2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Membrane/surface Modification

All papers in this area will be considered.

Chair

Ranil Wickramasinghe, University of Arkansas

Co-Chair

Scott Husson, Clemson University

Presentations

08:30 AM

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

08:55 AM

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

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
Nancy Lin, Gregory T. Lewis, Myung-man Kim, Yoram Cohen

09:45 AM

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

10:10 AM

(421e) Synthesis of Poly(ethylene glycol)-Grafted Polycaprolactone Porous Membranes by Using Oxygen Plasma to Prevent Fibroblast Adhesion
Chi Yen, Hongyan He, Zhengzheng Fei, W.S. Winston Ho, L. James Lee

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
Haitao Dong, Ranil Wickramasinghe, Scott Husson, Xianghong Qian