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| 2003 Conference Proceedings |
| Conference in 2003 | |||
| 6th Annual UNESCO / IUPAC Conference on Polymer Properties with a special session on Characterization of Polyolefins | 14-17 April 2003 (Conference) | Kruger National Park, Berg-en-Dal Restcamp, South Africa |
Prof RD Sanderson Univ of Stellenbosch, SA E-mail: |
| Conference Organizers |
Prof RD Sanderson: Conference Chair Dr AJ van Reenen |
| Sponsors |
UNESCO (France) |
| Programme Schedule | ||
| MONDAY MORNING, 14 APRIL 2003 SESSION 1: Session Chairman: Ron Sanderson |
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| 08:45 - 09:00 | Opening Remarks |
Prof Ron Sanderson |
| 09:00 - 09:35 | Plenary Speaker: Prof G Wegner |
Multifunctional materials through nanostructuring |
| 09:35 - 10:10 | Plenary Speaker: Prof GJ Vancso |
Extending the frontiers of manipulating soft matter towards single molecules |
| 10:10 - 10:35 | Prof C Ortiz |
Ultrastructure and nanomechanics of biological tissues: Cartilage and bone |
| 10:35 - 11:00 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: Harald Pasch |
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| 11:00 - 12:25 | Dr GP Hellman |
New nanostructures for high-impact thermoplastics |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Dr V Abetz |
Superlattices in block copolymer blends |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Prof M Stamm |
Nanostructures and functionalities in polymer thin films |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | Prof RD Sanderson |
Surfmers, what they can offer to functional polymers |
| 12:40 - 13:05 | Prof Y Dzenis |
High-performance polymer nanofibres for next generation supernanocomposites |
| 13:05 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
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| MONDAY AFTERNOON, 14 APRIL 2003 SESSION 2: Session Chairman: Goerg Michler |
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| 14:00 - 14:35 | CANCELLED |
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| 14:35 - 14:55 | Prof I Chodak |
Interface tailoring in polyolefin-matrix-based composites in blends |
| 14:55 - 15:20 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: FJ Balta-Calleja/G Hellmann |
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| 15:20 - 15:55 | Prof DC Bassett |
Polymer morphology: A guide to macromolecular self-organization |
| 15:55 - 16:20 | Dr W Heckmann |
Structure-property relationships in rubber modified styrenic-polymers |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Prof B Pukanszky |
Morphology and properties of particulate filled polymers |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Prof T Sukhanova |
Morphology and properties of poly(oxymethylene) engineering plastics |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Poster Evening: Berg-en-Dal Conference Hall |
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| TUESDAY MORNING, 15 APRIL 2003 SESSION 3: Session Chairman: Goerg Michler |
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| 08:30 - 09:05 | Plenary Speaker: Prof HH Kausch |
Crazing and fracture in polymers: Micro-mechanics and effect of molecular variables |
| 09:05 - 09:40 | Plenary Speaker: Prof BJ Balta-Calleja |
Advanced in microhardness-structure and correlations of polymers, block copolymers and blends |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Dr C Creton |
Linear viscosity and non-linear elasticity of block copolymer blends |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | S Henning |
Micromechanical mechanisms for toughness enhancement in ß-modified isotactic polymers |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: M Terano |
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| 10:50 - 11:10 | Prof B Lotz |
Frustrated packings of polymers |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Prof G Groeninckx |
Deformation and recovery mechanisms of reactively compatibilized and dynamically crosslinked polyamide6/EPDM blends with high rubber content (TPVs) |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Dr S Graef |
Chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis of metallocene synthesized ethylene/MMA block copolymers |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Prof M Matsuo |
Ultradrawing of blend films of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer prepared by gelation/crystallization from solutions |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Prof M Hikosaka |
Effect of topological nature of polymer chains on crystallization and morphology |
| 12:30 - 12:55 | Prof M Terano |
New approaches for the development of highly stably polypropylene |
| 12:55 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
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| TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 15 APRIL 2003 SESSION 4: Session Chairman: H Kausch |
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| 14:00 - 14:35 | Plenary Speaker: Prof V Altstaedt |
Environmental stress cracking for polymers monitored by fatigue crack growth experiments |
| 14:35 - 15:00 | CANCELLED |
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| 15:00 - 15:25 | Prof G Strobl |
Strain-controlled tensile deformation behaviour of isotactic poly(1-butene) and its ethylene copolymers |
| 15:25 - 16:00 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: B Lotz |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 | Prof J Steidl |
Supermolecular structure and failure of polyolefins |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Prof A Bobovitch |
Technology and stress relaxation of oriented coextruded polyolefin shrink films |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Prof A Galeski |
Orientation, strength and crystallographic changes in polyolefin rolled with side constraints |
| 17:00 | Tuesday Night Drive |
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| WEDNESDAY MORNING, 16 APRIL 2003 SESSION 5: Session Chairmen: D Reneker / PE Mallon |
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| 08:00 - 08:35 | Plenary Speaker: Prof J Wendorff |
Polymer nanofibres, nanotubes, nanocables: Preparation, properties, applications |
| 08:35 - 09:10 | Plenary Speaker: Prof D Reneker |
Polymer nanofibres produced by electrospinning |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Prof K Schulte |
Carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Dr G Simon |
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy of polymers |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | Dr PE Mallon |
Corona surface treatment of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based compounds used as high voltage insulators studied by the depth profiling positron beam technique |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Prof K-H Nitta |
Failure envelope curve of polyethylene solids |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: V Abetz | ||
| 11:00 - 11:20 | CANCELLED |
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| 11:20 - 11:40 | Prof L Matisova-Rychla |
Chemiluminescence - a sensitive tool for investigation of the effect of some additives on the thermo-oxidative stability of polyolefins and polyamides |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Dr J Pionteck |
Influence of reactive compatibilization on the morphology of polypropylene/polystyrene blends |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Prof S-C Kim |
Side chain extension of polypropylene by aliphatic diamine |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Dr L Myasnikova |
The influence of catalytic systems on morphology of UHMWPE reactor powders, their processability and the properties of the end products |
| 12:40 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
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| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 16 APRIL 2003 SESSION 6: Session Chairmen: ER Sadiku / AJ van Reenen |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 | Dr I Tincul |
New approaches in the degradation of Fischer Tropsch derive polyolefins |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Dr R Brüll |
Degradation of polypropylene and propene-1-pentene copolymers |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Dr Niall Marshall |
The importance of antioxidant mobility on stabilizing efficiency |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: Ron Sanderson |
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| 15:20 - 15:40 | Prof A Abe |
Spatial configuration and thermodynamic role of flexible chains incorporated in polymeric liquid crystals |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Prof T Pakula |
Structure, dynamics and properties of materials with polymers having complex architectures |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Prov V Marikhin |
Morphology and temperature phase transition in diols with different chain length |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Dr C Ferguson |
Characterizing particle size and molecular weight distributions of latexes created using RAFT polymerization |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Dr MP Tonge |
Investigations of the mechanism of RAFT polymerisation using cumyl dithiobenzoate |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Dr S Mehdipour-Ataei |
Synthesis, characterization and properties of novel poly(ester-amide-urethane)s |
| 19:00 | Boma Braai / Traditional Dancers |
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| THURSDAY MORNING, 17 APRIL 2003 SESSION 7: Session Chairman: Vincent Mathot |
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| 08:30 - 09:05 | Plenary Speaker: Prof G Michler |
Mechanical properties of nanostructured amorphous and semicrystalline polymers |
| 09:05 - 09:30 | Dr C Plummer |
Micromechanical effects in heterogeneous polymers, revealed by SEM and TEM |
| 09:30 - 09:55 | Prof L Mathias |
Variable temperature high resolution solid state. NMR characterization of ethylene/1-butene and 1-hexene copolymers |
| 09:55 - 10:20 | Prof H Pasch |
High-temperature interaciton chromatography for the analysis of polyolefins |
| 10:20 - 10:45 | Prof H Siesler |
New developments in vibrational spectroscopy of polymers |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee / Tea Break |
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| Session Chairman: Lon Mathias | ||
| 11:00 - 11:20 | H Assumption |
High resolution NMR characterization of co- and terpolymers of ethylene with branched and linear alpha-olefins |
| 11:20 - 12:40 | Dr U Wahner |
Microstructure of metallocene-catalyzed propene/1-pentene copolymers investigated by in depth 13C NMR analysis |
| 12:40 - 12:00 | Dr MC Garcia-Gutierrez |
Micromechanical behaviour in polymers under different deformation tests: X-ray microdiffraction studies |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Prof V Mathot |
Crystallization of polyolefins as influenced by molecular architecture: Experiments and simulations |
| 12:20 - 12:45 | Prof M Hess |
Self-diffusion of PEO modified pacliaxel in dilute aqueous solution |
| 12:45 | Closing Remarks |
Ron Sanderson |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
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| Poster Abstracts | ||
R Adhikari*, TA Huy, S Henning, R Godehardt, W Lebek, GH Michler, ME Cagiao, FJ Balta-Calleja |
Micromechanical behaviour of styrene/butadiene block copolymer systems |
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Volker Altstädt*, Lars Fölster |
Hysteresis measurements on micro cellular foams |
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PGL Baker*, RD Sanderson, AM Crouch |
AC impedance and cyclic voltammetric analysis of some novel mixed metal stannates |
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R Brull*, T Macko, H Pasch |
Solubility-screening of polyolefins in mixed solvents |
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Elana de Goede* |
Development of a technique for the separation, identification and determination of thermal properties of components in polymer mixtures or blends |
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A de Vries* |
The effect of various factors on the oligomerization of 1-decene |
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ZH Mbhele, GM Salemane, CGCE van Sittert, JM Nedeljkovic, V Djokovic*, AS Luyt |
Influence of nanoparticle content on the physical properties of the PVA-Ag nanocomposites |
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K Garde* and CD Woolard |
The effect of curative type and crosslink density on the properties of polyisoprene/polyethylene blends |
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Vina Thakally-Govender*, Lucia Tincul, Renee Snyman, Nicky Potgieter and Ronel Griffiths |
Analytical methods for quantification of antioxidants (AOX) in polyolefins |
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MJ Hato, V Djokovic and AS Luyt |
Thermal and mechanical properties of uncross-linked LLDPE/LDPE/wax blends |
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Prof M Hess |
The use of pressure volume temperature measurements in polymer science |
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Nyambeni Luruli*, Arno Navelling, Valerie Grumel, Helgard G Raubenheimer, Albert J van Reenen |
Polymerization behaviour of carbene complexes derived from metallocenes |
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ME Malunka*, V Djokovic & AS Luyt |
Preparation and characterization of polyolefin-sisal fibre composites |
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Shahram Mehdipour-Ataei* |
Novel arylene sulfone ether polyamides and polyamides |
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MA Mokoena*, V Djokovic & AS Luyt |
The effects of peroxide treatment on the physical properties of sisal fibre-polyethylene composites |
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K Petrus* and CD Woolard |
The mechanism of cure activation by amines in the presence of primary vulcanization accelerators |
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J Pionteck*, G Dlubek, G Pompe, A Janke, V Bondarenko & R Krause-Rehberg |
Interdiffusion in polymer blends studied by DSC, PALS and AFM |
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Ewa Piorkowska*, Andrzej Pawlak |
Crystallization of poly(methylene oxide) in a temperature gradient |
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KJ Ramphele*, J Makawa-Mbewe, KE Thole & S de Goede |
The analysis of additives in polymers. A comparison of in-situ and extraction techniques |
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MG Salemane*, V Djokovic & AS Luyt |
Synthesis and characterization of polymer nanocomposites |
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L Siphuma* & AJ van Reenen |
Functionalization and block copolymerization reactions of propylene oligomers |
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M Smit*, JC Chadwick & CE Koning |
Immobilization of single-centre catalysts for olefin polymerization: Effect of support system on polymer properties |
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M van der Horst*, WJ McGill & CD Woolard |
Variable temperature physical property measurements of vulcanizates: Understandibng elastomer failure |
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