2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Structure and Properties of Polymers IV: Networks and Gels

Continuation of previous sessions.

Chair

Ryan Toomey, University of South Florida

Presentations

08:30 AM

(447a) Simulation Studies on Bimodal Polymer Networks with Heterogeneous Microstructure
Bernardo M. Aguilera-Mercado, Geoffrey D. Genesky, Claude Cohen, Fernando A. Escobedo

08:51 AM

(447b) Flexoelectric Networks from Bent-Core Nematic Liquid Crystal Polymers
Rafael Verduzco, Martin Chambers, Phillip F. Britt, Antal Jákli, Samuel Sprunt, James T. Gleeson

09:12 AM

(447c) Stress-Strain Behavior of Smectic Main-Chain Elastomers
Ronald C. Hedden, Daniel M. Lentz, Harshad P. Patil

09:33 AM

(447d) Monte Carlo Simulation of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Brian T. Gettelfinger, Raj Shekar, Juan J. de Pablo

09:54 AM

(447e) Cavitation Rheology and Fracture Behavior of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels
Santanu Kundu, Alfred J. Crosby

10:15 AM

(447f) Well-Defined Polymeric Structures Based on Novel Degradable Cross-Linkers
Efrosyni Themistou, Costas S. Patrickios

10:36 AM

(447g) The Impact of Sol Molecular Weight on the Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Polymer Gels
Randy A. Mrozek, Phillip J. Cole, Joseph Lenhart