Preface ........................................................ xi
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings ............. xiii
MULTIMАTERIAL SYSTEMS
Shape-Memory Properties of Nanocomposites based on
Poly(ω-pentadecalactone) and Magnetic Nanoparticles ............. 3
Muhammad Y. Razzaq, Marc Behl, and Andreas Lendlein
Characterization of Fe3O4 and Fe2O3 Ferrogels Prepared
Under Uniform Magnetic Field .................................... 9
Kamlesh J. Suthar, Muralidhar K. Ghantasala, Jan Ilavsky,
and Derrick C. Mancini
iPP/CNTs Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposite ................. 15
Parvathalu Kalakonda, Sabyasachi Sarkar, Erin A. Gombos,
Georgi Yordanov Georgiev, Germano Iannacchione, and
Peggy Cebe
Design of Semi-interpenetrating Networks based on
Poly(ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate) and Oligo(ethylene glycol)
Diglycidyl Ether ............................................... 21
Guiseppe Tripodo, Christian Wischke, and Andreas Lendlein
CREA TION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLYMER-BASED MATERIALS
One Pot Synthesis of Multifunctional Aramid Aerogels ........... 29
Chakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar, Dhairyashil
P. Mohite, Zachary J. Larimore, Hongbing Lu, Chariklia
Sotiriou-Leventis, and Nicholas Leventis
From Flexible to Hard Polyurethane Aerogels: The Effect
of Molecular Functionality vs. Molecular Rigidity .............. 35
Chakkaravarthy CMdambareswarapattar, Jared M. Loebs,
Zachary J. Larimore, Patrick M. McCarver, Autumn
M. Kosbar, Lokesh Dharani, Huiyang Luo, Hongbing Lu,
Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis, and Nicholas Leventis
Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxy-telechelic Four-arm
Star-shaped Oligo(tetrahydrofuran), their Crosslinking, and
Thermomechanical Investigation of the Polymer Network .......... 41
Ke-Ke Yang, Jörg Zotzmann, Andreas Lendlein, and Marc
Behl
Wetting of Polyamide Film Surfaces with Electrospun
Nanofibers ..................................................... 47
Urszula Stachewicz, Chantal Benett, and Asa H. Barber
Creating Superhydrophobic Polycarbonate Fiber Network
from Hydrophilic Polycarbonate through Electrospinning ......... 53
Shuangwu Li and Asa H. Barber
STIMULI-SENSITIVE AND SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMERS
Self-Oscillating Polymer Gels as Novel Smart Materials ......... 61
Ryo Yoshida
Thermal Properties and Crystallinity of Grafted Copolymer
Networks Containing a Crystallizable Poly(ε-caprolactone)
Crosslinker in an Aqueous Environment .......................... 73
Karl Kratz, Uttamchand Narendra Kumar, Ulrich Noechel,
and Andreas Lendlein
Preparation of Porous Structures with Shape Memory Properties
from Biodegradable Polymeric Networks .......................... 79
Shahriar Sharifi, Sebastien Blanquer, and Dirk W. Grijpma
Triple-Shape Effect of Copolymer Networks Based on
Poly(ω-pentadecalactone) and Poly(ε-caprolactone)
Segments Applying a Programming Procedure with an Adjusted
Temperature Profile ............................................ 85
Jörg Zotzmann, Marc Behl, and Andreas Lendlein
Shape Memory Behavior of Ultra-high Molecular Weight
Polyethylene ................................................... 91
Sergey Kaloshkin, Aleksey Maksimkin, Maria Kaloshkina,
Mihail Zadorozhnyy, and Margarita Churyukanova
Soft Microorigami: Stimuli-responsive Self-folding Polymer
Films .......................................................... 99
Leonid Ionov, Svetlana Zakharchenko, Georgi Stoychev, and
Evgeni Sperling
Shape-Memory Properties of Electrospun Non-wovens Prepared
from Amorphous Polyetherurethanes Under Stress-free and
Constant Strain Conditions .................................... 105
Tilman Sauter, Karl Kratz, and Andreas Lendlein
LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS
Manufacturing of Fibres with New Reflective Properties and
their Application in Textiles ................................. 113
Olivier T. Picot, Mian Dai, Ton Peijs, and Cees
W.M. Bastiaansen
Phase Transition Behavior of Main Chain Nematic Liquid-
Crystalline Polymers Based on 2-methyl-1, 4-bis[4-(4-
pentenyloxy)benzoyl]hydroquinone and 2-tert-butyl-1,4-bis
[4-(4-pentenyloxy)benzoyl]hydroquinone ........................ 119
Christian Melchert, Marc Behl, and Andreas Lendlein
Mathematical and Numerical Modeling of Liquid Crystal
Elastomer Phase Transition and Deformation .................... 125
Mariarita de Luca and Antonio DeSimone
Modeling of Free Radical Polymerization of Azobenzene-based
Linear Polymers ............................................... 131
Danish Iqbal, Christian Melchert, Marc Behl, Andreas
Lendlein, and Sabine Beuermann
MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIOMATERIALS & CELL-BIOMATERIALS INTERACTIONS
A New Way to Nanostructure Hydrogels: Electrospun
Thermo-responsive Islands-in-the-Sea Nanofibres ............... 139
Jing Wang, Alessandra Sutti, Xungai Wang, and Tong Lin
Quantifying Protein Adsorption to Physically Crosslinked
Gelatin-based Networks ........................................ 145
Axel T. Neffe, Benjamin F. Pierce, Joanna Blaszkiewicz,
and Andreas Lendlein
Thermal Gelation and Stability of Pectin Grafted with PEPE .... 151
Harshal D. Santan, Axel T. Neffe, Stefan Kamlage, and
Andreas Lendlein
Using Mass Spectrometry to Investigate the Structural
Features of Photocrosslinked Co-networks Based on Gelatin
and Poly(ethylene glycol) Methacrylates ....................... 159
Benjamin F. Pierce, Axel T. Neffe, and Andreas Lendlein
Gelation Characteristics and Encapsulation of Stromal Cells
in Star Acrylate-functionalized Poly(ethylene
glycol-co-lactide) Macromonomers .............................. 165
Seyedsina Moeinzadeh, Danial Barati, Xuezhong He, and
Esmaiel Jabbari
Biomimetic Hemo-compatible Surfaces of Polyurethane by
Grafting Copolymer Brushes of Poly(ethylene glycol) and
Poly(phosphorylcholine methacrylate) .......................... 171
Dazhi Yang, Yakai Feng, Marc Behl, Andreas Lendlein,
Haiyang Zhao, Musammir Khan, and Jintang Guo
Surface Modification of Polycarbonateurethane by Grafting
Phosphorylcholine Glyceraldehydes for Improving
Hemocompatibility ............................................. 177
Wei Gao, Yakai Feng, Jian Lu, and Jintang Guo
MICRO-, NANOSTRUCTURED, AND DRUG RELEASE SYSTEMS
Calix[8]arene Functionalized Polyglycerol Nanogels for
Encapsulation and Stabilization of Fluorescent Dyes ........... 185
Dirk Steinhilber, Florian Paulus, Andrew T. Zill, Steven
C. Zimmerman, and Rainer Haag
Multifunctional Dendritic Architectures: An Investigation
of their Mechanical Properties ................................ 195
Haixia Zhou, Marcel Richter, Regine von Klitzing, and
Rainer Haag
Functional Nanostructured Porous Si/Hydrogel Hybrids:
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications. ................. 201
Ester Segal, Naama Massad-Ivanir, Giorgi Shtenberg, and
Maksym Krepker
Determining Loading Kinetics of Drug Releasing Degradable
Shape-memory Polymers ......................................... 207
Christian Wischke, Susi Steuer, and Andreas Lendlein
Swelling and Release Properties of Functional k-carrageenan
Hydrogel Nanocomposites ....................................... 213
Ana Luísa Daniel da Silva, Ana M. Salgueiro, Sara Fateixa,
Joana Moreira, Ana C. Estrada, Ana M. Gil, and Tito
Trindade
DIELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(p-phenylene
ethynylene)s with Nitroxyl Radical Endgroups .................. 223
Michael Schroeter, Marc Behl, Christoph Weder, and
Andreas Lendlein
Solutochromic Molecular Spectroscopy with a Reference
Hydrogen-bond Acid Dendrimer .................................. 229
R. Andrew McGill, Duane Simonson, Julie H. Та,
Viet Nguyen, Yasar Ozten, Chris Kendziora, and Todd
H. Stievater
A High-modulus Electroactive Polymer Acting as a Robust
Ionomer for Ionic Micro-actuators ............................. 235
Gokhan Hatipoglu, Yang Liu, Ran Zhao, Mitra Yoonessi,
Dean M. Tigelaar, Srinivas Tadigadapa, and Q.M. Zhang
Novel Polar-fluoropolymer Blends with Tailored
Nanostructures for High Energy Density and Low Loss
Capacitor Applications ........................................ 241
Shan Wu, Minren Lin, David S-G. Lu, Lei Zhu, and
Q.M. Zhang
On the Flexoelectricity in Polyvinylidene Fluoride Films ...... 247
Xiangtong He, Sivapalan Baskaran, and John Y. Fu
Sacrificial Layer and Supporting Layer Techniques for the
Fabrication of Ultra-thin Free-Standing PEDOT:PSS
Nanosheets .................................................... 253
Francesco Greco, Alessandra Zucca, Silvia Taccola,
Arianna Menciassi, Paolo Dario, and Virgilio Mattoli
Author Index .................................................. 259
Subject Index ................................................. 261
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