Organizers: H. N. Cheng and A. D. English
New Orleans ACS Meeting, March 23-27, 2003
Structural Determination of Polymers via NMR Spectroscopy
Monday, March 24, 2003
Session 1. Session Chair: H. N. Cheng
8:25 Introductory Remarks
8:30 Peter Rinaldi (U. of Akron)
�Advances in multidimensional NMR of polymers� (Plenary Lecture)
9:15 A. S. Brar (Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi)
�Characterization of acrylate copolymers by 2D NMR spectroscopy�
9:40 Mary Ann Meador (NASA)
�NMR guided design of end caps with improved oxidation resistance�
10:05 Geert van der Velden (DSM)
�Detailed information on ethylene polymers as revealed by 1H and 13C NMR�
10:30 Break
10:45 Victor M. Litvinov (DSM)
�Real-time NMR. How fast can we do it?�
11:10 Henry Yue (Dow Corning)
�NMR applications for sulfidosilane material characterization�
11:35 Todd M. Alam (Sandia)
�Solution 17O NMR investigation of hydrolysis and oxidation in Nylon�
Monday, March 24, 2003
Session 2. Session Chair: Alan D. English
1:30 M. Gabrielle Menges (UMass, Amherst)
�Structural control in polyethylene-like polyesters by regularly placed �defects�: A solid-state NMR study�
1:55 Ashok L. Cholli (UMass, Lowell)
�Solid state NMR investigation of polymers with some interesting opto-electronic properties: biocatalytically synthesized polyaniline�
2:20 Mark Sherwood (IBM)
�New techniques for NMR spectroscopy of monomer-thin liquid polymer films�
2:45 Yoojin Kim (Stanford)
�Thin film perfluoropolyether dynamics on silica: 13C NMR studies�
3:10 Break
3:25 Peter L. Rinaldi (U. of Akron)
�N-Dimensional NMR techniques for studying hydrocarbon- based polymer structures�
3:50 A. J. Beeler (DuPont)
�Super-high solids coatings: reactive monomer molecular structure�
4:15 H. N. Cheng (Hercules)
�Compositional heterogeneity in polymer NMR analysis�
NMR Spectrocopy of Polymers
New or Improved Methodologies
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Session Chair: Alan D. English
8:30 Jacob Schaefer (Washington U.)
�Local order in polycarbonate glasses by REDOR� (Plenary Lecture)
9:15 Haskell Beckham (Georgia Tech)
�NMR studies of rotaxanated polymers�
9:40 Andrew K. Whittaker (U. Queensland)
�NMR studies of polymers formed in and within supercritical CO2�
10:05 Leslie G. Butler (LSU)
�High-field Aluminum-27 MAS NMR of methylaluminoxane (MAO)�
10:30 Break
10:45 Michael E. Ries (Leeds)
�Deuterium NMR of deformed elastomers�
11:10 G. Michele Poliskie (MIT)
�Stress relaxation of polyisoprene and polyisoprene nanocomposites monitored by 1H NMR�
11:35 Ulrich Scheler (Dresden)
�Rheological NMR investigation of polymer melts�
NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers
Synthetic Polymers: Solid State Structure and Morphology
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Session Chair: Rainer Kimmich
1:30 Ingo Schnell (MPI-Mainz)
�Supramolecular structure and function from solid state NMR�
1:55. Edward T. Samulski (UNC-Chapel Hill)
"Biaxial deformation of polymer networks and deuteron quadrupolar interactions"
2:20 James E. Roberts (Lehigh U.)
�Morphology of alkoxysilane/acrylate latex particles synthesized by mini-emulsion copolymerization as inferred by proton NMR spin diffusion experiments.�
2:45. Christoph Wutz (U. Hamburg)
�Ordering of apolar and polar solutes in nematic phases as determined by NMR spectroscopy�
3:10 Break
3:25 Peter A. Mirau (AFRL)
�NMR Studies of polymers interfaces in ordered hydrophobic organic/inorganic hybrids�
3:50 Alan Tonelli (NCSU)
�NMR studies of polymers included in and coalesced from their inclusion compounds formed with host cyclodextrins�
4:15 David L. VanderHart (NIST)
"Proton NMR characterization of room-temperature aging in isotactic polypropylene and ethylene/octene copolymers�
NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers
Poster Session
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
R. Maxwell, S. Chinn, B. Balazs, R. Gee
A comparison of NMR measurements of residual dipolar couplings in aged silica-PDMS composite materials.
M. O. Okuom, J. Yang, F. D. Blum
Deuterium NMR studies of bulk and silica adsorbed polystyrene.
V. Nasreddine, T. Genereux-Vincent, L. Reven
Dynamics and morphology of adsorbed and filled amorphous polymers.
Y. He, T. R. Lutz, M. D. Ediger, T. P. Lodge
Dynamics of disordered styrene-isoprene tetrablock copolymers: from heterogeneous segmental dynamics to homogeneous global dynamics.
M. McCormick, R. N. Smith, R. Graf, C. J. Barrett, L. Reven, H. W. Spiess
Fast-MAS NMR studies of polyelectrolyte multilayer films.
R. N. Smith, M. McCormick, L. Reven, C. J. Barrett
Mobility studies of polyelectrolytes adsorbed onto silica surfaces.
S. Bracco, A. Comotti, R. Simonutti, P. Sozzani
Polymer/MCM-41 nanocomposites obtained by in-situ polymerization as characterized by solid state NMR.
J. Leisen, M. A. Sharaf, H. W. Beckham
Real time observation of the crystallization of natural rubber through NMR spin-diffusion experiments.
T. R. Lutz, Y. He, M. D. Ediger, H. Cao, G. Lin, A. Jones
Rapid poly(ethylene oxide) segmental dynamics in blends with poly(methyl methacrylate).
L. Yang, T. Endo, T. Hirotsu
CP/MAS solid NMR spectra of a compound of cellobiose and n-octadecylsuccnic anhydride.
R. E. Youngman, D. N. Schissel, S. M. Gasper
Evaluating cross-link density in model polyurethane acrylate coatings with 1H and 13C NMR relaxation measurements.
Y. Yamane, M. Matsui, H. Kimura, S. Kuroki, I. Ando
Diffusional inhomogeneities in polymer gels as studied by 1H pulsed high-field-gradient NMR method.
U. Scheler, U. B�hme
Effective size and charge of polyelectrolytes.
L. Dong, Y. S. Kim IV, F. Wang, M. Hickner, T. E. Glass, J. E. McGrath
Self-diffusion of water in sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymers by pulse field gradient NMR.
S. Kanesaka, H. Kimura, S. Kuroki, S. Fujishige, I. Ando
Diffusional behavior of poly(diethylsiloxane) in the liquid crystalline phase studied by field gradient NMR.
B. Metin, F. D. Blum
Molecular mass and dynamics in PMA-d3 in the glass transition region.
R. Simonutti, M. Mauri, S. Bracco, A. Comotti, P. Sozzani
Mobility of linear polymer chains in TPP nanochannels.
M. M. Guo
Variable temperature solid state NMR investigation of the structure, molecular motion and morphology of naphthalene-containing poly(ether-ester) thermoplastic elastomers.
M. M. Guo
Variable temperature NMR spectra and relaxation studies of polyelectrolytes in poor solvents.
S. A. Myers, L. Tsou, D. J. Heiler
NMR characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol) films.
M. A. Pollard, M. Wilhelm, H. W. Spiess, O. Sperber, C. Piel, W. Kaminsky
Expanding the detection limit for side-chain branches in polyethylene: C-13 NMR spin-lattice relaxation and NOE buildup directly in the melt.
C. B. Conboy, A. A. Taha, E. S. Hsi, M. S. Johnson, O. D. Redwine, J. J. Xiong, S. Zhang, D. Gorenstein, F. Lin, V. V. Mainz
Analysis of long chain branching in polyethylene using high field 13C NMR.
S. K. Sahoo, D. V. Reddy, T. Zhang, P. L. Rinaldi, L. H. McIntosh, R. P. Quirk
Tacticity analysis of poly(ethylene-co-butene) copolymers by multidimensional NMR.
Y. Zhang, C. Wu
Carbon-13 NMR study of propylene-ethylene-butene-1 terpolymers.
Y. Zhang, C. Wu, J. Zhang, W. Wang
Fractionation and characterization of a propylene-ethylene-butene-1 terpolymer.
V. Van Axel Castelli, A. L. Segre, V. Busico, N. Friederichs, G. van der Velden
Chain end-group analysis of ethene homo- and copolymers prepared with metallocene catalysts at high temperature.
H. N. Cheng, L. J. Kasehagen
NMR analysis of polymers through kinetic modeling.
A. K. Holley, M. Chai, R. J. Morgan
Encapsulation of fluorescein dye within a PPI-3/adipic acid self-assembly.
A. S. Brar, M. Kaur
Investigation of microstructure of N-vinylcarbazole and methacrylic acid copolymers by NMR Spectroscopy.
A. S. Brar, A. Yadav, M. Kaur
Microstructure determination of glycidyl methacrylate/butyl acrylate copolymers by NMR spectroscopy.
D. Banerjee, G. J. Capitosti, S. J. Cramer, D. A. Modarelli, P. L. Rinaldi
Structure and aggregation studies of porphyrin based dendrimers by multidimensional NMR.
G. D. Poe, C. L. McCormick, W. L. Jarrett Jr.
pH-responsive complexes and associations of linear poly(methacrylic acid) containing poly(ethylene glycol) grafts.
K. H. Min, K. Yamamoto, A. Watakabe, S. Yonemori, I. Ando
Structural analysis of PFSI in the solution-state studied by 19F PFG NMR spectroscopy.
J. Wu, S. V. Pathre
Quantitation of Kollidon in an acrylate based copolymer adhesive by proton NMR.
C. Z. Carlin, M. D. Murphy, C. A. Ogle
Rapid injection NMR study of the reaction of sec-butyllithium with styrene and isoprene in toluene.
R. W. Hall, L. Negureanu, P. Bobadova-Parvanova, J. L. Eilertsen, L. G. Butler, L. S. Simeral
Simulations of methylaluminoxane (MAO) synthesis from monomeric trimethylalumium + water.
J. L. Eilertsen, W. D. Treleaven, R. W. Hall, L. G. Butler, L. S. Simeral
Structural properties of Methylaluminoxane from DOSY NMR, solution Aluminum-27 NMR, and solid-state proton spin lattice relaxation times.
X. Zhang, I. Burgar, M. D. Do, E. Lourbakos, H. Beh
Wheat protein and its polymer blends studied by solid-state high-resolution NMR spectroscopy.
A. Biswas, J. L. Willet, H. N. Cheng
Polyblends containing starch and vinyl polymers.
R. Lamanna, A. P. Sobolev, G. Masci, D. Bontempo, V. Crescenzi, A. L. Segre
NMR study of thermal transition of N-isopropylacrylamide/methacrylated pullulan hydrogels.
G. Dang, C. Chen, W. Yang, F. Li, W. Zhang, Z. Wu
1H NMR study of a kind of aromatic macrocycle with two isomers.
G. Dang, C. Chen, W. Yang, F. Li, W. Zhang, Z. Wu
1H NMR study of a novel aromatic macrocyclic oligomer with a manacle-like structure.
NMR Spectrocopy of Polymers
Synthetic Polymers: Diffusion and Constrained Geometry
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Session Chair: Andrew K. Whittaker
8:30 Ernst von Meerwall (U. Akron)
�Understanding diffusion in entangled polymer blends� (Plenary Lecture)
9:15 Peter Macdonald (U. Toronto)
�Pulsed Gradient NMR Diffusion Measurements in Polymer Matrices: Solvent, Solute, and Polymer Diffusion�
9:40 Elizabeth F. McCord (DuPont)
�Industrial applications of diffusion NMR to polymer problems�
10:05 Alan A. Jones (Clark U.)
�Diffusion in an ultrapermeable nanocomposite membrane by pulse field gradient NMR�
10:30 Break
10:45 Rainer Kimmich (U. Ulm)
�Polymer chain dynamics in nanopores�
11:10 Piero Sozzani (U. Milano)
�Extended polymeric interfaces studied by 1H-13C HETCOR applying Lee-Goldburg homonuclear decoupling�
11:35 William Winter (SUNY-ESF)
�HR/MAS NMR: a new approach to polymer interactions in blends and composites�
NMR Spectrocopy of Polymers
Synthetic Polymers: Relaxation and Dynamics
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Session Chair: Peter M. Macdonald
1:30 Jean-Pierre Cohen-Addad ( CNRS, Grenoble)
�Multiple-component chain dynamics as pictured from NMR in polybutadiene�
1:55 Mark D. Ediger (U. Wisconsin)
�Dynamics in single phase polymer mixtures�
2:20 Frank D. Blum (U. Missouri)
�Dynamics of bulk and adsorbed poly(vinyl acetate)�
2:45 Francoise Laupretre (CNRS, Thiais)
�Observation of molecular mobility in poly(di-n-octylitaconate)�
3:10 Break
3:25 Jeffery L. White (NCSU)
�Polyolefin blend miscibilty: interrogation of mixing in simple polymers by magnetic resonance�
3:50 Tom Apple (RPI)
�Motional studies of deuterated polysilaethylene by 2H NMR�
4:15 Roger Assink (Sandia)
�Monitoring the condition of thermally aged polymers by NMR relaxation measurements�
NMR Spectrocopy of Polymers
Biological Polymers: Session 1
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Session Chair: T. Asakura
8:30 J. F. G. Vliegenthart (Utrecht U.)
�Studies on the structure of novel natural polysaccharides� (Plenary Lecture)
9:15 Anna Laura Segre (CNR, Rome)
�NMR methods in the study of polysaccharides�
9:40 Qiuwei Xu (Merck)
�Quantitation of different C-polysaccharide populations in Pneumococcal polysaccharide powders with NMR diffusion measurements�
10:05 Anthony Serianni (Notre Dame)
�13C-1H and 13C-13C scalar couplings in isotopically labeled mono-, di-, and trisaccharides: NMR and DFT studies of O-glycoside and hydroxymethyl group deformation�
10:30 Break
10:45 Tetsuo Asakura (Tokyo U. A&T)
�Structure of silk fibroin from a wild silkworm, Samia cynthia ricini, studied with solid state NMR�
11:10 Isao Ando (Tokyo I. Tech.)
�Diffusion of rod-like polypeptides in the thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystalline phases as studied by high field gradient 1H NMR Spectroscopy�
11:35 Eric Munson (U. Kansas)
�Determining stereodefect locations in polylactide using solid-state NMR spectroscopy�
NMR Spectrocopy of Polymers
Biological Polymers: Session 2
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Session Chair: H. N. Cheng
1:30 Herman van Halbeek (UCSD)
�Structural determination of oligo- and polysaccharides by NMR spectroscopy�
1:55 Tom Huckerby (Lancaster U.)
�Recent studies on the chondroitin sulfate / dermatan sulfate polymer systems using NMR spectroscopy�
2:20 Rachel Auzely (CNRS, Grenoble)
�NMR applications to the characterization of chitosan and chitosan self-assemblies�
End of Symposium
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