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43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress: Polymer Science in the Service of Society, 11-16 July 2010, Glasgow, UK


Mechanical properties of polymer materials and fibres


Convener: 

Costantino Creton, Laboratoire PPMD - ESPCI, France

Co-Convener: Eugene Terentjev, University of Cambridge, UK

 

Programme:

Thursday 15 July (morning and afternoon)


Symposium Information


This symposium will focus on:

  • Engineering of interfaces in nanocomposites 
  • Soft polymer materials 
  • Multiphase polymer blends 
  • Design and mechanical properties of polymers from natural resources 
  • Responsive polymers 
  • Self-repair of polymer materials
  • Modeling of mechanical properties  

Keynote Speaker


Direct Measurement of Enhanced Molecular Mobility during the Active Deformation of Polymer Glasses 
Mark Ediger, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA  

Invited Speakers


Play with the Tough Double Network Hydrogels 
Jian Ping Gong, Hokkaido University, Japan

Evidence for Magnetomechanical Coupling in Particle-Crosslinked Ferrohydrogels
Annette Schmidt, Institute for Physical Chemistry, Germany


Speakers


Photo-responsive ionogels as functional materials in microfluidic systems
Robert Byrne, National Centre of Sensor Research, Ireland

Novel routes for 3D nanopatterning using soft matter: wave frontal growth and multi-axial surface instabilities
Joao Cabral, Imperial College London, UK

Mechanical deformation of electroconductive composites
Ivan Chodak, Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Science, Slovakia

Polymer nanocomposite ionogels: how to combine mechanical strength, thermal stability and high ion conduction in electrolyte membranes
Florence Gayet, University of Warwick, UK

Aromatic heterocyclic polymer(AHC)/PMMA blends: precursors of porous conductive carbon films 
Ming Liu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Self-healing of supramolecular rubbers 
Florine Maes, MINES ParisTech, France

Direct imaging of nanoscale deformation processes in elastomeric polypropylene
Robert Magerle, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany

Peculiar mechanical properties and microstructureof polyamide-chlorobutyl rubber blends by dynamic vulcanization 
Daniel Ramrus, Polymer Engineering Co., Canada

Nanomechanics of a single polystyrene nanoparticles in nanoblends
Yahya Rharbi, CNRS, France

Electrospun Polycation Fibers with Stable Morphology and Antibacterial Activity
Zhi-Kang Xu, Zhejiang University, China


Poster Presenters


Overall investigation of unreinforced and reinforced blends based on pp/pp-g-mah/(sgfr)pa 66
Zitouni Safdine, EMP, UER of Applied Chemistry, Algeria
 
UV Curing of Structural Epoxy Resins for Fibre Reinforced Composites
Vanda Yu. Voytekunas-Abadie, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
 
Materials based on biopolymers of maize: stoichiometric interpretation of starch-glycerol-water interaction
Farouk Ayadi, INRA-UMR 614 FARE, France
 
Phase change materials based on polyethylene, paraffin wax and wood flour
Riaan Luyt, University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), South Africa
 
Polymer Opals as Novel Electro-active Photonic Materials
Chris Finlayson, Cavendish Laboratory, United Kingdom
 
Surface Physical and Chemical Analysis of Plasma-treated Cotton Fabric Subjected to Wrinkle-resistant Finishing
Yin Ling Lam, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
 
A study of grey cotton fabric using laser technology
Yim-ling Chow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
 
Wheat flour thermoplastic matrix reinforced by natural fibres
Larisa Dobircau, University of Rouen, France
 
Formulation and optimization of an oxidative vulcanization system for polysulfide sealants using a D-optimal designing
Payam Zahedi, University of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
 
Influence of Allyl Ether and Dicyclopentadiene on Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Resins
Zbigniew Boncza-Tomaszewski, Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Poland
 
Patterning the mechanical properties of hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) films using electron beam irradiation for application in mechano cell guidance
Mathieu Lanniel, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
 
Monitoring the extrusion compounding process of PA-12 and treated montmorillonite clay for optimised nanocomposite barrier films
Mathew Leung, Polymer Engineering Company Ltd., Canada
 
Synthesis of polystyrene-b-polybutadiene-b-poly (methyl methacrylate), (SBM) triblock terpolymers consisting of 1,2- and 1,4-polybutadiene microstructures and investigations of their mechanical properties and their morphology
Rakibul Kabir, Institute of Polymer Research, Germany
 
Stretchable 2-D Honeycomb Assemblies of Carbon Nanotubes Templated by Latex Crystals
Patnarin Worajittiphon, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
 
Hybrid filler networks in rubber composites: from morphology to properties
Lucia Conzatti, CNR - ISMAC Genova, Italy
 
Supercritical CO2-solvent System for Stereocomplex Formation of High-Molecular-Weight Polylactide
Purba Purnama, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
 
Preparation of high performance polybenzoxazine resin using hyperbranched polyborate
Peijun Xu, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
 
Preparation and properties of polyimide foams derived from aromatic dianhydrides and isocyanates
Liancai Wang, Radiation Center of Research and Application, China
 
Mechanisms of surface modifications of polypropylene by heleium and argon ion bombardment
Nabil Madi, Qatar University, Qatar
 
Elastomer Particles Arising from Tyres out of Use as Toughness modifiers of epoxy based Thermosetting Polymers
Javier González-Benito, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
 
Influence of additives on polyolefins' degradation studied by infrared spectroscopy
Ivana Sedenkova, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Republic
 
Epoxidized Natural Rubber/Dicarboxylic Acids Self-Vulcanized Blends
Myriam Pire, Matière Molle et Chimie, ESPCI ParisTech - CNRS, France
 
The mechanisms of ozonolysis for polybutadiene rubber
Yuichi Aoyagi, NOK corporation, Japan
 
Control of Molecular Weight using the Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization (RITP) Technique - Emulsion Polymerization with Changes of Initiator Concentration and Scale up of Reactor
Yeoju Kim, Inha University, Republic of Korea
 
Effect of electron beam irradiation on rheological properties of PP/EPDM composites
Phil Hyun Kang, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Republic of Korea
 
Physical ageing studies of poly(ethylene isophthalate)
Louise Turnbull, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
 
Effect of dynamic vulcanization in the thermal and mechanical properties of NR/PP blends
Fabio Roberto Passador, PPG-CEM/UFSCar, Brazil
 
The effect of the structure of newly synthesized silicon modifiers and POSS units on the thermomechanical properties of epoxy polymer networks
Piotr Murias, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
 
Properties of Natural Rubber Modified with Starch Nano-crystals
Jasper Azuatalam, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
 
New silanes for silica modification in reinforcement of SBR compounds
Maila Castellano, University, Genova, Italy
 
High-performance electrolyte membranes with excellent mechanical properties / ionic conductivities compromise
Florence Gayet, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
 
Tensile Properties of NBR with different types of Nanofillers
Fabiula Sousa, Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC, Brazil

Bioinspired pressure responsive reversible adhesive system
Dadhichi Paretkar, INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany
 
Thermal and mechanical properties of dispersed  silica nanoparticles in Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)
Moussa Khlifa, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
 
Effect of Molecular Weight and Solvent on the Nanotribological Properties of Poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine) Brushes
Zhenyu Zhang, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
 
Development and Characterization of Itaconic-Based Derivatives as Biomass Materials for Thermoplastic Elastomer
ChungCheng Lin, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
 
Effects of the number of methyl groups on the mechanical properties of styrene-acrylate random ionomers
Kwang-Hwan Ko, Chosun University, Republic of Korea
 
Glass transition temperatures of poly(styrene-co-3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) ionomers
Kwang-Hwan Ko, Chosun University,  Republic of Korea
 
Preparation and Application of Modified Novolacs in Halogen-Free Epoxy Composites
Wei-Ta Yang, Industrial Technology Research InstituteHsinchu, Taiwan
 
Synthesis and Optical Property of Poly(arylene thioether)s Consisting of "Cardo" Moieties in the Main Chain
Hitoshi Okuda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
 
Nanoscopic mechanical characterization of inhomogeneous polymer networks
Miriam V. Flores-Merino, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
 
 Magnetic field controlled elastomers based on hard magnetic filler
Elena Kramarenko, Moscow State University, Russian Federation
 
Effect of block copolymers as compatibilizers in ps/epdm blends
Sônia Marlí Bohrz Nachtigall, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 
Foaming agents in natural fiber/plastic composites
Sônia Marlí Bohrz Nachtigall, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 
Gelation process analysis by ultrasound methos of a rigid PVC compound
Henrique Finocchio, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
 
Development of polyurethane formulations for long term sustainability with reduced toxicity
Annette Glauser, AWE, Reading, United Kingdom
 
The effect of polymer binder on the compressive and tensile properties of polymer bonded explosives
Peter Bolton, AWE, Aldermaston, United Kingdom
 
Characterisation of co-solvent effects in poly(vinyl alcohol) films by tensile analysis and swelling studies
Emma Wright, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
 
Modeling of Plastic Deformation Molecular Mechanics of an Oriented Linear  Crystalline Polymer
Ulmas Gafurov, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Uzbekistan
 
Influence of gel matrix preparation method in the mechanical properties of UHMWPE fibers/EVA ballistic laminates
Cristina M. A. Lopes, Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Brazil