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Poster Session
Tuesday, July 12, 2011: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Goodyear Polymer Center Atrium (The University of Akron)
Synthesis and Characterisation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(vinyl acetate) Diblock Copolymers Via MADIX Process
Ekmel Helvacıoglu 1, Çimen Özgüç Jr. 1, Nihan Nugay 1 and Turgut Nugay2, (1)Chemistry-Polymer Research Center, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, (2)Chemistry-Polymer Research Center, University, Istanbul, Turkey
Bio-Inspired Cationic Polymerization of Isoprene Initiated by Allylic Alcohols/B(C6F5)3
Samira Ouardad 1, Frédéric Peruch1, Alain Deffieux 2, Francois Ganachaud 3, Sergei Kostjuk 4 and Judit E. Puskas 5, (1)Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Bordeaux University/CNRS, Pessac Cedex, France, (2)University of Bordeaux, CNRS- LCPO, Pessac, France, (3)Equipe "Ingénierie et Architectures Macromoléculaires", Institut Charles Gerhardt, Montpelllier, France, (4)Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, (5)The University of Akron, Akron, OH
In-Chain Functionalization of Deuterated Polymers Synthesized by Anionic Polymerization
Roderic P. Quirk1, Vijay Chavan 2, Jonathan Janoski 2, Aleer Yol 2 and Chrys Wesdemiotis 3, (1)University of Akron, Akron, OH, (2)Institute of Polymer Science, Institute of Polymer Science, Akron, OH, (3)Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Synthesis and Characterization of High-Molecular-Weight Block Copolymers Comprising One Amine Block and One Aromatic Block
Maria Rikkou-Kalourkoti 1, Christina Efe 1, Costas Patrickios1, John Moraes 2 and Sebastien Perrier 2, (1)Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, (2)Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Preference for Reduction Over Electrophilic Addition to Vinyl Group by Polyisobutylene Cations Reacted with Vinyl Hydrosilanes
Roderic P. Quirk, University of Akron, Akron, OH, Vijay Chavan, Institute of Polymer Science, Institute of Polymer Science, Akron, OH and Judit E. Puskas, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Synthesis of a Polyisobutylene-Based Initiator for ABC Hetero-Arm Star Copolymers
Todd Hartlage, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS and Robson Storey, Professor, of, Polymer, Science, and, Engineering, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
High Throughput Screening of Commercial Polar Compounds In Solution Styrene 1,3-Butadiene Copolymerization
Silvia Valenti, Reasearch and Development Synthetic Rubber, Styron Deutschland GmbH, Schkopau, Germany, Evemarie Hamann, Styron Deutschland GmbH and Sven Thiele, Synthetic Rubber Business, Styron Deutschland GmbH, Merseburg, Germany
The Role of Solvent Ligated Metal Complexes Associated with Weakly Coordinating Anions in Isobutylene Polymerization: An Effort to Elucidate the Mechanism
Hui Yee Yeong, M.Sc.1, Brigitte Voit 1, Yang Li 2 and Fritz E. Kühn 2, (1)Department of Polymer Structures, Leibniz-Institut fuer Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden, Germany, (2)Molekulare Katalyse, Fakultät für Chemie, Technischen Universität München, Garching, Germany
Green Polymer Chemistry: Methacrylation of Poly(ethylene glycol)s Using Enzymatic Catalysis Under Solvent-Free Conditions
Kwang Su Seo, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, Judit E. Puskas, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, Madalis Casiano, Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Chrys Wesdemiotis, Department of Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Synthesis of Triblock Ter(co)Polymers of Styrene, 2-Vinylpyridine, and Methyl Methacrylate by Methodology Combining Living Anionic Polymers with Specially Designed Linking Reaction
Yuri Matsuo1, Toshiyuki Oie 2, Raita Goseki 3 and Akira Hirao 3, (1)Polymeric and Organic Materials Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, (2)Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc., Kanagawa, (3)Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Novel Polyethers Carrying Muliple Vinyl Ether Side Chains Via Anionic Ring Opening Polymerization
Christine Mangold1, Holger Frey 1, Frederik Wurm 2, Boris Obermeier 1 and Carsten Dingels 1, (1)Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany, (2)Laboratoire des Polymères, Institut des Matériaux, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
A Study on Synthetic Isoprene Incorporation Into Natural Rubber
Dias Linton1, Vijay Chavan 2, Wenshuang Xie 3, Colleen M. McMahan 4, Katrina Cornish 3 and Judit E. Puskas 5, (1)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, (2)Institute of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, (3)Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, (4)U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, (5)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Highly Hydrophobic Electrospun Fiber Mats From Polyisobutylene-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers
Goy Teck Lim, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, Darrell Reneker, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, Antal Jákli, The Liquid Crystal Institute, Ken State University, Kent, OH and Walter Horton Jr., Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, OH
Visualization of Architecture in Arborescent Polystyrene Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Andrew Heidenreich1, Judit E. Puskas 2, Michel Schappacher 3, Emmanuel Ibarboure 3 and Alain Deffieux 3, (1)Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, (2)The University of Akron, Akron, OH, (3)Lcpo, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
Controlled Synthesis of Polyethers with Pendant Cyclic Carbonate Functions: Toward Non-Isocyanate Polyurethanes
Anne-Laure Brocas, Université Bordeaux1 Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Pessac, France, Gabriel Cendejas, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Pessac, France, Alain Deffieux, University of Bordeaux, CNRS- LCPO, Pessac, France and Stephane Carlotti, University of Bordeaux - LCPO, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Pessac, France
Model Experiments for Biosensor Applications: Bent Core Liquid Crystal In a Biocompatible Thermoplastic Elastomer
Andrea Charif, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, Antal Jákli, The Liquid Crystal Institute, Ken State University, Kent, OH, Katalin Fodor-Csorba, Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary and Jason Morvan, Liquid Crystal Institute & Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Nanofiber-Coated Carbon Black Composites of Polyisobutylene-Type Thermoplastic Elastomers for Biomedical APPLICATIONS
Matthew Luebbers, University of Akron, Akron, OH, Goy Teck Lim, Goodyear Polymer Center, Rm 413, Akron, OH, Alejandra Alvarez, Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH and Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Synthesis of Arborescent Poly(isobutylene-b-p-methylstyrene)
Alejandra Alvarez, Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, Matthew Luebbers, University of Akron, Akron, OH and Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Synthesis and Characterization of Symmetric and Asymmetric H-Shaped Polybutadienes
M. Shahinur Rahman, Ph.D.1, Jimmy Mays, Ph., D. 1, Hyojoon Lee 2, Taihyun Chang, Ph., D. 2, Xue Chen, Graduate, Student 3 and Ronald Larson, Ph., D. 3, (1)Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, (2)Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea, (3)Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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