Functional Polymers

This monograph contains manuscripts, poster abstracts and summary statements representing the contributions of a group of scientists who participated in the sixth annual Texas A&M Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program (IUCCP) at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, March 22-24, 1988. This symposium on "Functional Polymers" was organized by a university-industrial steering committee consisting of Dr. D. Keene, Hoechst Celanese; Dr. D. E. McLemore, Dow Chemical Company; Dr. B. Frushour, Monsanto Company; Dr. S. Corley, Shell Development; Dr. F. Hoffstadt, BPAmerica; Dr. D. E. Bergbreiter, Texas A&M University; Dr. C. A. J. Hoeve, Texas A&M University; Dr. C. R. Martin, Texas A&M University; Dr. A. Clearfield, Texas A&M University; and Dr. A. E. Martell, Texas A&M University. The symposium itself was generously supported by the industrial companies participating in the IUCCP program. These sponsoring chemical companies include; Shell Development Company, Dow Chemical Company, BPAmerica, Monsato Company and Hoechst Celanese. The choice of "Functional Polymers" as the subject for this symposium reflects the rapid developments occurring in the broad field of polymer science and the potential for using polymeric derivatives in many new exciting and potentially profitable applications. The invited papers and submitted posters reflect the diversity of this field and include many different topics ranging from biomedical applications of polymers to conducting polymers to use of polymers as lithographic masks and recording media. General topics included in the symposium were: photoresponsive polymers, polymer blends, electronically conductive polymers, polymers catalysts, biomedical polymers and membrane transport and permeability.

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Manuscripts.- Control of Phase Structure in Polymer Blends.- Functional Uses of Styrenic Block Copolymer.- Miscibility Enhancement via Ionic Interactions in the Phenylated Polyphenylene Oxide/Poly(Ethyl Acrylate) Blend.- Conformational Transitions as Molecular Signalling Mechanisms in Synthetic Bilayer Membranes.- Electrochemically Controlled Release of Ions from Polymers.- Water Transport in Ionic Polymers.- The Structure of Asymmetric Hollow Fiber Membranes by Oxygen Plasma Ablation.- Recent Advances in Self Doped Conducting Polymers and Arylenevinylenes.- Charge Carrier Chemistry in Electroactive Polymers.- Electrochemical Investigations of Electronically Conductive Polymers.- Functional Polymers.- Soluble Polymer-Bound Catalysts.- Autoxidation Catalysts Bound to Polymer Colloids.- Organic Materials for Optical Data Storage.- Chemical Amplification in the Design of Radiation-Sensitive Polymers.- Closing Comments.- Poster Abstracts.- Polyethylene-Bound Tin Halide as a Catalyst for Reductions of Alkyl Halides Using NaBH4.- Functionalized Poly(Alkyl/arylphosphazenes).- Variable-Temperature NMR Studies of Polyphosphazenes.- Mathematical Modeling of Electronically Conductive Polypyrrole.- Synthesis of Gold Containing Functionalized Polymers.- The Electrode/Electrolyte Interphase of Electronically Conducting Polypyrrole.- Organic Polymers in Enzyme Immobilization.- Polyethylene Functionalization Using Metal Carboxylates.- Acid-Base Chemistry at Polymer-Solution Interfaces.