2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Stimuli-Responsive Polymers

This session will cover the synthesis, characterization, modeling, and applications of stimuli-responsive polymers in solution, gels, brushes, and microstructures.

Chair

Walters, K. B., Mississippi State University

Co-Chair

Hayward, R. C., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Presentations

08:00 AM

(746a) Synthesis and Swelling Response of Block and Random Copolymer Brushes Incorporating Thermo- and pH-Responsive Constituents

08:20 AM

(746b) Towards the Development of Biodegradable Sensors from Smart Hydrogels

08:40 AM

(746c) Prediction of Phase Behavior In Surface-Tethered Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Networks from Demixing Behavior of Linear Poly(NIPAAm) Solutions

09:00 AM

(746d) “Smart” Surfaces of Polymer Brushes

09:20 AM

(746e) Influence of Binding Strength on the Structure of Supramolecular Polymer-Surfactant Complexes

09:40 AM

(746f) Studying the Influence of Structure on Hydrogel Behaviour: A Molecular Simulation Study of Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)

10:00 AM

(746g) Development of Environmentally Responsive Hydrogel Systems Over Micro- and Nanodevices Via ATRP