Bulletin of the American Physical Society

APS March Meeting 2014

Volume 59, Number 1

Monday–Friday, March 3–7, 2014; Denver, Colorado

Session Index

Session W21: Polymer Melts and Solutions	Show Abstracts
Sponsoring Units: DPOLY Chair: Rob Hoy, University of South Florida Room: 406

Thursday, March 6, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		W21.00001: Multi-level slip-link modeling Jay Schieber Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		W21.00002: Synthesis of amphiphilic diblock copolymer for surface modification of Ethylene-Norbornene Copolymers Simon Levinsen, Winnie Edith Svendsen, Andy Horsewell, Kristoffer Almdal Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 2:54PM - 3:06PM		W21.00003: Pulling a Polymeric Chain through Tiny Grommets Xiaorong Wang, Yongli Mi Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 3:06PM - 3:18PM		W21.00004: Unravelling Popular Myths in the Rheology of Entangled Polymer Melts Richard P. Wool Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 3:18PM - 3:30PM		W21.00005: Shear and extensional rheology of model branched polymer melts (H shaped and grafted) Gengxin Liu, Konstantinos Ntetsikas, Kostas Misichronis, Namgoo kang, Jimmy Mays, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Shi-Qing Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		W21.00006: Visualize space-dependence of viscosity Lingxiang Jiang, Boyce Tsang, Steve Granick Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		W21.00007: Synthesis and rheological behavior of atactic polypropylene molecular bottlebrushes Samuel Dalsin, Frank Bates, Marc Hillmyer Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		W21.00008: Structure of a bottlebrush melt Jaroslaw Paturej, Sergei Sheiko, Sergey Panyukov, Michael Rubinstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		W21.00009: Role of the Entanglements and Bond Scission in High Strain-Rate Fracture of Polymer Melts Yelena Sliozberg, Robert Hoy, Randy Mrozek, Joseph Lenhart, Jan Andzelm Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		W21.00010: Controlling solubility of pNIPAM in aqueous solutions using hydrophobic and photoresponsive molecular units Rahul Singh, Sanket Deshmukh, Subramanian Sankaranarayanan, Ganesh Balasubramanian Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		W21.00011: Effect of Chain Architecture on the Structural and Rheological Properties of Dilute Polymer Solutions: A Molecular Simulation Study Fardin Khabaz, Rajesh Khare Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		W21.00012: Direct observation of polymer dynamics in semi-dilute solutions Kai-Wen Hsiao, Christopher Brockman, Charles M. Schroeder Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		W21.00013: Locality of entangled polymer dynamics Chi Hang Boyce Tsang, Lingxiang Jiang, Steve Granick Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		W21.00014: Shear-induced irreversible breakdown of shear thickening fluids Jonathan Seppala, Kirk Rice, Gale Holmes Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 6, 2014 5:18PM - 5:30PM		W21.00015: Application of scaling model to investigate solvent quality and functionality in star polymers Durgesh Rai, Gregory Beaucage, Ramanth Ramachandran, Kedar Ratkanthwar, Nikos Hadjichristidis, Hong Kunlun, David Uhrig, Andy Tsou Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

APS March Meeting 2014

Volume 59, Number 1

Monday–Friday, March 3–7, 2014; Denver, Colorado

Session Index

Session W21: Polymer Melts and Solutions

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