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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER
Vol. 7, No. 4 FALL-WINTER 2010
Dr. Robert H. Lacombe
Chairman
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SURFACE SCIENCE 2011: SILANES AND POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION
EDITORIAL COMMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A SURFACE TREATMENT FOR ALL SEASONS AND ALL REASONS: THE SILANE COUPLING AGENTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Failure of Early Polymer/Glass Fiber Composites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . 3
End of Symposium Volume Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
New Advances at the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SPECIAL ISSUES OF JAST NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adhesion Aspects in MEMS/NEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 1: Understanding Through Continuum Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 2: Computer Simulation of Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 3: Adhesion and Friction Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 4: Adhesion in Practical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 5: Adhesion Mitigation Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Cell Adhesion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 1: Fundamentals of Cell Adhesion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 2: Methods to Study Cell Adhesion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 3: Surface Treatments to Control Cell Adhesion and Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 4: Cell Adhesion in Medicine and Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Wood Adhesives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 1: Fundamental Adhesion Aspects in Wood Bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part 2: Synthetic Adhesives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part 3: Environment-friendly adhesives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part 4: Wood Welding and General Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
UPCOMING SYMPOSIA IN JUNE 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SILANES AND OTHER COUPLING AGENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
COMPREHENSIVE AND TOPICAL SHORT COURSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Comprehensive Short Course On Adhesion Measurement Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Comprehensive Short Course on Testing and Durability of Adhesive Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
REGISTRATION INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS
By way of closing out the year 2010, this issue of
the newsletter moves on to topics of relevance to
the 2011 symposia. In particular the month of
June will feature two symposia of critical interest to
the technology of surface modification for purposes
of achieving superior performance in the realms of
adhesion, corrosion prevention, surface wettablity
and a host of other technologically important
properties. The two symposia in question are:
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLYMER
SURFACE MODIFICATION: RELEVANCE TO
ADHESION; To be held June 20-22, 2011, Danbury
Connecticut, USA
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SILANES
AND OTHER COUPLING AGENTS; To be held June
22-24, 2011, Danbury Connecticut, USA
The topic of polymer surface modification was
covered in a previous issue of the newsletter
(Vol7No3-2010) so this issue will focus on SILANE
technology.
In this issue we would also like to bring to
everyones attention a new feature of the Journal of
Adhesion Science and Technology (JAST) edited by
the Conference Director Dr. Kash Mittal. Kash has
inaugurated a whole new series of special issues of
the JAST 2 of which are currently in print. The
series covers an astonishing range of adhesion
related topics ranging from cell adhesion to the
adhesion of ice coatings. Details are covered
below.
A SURFACE TREATMENT FOR ALL SEASONS
AND ALL REASONS: THE SILANE COUPLING
AGENTS
From one point of view the silane materials can be
viewed as just one of several chemical formulations
that can be used to modify the physico-chemical
properties of surfaces in order to obtain improved
performance in terms of adhesion, wettability,
corrosion resistance, ...etc. However, when one
considers the enormous versatility and range of
applications of these materials one can begin to
appreciate why they warrant an entire symposium
on their own. A list of the varied applications
includes:
1. Adhesion promoters for a wide range of
technologically important coatings.
2. Adhesion promoters for many resin-filler
composites.
3. Binding and stabilization agents in
cosmetics.
4. Anchoring agents for polynucleotides in
gene chip devices
5. Corrosion inhibitors for ferrous and non
ferrous metals.
6. Surface treatment of synthetic fibers for
improved oil and water repellency and
protection from radiation and aggressive
environments.
7. formulation of improved dental adhesives.
8. Use as Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs)
for biomaterial/tissue engineering
applications.
9. Coatings to improve strength and fracture
resistance of glass substrates.
10. Creation of hydrophobic surfaces in
inorganic powders.
11. Dispersion agents for magnetic inks in disk
drive technology.
12. Improved corrosion resistance and
vibrational characteristics of musical string
instruments.
13. Surface treatment of wood for improved
anti-mold and anti-fungal properties.
14. Development of improved fibers for bullet
proof vests.
15. Surface treatment of automotive
windshields for improved visibility in wet
conditions and resistance to ice and grime
buildup.
The above list was compiled from a cursory survey
of papers presented at past symposia in the
SILANE series going back to 1992. Undoubtedly
more applications exist and more will be devised in
the future as advanced materials technologies are
developed in the world’s academic and industrial
laboratories.
Of all the above applications, however, the one I
find most impressive is the use of silanes as
coupling agents in polyester-fiberglass composites.
In particular, the application of these composites to
fiberglass boats. This subject was treated in some
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detail in a previous issue of the newsletter so only1
a synopsis of this technology will be discussed here.
Failure of Early Polymer/Glass Fiber
Composites
The story of silane technology apparently began in
the early 1940's when there was a move to use
glass fibers as reinforcing agents for phenolics,
ureas, melamines and, at that time, the new
unsaturated polyester resins. It was reckoned that
glass fibers with their high modulus and tensile
strength would make an excellent reinforcing phase
for these polymers. In addition it was thought that
the silanol groups that cover the glass surface
would be readily esterified by organic hydroxyl
groups to form alkoxysilanes and thus bind tightly
to the resin material. These hopes were borne out
when it was found that the specific dry strength of
fiberglass reinforced plastics exceeded that of
aluminum and steel. However, these hopes were
quickly dashed when it was further found that these
properties decreased dramatically when the
composites were subjected to moisture. It was
quickly learned that the much vaunted alkoxysilane
bonds that were holding the fibers to the polymer
matrix were easily hydrolyzed by moisture, thus
severely weakening the critical bond between fiber
and matrix. On top of this problem the glass fibers
and polymer matrix had greatly differing thermal
expansion coefficients which led to high interfacial
stresses if the composite was thermally cycled to
high temperatures and back. The resulting thermal
strains led to further degradation of the
fiber/matrix interfacial bond thus effectively
nullifying the expected reinforcing effect. With all
this it became clear that glass fibers and also many
other mineral fillers were basically incompatible
with organic polymers.
However, in order to remedy this unfortunate
situation, the US Air Force let a contract to the
Bjorksten organization which involved the screening
of some 2000 coupling agents. Out of this massive
effort came what is called the BJY treatment which
is based on an equimolar adduct of vinyl-
trichlorosilane and $-chloroallyl alcohol. The BJY
treatment was indeed quite impressive. It
exhibited a wet strength after 5 hours in boiling
water which was greater than the dry strength of
the composite.
Further support of this impressive behavior was
borne out in the remarkable durability of fiberglass
reinforced polyester composites used in the hulls of
boats. Many of these craft have been in the water
for 20 years without showing any signs of
degradation of bonding between the polyester and
the glass fibers. An article by Eric Green in a
recent issue of Composites Manufacturing2
magazine dealt with this very issue. In this most
engaging commentary we find that a number of
those boats are still apparently going strong for a
total period of more than 35 years. The fact that
these fiberglass composite hulls are still in top-
notch condition after 35 years in various marine
environments is nothing short of extraordinary.
Just think of how many other items you can lay
hands on that have seen 35 years plus of day to
day service and are still not just in working
condition but have shown little or no sign of
environmental degradation?
It was undoubtedly this original extraordinary
success of the silane materials as coupling agents
in polymer-filler composites that led to the
remarkable branching out into the wide range of
diverse applications listed above. It is also clear
that this process continues to this day as can be
verified by a cursory glance at the preliminary
program for the upcoming SILANE symposium
listed below. In this regard, the Conference
Director Dr. Mittal and I cordially invite all readers
of the newsletter to join us in Danbury this June to
keep abreast of this most fruitful and surprising
technology.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE JOURNAL OF
ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
End of Symposium Volume Series
After more than 30 years of documenting the
proceedings of technical symposia covering topics
ranging from adhesion measurement to particle
contamination, the Director of MST has announced
that there will be no further volumes forthcoming.
Thus the fifth volume in the SILANE series is the
last as is the fifth in the POLYMER SURFACE
MODIFICATION series. All authors now have the
option of submitting their work to the Journal of
Adhesion Science and Technology (JAST) on a
voluntary basis. The reasons for this are varied but
basically come down to the fact that the value
derived from these volumes does not justify the
time and energy required to produce them. Much
of the problem has to do with the fact that libraries
worldwide are cutting down on their purchases of
“Environmental Durability of Silane1
Treated Surfaces” in MST NEWSLETTER Vol. 4 No. 1
Winter- Spring 2007.
“Built to Last: the Lifetime of Fiberglass2
Boats”, Eric Greene (Composites Manufacturing,
October 2006, page 28) Composites Manufacturing
is an official publication of the American
Composites Manufacturers Association)
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hardcover volumes in favor of electronic
distribution. Further, notwithstanding the fact that
these volumes were edited to a level matching or
exceeding that of most technical journals, academia
was lumping them with the run of the mill
proceedings volumes that receive little or no
editing. This of course made it difficult for people
from academia to justify publishing their work in
the volumes since the credit they receive is much
diluted over what they would get from publishing in
the so-called “High Impact” journals. At any rate
the currently published volumes form a large
archival work that will be valuable to researchers
world wide for some time to come. Most of these
books are available from the publishers catalogue
available online at
www.mstconf.com/VSP-BRILLE-2011.pdf
Also a limited number of volumes will be available
at the registration desk at all of the upcoming MST
symposia.
New Advances at the Journal of Adhesion
Science and Technology
Following the close of one era of publishing a new
one has opened up in the Journal of Adhesion
Science and Technology. In addition to picking up
papers derived from the various MST symposia the
journal has now started a series of special issues
dealing with a wide range of adhesion related
topics. Contribution to these issues is by invitation
only and they feature the work of the most
outstanding researchers in the various topics
covered. A short list of subjects covered in the
series includes:
1. Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Cell
Adhesion
2. Adhesion Aspects in MEMS/NEMS
3. Wood Adhesives
4. Adhesion Aspects in the Paper Industry
5. Adhesion Aspects in the Pharmaceutical
Industry
6. Interfacial and Adhesion Aspects in
Biofouling
7. Superhydrophobicity and Related
Phenomena
8. Adhesion Aspects in the Packaging Industry
9. Durability of Adhesive Joints
10. Superhydrophilic Surfaces
11. Rubber Adhesion
12. Bio-Based Adhesives
13. Electrowetting
14. High/Low Temperature Adhesive Joining
Technology
15. Surface and Adhesion Aspects of Hair and
Skin
16. Bio-Inspired Adhesion
17. Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment of
Polymers
18. Contact Angle Hysterisis: Origin, Control
and Implications
19. High Temperature Wetting
20. Adhesion Aspects in the Road/Construction
Industry
21. Adhesion aspects in Modern Enzymology
22. Adhesion Aspects in the Building Industry
Each of the above mentioned issues is being or has
been guest edited by an Internationally recognized
researcher in the topic indicated. The first three
issues in the form of hardcover books are now in
print as books and the remaining issues are in
various stages of development. As usual copies of
these issues will be available at upcoming MST
symposia as well as from the publisher. Clearly the
international adhesion community has much to
look forward to in the coming years.
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The following are brief reviews of these volumes:
SPECIAL ISSUES OF JAST NOW AVAILABLE IN
HARDCOVER BOOKS
Adhesion Aspects in MEMS/NEMS
Edited by S.H. Kim, M.T. Dugger and K.L. Mittal
2011
ISBN 978 90 04 19094 8
Hardback (x, 422 pp.)
List price: i 190.00 / US$ 260.00
Phenomena associated with the adhesion
interaction of surfaces have been a critical aspect of
micro- and nanosystem development and
performance since the first
MicroElectroMechanicalSystems(MEMS) were
fabricated. These phenomena are ubiquitous in
nature and are present in all systems, however
MEMS devices are particularly sensitive to surface
effects owing to their small size and limited
actuation force that can be generated. Extension of
MEMS technology concepts to the nanoscale and
development of
NanoElectroMechanicalSystems(NEMS) will result in
systems even more strongly influenced by surface
forces.
The book is divided into five parts as follows:
Part 1: Understanding Through Continuum Theory
Part 2: Computer Simulation of Interfaces
Part 3: Adhesion and Friction Measurements
Part 4: Adhesion in Practical Applications
Part 5: Adhesion Mitigation Strategies
This compilation constitutes the first book on this
extremely important topic in the burgeoning field of
MEMS/NEMS. It is obvious from the topics covered
in this book that bountiful information is contained
here covering understanding of surface forces and
adhesion as well as novel ways to control adhesion
in MEMS/NEMS.
Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Cell
Adhesion
Edited by A. Carré and K.L. Mittal
2011
ISBN 978 90 04 19078 8
Hardback (xx, 532 pp.)
List price: i 190.00 / US$ 260.00
Cell adhesion comes into play in almost all domains
of life. The range of situations in which it occurs,
involving organisms, living tissues, microorganisms
or single cells, is endless. Cell adhesion is involved
in the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular
matrix, or another cell using cell adhesion
molecules. It is crucial in the formation and
maintenance of coherent multicellular structures.
Cell surface adhesion molecules (integrins, for
example) which transmit information from the
extracellular matrix to the cell play vital roles in
numerous cellular processes. Some of these
include: cell growth, differentiation,
embryogenesis, immune cell transmigration and
response, and cancer metastasis. Also cell adhesion
is involved in most situations leading to
pathological behavior.
This book is divided into four parts as follows:
Part 1: Fundamentals of Cell Adhesion
Part 2: Methods to Study Cell Adhesion
Part 3: Surface Treatments to Control Cell
Adhesion and Behavior
Part 4: Cell Adhesion in Medicine and Therapy
A bounty of information is covered in this book
which represents the cumulative wisdom of many
world-renowned researchers( physicists, materials
scientists, chemists and biologists) engaged in
unraveling the mechanisms of cell adhesion and
how to control it. Clearly from the topics covered in
this book the subject of cell adhesion is truly
interdisciplinary and will play an ever increasing
role in biomedical technology.
Wood Adhesives
Edited by A. Pizzi and K.L. Mittal
2010
ISBN 978 90 04 19093 1
Hardback (x, 452 pp.)
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Atmospheric pressure plasma nozzle treating an
automobile fender for improved surface
properties (Photograph courtesy of PlasmaTreat)
List price: i 190.00 / US$ 260.00
Wood adhesives are of tremendous industrial
importance as more than two-thirds of wood
products today in the world are totally, or at least
partially, bonded together using a variety of
adhesives. The reason being that adhesive bonding
offers many advantages vis-a-vis other joining
methods for wood components.
In the recent past, there has been a brisk R& D
activity in devising new wood adhesives or
improving the existing ones. The modern mantra in
all industrial sectors is : <Think green, go green’ and
it has attracted much attention in the wood
adhesive industry too. Concomitantly, there is
currently much research activity in synthesizing
environmentally-benign and human-friendly wood
adhesives.
This book is divided into four parts as follows:
Part 1: Fundamental Adhesion Aspects in Wood
Bonding
Part 2: Synthetic Adhesives
Part 3: Environment-friendly adhesives
Part 4: Wood Welding and General Paper
Many different ramifications of wood adhesives are
accorded due coverage in this book. The bonding
(welding) of wood components without using any
adhesives is a relatively recent development which
should prove very useful in times to come.
Ordering information for these volumes is available
on the MST website at:
www.mstconf.com/VSP-BRILLE-2011.pdf
UPCOMING SYMPOSIA IN JUNE 2011
Readers of the newsletter interested in polymer
surface modification and/or the silane coupling
agents should mark their calendars for the
upcoming symposia to be held in Danbury
Connecticut in the week of June 20, 2011:
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMON POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION:
RELEVANCE TO ADHESION
To be held June 20-22, 2011 Danbury,
Connecticut, USA
Symposium History and Motivation
This symposium is the eighth in the series which
continues the tradition set by the first in the series
entitled: “Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance
to Adhesion” which was held in Las Vegas, NV,
1993. As with its predecessors, this symposium will
be concerned with the technological areas where
surface modification is a key technology which
allows for the processing and manufacture of
products which would otherwise be unobtainable.
Proper adhesion characteristics are vital to the
success of any practical implementation of polymer
materials. Though polymers are generally not very
adhesionable, careful surface modification can
result in greatly improved adhesion without
altering bulk properties.
ABBREVIATED LIST OF PAPERS TO BE
PRESENTED
The following is a PARTIAL list of papers to be
presented arranged by category. Note that the
address given may apply to the presenting author
only.
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ATMOSPHERIC AND FLAME PLASMAS
S. Bai, K.K.C. Ho, G. Knox and A. Bismarck;
Department of Chemical Engineering, Polymer and
Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Imperial
College London, South Kensington Campus, London
SW7 2AZ, UK; Impact of Continuous
Atmospheric Plasma Polymerisation on the
Interfacial Propterties of Carbon Fibre / RFL
Elastomer
Y. Kusano, S.V. Singh, K. Norrman, J. Drews, F.
Leipold, P.K. Michelsen, P. Morgen, A. Bardenshtein
and N. Krebs; Risø National Laboratory for
Sustainable Energy, Technical University of
Denmark, 4000 Roskilde, DENMARK; Advanced
Plasma Processing at Atmospheric Pressure
N. De Geyter, R. Morent, T. Jacobs, S. Van
Vlierberghe, P. Dubruel and Christophe Leys;
Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT),
Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of
Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Gent
BELGIUM; Medium Pressure Plasma Treatment
of Biodegradable PLA and PCL
Mikko Tuominen; Tampere University of
Technology, Paper Converting and Packaging
Technology, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101 Tampere,
FINLAND; Adjustable Wetting Properties of
Nanocoated Surfaces by Atmospheric Plasma
Treatment.
Victor Rodriguez-Santiago, Andres A. Bujanda,
Robert E. Jensen, and Daphne D. Pappas; U. S.
Army Research Laboratory, ATTN: AMSRL-WM-MA,
Building 4600 Deer Creek Loop, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD 21005 Atmospheric Plasma
Processing of Polymers: A Review of
Plasma-Surface Interactions and Applications
Joseph DiGiacomo; Flynn Burner Corporation,
425 Fifth Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10902; Flame
Plasma Surface Treating System Applied to a
High Speed Coating Line
GENERAL PLASMA PROCESSING
L. Hoferek, E. Palesch and V. Cech; Institute of
Materials Chemistry, Brno University of,
Technology, Purkynova 118, CZ-612 00 Brno,
Czech Repuiblic; Plasma-polymerized Films
Based on Tetravinylsilane Monomer
Stephen Coulson; P2i Ltd., Unit 13/14, Central
127 Milliton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SA, UNITED
KINGDOM; Plasma Surface Modification for
Increased Hydrophilicity
K. Fricke, K. Duske, A. Quade, B. Nebe, K.
Schröder and Th. v. Woedtke; Leibniz Institute for
Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald
e.V.), Greifswald, GERMANY; Comparison of
Low-temperature Plasma Processes on the
Surface Properties of Polystyrene and Their
Impact on the Growth of Osteoblastic Cells
Yiping Qiu; College of Textiles, Donghua
Unversity, 2999 North Renmin Road, Songjiang
District, Shanghai 201620, P.R.CHINA;
Hydrophobic Plasma Treatment of Cellulose
Fiber Surface for Bonding to Polypropylene
Matrix for Green Composites
Luc Stafford; Department of Physics, University of
Montreal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, CANADA;
Functionalization of Wood Surfaces in the
Afterglow of an Atmospheric Pressure
Dielectric Barrier Discharge
Travis Kemper, Patrick Chiu, Simon Phillpot, and
Susan B. Sinnott; Department of Materials Science
and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL, 32605; Molecular Investigation of Plasma
Treatment of Interfacial Polymer Adhesion
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
Jas Pal Badyal; Chemistry Department, Durham
University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK;
Multi-Functional Nanocoatings
John D. Clay; Battelle Advanced Materials
Applications, National Security Global Business,
505 King Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201-2693;
Polymer Surface Modification Using
Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography
(R2RNIL)
P. Munzert, C. Präfke, U. Schulz and N. Kaiser;
Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Optics and Precision
Engineering, Albert-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745 Jena,
GRMANY; Vacuum Deposition of Optical
Coatings on PMMA and Polycarbonate
Tao Cai, K. G. Neoh and E. T. Kang; Department
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National
University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, SINGAPORE
119260; Surface-Functionalized and Surface-
Functionalizable Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
Membranes via Click Chemistry and Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization
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Satoru Iwamori, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Matsumoto and Kazutoshi Noda; Tokai University,
Kanagawa 259-1292, JAPAN; Monitoring of
Active Oxygen Generated under Ultraviolet
Irradiation Using a Quartz Crystal
Microbalance (QCM) with Sputter-coated and
Spin-coated Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Thin
Films
BIOMEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
APPLICATIONS
Shubhra Gangopadhyay; Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of
Missouri-Columbia, 141A Engineering Building
West, Columbia, MISSOURI 65211-2300;
Modification of Surfaces and Their Applications
in Biomedical Microdevices
Yves Grohens, Gijo Raj and Eric Balnois;
Laboratoire d’Ingenierie des Matériaux de Bretagne
(LIMAT B), Equipe Polymères et Composites,
Université de Bretagne Sud, Lorient, FRANCE;
Colloidal Force Measurements Between
Cellulose and Polylactic Acid to Mimic
Interfaces Adhesion in Biocomposites
James Hickman; University of Central Florida,
Dept of Chemistry, Biomolecular Science and
Electrical Engineering, Orlando, FLORIDA;
Quantification and Structure Evaluation of
Protein Adsorbed at Defined Interfaces and its
Effect on Subsequent Cell Culture
X. F. Hu, F. Zhang, E. T. Kang and K. G. Neoh;
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent
Ridge, Singapore 119260; Exploiting Surface
Chemical Modification of Natural Biopolymers
for Selective Bio-interactivity with Bacteria
and Bone Cells in Orthopedic Applications
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ON SILANES AND OTHERCOUPLING AGENTS
To be held June 22-24, 2011, Danbury,Connecticut, USA
SYMPOSIUM HISTORY AND MOTIVATION
This symposium continues the tradition set by the
first symposium in this series:”Silanes and Other
Coupling Agents” which was hosted in 1991 by the
Dow Corning Corporation in honor of Dr. Edwin P.
Plueddemann. As with its predecessors, this
symposium will be concerned with the technological
areas where the use of surface primers such as
silanes is critical to the success of many
technologies.
Historically the silanes have been used as coupling
agents for thin films in the microelectronics
industry and in glass fiber composites where the
use of silanes has been an enabling factor in the
success of many manufactured products. Quite
surprisingly, silanes have also found a role in
biotechnology as specific coupling agents for
bonding polynucleotides to the so-called “gene
chips” and also in cosmetic applications.
ABBREVIATED LIST OF PAPERS TO BE
PRESENTED
The following is a PARTIAL list of papers to be
presented arranged by category. Note that the
address given may apply to presenting author only.
A. Ansarifar; Materials Department,
Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU,
UK; How a Sulfur-bearing Bifunctional
Organosilane Changed the Shape of Rubber
Formulation
A Babik and V. Cech; Institute of Materials
Chemistry, Brno University of Technology,
Purkynova 118, CZ-61200 Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC;
Self-assembled Monolayers of
Vinyltriethoxysilane and Vinyltrichlorosilane
L. Hoferek, E. Palesch, V. Cech; Institute of
Materials Chemistry, Brno University of Technology
Purkynova 118, CZ-61200 Brno, Czech Republic;
Plasma-polymerized Films Based on
Tetravinylsilane Monomer
Bret Chisholm , Partha Majumdar, Shane Stafslien,
and David Christianson; Center for Nanoscale
Science and Engineering, North Dakota State
University, Fargo, ND, USA; An Investigation of
Antimicrobial Coatings Derived from
Quaternary Ammonium-Functional
Alkoxysilanes Using Combinatorial/High-
Throughput Methods
W. Dierkes, M. Tiwari, R. Datta, A. Talma, J.
Noordermeer and W. van Ooij; University Twente,
Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of
Elastomer Technology & Engineering, Enschede,
THE NETHERLANDS; Improving Compatibility
and Interaction of Polymers and Additives in
Rubber by Surface Modification in a Plasma
Polymerization Process
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Tsutomu Furuta and Akira Nakajima;
Department of Metallurgy & Ceramics Science,
Graduate School of Science & Technology, Tokyo
Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, JAPAN; Evaporation
and Sliding of Water Droplets on
Fluoroalkylsilane Coatings with Nanoscale
Heterogeneity
M. Masudul. Hassan, Marco Mueller, Diana J.
Tartakowska and Manfred H. Wagner;
Department of Chemistry, M C College, National
University, Sylhet-3100, BANGLADESH; Grafting
of Gycidyl Methacrylate on to Isotactic
Polypropylene Used as a Compatibiliser For
Composite Preparation
N. Deb, M. A. Hossain, M. Masudul Hassan and M.
A. Khan; Department of Chemistry, M C College,
National University, Sylhet-3100, BANGLADESH;
Role of Radiation on the Chitosan Film
Extracted from Prawn Shell: Effect of Silane
Guo Liang Li, K. G. Neoh and E. T. Kang;
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular
Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent
Ridge, Singapore 119260; Silane-Promoted
Synthesis of Functional Hollow Polymeric and
Hybrid Micro- and Nanostructures
L. Wang, C. Huang, E. T. Kang and K. G. Neoh;
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent
Ridge, Singapore 119260; Designing
Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles via
Silane Anchors for Biomedical Applications
E. H. N. Pow K.K.C. Yeung and J.P. Matinlinna;
Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, The
University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG; HEMA and
Silane Blend Effects on Resin Titanium
Bonding
A. N. Rider and N. Brack; DSTO, Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA; The Influence of Surface
Roughening and Plasma Treatment on the
Environmental Resistance of Epoxy to
Titanium Adhesive Bonds
Gon Seo; School of Chemical Engineering,
Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757,
Korea (South); Improved Tensile and Dynamic
Properties of SBR Compounds Reinforced with
Networked Silicas Prepared Using Silanes as
Connecting Materials
Torsten Textor, René Püschl, Marcus Walder,
Oswin Lensch, Thorsten Göschel, Stefan Ziegler,
Harald Küster and Frank Templin; Deutsches
Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West e.V., Adlerstr.
1, 47798 Krefeld, GERMANY; Corrosion
Protecting and Hard Coating Material with
Excellent Optical Properties Based on Cyclic
Alkoxysilane Precursors
AUDIENCE AND PARTICIPATION
These symposia are organized to bring together
scientists, technologists and engineers interested in
all aspects of modification technology, to review
and assess the current state of knowledge, to
provide a forum for exchange and cross-fertilization
of ideas, and to define problem areas which need
intensified efforts.
SUBMITTING A PAPER
These symposium are being organized by MST
Conferences under the direction of Dr. K. L. Mittal,
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Adhesion Science and
Technology(JAST). Presenting authors are invited
to submit their papers for publication in the Journal
of Adhesion Science and Technology. Please notify
the conference chairman of your intentions to
present a paper as early as possible. An abstract
of about 200 words should be sent by March15,
2011 to the conference chairman by any of the
following methods:
E-mail: [email protected]
FAX: 212-656-1016
Regular mail:
Dr. Robert H. Lacombe
Conference Chairman
3 Hammer Drive
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Contact by phone: 845-897-1654; 845-227-7026
Full conference details and registration via the
Internet will be maintained on our web site:
For the POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION
symposium go to:
http://mstconf.com/surfmod8.htm
For the SILANE symposium go to:
http://mstconf.com/silanes8.htm
To get on the conference mailing list fill out the
online response form:
www.mstconf.com/resp-sprg-2011.htm
To register for a symposium or short course go to
www.mstconf.com/RegMST.htm
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Stages of loading in a peel strip of an elastic-plasticmaterial such as copper or aluminum metal.
COMPREHENSIVE AND TOPICAL SHORT
COURSES
In concert with the above symposia MST offers
topical short course dealing in detail with issues
critical to the practical implementation of surface
modification technologies. The first course deals
with the topic of adhesion measurement which is
fundamental to any effort designed to improve
adhesion or to solve an existing adhesion problem.
The second course deals with the durability of
adhesive joints which is one of the major
applications of surface modification technology and
involves both the adhesion and bulk properties of
adhesive materials.
Comprehensive ShortCourse On Adhesion
Measurement Methods
Danbury, Connecticut
June 25, 2011
This course presents an overview of the latest
adhesion measurement techniques which are being
used to evaluate the PRACTICAL ADHESION of
coatings and laminate structures. Emphasis is
given to methods which can be carried out in a
manufacturing environment as well as in the lab
and which give results that are directly relevant to
the durability and performance of the structures
under investigation. The effects of coating elastic
properties and residual stress are considered as
well as other external influences which affect
durability under use conditions.
Audience: Scientists, technicians and professional
staff in R&D, manufacturing, processing, quality
control/reliability involved with adhesion aspects of
coatings and adhesion-sensitive applications.
Level: Beginner- Intermediate
introduction/overview
Prerequisites: Elementary background In
chemistry, physics or materials science.
Duration: 1 day
Course fee and materials: $695; Includes
complete set of lecture notes plus copy of
handbook and reference guide ADHESION
MEASUREMENT METHODS: THEORY AND
PRACTICE, (CRC PRESS, 2006)
How You Will Benefit From This Course:
< Understand advantages and disadvantages
of a range of adhesion measurement
techniques.
< Gain broad overview of wide range of
adhesion measurement methods
< Learn optimal methods for setting adhesion
strength requirements for coating
applications.
< Acquire basic skills for addressing adhesion
failure problems
< Know where help is available in emergency
situations
< Learn how to select best measurement
technique for a given application.
Comprehensive Short Course onTesting and Durability ofAdhesive Joints
Danbury, Connecticut
June, 26, 2011
When you make an adhesive joint as part of some
device or product there is always the concern of
joint durability whether the product is something
as prosaic as a cereal box or as high tech as a jet
aircraft. The consequences of joint failure can
range anywhere from an annoying nuisance to the
endangerment of lives. Thus this short course will
give an overview of the technology and tools
available for evaluating beforehand the expected
performance of adhesive joints subjected to the
environmental and load conditions under which
they must survive.
Audience: Scientists, technicians and professional
staff in R&D, manufacturing, processing, quality
control/reliability involved with bonding using
adhesives, adhesion aspects of coatings and
adhesion sensitive applications.
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Level: Beginner- Intermediate
introduction/overview
Prerequisites: Elementary background In
chemistry, physics or materials science.
Duration: 1 day
Course fee and materials: $695; Includes
complete set of lecture notes plus copy of handbook
and reference guide ADHESION MEASUREMENT
METHODS: THEORY AND PRACTICE, (CRC
PRESS, 2006)
How You Will Benefit From This Course:
Understand advantages and disadvantages of a
range of test methods for adhesive joints.
Gain insight into mechanics of adhesion testing
and the role of adhesive material properties.
Explore the full range of phenomena affecting joint
reliability including: adhesion to substrate, thermal-
mechanical properties of adhesive and the effect of
residual stress.
Review most important non-destructive inspection
methods for discovering flaws in joint formation.
Gain perspective from detailed discussion of
actual case studies of product manufacturing and
development problems.
HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR THE
DANBURY PLAZA HOTEL
THE SYMPOSIA AND SHORT COURSES WILL BE
HELD AT THE DANBURY PLAZA HOTEL AT THE
FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
Danbury Plaza
Hotel and Conference Center
18 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06810
Tel: 203-794-0600
Web site: www.danburyplaza.com
E-mail: [email protected]
TRANSPORTATION: Limousine and shuttle service
is available from LaGuardia and Kennedy airports.
The hotel recommends the following services for
Airport Transportation arrangements. Each of these
vendors offers door to door service.
Go Airport Shuttle - Shuttle Van
Georgianna Lemelin
Tel: 203-891-1280
E-mail: [email protected]
Gateway Limousine Inc.-Town Car
Rich Daddona
Tel: 800-942-8392
Enterprise Car Rental - Car Rental with an
International Drivers License
David Capasso
Tel: 203-423-9334 Cellular Phone
E-mail: [email protected]
All of the above vendors service the international
airports both in CT and NY. Please remember that
each airport has Taxi Stands with Taxi Service
available from each airport to the hotel destination.
Taxi service cannot be pre-arranged.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
DATES: JUNE 20-22, 2011: EIGHTH
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLYMER
SURFACE MODIFICATION: RELEVANCE TO
ADHESION
www.mstconf.com/surfmod8.htm
JUNE 22-24, 2010: EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON SILANES AND OTHER
COUPLING AGENTS
www.mstconf.com/silanes8.htm
REGISTRATION FEE: Speaker/student $395
each; regular attendee $595 each. A 10%
discount applies if more than 1 person is
participating from the same organization.
TO REGISTER FOR A SYMPOSIUM OR SHORT
COURSE:
BY PHONE: 845-897-1654; 845-227-7026
BY FAX: 212-656-1016
E-mail: [email protected]
REGISTER ONLINE:
www.mstconf.com/RegMST.htm
BY MAIL: SEND COMPLETED FORM TO:
Dr. Robert Lacombe
Chairman
MST Conferences
3 Hammer Drive
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533-6124, USA
CANCELLATIONS: Registration fees are refundable,subject to a 15% service charge, if cancellation is madeby March 15, 2011. NO refunds will be given after thatdate. All cancellations must be in writing. Substitutionsfrom the same organization may be made at any timewithout penalty. MST Conferences reserves the right tocancel any of the symposia or the short courses if itdeems this necessary and will, in such event, make a fullrefund of the registration fee. No liability is assumed byMST Conferences for changes in program content.
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EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION, June 20-22,
2011 (speaker/student) $395
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION, June 20-22,
2011 (regular attendee) $595
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SILANES AND OTHER COUPLING AGENTS, JUNE
22-24, 2011 (speaker/student) $395
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SILANES AND OTHER COUPLING AGENTS, JUNE
22-24, 2011 (regular attendee) $595
Sub Total
Deduct additional 10% if more than 1 participant from same institution
Short Course on Applied Adhesion Measurement Methods (June 25, 2011) $695
Short Course on Durability of Adhesive Joints (June 26, 2011) $695
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