2011 Annual Meeting

Session: Biocomposites - Bio-Derived and Bio-Inspired Composites

Chair

Jie Feng, University of Akron

Co-Chairs

Sadhan C. Jana, University of Akron
Hui Zhou, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Presentations

08:30 AM

(9a) Silica-Chitosan Nanocomposite for pH-Responsive, Stomach-Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics
Allan E. David, Arthur J. Yang, Victor C. Yang

08:55 AM

(9b) Structure-Function Relationships In Beetle Elytral Cuticle, a Biological Composite Material
Patricia A. Huber, Joseph Lomakin, Yasuyuki Arakane, Karl J. Kramer, Richard W. Beeman, Michael R. Kanost, Stevin H. Gehrke, Jessica Etsitty

09:20 AM

(9c) Effect of Nanoclay Amount on the Properties of Biodegradable Polymer/Organoclay Nanocomposites Based on Cellulose Acetate and Poly(Butylene-Adipate-co-Terephthalate)
April Elizabeth Sloan, Barbara Wheelden, Sunggyu Lee

09:45 AM

(9d) Soft MATERIAL Design USING PRINCIPAL Component Analysis
Sheldon Wang, Tao Wu, Barry Cohen

10:10 AM

(9e) Studies of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Rice Husk Polypropylene (RHPP) Composites
Vinay Kumar, Shishir Sinha, Manohar Singh, B. K. Kanungo

10:35 AM

(9f) Water Permeation In Polylactide and Polylactice/Montmorillonite Composites: Experimental Results Versus Theoretical Prediction
An Du, Genaro A. Gelves, Donghun Koo, Mary Ziegler, Uttandaraman Sundararaj, Richard A. Cairncross