2006 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Nanoscale Structure in Polymers III: Polymer Nanocomposites

We invite papers generally focused on (1) the fabrication and processing of polymer nanocomposites, (2) theoretical developments leading to the explanation of observed phenomena, and (3) applications of polymer nanocomposites. Papers highlighting novel phenomena, new materials and new theories are welcomed.

Chair

Robb M. Winter, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Co-Chair

Ilsoon Lee, Michigan State University

Presentations

03:15 PM

(604a) Calculation of Thermodynamic Stabilities of Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites

Stanislav I. Stoliarov, Marc R. Nyden

03:36 PM

(604b) Average and Local Distribution of Glass Transition Temperatures of Pmma-Swcnt Nanocomposites Studied Via Fluorescence

Perla Rittigstein, Thillaiyan Ramanathan, Anny L. Flory, L. Catherine Brinson, John M. Torkelson

03:57 PM

(604c) Mechanical Properties of Swnt-Polymer Composite Thin Films Fabricated by Molecular Layer-by-Layer Assembly Technique

Bong Sup Shim, Peter Ho, Paul Podsiadlo, Nicholas Kotov

04:18 PM

(604d) Mechanisms of Steady-Shear Rheology in Polymer-Nanoparticle Composites

Venkat Ganesan, Victor Pryamitsyn

04:39 PM

(604e) Polymer-Graphite Nanosheet Composites Via Solid-State Shear Pulverization: a Robust and Practical Approach to Effective Nanofiller Dispersion

Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Kosmas G. Kasimatis, John M. Torkelson

05:00 PM

(604f) Nanocomposite Fabrication through Particle Surface Initiated Polymerization

Zhanhu Guo, Sung Park, H. Thomas Hahn

05:21 PM

(604g) Structure and Rheology of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Based Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites

Steven E. Horsch, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Esin Gulari