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Title

Name

Thesis/Year/University

Source

1. POLYACETYLENES

Cyclic homoconjugated polyacetylenes

M.J. Cooney

University of Nevada, Reno 1993

448pp. 112-B DA9411476

Toxicological evaluation of the naturally occurring polyacetylene, falcarinol

J. Avalos

University of California, Irvine 1993

136pp. 4107-B DA9402410

DC-conductivity and magneto resistance of inherently conducting polymers: polyacetylene and poly(3-alkylthiophenes)

K.A. Väkiparta

Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 1993

43pp. 55/3848c

2. NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Experimental and theoretical studies of second-order nonlinear optical properties of a chromophore-functionalized polymer

M.A. Firestone

Northwestern University 1993

388pp. 123-B DA9415724

3. OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION

Synthesis, chemistry, and olefin polymerization reactions of d° cationic mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) complexes of titanium and zirconium

D.J. Gillis

Queen’s University at Kingston (Canada) 1993

232pp. 123-B DANN85188

4. ELASTOMER

Arylsulfonylation and nitration of a poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene] thermoplastic elastomer

S.W. Jolly

The University of Akron 1993

256pp. 123-B DA9414102

5. CONDENSATION POLYMERIZATIONS

The synthesis of carlons, polycarbosilanes, and transition-metal-containing polymers by condensation polymerizations

G.J. Kotora

Boston College 1993

299pp. 123-B DA9414145

3126. AQUEOUS PHASE POLYMERIZATION

Mechanism of the aqueous phase polymerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene

D.L. Murray

The University of Akron 1992

193pp. 124-B DA9417565

7. COMPOSITES

Approaches to molecular composites from fluorine containing bismaleimides

S.M. Pendharkar

Polytechnic University 1994

185pp. 124-B DA9413149

Continuous processing of polymers and composites with microwave radiation

M. Lin

Michigan State University 1993

100pp. 1202 MA1356351

Crystallization of poly(phenylene sulfide) in fiber-reinforced composites: experimental characterization and computer simulation

N.A. Mehl

Princeton University

319pp. 6438-B DA9416135

Inclusion models of tensile fracture in fiber-reinforced brittle-matrix composites

W.B. Tsai

Northwestern University 1993

141pp. 142-B DA9415827

Micromechanical study of the interface and the elementary damage phenomena in model composites of glass/epoxy

P. Feillard

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1993

137pp. 55/2710c

Microwave processing vinyl ester and vinyl ester/glass fiber composites

R. Dhulipala

Michigan State University 1993

127pp. p.1008 MA1354863

Modeling and numerical analysis of composite manufacturing processes

W. Chang

The University of Michigan 1993

128pp. 5893-B DA9409653

Novel microporous organo-clay polymeric composite membranes

H. Lao

University of Ottawa (Canada) 1993

253pp. 5694-B DANN83821

Polymer-ceramic composite membranes in reactor applications

M.E. Rezac

The University of Texas at Austin 1993

194pp. 6347-B DA9413582

The continuous curing process for thick filament wound composite structures

H. Teng

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1993

167pp. 5758-B DA9411798

The design, fabrication and testing issues of an electrorheological fluid-filled composite helicopter rotor blade

D.M. Moorehouse

Michigan State University 1993

100pp. p.1003 MA1354903

The effect of surface sulfonation of high density polyethylene (HDPE) on the mechanical properties of HDPE/wood fiber composites

K. Haraguchi

Michigan State University 1993

115pp. 1218 MA1356331

The use of expanding monomers in carbon fibre composites

X.D. Zhang

University of Toronto (Canada) 1993

100pp. p.1014 MAMM83550

Transport and structural properties of fiber-reinforced composites and porous media of fibrous or capillary structure

M.M. Tomadakis

The University of Rochester 1993

345pp. 6350-B DA9405890

Three-dimensional, nonlinear viscoelastic analysis of laminated composites: a finite element approach

M. Wang

Oregon State University 1993

181pp. 4766-B DA9404188

The effects of jet fuel and water absorption on edge delamination of graphite-epoxy composites

R. Subramanian

Wichita State University 1993

162pp. 4794-B DA9406071

The manufacturing science of thermoplastic composites

D.G. Bland

The University of Tennessee 1993

234pp. 4805-B DA9404564

Cellulose fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites: surface and adhesion characterization

G.B. Gamier

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

351pp. 4867-B DA9402329

313Development of electrically/thermally conducting polymer-matrix composites

L. Li

State University of New York at Buffalo 1993

258pp. 4868-B DA9404833

Microdeformation processes in PC/SAN microlayer composites

K.L.K. Sung

Case Western Reserve University 1993

118pp. 4873-B DA9406231

Finite element formulation for gauge theory of brittle damage with applications to fibrous composites

C.M. Huang

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1993

263pp. 4879-B DA9405677

Simulation of the thermomechanical behaviour of fiber-reinforced thermoset composites

S.C. Tseng

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993

245pp. 4887-B DA9330202

Carbon-plastic composite electrode for vanadium redox flow battery applications

S. Zhong

University of New South Wales (Australia) 1992

3230-B

Innovative design of FRP composite members combined with concrete

N. Deskovic

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1993

3234-B

Feasible drilling conditions and hole quality criteria for PMR-15/gr composite laminates

M. Mehta

University of Cincinnati 1993

DA9329943

Crosslinking of an epoxy/amine system under a microwave field. An application to the realization of glass fiber reinforced composite materials

C. Jordan

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1992

54/527 lc

Study of a glass-epoxide composite material and of its damaging: Physical, acoustic and mechanical measurements

E.L.G. Bouquerel

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1992

177pp. 54/5432c

Dimensional changes of composite materials in the space environment

R. Matthews

University of Toronto (Canada) 1992

109pp. p. 1849 MAMM78485

The effects of sub-critical damage on the notched strength of carbon fibre composites

G.M. Webb

University of Toronto (Canada) 1992

132pp. p. 1860 MAMM78617

The effects of Spiro ortho carbonates on properties of unsaturated polyester resin and its fibre composites

W. Zhou

University of Toronto (Canada) 1992

99pp. p. 1861 MAMM78538

Investigation into toughness improvement in graphite/epoxy composites using Teflon powder

D.A. Chafey

San Jose State University 1993

134pp. p. 1904 MA1352999

Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a nondestructive technique to characterize and detect degradation of carbon/nylon, 6 composites in aqueous environments

R.V. Haniyur

Florida Atlantic University 1993

152pp. p. 1906 MA1351985

Laser machining of polymeric composites for joint preparation

J.D. Howard

Michigan State University 1993

64pp. p. 1906 MA1352717

Interpenetrating polymer networks of polycarbonateurethane/polymethyl methacrylate and related composite materials

P. Zhou

101pp. 3646-B DA9334472

Nondestructive evaluation of elastomer matrix composites

H.A. Huang

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

175pp. 3700-B DA9334752

Microwave properties of ferroelectric/polymer composites

F.G. Jones

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

275pp. 3767-B DA9326870

Interface characteristics and adhesion in cellulose/polypropylene composites

D.T. Quillin

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993

165pp. 3801-B DA9320922

314Processing effects on the performance of PTC composite thermistors

R.J. Sullivan

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

163pp. 3803-B DA9334823

Preparation and properties of optically transparent, pressure-cured poly(methyl methacrylate) composite

K.D. Weaver

University of Missouri-Rolla 1993

126pp. 4181-B DA9401914

Electronically conductive polymer composites and microstructures

L.S. Van Dyke

Texas A&M University 1993

217pp. 4185-B DA9403599

Structural behaviour of plastic composite columns

Z.A. Hashem

The University of Texas at Arlington 1993

212pp. 4290-B DA9402813

Fatigue life prediction of composites based on microstress analysis

G. Shen

University of Waterloo (Canada) 1993

188pp. 4354-B DANN81217

Machining characteristics of graphite/epoxy composite

D.H. Wang

University of Washington 1993

227pp. 4357-D DA9401484

Freeze-drying method for making semi-interpenetrating polymer networks and their fiber-reinforced composites

H.J. Hsiung

The University of Tennessee 1993

347pp. 1038-B

8. DIFFUSION

Simultaneous diffusion of a disperse dye and a solvent in PET film analyzed by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry

R.M. Stinson

Cornell University 1994

104pp. 124-B DA9417426

Tracer diffusion of stars and spheres in polymer matrices

J. Won

University of Minnesota 1993

157pp. 5696-B DA9411283

Recycled cellulose fiber reinforced phenolic composites

G.F. Bixby

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

87pp. p.340 MA1353263

The thermal expansion coefficient of polypropylene and related composites

Y. Okada

McGill University (Canada) 1992

137pp. p.341 MAMM80500

Deposition mechanism of coupling agents on silica and evaluation of the silica-epoxy composite using magnetic resonance techniques

R. Malik

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1993

256pp. 931-B DA9420344

Intrinsic luminescence cure sensors for epoxy resins and fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

J.C. Song

The University of Connecticut 1993

250pp. 932-B DA9419419

Thermomechanical constitutive modeling of irradiated fiber-reinforced polymer composites

C.P. Chao

The Ohio State University 1994

235pp. 1058-B DA9420935

Compressive kinking failure of fibrous composites

A.M. Saleh

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1993

238pp. 1068-B DA9420355

Optical detection of stress waves from glass-fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite material

R.D. Huber

The Johns Hopkins 151pp. 1123-B University 1994 DA9419987

Compressive behaviour of advanced carbon fiber composite materials

Y.J. Jee

The University of Utah 1994

217pp. 1124-B DA9419711

Flange wrinkling and the deep-drawing of thermoplastic composite sheets

D.W. Coffin

University of Delaware 1993

370pp. 1138-B DA9419548

Smectite clays, muscovite mica, and hydrotalcite used as fillers and reinforcements in the formulation of epoxy-based composites

M. Wang

Michigan State University 1993

123pp. 446-B DA9418082

Wetting, spreading and interphase formation in a liquid composite molding environment

B.K. Larson

Michigan State University 1993

139pp. 509-B DA9418022

315The effect of porosity on the elastic constants of thin carbon fiber composite laminates

A.M. Rubin

Washington University 1993

180pp. 552-B DA9419041

Experimental verification of the devolatilization model for AFR700 polyimide composites

J.L. Vasat

Washington University 1993

134pp. 554-B DA9419043

Acousto-ultrasonic evaluation of composite materials

M. Khazaee

New Mexico State University 1993

161pp. 559-B DA9417345

An integrated theoretical and experimental study of the fibre-matrix interface in carbon-epoxy composites

M.M. Desaeger

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 1993

478pp. 55/4085c

The relation between fracture toughness and microstructure in thermoplastic polymers and composites

B.E. Goffaux

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 1993

231pp. 55/4087c

Partitioning and tracer diffusion of polymers in porous material

Z. Zhou

University of Massachusetts 1994

122pp. 933-B DA9420701

9. POLYMER MIXTURES

Chromatographic separation of polymer mixtures using combined adsorption-size exclusion mechanisms

T.W. Wang

The University of Akron 1993

174pp. 124-B DA9414473

10. SILICONE RUBBER

Silica-silicone interactions: nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour of silica-filled silicone rubber

R.L. Warley

Case Western Reserve University 1993

199pp. 125-B DA9416188

11. POLYSILOXANE

Study of the mechanical properties of nylon-polysiloxane-nylon block copolymer

T.K. Bhattachaijee

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

98pp. 967p. MA1355599

Synthesis and properties of polysiloxane elastomers and composites

J. Wen

University of Cincinnati 1993

168pp. 125-B DA9416809

12. OPTICAL STORAGE

Synthesis and characterization of azo aromatic polymers for reversible optical storage

S. Xie

Queen’s University at Kingston (Canada) 1993

215pp. 125-B DANN85205

13. SUSPENSIONS

Shear thickening and microstructures of concentrated charge stabilized suspensions

M.K. Chow

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1994

281pp. 156-B DA9416346

14. POLYURETHANE

Morphology and fatigue properties of polyurethane thermoplastic elastomers

C.W.S. Myers

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993

199pp. 158-B DA9408575

The interactions of plasminogen with model surfaces and derivatized segmented polyurethane ureas

K.A. Woodhouse

McMaster University (Canada) 1993

DANN84961

Surface properties of polyurethanes: control of the surface free energy through the use of reactive surfactants

L. Girodet

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1993

266pp. 55/2406c 1993

316Characterisation physico-chinique et etutde de la biostabilite d’une nouvelle prothese vasculaire microfibrillaire en polyurethane

Z. Zhang

Universite Laval (Canada) 1993

249pp. 4598-B DANN82335

Gas chromatography techniques for studying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous solution and organic volatiles in emissions from incineration of CFC-11 containing polyurethane foam

W.F.J.C. Lien

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

167pp. 4639-B DA9405122

Friction and the dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of polyurethane elastomers

K. Hanhi

Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden 1992

186pp. 55/806c

Buoyancy effects on smoldering of polyurethane foam

J.L. Torero

University of California, Berkeley 1992

233pp. 3308-B DA9330764

A study of the polyurethane foam extraction of complexes formed between platinum and tin halides

S.G. Schroeder

The University of Manitoba (Canada) 1990

121pp. p. 1800 MAMM76805

The investigation of thin polyurethane linings as an alternative method of ground control

R.A. Mercer

Queen’s University at Kingston (Canada) 1992

315pp. p. 1919 MAMM76452

Accelerated aging of a radiopaque filled polyurethane

L.M. Cavallaro

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

107pp. p. 1926 MA1352253

Thermal stability of polyurethanes: applications to polymer processing and recycling

M.E. Hemández-Hemández

University of Minnesota 1994

129pp. 1037-B DA9420096

The role of complement activation and cellular interactions on the biocompatibility of polyurethanes

F. Lim

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1994

231pp. 1042-B DA9410613

Photodegradation of polycarbonate, polyurethane ureas and polyureas

H.C. Shah

The University of Southern Mississippi 1993

343pp. 445-B DA9417844

15. DRUG RELEASE

Biodegradable lactide polymers: synthesis, degradation, and controlled drug release properties

X. Zhang

Queen’s University at Kingston (Canada) 1993

199pp. 160-B DANN85204

Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose hydrophilic matrices: From the study of polymer and drug release mechanism to the study of the influence of different parameters on this release

V.B. Bourgeois

Universite de Dijon (France). In French 1992

140pp. 54/5112c

16. IMMISCIBLE POLYMERS

Segregation of block copolymer to the interface between strongly immiscible polymers

H.T. Dai

Cornell University 1994

180pp. 183-B DA9417414

17. MICROSCOPY

Effect of orientation on properties of reinforced polypropylene and evaluation of materials with scanning acoustic microscopy

F.J. Lisy

Case Western Reserve University 1993

247pp. 184-B DA9416203

18. NONLINEAR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS

Synthesis and characterization of novel polymers for potential nonlinear optical applications and

Exploration of poly(2-butyne-1,4-diyl)s

B. Narayanswamy

University of Cincinnati 1993

170pp. 185-B DA9416798

31719. CARBON FIBER

Surface characterization of carbon fiber by infrared spectroscopy

T. Ohwaki

Case Western Reserve University 1993

291pp. 197-B DA9416189

Adhesion of novel high-performance polymers to carbon-fibers: fiber surface treatment, characterization, and microbond single fiber

C.L. Heisey

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

309pp. 444-B DA9419215

20. BLEND

Blend compatibilization through charge transfer interaction and investigation of the interactive group distribution by NMR

G.M. Crone

Queen’s University at Kingston (Canada)

149pp. 1188 MAMM85230

Blends containing liquid crystalline polymers

D. Dutta

The University of Connecticut 1993

184pp. 6401-B DA9413111

Compatibilization of polymer blends using charge transfer interactions

C. Rondeau

Queen’s University at Kingston (Canada)

140pp. 1188 MAMM85319

Study of physical and rheological properties of PC/ABS blends

C.J. Parikh

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

123pp. pl059 MA1355620

Thermodynamics of mixing in model polyolefin blends (Volumes I and II)

R. Krishnamoorti

Princeton University 1994

538pp. 6234-B DA9415435

Ultrafiltration membranes from a polymer blend: hollow fiber preparation and characterization

I.M. Wienk

Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands 1993

183pp. 55/820c

Phase behaviour, crystallization kinetics and morphologies of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/polycarbonate (PC) blends

Y.W Cheung

University of Massachusetts 1994

183pp. 929-B DA9420609

Interfacial activities of block copolymers in immiscible homopolymer blends

W. Hu

The University of Connecticut 1993

198pp. 931-B DA9419433

21. COPOLYMERS

Alpha and beta mechanical relaxations of PMMA, PS and their copolymers

E. Muzeau

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1992

221pp. 55/2725c

Characterisation of interpenetrating polymer networks based on block copolymers

J.J. Moss

University of New South Wales (Australia)

6344-B

Dielectric, piezoelectric and electroacoustic characterisation of fluorinated ferroelectric copolymers role of phase transitions

H. Lefebvre

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1993

208pp. 55/2717c

Estimation and design considerations for obtaining copolymer reactivity rations

P.J. Rossignoli

University of Waterloo (Canada) 1993

223pp. p.1012 MAMM84604

Fracture toughness of polymer/polymer bimaterial interface reinforced with block copolymers

F. Xiao

Cornell University 1994

218pp. 6293-B DA9416684

Functionalized polyproylene and propylene graft copolymers: synthesis via the borane approach

D.C. Rhubright

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

215pp. 6236-B DA9414361

N-substituted maleimides as potential stabilizers for vinylidene chloride copolymers

J. Zhang

Central Michigan University 1994

190pp. 1188 MA1356215

Shear orientation of diblock copolymer melts

K.A. Koppi

University of Minnesota 1993

321pp. 5813-B DA94411264

318Studies on the transfer and adhesion of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and PTFE-based composites during dry contact

E. Yang

Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 1993

32pp. 55/2730c

Synthesis and characterization of high performance polyimide homopolymers and copolymers

M.E. Rogers

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

245pp. 6236-B DA9414087

Well defined graft copolymers and end functional materials: synthesis, characterization, and adhesion studies

M.S. Sheridan

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

319pp. 6236-B DA9414090

SEM and FTIR investigation of bulk crystallized TPI and its epoxidized copolymers

N. Vasanthan

City University of New York 1993

158pp. 4695-B DA9405593

Solubility of homopolymer in block copolymer

K.J. Joen

University of Cincinnati 1993

150pp. 4340-B DA9329958

Synthesis and characterization of organostannane modified poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) copolymers

B.M. Pandya

Florida Atlantic University 1993

103pp. p.255 MA1353569

Study of the anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactone and related block copolymers

D. Lu

Academia Sinica, China 1989

Synthesis and characterization of liquid-crystalline AB- and ABA-block copolymers and copolymers

K. van de Velde

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In Dutch

Characterization of styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers and study of their microphase

R. Yang

Academia Sinica, China 1989

22. MICROCAPSULES

Studies on the permeability and molecular weight cut off of HEMA-MMA microcapsules

A. Kosaric Wagner

University of Toronto (Canada) 1993

142pp. 1201 MAMM83393

23. BARRIER PROPERTIES

The effect of surface sulfonation on barrier properties of polymer films

K. Wangwiwatsilp

Michigan State University 1993

101pp. 1219 MA1356390

24. POLYSILANES

The synthesis and characterization of novel polysilanes

J.P. Banovetz

Stanford University 1994

190pp. 6191-B DA9414533

25. CATALYSIS

The polymerization of formaldehyde by coordination catalysis

L.J. Starks

Georgia Institute of Technology 1993

188pp. 6213-B DA9415667

26. METHYLCELLULOSE

Effect of methyl cellulose 4000 on stability of oil-in-water emulsions

R.P. Gullapalli

The University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences

205pp. 6217-B DA9413186

27. COATINGS

An electrochemical impedance spectroscopic study of the hydrothermal properties of polymeric coatings

K.J. Kovaleski

Lehigh University 1994

197pp. 6224-B DA9414999

Application of polymer characterization techniques to the analysis of thin polymeric coatings

B.K. Rearick

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

144pp. 6235-B DA9414357

319Inorganic-organic hybrid materials and abrasion resistant coatings based on a sol-gel approach

C.S. Betrabet

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

247pp. 4182-B DA9403847

Synthesis and characterization of mesogenic monomers and their applications in coatings fields

P. Xu

Eastern Michigan University 1993

166pp. p.255 MA1353985

28. PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER

Evaluation of a piezoelectric polymer for use in display technology

S.S. Bhat

The University of Akron 1993

143pp. 6232-B DA9415530

29. METATHESIS

Synthesis of telechelic polymers through metathesis reactions and borane chemistry

M.J. Chasmawala

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

221pp. 6232-B DA9414257

Synthesis of molybdenum (VI) alkylidene complexes as catalysts for living polymerizations of terminal acetylenes and olefin metathesis

H.H. Fox

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1993

5651-B

Rotational isomers of Mo(VI) alkylidene complexes and polymer structure: investigations in ring-opening metathesis polymerization

J.H. Oskam

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1993

3062-B

Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization: the polymerization of carbonyl-containing dienes

J.T. Patton

University of Florida 1992

99pp. 3074-B DA9331198

30. DIFFUSION

Diffusion in microstructured block copolymers

C.E. Eastman

University of Minnesota 1993

117pp. 6233-B DA9412996

31. POLYIMIDE

Anisotropic structure and properties of a series of segmented rigid-rod polyimide films

F.E. Arnold, Jr.

The University of Akron 1993

274pp. 6431-B DA9415517

Growth, characterization, and kinetic studies of the low-temperature reaction, of vapor deposited polyimide films

C.D. Dimitrakopoulos

Columbia University 1993

190pp. 6401-B DA9412744

The use of polyimide for the development of micromachined materials, processes and devices

A.B. Frazier

Georgia Institute of Technology 1993

236pp. 6370-B DA9415636

Use of water sorption to probe the effect of processing on the structure of polyimide thin films

H. Han

Columbia University 1993

195pp. 6233-B DA9412761

Investigation of the chemical imidization process for polyimide

M.H.M.R. Kailani

The University of Connecticut 1993

405pp. 4699-B DA9406053

Moisture and stress effects on fretting between steel and polyimide coatings

C.C. Kang

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

179pp. 3287-B DA9331462

32. ANILINE

Synthesis and properties of aniline, thiophene and Schiff base copolymer

R. Hariharan

Drexel University 1993

266pp. 6233-B DA9411511

32033. SEGREGATION

Surface and interfacial segregation in end functionalized polymers

C.A. Jalbert

The University of Connecticut 1993

318pp. 6234-B DA9413140

34. MOLECULAR MODELING

Structural and dynamical aspects of bulk amorphous poly butadienes: a molecular modeling study

E.G. Kim

The University of Akron 1993

157pp. 6234-B DA9415521

35. POLY (ORGANOPHOSPHAZENES)

Novel approaches to functionalized poly(organophosphazenes)

C.J. Nelson

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

195pp. 6234-B DA9414346

36. POLY(ESTER IMIDES)

Phase transitions in thermotropic liquid crystalline poly(ester imides)

R.L. Pardey Pocaterra

The University of Akron 1993

445pp. 6235-B DA9415518

37. SYNTHESIS

The synthesis, characterization and physical properties of poly(methyl methacrylate-b-isobutylene-b-methyl methacrylate)

J.L. Price

The University of Akron 1993

171pp. 6235-B DA9415515

38. BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS

Biodegradable polyesters: blocks copolymer and stereocopolymer design and characterization

M.S. Reeve

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

161pp. 6235-B DA9411468

39. RAMAN SCATTERING

Orientation and dynamics of polymeric materials studied by polarization-modulated laser Raman scattering

L.A. Archer

Stanford University 1994

189pp. 6332-B DA9414529

40. MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE

Mechanism of microporous membrane formation by precipitation of semicrystalline polymers

L.P. Cheng

Columbia University 1993

353pp. 6335-B DA9412736

41. DISSOLUTION

Effect of dissolution of compressed fluids on polymer properties

P.D. Condo

The University of Texas at Austin 1993

390pp. 6335-B DA9413469

42. INJECTION MOULDING

Rheology and injection moulding of a ceramic-filled polymeric material

F. Downey

Cornell University 1994

211pp. 6335-B DA9416713

43. MODEL POLYOLEFINS

Catalytic hydrogenation of polymers: synthesis and characterization of model polyolefins

M.D. Gehlsen

University of Minnesota 1993

262pp. 6336-B DA9413000

32144. BRANCHED POLYMERS

Selected topics in randomly branched polymers

A.M. Gupta

University of Minnesota 1993

170pp. 6337-B DA9413006

45. PARTICLE INTERACTIONS

Polymer-particle interactions in aqueous solution

T.R. Ju

Stanford University 1994

117pp. 6340-B DA9414587

46. MEMBRANES

The formation and surface fluorination of gas separation membranes

J.D. Le Roux

The University of Texas at Austin 1993

288pp. 6342-B DA9413524

Synthesis and gas transport properties of aromatic polyester membrane materials

L.A. Pessan

The University of Texas at Austin 1993

206pp. 6346-B DA9413571

Membrane-based affinity chromatography: modeling and experiments of lysozyme onto Cibacron blue ligand immobilized on microporous cellulose membranes

H.C. Liu

University of Cincinnati 1993

200pp. 5815-B DA9407814

Pervaporation with latex membranes

Y. Wei

University of Waterloo (Canada) 1993

325pp. 5819-B D ANN84493

Partitioning of pectinesterase on hollow fiber polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes

R. Snir

University of Georgia 1993

152pp. 4461-B DA9404684

Investigation of demixing phenomena of a polymer solution during the phase inversion process, and study of morphological and transport characteristics of the prepared membranes

M.J. Han

University of Kentucky 1993

220pp. 4808-B DA9402837

Gas separation in membranes

C.R. Gangidi

Mississippi State University 1993

202pp. p.292 MA1353877

Electrochemically controlled transport across conducting electroactive polypyrrole membranes

H. Zhao

University of Wollongong (Australia) 1993

55/3582c

47. BLENDING

Morphology development during polymer blending

U. Sundararaj

University of Minnesota 1994

252pp. 6349-B DA9415498

48. POLYMER SOLUTIONS

Flow-induced phase separation in semi dilute polymer solutions

J.W. van Egmond

1 Stanford University 1994

202pp. 6350-B DA9414672

Liquid-liquid equilibria of polymer solutions

D.J. Geveke

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

242pp. 3731-B DA9334738

Simulation of interdiffusion and of dilute polymer solution viscoelasticity

D.R. Whitney

University of Southern California 1993

926-B

Synthesis of mixtures of polyethylene and poly(methyl methacrylate) via structured polymer solutions

R. Janssens

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 1993

138pp. 55/3697c

49. SUSPENSION COPOLYMERIZATION

Synthesis and modelling of high Tg copolymers through suspension copolymerization with bifunctional initiators

M.A. Villalobos

McMaster University (Canada) 1993

414pp. 6350-B D ANN84954

32250. DOPED POLYMER FILMS

Ultrafast temperature jump study of energy transfer in dye doped polymer films

X. Wen

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1993

123pp. 6351-B DA9411820

51. RESIN

Selective ion-exchange in a microemulsion-based resin

J.H.K. Yang

University of Minnesota 1993

153pp. 6351-B DA9413064

Packed-bed adsorption of phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on the macroreticular resin XAD-7

Y. Eydatoula

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

197pp. p1008 MA1355738

Removal of organics from aqueous solutions using polymeric resins

G.M. Gusler

University of California, Los Angeles 1994

780pp. 508-B DA9418882

52. URETHANE FOAM

A chemical reaction model for polyisocyanurate urethane foam

N.E. Knox

The University of Alabama in Huntsville 1993

236pp. 6404-B DA9415113

53. ADHESIVE

Characterization of model hot melt poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate) adhesives and their bonding to polypropylene

H.H. Shih

The University of Akron 1993

396pp. 6438-B DA9415523

54. PHASE SEPARATION

Cure shrinkage control in polymerization of multicomponent resin systems with phase separation

C.G. Becker

Rice University 1993

138pp. p.967 MA1355170

Influence of collective cohesion forces and hydrogen bonds on the phase separation of low molecular crystals and industrial semicrystalline polymers

K.M.E. Seghers

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In Dutch 1993

201 pp.55/2395c

55. POLYESTERS

A Raman study of order in some complex polyesters

J.K.A. Agbenyega

University of Southampton, UK 1993

55/2402c

Dilatometric study of low-profile unsaturated polyester resins

M.R. Kinkelaar

The Ohio State University 1993

257pp. 5813-B DA9411989

Kinetic study and thermal characterization by DSC of thermosetting resins of unsaturated polyester

J.L. Martin Godoy

Universidad de Barcelona (Spain). In Spanish 1992

315pp. 54/5443c

Ultraviolet curable abrasion resistant coatings: an evaluation of the factors that influence their physical properties on thin polyester films

C.L. Allard

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

123pp. p. 1925 MA1352250

The effect of silane treatments on interphase properties of a glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester

S.M. Connelly

The University of Connecticut 1993

251pp. 3642-B DA9333197

Interfacial interactions in layered polyesters

C.B. Shah

University of Rhode Island 1993

56. POLYPROPYLENE

Phase behaviour related to the polymerisation of gels of polypropylene

L. Bollen

Kathoilieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In Dutch

138pp. 5572404c

323Polypropylene cast film extrusion using water bath cooling

P.R. Mitchell

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

121pp. p1059 MA1355617

A structure-property study in realtime of the tensile deformation of oriented polypropylene thin films

R.E. Pepper

Georgia Institute of Technology 1993

452pp. 3836-B DA9400435

57. EPOXY SYSTEMS

Modification of epoxy systems with soluble and reactive rubbers: study on the chemical reaction induced phase separation

D. Chen

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1992

153pp. 55/2405c

Toughening mechanisms of an epoxy system modified with reactive liquid rubbers or preformed particles and/or glass beads

A. Maazouz

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1993

266pp. 55/2410c

58. POLY (3-METHYLTHIOPHENE)

Nucleation, growth and spectroelectro-chemical properties of thin electro-polymerized poly(3-methylthiophene) films

J.O. Lukkari

Turun Yliopisto, Finland 1993

139pp. 55/2409c

Flow injection analysis of some anionic species with electrochemical detection using conducting poly(3-methylthiophene)

G.C. Russell, III

University of Cincinnati 1993

163pp. 3032-B DA9329937

59. POLYOXYETHYLENE

The phase behaviour of polyoxyethylene surfactants, phospholipids and their mixtures

R.J. Mirkin

University of Southampton, UK 1992

55/241lc

60. ARAMIDS

Synthesis and characterization of crosslinked aramids

C. Rickert

Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich (Switzerland). In German

153pp. 55/2412c

61. POLY (DI-N-ALKYLSILOXANE)S Cyclo- and poly(di-n-alkylsiloxane)s with ethyl, propyl, and butyl side groups

S.G. Siffrin

Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands 1993

159pp. 55/2414c

62. POLYANILINE

Characterization of the chemical properties of polypyrrole and polyaniline

P.R. Teasdale

University of Wollongong (Australia) 1993

55/2415c

Poly acetylene and poly aniline: synthesis, doping, and characterization

D.B. Swanson

University of Pennsylvania 1993

530pp. 3064-B DA9331846

63. DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING

Dipolar interactions from poly ion pairs in low polar medium: study with spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering

J.J. Tossens

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In Dutch 1993

173pp. 55/2416c

64. POLY (METHYLMETHACRYLATE)

Structure formation in solutions of a tactic poly(methylmethacrylate)

P.R. Vandeweerdt

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 1993

3pp. 55/2417c

32465. POLYARYLS

Molecular mobility in parasubstituted polyaryls

L. David

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1993

1993 55/2490c

66. NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS

Second-order nonlinear optical effects in polymers: frequency doubling in poled polymers

G.E.E. S’Heeren

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In Dutch 1993

180pp. 55/2503c

67. POLYACRYLAMIDE

The gelation properties of polyacrylamide gels when combined with hyaluronic acid and collagen

C.A. Nagorski

Adelphi University 1994

35pp. p.960 MA1355471

Influence of surfactants on nucleate pool boiling of aqueous polyaciylamide solutions

T.A. Wang

University of Illinois at Chicago 1993

270pp. 3823-B DA9335153

68. WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS

Stochastic dynamics of water soluble rigid rod polymers

M.A. Jarrin

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

68pp. p.967 MA1355611

69. BIOADHESIVES

Development of UV curable bioadhesives

J.J. Kao

University, of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

77pp. p.967 MA1355612

70. ADHESION

Chemical modification of polymer surfaces using sulfonation to improve adhesion properties

H. Asthana

Michigan State University 1993

136pp. p. 1007 MA1354840

Effect of interfacial bonding on the strength of adhesion

S.M.S. Lai

The University of Akron 1993

159pp. 4700-B DA9405619

71. FILMS

Diffusion and reaction of small molecules in thin polymer films

J.L. Tardiff

Michigan State University 1993

156pp. p.1013 MA1354923

72. POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

Impract modifiers for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

K.B. Gami

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

96pp. p. 1059 MA1355606

73. DEGRADATION

Biodegradation of polymeric films

A.V. Yabannavar

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick and U.M.D.N.J. 1993

167pp. 522-B DA9412905

Mechanistic studies of biomass-filled polyethylene films: degradation in refuse compost

C.C.W. Chen

University of Missouri-Columbia 1993

170pp. 4796-B DA9404952

Microbiological degradation of bioadditives in polyolefins

G. Grossmayer

Universitaet Wien (Austria). In German 1990

272pp. 54/5488c

Degradation and stabilisation of diisocyanage cured polybutadiene

T. Wang

Aston University, UK 1993

55/3972c

74. NON-LINEAR OPTICAL POLYMERS

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance of polyphosphazenes and non-linear optical polymers

S.A. Taylor Myers

Texas A&M University 1993

186pp. 5634-B DA9410918

32575. POLYMERIZATION

Observation of the first titanium alkyl/alkyl complexes: the key intermediate in the Ziegler-Natta mechanism for the polymerization of alkenes

M.D. Spencer

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1993

275pp. 5659-B DA9411788

The ring-opening polymerization of ring-strained cyclic ethers Surface chemistry of monolayer

D.P.S. Riat

Aston University, UK 1993

55/814c

and thin films at metal interfaces: quantitative electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis and secondary ion mass spectrometry of adsorption and polymerization kinetics

R.W. Johnson, Jr.

State University of New York at Buffalo 1993

274pp. 3031-B DA9330081

Organoscandium complexes as mechanistic probes in the Ziegler-Natta polymerization of α-olefins and dienes

W.D. Cotter

California Institute of Technology 1993

187pp. 3057-B DA9325347

Unsaturated organosilicon polymers via acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) condensation polymerization

D.W. Smith, Jr.

University of Florida 1992

203pp. 3077-B DA9331218

76. POLY (METHYL METHACRYLATE)

The photochemistry of various organic molecules in a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix

M.E. O’Brien

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993

138pp. 5673-B DA9407384

The molecular weight dependence on the stereocomplex formation between syndiotactic and isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate)

G.R. Webster, Jr.

Temple University 1993

236pp. 3646-B DA9332867

76. POLY(VINYLSILANES)

Synthesis and reactivity of triphenyl lead compounds.

Synthetic approaches to poly(vinylsilanes) and organosilicon dendrimers

D.Y. Son

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1993

5676-B

77. NETWORK POLYMERS

Synthesis of selectively functionalized network polymers and their application as designed catalysts

J.V. Beach

University of California, Irvine 1994

174pp. 5692-B DA9412165

78. POLY(P-PHENYLENE VINYLENE)S

The effects of counter ions on the properties of poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s and their precursor polymers

A.M.P. Beerden

Limburgs Universitair Centrum (Belgium) 1993

216pp. 5692-B DA9408368

79. ELASTOMERS

Blocking of styrene and styrene derivatives from living polyisobutylene cations: synthesis, characterization and physical properties of a series of novel polyisobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomers

W.G. Hager

The University of Akron 1994

342pp. 5693-B DA9408840

326Vibrational spectroscopy of elastomers

K. Jackson

University of Southampton, UK 1993

55/3696c

80. POLYPEPTIDES

Chemical sequence control of crystallization in periodic polypeptides of the sequence poly(AG)XEG

M.T. Krejchi

University of Massachusetts 1993

184pp. 5693-B DA9408296

Molecular structures of elastin and elastin-based polypeptides by computation, NMR, and circular dichroism

C.H. Luan

The University of Alabama 1993

205pp. 4561-B DA9405287

Study of mobility of polypeptide and protein structures by Monte Carlo methods and under consideration of solvation effects

B.F. von Freyberg-Eisenberg

Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich (Switzerland). In German 1993

126pp. 54/4730c

Solvent effects on chain flexibility in extended polypeptides

D.J. Houpt

University Louisville 1992

205pp. 3644-B DA9332933

81. POLYETHYLENES

Effect of reactive extrusion peroxide treatments on the molecular structure and processability of linear low density polyethylenes

M.G. Lachtermacher

University of Waterloo (Canada) 1993

295pp. 5693-B DANN84453

Fatigue acceleration of crack growth in medium density polyethylene

E.A. Showaib

Case Western Reserve University 1993

204pp. 4766-B DA9406284

Creep and stress rupture of polyethylene sheet under equal biaxial tensile stresses

D.E. Duvall

Illinois Institute of Technology 1993

180pp. 4866-B DA9406290

Photocrosslinking of low density polyethylene

Q.B. Jun

Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden 1992

96pp. 55/809c

Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of permeation of nonpolar organic contaminants through polyethylene membrane

G.K. Manuweera

University of Missouri-Columbia 1992

160pp. 3591-B DA9327848

A study of the effects of processing parameters on the morphologies and mechanical properties of polyethylene blown films

D.M. Simpson

The Pennsylvania State University 1993

232pp. 3645-B DA9334815

The effects of polypropylene contamination on the properties of recycled high density polyethylene

M.J. Orroth

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

135pp. p.255 MA1353269

Thermo-chemical recovery of low molecular weight oligomers form polyethylene waste

W. Lo

McGill University (Canada) 1992

77pp. p.293 MAMM80314

82. WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS

Formation, structure, and stability of surfactant-free emulsions from water soluble-dispersible polymers

K. Li

The University of Akron 1993

248pp. 5694-B DA9408841

83. NETWORKS

Synthesis and characterization of novel silanol-containing polymers and copolymers, novel silanol-containing polymer blends, interpolymer complexes and semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs)

S. Lu

Polytechnic University 1994

185pp. 5695-B DA9412200

327Interpenetrating polymeric networks form diacetone acrylamide oxime blocked isocyanates

S.P. Lu

University of Detroit Mercy 1993

4700-B D A9400511

Grafting of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate onto squalane and eicosane, a model system for grafting 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate onto polyethylene

J.B. Wong Shing

Queen’s University of Kingston (Canada) 1993

212pp. 4702-B DANN80680

Silicone networks via living ring-opening copolymerization of octamethyl-cyclotetrasiloxane and polycyclosiloxanes

P.S. Chang

Temple University 1993

210pp. 3643-B DA9332778

Hydrophilic-hydrophobic interpenetrating polymer networks

F.O. Eschbach

The University of Connecticut 1993

195pp. 3644-B DA9332884

Molecular architecture and gelation phenomena in epoxide networks

M.E. Smith

Case Western Reserve University 1993

178pp. 511-B DA9416191

The topological trapping of cyclic polymers into polymer networks

S.J. Joyce

University of York, UK 1992

213pp. 55/3698c

84. POLYSILSEQUIOXANE

Part A. An investigation of the thermally induced cluster formation in xanthan solutions by light scattering and rheological methods.

Part B. The synthesis and characterization of organic bridged polysilsequioxane xerogels and applications to nonlinear optical materials by the sol-gel method

H.W. Oviatt, Jr.

University of California, Irvine 1994

245pp. 5695-B DA9412180

85. LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS

Synthesis and associative behaviour of novel aromatic liquid crystalline polymers

Y.K. Twu

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

122pp. 5695-B DA9411472

Studies of the solvation of polystyrene by binary solvents for liquid chromatography

V.L. Antonucci

Duke University 1993

276pp. 4635-B DA9404265

Liquid crystalline polymers with complex architectures

J.M. Desper

Case Western Reserve University 1993

379pp. 4675-B DA9406258

Dielectric relaxations in side-chain liquid crystalline polymers

Z. Zhong

Case Western Reserve University 1993

227pp. 4756-B DA9406253

86. MELTS

The relationship between poly-dispersity and linear viscoelasticity in entangled polymer melts

S.H. Wasserman

Princeton University 1994

377pp. 5695-B DA9410108

An experimental investigation of interfacial instabilities in superposed flow of polymer melts

G.M. Wilson

Washington University 1993

206pp. 3229-B DA9330330

Viscoelastic properties of linear long polymers in melt

P. Tong

Tulane University 1993

137pp. 932-B DA9421057

Film casting of polymer melts

V.R. Iyengar

University of Maine 1993

242pp. 509-B DA9418402

87. DRAG-REDUCING POLYMERS

Studies of the interaction between drag-reducing polymers and a turbulent flow field using PIV and FENE bead-spring model

H. Massah Bavani

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1993

374pp. 5756-B DA9411709

32888. TRANSFER MOLDING

Analysis of resin transfer molding: material characterization, molding and simulation

M.J. Perry

The Ohio State University 1993

263pp. 5816-B DA9412039

89. PROCESS

Process defects in polymers

K. Mallick

Arizona State University 1993

177pp. 5906-B DA9410989

90. BIOPOLYMERS

Evaluation of starch based biopolymers for improved oil recovery

L. Ali

Texas A&M University 1993

167pp. 5917-B DA9410698

91. POLY (ESTERS)

Hydrolysis and controlled release characteristics of biodegradable poly(esters)

E.A. Schmitt

The University of Iowa 1993

241pp. 4624-B DA9404533

92. POLYPYRROLE

Polpyrrole films for the development of chemical sensors

S.J. Vigmond

University of Toronto (Canada) 1993

180pp. 4641-B DANN82879

93. POLYTHIOETHERS

Structural and metal-binding studies of preorganized polythioesters

J.M. Desper

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993

407pp. 4670-B DA9330166

94. POLYCARBONATES

Molecular dynamics of substituted polycarbonates and model monomers by NMR

Y.H. Lee

Purdue University 1993

301pp. 4691 -B DA9403737

Studies of the fatigue crack initiation in polycarbonate

T.J. Chen

University of Illinois at Chicago 1993

134pp. 3700-B DA9335118

95. BLENDS

A study of the effects of bromination of the thermal properties of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) and its blends with polystyrene

R.C. Bopp

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1993

301pp. 4698-B DA9405657

Dynamic mechanical properties of epoxy resin/epoxidized rubber blends

P.J. Bussi

Case Western Reserve University

172pp. 4698-B DA9406277

Complexing blends of flexible ionomers and rigid rod polymers by specific interactions

L.Y. Shao

The University of Connecticut 1993

232pp. 4814-B DA9405269

Rheo-optical studies on the phase transition of polymer blends

R.J. Wu

The University of Connecticut 1993

275pp. 4816-B DA9405273

Component contributions to the dynamics of miscible polymer blends

J.A. Zawada

Stanford University 1993

163pp. 4816-B DA9404047

Probing the limits of toughening by diluent-induced localized plasticization in polymer blends

S.H. Spiegelberg

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1993

3226-B

The morphology of liquid crystalline polymers and their blends

K.R. Schaffer

University of Massachusetts 1993

178pp. 3325-B DA9329664

Unsaturated poly ester-poly (vinyl acetate) blends: Study of morphology and shrinkage compensation

M. Ruffier

Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France). In French 1993

167pp. 5475456c

329Preparation and study of polymer blends of recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) and virgin poly(butylene terephthalate)

D.H. Mehta

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

163pp. p. 1927 MA1352262

Structure and deformation behaviour of amorphous ionomers, their blends and plasticized systems

X.Ma. Rutgers

The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick 1993

179pp. 3644-B DA9333425

Ternary polymer blends: miscibility, crystallization and melting behaviour and semicrystalline morphology

M.J.M. Vanneste

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 1993

130pp. 55/3703c

Poly(styrene-co-N-maleimides): preparation by reactive extrusion, molecular characterization and miscibility behaviour in blends

I. Vermeesch

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 1993

117pp. 55/3705c

96. NONLINEAR OPTICAL POLYMERIC

Relaxations in second order nonlinear optical polymeric systems

J.I. Chen

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

152pp. 4698-B DA9405119

97. LATEX PARTICLES

An investigation into the structure and breakup of aggregated latex particles

M. Durali

Lehigh University 1993

230pp. 4699-B DA9406006

98. POLYMETHYLENE

A study of the atomistic details of structure and dynamics of polymethylene crystals via molecular dynamics simulations

G. Liang

The University of Tennessee 1993

200pp. 4700-B DA9404590

99. BIOMOLECULES

Design of novel intelligent material by incorporating biomolecules into electroactive polymeric thin film systems

J.O. Lim

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

128pp. 4700-B DA9405123

100. POLYPYRROLE

Investigation of the electropolymerization kinetics and deposition processes during the formation of electronically conducting polypyrrole

D.E. Raymond

University of Alberta (Canada) 1993

240pp. 4701-B DANN81985

101. POLY (METHYL METHACRYLATE)

In situ laser interferometry and fluororescence quenching measurements of poly(methyl methacrylate) thin film dissolution

F. Wang

University of Toronto (Canada) 1993

231pp. 4702-B DANN82785

102. INTERFACES

Thermodynamics and kinetics of polymer adsorption at interfaces

Z.M. Gao

Lehigh University 1993

150pp. 4722-B DA9406013

Chemical reactions at the polymer/substrate interfaces as determined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and infrared spectroscopy techniques

R. Homer

University of Cincinnati 1993

200pp. 3286-B DA9329956

330103. POLYOLEFIN

Steric stabilization in polyolefin asphalt emulsions

S.A.M. Hesp

University of Toronto (Canada) 1991

183pp. 4809-B DANN82769

104. RUBBER

N-nitrosamines in rubber

E. Annys

Rijksuniversiteit te Gent, Belgium 1993

146pp. 55/665c

Thermo-oxidative degradation and stabilization of rubber materials

B. Mattson

Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden 1993

55/810c

Anisotropy in rubber materials induced by processing or fatigue

H. Lavebratt

Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden 1992

166pp. 55/1334c

Impact modification of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) by blending with ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM)

C.J. Parikh

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

112pp. p. 1927 MA1352270

105. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Analytical Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy: development, and applications to polymeric systems

G.J. Ellis

University of Southampton, UK

55/673c

Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy of some polymeric materials

C.H. Jones

University of Southampton, UK 1992

55/808c

106. BIODEGRADABLE

Biodegradable ion-exchange microspheres for site-specific delivery of adriamycin

CH.F.M. Cremers

Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands 1993

156pp. 55/772c

107. MATRIX

The degradation of gel-spun poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) fibrous matrix

L.J.R. Foster

Aston University, UK 1992

55/803c

108. POLYVINYLCHLORIDE

Ferrocene containing smoke suppressants and flame retardants for semi-rigid polyvinyl chloride

J. Grant

Council for National Academic Awards, UK 1992

332pp. 55/805c

109. POLYMER SYNTHESIS

The reaction of isocyanates with carboxylic acids and its application to polymer synthesis

A.H.M. Schotman

Technische Universiteit te Delft (The Netherlands) 1993

136pp. 55/815c

110. HYDROGEL POLYMERS

Synthesis of novel cyclic monomers for hydrogel polymers

C.B. St. Pourcain

Aston University, UK 1992

55/816c

111. POLYTETRAHYDRO-FURANEN

Synthesis of new telechelic polytetrahydrofuranen

G.G. Trossaert

Rijksuniversiteit te Gent, Belgium. In Dutch 1993

140pp. 55/818c

112. ROTATIONAL MOULDING

Rotational moulding of reactive plastics

E.M.A. Harkin-Jones

Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland 1992

424pp. 55/1333c

331113. POLY (VINYLFERROCENE)

Part I. Voltammetric studies of potassium iodide at gold and platinum electrodes.

Part II. Electrode position and characterization of poly(vinylferrocene) films

R.J. Holt

State University of New York at Buffalo 1993

215pp. 3029-B DA9330077

114. EMULSION POLYMERIZATION

Tubular reactors for emulsion polymerization

D.A. Paquet, Jr.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993

292pp. 3222-B DA9315001

115. CONDUCTIVE POLYMER

Conductive polymer fibers and low dimensional organic crystals

S. Li

University of Minnesota 1993

129pp. 3288-B DA9331922

116. BIODEGRADATION

Biodegradation, biocompatibility, strength retention and fixation properties of polylactic acid rods and screws in bone tissue: An experimental study

A.E. Majola

Helsingin Yliopisto (Finland)

117pp. 54/4944c

117. INJECTION MOLDING

Calculation and control of heat transfer in injection molding

K.M.B. Jansen

Technische Universiteit te Delft (The Netherlands) 1993

145pp. 54/5270c

Development of a cavity pressure based production monitoring system for injection molding

A.P. Chinnaswamy

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

67pp. p. 1926 MA1352880

Injection molding process monitoring based on cavity pressure

W.J. Qiu

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

83pp. p. 1927 MA1352652

Fiber orientation during injection molding of glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics: an experimental and numerical investigation

J.P. Greene

The University of Michigan 1993

443pp. 3732-B DA9332073

Sensor concepts for polymer injection molding

C.L. Thomas

Drexel University 1993

129pp. 3822-B DA9333519

118. PVC MEMBRANE

Ion and water transfer in a potassium-selective PVC membrane

K. Syverud

Norges Tekniske Hogskole (Norway) 1992

109pp. 54/5268c

119. THERMAL DEGRADATION

Volatile compounds from large-scale thermal degradation of polystyrene, poly(acrylonitrile-styrene) and poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) plastics

M.M. Shapi

Helsingin Yliopisto (Finland) 1992

111pp. 54/5187c

Permeation of isomeric diethers through oriented polypropylene film and the thermal degradation of vinylidene chloride/butyl acrylate and vinylidene chloride/masked 3,4-dihydroxy styrene copolymers

Z. Ahmed

Central Michigan University 1993

254pp. p.255 MA1353693

332120. POLYTETRAHYDRO-FURANS

Evaluation of selected aliphatic acids and polytetrahydrofurans for use as calibration agents for thermospray HPLC/MS

T.R. Dombrowski

University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1993

66pp. p. 1791 MA1352612

121. BIOMATERIAL

Surface modification of a biomedically important polymer, poly (ethylene terephthalate): an initial step towards the creation of a permanent non-thrombogenic biomaterial

L.N. Bui

University of Toronto (Canada) 1992

103pp. p. 1806 MAMM78598

122. VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES

The structure and viscoelastic properties of oriented polypropylene

Y. Jian

University of Toronto (Canada) 1992

114pp. p. 1857 MAMM78544

123. CARBON FIBRE

Mechanical properties of aligned short carbon fibre reinforced epoxy

M.M.C. Ko

University of Toronto (Canada) 1992

113pp. p. 1857 MAMM78638

124. PVC COMPOUND

The effect of PHR variations on the physical properties of a flexible PVC compound

J.E. Macaluso

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

114pp. p. 1927 MA1352261

125. THERMOPLASTICS

Production of thermoplastic elastomers based on an ethylene-co-vinyl acetate soft phase by blending with commercial thermoplastics

F. Niedermeier

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 1993

144pp. p. 1927 MA1352646

Synthesis and characterization of co-polymers containing sequential thioethylene units: potential engineering thermoplastics

J. Muthiah

The University of Southern Mississippi 1993

141pp. 4183-B DA9402542

126. URETHANES

Synthesis and characterization of polyol prepolymers from lignin and their use in urethanes

F.F. Chang

University of Detroit Mercy 1993

221pp. 3643-B DA9321931

127. CONDUCTING POLYMERS

Electrochemical studies of heterocyclic conducting polymers

R. John

University of Wollongong (Australia) 1992

3644-B

Synthesis and characterization of organic and organometallic conducting polymers and oligomers

M.O. Wolf

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1994

894-B

Charge localization and delocalization phenomena in conducting polymers

J. Joo

The Ohio State University 1994

196pp. 961-B DA9420970

128. POLYIMIDES

Synthesis and characterization of soluble, high temperature aromatic polyimides

T.M. Moy

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

265pp. 3645-B DA9400146

333129. CARBOSILANE POLYMERS

The synthesis and characterization of unsaturated carbosilane polymers

S.J. Sargeant

University of Southern California 1993

130. COLLOIDS

Plasma protein interactions with co-polymer-stabilized colloids

J.T. Li

The University of Utah 1993

335pp. 3735-B DA9332576

131. STRUCTURE FACTOR

Light scattering study of the structure factor of dilute polymer coils in solution

L. Sung

University of California, Santa Barbara 1993

166pp. 3681-B DA9334888

132. POLY (PROPYLENE)

Gas vapor transport in rolltruded polymers: isotactic poly (propylene) and poly(aryl-ether-ether-ketone)

RJ. Ciora, Jr.

University of Pittsburgh 1993

182pp. 3730-B DA9333150

133. POLY(2-VINYL PYRIDINE)

Template effect on the copolymerization of styrene and methacrylic acid in the presence of poly(2-vinyl pyridine)

Q. Xu

State University of New York at Albany 1993

62pp. 3646-B DA9333234

134. POLYAMIDE

The importance of cavitation process in the toughening of epoxy and polyamide

D. Li

The University of Michigan 1993

225pp. 3799-B DA9332119

135. POLYSTYRENE

The effect of stress rate on crack damage evolution in polystyrene and PEEK

B.L. Gregory

University of Illinois at Chicago 1993

159pp. 3798-B DA9335124

136. SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION

Suspension polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by benzoyl peroxide: kinetics of initiation and modelling of polymerization reactions

S.S. Shetty

University of South Florida 1993

218pp. 3739-B DA9323701

137. FLUOROCARBON COMPOUNDS

Gas permeation through composite membranes prepared by plasma polymerization of fluorocarbon compounds

S.J. Oh

Polytechnic University 1994

149pp. 3737-B DA9332722

138. NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

Computer-aided selection of polymeric nonlinear optical materials

S.E. Zutaut

The University of Alabama in Huntsville 1993

107pp. 3805-B DA9333526

334139. DRUG DELIVERY

Characterization of factors affecting in vitro degradation of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) for drug delivery

A.C.G. Hausberger

University of Kentucky 1993

283pp. 4096-B DA9402838

140. ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS

Syntheses and properties of poly([6.2]cyclophane-1,5-diene)s: electroactive polymers

DJ. Guerrero

The University of Oklahoma 1993

127pp. 4159-B DA9400077

141. POLYARYLENES

Structural effects on the electronic and electrochemical properties of polyarylenes

A.D. Child

The University of Texas at Arlington 1993

184pp. 4182-B DA9402807

142. DRAG REDUCTION

Investigations of polymeric drag reduction: a proposed model and experimental evidence

J.P. Dickerson

The University of Southern Mississippi 1993

204pp. 4183-B DA9402524

143. WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS

The synthesis and characterization of hydrophobically associating water-soluble polymers

F.S.Y. Hwang

University of Southern California 1993

4183-B

144. POLYOLEFINS

Ethylene-poly(alkene oxy) block cooligomers as reagents for surface modification of polyolefins

B. Srinival

Texas A&M University 1993

191pp. 4184-B DA9403589

Time controlled photo-oxidation of polyolefíns by polymer bound additives

S. Islam

Aston University, UK 1992

55/3695c

145. POLY(AMIDE)S

2,5-Thiophene-based liquid crystalline poly(amide)s, poly(arylene ether ketone)s, and poly(benzimidazole)s

S. Stompel

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1993

176pp. 4184-B DA9402187

146. PHOTOPOLYMERS

Holographic studies of liquid crystalline photopolymers

J. Zhang

Syracuse University 1993

153pp. 4185-B DA9401722

147. ELECTRON BEAM RESIST

The role of residual casting solvent in determining the lithographic and dis-solution behaviour of poly(methyl methacrylate), a positive electron beam resist

R.R. Criss, Jr.

The University of Texas at Dallas 1993

170pp. 4224-B DA9334688

148. POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE)

Effects of plasticizers on the behaviour of highly practicized poly(vinyl chloride) ion-selective electrode membranes

M.A. Simon

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1993

116pp. 4271-B DA9402184

335149. ACOUSTIC MISSION

Failure mechanism characterization in graphite/epoxy using acoustic emission data

T.M. Ely

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1993

103pp. p.260 MA1353831

150. EPOXY

The design, construction, analysis, and testing of an elastically tailored carbon fiber/epoxy wing box structure

J.D. Baldwin

Mississippi State University 1992

59pp. p.286 MA1353312

Ultrasonic imaging of ply orientation in graphite epoxy laminates using oblique incidence techniques

R.W. Sullivan

Mississippi State University 1993

136pp. p.332 MA1353907

151. POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE

Sorption of carbon dioxide on annealed polyethylene terephthalate

Z.J. Sethna

University of Louisville 1993

234pp. p.295 MA1353551

152. METALLOCENE POLYMERS

Synthesis and characterization of metallocene polymers

K. Jang

Brandeis University 1994

245pp. 902-B DA9417720

153. POLY(1,4-PHENYLENE VINYLENE)

The development of versatile substituent placement in the polyelectrolyte soluble precursor synthesis of poly(l,4-phenylene vinylene)s and their analogues

A.M. Sarker

University of Massachusetts 1994

188pp. 907-B DA9420685

154. POLYHETEROCYCLIC

Electrically conductive poly heterocyclic compounds: a mechanistic study of the oxidative polymerization of thiophenes and pyrroles (Volumes I and II)

J. Tian

Drexel University 1994

513pp. 932-B DA9421438

155. VISCOELASTIC

Dynamic viscoelastic studies of sol-gel transitions

Q. Yu

University of Southern California 1993

933-B

156. ADHESIVES

Organosolv lignin characterization, modification and application in phenol-formaldehyde adhesives

S.G. Allen

University of Toronto (Canada) 1993

181pp. 1032-B DANN86267

157. HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS

Transport and interaction of ionizable drugs and proteins in hydrophilic polymers

M.T. am Ende

Purdue University 1993

426pp. 1033-B DA9420779

158. POLY-β-HYDROXYBUTYRATE

Multivariable control in the continuous production of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate

P.A. Gostomski

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1993

160pp. 1036-B DA9420323

336159. POLY (ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE)

The thermal and mechanical behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers incorporating novel thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers

S.L. Joslin

University of Massachusetts 1994

164pp. 1124-B DA9420637

160. MICROSPHERES

Characterization of metered dose inhaler formulations of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres

M.G. Kulkami

University of Kentucky 1994

233pp. 381-B DA9418507

161. POLYORGANOSILICON

Synthesis and chemistry of polyorganosilicon compounds. Mechanistic and structure-property relationships by spectral and thermal techniques, and positive-ion and collisionally activated dissociation mass spectral studies of organosilanes

K.W. Beyene

Cleveland State University 1993

340pp. 442-B DA9418109

162. POLYISOBUTYLENE

Synthesis and characterization of novel, well-defined, polyisobutylene-based polymers

B.J. Chisholm

The University of Southern Mississippi 1993

264pp. 443-B DA9417826

163. POLY(ARYLENE VINYLENES)

Synthesis and doping of poly(arylene vinylenes)

W.A. Eevers

Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen (Belgium) 1993

177pp. 444-B DA9419250

164. POLYBENZOXAZOLES

Synthesis and characterization of high performance polybenzoxazoles

W.D. Joseph

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1993

365pp. 444-B DA9419216

165. POLY(AMIDE-IMIDES)

Synthesis and characterization of soluble, melt-processible aromatic poly(amide-imides)

V.N. Sekhari-puram

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1994

277pp. 445-B DA9419231

166. DECOMPOSITION

Perfluoropolyalkylether decomposition on catalytic aluminas

W. Morales

Cleveland State University 1994

117pp. 510-B DA9416880

167. POLY(3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE)

Electrochemical characteristics of poly(3-octylthiophene) film electrodes

J.B.M. Bobacka

Abo Akademi, Finland 1993

122pp. 55/3568c

168. THERMOSENSITIVE POLYMERS

Thermosensitive polymers and hydrogels based on N-isopropyl-acrylamide

H. Feil

Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands 1994

153pp. 5573689c

337169. POLY[(R)-3-HYDROXYALKANOATES]

Prospects of bacterial poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoates]

G.J.M. deKoning

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands 1993

132pp. 55/3687c

170. POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S

The preparation and characterisation of trifluoromethylated poly(ether sulphone)s and poly(ether ether ketone)s

J.E. Denness

University of York, YK 1992

199pp. 55/3688c