FINAL PROGRAM

SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SILANES AND OTHER ADHESION PROMOTERS

OCTOBER 21-23, 1998

ITT SHERATON

NEWARK AIRPORT

NEWARK, NJ

92 Saddle Ridge Drive

Hopewell Junction, NY 12533, USA

Tel. 914-226-1393

FAX: 914-226-5173

R. H. Lacombe, Chairman

C4 Technologies, Inc.

14 Sherwood Heights

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590, USA

Tel. 914-227-7026

FAX: 212-656-1016

E-mail: rhlacombe@compuserve.com

For further details see our web site:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rhlacombe.conf.htm

SESSION I. Wednesday, October 21, 1998

2:00- 2:05 Opening Remarks

2:05-2:35: Future Directions for Silanes - Modifying the Interphase; Barry Arkles; Gelest, Inc.,612 William Leigh Drive, Tullytown, PA 19007-6308

2:35-3:00: Novel Silane Adhesion Promoters for Hydrosilylation Cure Systems; Michael A. Lutz, Susan V. Perez and Michael J. Owen; Interface Expertise Center, Dow Corning Corporation, 2200 W. Salzburg Rd., Midland, MI 48686-0994

3:00-3:25: Sterically Hindered Epoxy Silanes for Waterborne Sealants and Adhesives; Misty W. Huang , Bruce A. Waldman, Antonio Chaves and Eric Pohl; Organo Silicones Group, Witco Corporation, 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591-6728

3:25-3:50: Dynamics of Organosilane Hydrolysis - A Comprehensive NMR-Investigation; P. K. Jenkner¹, M. Brand², A. Frings¹, H.-J. Metternich² and J. Monkiewicz¹; 1. Sivento Chemie Rheinfelden GmbH, Friedrichstraße 48, D-79618 Rheinfelden, Germany; 2. Hüls StructurA GmbH, Friedrich von Heyden Platz 1, D-01610 Nünchritz, Germany

3:50-4:20: COFFEE BREAK

4:20-4:45: Correlations Between Solution Hydrolysis Time, Surface Chemistry and Bonded Joint Durability for -GPS Treated Aluminium; M. L. Abel¹, R.P. Digby², S.J. Shaw² and J.F. Watts¹; 1.School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, UK, 2. Structural Materials Centre, DERA, Farnborough GU14 0LX, UK

4:45-5:10: Linking Mechanical Properties to Chemical Structure: A Study of -GPS in Solution and as a Deposited Film on Aluminum; C.M. Bertelsen and F.J. Boerio; Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012

5:10-5:35: Structure of Silane Deposits on E-glass and the Nature of their Interactions with Resins; Frank R. Jones and T Choudhury; Department of Engineering Materials, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK

5:35-6:00: Functional Plasma Polymers for Molecularly Engineering the Adhesion of Fibres to Resins; N. Lopattananon, A. P. Kettle, D. Tripathi, A. J. Beck and

F. R. Jones, Department of Engineering Materials, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK

SESSION II. Thursday, October 22, 1998

8:30-8:55: Characterization of Silane Films and Wetting Defects by Atomic Force Microscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy; Y. Carolina Araujo; Reservoir Department, INTEVEP S. A., Apdo. 76343, A-1070 Caracas, Venezuela

8:55-9:20: New Analytical Method to Determine the Amount of Silane Adhesion Promoters on Substrates; Kang-Wook Lee , S. L. Buchwalter, and A. Raphel¹; IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, P. O. Box 218,Yorktown Heights, NY 10598; 1. Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:20-9:45: Water Absorption in Interfacial Silane Layers Studied by Neutron Reflection; M. S. Kent,

W. F. McNamara, D. B. Fein, L. A. Domeier, A. P. Y. Wong, and W. L. Wu; Dept. 1832, MS 1407, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185

9:45-10:10: Effect of Silane on the Hydrolytic Stability of Polymer-Metal Adhesion; A. Namkanisorn¹,

M. K. Chaudhury¹, and D. H. Berry²; 1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Interface Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015; 2. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Seattle , WA 98124

10:10-10:40 COFFEE BREAK

10:40-11:05: Aspects of the Fundamental Chemistry of Bonding Siloxanes to Metal Surfaces; Jeffrey J. Weimer and Sourabh Mishra¹; Chemistry Department; University of Alabama; Huntsville, AL 35899; 1. Current address: AMAT, 3111 Coronado Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054

11:05-11:30: Coatings from Dihydroxy-Polydimethylsiloxane and Fluoroorgano-Alkoxysilanes: Surface Microstructures and Surface Characterization; Kenneth J. Wynne; Physical Sciences Division 331, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217-5660

11:30-11:55: Silanes and the Immobilization of Oligonucleotides on Genosensors and Gene Chips; Michael Thompson and and Mark E. McGovern; Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada

11:55-1:30 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION III. Thursday, October 22, 1998

1:30-2:00: Treatment of Metals by Silanes for Corrosion Protection; W. J. van Ooij¹ and T. F. Child²; 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012; 2. Brent International Ridgeway, Iver, Bucks SLO 9JJ, UK

2:00-2:25: Corrosion Protection of Aircraft Aluminum Alloys Using Bisfunctional Silanes; V. Subramanian and

W. J. van Ooij; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012

2:25-2:50: Corrosion Resistance of Silane Coupling Agents on Aluminum; P.R. Underhill and D.L. DuQuesnay; Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. Box 17000 STN Forces, Kingston, (ON) K7K 7B4, Canada

SESSION III CONTINUED

2:50-3:15: Use of Silane Coupling Agents as Dispersion Promoters for Iron Particles in Solventless Magnetic Tape Coating Formulations; Jin Young Huh and David E. Nikles; Center for Materials for Information Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209

3:15-3:45 COFFEE BREAK

3:45-4:10: Sol-Gels as Alternative Adhesion Promoters for Low-VOC, Nonchromated Adhesive and Sealant Applications; Joseph A. Brescia and William S. De Piero; Building 183, AMSTA-AR-WE, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

4:10-4:35: The Use of Titanates and Zirconates in Thermoplastic and Thermoset Composites and Coatings; Salvatore J. Monte, Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., P.O. Box 32, Bayonne, NJ 07002-0032

4:35-5:00: Modification of Surface Properties of Polymers Using Silane and Some Environment Friendly Natural Adhesives; H. T. Deo; University Dept. of Chemical Technology, University of Bombay, Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019, India

SESSION IV. Friday, October 23, 1998

8:30-9:00: Surface 'IntelliGraft' as a New Class of Adhesion Promoters; E.T. Kang; Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore

9:00-9:25: Polymeric Coupling Agents for Bonding Epoxies to Steel; Karthik Vaideeswaran¹ , J.P. Bell¹, and David Nikles²; 1. Institute for Materials Science, Univ. of Connecticut, U-136, Storrs, CT 06269-3136; 2. Center for Materials for Information Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209

9:25-9:50: Tailoring the Polymer / Inorganic Interface Using Block Copolymer Adhesion Promoters;

Russel Composto¹ and P. Vleck²; 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering and LRSM, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 2. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague

9:50-10:20 COFFEE BREAK

10:20-10:45: Spectroscopic and Mechanical Studies of RF Plasma-polymerized Films Deposited at Low Temperatures from Organosilane Precursors; Maurice Romand, M. Charbonnier, and N. Bahlawane; Laboratoire de Sciences et Ingénierie des Surfaces, Bâtiment 305, Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France

10:45-11:10: Adhesive Bonding and Surface and Interfacial Properties of Polyolefins and Fluoropolymers Modified by a Plasma Polymerised Ultrathin Coating; S.Li¹, H.J. Griesser², D.Y. Wu¹ and W.S. Gutowski¹; 1. Division of Building, Construction and Engineering, CSIRO, PO Box 56,Highett 3190, Australia; 2.Division of Molecular Science, CSIRO, Private Bag 10, Clayton South MDC, Clayton 3169, Australia

11:10-11:35: Dichlorosilane Plasma Modification of Sisal and Polypropylene to Improve Sisal/Polypropylene Composite Properties; Jeffrey S. Rowell, R.A. Young and F. Denes; Dept. of Forestry/Chem Eng., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.

11:35-12:00: Interfacial and Corrosion Studies of Plasma Polymer Coated Steel and Galvanized Steel;

Guido Grundmeier¹ , Matthias Brettmann², Martin Stratmann²; 1. Currently: Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 ;2. Lehrstuhl fuer Korrosion und Oberflaechentechnik Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Martensstr. 7, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

12:00-1:00 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION V. Friday, October 23, 1998

1:00-1:25: Adsorption of Silanes onto Silica Surfaces: Mechanism of Adsorption; Jarl B. Rosenholm; Dept. of Physical Chemistry, Abo Akademi, Porthansgatan 3-5, FIN-20500 Abo (Turku), Findland

1:25-1:50: Direct Spectroscopic Measurements of Adsorption of Siloxane Polymers on Treated Glass Fiber Surfaces; Leanne G. Britcher , Janis G. Matisons and David Kehoe; Polymer Science Group, Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes 5095, South Australia, Australia

1:50-2:15: The Interaction of Glass-Fiber Finishes (with and without Silane Coupling Agents) with a Polyurethane Matrix; L. T. Drzal ; Michigan State University, College of Engineering, Composite Materials and Structures Center, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226

2:15-2:40: Sizings and Silanes and the Dynamics of Resin Spreading and Fiber Wetting in Liquid Composite Molding; L. T. Drzal , E. K. Drown, and B. K. Larson; Michigan State University, College of Engineering, Composite Materials and Structures Center, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226

2:40-3:05: Water Intrusion at the Interface of Composites Reinforced with Silane Treated Glass Fiber; Gary M. Nishioka¹, and Sheldon P. Wesson²; 1. H&N Instruments, 219 N. Westmoor Avenue, Newark, OH; 2. Ynir Instrumentation Software, 203 Mandon Court, Princeton, NJ 08540

3:05-3:30: The Use of XPS for Characterization of Sizings on Glass Fibres; Jim Thomason and David Dwight¹; Owens Corning Science & Technology Center, 2790 Columbus Road, Route 16, Granville, OH 43023-1200; 1. Current Address: 2797 Old Columbus Road, Granville, OH 43023

3:30 CONCLUDING REMARKS