American Chemical Society Division

of Polymeric Materials: Science and

Engineering Spring 2012

PMSE Preprints Volume 106

San Diego, California, USA

25-29 March 2012

ISBN: 978-1-62276-059-6

ISSN: 1550-6703

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Are We Approaching the Staudinger Continuous Crystal Limit? 34 Years of Research with Ned

Thomas in Polymer Fiber Deformation and Morphology: From Polyethylene to PolyparaphenyleneBenzobisoxazole to Carbon Fibers and Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes 1

W. Wade Adams, Natnael Behabtu, Matteo Pasquali, Satish Kumar

Multiscale Periodic Polymer Composites 2

Edwin L. Thomas

Energy Storage and Dissipation During Large Strain Deformation in Synthetic and Natural

Copolymers 3

Mary C. Boyce

Modeling Thermal Transport in Polymer Nanocomposites , .....4

Barry L. Farmer, Ajit Roy, Joshua Brown, Joonhong Lee

Morphological Effects of Additive Solvent Processing on Bulk Heterojunction Films 5James T. Rogers, Kristin Schmidt, Michael F. Toney, Guillermo C. Bazan, EdwardJ. Kramer

Adventures in Polymers with Ned Thomas 6

Timothy M. Swager

Collective Cell Migration on Artificial Protein Surfaces 7

DavidA. Tirrell

Directing Block Copolymer Self-assembly by Templating with Artificial Microdomains 8

Ion Bita, Joel K. W. Yang, Yeon Sik Jung, Caroline A. Ross, KarlK. Berggren, Edwin L. Thomas

Interactions of Polymers with Carbon Nanotubes: From Conformation Analysis to Practical

Applications 9

Yachin Cohen

Microstructure Evolution in Block Copolymer Blend Systems 10

HyungJu Ryu, Michael R. Bockstaller

Organic Electronics with Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Networks 11

Cheolmin Park, Jinwoo Sung, Youn Sik Choi, Sung Hwan Cho

Applied Metamatertals 12

Augustine Urbas

Block Copolymers as Templates for SERS Applications 13

R. M. Briber, Wonjoo Lee, Xin Zhang, Seung Yong Lee, Oded Rabin, Christopher Metting, Florian Weilnboeck

The Challenge of Nanotechnology*. Making Patterns on the Size Scale ofMacromolecules ..14

Christopher K. Ober

Gel Engineering for Tunable Photonic Crystals .' 15

YoungjongKang, Youshin Ahn, Daehyun Kim, Jeyeon Chung

Giant Molecules Based on Nano-Atoms: Size Amplification, Function Diversification, and Self-

Assembly Manipulation 16

Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Wenbin Zhang, Xinfei Yu, I-Fan Hsieh

Grain Boundaries, Dislocations, and Vacancies in Semiconducting Polymers and Organic Molecular

Materials, 17

David C. Martin

Grain Structure Development and Influence on Block Copolymer Transport and Mechanical

Properties 18

SamuelP. Gido

Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly of Soft Mesophases for Functional Materials 19

Chinedum O. Osuji

Morphologies in Precise Acid- and Ion-Containing Polymers 20

Karen I. WineyScalable Integration ofMicro/ Nanostructured Materials for Unusual Format Photovoltaics 21

Jongseung Yoon

Chemical Modification ofPolyacrylonitrile (PAN) with Phosphate Groups: Effects on Flame

Retardance 22

Paul Joseph, Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally

Comparison of the Impact of Phosphorus and Phosphorus/Nitrogen on the Flammability of StyrenicOligomers 24

Bob A. Howell, Adina Dumitrascu

Fire Retardancy of Mineral Fillers in EVA Copolymers 27

Luke A, Hollingbery, Artur Witkowski, T. RichardHull

Flame Retardants for Flexible Polyurethane Foams: Structure-Property-Relationship Studies 29

Nicolas M. Neisivs, Shuyu Liang, Sabyasachi Gaan, Henri Mispreuve, Remold Nascher, Daniel Rentsch

Photocurable Thiol-Ene Networks: Influence ofNetwork Composition on Physical Properties and

Strategies to Enhance the Fire Behavior Properties 30

Charles Manzi-Nshuti, LukeKwisnek, Omeshia Moffel, Yingji Wu, Sergei Nazarenko

Synergistic Flame Retardant Mixtures in Epoxy Resins 32

Jochen Wagner, Michael Ctesielski, Christian Heinzmann, ManfredDoeringSynthesis of New Boronated and Phosphonated Aromatic Flame Retardants 35

Nathaniel Ivan, Vladimir Benin, Sravanthi Durganala, Alexander B. Morgan

Comparison of Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Global Fire Performance Tests 37

Michael G, Stevens

Fire Behaviour Characterization of Melt Dripping Thermoplastics 40

Baljinder K. Kandola, Dennis Price, John Milnes, Antony Da Silva

Flexible Polyurethane Foam with Well Characterized and Reproducible Smoldering 44

Maun Zammarano, Szabolcs Marko, RickD. Davis, Roland H. Kraemer

Heat Dissipation in Polymer Nanocomposites: Effect of Filler Size and Shape 46

Joseph Ortiz, Arpon Raksit, Dilip Gersappe, Miriam Rafailovich

Measurement of the Thermodynamics of Polymers Degradation 47

Slanislav I. Stoliarov, Jing Li, Mark McKinnon, Marc R. Nyden

Quantitative Approach of Intumescence by Numerical Simulation 48

Serge Bourbigot, Sophie DuquesneSmall Scale Flammability Testing of Phosphonate and Boronate + Polyurethane Blends 50

Vladimir Benin, Sravanthi Durganala, AlexanderB. Morgan

Towards Evidence-based Development ofFlame Retarded Polymers 52

BernhardSchartel

Anti-Flammable Properties of Capable Phosphorus-Nitrogen Containing Triazine Derivatives on

Cotton 54

SeChin Chang, Brian Condon

Carbon Nanotubes: New Approach for Innovative Flame Retardant Solutions 56

M. Claes, C. Dewaghe

Fire Retardancy of Emulsion Polymerized PMMA/CeOi and PS/Ce02 Composites 57

Guipeng Cai, Charles A. Wilkie

Novel Polymeric, Non-halogenated Flame Retardants with Broad Applicability in Multiple Industries 58

Jan-Pleun Lens, Lawino Kagumba, Marc A. Lebel

Polymer Property Enhancements of Poly(Lactic Acid) using POSS-Modified Cellulose Based

Intumescing Flame Retardants 59

Douglas M. Fox, Jieun Lee, Chris Citro, Laura Flynn, Melissa Novy, Srilatha Temburni, Matiro Zammarano

Role ofDispersion ofLDH in Fire Retardancy 61

Zvonimir Matusinovic, Charles A. Wilkie

Synergistic and Antagonistic Effect in Intumescent Epoxy Resin 62

Gaelle Fontaine, Caroline Gerard, Serge Bourbigot

Synergistic Effects of Ni1+-Fe3+ Layered Double Hydroxide on Intumescent Flame Retarded

Polypropylene Composites Containing Melamine Phosphate and Pentaerythritol Phosphate 64

Yongchun Kan, Zhou Shim, Yuan Hit, Lei Song, WeiyiXing

Application of Carbon Nanotube as Flame Retardant of Polymers 66

Zhengping Fang, Zhenghong Giio

Completely Renewable Flame Retardant Thin Films 67

Galina Laufer, Christopher Kirkland, Jaime Grunlan

Durable Nanoparticle Coatings to Reduce Polyurethane Foam Flammability 68

Yeon SeokKim, RickD. Davis

Engineering Flame Retardant Biodegradable Nanocomposites 70

Miriam Rafailovich, Seochan Pack, Kai Yang, ShangHe, Neil Muir, Matthew Ross, Rachel Davis, Takashi

Kashiwagi, ChadKorach, Sufal Swaraj, HaraldAde, Menahem Lewin

Flammability of Polymer Nanocomposites 71

TakashiKashiwagi

Layer-by-layer Assembly of Water-based, Environmentally-friendly Flame Retardant Nanocoatingsfor Fabric and Foam 73

Jaime C. Grunlan, Galina Laufer, Yu-Chin Li

Textile Flame Retardancy Through Assembled Nanoarchitectures: From Single-step To Multi-step

Nanoparticle Adsorption 74

Federico Carosio, JennyAlongi, Alberto Frache, Giulio Malucelli, Giovanni Camino

Effect of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate Microencapsulated Ammonium Polyphosphate on the Flame

Retardancy, Mechanical, Electrical, and Thermal Properties of Intumescent Flame-Retardant

EVA/MCAPP/PA-6 Blends 76

Bibo Wang, Yuan Hu, Lei Song

Effect of Functionalization of Phenolic Resin on Curing, Thermal Degradation and FlammabilityBehaviors of Co-blended Unsaturated Polyester/Phenolic Resins .....78

Dario Deli, Baljinder Kandola, John R. Ebdon, Latha Krishnan

Evaluation of Performance of Polycardanol Based Flame-Retardants in Polyolefins 81

Sethumadhavan Ravichandran, Weeradech Kiratitanavit, Jayant

Exploring Halogen Free Flame Retardant Flexible Polyurethane Foams via a Combined Effect of

Flame Retardants 83

Feng Yang, Brian B. Silver, Gordon L. Nelson

Ferrocene-fl-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compound Used in Polystyrene Intumescent Flame Retardant

System 85

Jianxiang Feng, Jin Zhu

Novel Biomass-Based "ECO-FR" Styrenic Blends 87

Tze-WeiLiu, Cameron R. Youngstrom, Sushant Agarwal, Adam Al-Mulla, Satish K. Gaggar, Rakesh K. Gupta

Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel, Highly Brominated, Polymeric Flame Retardant 89

SamimAlam, Venkata Chevali, Michael A. Fuqua, ChadA. Ulven, BretJ. Chisholm

Thermal Degradation Behavior and Fire Performance of Halogen-Free Flame Retardant Glass Fiber

Reinforced PA6 91

Bin Zhao, Jia-Wei Long, Li Chen, Yu-Zhong Wang

Characteristics of Sustainable Flame Retardants 93

Susan D. Landry, RaymondB. Dawson

Fire Safety Requirements for Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish in US Codes 95

Timothy T. Earl, Marcelo M. Hirschler

Halogenated Flame Retardants: Do the Fire Safety Benefits Justify the Risks? 97

Donald Lucas, Vytenis Babrauskas

Influence of Fire Retardants on Fire Toxicity 98

Anna A. Stec, T. RichardHull

Life Cycle Inventory Assessment of Bromine and Phosphorous Based Flame Retardants 100

MahmoodSabahi, Z. Hu, M. R. Overcash, M.J. Realff

Study ofIntumescent Flame Retardant PES Hot Melt Adhesive 101

Ming-Ming Zhang, Jian-Xin Du, Jian-WeiHao

Thermal Degradation and Fire Performance of Silicone-based Coatings... 102

Bastien Gardelle, Sophie Duquesne, Vincent Rerat, Serge Bourbigot

Ammonium Polyphosphate/Montmorillonite Nanocompounds in Polypropylene 104

Deqi Yi, Charles A. Wilkie, Rongjie YangBiosourced Monomers for the Generation of Oligomeric Phosphorus Flame Retardants 105

Bob A. Howell, Hasini Dangale

Comparison of Flame Retardant Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foam Prepared from Melamine

and Nitrogen-Containing Polyols in the Same Density and Nitrogen Content 108

Ming-Jun Chen, Long Yang, Li Chen, Yu-Zhong Wang

Decomposition of Polyesters Influenced by Phosphorus-containing Substituents 110

Oliver Fischer, Doris Pospiech, Andreas Korwitz, Christina Harnisch, Yana Bykov, Man/redDoringEffect of Structural Morphology of Silicates on the Thermal and Fire Retardancy of Polyurea 112

ThirumalMariappan, Charles A. Wilkie

Epoxy-Based Resins with Enhanced Thermal and Physical Properties: The Effects of Adding Pristine

and Surface Modified Halloysite Nanotubes 114

Charles Manzi-Nshuli, Omeshia Moffet, Yingji Wu, Sergei Nazarenko

Flammability ofPolymer/Clay Aerogels 116

Hongbing Chen, Yuxin Wang, Yuzhong Wang, Matthew D. Gawryla, Miguel Sanchez-Soto, DavidA. Schiraldi

High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites 117Preejith V.Ambuken, Holly Stretz, Joseph Koo, Jason Lee, Rosa Trejo

Influence of Flame Properties on the Effectiveness of Gas-Phase Fire Retardants 119

GregoryLinteris

Relation Between the Barrier and Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites 121

Pingan Song, Shenyuan Fu, Lingfei Ma, Qiang Wu

Relationship between Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Highly Filled Magnesium

Hydroxide/Polypropylene/Ethylene-Octene Copolymer Composites 123

Ze-Yong Zhao, Liang-Ping Dong. Li Chen, Long Yang and Yu-Zhong Wang

Self-extinguishable Non-toxic Layer-by-Layer Coating on Flexible Polyurethane Foam 125

Yu-Chin Li, RickD. Davis

Synthesis and Characterization of Polysiloxane-Functionalized Cellulose as Novel Halogen-FreeFlame Retardant Material 127

Robinson Anandakathir, Ravi Mosurkal, Mahesh Narkhede, Jayant Kumar

Thermal Behavior and Flame Retardancy of a Novel Phosphorus-Containing Low Melting

Temperature Copolyester 129

Xin-Ke Jing, De-Ming Guo, Jun-Bo Zhang, Li Chen, Xiu-Li Wang, Yu-Zhong Wang

Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies: A New Class of Functional, Nanoporous Polymersfor Templated Synthesis, Catalysis, Separation, and Transport Applications 131

Douglas L. Gin

Development of Structure/Property Correlations for Water and Ion Transport in Polymers 132

BennyD. Freeman

Drop on a Floating Sheet: Boundary Conditions and Topography ofWrinkles 133

K, Bugra Toga, Narayanan Menon, Thomas P. Russell

History of the PMSE Fellows Program and the Design ofNew Polymers 134

DavidJ. Lohse

Mechanophores and the Molecular Design ofMechanically Active Polymers 135

Jeffrey S. Moore

Nanostructured Polymer Interfaces: From Polymer Brushes, Nanocomposites and Patterning 136

Rigoberto C. Advincula

Polymers for Flexible Electronics 137

Zhenan Bao

Single Component BaTio3 Polymer Nano-Composites: Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrids For CapacitiveEnergy Storage 138

Scott P, Fillery, KimberleyKern, Hilmar Koerner, Lawrence Drummy, Maxim Tchoul, Christopher Beier, Michael

F.Durstock, Richard A. Vaia

Structure and Morphology of Polymer Blends Under Multiple Phase Transitions 140

Charles C. Han

AGET ATRP in an Inverse Microemulsion 142

Wenwen Li,KrzysztofMatyjaszewski

Amphiphilic Block Copolymers with an in-Chain Ally! Functionality at the Block Junction by Anionic

Polymerization Strategies ,145

Christoph Tonhauser, Rebecca Klein, Jens Emsermann, HolgerFrey

Amphiphilic Janus Double-Brush Copolymers and Their Performance as Nano-Surfactants 147

Yukun Li, Jiong Zou, Biswa P. Das, Marina Tsianou, Chong Cheng

Bio-Orthogonal Co-Immobilization Strategies based on Multifunctional Chemical Vapor Deposition'Polymer Coatings „

148

Xiaopei Deng, Christian Friedmann, JoergLahann

Biphase Approach to Synthesize Self-healing Materials with Core-shell Structure 150

Yulin Chen, Zhibin Guan

Capturing Nanostructure Evolution of Polymerizable Microemulsion by In Situ Synchrotron SAXS 151

Shuhua Peng, Timothy C. Hughes, Patrick G. Hartley, Qipeng Guo

Cationic Hyperbranched Glycopolymers for Gene Delivery 153

Marya Ahmed, Ravin Narain

Chain-growth Catalyst Transfer Polycondensation of a Conjugated Alternating Copolymer 155

Robert J. Ono, Christopher W. Bielawski

Contact Electrification of Polymers: Custom-made Charging 157

H. TarikBaytekin, Bilge Baytekin, JaredT. Incorvati, BartoszA. Grzybowski

Controlled Degradation and Release of Polymer Based Nanoparticles 158

Caroline de Gracia Lux, Adah Almutairi

Design of Dual Secured Nano-bee for Cancer Therapy 161

Bindu Thapa, K. C, Remant Bahadur, PeishengXu

Developing Thermoplastic Films from Poultry Feathers by Alkaline Hydrolysis 163

Lihong Chen, NarendraReddy, Xiongying Wu, Xuemei Ding, Yiqi Yang

Development ofClay-Polymer Aerogels for use as an Oil Absorbing Media 165

Mohammed I. Al-Biloushi, Henry W. Milliman, DavidA. Schiraldi

Drug Delivery in Biodegradable Polymer Coatings used in Drug-Eluting Medical Devices: An

Infrared Spectroscopic Investigation ,167

Eric M. Davis, Martin K. McDermott, Nicholas M. Benetatos, YossefA. Elabd

Dry-spinning of Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) Fibers 169

EmilyB. Anderson, Denis Ingildeev, FrankHermanutz, Michael R. Buchmeiser

Effect of Heating Rate on the Hysteresis in Coil-to-Globule Transition in Single PoIy(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chains Solvated in Water: A Molecular Dynamics Study 171

SanketA. Deshmukh, Subramanian K.R.S. Sankaranarayanan, Derrick C. Mancini

Electron Deficient Conjugated Polymer Based on 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole 172

Gawalapalli Nagarjuna, Kedar Jadhav, Dhandapani Venkataraman

Fluorescence Property of CMC/Eu Nanocomposites in Different pHs 174

Yuan Guo, Jun Ye, Man Xiong

Functional Microfabrication: Photopatternable Polymers with Synthetic Receptors 175

KyungM. Choi

Functional Polymeric Nanofibers via Electrospinning 177

Tamer Uyar, Fatma Kayaci, Asli Celebioglu, Zeynep Aytac

Gel-spinning of Polyvinyl alcohol)/Carbon Nano-chips Composite Tapes 178Kenan Song, Yiying Zhang, Marilyn L. Minus

Highly Functional Amphiphilic Polymers via ROMP: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications 180Matthew P. Thompson, Lyndsay Randolph, Carrie R. James, Nathan C. Gianneschi

Hydrophilic Polymeric Membranes Prepared by Vapour-induced Phase Separation of Polysulfone/3-(N,N-dimethylmyristylammonio) Propane-Sulfonate Blends 181

Antoine Venault, Yung Chang, Da-Ming Wang, Juin-Yih Lai

Impact Toughness Dependence of Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Ternary Blends Involving Simultaneous

Interfacial Compatibilization and Dynamic Vulcanization on Reactive Blending Temperature 182

Hongzhi Liu, Jinwen ZhangInfluence of Silica Particles on the Electrical and Thermal Properties ofEpoxy/Silver Based IsotropicConductive Adhesives 184

SeungwoongNam, Daeheum Kim, Heesuk Kim, Soonho Lim

Long-living Organic Light-emitting Devices Based on Poly(p-phenylene vinylenes) 185Nicole Vilbrandt, Matthias Rehahn

L-Proline Functionalized Polymers as Supported Organocatalysts 187

Annhelen, Lu, Thomas P. Smart, THomas H. Epps, W. Deborah A. Longbottom, Rachel K. O-Reilly

Macrophage Viability Protection Using Glycoconjugates During Intraperitoneal Infection by Bacillus

Anthracis 189MohammedH. Lahiani, Souzan Eassa, CaseyPavan, Lee Soderberg, Olga Tarasenko

Manipulating Surface Chemistry of Polymeric Films via Photo-Enforced Stratification 191

Clinton J. Cook, C. Allan Guymon

Mechanically Strong Nanoporous Polyimides (Aerogels) from ANhydrides and Isocyanates: A

Structure-Property Study 193

Chakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar, Zachary Larimore, Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis, Nicholas Leventis

Mechanically Triggered Shape Memory Polymer 196

Benjamin Heitwers, Dominik Quitmann, Frank Katzenberg, Joerg C. Tiller

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on the Effect of Salt Ions on the Agglomeration Dynamics in

Thermo-sensitive Polymers 198

Sanket Deshmukh, Derrick Mancini, Subramanian K.R.S. Sankaranarayanan

Multihydroxy-Functional Poly(propylene oxide) by Random Copolymerization of Propylene Oxide

with Functional Oxirane Monomers 199

Martina Schomer, HolgerFrey

Nanostructured Thermosets Based on Block Ionomer Complexes 201

Shuying Wu, Shuhua Peng, Nishar Hameed, Qipeng Guo, Yiu-Wing Mai

Natural Rubber for Strain-, Cold- and Energy-Storage 203Frank Katzenberg, Benjamin Heuwers, Joerg C. Tiller

Non-isocyanate Polyurethane for Electrical Insulation Applications ....205Chau Hon Ho, Spiros Tzavalas, Emmanuel Logakis

Novel Diluent Effect on Crystallization of Poly(EthyIene Naphthalate)(PEN) within UniaxiallyStretched Blends 209

Li-ChengJheng, Chun-Yen Yang, Ming-Tsong Leu, Keng-Hao Hsu, Jyh-Horng Wu, JrjengRuan, Kuo-Chen Shih

Novel Monomer Synthesis of Trimethylene Carbonate Derivative Directly Connected with

OIigo(ethylene glycol) and its Polymer Characterization 212Hiroharu Ajiro, Yoshikazu Takahashi, Tomoko Fujhvara, Mitsuru Akashi

Novel Multi-Aminofunctional PoIy(ethyIene glycol) Block Copolymers 213Valerie S. Reuss, Boris Obermeier, Holger Frey

PEO Based TPUs/Silica Nanocomposites: Preparation and Properties 215

Ozge Malay, Oguzhan Oguz, Cagla Kosak, Emel Yilgor, Iskender Yilgor, YusufZ. Menceloglu

Photothermally Responsive Polypeptide-Gold Nanorod (GNR) Matrices for Simultaneous

Administration of Hyperthermia and Chemotherapeutic Drugs to Cancer Cells 217

Huang-Chiao Huang, KaushalRege

pH-Responsive Block Copolymer Vesicles for Potential Biomedical Applications 218

Efrosyni Themistou, Giuseppe Battaglia, Steven P. Armes

Post-modification of Alkyne-functionalized Thiol- Benzoxazine Copolymers 220

Matthew J. Jungman, JaredS. Cobb, Jananee Narayanan, DerekL, Patton

Preparation ofAll-Biodegradable Supramolecular Hydrogels through Formation of Inclusion

Complexes of Amylose 222

Jun-ichiKadokawa, Tsuyoshi Kyutoku, Shintaro Nomura

Processing High Draw Ratio Polymer/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Fibers by Using Steady Shear-

Flow 224

JiangshaMeng, Marilyn L. Minus

Proteoglycan Assemblies in Cartilage 226Ferenc Horkay, Peter J. Basser, Anne-Marie Hecht, Erik Geissler

PTMO Based TPU/Silica Nanocomposites: Preparation and Properties 228

Ozge Malay, Oguzhan Oguz, Cagla Kosak, Emel Yilgor, Iskender Yilgor, YusufZ. MencelogluRadical Mediated Graft Modification of Polyolefin: A Fundamental Study 230

RaniJha, Emily Nixon, Swetha Sivaswamy, Farhana Momim, Manjvsha Verma, Leslie Gelbaum,

Bharat Chaudhary

Rapid Anionic Synthesis of Well-defined Star Polymers: A Process That is Less Sensitive to Arm

Molecular Weight and Stoichiometry 232Wen-Bin Zhang, Jinlin He, Peihong Ni, RodericP. Quirk, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

Recent Advances Towards Polymer Coated Heterostructured Semiconducting Nanowires 234LawrenceJ. Hill, Younghun Sung, Mathew M. Bull, Kookheon Char, Jeffrey Pyun

Reducing Water Sensitivity in Water-Borne PVDF-Latex Nanocomposite Coatings by ControllingLong-Range Order of a Synthetic Nanoclay 236

Natasfa A. Swarlz, Kurt Wood, TamiLasseter Clare

Regulation of MC3T3-E1 Functions on Honeycomb-patterned Poly(?-caprolactone) Films with

Tunable Pore Size 238Xiaohui Wu, Shanfeng Wang

Relation Between the Microstructure and Charge Transport in Polymers Used in Solar Cells 240David P. McMahon, DavidL. Cheung, Alessandro Troisi

Self-Assembled Leucine Zipper Peptide-Lipid Hybrid Vesicles for the Engineering ofTemperature-Responsive Doxorubicin-Loaded Liposomes 242

ZahraaAl-Ahmady, Wafa' Ai-Jamal, Tarn Bui, Alex Drake

Spiropyran-based Light-switchable Polymer Films Attached to Solid Surfaces 243

Helge Schenderlein, Markus Biesalski

Stick-Slip Behaviors on Surfaces of Comb-Like Polymers with Amphiphilic Side Chains 245

Eun-Ho Sohn, KigaokSong

Structure/Property Relationships in High Hole Mobility Regioregular PT Based Copolymers 246LouisA. Perez, Lei Ying, Guillermo C, Baian, EdwardJ, Krame

Study of Dispersion Effects on Exfoliation and Length Reduction of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubestowards Fabricating Polymer-based Composites 248

YiyingZhang, Marilyn L. Minus

Study on Structure and Thermal Behavior of Polyesters with Long Methylene Segments 250Hak Seung Jeong, KM'ang Bok Choi, Hye-Jin Jeon, Hyun Hoon Song, Masafumi Tasaki, Kohji Tashiro

Study on the Oxidative Decomposition ofBifunctional Aryloxalate Esters as Potential Linkers for

Controlled Release Networks 252P. von Czarnecki, A. Kampert, S, Barbe, J. C. Tiller

Superparamagnetic and Fluorescent Thermo-Responsive Core-Shell-Corona Hybrid Nanogels with a

Protective Silica Shell 254Thomas M. Ruhland, PaulM, Reichstein, Alexander P, Majewski, Andreas Walther, AxelH. E. Muller

Supramolecular Micelles as Vectors for Stimuli-Responsive Drug Release 256

Jiajing Li, Jun Li

Synergistic Anti-Cancer Effects via Co-Delivery of TNF-related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)and Doxorubicin Using MiceMar Polymer Nanoparticles 258

Ashlynn L. Z. Lee, S. H. K. Dhillon, Y. Wang, S. Pervaiz, Y. Y. Yang

Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid pH-Sensitive Nanoparticles with Antifouling Protection for

Controlled-Release 259Chao Zhao, Lingyan Li, Qiuming Wang, Jun Zhao, Xiang Yit, Jie Zheng

Synthesis and Characterization ofThermal-responsive Chitin-based Polyurethane Copolymer as a

Smart Material 260

Szu-Hsien Chen, Kuo-Huang Hsieh

Synthesis and Post-functionalization of Well-defined Star Polymers via "Double" Click Chemistry 261

Cyrille Boyer, Michael Whittaker, Jinna Liu, Thomas P. Davis

Synthesis of Complex Multiblock Copolymers Via a Simple Iterative Cu(0)-Mediated Radical

Polymerization Approach 263

CyrilleA. Boyer, Alexander Soeriyadi, Per Zetterlund, Michael Whittaker

Synthesis of Electrochemical-Responsive Quadruple Hydrogen-Bonding Units for Applications in

Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry 265

Ying, Li, Steven C. Zimmerman

Synthetic Carbohydrate-based Polymers Increased Macrophage Resistancy During Toxoplasmagondii Infection

,267

SouzanEassa, Lee Soderberg, MohammedLahiani, Casey Pavan, Olga Tarasenko

Synthetic Platelets: Polymeric Nanoparticles to Halt Uncontrollable Hemorrhage 269

Andrew J. Shoffstall, JeffUstin, Donald Campbell, Kristyn Atkins, Larry Wu, Rebecca Groynom, Blaine Martyn-Dow, ErinLavik

Targeting of Docetaxel-Loaded Lipid Based Nanoparticles to Breast Cancer Using a Novel Trimeric

ZegPr Domain 270

S. RahimaBenhabbour, J. Christopher Luft, DongwookKim, Lan Feng, RiheLiu, Joseph M. DeSimone, Russell J.

MumperTetrazine-Norbornene Click Chemistry: Polymer Coupling and Functionalization 272

Claire F, Hansell, Pieter Espeel, Milan M. Stamenovic, Andrew P. Dove, Filip E. Du Prez, Rachel K. O 'Reilly

Thermosensitive Au-PNIPA Yolk-Shell Nanoparticles with Tunable Selectivity for Catalysis 274

Yan Lu, Shuang Wu, Julian Kaiser, Markus Drechsler, Xuhong Guo, Matthias Ballauff

Thermosensitive Star-shaped Polymers with a Cholane Core 276

S. Strandman, F. Le Devedec, C. Li, C. Lavigueur, G. Giguere, J. Luo, X. X. Zhu

Thiol-Ene Cross-Linking of Poly(fluorene) Films with Enhanced Color Stability 278

Andrew R. Davis, JanetA. Maegerlein, Kenneth R. Carter

Towards Non-Invasive, Non-Destructive Assessment of Elastomer Mechanical Properties: Combined

Mesoscale Modeling and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 280

ToddH. Weisgraber, Brian P. Mayer, James P. Lewicki, Amitesh Maiti, Richard H. Gee, WardSmall, Sarah C.

Chinn, Robert S. Maxwell

Tuning and Understanding Metallo-Supramolecular Coordination Polymers 282

Torsten K. Sievers, Annika Vergin, Guntram Schwarz, Dirk G. Kurth, Helmuth Moehwald

Utilization of Elemental Sulfur for Au Nanoparticles and Polymeric Nanocomposites 286

Woo Jin Chung, JaredJ. Griebel, Adam G. Simmonds, Richard S. Glass, Kookheon Char, Jeffrey Pyun

Vapour-induced Phase Separation Process Versus Liquid-induced Phase Separation Process to

Prepare Low-fouling PEGylated Polysulfone Membranes in One Step 288

Antoine Venault, Yung Chang, Da-Ming Wang, Juin-Yih Lai

Viscosity Characterization of Poly(3,5-Dimethphenylacrylate) in Toluene at 40°C 289

Nasrollah Hamidi, Stanley N. Ihekweazu, Christopher A. Wiredu, Onize H. Jsa, Kevin Watley

Wetting Complex Surfaces of Soft Materials and the Role of Surface Energy and Testing Solution for

Different Polymers 291

Donghui Wang,Yanfang Fan, Chris J. Cornelius

Worms, Beehives and Woodlice: Evolution ofMulticompartment Micelles from New ABC Miktoarm-

Star-Terpolymers 293

Andreas Hanisch, Andre H. Groschel, Felix H. Schacher, Melanie Fortsch, Markus Drechsler

Correlation Between Ionic Interaction and Block Ionomer Morphology, Transport Properties 295

YanfangFan, Chris J. Cornelius

Active Surfactants for Organic Solar Cells 298

John S, Cowart, Michael Chabinyc, Craig J, Hawker

Adsorption of m-Dihydroxybenzene by Beta-Cyclodextrin Polymers Based on Inclusion Association 299

Xiaolei Dong, Qingchuan Chen, Jie Wang, Xuhong Guo, Li Li

Antibacterial Activity ofDoxycycline Loaded Chitosan/Poly(L-Iactic acid)/Polycaprolactone Blend for

Wound Dressing Device ,. 301

WasineeBoonkong, Amorn Petsom, Nuttha Thongchul

Cellulose Reinforced Hydrogel via Click Chemistry 302

Hui Long, Michael Malkoch, Anders Hull

Design of Serum Compatible Tetrary Complexes for Gene Delivery , 304

K. C. Remant Bahadur, Bindu Thapa, PeishengXu

Donor-Acceptor-Functionalized Bridged Siloxane Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Particle Morphology, and

Photovoltaic Performance 306

Aaron McKee, Haley Valentine, Hemali Rathnayake

Dye-Labeled and Drug Loaded Enzyme-Responsive Polymeric Materials 307

Steven Nguyen, Miao-Ping Chen, Lyndsay Randolph, Michael Hahn, Nathan C. Gianneschi

Effect ofMolecular Weight on Rheological Properties ofPoly(acrylonitrile) 308

Xuemln Tu, JHuibin Lu, Li Li, ChunxiangLv, Xuhong Guo

Effect of Salt on Binary Mixtures ofPoly(glycidyl)Ethers 310

Saemi Oh, Martin Wolffs, Nathaniel A. Lynd, Kathrine P. Barteau, Craig J. Hawker

Electrochromic Properties of Poly (2,5 dimethoxy aniline) Synthesized in Various Acids 311

Bureerat Suephatthima, Anuval Sirivat

Encapsulation ofDoxorubicin in Block Copolypeptide Vesicles 312

Uh-Joo Choe, April R. Rodriguez, Brian S. Lee, TimothyJ. Deming, Daniel T, Kamei

From Lab-scaling to Up-scaling of Polymer Alloys PC/PET with High Performance Compatibilizer 313

Thanin Sampanstman, Satida Krailas, Hathaikarn Manuspiya

Generation of PretiltAngle Transition Using Phase Separation of Liquid Crystal and PhotopolymerMixture 314

Jeong-Hun Lee, Daeseung KangGeneration of Stereoblock Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) by Solid State Polycondensation 316

Tomonari Kanno, Salciko Hirai, Hideko T. Oyama

High Performance Poly(amide-cobenzoxazine) Copolymers via New Route 318

MohamedBaqar, TarekAgag, Hatsuo Ishida, Syed Qutubuddin

High Refractive Composite Materials for Responsive Bragg-mirrors 320

Martin Marazita, OswaldPrucker, JurgenRiihe

Hybridization of MCM-41 with Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide for Encapsulation ofDrugs and

Thermosensitive Delivery 322

Guillermo Toriz, Ezequiel Delgado, Julio Cardona

Influence ofTemperature and Molar Mass on the Spherulitic Growth Rate of Poly(E-caprolactone) 324

Swapnil S. Sheth, Stephanie Sparks, Herve Marand

Micellization of Acrylate-Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers as a Function ofHydrophobic Core

Chain Length: An Investigation into the Effects of Chain Rigidity and Molecular Weight on Self-

Assembly 326

Kevin S. Kawchak, Gregg M. Wilmes

Microfluidic Protein Detection Using a Novel Polyacrylic Acid Block Liquid Crystalline Polymer 327

Waliullah Khan, Soo-YoungPark

Modification of Adhesion Between Banana Fiber and Aliphatic Polyester 330

Tetsuto Kajiyama, Takeshi Yasuda, Shuji Mimoto, ShimizuKenichi, Masato Murakami

Modification of Cellulose Using N-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl) Ammonium Chloride and

Phosphoric Acid for Flame Retardant Applications in Poly(lactic acid) 332

Srilatha Temburni, Laura Flynn, Melissa Novy, Mauro Zammarano, Douglas M. Fox

Morphological and Biological Characterization ofPVA-Nanodiamond Electrospun Fibers 334

Amanee Salaam, Manoj Mishra, Elijah Nyairo, Derrick Dean

Morphological Characterization ofActivated Carbon Cryogels from Melamine-Resorcinol-

Formaldehyde 336

Hyun Ho Park, Jaehoon Lee, Youngeun Choi, Bona Kim, YoungSoo Yun, Hyoung-Joon Jin

Nanoparticles from Dual Polymerized Lactide-Norbornene Bifunctional Monomers 338

Carrie R, James, Nathan C. Gianneschi

New Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Copolymers for Electronics and Optoelectronics 339

Ye-Jin Hwang, Pei-Tzu Wu, Felix Sunjoo Kim

Newly Developed Polybenzoxazine-based Membrane for Ethanol-Water Separation via

Pervaporation 341

Patcharee Homyen, Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Thanyalak Chaisuwan

Non-conjugated Linker Monomers in Low-Bandgap Materials 343

Daniel J. Burke, Craig J. Hawker

Novel Proton Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell 344

Phornpussadee Umsarika, Pitt Supaphol, Anuvat Sirivat

Photoinduced Immobilization Ability Depending on Photoisomerization and Photodeformation

Properties of Azopolymer Films 345

Mamiko Narita, Yuichi Kato, EiichiSudo, Masaaki Tsuchimori, Osamu Watanabe

Photoregulated Viscosity Change for Polymer Networks based on Alpha- Cyclodextrin and

Azobenzene Modified Poly(acrylic acid)s 347

Xiaojun Zhang, Jie Wang, Xuhong Guo, Li Li

Poly (alkylacrylamide) based Hydrogel Coatings for Blood Devices 349

C.K. Pandiyarajan, Barbara Zieger, OswaldPrucker

Polybenzoxazine Derived Porous Carbon Membrane for C02 Separation: Effect ofMorphology on

Separation Efficiency 351

Apirak Treeratdilokkul, Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Thanyalak Chaisuwan

Pore Characteristics of Novel Carbon Xerogels Derived from Polybenzoxazine 352

Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Uthen Thubsuang, Sujitra Wongkasemjit

Preparation and Characterization ofPolybutylene Succinate Foams Processed in SupercriticalCarbon Dioxide 354

Kwon Bin Song, Ji Hee Shin, Kwang HeeLee

Preparation and Properties of Polybenzoxazine/Chitosan Polymer Blends in Aqueous Media 356

AlmahdiA. Alhwaige, TorekAgag, Hatsuo Ishida, SyedQutubuddin

Preparation of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Resin with High Performances by Bi-seeded

Emulsion Grafting Copolymerization 358

GongshengLi, Shulai Lu, Jianxun Pang, Yanjun Bai, Liu Zhang, JunXv, Xuhong Guo

Preparation of Amphophilic Polyethylene Materials using Coordination Insertion and Atom Transfer

Radical Polymerizations 361

Yanika Schneider, Brian T. McVerry, Guillermo C. Bazan

Preparation of Carbon Microspheres for Electric Double Layer Capacitor 363

Michiya Ota, Daiki Sakurai, Maki Sato, Takahiro Shimizu, Yoshihiro Takizawa, Takeo Ote, Osamu Tanaike

Preparation ofPS/Si02 Nanocomposite Particles and Hollow Silica Spheres Using Spherical

Polyelectrolyte Brushes as Template 365

Shibing Huang, Xuanji Yu, YarningDong, Xuhong Guo

Programmed Shape Shifting Soft Polymeric Materials 367

Miao-Ping Chien

Rheology of Polymeric Hydrogels Crosslinked by Host-Guest Interaction between Beta-Cyclodextrinand Adamantyl Grafts with Ethylene Link 368

Jianjia Liu, Me Wang, Li Li, Xuhong Guo

Semi-interpenetrating Nanofiber Scaffolds for Transbuccal Mucosa Drug Delivery 370

DonaldAduba, Hu Yang, Olga Zolotarskaya

Separation of n-hexane and 1-hexene Using Metal Inclusion of Porous Polybenzoxazine 371

Apiradee Nicharat, Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Thanyalak Chaisuwan

Spherical Polyelectrolyte Brush Composite Membranes 372

Xingyu Zhang, Xuanji Yu, Gongsheng Li, Xuhong Guo

Spin-on Top Coat Surface Treatments for Thin Film Block Copolymer Orientation Control 374

Christopher M. Bates, Takehiro Seshimo, Christopher H. Chen, Julia D. Cushen, William J. Durand, Logan J.

Santos, Christopher J. Ellison

Structure Control of the Porous Polyarylate Layer Coated onto the Polyethylene Separator via

Nonsolvent Induced Phase Separation Process 376

Mijung Park, Sangchul Roh, Jisun Park, Chang Keun Kim

Studies of Super-tough Poly(phenylene sulfide) Reactive Blends 378

Saori Nara, Hideko T. Oyama, Shigenari Shida

Sulfonamide-Crosslinked Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Membranes for Ionic Polymer-Metal

Composites 379

Dae S. Song, Jang Y. Lee, Bye R. Yoon, Svl K. Kim, Tae H. Lee, Jae Y. Jho

Supramolecular Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Networks with Competitive HydrogenBonding: A Study of Cinnamic Acid Hydrogen Bond Donors

,381

ErikL. Janssen, Ivan de Jesus SalazarEstrada, Kurt N. Wiegel

Supramolecular Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Networks with Competitive HydrogenBonding: A Study of Flexible Bis-Acids and a Mixture of Flexible Mesogenic Bispyridyls and Flexible

Polypyridyls 382

Steven R. Friday, Richard F. Miesen, KurtN. Wiegel

Supramolecular Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Networks with Competitive Hydrogen

Bonding: A Study ofFlexible Bis-Acids and a Mixture ofRigid and Flexible Polypyridyls 383

RichardF. Miesen, StevenR. Friday, KurtN. Wiegel

Supramolecular Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Networks with Competitive Hydrogen

Bonding: A Study ofRigid Networking Agents in Systems with Competitive Hydrogen Bonding 384

Dustin D. Fredrickson, AlexanderE, Waner, KurtN. Wiegel

Surface Attached Polymer Networks 385

GregorJ. Osterwinter, Rodrigo Navarro-Crespo, Oswald Prucker, Jurgen Rtihe

Synthesis and Applications ofLatent Olefin Metathesis Catalyst Featuring Bidentate Schiff Base

Ligand 387

Christopher H. Chen, Jonathan P. Moerdyk, Ryan P. Deschner, Christopher W, Bielawski, C. Grant Willson

Synthesis and Characterization ofWater-Soluble Polymers with Pendant Nitrocatecholic

Functionalities 388

Matthew Stephen Menyo, Craig J. Hawker, J. Herbert Waite

Synthesis of Photoactive Polymer Brush by RAFT Polymerization: Applications in Isolation of

Biological Macromolecules 390

MilindD. Bisen, Matthew Pahich, Colleen N. Scott

Synthesis of Polyesters Based on Furan Moiety as Renewable Resource and Their Thermal and

Physical Properties 392

Seitng-Suk Baek, Myeong-Jun Kim, Oh Young Kim, Doo WhanKang, Ho-JongKang, Kwang-Un Jeong, Seok-Ho

Hwang

Synthesis ofPP-graft-(HEMA/OEGMA) by Gamma Radiation 394

Alejandro Ramirez-Jimenez, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Angel Concheiro, Emilio Bucio

Synthesis ofUV-curable Urethane Acrylates and their Application as Superhydrophobic Coatings 397

Chih-KaiHuang, Chia-Hua Chan, Yung-Hsin Lin, Jin-Lin Han, Kuo-HuangHsieh

Temperature Dependence of Dilute Solution Polymer Coil Dimensions 399

Michael M, Fryd, Thomas Sun, AndyH. Tsou, C. Rebecca Locker, Martin N. Webster, Johannes M. Soulages

Therapeutic Effects of Tetracycline-Loaded Nanosheet for a Deep Burn-Wound Infection Model 401

Akihiro Saito, Hiromi Miyazaki, Toshinori Fujie, Shinya Ohtsubo, Manabu Kinoshita, Daizoh Saitoh

Tbermoelectrical Properties of CNT/C Composites 403

Michiya Ota, Kazunari Teshima, Ryohei Miyamae, Rika Matsumoto

Thermo-Responsive Multifunctional PEG-Based Poly(ether)s 405

Christine Mangold, Boris Obermeier, Frederik Wurm, Holger Frey

Towards Optoelectronic Materials Based on Polymer Wrapped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes 407

Meagan A. Decker, Mary Glesner, Michael Therien

Viscoelastic Behavior ofFlame Retarded Poly(lactic acid) Containing POSS-Modifed Cellulose and

APP Hydrolysis Inhibition of POSS 410

Melissa Nov)', Chris Citro, Douglas M. Fox

Wedge-shaped Acrylated Sulfonate Molecules: Morphology and Ion Conductivity 412

Heng Zhang, JaimeJ. Hernandez Rueda, Dimitri A. Ivanov, Xiaomin Zhu, Martin Moller

Zipper-based Devices and Future Directions 414

AlexanderH. Mo, Preston B. London, Ricardo Capone, RatneshLal

Characterizing Polyolefin Copolymers and Blends by High Temperature SEC-IR with Full Mid-Hl

Spectra 415

Ming Zhou, Sidney Bourne, William Carson, Frederic Prulliere

De-Formulating Complex Polymer Mixtures by GPC-IR Coupled System 418

Ming Zhou, Sidney Bourne, William Carson, Frederic Prulliere

Development ofReinforced Multi-functional Nanofibers Based on Mussel Adhesive Proteins 420

Bum Jin Kim, Yoo Seong Choi, HyungJoon Cha

Fabrication of Conductive Polymer Nano-Sprouts Via a Template- Free Process for Conductive

Polymer Appliques 421

Peter Zarras, JohnD. Stenger-Smith, Clare Kline, Daniel T. Connor, Alfred Baca, William Lai, Lee Cambrea,

Lawrence Baldwin, Roxanne L. Quintana, Gregory S. Ostrom, Linda Johnson, Mark Moran, Andrew Chafin, Paul

Goodman

Fast Protein Separation on Polymer Brush 'Nanosponges' with MALDI Mass Spectrometry Analysis 423

Bojan Mitrovic, Stephanie Eastwood, Venney Wong, Gary Kinsel, Colleen Scott

Impact of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Regioregularity and Monodispersity on the Performance of

Organic Photovoltaic Devices 425

Guangye Zhang, Christine Luscombe, BenjaminJ. Schwartz

Improving the Efficiency of Sensitized Zn2SnO,( Solar Cells: An Abnormal Effect of Al3+ Ions 426

YafengLi, Xiangzhen Zheng, Huixing Zhang, Binbin Guo, Mingdeng Wei

Interface-Induced Liquid Crystallinity for Bisphenol A Based Cyanate Ester Polymers 427

Hatice Duran, Basil Yameen, Michael Kappl, Martin Steinhart

Mechanically Durable Flexible Strain Sensors Stamped with Silver Nano-Inks 428

JiseokKim, Kevin Wubs, Byeong-Soo Bae, Woo Soo Kim

Plasma Graft Polymerization ofFluorocarbon on Cotton Fabrics for Sustainable Finishing

Applications 430

Amsarani Ramamoorlhy, AhmedEl-Shafei, Peter Hauser

Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized Siloxane Nanoparticles for Organic-based Solar Cells 431

Nicholas Wright, Amar Pate!, Jenna Binion, Hemali Rathnayake

Selected Methods ofPatterning Polymer Brushes 432

MaryE. Welch, Christian Ohm, YonyongXu, BerndDeffner, Tristan Hessberger, Maximilian Lauck, ChristopherK. Ober

Selectively Responsive Polymer Brushes for Sensing Applications 434

Nicolas Schuwer, Harm-Anton Klok

Study on the Physico-Mechanical and Degradation Properties of Gamma Radiated Bamboo Fiber-

Reinforced Polypropylene Composites 435

Kamol Dey, RuhulA. Khan, A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury

Surface-attached Polymer Networks and Multilayers 438

Kerstin Schuh, Oswald Prucker, Jurgen Riihe

Sustained-Release ofTherapeutic Proteins from Multilayers Adsorbed on the Sidewalls of Porous

Membranes 440

Younghyun Cho, Jinkee Hong, Paula T. Hammond, Kookheon Char

Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxylated-Acrylic-Based Antifouling Polymers 442

Chao Zhao, Lingyan Li, Qiuming Wang, Jim Zhao, Xiang Yu

Wall Thickness Control of Carbon Nanotube-Based Polymer Nanocomposites via Different

Polymerization Techniques 443

Burcu Saner Okan, Selmiye Alkan Gursel

Bi-Axially Oriented PEN/PETG Films with Low Thermal Expansion Used as Plastic Substrates for

Flexible Electronics 444

Li-cheng Jheng, JrjengRuan, Ming-tsong Leu, Chun-yen Yang, Keng-hao Hsu, Jyh-horng Wu, Kuo-chen Shih

Biodegradable Foamlike Materials Based on Pectin and Sodium Montmorillonite Clay 447

Hongbing Chen, Yuzhong Wang, David A. Schiraldi

Degradable Rosin-Caprolactone Copolymers 449

Kejian Yao, Jifu Wang, Wujie Zhang, James S. Lee, Chunpeng Wang, Fuxiang Chu, Xiaoming He, Chuanbing

TangDirect Utilization of Elemental Sulfur in Novel Polymeric Composites 451

JaredJ. Griebel, Woo Jin Chung, Eui Tae Kim, Adam G. Simmonds, RichardS. Glass, Kookheon Char, JeffreyPyun

Effect ofBlend Compositions on Physical and Physico-chemistry of Solvent-cast

Polycaprolactone/Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Blend Films 453

Ruethaipat Sirisinha, Pitt Supaphol

High Melting Polyamide Copolymers Based on the Renewable Monomer, 1,9-Nonane Diamine .....454

Alex Kugel, Jie He, James Bahr, Satyabrata Samanla, MohammedNasrullah, Bret J. CMsholm

Highly Elastomeric Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Aerogels 457

RoccoP. Viggiano, DavidA. Schiraldi

In Situ Raman Monitoring of Ring-Opening Copolymerizations1 459

Matthew T. Hunley, Santanu Kundu, Peter M. Johnson, Kathryn L. Beers

Mechanical, UV-Protection and Antibacterial Properties of Natural Rubber/ TiOrRutile

Nanocomposites 461

Boonchai Seentrakoon, Banja Junhasavasdikul, Warinthorn Chavasiri

Nanostructured DNA-based Polymeric Materials 462

Anthony M. Rush, Nathan C. Gianneschi

pH-degradable Polymer MRI Contrast Agent and Hydrogel Nanoparticle as Trackable DeliverySystem 463

Eric Schopf, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Minnie Chan, Adah Almutairi

Pore Size Control of Microporous Polyethylene Membrane Using Diluents Mixture ContainingPoly(tetramethylene glycol) and Paraffin 466

Sangchal Roh, MijungPark, Jisun Kim, ChangKeun Kim

Preparation of Renewable Rosin Containing Block Copolymers 468

PeiryA, Wilbon, Yijun Zheng, Kejian Yao, Chuanbing TangProduction of Renewable Monomers from Inedible Biomass-based Furfural for BiodegradablePolyesters and Evaluation of their Biomass Carbon Ratios 469

Yuya Tachibana, Takashi Masuda, Masahiro Funabashi, Ken-ichi Kastiya, Masao Kunioka

RAFT Polymerization of Sustainable Triblock Copolymers 472

Shu Wang, Megan L. Robertson

Tandem Catalysis for the Preparation of Cylindrical Polypeptide Brushes 474

Allison J. Rhodes, Timothy J. Deming

Temperature Effects on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Carbon Nanotubes/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Composites 476

Yeong-Tarng Shieh, Yi-An Chen, Rong-Hsien Lin

Anhydride Terminated Polydimcthylsiloxane Content and their Effects on Epoxy Resin 478

Wenjim Cart, Yuan Ren, ZhengXi, Liang Zhang, Jing Zhang, Xinyu Zhang

Application of Design of Experiment (DOE) to Optimize Water Borne Adhesive Production Process 481Sukru Eren, Serhan Boditroglu, Sibel Altinok

Cationic Nanofibrillated Cellulose as a Flame Retardant for Poly(lactic acid) 482

Laura Flynn, Jieun Lee, Srilatha Temburni, Mauro Zammarano, Douglas M. Fox

Effect of Zinc Oxide on the Mechanical Property of Poly (L-lactide)/Zinc Oxide Blends Prepared byElectrospinning 484

Xuyuan Ji, Daxin Wang, Lingling Guo, LianJin, Wenjing Yang, Ting Wang, Nongyue He

Effects of the Attached Layer Thickness of Silica Nanoparticles on the Properties ofUV-Cured

Polymer Nanocomposites 487Ha Na Jeon, TaeHo Shin, KIRyongHa

Fragmentation TOF MALDIMS of the Polyether Products of Group IVB Metallocene Dichlorides

with Isomannide, 489

CharlesE. Carraher, Tiasha Arnold, Michael R. Roner

Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines by Metal-Containing Polymers Derived fromGlycyrrhetinic Acid, 6-Aminopenicillic Acid, Histamine, and Phentolamine (Regitine) 492

Michael R. Roner, Charles E. Carraher, Alisa Moric, Nancy T. Trang, Ngoc Trang Caroline Truong, Amit Gupta,Zamil Islam,Jessica Williams-Sheffler

Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines by Metal-Containing Polymers Derived from Thiamine,3,5-Pyridihedicarboxylic Acid and Isomannide 498

Michael R. Roner, Charles E, Carraher, Alisa Moric, Nancy T. Trang, Tiasha Arnold, Raven E. Lambert, AliciaMorrison

MALDI MS of the Products of Organotin Dihalides with 3,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid 503Charles E. Carraher, Alicia Morrison, Michael R. Roner

MALDI MS of the Products of Organotin Dihalides with Histamine 506

Charles E. Carraher, Zamil Islam, Michael R. Roner

MALDI MS of the Products ofTransition Metal Metallocene Dichlorides with Glycyrrhetinic Acid 509Charles E. Carraher, Ngoc Trang Caroline Truong, Michael R. Roner

Multilayered Nanocomposites with High Aspect Ratio Platelets/Low Tg Phosphate Glass: ControlledInterdiffusion and Improved Gas Barrier Properties 513

Kevin Meyers, Matthew Hebert, Jeremy Decker, David Schiraldi, Sergei Nazarenko

Shape Memory Properties ofLightly Crosslinked Natural Rubber 515Benjamin Heuwers, Dominik Quitmann, Robin Hoeher, Frank Katzenberg, Joerg C. Tiller

Structure and Properties of Multiblock Ionomers 517YanfangFan, Chris J. Cornelius

Synthesis and Characterization of New N-Type Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic

Applications 520EilafAhmed, Emily C. Hollenbeck, GuoqiangRen, Felix S. Kim, Samson A. Jenekhe

Synthesis of Formaldehyde-Free Crosslinker Monomers and Application in Waterborne AcrylicDispersions for Textile Applications 522

Sezgin Bayrak, Bami T. Gokben, Sibel Altinok, A. ersinAcar

Wheat Gluten Biocomposites Reinforced with Coconut Fiber 524

Sudsiri Hemsri, Kasia grieco, Alexandru D. Asandei, Richards. Parnas

Adhesion Improvement of Polylactide and Bamboo Fiber Biocomposite 526SeongHun Kim, Jun Tae Kang

Antimicrobial Effect of Organic Photosensitizers/Polyurethane Finished Leather„ 528

SeongHun Kim, Kyung "Wha Oh, Ki Sub Lim

Characteristics of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Fabricated from Partially Sulfonated andCrosslinked Poly(ethylene glycol dimethylmethacrylate-co-styrene sulfonic acid) Copolymers 530

JisunKim, Sangchul Roh, MijungPark, Chang Keun Kim

Colloidal Silica-Based Flame Retardant Thin Film on Cotton and PET Fabric 532Galina Laufer, Federico Carosio, Rico Martinez, Jaime C. Gmnlan

Curvature Driven Rigid Nanowire Orientation Inside Cylindrical Pore 533

Kiwoon Choi, Kiho Park, Han SupLee

Degradation Studies ofPoly(ether ester amide) Materials 535

Aleksey Kurdyumov, Nathan Lockwood, Darin DuMez

Desulfurization Transport Mechanism of Organic Sulfur through Polyethylene Glycol Membranes byPervaporation Process 537

Jian Chen, Zheng/in Yang, Jiding Li

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Based on Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Nanofibers Counter Electrode 539Tae Hyun Lee, Seung Soonlm

Effect ofCompatibilizers on Mechanical Properties of PC-PLA Alloys 541

Montri Khowanit, Potejanee Sornthummalee, Hathaikarn Manuspiya

Electrical Conductivity and Physical Properties of Nanocomposites based on Polymer Blends and

Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube,

542

Minho Lee, Jeong Ho Kim

Fluorescent Dendron-Cyclodextrin Nanotubes as a Biosensory Platform 544

Jeonghun Lee, Chiyoung Park, YongHyun Kim, Ji Woong Choi, Soonho Sun, ChulheeKim

Glutathione-Responsive Mesoporous Silica Nanocontainers with Cyclodextrin Gatekeepers for Drug

Delivery Application 546

Jeonghun Lee, Mm Ji Kim, Hyehyeon Kim, Hyemi Lee, Heon Joo Park, Chulhee Kim

MCM-48-polybenzoxazine Mixed Matrix Membranes for CO2/CH4 Separation 548

Nuttheewan Kittisarunlerd, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Apcmee Luengnaruemitchai, Sujitra WongkasemjitModification and Characterization of Silica with Different Concentration of TESPT 549

YoungSeokLee, Hyun Soo Ryu, Jong Cheol Lee, KiRyong Ha

Polyaniline Based Counter Electrode for a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell 551

Young WooLee, Tae Hyun Lee, Seung Soon lm

Polymer Actuator with Anion Exchange Membrane and Polyaniline Electrode 553

Tae H. Lee, Shin W, Lee, Su N. You, Dae S. Song, Suck H. Lee, Jae Y. Jho

Self-Organized Nanocomposites 555

Gregory A. Williams, Aaron M. Kushner, Zhibin Guan

Advances in Dip-Pen Nanolithography: Toward High-Throughput, Low Cost, Centimeter Scale

Desktop Nanofabrication and Molecular Printing 556

ChadA. Mirkin

Continuous Fabrication of Nanograting Structures for Color Filters and Transparent Electrode

Applications 557

Se Hyun Ahn, Jong G. Ok, L. Jay Guo

Electric Field-Induced Nanolithography to Manipulate Soft Matter on Surfaces 561

Robert Ferris, Stefan Zauscher

Electropatterning and Colloidal Templating in Ultrathin Conducting Polymers Films 563

Rigoberto C, Advincula

Field-Induced Nanolithography for the Patterning of Non-Fouling Polymer Brushes 564

Robert Ferris, Angus Hucknall, Byung Seok Kwon, Ashutosh Chilkoti, Stefan Zauscher

Functional, Hierarchical Structures from Holographic Patterning 566

Christopher Y. Li, Derrick M, Smith, Michael J. Birnkrant, Timothy J. Bunning

Nanoimprint Induced Molecular Orientation and Performance in Semiconducting PolymerNanostructures 568

Htay Hlaing, Xinhui Lu, Benjamin M. Ocko, Kevin Yager, Charles T. Black

Novel Organosilicate Polymer Resists for High Resolution E-Beam Lithography 569

Do Y. Yoon, Jae Hwan Sim, Sung-Il Lee, Hae-JeongLee, Richard Kasica, Christopher L. Soles, Hyun-Mi Kim, Ki-

Bum Kim

Orthogonal Solution 570

Carol Newby, Jin-Kyun Lee, Priscilla C. Taylor, AlexanderA. Zahkidov, Hon HangFong, Kari M. Midihun,

Margarita Chatzichristidi, George G. Malliaras, Barbara A. Baird

Self Perfection of Nanostructures: A New Frontier in Nanofabrication 572

Steven Y. Chou

Synthesis and Characterization of "Two-Stage" Photobase Generators for Pitch Division Lithography 573

Ryan A. Mesch, Takanori Kawakami, Yuji Hagiwara, TaehoKim, Wade Wang, Xinyu Gu, Arun K. Sundaresan,

Nicholas J. Turro

X-ray Methods as a Quantitative Tool to Evaluate Nanoscale Lithographic Patterning Technologies 575

Christopher Soles, Hyun WookRo, Hae-JeongLee, Chengqing Wang, Wen-Li Wu

Charge Transport at Organic-Organic Single-Crystalline Interfaces 577

Alejandro L. Briseno

Electrochemical Synthesis ofVertically Aligned Polythiophene Nanostructures on Metal Foils for

Thermal Interface Applications 578Virendra Singh, Baratunde A. Cola

Nanolayer Solutions for Biomedical Implants and Wound Healing 579

Paula T. Hammond

Nanostructures in Polymer Solar Cells 580

Charles T. Black

Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Brush-Modified Interfaces for Control of Active Materials Morphology and

Properties 581

S. Michael Kilbey, Muruganathan Ramanathan, W. Michael Kochemba, William Heller, Jose Alonzo

Polymerization ofAzidomethacrylates from Surfaces and Their Elaboration via Click Chemistry 583

Sampa Saha, Merlin L, Bruening, Gregory L. Baker

Properties and Applications of Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Films 584

Jarrett Vella, Quentin Bricaud, Hui Jiang, Xiaoyong Zhao

Simple, Yet Powerful Reactions for Polymer Crosslinking and Functionalization 586Jason M Spniell, Martin Wolffs, Frank A. Leibfarth, Michael D. Dimitriou, LukeA. Connal, Craig J. Hawker

Solution-based Assembly ofFunctionalized P3HT for the Templated Organization of n-type Materials 588

Emily Pentzer, Felicia Bokel, Ryan Hayward, ToddEmrick

Additive-Driven Assembly of Block Copolymer-Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials for Solution

Processable Floating Gate Memory 589

Qingshuo Wei, Ying Lin, Eric R. Anderson, Alejandro L, Briseno, Samuel P. Gido, James J. Watkins

Colloidal Polymerization of Dipolar Nanoparticles 590

Lawrence J. Hill, Younghun Sung, Adam G. Simmonds, Kookheon Char, Jeffrey Pyun

High-Throughput Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles 591

Alshakim Nelson

Nanofabrication and self-assembly ofnanoparticle-based systems for biomedical applications 592

Vincent M. Rotello

Nanoparticle Ribbons and Weaves 593Alfred J. Crosby, Hyim Suk Kim, Dong Yttn Lee, Cheol Hee Lee, Yujie Liu, Jonathan Pham, JimmyLawrence andToddEmrick

Surface Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles for Active Transfection ofsiRNA 594

Georgina A, Comiskey, Amanda P. Malefyt, S. Patrick Walton

Surface Stabilization of TiOj Nanoparticles using Polymers Made by Combining Catalytic Chain

Transfer and Thiolene Michael Addition 596Alexander H. Soeriyadi, Roslyn Tedja, Michael R. Whittaker

Using Nanoparticle-Filled Microcapsules for Site-Specific Healing ofDamaged Substrates: Creating a

"Repair and Go" System 599German V. Kolmakov, ToddEmrick, Thomas P. Russell, Alfred J. Crosby, Anna C. Balazs

Artificial Cilia for Applications in Microfluidics 601

Nicolas Schorr, Jacob Belardi, OswaldPrucker, Jurgen Ruthe

Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensor Array Fabricated with Flexible Nano-Needle Assemblies 603

JiseokKim, TinaNg, Woo Soo Kim

Monolithic High-Performance Antireflection Polymer Film 605Kiwoon Choi, Sung Ho Park, Young Min Song, Han Sup Lee

Nanogradient Polymer Brushes 607Christian Schuh, Oswald Prucker, Nino Lomadze, AlexeyKopyshev, Svetlana Santer, Jurgen Ruhe

Transforming Si Polymers into Patternable Permanent Dielectric Insulators for Computer Chips byUltraviolet Curing 609

QinghuangLin, A. Nelson, S. T. Chen, P Brock, S. Cohen, B, Davis, E. Liniger, E. Simonyi, R. Sooriyakumaran, S.

Purushothaman, R, Miller, T. Spooner, R. Wisnieff

Block Copolymer Approach to Superamphiphobic Coatings 612Guojun Liu, DeanXiong, E.J. Scott Duncan

Creasing of Soft Polymer Surfaces: Toward Responsive Nanopatterns 614

Dayong Chen, Jinhwan Yoon, Ryan C. HaywardDirected Assembly of Block Copolymers on Chemically Patterned Surfaces Using Solvent Annealing 615

Lei Wan, Shengxiang Ji, Chi-Chun Liu, Paul F, NealeyLearning from "Coffee Rings": Crafting Complex Ordered Structures via Controlled EvaporativeSelf-assembly (CESA) 616

Zhiqun Lin, WeiHan, Bo Li

Oligosaccharide/Silicon-Containing Block Copolymers for Nanolithography 618JuliaD. Cushen, Jssei Otsuka, Christopher M. Bates, SamiHalila, Sebastien Fort, RedouaneBorsali, JeffreyEasley, Erica Rausch, Anthony Thio, Christopher J. Ellison, C. Grant Willson

Tailoring Nanoscale Coaxial/Linear Semiconducting Heterojunctions by Controlled Assembly of

Molecular Graphenes 620

Takuzo Aida

Topographically Guided Macroscopic Ordering of Block Copolymers into Sequenced Patterns 621

Sungjune Park, Larisa Tsarkova, Stephanie Hiltl, Stefan Roitsch, Joachim Mayer, AlexanderBoker

Tuning the Dynamics of Ultrathin Supported Block Copolymer Films 624Andreas P. Kourouklis, Ronald V. Lerum, Harry Bermudez

2D and 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Robust Molecular Assembly 627John W, Colson, DavidN. Bunck, EricL. Spitler, William R. Dichtel

Biomimetic Design of Dynamic and Self-Healing Polymers 628

Zhibin Guan

Chemically-Controlled Assembly of 1-, 2- and 3D Crystalline Protein Arrays 629F. AkifTezcan

Designer DNA Architectures for Nanotechnology 630Hao Yan

Domain-selective Stimuli-responsive Nanostructures from Stimuli-responsive Block Copolymers andBlock Brush Copolymers 631

Ang Li, SandaniSamarqjeewa, Ritu Shrestha, Guorong Sun, Karen L. Wooley

Dynamic Three-DimensionalDNA Structures: Loading and Selective Release of Cargo for Biologicaland Materials Applications

, 632Hanadi Sleiman

Genetically Encoded Stimulus Responsive Elastin-like Polypeptides: Applications in Drug Delivery 633

Ashutosh Chilkoti

Information-Based Control ofMolecular Structure Using DNA 634Nadrian C. Seeman

Molecular Level Control Over Supramolecular Interactions Between Polymers, Cells and

Nanocrystals 635BrettA. Helms, DevS. Chahal, Harvey S. Chahal, Andrea R. Bayles, Aaron E, Alters, Teresa E. Pick, Patrick C.

McBride, MarkJ, Bailey, Jennifer Duong

Multi-Responsive Polypeptide-based Polymersomes 637Sebastien Lecommandoux

Novel Reversible Hydrogels with pH-Responsiveness at Physiological pH 639Pontus Lundberg, Nathaniel A. Lynd, Michael Malkoch, Andreas M. Nystrom, Craig J, Hawker

Nucleobase Polymers by RAFT Polymerization: Self-Assembly and Templating 640Ronan McHale, Rachel K. O 'Reilly

Photo-Patterned Growth of Stimulus-Responsive Gel Sheets 641

Jungwook Kim, Myunghwan Byun, Ryan C. Hayward

Photo-responsive Polymersomes and Oligonucleotide Assemblies 642Neha P. Kamat, ZhengzhengLiao, Brittani K. Ruble, Julianne Griepenburg, Laurel E. Moses, JeffRawson,Gregory P. Robbins, Michael J. Therien, DanielA. Hammer

Programmed Assembly of Artificial Protein Hydrogels 643Bradley D. Olsen, Jacqueline Chan, JuliaA. Kornfield, DavidA. Tirrell

Programming Nanoparticle Morphology with DNA, Peptides and Enzymes 644Nathan C. Gianneschi, Miao-Ping Chien, Ti-Hsuan Ku, Matthew P. Thompson, Carrie R. James, Lyndsay M.

Randolph, Michael E. Hahn

Protein Analogous Micelles: Versatile, Modular Nanoparticles 645Matthew Tirrell

Self-Assembled DNA Nanocages , 646Chengde Mao

Sensing and Identifying (Almost) Any Biosystem Using Nanoparticle-Polymer Arrays 647Vincent M. Rotello

Stimuli-Responsive Multi-Compartment Core Micelles from ABC Triblock Terpolymers 648AxelH. E. Muller, Felix H. Schacher, Andreas Walther, Holger Schmalz

Stimuli-Responsive, Engineered Particles Designed to Interface with Biology 649Frank Caruso

Stimulus-Responsive Microbubbles and Nanoemulsions as "Smart" Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound

Imaging 650Andrew P. Goodwin

Supramolecular Antimicrobial Hydrogels with Broad Spectrum Activity 651Yan Li, KazukiFukushima, ShaoqiongLiu, Yi-Yan Yang, Daniel Coady, Amanda Engler, James L. Hedrick

Supramolecular Systems Responsive to Light, Enzymes, and Electric Fields 652Samuel I. Stupp

Thermally-induced Structural Transformations in Assemblies of Amphophilic Block Copolymers 653Robert B. Grubbs, Yu Cai, Katherine B. Aubrecht, Zhe Sun

Alumatrane-inspired Catalyst: Characterization and Polymerization Activity 654Yutan D. Y. L. Getzler

Chemistry and Polymer Science ofLignin-Based Materials 655Newell R. Washburn, Hoyong Chung

Elastomers, Adhesives, and Tough Plastics from Sustainable Block Polymers 657Marc A. Hillmyer

Elemental Sulfur: A Novel, Abundant Feedstock for Polymers and Nanocomposite Materials 658

Woo Jin Chung, JaredJ. Griebel, Eui Tae Kim, Adam G. Simmonds, Hyun-SikKim, Richards. Glass, Yung-EunSung, Kookheon Char, Jeffrey Pyun

High-Performance Acrylic Bioplastics from Renewable a-Methylene-y-(Methyl)-butyrolactones 659

Eugene Y.-X. Chen

Influence ofModified Soybean Oil Polyols on the Reactivity and Properties of Thermoset

Polyurethanes , ••• 660

Damien Maittard, Minh-Tan Ton-That, Frederic Busnel, Tri-DungNgo

Isomerization and Polymerization of Cyclic Dienes from Plant Oils 662Robert T. Mathers, Krishnan Damodaran, Xiaojian Mao

Long-Chain Aliphatic aco-Difunctional Compounds and Polycondensates from Plant Oils 663

Florian Stempfle, Philipp Roesle, Dorothee Quinzler, Samir Chikkali, Ilona Heckler, Stefan Mecking

Marine-degradable Polyesters and Fermentation-free Polyesters 664

Ryan T. Martin, Alexander G. Pemba, Ersen Gokturk, StephenA. Miller

Natural Rosin-derived Polymers: Beyond Conventional Functions 665

Chuanbing TangNew Monomers and Polymers from Levulinic Acid 666

Brian Mullen

Next-Generation Renewable Materials from Nano-Engineered Thermoplastic Cellulose 667JamesH. Wang, JaeHongLee

Next-Generation Renewable Polymers From Lignin 669

Joseph F. Slanzione, Richard P. Wool

Novel High Molecular Weight Polymer and Radiation-Curable Coatings Derived from Soybean Oil 671Samim Alam, Anurad Jayasooriya, Bret J. Chisholm

Dry-spinning of Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) Fibers, 674

Emily B. Anderson, Denis Ingildeev, FrankHermanutz, Michael R. Buchmeiser

Poly(Isopropylglycolide): A High Melting Crystalline Derivative of Polylactide 676Mao Yin, Gregory L. Baker

Polycarbonates Derived from Polyhydroxyl Natural Products 678Celine J. Besset, Keith Hearon, Samantha L. Kristufek, Alexander T. Lonnecker, Koichiro Mikami, Jennifer M.

Streff, Karen L. Wooley

Preparation ofRosin-based Epoxies and Curing Agents and Properties 679Jinwen Zhang

Renewable Additives and Feedstocks for the Polymer Industry 680Erik C. Hagberg

Renewable Comonomers for the Production of Ethylene Copolymers 681Laura R. Parisi, Dieter M. Scheibel, MassoudJ. Miri

Renewable Resource-based Unsaturated Polyester Resins for use in Thermoset CompositeApplications 683

Darcy A. Culkin

Ring-Opening Polymerization of Monomers Derived from Malic Acid 684Ryan J. Pounder, Michael J, Bennison, Richard Todd, Andrew P. Dove

Well-Defined RAFT Polymerization ofFurfuryl Methacrylate and Subsequent Thermo-Reversible

Crosslinking 685Daisuke Yamamoto, Timothy E. Long

Yeast-Derived Bioplastics that Fill a Gap 687Richard A. Gross

Alternating Dialkylsilylene-Spaced Donor-Acceptor Copolymers 688Tien-Yau Luh

Architectural Control for Enhanced Low-Power Upconversion in Polymeric Materials 689Soo-Hyon Lee, MarkSchafer, Andreas F.M, Kilbinger, Yoan C. Simon, Christoph Weder

BaTi03 Nanoparticles in Polycarbonate 691JosephF. Lomax, Eleanor A. Lomax, Peter Q. Lomax, JohnJ. Fontanella, CharlesA. Edmondson, Mary C.

Wintersgill, MarkA. Westgate

Conjugated Polymer Donor Materials for Polymer Solar Cells 693Yongfang Li

Conjugated Polymer Nanowire-Based Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Morphology and PhotovoltaicProperties 695

Guoqiang Ren, Pei-Tzu Wu, Samson A. Jenekhe

Contrasts and Similarities between Some of the Highest Performing Photovoltaic Polymers 697Michael D. McGehee

Controlling Diffusion of Lithium in Silicon Nanostructures 698

James R. Chelikowsky

Controlling the Morphology of Ti02 Nanorods/Polythiophene Composites for Bulk Heterojunction

Solar Cells Using H-Bonding 699

YingLin, Qingshuo Wei, James J. Watkins

Design, Synthesis and Processing of Narrow Band Gap Organic Semiconductors for Solar Cell

Fabrication 700

Guillermo Bazan, Greg Welch, James Rogers, Yanming Sun, ZacharyHenson, WeiLin Leong, Christopher Takacs,

EdKramer

Drastic Change of Molecular Orientation in Thiazolothiazole Copolymers by Molecular Weight

Control and Blending with PC6)BM Leads to High Efficiencies in Solar Cells 701

Itaru Osaka, Masahiko Saito, Hiroki Mori, TomoyukiKoganezawa, Kazuo Takimiya

Electrodeposition of Conducting Polymers on Inorganic Nanostructure Matrices for Solar Energy

Applications 702

Csaba Janaky, Norma de Tacconi, Wilaiwan Chanmanee, Krishnan Rajeshwar

Electronic Structure of Macro-Molecular Materials Interfaces , 703

Rudy Schlaf

Evolving Novel Nanostructures for Enhancing Energy Conversion 704

Shihe Yang

Graphene Based Semiconductor Composites for Light Energy Conversion 705

Ian Lightcap, Prashant V. Kama!

High Efficient Organic Solar Cells Based on Novel Crosslinkable C60 Derivatives 706

Chain-ShuHsu

High Refractive Index and Thermal Stability UV-Curable Novel Inorganic-Organic Acrylate

Nanocomposites 708

K. L. Liu, S. Z. Tseng, C. K. Huang, C. H. Chan, J. L. Han, K. H. Hsieh

How to Design Highly Efficient Solar Cell Polymers: Effect of Internal polarization on Charge

Transport Dynamics and Solar Cell Efficiency 710

Luping Yu

Hybrid Organic-Inorganic and Polymeric Materials for Thermoelectrics 711

Rachel A. Segalman, Shannon K. Yee, Nelson Coates, Boris Russ, Jeffrey J. Urban

Impact of Polymeric Compatibilizers on the Morphology of Organic Photovoltaics 712

Huipeng Chen, Jihua Chen, Wen Yin, Xiang Yu, Kunlun Hong, Deanna Pickel, Mike Kochembal, S. Michael

Kilbey1,2, Mark Dadmun

Intrinsically Stretchable Transparent Electrodes Based on Silver Nanowire Composites 714

Weili Hu, Xiaqfan Niu, Lu Li, Sungryul Yun, Zhibin Yu, Qibing Pei

Molecular Design of Conjugated Polymers for Highly Efficient Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: A

Chemist's Perspective 716

Wei You

Nanoparticle-coated Battery Separators with Advanced Electrochemical Performance 717

Jason Fang, Anionios Kelarakis, Li-Duan Tsai, Emmanuel P. Giannelis

Nanostructural Titanates: New Electrode Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage 718

Zhensheng Hong, Mingdeng Wei

Nanostructure Control in Organic Photovoltaic Devices by Molecular Self-Organization 719

Keisuke Tajima, Kazuhilo Hashimoto

New Polymers for Plastic Solar Cells 720

Mario Leclerc

Optimizing Morphology in Organic Photovoltaic Devices by Controlling Polymer Crystallinity 721

Amy S, Ferreira, RachelHuber, Guangye Zhang, Shane Boyd, Christopher J. Tassone, Michael Toney, Christine

Luscombe

Organic Photovoltaic Devices and its Recent Progress 722

Letian Dou, Jingbi You, RuiZhu, Yang Yang

Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites by Placing Conjugated Polymers in Intimate Contact with

Quantum Rods 723

Zhiqun Lin, Lei Zhao, XinchangPang, Malika Jeffries-El

Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-Based Block Copolymer as the Matrix in Lithium Battery Electrodes 726

Anna E. Javier, Shrayesh N. Patel, Daniel T. Hallinan, Nitash P. Balsara

Polymer Semiconductor Design and Assembly for Photovoltaics 728

Zhenan Bao

Polymer-based Solar Cells: Understanding Gained from a Combined Quantum-Chemical/MolecularSimulations Approach 729

Jean-Luc Bredas

Preparation and Characterization of Nano Noble Metal Particles on the Thermal Sensitive Material

by the Room Temperature Plasma Treatment 730

Chang-jun Liu

Quantum Dots for Solar Energy Harvesting: Artificial Atoms, Molecules or Small Pieces of Bulk? 731

Oleg Prezhdo

Role ofInterfacial Interactions on Diffusion ofPCBM in P3HT 732

Rakhee Pani, Benjamin Bond, Yaroslava G, Yingling

Role of Oxide Buffer Layer in Polymer Solar Cells with Inverted Structure 733

Qifeng Zhang, Orcnvan Wiranwetchayan, ZhiqiangLiang, Guozhong Cao

Self-Assembled of Mgh2 Nanoparticles at Mgh2 Nanotubes Linking Architecture to HydrogenStorage 735

Cyrille Boyer, Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou

Self-Assembly of Co-Doped ZnO Nanowire-Polythiophene Core-Shell Hybrids for Photovoltaics usingMagnetic Field 737

Candice I. Pelligra, Pawel W, Majewski, Shanju Zhang, Chinedum O. OsujiSinglet Exciton Fission, Long-Range Triplet Exciton Diffusion and Surface Nature of

Photoconductivity in Highly Ordered Organic Semiconductors 739VilalyPodzorov

Soft Chemistry Routes to Nanoparticulate Coatings for Optical Applications 740Thierry Gacoin, Isabelle Maurin, Geraldine Danielle, Sandrine Perruchas, Jean-Pierre Boi/ot

Synthesis and Characterization ofNanostructured Conducting Polymers and Their Composites with

Noble Metal Nanoparticles 741

SelcukPoyraz, ZhenLiu, YangLiu, Xinyu Zhang

Synthesis and Side Chain Effect on Optoelectronic Properties of Isoindigo-Based Low Band GapPolymers 742

Tzu-ChiaHuang, Chun-Chih Ho, Chien-An Chen, Wei-FangSu

Thiazolothiazole-based Copolymer Semiconductors for Thin Film Transistors and Solar Cells 746Selvam Subramaniyan, HaoXin, Felix Sunjoo Kim, Samson A. Jenekhe

Understanding the Factors Influencing Open Circuit Voltage in Polymer Solar Cells 748C, Daniel Frisbie

Verification of P3HT/PCBM Miscibility and Structure Development in Thin Films by NeutronScattering 749

Wen Yin, Mark Dadmun

Well-defined Nanocomposite Materials: Synthesis, Assembly and Properties 751

Sirinya Chanlarak, Thomas P. Russell, ToddEmrick

Amphiphilic Invertible Polymers for Interfacial Micellar Transfer 752Ivan Hevus, Ananiy Kohut, Andriy Voronov

Bicontinuous Cubic Nanostructure Generates Rapid and Dramatic Volume Transition for Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels 754

Bradley S. Forney, C. Allan Guymon

Compartmentalized Colloidal Particles via Bulk Crosslinking ofABC Triblock Terpolymers 756Tobias Rudolph, Markus Drechsler, Hidekazu Sugimori, Hiroshi Jinnai, Axel H. E. Mutter, Felix H. Schacher

Control of Surface Roughness and Wetting with Responsive Nanoparticles 758SvenH. Behrens, Adriana San Miguel

Coordination Polymer Network Meso-Particles: Thermodynamics and Kinetics 761Torsten K. Sievers, Thomas Demars, Florent Bonnefond, Caroline Genre, Daniel Meyer, Renaud Podor

Cyclodextrin-directed Morphology Transition and Nano-vesicles Formation Through Self-assemblyof Star Polymers 763

Jing-lingZhu, Kerh Li Liu, Jun Li

Diacetylene-Containing Wedge-Shaped Molecules: Synthesis, Morphology and Properties 765Lei Li, MartinRosenthal, Dimilri A. Ivanov,Xiaomin Zhu, Martin Matter

Diffusion in "Breathing" Vesicles 768Shaoyong Yu, Adi Eisenberg

DNA-based Dual-Spring Cross Shaped Nanoactuator 770Alexander H. Mo, Preston B. London, Ratnesh Lai

DNA-Mediated Self Assembly of Lithographically-Patterned Particles 771

Ryan Deschner, Hao Tang, Peter Allen, Younjin Cho, Kelvin Lo, Patrick Sermas, Alejandro Maure, Andrew D.

Ellington, C. Grant Willson

Dynamic Self-assembly of Chemically-Propelled Nanoscale Building Blocks 773

Yunfeng Shi, Yanping Chen

Efficient Small Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Fill Factors via Pyrene-DirectedMolecular Self-Assembly 774

Olivia P. Lee2, Alan T. Yiu, Pierre M. Beaujuge, Claire H, Woo, Thomas W. Holcombe, Jill E. Millstone, Jessica

D. Douglas, Mark S. Chen, Jean M. J. Frechet

Environmentally Responsive Core-Shell Composite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and

Application 776

Lenore L. Dai

Enzyme-responsive Fluorescent Micellar Nanoparticles: Enzyme Detection, Signal Amplification andStructural Characterization 777

Miao-Ping Chien

Fabrication ofthe Intelligent Responsive Nano-Cellulose Whisker 778

Xiuli Chen, Mingqiang Zhu, Guang Yang

Fabrication ofthe Intelligent Responsive Nano-Cellulose Whisker 779

Xiuli Chen, Mingqiang Zhu, Guang YangFunctionalization of Poly(N-iso-propyl acrylamide) by Nucleophilic Attack on Pendant 2-oxazoline

Rings 780

Christine Weber, Toni Neuwirth, Stephanie Hoeppener, Michael Gottschaldt, C. Remzi Becer

Helicoidally Structured Gels Undergoing Order-Disorder Phase Transitions 782

Michael E. McConney, Lalgudi V. Natarqjan, Madeline Dunning, Vincent P. Tondiglia, Timothy J. White, TimothyJ. Bunning

Hydrogel Hollow Capsules 783

Mikhail Motornov, Halyna Royter, Robert Lupitskyy, Yuri Roiter

Ionic Liquid-Based Anion and Temperature Responsive Triblock Copolymers 784

John Texter, VivekArjunan Vasantha, RafaelManiglia, Lisa Slater, Thomas Mourey

Microengineered Hydrogels for Stem Cell Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration 786

AH Khademhosseini

Multi-Axis and Multi-Timescale Dynamics in Supramolecular Phases of Ionic Wedge-ShapedAmphiphiles 787

Mark D. Lingwood, Bryce E. Kidd, Louis A. Madsen

Nanocontainer Composite Coating for Responsive Anticorrosion Protection 789

Yuri Lvov, ElshadAbdullayev

Nanophase Segregated Polyurethanes with Photoresponsive Hard Domains 791

Min J. Mack, Klaus Dirnberger, Claus D. Eisenbach

New Near Infrared Mechano-Responsive Polymer System 792

Jennifer Lu, Jiyoung Chang, Gokee Ugur, Michael Urner, Liwei Lin

Novel Silk Fibroin/Elastin Wound Dressings 794

Andreia Vasconcelos, Andreia C. Gomes, Artur Cavaco-Paulo

Particle-Stabilized Emulsions as Templates for Thermostimulable Capsules 795

Larisa Tsarkova, Hang Zhang, Stefan Mommer, Stefan Theiler, Anna Manova, Martin Moller

Peptide-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics 797

Efrosini Kokkoli

Photoinitiated "Grafting Through" Approach for Facile Synthesis of Polymer Brushes 798

Timothy P, Enright, Alexander Sidorenko

Photoresponsive Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications 800

Ke Peng, Alexander Kros

pH-responsive Polymer Nanoparticles Designed for Environmentally Compliant Coatings 801

Mohsen Soleimani, Jeffrey C. Haley, Daniel Majonis, Gerald Guerin, Willie Lau, Mitchell A. Winnik

Plasmonic Nanosensor Platform Based on Noble Metal Nanoparticles Tethered to ResponsivePolymer Brush 803

Ihor Tokarev, Iryna Minko, Yuri Roiter, Dmytro Nykypanchuk, Sergiy MinkoProtein and Peptide Sensing Using Amphiphilic Homopolymer Assemblies... 804

Daniella C. Gonzalez-Toro, ElamprakashN. Savariar, Rajasekhar R. Ramireddy, Feng Wang, Richard W. Vachet

Responsive Block Copolymer Supramolecular Assemblies with Functional Additives 806

Alexander Sidorenko, Daniel Hagaman, John D. Tovar, Patricia A. Peart

Responsive Dynamic-Covalent Nanostructures Based on Boronic Esters 807

AbhijeetP, Bapat, Jessica J. Cash, Jacob G, Ray

Responsive Nanoparticle Brushes Crafted from Functional Star-Like Diblock Copolymers 808

Zhiqun Lin, Xinchang Pang, Lei Zhao, Chaowei Feng

Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Copolymer Assemblies 810

DavidE. Bergbreiter, HuiFu, AinsleyAllen, Kristine Tan, James D. Batteas

Reversible Association ofHydrogen-Bonding Motifs within Water-Swollen Hydrogels 812

Mitchell Anthamatten, ChristopherL. Lewis, JiahuiLi

Self-assembly of Nanoparticles and Polymers by DNA Hybridization 814

Alex Travesset

Self-Assembly of Nanoscale Colloids: From Theory to Applications 815

Nicholas A. Kotov

Stimuli-Responsive Self-folding Structures 816

MustaphaJamal, Evin Gultepe, KateLaflin, DavidH. Gracias

Spherical and Anisotropic Microcapsules with Responsive LbL Nanoshells 818

Vladimir V. Tsukruk

Static and Dynamic Barriers to Molecular Transport Across Self-assembled Membranes 819

Yong Nam Ahn, Yonng-Min Ban, Dmitry I. Kopelevich

Stimuli Responsive Microchamber Arrays and Microcapsules made by Layer-by-Layer Assembly 826

Gleb B. Sukhanikov, Anton M. Pavlov, Maxim V. Kiryukhin, Maria N. Antipina, Hong Yee Low

Stress-Structure Correlation in Thin PS-PMMA Mixed Polymer Brush Films 827

Jannis W. Ochsmann, Jochen S. Gutmann

Supramolecular Nanostructures Designed for High Drug Loading Capacity and Kinetic Stability 829

Jeremy P. K. Tan, Chuan Yang, Amalina B, E. Attia, AlshakimNelson, JamesL. Hedrick

Synthesis and Characterization of Au at Ag Core-Shell Nanoparticles from Unmodified Apoferritin 830

Tao Li, Soma Chattopadhyay, Tomohiro Shibata, Russell E. Cooks, Jeffery T. Miller, SungsikLee, RandallE.

Winans, Byeongdu Lee

Tuning Fluorescent Response ofUltrathin Film with Polymer Grafting 832

Marius Chyasnavichyus, Volodymyr Tsyalkovsky, Bogdan Zdyrko, Igor Luzinov

Using External Fields to Manipulate Block Copolymer Nanostructures: Computer Simulation 834

Marco Pinna, Dung Q. Ly, Andrei V. Zvelindovsky

Utilizing Polymer Topology for Unique Assembly and Responsive Behavior in Polypeptide-basedAmphiphiles 835

Jacob G, Ray, Sandeep S. Naik, Ashley J. Johnson, Jack T. Ly, DanielA. Savin

Adsorption-Induced Conformational and Functional Changes of a Peptide on Carbon Nanostructures 837

ZhifengKuang, SangNyon Kim, Bony L, Farmer, Rajesh R. Naik

Assembling Strategies Using Biomolecules 838

Rajesh R. Naik

Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles on DNA: Effect of Ligands Charge and Polarity 839

Abishek Singh, Nan Li, Yaroslava G. Yingling

Controlled Self-Assembly of Nanostructures on Nanotubes 840

Niladri Patra, Yuanbo Song, Petr Krai

Enhanced Conformational Sampling of Peptides Adsorbed on Inorganic Surfaces 841

Louise B, Wright, TiffR. Walsh

From Self-Assembly to Self-Recognition: Block Copolymer Colloids ofDiverse Shape and Active

Passivation of Immune Clearance 842

Dennis E. Discher, Nuria Sancho Oltra, Sharon Loverde, Pia Rodriguez

Incorporation of Crosslinking Polyelectrolytes with Silica Nanoparticles into Layer-by-Layer (LbL)Self-Assembled Anti-Reflection Films for Improved Scratch Resistance and Stability 843

Jonathan S. Metzman, James R. Heflin

Programmable Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures on Atomically Flat Solids 846

Christopher R. So, Yuhei Hayamizu, Mehmet Sarikaya

Synthesis, Gelification and Photopolymerization ofOctadehydrobenzoannulene: From

Supramolecular to Covalent Architectures 847

Simon Rondeau-Gagne, Jean-Francois Morin

Atomistic Simulation of Aqueous Silica Interfaces 848

Fateme S, Emami, Rajiv J, Berry, Rajesh R. Naik, Carole C, Peny, HendrikHeinz

Bio-nanocomposites: Differential Effects of Tunicate Cellulose Whiskers on Protein Block Polymers 849

Jennifer S. Haghpanah, Raymond Tu, Sandra Da Silva, Jeffrey W. Gilman, E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder, Jin

Kim Montclare

Cell Replication In Silico 850

Bryan J. Kaehr, Jason L, Townson, Darren R. Dunphy, C. Jeffrey Brinker

Molecular Recognition Enables Biotemplating at Distinct Protein Sites 851

Kelly N. L. Huggins, AliaP, Schoen, Manickam Adhimoolam Arunagirinathan, Sarah C. Heilshorn

Probing Binding Specificity Through Shape-Controlled Nanocrystal Synthesis 852

Yu Huang

Selective Modification of Au Nanoparticle Surfaces using Biomolecules to Drive Linear Self-Assembly 853

MarcR. Knechl

Synthesis and Characterization of Bioinspired Hierarchically Self-Assembling Organic-InorganicNanocomposites 854

Xunpei Liu, Yan-Yan Hu, Qinwen Ge, Klaus Schmidt-Rohr, MufitAkinc, Tanya Prozorov, Marit Nilsen-Hamilton,

Surya Mallapragada

Tethered Lipid Bilayer Membranes Assembly on Gold: Fabrication and Properties Characterization 855

Xi Wang, Matthew M. Shindel, Szu-Wen Wang, Regina Ragan

Towards a Predictive Model of Peptide-Mineral Interactions 856

Valeria Puddu, Marion Limo, Rajesh Ramaswamy, Carole C. Perry

ID Ferromagnetic Nanoparticle Arrays Using Block Copolymer Directed Self-Assembly 857

Laura T. Schelhas, Richard A. Farrell, Udayabagya Halim, Sarah H. Tolbert

Assembly and Disassembly ofHybrid Nanoparticles 858

Li-Chih Hu, Kenneth J. Shea

Defect Evolution of Cylinder-Forming Diblock Copolymer Thin Film on Nanopatterned Substrates 859

Qianqian Tong, Steven J. Sibener

Discrete, Monodisperse, Plasmonic Nano-Architectures by Solvent Induced Assembly of Poly(ethylene glycol) Functionalized Gold Nanorods 860

Kyoungweon Park, Dhriti Nepal, Sushmita Biswas, Richard A, Vaia

Feedback Control ofElectric Field Mediated Colloidal Assembly 862

Martha A. Grover, Yuzhen Xue, David M. Ford, Jaime J. Juarez, DanielBeltran, Tara Edwards, MichaelA. Bevan

Polymeric Self-Assembly on Nanopatterned Substrates and the Balance Between Equilibrium and

Non-Equilibrium States 863

Juan J. de Pablo

Rapid Thin Film Deposition of Conducting Polymer and Carbon Nanostructures via Substrate-

Directed Interfacial Spreading 864

Julio M. D 'Arcy, RichardB. Kane

Rheology of Novel Poly(L,D-lactic acid) (PLDLA) Nanocomposite Formed from in-situ Bulk

Polymerization ofL,D-Lactide by Stearate Layered Double Hydroxide 865

E.D. McCarthy, D.M. Fox, G.A. Holmes, Y.S. Kim, M. Zammarano, P.H. Maupin, J. W. Gilman

Structure and Dynamics at a Polymer Solid Interface: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of 1,4-Polybutadiene on Graphite 867

Wolfgang Paul, L. Yelash, P. Virnau, Kurt Binder

Tailoring Polymer Nanocomposite Properties by Nanoparticle Assembly 868Sana! K. Kumar

3D Bicontinuous Self-Assembled Electrodes for High Power and Energy Density RechargableBatteries 869

Paul V. Braun

Cellulose and Chitin Nanocomposites Based Electrically Conducting Textile Fibres and Films 870

Sameer S. Rahatekar, Chenchen Zhu, KrzysztofK. Koziol, Mauro Zammarano, AsifRashid, Jeffrey W. Gilman,

Satish Kumar

Combined Quantum-Chemical/Molecular Simulations Approach to the Description of Electronic and

Optical Processes in Organic Solar Cells.... 871

Jean-Luc Bredas

Conjugated Polymer/Nanoparticle Blends as Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaics 872David Ginger

DNA-Linker Induced Surface Assembly of Ultra Dense Parallel Single Walled Carbon Nanotube

Arrays 873William A. Goddard, Si-Ping Han, Hareem T, Maune, Robert D. Barish. MarkBockrath

Long-term Thermal Stability of High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells Based on Photocrosslinkable

Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers 874

Jessica D. Douglas, Gianmarco Griffini, Claudia Piliego, Thomas W. Holcombe, Stefano Turri, Jean M. J. Frechet

Optimizing Nanoscale Architecture in Semiconducting Polymers 876RachelHuber, Amy Ferreira, Chenjun Shi, Daniel Kilbride, Robert Thompson, Yves Rubin, Sarah Tolbert

Self-Assembly of rr-P3HT-Fluoropolymer Rod-Coil Block Copolymers: Synthesis and ChargeTransport Characteristics 877

Dahlia Haynes, Courtney Balliet, Junying Liu, RichardMcCulloughSide-chain Tunability of Furan-containing Low Band-Gap Polymers Provides Control of Structural

Order in Efficient Solar Cells 879

Alan T. Yiu, Pierre M. Beaujuge, Olivia P. Lee, Claire H. Woo, Michael F. Toney, Jean M. J. Frechet

Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, Crystalline Structures, and Microphase Separation of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-Poly(3-thiophene hexylacetate) 881

Chun-ChihHo, Yu-Cheng Liu, Shih-Hsiang Lin, Tzu-Chia Huang, Wei-Fang Su

Biosynthesis and Characterization ofNovel Reflectin-Based Protein Polymers 888

Hotly CarpenterDesai

Fabrication of Porous Cadmium Selenide Polycrystals from Patterned Polystyrene Bilayer Templates 889Jin Young Park, Nicholas R. Hendricks, Kenneth R. Carter

Engineered Multifunctional Protein Block Polymers 890Carlo Yuvienco, Jin Kim Montclare

Engineering Ultrastable Protein Filaments into 2D and 3D Templates for Advanced Nanomaterials: A

New Dimension in Materials Design 893

Douglas S. Clark, Dominic J. Glover, Erin Gallagher

Improved Delivery ofthe Anti-Cancer Drug Taxol by Worm-Like PEG-PCL Micelles Rationalized byCoarse Grain Molecular Simulations 894

Sharon M. Loverde, Michael L. Klein, Dennis E. Discher

In situ Nano-Assembly ofBacterial Cellulose/Conductive Polymer Composites 895

Zhijun Shi, Shanshan Zang, Guan Yang

Investigation of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Copolymers for DRA Conjugation 896Hao Tang, Ryan Deschner, Younjin Cho, PatrickSermas, Alejandro Maure, Peter Allen, AndrewD. Ellington

Structural Characterization of Spider Silk with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods 898

Gregory P. Holland

Tunable and Regenerative DNA Zipper Based Spring 899Preston B. London, Alexander H. Mo, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Ratnesh Lai

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