2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Membrane/surface Modification

All papers in this area will be considered.

Chair

Wickramasinghe, R., University of Arkansas

Co-Chair

Husson, S., Clemson University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(421a) Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Poly(ionic liquid)S from Regenerated Cellulose Membranes
Samadi, A., Husson, S.

08:55 AM

(421b) Surface Modification to Enhance the Fouling Resistance of Commercial Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Van Wagner, E. M., Freeman, B. D., Sharma, M. M.

09:20 AM

(421c) Surface Nano-Structuring by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Induced Graft Polymerization for the Synthesis of Low Fouling and Scaling Ro/nf Membranes
Lin, N., Lewis, G. T., Kim, M. M., Cohen, Y.

09:45 AM

(421d) PEG Assisted Hydrophilic Enhancement for Fouling Prevention In Ultrafiltration
Gullinkala, T., Escobar, I. C.

10:10 AM

(421e) Synthesis of Poly(ethylene glycol)-Grafted Polycaprolactone Porous Membranes by Using Oxygen Plasma to Prevent Fibroblast Adhesion
Yen, C., He, H., Fei, Z., Ho, W. S. W., Lee, L. J.

10:35 AM

(421f) Theoretical Prediction of Pka Values for Polymeric Methacrylic Acids Using Combined Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations and the Continuum Dielectric Model
Dong, H., Wickramasinghe, R., Husson, S., Qian, X.