FINAL PROGRAM



SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON

INTERFACES IN POLYMER COMPOSITES

AND ADHESIVES

Grosvenor Resort Hotel, Orlando, FL; December 9-11, 2002

This is the second in the series of symposia on this topic the first of which was held in Newark, NJ in the Fall of 2000. Composites are more and more becoming the materials of choice for a wide range of applications in the modern economy. Everything from sporting equipment to high performance aircraft are being fabricated from composites since only these materials can meet all the desired performance requirements. However, it is well known that the performance of any given composite is critically dependent on the adhesion of the matrix to the reinforcing material (particle, fabric or fiber). The preparation and characterization of the matrix/filler interface is one of the most challenging and critical tasks in the fabrication of any composite material. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a forum for discussion of various ramifications of the myriad composite materials currently available and the understanding of the matrix/reinforcement interfaces which make these structures possible. This program is also being integrated with a related symposium on adhesives which comprises two sessions on Dec. 11. The two programs mutually support each other since adhesive materials are typically a critical component of many bonded composite systems.



SESSION I: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2002



8:30-8:35: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS



8:35-9:05: K. L. Reifsnider; Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA 24061; Interfaces in Functional Polymer Composite Systems (p. 1)



9:05-9:35: Emmanuel P. Giannelis; Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; Polymer Nanocomposites (p. 2)



9:30-10:05: C. M. Liauw1, V. Khunova2, G. C. Lees1 and R. N. Rothon1; 1) Centre for Materials Science Research, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.; 2) The Slovak Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Plastics and Rubber, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC; 1,3-Phenylene Dimaleimide: The Versatile Reactive Interphase Modifier (p. 3)



10:05-10:30: COFFEE BREAK



10:30-11:00: Phillip Madison, Robert Jensen, and Steven McKnight; Army Research Laboratory, AMSRL-WM-MA Polymers Research Branch, Building 4600 Deer Creek Loop, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005; Novel Glass Fiber Sizings Based Upon Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Silane Chemistry (p. 4)



11:00-11:30: J. Pristavok, W. Jenschke, E. Mäder, and S.L. Gao; Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Strasse 6, D-01069, Dresden, GERMANY; Cyclic Loading of Single Fiber Model Composites to Investigate Interphase Properties (p. 5)



11:30-12:00: Jan W. G. Mahy; Akzo Nobel Chemicals Research Arnhem, Microstructure Analysis Group, P.O. Box 9300, 6800 SB Arnhem, THE NETHERLANDS; Relevance of Microstructure Analysis For Interface Characterization of Industrial Materials (p. 6)



12:00-12:30: Fuad Darabi; CEAC, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Sindh 92, PAKISTAN; Physico-chemical and Mechanical Characterization of Newly Developed Polymer Composite by Utilizing the Waste of Plastic and Textile Fiber Material (p. 7)



12:30-2:00: LUNCH



SESSION II: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2002



2:00-2:30: Marie Sjöberg, YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry, PO Box 5607, SE-114 86 Stockholm, SWEDEN and Birgitha Nyström, SICOMP AB, PO Box 271, SE- 941 26 Piteå, SWEDEN; Interfacial Properties of Polymer Composites Based on Natural Products; Cellulose Acetates Reinforced with Sisal Fibres (p. 8)



2:30-3:00: H. M. Kang, N. I. Kim and T. H. Yoon; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kwangju, 506-712 KOREA; Enhanced Interfacial Adhesion of Carbon Fibers via Plasma Polymerization Coating (p. 9)



3:00-3:30: Serge Zhandarov1, 2 and Edith Mäder1; 1) Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, GERMANY; 2) "V. A. Bely" Metal-Polymer Research Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Kirov Str. 32a, 246050 Gomel, BELARUS; New Approach to Characterization of Acid-Base Parameters of Solid Surfaces by Combining Wetting and IGC Techniques (p. 10)



3:30-4:00: COFFEE BREAK



4:00-4:30: Valerie Barron; Dept. of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. IRELAND; Tickling the Surface of Biomaterials (p. 11)



4:30-5:00: Vladimir Cech, R. Prikryl, R. Balkova, J. Vanek, and A. Grycova; Institute of Materials Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, CZ-61200 Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC; The Influence of Surface Modifications on Glass Fiber/Polyester Interphase Properties (p. 12)



5:00-5:30: Fuad Darabi; CEAC, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Sindh 92, PAKISTAN; Thermo Analytical Study of Newly Developed Composites via DTA/TG Curves (p. 13)



SESSION III: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002



8:30-9:00: D.Feldman, D.Banu, and H.Zhu; Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W., Montreal H3G 1M8 CANADA; Vinyl Chloride - Vinyl Acetate Copolymer - Lignin Composites (p. 14)



9:00-930: Gar B. Hoflund; Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainseville, FL 32611; Erosion Resistant Properties of POSS-Containing Polymer Toward Hyperthermal Atomic Oxygen (p. 15)



9:30-10:00: Kenji Asano and Masataka Murahara; Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, JAPAN; Photo Chemical Polishing of Fused Silica Glass Using HF Produced With Photo-dissociation of Fluorocarbon Surface and Water (p. 16)



10:00-10:30: COFFEE BREAK



10:30-11:00: H. Tokunaga and M. Murahara; Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 259-1292, JAPAN; ArF Laser-induced Photochemical Nucleation of Copper on PET Surface (p. 17)



11:00-11:30: Mubarak A. Khan1 and Lawrence T. Drzal2; 1) Radiation and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box 3787, Dhaka-1000, BANGLADESH; 2) Composite Materials and Structures Center, 2100- Engineering Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226; Effect of Novel Coupling Agent on the Improvement of Interfacial Bond Strength and Mechanical Properties of Unidirectional Jute-Vinyl Ester Composite (p. 18)



11:30-12:00: Razaina M. Taib; School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MALAYSIA; Moisture Absorption and its Influence on the Tensile Properties of Acacia Mangium Wood Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene (p. 19)



12:00-1:30: LUNCH



SESSION IV: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002



1:30-2:00: J. H. Roh, J. H. Lee, N. I. Kim, H. M. Kang and T. H. Yoon; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kwangju 500-712, KOREA; Enhanced Properties of Epoxy Molding Compound (EMC) via Plasma Polymerization Coating of Silica Fillers (p. 20)



2:00-2:30: Minh-Tan Ton-That, Kenneth Cole and Johanne Denault; National Research Council Canada, Industrial Materials Institute, 75 de Mortagne, Boucherville, Quebec J4B 6Y4, CANADA; Interfacial Interactions Between Polymer Matrix and Nanoreinforcement (p. 21)



2:30-3:00: M. Murahara and H.Omuro; Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, JAPAN; Amino Group Substitution on PET Film and Collagen Cell Adhesion For Artificial Ligament (p. 22)



ADHESIVES SESSION I: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2002



8:30-8:35: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS



8:35-9:15: Ritzenthaler Sophie(1,2), Girard-Reydet Emmanuel(1), Pascault Jean-Pierre(1), Court François(3), Bonnet Anthony(3)and Leibler Ludwik(4); 1) Laboratoire des Matériaux Macromoléculaires - UMR CNRS 5627, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 20 ave Albert Einstein 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, FRANCE; 2) DOW Deutschland Inc., D77836 Rheinmuster, GERMANY; 3) CERDATO, ATOFINA 27470 Serquigny, FRANCE; 4) Laboratoire Matière Molle et Chimie, UMR ESPCI-CNRS-ATOFINA, 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05, FRANCE; A New Class of Nanostructured Epoxies (p. 23)



9:15-9:45: Petra Luukko; Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Chemical Technology, P.O.Box 20, 53851 Lappeenranta, FINLAND; The Effect of Ageing on Foamability of Phenol-formaldehyde Plywood Glue (p. 24)



9:45-10:15: Petri Widsten and Jaakko E. Laine; Laboratory of Paper Technology, Dept. of Forest Products Techology, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O.Box 6300, FIN-02015 HUT, FINLAND; Manufacture of Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) from Laccase-Treated HTMP Fibers (p. 25)



10:15-10:45: COFFEE BREAK



10:45-11:15: Amos Nussinovitch; Institute of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Food Science and Nutrition, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, ISRAEL; Characteristics of Adhesed Multi-layered Gels and Texturized Fruits (p. 26)



11:15-11:45: H. S. Ku 1, E. Siores2 and J. A. R. Ball1; 1) Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, West street, Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, AUSTRALIA; 2) Industrial Research Institute, Swinburne (IRIS), Swinburne University of Technology (SUT), Henry Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, AUSTRALIA; Curing Adhesives using Variable Frequency Microwaves (VFM) Facilities (p. 27)



11:45-12:15: Alamgir Karim; Multivariant Measurement Methods Group, Stop 8542, Polymers Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Polymer Material Science at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (p. 28)



12:15-1:30: LUNCH



ADHESIVES SESSION II: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2002



1:30-2:00: A. A. Roche, J. Bouchet and M. Aufray; INSA de Lyon, Laboratoire des Matériaux Macromoléculaires (CNRS, UMR 5627), 20 Avenue Jules Verne, F-69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, FRANCE; Practical Adhesion and Residual Stresses : Ultimate Parameters Versus Critical Strain Energy Release Rate (p. 29)



2:00-2:30: Alamgir Karim; Polymers Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Combinatorial Test Methods for Polymer Adhesion (p. 30)



2:30-3:00: Ina Voigt1,2, Michael Eschner,1,2, Ralf Frenzel1, Dieter Pleul1, Stefan Spange2, and Frank Simon1; 1) Institute of Polymer Research, Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, GERMANY; 2) Technical University of Chemnitz, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Straße der Nationen 62, D-09111 Chemnitz, GERMANY; Silanol Groups as Reactive Anchor for Polymers - Synthetic Ways to Novel Hybrid Materials (p. 31)



3:00-3:30: COFFEE BREAK



3:30-4:00: Steve Vance and Earle Ryba1; Ceramic Materials Engineering - G244, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, 4400 N. Alafaya Trail, MC 114, Bay 1W10, Orlando, FL 32826; 1) Pennsylvania State University, Materials Science and Engineering, University Park, PA 16802; Peel Testing and Crack Propagation in Adhesively Bonded Ti/Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composite Panels (p. 32)



4:00-4:30: J. Luo, K. L. Pearce, E.M. Walker and R.A. Schultz; Emerson & Cuming, 46 Manning Road, Billerica, MA 01821; New Silicone Hybrid Materials Having High Adhesion and Chemical Resistance for Electronic Applications (p. 33)



4:30-5:00: R. F. Hamade; Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut (AUB), P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, LEBANON; Modeling of Cathodic Debonding of Elastomer-to-Metal Adhesive Bonds (p. 34)