2009 Annual Meeting

Session: Polymer Processing and Rheology I

Co-Chair

Rafael Verduzco, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Presentations

08:30 AM

(50a) Melt Shear and Extensional Rheology of Carbon Nanofiber/Polystyrene Composites
Koki Miyazono, Christopher D. Kagarise, Monon Mahboob, Stephen E. Bechtel, Kurt W. Koelling

08:55 AM

(50b) Morphology and Rheology of Model Immiscible Blends with Interfacial Crosslinking
Candice DeLeo, Sachin Velankar

09:20 AM

(50c) Comparison of Individual Chain Dynamics of a Short-Chain Polyethylene Dense Liquid with Equivalent Free-Draining Dilute Solution Using An Atomistic and Mesoscopic Level Approach
Jun Mo Kim, Brian J. Edwards, David J. Keffer, Bamin Khomami

09:45 AM

(50d) Effect of Sparse Long-Chain Branching On the Film-Casting Behavior for a Series of Well-Defined HDPEs
Donald G. Baird, Christopher D. McGrady, Christopher W. Seay

10:10 AM

(50e) Integrated Real Time Birefringence and Light Depolarization Studies On Structural Evolution During Complete Processing Cycle: Heating, Stretching, Holding and Cooling of Polymer Films
Jane Hitomi Fujiyama-Novak, Miko Cakmak

10:35 AM

(50f) Morphological and Rheological Effects of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Processing of Polystyrene-Clay Nanocomposites
Mihai Manitiu, Robert Bellair, Esin Gulari