Phenomena

Chair:
Stephen M. Martin
Email: martinsm@vt.edu

Co-Chair:
Guangzhao Mao
Email: gzmao@eng.wayne.edu


8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks

8:35 AM
(452a) Direct Force Measurement Between Chemically Patterned Heterogeneous Surfaces
Christian Pick, German Drazer and Joelle Frechette

8:55 AM
(452b) Understanding the Mechanism of Simultaneously Oleophobic/Hydrophilic Surface: When a Nanometer-Thick Polymer Coating Meets An Attractive Solid Substrate
Lei Li, Yongjin Wang and Jianing Sun

9:15 AM
(452c) Single Molecule Studies of the Hydrophobic Interaction At the Solid-Liquid Interface
Nathaniel Nelson, Robert Walder and Daniel K. Schwartz

9:35 AM
(452d) Formation of Carboxylic Acid Nanorods On Oleylamide-Capped Au Nanoparticles
Sunxi Wang, Li Li and Guangzhao Mao

9:55 AM
(452e) Quantification of Nucleic Acid Hybridization near Solid Liquid Interface
Jingjing Wang, Kenneth Morabito and Anubhav Tripathi

10:15 AM
(452f) Using Monte Carlo Simulations to Study Wetting Behavior of Ionic Liquids
Kaustubh S. Rane and Jeffrey R. Errington

10:35 AM
(452g) Investigation of Free-Energy Barriers for Droplet Wetting-Mode Transitions On Structured Surfaces Using Forward Flux Sampling
Azar Shahraz, Ali Borhan and Kristen Fichthorn

10:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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