IUVSTA 15th International Vacuum Congress (IVC-15), AVS 48th International Symposium (AVS-48), 11th International Conference on Solid Surfaces (ICSS-11)
    Applied Surface Analysis Wednesday Sessions

Session AS-WeM
Biomaterials and Polymers

Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 8:20 am, Room 134
Moderators: D.H. Fairbrother, Johns Hopkins University, S.L. McArthur, University of Washington


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8:20am AS-WeM1 Invited Paper
Surface Characterization of Biomaterials for Medical Applications
H.J. Mathieu, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
9:00am AS-WeM3
Micromechanical Properties of 'Smart' Gels: A Study of PNIPAAm by Scanning Force and Scanning Electron Microscopy
T.R. Matzelle, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, R. Reichelt, University of Muenster, Germany, N. Kruse, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
9:40am AS-WeM5 Invited Paper
Tailored Polymer Surfaces Controlled by XPS
J.-J. Pireaux, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Belgium
10:20am AS-WeM7
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(imidesiloxane) Copolymers Containing Two Siloxane Segment Lengths: Surface Composition and Its Role in Adhesion
C.M. Mahoney, State University of New York at Buffalo, J.C. Rosenfeld, Occidental Chemical Corporation, J.A. Gardella, Jr., State University of New York at Buffalo
10:40am AS-WeM8
Phase Contrast AFM Analysis of Polymers: Use of Correlative Classification Methods for Phase Identification
J. Farrar, K. Artyushkova, J.E. Fulghum, Kent State University
11:00am AS-WeM9
A Surface Chemistry Study of Laser Ablated Polymers Used for Microfluidic Devices
D.L. Pugmire, E.A. Waddell, C.J. Taylor, L.E. Locascio, M.J. Tarlov, National Institute of Standards and Technology
11:20am AS-WeM10
RBS-based Characterization of Hyper-Thin Silicon Compound Deposits on Polymers
G. Dennler, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada, A. Houdayer, University of Montreal, Canada, Y. Ségui, Université Paul Sabatier, France, M.R. Wertheimer, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Canada