| Sunday Evening June 20 |
| Ionomers; Synthesis, Morphology, Membranes |
Discussion Leader: William Risen
- Richard Register (Princeton University)
"Melt Rheology of Commercial and Model Ionomers"
- Brian Grady (University of Oklahoma)
"Influence of Ionic Aggregate Structure on Properties of Zinc-Neutralized Carboxylate Ionomers"
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| Monday Morning June 21 |
Discussion Leader: Robert Weiss
- John Paul (DuPont)
"Connection between hot tack and melt rheological properties of ionomers"
- Karen Winey (University of Pennsylvania)
"Imaging the Nanoaggregates in Ionomers"
- Guenther Scherer (Paul-Scherrer-Institut)
"Ion Transport Membranes"
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| Monday Evening |
| Polyelectrolytes & Charged Proteins |
Discussion Leader: Robert Prud'homme
- Paul Dubin (University of Indiana)
"Interactions of polyions with oppositely charged colloids: micelles, proteins and dendrimers"
- Carlos Marques (CNRS, France)
"Charged polymers in bilayer solutions"
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| Tuesday Morning June 22 |
Discussion Leader: MathieuJjoanicot
- Eric Amis (National Institute of Science & Technology)
"Chain Dimensions, Solution Structure, & Counterion Interaction in Polyelectrolyte Solutions Studied by Neutron Scattering"
- Donald Rau (National Institute of Health)
"Lessons from the Direct Measurement of Forces Between Biopolymers"
- Charles McCormick (University of Southern Mississippi)
"Stimuli-Responsive Synthetic Polymers & Biopolymers in Aqueous Media"
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| Tuesday Evening |
| Ion Containing Polymeric Gels & Absorbent Materials |
Discussion Leader: Norbert Bikales
- Ralph Colby (Pennsylvania State University)
"Modulus and Swelling of Polyelectrolyte Gels"
- S. Jean Candau (University of Strasbourg, France)
"Structural & elastic properties of Polyelectrolyte and Polyampholyte Gels"
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| Wednesday Morning June 23 |
Discussion Leader: Charles Martin
- Fred Buchholz (Dow Chemical Company)
"Swelling Kinetics in Granular Polyelectrolyte Gels"
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| Ion Containing Polymers; Bio-Medical Applications |
- Alexander Kabanov (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
"Block Ionomer Complexes for Controlled Drug Delivery"
- Bill Culbertson (Ohio State University)
"New Polymeric Structures to Improve the Performance of Glass-Ionomers as Dental Biomaterials"
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| Wednesday Evening |
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POSTER SESSION
- Ray Farinato (Cytec Industries)
Tutorial: Physical and Chemical Characterization of Polyelectrolyte Polymers
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| Thursday Morning June 24 |
Discussion Leader: Ray Farinato
- Howard W.T. Matthew (Wayne State University)
"Ionic polysaccharides for tissue engineering applications"
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| Ion Containing Polymers: Films, Interfaces, Novel Assemblies & Coatings |
- Patrick J. Perrin (ESPCI-LPM)
"Concentrated Direct and Inverse Macroemulsions Stabilized by Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes"
- Paula Hammond (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Surface Directed Assembly of Layer by Layer Polyelectrolyte Thin Films"
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| Thursday Evening |
Discussion Leader: Michel Pineri
- Adi Eisenberg (McGill University, Canada)
"Ion-Induced Morphological Changes and Kinetics and Mechanisms of Transformation in Block Copolymers in Solution"
- Gene Rose & Don Schmidt (Dow Chemical Company)
"Coatings by Polyelectrolyte Coacervation"
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