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May 7 – 11, 2006 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Society of Plastics Engineers

64th Annual Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I

AUTOMOTIVE – 31

T6 – AUTOMOTIVE SESSION I Material Development on Polyester Compositions With Improved Flowability ........................... 1

Sung Dug Kim, Sreepadraj Karanam,Andy May,Vishvajit Juikar,Micheal Anderson,Sanjay Mishra,Dennis VanPoppelen

Characterization of Knitted Fabric Reinforced PP/PP and GF/PP Composites............................ 5Hiroyuki Hamada, Takeo Kitayama,Shigeyoshi Matubara,Asami Nakai,Nobuhiro Usui,xinyu yang

An Overview of Innovative Technologies based on 2005 Automotive Innovation Awards ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Suresh Shah

Creep Prediction for Polymers: Implementation and Its Application on a Talc Filled Polypropylene ......................................................................................................................... 22

Bingfeng Fan, Glen Novak

Microcellular Open-cell Foams for Noise Control in Automotive Body Structures ................... 27Mohammed Y Serry Ahmed, Patrick C. Lee,Chul B. Park,Noureddine Atalla

The Performance of PVDF in Fuel Handling Applications............................................................ 32Mark McCourt, Gerry McNally,Bohan Zhan,Raymond Murphy

T26 – AUTOMOTIVE SESSION II

Scratch Behavior of Polymer Coatings .......................................................................................... 37Han Jiang, Goy-Teck Lim,Hung-Jue Sue,Allan Moyse,Robert Browning

Multiphase PP Blends For Automotive Interior: Composition Effects on Surface Structure and Scratch Resistance .................................................................................................. 41

Doris Machl, Christelle Grein,Klaus Bernreitner

Investigation of Re-crystallization of Injection Molded TPO Unpainted Plaques....................... 45Yacine Boucekine , Abdessalem Derdouri, Bernard Sanchagrin

Parametric Study on Scratch Behavior of Polymers..................................................................... 50Han Jiang, G.T. Lim,J.N. Reddy,J. Whitcomb,H.J. Sue

Thermoformable Thermoplastic Olefin Blends.............................................................................. 55Amit Dharia

Designing with TPO for Innovative High Gloss MIC Automotive Applications .......................... 63David Smith, Laron Brown,Mitesh Shah,Dave Edge,Matt Binkinz,Sudhir Bafna

INT. 4 – AUTOMOTIVE

The Development of Soft TPO for Automobile Interior Skin That Enhance Recyclability ...................................................................................................................................... 67

Seong-Min Cho, Dong Woo Lee,Dong Myeong Shin

BLOW MOLDING – 30

INT. 8 – BLOW MOLDING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS

FEM Research on Cooling for Large and Complicated Blow Molded Part ................................. 72Han-Xiong Huang, Jian-Fang Sun,Hui-Hui Wang,Jie Qu

W7 – BLOW MOLDING INNOVATIONS

Virtual Simulation of Top Load Performance of Plastic Bottles .................................................. 77Sumit Mukherjee

Characterization of Material Properties in the Depth Direction of an Oriented PET Reheat Stretch Blow Molded Container.......................................................................................... 82

Scott Steele

The Challenge of Teaching Blow Molding in a University Setting............................................... 87Jonathan Meckley

COLOR AND APPEARANCE – 21

M1 – COLORING OF PLASTICS I

Working with Organic Pigments in Yellow Color Space............................................................... 92Damien Cole, Roger Reinicker

Understanding Today's Alphabet Soup in Packaging Regulations............................................. 98Sharon M. Ehr

Special Effect Pigments for Plastics............................................................................................. 100Scott Heitzman

Cool Colors in Plastics ................................................................................................................... 106Steve Goldstein

M18 – COLORING OF PLASTICS II

Rational Design of Novel NIR Absorbers for Plastics ................................................................. 110Arno Boehm

High Whiteness Masking Masterbatch for Film Applications .................................................... 114Sushanta Dhar Roy, Sam D'Uva

The Interactions between TiO2 surface and Polymer Additives ................................................ 119Michael Diebold, Peter Jernakoff,Richard Maynard,Rajath Mudalamane,Philipp Niedenzu,Leonard Redkoles,William Sedar

Flow and Weld Lines When Using Aluminum Pigments............................................................. 127Eric Ringan, Robert Schoppe

COMPOSITES – 39

M11 – COMPOSITE PROPERTIES AND TESTING

Effect of Artificial Defects on the Fatigue Behavior of RTM Laminates.................................... 133Gerald Pinter, Elisabeth Ladstätter,Reinhold W. Lang

Identification of Composite Beam Delamination Parameters .................................................... 138Srinivas Gopal Krishna, Kumar Singh,Su-Seng Pang,Guoqiang Li

Thermal Conductivity Characterization of Composite Materials-Experimental ....................... 143Bhyrav Mutnuri

Mechanical Properties from the INV Closure for Short-Fiber Suspensions ............................. 148David Jack, Douglas Smith

Heat Deflection and Mech Prop of PVC/PMMA/Clay Composites.............................................. 153Danny Page

Biomimetic Polymer Composites for Orthopedic Implants........................................................ 158Melissa Campbell, Martin Bureau,Habiba Bougherara,Johanne Denault,L'Hocine Yahia

M28 – THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES

New Modification Technology for Polymer Composites ............................................................ 163Kelly Williams

Nonisothermal Crystallization Kinetics and Crystalline Structure of Nylon 6/Functionalized-MWNT Composites............................................................................................ 168

Erh-Chiang Chen, Tzong-Ming Wu

Effect of Molecular Weight on the Interfacial properties of GF/PP ............................................ 173Hiroaki Okumura, Toshihiro Yoshida,Umaru Ishiaku,Asami Nakai,Hiroyuki Hamada

Hygrothermal Ageing of GF/PP Injection Molded Composites .................................................. 178Toshihiro Yoshida, Hiroaki Okumura,Asami Nakai,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

Mechanical Properties of PP/PA/GF Blend Thermoplastics....................................................... 182Naoyuki Kawai, Asami Nakai,Hiroyuki Hamada,Hiroshi Yasuda

Woven Glass Fabric Composites Via In-Situ Polymerized Cyclic Butylene Terephthalate Oligomers................................................................................................................ 186

Zainal Arifin Mohd Ishak, Yew Wei Leong,Markus Steeg,Jozsef Karger-Kocsis

Impact of Silane-Treated Fillers on the Performance of Filled Polyolefins .............................. 190Pierre Chevalier, Laurence Stelandre

Manufacturing and Characterization of PET Single-Polymer Composites ............................... 195Ruihua Li, Pratapkumar Nagarajan,Donggang Yao

Morphology and Thermal Properties of In-Situ Composites...................................................... 200Venkateshwar Appaji, Jaynarayanan K

T12 – NATURAL REINFORCEMENTS IN COMPOSITES

Mechanical Properties of Rice Hull / Polypropylene Composites ............................................. 204Takashi Kuboki, Y.H. Lee,C.B. Park,M. Sain

Polypropylene-Wood Plastic Composites Reinforced with Different Amounts of Wood and Organoclay .................................................................................................................... 209

Shu-Kai Yeh, Mary E. Casuccio,Adam Al-Mulla

Response Surface Modeling of Formaldehyde-Free Wood Composites .................................. 214Karana Carlborn, Laurent Matuana

Bio-Fiber Composites From Recycled Polyropylene .................................................................. 219Minh-Tan TON-THAT, Florence Perrin-Sarazin,Johanne Denault,Kenneth Cole

Wood/Plastic Composites (WPC) with Glass Fiber Reinforcement (GRF)................................ 224Ghaus Rizvi, Hamid Semeralul

Thermal Analysis and Nano-Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber or Cornstarch-Reinforced PLA Biocomposite.................................................................................. 228

Seung-Hwan Lee, Siqun Wang

T30 – NANOCOMPOSITES I

Molecular Diamonds/Polymer Nanocomposites ......................................................................... 233Arun Ghosh, David Schiraldi

Physical and Structural Changes in Pla-Nanocomposite/CO2 System .................................... 238X. Hu, A. V. Nawaby, H. E. Naguib, M. Day, X. Liao

Dispersed Nanoclay in GFRP as a Barrier Against Environmental Attack ............................... 243Rakesh Gupta, Naveenkamal Ravindran

Mechanical Properties and Morphology of PP and TPO/Nanosilica Nanocomposites ............................................................................................................................. 248

Yiqun Liu, Marianna Kontopoulou

Polyethylene/Polyethylene Ionomer-Based Nanocomposites ................................................... 253Jennifer A. Lee, Marianna Kontopoulou,J. Scott Parent

Harnessing Molecular Forces to Exfoliate Clay in Thermoset Systems ................................... 258Michael Gintert, Sadhan Jana,Sandi Miller

Thermal Properties of PE Nanocomposites Based on Different Organoclays......................... 263Karen Stoeffler, Pierre Lafleur,Johanne Denault

Using SC-CO2 as a Processing Aid for Improving the Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites ............................................................................................................................. 268

Quang Nguyen, Donald Baird

Bio-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites .................................................................................. 273Rama Krishna R Etekallapalli, Christopher C Ibeh

INT. 6 – COMPOSITE POSTERS

Mechanical Recycling of Injection-Molded Wood-Thermoplastic Composites........................ 278Maja Rujnic-Sokele, Mladen Sercer,Gordana Baric

Flow Characteristics of Rubber-Toughened Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Nylon 66 ....................... 283Fares Alsewailem, Rakesh Gupta

A Model for the Thermal Properties of Composites Containing the Ellipsoidal Inclusions ........................................................................................................................................ 288

K. Y. Lee, H. J. Jun, D. R. Paul

Effect of Carbon Nanotube On Properties of Poly(Ethylene 2,6-Naphthalate) Nanocomposites ............................................................................................................................. 293

Jun Young KIM, Seong Hun KIM

Interfacial Adhesion in Bamboo Fiber/Biodegradable Polymer Composites ........................... 298Masatomo Nakamura, Kazuo Kitagawa,Hiroaki Okumura,Umaru Ishiaku,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

Carbon Composite Bipolar Plate for Fuel Cel .............................................................................. 302Chang Min Hong, Young Jun Lee,Sun Ho Park

Study on Mechanical Properties of Dynamically Cured Novolac/PP Blends ........................... 308Limei Cui, Yong Zhang,Yinxi Zhang

Flame Retardancy and Rheological Behavior of ABS Composites Filled with Magnesium Hydroxide Sulfate Hydrate(MHSH) ........................................................................... 312

B. Liu, Y. Zhang, C. Wan, Y. Zhang

Effect of Epoxy on Flame Retardancy and Rheological Behavior of ABS)/MMT Composites...................................................................................................................................... 317

B. Liu, Y. Zhang, C. Wan, Y. Zhang

Preparation of Polystyrene/Carbon Nanofiber Conductive Composite Film............................ 321Hung-Jue Sue, Chi-Wei Tien,Luyi Sun,Israel Serna

Mechanical Properties of Natural Hydroxyapatite/PP Composites ........................................... 325Nitinat Suppakarn, Sasiwimol Sanmuang,Yupaporn Ruksakulpiwat,Wimonlak Sutapun ,Charussri Lorprayoon,Sanong Ekgasit

Compatibilization of Natural Fibers/PP Composites................................................................... 330Kasama Jarukumjorn, Yupaporn Ruksakulpiwat,Wimonlak Sutapun,Jongrak Kluengsamrong

Effect of Morphology and Particle Size on The Mechanical Properties of San Composites...................................................................................................................................... 334

Eduardo Mendizabal

W12 – NANOCOMPOSITES II

Application of Neural Networks in Prediction of the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Microcellular Injection ........................................................................ 338

Hongwu Cui, Chuanyang Wang,Su Zhu

Thermoplastic Starch/Natural Rubber Based Nanocomposites ................................................ 343Margarita Mondragón, Jackeline Iturbe-Ek,Francisco Javier Rodríguez

Development of Silver Based Pe-Nanocomposites for Antimicrobial Applications ................ 347Matthias Bureik, Rolf Hempelmann,Shilpa Khare,Natalie Lenz,Martin Moneke,Nikolay Plachkov

Polymer Composites of Modified Carbon Nanofibers Prepared by Chaotic Mixing................ 352Sadhan Jana, Guillermo Jimenez

Polystyrene/Clay Nanocomposites by Melt Intercalation ........................................................... 357Musa Kamal, Jorge Uribe Calderon

Investigation of Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposites Using Polymer Thin Films ................................................................................................................................................. 362

Jiong Shen, Yong Yang,L. James Lee

W23 – NANOCOMPOSITES III

Clay-Gelatin Nanocomposites of Improved Properties .............................................................. 367YuanQiao Rao

Structure and Performance of Novel Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylate Nanocomposite ............................................................................................................................... 372

Eng Hau Qua, Ian Major,Chun Yee Lew,Gerard McNally,Alan Clarke

Structure and Performance of ABS-Clay Nanocomposites by Melt Compounding ................ 377Eng Hau Qua, Ian Major,Chun Yee Lew,Gerard McNally,Alan Clarke

Preparation and Characterization of Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Composites.................... 382Yen-Wen Lin, Tzong-Ming Wu

Structure-Property Relationships in PET Nanocomposite Fibres ............................................. 387David McConnell, Peter Hornsby,Partick Qua,Neil Witten

Melt Intercalation of Poly(lactic acid) Nanocomposites: Fabrication Microstructure and Performance .................................................................................................. 393

Minh-Tan TON-THAT, Johanne Denault,Julien Bloch,Michel Champagne

Impact Modified Polyamide-Organoclay Nanocomposites ........................................................ 398Isil Isik, Ulku Yilmazer,Goknur Bayram

Polypropylene Clay Nanocomposites with Improved Stability of Morphology to Processing ....................................................................................................................................... 403

Krishnamurthy Jayaraman, Sharad Kumar

Polymer Nanocomposites Fibers and Applications.................................................................... 408Abdellah Ajji, Johanne Denault,Martin Bureau,David Trudel-Bouchel,Daniel Côté,Ton-That Minh-Tan

DECORATING AND ASSEMBLY – 34

T9 – ADVANCES IN PLASTIC DECORATION AND ASSEMBLY

Modern Flexible Coating Lines, Optimized for the Demanding Coatings of Today and Tomorrow ................................................................................................................................. 413

John Lowens, Joseph Vanden-Eynden

Unique Atmospheric Plasma Surface Pre-Treatment Approach for Improving Adhesion .......................................................................................................................................... 418

Rory Wolf

Plastic Automotive Components: High Solids Radiation Curable Basecoat and Clearcoat for Flexible Plastic Automotive Comp......................................................................... 422

Keith Cannon

Use of UV Coatings on Plastic....................................................................................................... 428John Stansfield

Ultrasonic Plastic Welding: Weld Processing Modes, Their Descriptions, Functions and Applications ........................................................................................................... 433

Kenneth Holt

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC – 24

INT. 1 – ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS

Film Properties of Cyclic Olefin Polymer ..................................................................................... 436Minhee Lee, Jonghyun Park,Jungeun Um

Electrical Resistivities and Internal Structures of Multiwall Nanotube-Polypropylene Composites via Chaotic Blending....................................................................... 441

Bhawna Kulshreshtha, Vivek Chougule,David Zumbrunnen

Filament-like Polyaniline-Polypropylene Based Electro-conductive Composites................... 446R. H. Cruz-Estrada, C. V. Cupul-Manzano, L. M. Rangel-Rodriquez, A. Caballero-Can

Unique Properties of Polyaniline Nanorods Blends with Cyanoresin....................................... 451Ji Hyoung CHOI, Seong Hun KIM,Kyung Wha OH

Carbon-Filled Polymer Composite Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCS)....................................................................................................................... 456

Ling Du, Sadhan Jana

W3 – ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS

Processing Strategies for the Production of Polymer-Bonded Micro Magnets ....................... 461Gottfried Wilhelm Ehrenstein, Stefan Eimeke

Correlation of Electrical Resistance and Electromagnetic Shielding for Thermoplastic Composites ............................................................................................................ 466

Chris Severance

Effect of Processing Parameters on Electrical Properties of Electrically................................. 471Chris Severance, Doug Nobbs

Partially Oxidized Graphite in Polypropylene grafted Maleic Anhydride .................................. 476Eric Poirier, Danny Pagé,Nicolas Cunningham

Development of Thermoplastic Polyurethane ............................................................................. 481Soondeuk Jeung, Shanshan Wang,Min Kyonsuku

Influence of Carbon Nanofiber Microstructure on Electrical Properties of LLDPE-Based Nanocomposites ................................................................................................................. 486

Sungho Lee, Myung-soo Kim,Amod Ogale

ENGINEERING PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE – 26

M7 – POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES I

Volumetric Orientation and Selective Placement of Platelets in Clay Nanocomposites by Chaotic Advection ....................................................................................... 491

Chaitra Mahesha, David Zumbrunnen

Chemical and Engineering Issues in Polymer Nanocomposites Design.................................. 496Dhawal Dharaiya, Chang Do Jung,Asim Pattanayak,Sadhan Jana

Preparation, Intercalation and Exfoliation of a-Zirconium Phosphate with Varying Dimensions ...................................................................................................................................... 501

Luyi Sun, Woong J. Boo,Hung-Jue Sue,Abraham Clearfield

A Study of Ethylene Co-vinyl Alcohol (EVOH) / Montmorillonite Layered Silicate Interactions ...................................................................................................................................... 506

Danielle Froio, Jo Ann Ratto,Christopher Drew,Barry DeCristofano,Elizabeth Culhane

M23 – POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES II

Influence of Nanofiller Structure on Gas Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy/?-Zrp Nanocomposites................................................................................................... 512

Woong Jae Boo, Luyi Sun,Jia Liu,Abraham Clearfield,Hung-Jue Sue

Processing CNT/PVDF Composites for Enhanced Strength ...................................................... 516Kern Peng, Lee Hornberger,Cattien Nguyen,Umesh Sopory

Mechanical Characteristics and Fractographic Analysis of Nanocomposites......................... 521Hoang Pham, Richard Fibiger,Byoung-Ho Choi,Alexander Chudnovsky

Synthesis and Characterization of PMMA/Silica Nanocomposites ........................................... 526Hongta Yang, Chien-Yueh Huang,Marinos Xanthos

Modification of Acrylic Coatings with Nanofillers ....................................................................... 532Marino Xanthos, T.G Gopakumar,Nirav Patel

In-situ Synthesis of Nanocomposite Systems by Interfacial Polycondensation ..................... 538Zehra Kalkan, Lloyd Goettler

M24 – FILMS AND FIBERS

Structure and Properties of Partially Shrunk Oriented Polyethylene Films ............................. 543Arthur Bobovitch

Structural Development in Solution Casting Optical Polycarbonate Film................................ 548J. Kim, W. Kim, D. Kang, O. Kim, H. J. Kang

Rapid Cooling Crystallization in Thin Films of Linear Polyethylene ......................................... 553Rahul Patki, Paul Phillips

Novel Metallocene Phillips Loop-Slurry Based Polyethylene Resins for Extrusion Coating Applications ...................................................................................................................... 558

A. M. Sukhadia, G. D. Jerdee, K. R. Frey, M. d. Jensen, M. P. McDaniel, Y. Yu

Structure Development in Melting Spinning Metallocene PE and PP ....................................... 566Haifeng Shan, James White, Dongman Choi

Effect of Loading Rate on Tear Resistance of LLDPE ................................................................ 571Shaofu Wu, Willem deGroot,Drew Davidock,Victor Juarez

Mechanisms and Alleviation of Polybenzoxazole Fiber Degradation ....................................... 577Peter Walsh, Alan Lesser

VOLUME II

T4 – POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES III

Organoclay Networking in Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites ............................................ 582Mark Treece, James Oberhauser

Structure-Property and Pigment/Organoclay Interaction in PP Nanocomposites................... 587Ian Major, Chun Yee Lew,Han Lu,Gerard McNally,Alan Clarke

Structure and Properties of TPO-based Nanocomposites ......................................................... 592Paula D. Fasulo, Do Hoon Kim,William R. Rodgers,Donald R. Paul

Blown Films from LDPE-organoclay and Lonomer-organoclay Nanocomposites .................. 597R.K. Shah

Ultrasound Aided Extrusion Process for Preparation of Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites ............................................................................................................................. 602

Sergey Lapshin, Sergey Lapshin

Crystallization Dynamics in Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites .......................................... 607Mark Treece, Mark O'Masta,James Oberhauser

T22 – DETERMINATION OF POLYMER PROPERTIES

Characterization of Amorphous and Crystalline Orientation in Polyethylene Films ............... 612Rajen Patel, Theresa Hermel,Brian Landes,Rajesh Paradkar,Lizhi Liu,Mehmet Demirors,Ken Anderson

Load-Dependent Thermo-Mechanical Application Limits .......................................................... 617Claus Dallner, Gottfried W. Ehrenstein

Kinetics of Crystallization of Polypropylene Using Kissinger's Method .................................. 622CC Chau, W Patchen

Understanding of the Failure Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Cracking by SEM Analysis ........................................................................................................................................... 627

Byoung-Ho Choi, Wen Zhou,Alexander Chudnovsky

Evaluation of Fracture Toughness for Thin-wall Injection Moulded Plastics........................... 632Hiromi Kita, Shun Matsushita,Machiko Mizoguchi,Takashi Kuriyama

Improvements in Material Characterization by Uniaxial Hot Tensile Test ................................ 636Fernando Duarte, Miguel Nobrega,Julio Viana

T23 – NEW TRENDS IN ENGINEERING POLYMERS

Cold Curing Epoxy Adhesives for Building Applications........................................................... 641Gerrit Hülder, Gottfried W. Ehrenstein

Nano-Clay Tethered Shape Memory Polyurethane Nanocomposites ....................................... 646Feina Cao, Sanhan Jana

Compatibilization of ABS-PA6 Blends Using Olefin Based Polymers ...................................... 650Guralp Ozkoc, Goknur Bayram,Erdal Bayramli

Honeycombs Impregnation by Polymers with Nanofillers ......................................................... 655Jennifer Muoghalu, Jennifer Muoghalu,Andrey Beyle,Bernice Nzioki,Nsikakabasi Akpan,Christopher Ibeh

The Physical Property Advantages Gained When Alloying/Blending of Polycarbonate with Polymethyl Methacrylate, etc. ..................................................................... 659

J.P. Ibar, Sophie Morneau ,Tom Hicks

INT. 5 – INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS-EPSDIV

Use of Semihyperbolic Die to Extrude High-Strength Polypropylene Rods............................. 665Veronika Habrova, Martin Obadal,Roman Cermak,Karel Stoklasa,Martin Musinsky,Ondrej Wilczynski

Physical Properties of Poly(ethylene euccinate-co-trimethylene succinate)s ......................... 670Chi-He Chen, Wei-Che Chang,Chia-Jung Tsai,Ming Chen

Correlations of Tensile Modulus for Polyethylene Blown Films with Microstructural Parameters ........................................................................................................... 675

Shokoh Fatahi, Abdellah Ajji, Pierre G. Lafleur

Fracture Characteristics of CF and GF Reinforced PA6 Sandwich Moldings .......................... 680Shalom Solomon, Yew Wei Leong,Zainal Arifin Mohd Ishak,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

Structure Development of Polypropylene / Ethylene-Butene Copolymer Blends in Melt Spinning................................................................................................................................... 685

Jinhai Yang, James White

Mechanics of Foam-Filled Honeycombs ...................................................................................... 690Nsikakabasi Akpan, Andrey Beyle,Christopher Ibeh

W4 – MODELING OF POLYMER PROPERTIES

Failure Analysis of Polypropylene Block Copolymer Welded Joints ........................................ 695Patricia María Frontini, Laura Fasce,Valeria Pettarín,Adrián Cisilino

Modeling of the Effect of Intercalated Clays on the Tensile Properties of PMMA/Clay Nanocomposite Foams.............................................................................................. 700

Choonghee Jo, Hani Naguib

Rheological Modeling of Warpage in Polymeric Products under High Temperature .............. 707Hossein Hosseini, Boris Berdyshev

Mechanical Properties of Injection-molded Fiber-reinforced Parts Theory and Verification....................................................................................................................................... 715

Cristoph Hinse, Reinhard Haag

Prediction of the Weld-Line-Induced Strength Reduction for Injection-Molded Plastic Parts..................................................................................................................................... 719

Allen Peng, David Hsu,Wen-Hsien Yang,Rong-Yeu Chang

A Comparison Between Different Material Models for Thermoplastics .................................... 723Jorgen Bergstrom

W5 – SURFACE PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS

Evaluation and Modeling of Scratch Resistance of Polymers ................................................... 728Hung-Jue Sue

Scratch Behavior of Model Polypropylene Thin Sheets ............................................................. 731Ehsan Moghbelli, Robert Lee Browning,Hung-Jue Sue,Steve Hahn

Using Multilayer Films to Fabricate Reactive, Submicron Patterned Surfaces........................ 736Chun Zhang, Scott Husson,Douglas Hirt

Interfacial Characteristics in Film Insert Molded PC/ABS And PC Film.................................... 741Yew Wei Leong, Susumu Yamaguchi,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

W20 – POLYMER MORPHOLOGY AND PROPERTIES

a-and ß-Polypropylenes: The Effects of Processing on Final Properties................................. 746Roman Cermak, Martin Obadal,Veronika Habrova,Lubomir Benicek

Observations and Insights Into Some Unusual Rheological Behavior of Metallocene Catalyst Polyethylene Resins .................................................................................. 751

A. M. Sukhadia, Y. Yu, D. C. Rohlfing, G. L. Hawley

Structure Development of Various Polyolefins in Injection Molding ........................................ 760Jaein Suh, James White

Long Term Performance of Polymers for Solar Hot Water Applications .................................. 766Jane Davidson, Susan Mantell

The Influence of Wall Thickness on the Creep Rupture Performance of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe ................................................................................................................... 771

Raj Krishnaswamy

Effect of Shear on the Phase Diagram and Morphology of PC/LCP Blends............................. 776Kam-Wa (Danny) Lee, Musa Kamal,Philip Chan

Structure Evolution in a-and ß-Polypropylenes upon UV Irradiation........................................ 782Jana Výchopnová, Miroslav Raab,Vincent Verney,Sophie Commereuc,Frederic Fraisse,Martin Obadal,Roman Cermák

EXTRUSION – 22

M2 – SINGLE SCREW EXTRUSION

Kinematics Model of Solids Conveying of LDPE with a Grooved Barrel .................................. 787Stephen Derezinski

Using Extreme Barrel Diameters to Verify the Numerical Simulation of Single-Screw Extruders.............................................................................................................................. 792

Mark Spalding, Greg Campbell

Comparison of Two Different Cooling Methods for Extrusion Processes................................ 796Walter Smith, Rick Wheeler,Tim Womer

Torque and Speed Fluctuation on Polymer Processing Large Volume Kneader .................... 802Daniel Witte

Investigation of Melting in a Single-Screw Extruder ................................................................... 809Atakan Altinkaynak, Mahesh Gupta,Mark Spalding,Sam Crabtree

M3 – FILM EXTRUSION

Selecting Equipment to Minimize Production Costs and Maximize Profitability ..................... 814Daniel Smith, Mark Spalding,Russell J. Gould

The Effect of Cooling Air Aerodynamics on Bubble Instability in Blown Film......................... 820Z. Zhang, P. G. Lafleur

Modeling of Non-Isothermal Film Blowing Process by Using Variational Principles ......................................................................................................................................... 825

Martin Zatloukal, Harry Mavridis,Jiri Vlcek,Petr Saha

Processing - Structure Relationship in Bilayer Polyolefin Blown Films ................................... 830B. Giriprasath, A. A. Ogale

M19 – DIES

Die Balancing: Coupling Flow Simulation, Shape Deformation, & Optimization ..................... 835Hossam Metwally, Mark Landon

Model Laws and Scale-Up Rules for the Design of Extrusion Slit Dies .................................... 840Helmut Potente, Hans-Peter Heim,Ralf Schlottmann

Investigation of PPA Interactions with Polymer Melts in Coextrusion Flows .......................... 846Martin Zatloukal, Johan De Witte,Claude Lavallée

Modeling of Viscoelastic Multi-Layer Flows for Different Polymer Melts ................................. 851Martin Zatloukal, Mike Martyn,Jiri Vlcek,Phil Coates

Improving the Efficiency of the Calibration Stage in the Production of Extruded Profiles ............................................................................................................................................. 856

Joao Nobrega, Olga Carneiro

Pressure Regulation of the Extrusion Process ........................................................................... 861B. S. Ghumman, Z. Tao, R. Amba, C. M. F. Barry, D. Kazmer

Strategies to Balance the Flow in Profile Extrusion Dies ........................................................... 867Olga Carneiro, Joao Nobrega

Incorporating Fluid-structure Interaction in the Analysis of Polymer Sheeting Dies................................................................................................................................................... 872

Q. Wang, D. Smith

T1 – RHEOLOGY & MODELING

Study of the PTFE Rheology During Paste Extrusion Process ................................................. 877Shia Chung Chen, Radium Huang,Yu-Wan Lin,James Huang,Ping-Shun Hsu

Plastic Contact Mechanics and It's Impact on DEM Simulations of Solds Transport in Extruders ................................................................................................................... 882

Paul Moysey, Michael Thompson

Experimental Investigations on the Plasticating Process in a Short Single Screw Extruder for Biopolymers............................................................................................................... 887

Sebastian Kleineheismann, Helmut Potente,Hans-Peter Heim,Wolfgang Ernst

Rheology of High Molecular Weight Polyethylenes with SCCO2 .............................................. 892Matt Wilding, Donald Baird

Pressure Profile In Annular Die Using PP/CO2 Solution Viscosity ........................................... 896Jing Wang, Chul Park

T2 – TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION/MIXING

Containerized Mobile /Modular Compounding Plants: Flexible, Efficient and Cost Effective ........................................................................................................................................... 903

Paul Andersen, Frank Lechner

Numerical and Experimental Study of Dispersive Mixing of Agglomerates............................. 908Veronique Collin , Edith Peuvrel-Disdier ,Bernard Alsteens ,Vincent LEGAT ,Thierry Avalosse,Stephan OTTO ,Hossam Metwally

Flow Phenomena in an Intermeshing Twin-Screw Reactor/Devolatizer ................................... 913David Todd, David Todd

Modification and Scale-Up of the New Miniature Mixer-Apam ................................................... 918Y Bai, U Sundararaj,K Nandakumar

Ultrasonic Assisted Extrusion of Hdpe/Clay Nanocomposites ................................................. 923Sarat Kumar Swain

T19 – MIXING

The Infinitely Variable Dynamic Shear Mixer, IDMX .................................................................... 928Nick Schott, Karoly Belina,Desi Csongor

Extrudate Surface Tearing in Extrusion of Wood Plastic Composites ..................................... 932Velichko Hristov

Effect of Screw Geometries on Extrusion of Wood-HDPE Blends ............................................ 937Karen Xiao, Costas Tzoganakis

Modeling Agglomerate Dispersion in Single Screw Extruders .................................................. 942Ica Manas-Zloczower

Morphology in WPC During Extrusion Foaming with N2............................................................ 947Gangjian Guo, G.M. Rizvi,Y.H. Lee,C.B. Park

INT. 9 – EXTRUSION INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS

The Evolution of Slender Bubbles in an Extensional Flow: Inertial Effects ............................. 952M. Favelukis, O. M. Lavrenteva, A. Nir

Analysis of Die Drool Phenomenon for Metallocene Based Linear Polyolefins ...................... 956Katerina Chaloupkova, Martin Zatloukal

Residence Time and Deformation Characteristics of the Real Screw Extruder....................... 961Myung-Ho Kim, Hyunchil Kim,See-Jo Kim,Wook Ryol Hwang

W1 – TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION

Applicability of Polymer Process Models for the Simulation of Starch Processes................. 966Anne Thümen, Nils Böhm,Helmut Potente

An Empirical Model for Melting in a Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder ................................... 971Swapnil Garge, Babatunde Ogunnaike,Mark Wetzel

Experimental Studies and Modeling of Fiber Breakage in Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder ........................................................................................................................................... 979

Sughun Bumm, Kyunha Ban,James L. White

Reactive Extrusion of PBT for Low Density Foaming ................................................................. 983Byeong Joon Jeong, Marino Xanthos,Kun Sup Hyun

Analysis of Powder and Pellet Melting During Extrusion with q Perturbation Method.............................................................................................................................................. 988

Mark D. Wetzel

Characterization of the Twin Screw Extrusion Process ............................................................. 995Mark D. Wetzel

FELLOWS’ FORUM

M35 – FELLOWS’ FORUM

Solid State Structure and Properties of Novel High Performance Olefin Elastomers ..................................................................................................................................... 1000

Steve Chum, Anne Hiltner,Haopeng Wang,Devang Khariwala,Wilson Cheung,Eric Baer

Unique Material Properties and Potential Applications of Novel High Performance Olefin Elastomers.......................................................................................................................... 1005

Seema Karande, Y. Wilson Cheung,Charles Diehl,Mike Levinson

The Development of A New Generation of Novel High Performance Olefin Elastomers: From Molecular Design to Market Develop .......................................................... 1008

Kurt Swogger, Edmund Carnahan,Wendy Hoenig,Anthony Frencham

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING – 44

M13 – FILM PERFORMANCE AND PROPERTIES (I) – MANUFACTURE, CONVERSION AND APPLICATIONS

Understanding Why Adhesion In Extrusion Coating Decreases with Diminishing Coating Thickness, Part II: Non-Porous Substrates ................................................................. 1012

Barry Morris

The Effects of Electron Beam Cured Coatings on Polymer Substrates.................................. 1017N. Nordin, S. Selke

Chemical Analysis of the Polyester/Metal Surface of a Delamination Failure........................ 1022Eldridge Mount III

W14 – FILM PERFORMANCE AND PROPERTIES (II) – MATERIALS

A Mathematical Model for Heat Sealing...................................................................................... 1027Ron Moffitt

The Draw Characteristics of Polyethylene and It's Controlling Factors ................................. 1033Bronagh Millar, Christopher Small,Gerard McNally,Raymond Murphy

A New Class of High-Performance Compostable Plastic Bags and Can Liners .................... 1038Frank Ruiz

Barrier Properties of Linear Polyethylene Films ....................................................................... 1042Arild Follestad, Jorunn Nilsen,Irene Helland

Performance of Mono-Layer Films Manufactured From EVOH/PP Compounds.................... 1047Christopher Small, Ian Major,Gerard McNally,Graham Garrett,Alan Clarke

Polyethylene Nanocomposite Films Incorporating LDPE/Nanoclay Masterbatch ................. 1052Christopher Small, Gerard McNally,Raymond Murphy,C-S Lim,Andy C.-Y. Lew

Nylon Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging..................................................................... 1057Danielle Froio, Jeanne Lucciarini,Jo Ann Ratto,Christopher Thellen

Practical Applications of Polyethylene With Excellent Easy Processability .......................... 1062Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu, Yuki Iseki,Katsuhiro Yamada,Seiji Shiromoto,Kenzo Chikanari,Koh-ich Yanase,Tatsuya Kasahara,Satoru Hosoda,YOSHINOBU NOZUE,Tadahiro Mitsuno

The Use of Non-Polar Processing Aids to Improve Efficiencies ............................................. 1069Niall Marshall, Edward Richard,Gideon Visser

INJECTION MOLDING – 23

M4 – PROCESS & TOOLING

Using Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Techniques for Mold Cores and Cavities ............... 1074Walter Michaeli, Michael Schoenfeld,Carlos Ahrens

Effect of Localized Orientation with Melt Manipulation During Polymer Processing on Mechanical Part Properties ................................................................................ 1079

Gregory S. Layser, Laecy B. Cwikla,John P. Coulter

A New Approach for Temperature Measurement Inside An Injection Molding Tool ............. 1084Helmut Potente, Thomas Preuss,Stephan Preuss

Optimization of Process Parameters of an Injection Moulded Gear Using Taguchi Method............................................................................................................................................ 1088

K. Jayanarayanan, S.S. Bhagawan,Alagusundaram Sivashankari,Velusamy Suganya,H.S. Karthick

Multi-Objective Velocity Profile Optimization ............................................................................ 1093Peter Knepper, David Kazmer

The Effect of Primary Runner Length on Fill-Imbalance in a Geometrically Balanced Eight Cavity Polymer Injection Mold.......................................................................... 1098

K. Takarada, J. Coulter, M. Myers, J. Beaumont

M5 – APPLICATIONS I

Injection Molded Electrically-Conductive Polyethylene in EMI/RFI Applications: A Reach-RS, K-12 Summer Project................................................................................................. 1103

Lyndsey Crosswhite, Diana Liu,Lora Winters,Christopher Ibeh,William Pearson,Nancy Seybold

Evaluation of Weldline in Polycarbonate by Laser Raman Spectroscopy.............................. 1108Koji Yamada, Kiyotaka Tomari,Umaru Semo Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

An Experimental Study of the Variable-runner System ............................................................ 1113Byung Ohk Rhee, H.P. Park,B.S. Cha,Kevin Lee

Microcellular Injection Molding Compared to Conventional Injection Molding ..................... 1118Shijun Ni

Effect of Specimen Thickness In PC/ABS Spiral Flow Injection Molding ............................... 1123Narongchai O-charoen, Sommai Pivsa-Art,Yew Wei Leong,Kazutoshi Umemura,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

M20 – CAE & SIMULATION I

A 3-D Numerical Study on Injection Molding Filling ................................................................. 1128Lih-Sheng Turng, Sang-Woo Kim

Optimization and Analysis of Variability in Injection Molding ................................................. 1133Carlos Castro, Mauricio Cabrera-Rios,Blaine Lilly,Jose Castro

Simulation Analysis of SMD Type LED....................................................................................... 1138Shu-Hui Peng, Wen-Ren Jong,Hsiu-Hui Chiu,Tsung-Hsiang Kuo

Computing Viscoelastic Flow of Polymer Melt In Injection Molding ....................................... 1143Wei Cao, Wei Chen,Changyu Shen

Coupled Filling and Cooling Analysis for Injection Molding.................................................... 1148Changyu Shen

True 3D CAE Visualization of Intra-Cavity Filling Imbalance in Injection ............................... 1153Jimmy Chien, Chao-Tsai Huang,Wen-Hsien Yang,David Hsu

CAE Analysis of Rapid Thermal Response Molding Process for Thin Wall Parts ................. 1158Keun Park, Byung Kim,Donggang Yao

VOLUME III

M21 – APPLICATIONS II

Birefringence Distribution in Gas-Assisted Tubular Injection Moldings ................................ 1163Antonio Carrillo, Avraam Isayev,Jin-Woong Shin

Effects of Molding Conditions on the Conductivity Properties of Injection Molded Bipolar Plate Used for Fuel Cell .................................................................................................. 1168

M. Y Shih, P. H. Lee,J. S. Huang,Shia Chung Chen

Investigation of Polymer Injection Molded Packages for Optoelectrnic Applications................................................................................................................................... 1172

Jessica Goodell, John Coulter,Rajesh Gomatam,Raymond Pearson,Jason Icemann

Feed Screw Failure: How Carbide Coatings Protect Against Common Wear Modes ............................................................................................................................................. 1177

Greg Quinn, Tom Kvinge,Curtis Kadau

Flash ............................................................................................................................................... 1181Zhongbao Chen, A. Jeffrey Giacomin,Lih-Sheng Turng

The Effect of Fiber Contents on the Ejection Force of Deep Tubular Mouldings .................. 1186Antonio Pontes, Natalia Alcides,Antonio Pouzada

Anisotropic Shrinkage in Injection Molding of Various Polyesters......................................... 1190Avraam I Isayev

T3 – EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

The Elimination of Weld Line Witness Marks in Injection Moulding ....................................... 1195B A McCalla

The Study of Water Assisted Injection Molding Process ......................................................... 1200Shyh-shin Hwang, Pei-Ming Hsu,Z. -M. Pan

In mold punching - Processing and Mechanical Properties..................................................... 1205Takayuki Inuzuka, Akihiro Fujita,Asami Nakai,Hiroyuki Hamada

Increasing the Surface quality of Foamed Injection Molded Parts .......................................... 1210W. Michaeli, A. Cramer

Injector technology for the Water Injection Technology (WIT) ................................................ 1215Walter Michaeli, Oliver Groenlund,Christoph Lettowsky

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Metal Injection Molding........................... 1220Shigeo Tanaka, Kensuke Taira,Kenji Okubo,Hiroshi Ito,Hiroyuki Hamada

INT. 7 – INJECTION MOLDING INTERACTIVE

Shear-Induced Crystallization of Natural Fiber-Polypropylene Composites.......................... 1225Yupaporn Ruksakulpiwat, Usa Somnuk,Jongrak Kluengsamrong,Pranee Phinyocheep,Nitinat Suppakarn,Wimonlak Sutapun

Effect of the Model Properties over the Injected Part Dimensions.......................................... 1230Maria Candal, Rosa Morales

Photoelastic Measurement and Numerical Simulation of Residual Stresses ........................ 1235Haimei LI, Chang-Yu SHEN,Wen Li XU,Wei CAO

Study on the Weld Line Strength of Thin-wall Molded Nanocomposites ............................... 1241Pao-Lin Su, Shia-Chung Chen

Analysis And Experimantal Verification on the Optical Performance of Injection Molded Light Guide Plates with Micro-Feat ............................................................................... 1246

Li Chi Su, Ching Hsin Hu,Shia Chung Chen,Ming Chang

Ink Washout Problem of In-Mold-Decoration by Microcellular Injection Molding.................. 1251Jui-Pin Yang, Shyh-shin Hwang,Pei-Ming Hsu,S. C. Chen

Influence of Hybridization of Glass-Fiber and Talc on the Mechanical Performance of Polypropylene Composites .............................................................................. 1255

Carolina Morelli, J Alexandrino Sousa,Antonio Pouzada

Assessment of Weld Line Performance of PP/TALC Mouldings Produced in Hot Runner Injection Moulds .............................................................................................................. 1260

Carolina Morelli, J Alexandrino Sousa,Antonio Pouzada

Coolant Flow Rate Manipulation for Cavity Pressure Control ................................................. 1265Bambang Pramujati, Rickey Dubay,Cindy Samaan

W2 – MICRO INJECTION MOLDING

True 3D Numerical Simulation for Micro Injection Molding...................................................... 1270Venny Yang, Sheng-Jye Hwang,WenHsien Yang,PeiChi Chang,Dan Chang

Rapid Mold Temperature Control on Micro Injection Molded Parts with High Aspect Ratio Micro-Features ....................................................................................................... 1275

J. A. Chang, J.C Cin,Shia Chung Chen

Efficiencies of Various Mold Surface Temperature Controls and the Effects on the Qualities of Injection Molded Parts ............................................................................................. 1280

J. A. Chang, W. R. Jong,Shia Chung Chen,Y. P. Chang

Experimental Investigation of Infrared Rapid Surface Heating for Injection Molding .......................................................................................................................................... 1285

Sheng-Jye Hwang, Pei-Chi Chang

Increasing the Feasible Bonding Strength in Micro Assembly Injection Molding Using Surface Modifications........................................................................................................ 1290

Walter Michaeli, Dirk Opfermann

W19 – CAE & SIMULATION II

True 3D and Fully Transient Mold Temperature Simulation for RHCM Process .................... 1295yufeng Chen, Venny Yang,WenHsien Yang,Rong-Yeu Chang

Three-Dimensional Numerical Approach for Core Plate Deflection ........................................ 1299Allen Peng, David Hsu,Chia-Hsun Chen

Mold Deformation Effects on Ultra-Thin Wall Injection-Molded Parts..................................... 1304Rong-Yeu Chang, Allen Peng,Wen-Hsien Yang

Injection Molding Simulation in Dealing with Part Quality Variance and Correlation Study .......................................................................................................................... 1309

Byung Hak Lee

Integrative Simulation: Prediction of Mechanical Parts Properties Based on the Simulation of Local Inner Parts Properties ................................................................................ 1314

Walter Michaeli, Ernst Schmachtenberg,Markus Brinkmann,Bernhard Renner,Martin Bussmann

Measurement and Prediction of Cooling Efficiency with CAE Software................................. 1318J. Lee, S. Lee, H. Kang, S. Lee

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT – 37

T28 – MARKETING PLASTICS AND THE PLASTICS ENGINEER

The Plastics Engineer as an Expert Witness ............................................................................. 1322Ernest Coleman

How to Handle Being Restructured............................................................................................. 1328Roger Jones

Process of Transition in Croatian Plastics and Rubber Industry ............................................ 1331Gordana Baric, Igor Catic,Nedeljko Stefanic

The Extended Supply Chain and the New Economy................................................................. 1336Margaret Baumann

Antimicrobial Additives in Medical Plastics Compounds......................................................... 1340Lawrence Acquarulo, PhD.,Lawrence Johnson,Anthony Listro,Chuck O'Neil

Opportunities and Challenges for the Plastics Industry in Mexico ......................................... 1343Veronika Pesinova, Ranganath Shastri

Abbreviated Terms for Plastics - Implications and Challenges ............................................... 1350Ranganath Shastri, Veronika Pesinova

MEDICAL PLASTICS – 36

T10 – SPECIALTY POLYMERS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Shape Memory Polymer Orthodontics........................................................................................ 1356Changdeng Liu, Patrick T. Mather,Charles J. Burstone

Assessment of Bioactivity of Aliphatic Polyester Composites ............................................... 1361Georgia Chouzouri, Marino Xanthos

Electrospun PVA Fibers as Precursor to Synthesize Hydroxyapatite .................................... 1366Xiaoshu Dai

INT. 3 – MEDICAL PLASTICS PROPERTIES IN MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Parametric Study to Optimize the Processing Parameters and the Physical Properties of Porous PLGA 85/15 Scaffold ................................................................................ 1371

Josée Karine Perron, Hani Naguib,Joseph Daka,Attar Chawla

Biomimetic Mineralization of Collagen with a Calcium Phosphate PILP phase..................... 1376J. Gooden, S. S. Jee, L. Gower

Bead and Fiber Morphologies During......................................................................................... 1381Goki Eda, Satya Shivkumar

Novel Chitosan-alginate Fibres for Wound Dressing Applications ......................................... 1386Chijioke Francis Iwu

The Processing and Performance of Nylon 12/Pebax blends .................................................. 1392Aine Ruddy, Gerard McNally,Gavin Walker

W11 – MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

The Use of Electron Beam Irradiation to Control the Degradation of a Medical Device............................................................................................................................................. 1397

Louise Pick, Fraser Buchanan,Dermot Leonard,David Farrar

The Effect of Polymeric Excipient Selection and Process Variables on Solid Drug Dosage Forms Using Hot Melt Extrusion ................................................................................... 1402

Michael Read, Karen Coppens

ESC Failure of Polycarbonate Components: Two Case Studies ............................................. 1409Jennifer Hoffman, Angele Sjong

MOLD MAKING AND MOLD DESIGN – 35

W10 – TECHNOLOGY 2006, ‘A FORWARD LOOK’

Using Vent Temperature to Sense Mold Cavity Melt Flow........................................................ 1414Fred Buja

A Review on : ‘Stack Mold’ .......................................................................................................... 1418N. Shah, A. P. Ambedar

Isolation of True Runner System Behavior in Simulation Tools for Injection Molding .......................................................................................................................................... 1435

Martin Dropik

Web-Based Navigating System for Conceptual Design of Plastic Parts ................................ 1440Wen-Ren Jong, Shia-Chung Chen,Chun-Hsien Wu ,Shu-Hui Peng

Controlling Warpage through Melt Rotation Technology......................................................... 1445Christopher Welsh, John Beaumont,Joseph Huegel,Mason Myers

PLASTICS ENVIRONMETNAL – 40

W13 – ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: RECYCLING OF MATERIALS

Recycling of Latex Based Paint as Polymer Feedstock Materials........................................... 1450Jennifer Lynch, Thomas Nosker,Robert Hamill

Influence of Compounding Conditions on Mechanical Properties of Recycled Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) ...................................................................................................... 1455

Noriaki Kunimune, Hiroyuki Inoya,Shigeyuki Nagata,Kazushi Yamada,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

Impact Properties of Recycled PET Prepared by Reactive Compounding ............................. 1459Noriaki Kunimune, Hiroyuki Inoya,Shigeyuki Nagata,Kazushi Yamada,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

Recycling Non-Halogen FR-PC/ABS ........................................................................................... 1463Paul Moy, Paul Moy

W24 – ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: BIOBASED & BIODEGRADABLE ADVANCES

Development and Use of Eco-Plastics in Mexico and Latin America...................................... 1468Veronika Pesinova, Ranganath Shastri

Mechanical Properties of Soy Protein Isolate/soy Hydrolysate Plastics ................................ 1473Maria Vlad, David Grewell

Viscosity of Soy Protein Plastics as Determined by Screw- Extrusion Through a Capillary Die .................................................................................................................................. 1479

Brian Ralston, Tim A. Osswald

Degradability of Poly(lactide) Packages in Real Composting and Ambient Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 1484

Kale Gaurav , Rafael Auras,S. Paul Singh

Effect of Uniaxial Drawing of Soy Protein Isolate Films on Mechanical Properties .............. 1489Takashi Kurose, Joshua Otaigbe,Kevin Urman,Robert Lochhead,Shelby Thames

POLYMER ANALYSIS – 33

M9 – PROPERTIES AT THE NANOSCALE

Ultra-thin Polymer Films: Elastic Response in the Rubbery Regime ...................................... 1494Paul O'Connell, Gregory McKenna

Measurement of Surface Properties of Polymeric Materials .................................................... 1497Stephen Hutcheson, Gregory McKenna

Confinement in Layered Silicate Modified Thin Films .............................................................. 1501Laxmi Sahu, Bruce Gnade,Nandika D'Souza

The Calorimetric Glass Transition of Free Standing Polystyrene Thin Films ........................ 1506Sindee L. Simon, Gregory B. McKenna,Yung P. Koh

M27 – ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL PLASTICS

Shape Memory Binary Blends: Compositionally Tailored Fixing and Recovery ................... 1510Patrick Mather, Cheryl Campo

Preparation and Characterization of Polymeric Capsules Containing Functional Additives ........................................................................................................................................ 1515

K. Park, W. Feng, K. Kim, M. Xanthos

Rheology and Thermoforming of Rigid Medical Packaging Materials .................................... 1520A. Costa, G. Zeller

Mechanical Testing and Characterization of Biopolymers....................................................... 1525Stephen McCarthy

Determination of Barrier Properties of Poly(lactide) Polymers using QCM ........................... 1530Nitin Gulati, Rafael Auras,Rubino Maria

Using Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Contact Angle to Quantify Oxidation of Polypropylene ..................................................................................... 1535

Nicole Hoekstra, John Penning,Steven H. Dillman

Outgassing Behavior of E Beam Irradiated ETFE and HDPE ................................................... 1540Sanjiv Bhatt, Rich Hoffman

Accelerated Aging Study of Gamma and E-Beam Irradiated Poly(Ether-Block-Amide) (PEBA)............................................................................................................................... 1544

Angele Sjong, Amar Kendale,Fred Villagomez

T7 – SOLVENT DIFFUSION, SOLUBILITY, AND PERMEABILITY IN POLYMERS

Isothermal Enthalpy Recovery in a Polymer Glass After Carbon Dioxide Jumps ................. 1549Lameck Banda, Mataz Alcoutlabi,Gregory McKenna

Permeability of Polymer Nanocomposites ................................................................................. 1554Laxmi Sahu, Nandika D'Souza,Bruce Gnade

Vapor Transport Properties of Sulfonated Block Copolymers ................................................ 1559James Sloan, Eugene Napadensky,Dawn Crawford

Absorption and Permeation Properties of Composite Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) ......................................................................................................................... 1566

Smita Brijmohan, Montgomery Shaw

Simultaneously Gravimetric Assessment of Organic and Moisture on Containers .............. 1570Ying Qin, Rubino Maria,Rafael Auras,Hugh Lockhart

Modeling of Water Debinding of Metal Injection Molded Parts ................................................ 1575Juan Adames, Arkady Leonov

T8 – FOUNDERS’ AWARD SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF PROF. RICHARD J. FARRIS I

Membrane - Mediates Electropolishing ...................................................................................... 1580S. Mazur, G. W. Foggin, C. E. Jackson

High Strength Cellulose Triacetate Fibers ................................................................................. 1593Steve Allen

Matrix-Free Polymer Composites: Process-Structure-Property Relationship ....................... 1598Tao Xu, Richard Farris

Enhanced Adhesive Characterization of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives................................ 1600Menas Vratsanos

T27 – FOUNDERS’ AWARD SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF PROF. RICHARD J. FARRIS II

ISO-Strain Force-Temperature Test (IFTT)-Probing Transitions and Stress and Thermal History in Polymeric Materials...................................................................................... 1605

YuanQiao Rao , Richard Farris

A Test Method for Rolling Resistance of Rubber Compounds ................................................ 1610Alan Gent

Stresses, Adhesion, and the Mechanics of Polymer Coatings ................................................ 1614Richard Farris

Statistical Tools for Predicting Flame Resistance of PC/ABS Blends .................................... 1618Srinivas Siripurapu, Naveen Agarwal

Recycling Thermosets: The Use of High-Pressure High-Temperature Sintering (HPHTS) and Degraded Material as Means of Producing New Products ................................ 1623

Drew Williams, Richard Farris

Nanocomposites Founded on Cyclic Oligomers ....................................................................... 1625Richard Farris, Amiya Tripathy,William MacKnight

A New Methodology for Measuring Flammability Parameters of Plastics.............................. 1626Richard Lyon, Richard N. Walters,Stanislav I. Stoliarov

Hierarchical Description of SEBS Block Copolymer Thermoplastic Elastomers .................. 1630Alan Lesser, Kishore Indukuri,Mohit Mamodia

W8 – PROPERTIES AND KINETIC STUDIES OF SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS

Thermal and Morphological Properties of Polyethylene Crystals Formed in N-Pentane Under High Pressure ..................................................................................................... 1635

Erdogan Kiran, Wei Zhang

Kinetic Studies of Reactive Blending of Thermoplastic Polyurethane with Poly(Vinyl Chloride) to Apply for Reactive Extrusion ............................................................... 1639

Johanna Baena, Shane Parnell,Kyonsuku Min

Deformation and Orientation of PET Filament via High Speed In-line Drawing ..................... 1644Wan-Gyu HAHM, Hiroshi ITO,Takeshi KIKUTANI

Effects of Montmorillonite Layered Silicates on the Crystallization Properties of Polylactic Acid............................................................................................................................... 1649

Nandika D'Souza, Timmy Chan

Analysis of Electron Beam Irradiated Polypropylene ............................................................... 1654Rich Hoffman, Sanjiv Bhatt

W9 – PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF IONOMERS AND GLASSES

Conformational Dynamics and Entanglement Phenomenon of Polymer Chains During Glass Transition ............................................................................................................... 1659

Chi-Fu Dai, Rong-Yeu Chang

Photoviscoelastic Behavior and Residual Thermal Birefringence in Polycarbonates ............................................................................................................................. 1664

T. H. Lin, A. I. Isayev

The Glass Transition Temperature Versus the Fictive Temperature....................................... 1669Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Wei Zheng,Sindee L. Simon

Enthalpy Recovery: Do Materials Reach the Equilibrium Line? .............................................. 1674Qingxiu Li, Sindee L. Simon

W21 – POLYMERS AT SURFACES AND INTERFACES

Gradient Libraries of Surface-Grafted Polymers: Combinatorial Tools for Surface Functionality* ................................................................................................................................ 1679

Chang Xu, Kathryn Beers

Scanning Probe Microscopy of Complex Polymer Systems: Beyond Imaging Their Morphology.......................................................................................................................... 1682

P. Leclere, R. Lazzaroni

Constructing Unique Micelle Structures of Charged Block Copolymers via Co-assembly with Organic Counterions........................................................................................... 1687

Darrin Pochan

Dewetting Transition in Thin Polymer Films .............................................................................. 1691Alamgir Karim

Supramolecular Polymers at Interfaces ..................................................................................... 1692Jeonghan Kim, Farrell Kersey,David Loveless,Stephen Craig

W22 – PROPERTIES OF THERMOSETS, COMPOSITES, AND NANOCOMPOSITES

Using TGA to Determine Carbone Fiber Content in Novel Polymer Composites .................. 1697Changhui Zhu, Hoyes Terryann,Tony DeGennaro,Pete Shickel

Mechanical Behavior of Cured Epoxy: Effects of Ultrasonic Processing............................... 1702Gerri Bernard, Richard West,Vivak M. Malhotra

Characterizing Fiber Diameter and Deformation Using Diffraction Techniques.................... 1707Peter Walsh, Alan Lesser

Optical Measurements of the Strain Field in Plastic Products................................................. 1711Jan Spoormaker

Effect of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of LLDPE Nanocomposites....................... 1716Nandika D'Souza, Ali Shaito ,Debora Fairbrother

Post-Yield Deformation of Glassy Networks: Effects of Molecular Architecture................... 1720Kevin Calzia, Alan Lesser

The Effect of Addition of PCL on the Mechanical Properties and Thermal Transitions of PLA Blends ........................................................................................................... 1725

Laxmi Sahu, Katy Britten,Nandika D'Souza

Measurement of the Bulk Modulus using Pressurizable Dilatometry ..................................... 1730Yan Meng, Sindee L. Simon

POLYMER MODIFIERS AND ADDITIVES – 38

M10 – NANOCOMPOSITES & FILLERS

Preparation and Characterization of HDPE Nanocomposite Micro Porous Film ................... 1735Min Kyung Dae, Kim Min Young,Lee Jae Heung,Choi Kil-Yeong,Lee Sung-Goo

Polypropylene/SEBS Thermoplastic Elastomer - Nanocomposite Films ............................... 1740Christopher Small, Gerard McNally,Paul McShane,Ian Kenny

VOLUME IV

Oxypolypropylene as a Compatibiliser in Polypropylene-Nanocomposite Films ................. 1745Christopher Small, Gerard McNally,Graham Garrett,Alan Clarke,Andy C.-Y. Lew

Degradation of Aliphatic Polyesters in the Presence of Inorganic Fillers .............................. 1750Georgia Chouzouri, Marino Xanthos

Improving the Economics of Fiber Reinforced Parts Using Glass Beads .............................. 1755Chris Smith, Bill Shaker,Larry Royer,Ufuk Senturk

The Effects of Nano Clay on Nylon 12 and Polyether Block Amide Co-Polymer Films ............................................................................................................................................... 1760

Lawrence Acquarulo, PhD.,Amar Nilajkar,Chuck O'Neil

T11 – STABILIZATION AND POLYMER ADDITIVES

Low Temperature Impact Modifier for Clear Polypropylene Applications.............................. 1766Huan Yang, Dave Hansen,Jeff Southwick

Mechanical Properties of PP/Ethylene Acrylate Copolymer/TiO2 Blends .............................. 1771X. S. Fan

Enhanced Anhydride Coupling Agents for Wood Polymer Composites ................................ 1776David M. Dean, Anthony M. Angelo, Andrew Smillie, and Karlheinz Hausmann

Development of High Performance Energy Conversion Materials .......................................... 1781Tatsuya Aoki, Yasuyuki Ohhira,Keiichi Moiya,Masaki Fujii

Synthesis of Needle-like Polyanilines......................................................................................... 1786Woo-Hyuk Jung, Dong-Young Kim,Young-Moo Lee,Stephen P. McCarthy

T29 – SURFACE AND BULK POLYMER MODIFICATION

Toward Hydrophilic Polypropylene-Film Surfaces Using Migratory Additives...................... 1791Siqiang Zhu, Douglas Hirt

Scale Up of Polypropylene Vis-breaking for Industrial Application ........................................ 1796Franco Guastaferro, Iván Fernández

Surface Modification of Ethylene-Acrylic Acid Copolymer (EAA) Films Using Various Linker Layers................................................................................................................... 1799

Chun Zhang, Ning Luo,Douglas Hirt

Functionalization of Polypropylene with Sulfonyl Azide Through Reactive Blending ......................................................................................................................................... 1804

Qing Li, Costas Tzoganakis

Surface Modification and Bulk Properties of PLA, PHA, and Their Blend Films ................... 1809Rahul Rasal, Andrew Metters,Douglas Hirt

A Novel Styrene/Maleic Anhydride Copolymer for Polymer Modification by SC CO2 ................................................................................................................................................. 1814

Guang-Ming Qiu, Bao-Ku Zhu,Fu Liu,You-Yi Xu

INT. 12 – POLYMER MODIFIERS & ADDITIVES POSTER SESSION

Effect of Processing Aids and Flame Retardant Synergists .................................................... 1819Gi Joon Nam, In Ha Kim,Gun Joo Lee

Characteristics of PP/PS PNC by High Intensity Ultrasonic Blend Process .......................... 1824Kyung Yl Kim, Hyung Su Kim,Jae Wook Lee

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT – 41

M12 – DESIGNING PLASTIC PRODUCTS FOR QUALITY AND PROFIT

WEEE and RoHS - Environmental Design Strategies ............................................................... 1829Timothy Austin

Plastic Pallet Design Improvement using a CAE Software....................................................... 1832Magda Castillo, Agustín Torres,Luis Marín,Facundo Méndez,Marilinda Antuoni

Comparison and Optimization of Five-gallon Container Designs using CAE ........................ 1837Magda M. Castillo; Luis Marín & Agustín Torres

Design for Six Sigma and Product Development in the Plastics Industry.............................. 1843Vinny Sastri

Cost Reduction Opportunities in the Part/Mold Design and Engineering Proces ................. 1849Mark Matsco, Terry Davis

Eco-Design of Plastics Products................................................................................................. 1854Ranganath Shastri, Veronika Pesinova

M29 – NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS CREATE NEW PLASTIC PRODUCTS

Fighting the Flow - How Predicting the Way Plastic Moves Saved Us Money ....................... 1860Timothy Austin

Why Troubleshoot When You Can prevent? A Bayesian Network Approach ........................ 1872Jason Trahan, Paul Engelmann

Polymer-Based Solar Thermal Systems:Past, Present and Potential Products .................... 1877Jay Burch

High Temperature Issues for Polymer-Based Solar Thermal Systems................................... 1883J. Burch, J. Thornton

Geometrical Effect and Material Selection in Multi-Component Molding (MCM) Development.................................................................................................................................. 1888

Chao-Tsai Huang, Ching-Hui Yeh,Shi-Chang Tseng

Materials and Processing Methods for the Production of Polymer Composite Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cells ........................................................................................................ 1893

Jianhua Huang, Donald G. Baird,Brent Cunningham

Chemical Attack of UV-Cure Adhesives Involving Polycarbonate .......................................... 1898Jessee McCanna

What Every Plastics Professional Should Know About Patentspart 2: Important Considerations in Invention Patenting ....................................................................................... 1903

Amad Tayebi

Thin-Film Thermosiphon Solar Collector Design ...................................................................... 1905Richard Rhodes

T13 – DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS TO HELP ACHIEVE OPTIMUM PLASTIC PART PROPERTIES

Material Optimization of PA12 Laser Sintering Powder to Improve Surface Quality............. 1910Ernst Schmachtenberg, Thomas Seul, Dr.,Michael Schoenfeld

Residual Stress Effects on Multi-Material Injection-Molded Parts .......................................... 1915Allen Peng, Wen-Hsien Yang,David Hsu

Prediction of Non Linear Visco-Elastic Deformations .............................................................. 1919Jan Spoormaker

INT. 11 – PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS

Reducing Resin Waste by Optimizing Polymer Process and Machine Design ...................... 1925Natti Rao, Ranganath Shastri

Optimization of Pet Beverage Bottle Design Using PRO/Mechanica FEM.............................. 1933Syed Masood, Carli Tjioe

Application of Recycled Industrial Polyolefins in Pail Design Using FEM ............................. 1938Syed Masood, Haider Rizvi,Igor Sbarski

ROTATIONAL MOLDING – 42

T14 – EFFECT OF PROCESS CONDITIONS AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES ON ROTATIONAL MOLDING

The Effect of Polyethylene Catalyst Type and Pigment Concentration on Crystal Growth During Rotomoulding ..................................................................................................... 1943

Paul Hanna, Gerry McNally,John Kissick,Mark Kearns,Raymond Murphy

Dimensional Stability of Single Site and Ziegler-Natta Ethylene Copolymers in Rotational Molding........................................................................................................................ 1948

Haijun Xu, Arturo Medina,Celine Bellehumeur

Modeling the Morphology Development of Ethylene Copolymers in Rotational Molding .......................................................................................................................................... 1953

Haijun Xu, Arturo Medina,Celine Bellehumeur

T31 – MICROPELLETS, FUEL BARRIER MATERIALS, FOAMS AND MICROWAVE ENERGY IN ROTATIONAL MOLDING

Employing Microwave Energy to Mold Thermoplastic Material............................................... 1958Yogesh Vakharia, Shrujal Vakharia

The Effect of Pigment on Rotomoulded Polyethylene Powder and Micropellets .................. 1963Mark Kearns, Mark Mc Court,Ronny Ervik

CBA-Based Foaming Of Thermoplastics Under Ambient Pressure ........................................ 1968Remon Pop-Iliev, Ning Dong,Donglai Xu,Chul Park

Fuel Barrier for Rotationally Molded Materials .......................................................................... 1973B. A. Graham, D. Cook

SIG002 – FAILURE ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION

M30 – FAILURE ANALYSIS & PREVENTION I

Failure of a 100 Tonne Fibreglass Storage Tank ....................................................................... 1981P. Lewis, C. Gagg

Battery Container Failures ........................................................................................................... 1987P. Lewis

Failure of a Nylon Bridge Bearing ............................................................................................... 1993P. Lewis, C. Gagg

Low Rate Plastic Component Breakage - A Case Study........................................................... 1998Larry Xu

Unexpected and Unusual Failures of Polymeric Materials....................................................... 2004Myer Ezrin, Gary Lavigne

Fracture of Polycarbonate in a Medical Device ......................................................................... 2012Xiaoping Guo

Failure Analysis of Nitrile Radiant Heating Tubing ................................................................... 2017J. E. Moalli, C. Robertson, C. D. Moore, M. T. F. Reitman

Strain rate Dependent Failure of Plastic Materials .................................................................... 2022Jeffrey Jansen

T15 – FAILURE ANALYSIS & PREVENTION II

Ballistic Impact Resistance of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene............................................ 2027Yankai Yang, Geoffrey Thompson,Huiwen Tai,Anne Hiltner,Eric Baer

Failure Mode Characterization of Glass Fiber Filled Plastic using Fractography ................. 2032Niles Stenmark

Drop Test of a Compound Structure Composed of PC Plate and PCB ................................... 2037Shia-Chung Chen, Lei-Ti Huang,Tong-Yue Wu,Zong-Wei Huang

Interfacial Failure of Composites at Cryogenic and Elevated Temperatures ......................... 2042Jaehyung Ju, Roger Morgan,E. Shin

Failures of Plastic Products Due to Not Adequately Replacing of Metals by Plastics........................................................................................................................................... 2047

J.L. Spoormaker, Ihor Skrypnyk, Anton Heidweiller

Ballistic Impact Resistance of Transparent Aromatic Nylons ................................................. 2052John Song, Joel Lofgren, Kyle Hart,Jay Hatfield

SIG006 – THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS

M14 – THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS (TPE) NEW MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGIES

Characterization of Hybrid Block Copolymer Systems ............................................................ 2057Mohit Mamodia, Alan Lesser

The Effect of Processing Conditions on the Properties of TPUs ............................................ 2062Aine Ruddy, Gerard McNally,Gavin Walker

Phenomenon of Gas Fading in Thermoplastic Elastomers in Automotive Interior Applications................................................................................................................................... 2067

Jeff McCoy, M. Reza Sadeghi

Surface Modifications of Automotive Weather Seals................................................................ 2072Yundong Wang, Joe Spuria,Hua Cai,Ryszard Brzoskowski

TPU/Nanoclay Composites Produced Via Reactive Extrusion ................................................ 2077Shane Parnell

M31 – THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS (TPE) NEW MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGIES II

Dynamic Vulcanisation of EPDM/HDPE-based Thermoplastic Vulcanisates Studied Along the Extruder Axis................................................................................................. 2082

M. Van Duin, A. V. Machado

Injection Molding Aliphatic TPU for Brighter Color Applications ............................................ 2087Mahmoud Ghanem

Comparative Study of New Generation Thermoplastic Elastomers and................................. 2093Rabeh Elleithy, Armando Sardanopoli

A New TPU Featuring Low Tackiness......................................................................................... 2097Limei Lu, Toprak Serhatkulu,Mahmoud Ghanem,Armando Sardanopoli

Soft, High-Temperature-Resistant Blends of Poly(ethylene alkyl acrylate) Copolymers and Polypropylene .................................................................................................. 2102

David Walsh, Mike Fill

A Novel Isobutylene-based TPV .................................................................................................. 2107David Marshall, Hideki Ishikawa,Hideki Kawai,Katsuhiko Kimura,Shigemi Matsumoto

Development of New TPV Materials with Enhanced Scratch Resistance ............................... 2111Eric Jourdain

Soft Thermoplastic Vulcanizates for Long Term Elastic Recovery Applications .................. 2116Jushik Yun, Darnell Worley II,Raman Patel,Keith Saunders

INT. 10 – THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS MATERIAL

Acid and Alkali Resistance Properties of Compatibilized Elastomers Blends....................... 2122León Dario Perez, Luis Fernando Giraldo,Betty Lucy Lopez

SIG010 – ALLOYS AND BLENDS

M32 – COMPOUNDING AND CHARACTERIZATION

Rheology and Properties of Linear and Branched Polypropylene Blends ............................. 2127Tara McCallum, Marianna Kontopoulou,Chul Park

Particulate Fillers on Morphology Development in Chaotic Mixing ........................................ 2132Madhusudan Sau, Dhawal Dharaiya,Sadhan Jana

Improving Weld Line Strength of Polycarbonateacrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (PC/ABS) Blends via Tailored Silicone Copolymers ................................................................. 2137

Srinivas Siripurapu

Development of a Novel Micro Compounder for Polymer Blends and Nanocomposit ............................................................................................................................... 2142

D. H. Kim, Y. Son

Compatibilization of Polypropylene/Polysulfone Membranes ................................................. 2147Vicki Flaris, Sikiru Lawal

Influence of PC-oligomer Content in PC/ABS Blend Injection Moldings ................................ 2150Sungeon Kim, Kazutoshi Umemura,Toshihiro Yoshida,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

Reactive Blends of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes and Poly(Vinyl Chloride) with Varying Types of Polyurethane Monomers ................................................................................ 2154

Johanna Baena, Kyonsuku Min

Effect of Compounding Procedure on Mechanical Properties of PLA/PCL Blends............... 2159Takeshi Semba, Kazuo Kitagawa,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

INT. 15 – ALLOYS AND BLENDS INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION

Crystallization Enhancement Of Poly(L-Lactide) by Carbon Nanotubes ................................ 2164Yeong-Tarng Shieh, Gin-Lung Liu

SIG012 – JOINING OF PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

M15 – ULTRASONIC WELDING AND ADHESIVES

Cure Kinetics of an Epoxy-Amine Adhesive System ................................................................ 2169Xiaoping Guo

Experiments in Ultrasonic Micro-Embossing of PMMA............................................................ 2174Miranda Marcus, Avraham Benatar

Ultrasonic Bonding of 3M™ Fasteners to PP Substrates......................................................... 2179James Kobe, James Kobe

Ultrasonic Plunge Welding of Polypropylene Nonwovens....................................................... 2184Hakan Ozaltun, Avraham Benatar,Satinder Nayar

Study of Ultrasonic Welding of Hdpe-based Nanoclay Composites ....................................... 2189Sean Flowers, Seth Humphrys,James Thomas,Abbass Mokhtarzadeh,Avraham Benatar

Effects of Metallization Coating on Ultrasonic Welding of Abs ............................................... 2194Avraham Benatar, Abbass Mokhtarzadeh,Chung Wu

M33 – HEAT-SEALING AND HOT-PLATE, INDUCTION, AND RESISTANCE WELDING

Weldability of Bio-Renewable Ultrasonic Exofolated Nanocomposites ................................. 2199Avi Benatar, Maria Vlad,David Grewell

Coupled Temperature, Diffusion and Squeeze Flow Model for Interfacial Healing Predictions..................................................................................................................................... 2205

Avi Benatar, David Grewell

Performance of Susceptor Materials in High Frequency Magnetic Fields.............................. 2211Russell Nichols, Drew P. LaMarca,Bryan Agosto

High Speed Hot Plate Welding..................................................................................................... 2216Joachim Schnieders, Helmut Potente,Maik Büssing

Effect of Heat-sealing Temperature and Holding Time on Mechanical Properties of Heat-sealed Poly (lactic acid) Films........................................................................................ 2221

Yasuo Hashimoto, Yumi Hashimoto,Tetsuya Tsujii,Kazuo Kitagawa,Masaya Kotaki,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

Fracture Behavior of Heat-sealed PP Films Under Static And Creep Loadings..................... 2226Yasuhiro Nishikawa, Yasuhiro Fujita,Sommai Pivsa-Art,Asami Nakai,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

Fracture Behavior of Heat-Sealed Poly (lactic acid) Films ....................................................... 2231Reiichi Konishi, Yasuo Hashimoto,Yumi Hashimoto,Masanori Anan,Tetsuya Tsujii,Mitsuhiko Morimoto,Masaya Kotaki,Kazuo Kitagawa,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

Resistance Welding of glass-fiber-reinforced PP: modeling and experiments...................... 2236P. J. Bates, S. Tan, G. Zak, J. Mah

T16 – VIBRATION AND LASER WELDING

Quality Increase and Fine Fluff Avoidance in Vibration Welding ............................................ 2241Maik Büssing, Helmut Potente,Joachim Schnieders

Laser Transmission Welding of Colored Thermoplastic Elastomers and Hard Plastics........................................................................................................................................... 2246

Akihide Isoda, Yoshiteru Hatase, Osamu Nakagawa and Heihachi Yushina

Prediction of Temperature, Viscosity and Shear Stress During Steady State of Vibration Welding of Polyamide-6............................................................................................... 2251

Martin Weber, Musa Kamal,Young-Mi Chung

Vibration Weldability Study for Automotive Interior Application Polypropylene................... 2257J. Park, D. Lewis, C. K. Yoon

Vibration Welding of Nylon 6 Nanocomposites ......................................................................... 2262C. Y. Wu, J. DeWerth

Laser Transmission Welding of Semi-Crystalline Plastics....................................................... 2268Reiner Luetzeler, Edmund Haberstroh

T32 – LASER WELDING

Characterization of Beam Profile for High-power Diode Lasers with Application to Laser Welding of Polymers .......................................................................................................... 2274

L.S. Mayboudi, M. Chen,G. Zak,A.M. Birk,P.J. Bates

Beam Shaping with Spatial Modulators for Laser Micro-Welding of Plastics ........................ 2279Avi Benatar, David Grewell

Multi Physical Coupled Model; Predictions of Healing with Microwelding of Plastics........................................................................................................................................... 2285

Avi Benatar, David Grewell

Laser Absorption Coefficient Measurement of Amorphous Polymers for Laser Transmission Welding.................................................................................................................. 2291

Mingliang Chen, Gene Zak,Phil Bates

Beam Shaping with Diffractive Optics for Laser Micro-Machining of Plastics with a Femtosecond Laser ................................................................................................................... 2296

Kittichai Sojiphan, Miranda Marcus,Hae Woon Choi,Chunmeng Lu,Avraham Benatar,Dave Farson,L. James Lee

On the Design of a Strong Contour Laser Weld Joint Geometry for Closed Hollow Chambers....................................................................................................................................... 2300

Suzanne Xiaoqun Xu, Dan Watt,Bobbye Baylis,Paul Daly

Measuring the Depth of Penetration of the Laser Beam in the Absorbing Material for Through-Transmission Welding Processes ......................................................................... 2305

Dan Watt, Yingping Huang,Inna Severina,Elena Maeva

A Numerical Study of Scanning Through-Transmission Laser Welding ................................ 2310Yingping Huang, Alfred Yu,Dan Watt,Bobbye Baylis

SIG013 – APPLIED RHEOLOGY

M16 – NEW MEASUREMENT DEVICES AND RHEOLOGY OF NANO- AND MICRO-DISPERSIONS

Modeling the Transient Rheology of a Polypropylene Melt Reinforced with Long and Short Glass Fibers................................................................................................................. 2315

Aaron Eberle, Donald Baird,Peter Wapperom

Development of a High Pressure Slit Rheometer ...................................................................... 2320F. Klaiber, I. D. Lopez-Gomez, T. A. Osswald, L. S. Turng

Rheology Phenomena of Nano-extrudate Flow ......................................................................... 2325Jiann-Shing Wu, Huan-Chuang Tseng,Rong-Yeu Chang

VOLUME V

Rheological Characterization of Compatibility & Degradation of PC/PBT Layered Silicate Nanocomposites ............................................................................................................. 2330

Wade Depolo, David Litchfield,Donald Baird

Electrorheological Properties of Carbon Black Filled PDMS ................................................... 2335Michael Kaufman, Marianna Kontopoulou,Aris Docoslis

Development of a Device to Measure Rheological Properties at High Frequency ................ 2341Chelsea Braybrook, Phil Bates,Marianna Kontopoulou

T33 – FLOW AND PROCESSING OF COMPLEX FLUIDS

Linear Viscoelastic Behaviors of Polypropylene....................................................................... 2346Jian-Z Wang, Yeh Wang

Breakdown of the Cox-Merz Rule and Instability of Polymer Solutions in Viscometric Flows......................................................................................................................... 2351

Changping Sui, Gregory McKenna

Investigation of Advanced Constitutive Equations Under Different Flow Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 2356

Martin Zatloukal, Radek Pivokonsky,Tim Gough,Phil Coates

Film-Casting Behavior as a Function of Molecular Structure and Rheology ......................... 2361Christopher Seay, Donald Baird

Effect of Preparation Method on the Rheological Behavior of Waterborne Polyurethane Dispersion.............................................................................................................. 2366

Samy Madbouly, Joshua Otaigbe,Ajaya Nanda,Douglas Wicks

Rheology Studies of Two-phase Gas-Polymer Suspensions During Mold Filling................. 2371Xiaonan Qin, Michael Thompson,Andrew Hrymak

Molecular Structure and Rheology Relationship of Polyethylenes......................................... 2376Nafaa Mekhilef, Gilberto Pasquariello

SIG016 – PROCESS MONITORING & CONTROL

T17 – PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL

A Multi-Sample Melt Micro-Rheometer ....................................................................................... 2383A. J. Bur, K. B. Migler

Direct Closed-Loop Quality Control for Injection Molding ....................................................... 2388Zhongbao Chen, Lih-Sheng Turng,Daniel Caulfield

Estimation of Melt Temperature From in-Mold Temperature Sensor Data ............................. 2393Stephen Johnston, David Kazmer

Multivariate Analysis (MVA) for Quality Detection in Injection Molding Systems in the Medical Device Community ................................................................................................... 2398

Lee Hutson, Chris Ambrozic

The Promise and Practice of Valve Gate Sequencing............................................................... 2403Art Schubert

SIG018 – PLASTICS EDUCATORS

M34 – PLASTICS EDUCATION

The Center for Nanocomposites and Multifunctional Materials at Pittsburg State University ....................................................................................................................................... 2408

Christopher Ibeh, Andrey Beyle,Andrey Beyle,David Hui

A See-Through Extruder to Teach Principles of Polymer Melt Extrusion............................... 2413D. E. Higbee, H. KrishnaBachia, R. K. Krishnaswamy

A Fiber and Film Simulation Package as a Learning Tool........................................................ 2417Scott Pearson, James von Oehsen,Edward Duffy,Christopher Cox

Marketing a Plastics Engineering Technology Program .......................................................... 2422Brian Young

Using Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering to Grow Jobs in Western North Carolina ............................................................................................................................... 2427

W. L. McDaniel, P. Sanger, M. Clare

Teaching Polymer Processing to Engineering Technology Undergraduate Students, Utilizing a Positive, Dimensional Approach ............................................................. 2432

David E. Finlow, Ph.D.

An Innovative Approach to Involve Grade School Students in College Projects .................. 2437Jonathan Meckley, Lucy Lenhardt

INT. 14 – PLASTICS EDUCATORS INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS

Changes in Plastics Education Due to Bologna Process in Croatia ....................................... 2442Gordana Baric, Igor Catic,Maja Rujnic-Sokele

SIG019 – RADIATION PROCESSING OF POLYMERS

T34 – RADIATION PROCESSING OF POLYMERS

Rheological Studies on Radiation Modified Polyethylene Resins........................................... 2446Song Cheng, Ed Phillips

Electron-Beam Cured Resin Systems for Wood Composites .................................................. 2455William Griffith, George Dorsey,David Harper,Timothy Rials,Ting Song,Paul Winistorfer,William Moschler,Song Cheng

Mixed Field Irradiation-Induced Modification of Thermally Cured Castor Oil Based Polyurethanes ............................................................................................................................... 2460

Aba Mortley, Hughes Bonin ,Tam Bui

Modification of Polymers by Ionizing Radiation: A Review...................................................... 2465Jiri Drobny

Surface Modification of PYDF Porous Membranes by Electron Irradiation............................ 2470Y. Y. Xu, F. Liu, B. K. Zhu, G. M. Qiu

SIG021 – PLASTIC PIPE & FITTINGS

W15 – PLASTIC PIPE: RESEARCH, TESTING & NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Ranking of PE Pipe Grades by Cyclic Crack Growth Tests with Cracked Round Bar Specimens .............................................................................................................................. 2475

Markus Haager, Gerald Pinter,Reinhold W. Lang

Accelerated Quality Assurance Tests for PE Pipe Grades....................................................... 2480Gerald Pinter, Markus Haager,Reinhold W. Lang

Crack Initiation in Pipe Grade Polyethylene............................................................................... 2485Wen Zhou, Alexander Chudnovsky,Byoung-HO Choi

Material Designation Code for Higher Performance PE Piping Materials (Draft in Progress) ....................................................................................................................................... 2490

W. G. Jee, S. D. Sandtrum, K. J. Kipina

Effect of Environmental Stress Cracking Agents on Fatigue and Creep of a MDPE Pipe................................................................................................................................................. 2496

Ravi Ayyer, Anne Hiltner,Eric Baer,Robert Matheson

Fabrication of Composite Pipe with Recycled Polycarbonate and Crushed FRP Products......................................................................................................................................... 2501

Masanori Anan, Takahiro Okamoto,Hiroaki Okumura,Asami Nakai,Hiroyuki Hamada

SIG023 – NANO/MICRO MOLDING

T35 – MICRO AND NANOSCALE MOLDING I: PROCESSING AND MATERIALS ISSUES

Structure and Properties of Thin-wall Molded with Micro Surface Features.......................... 2506Hiroshi Ito, Kunihiko Kazama,Toshiyuki Yasuhara,Takushi Saito,Takeshi Kikutani

Micro-scale Disk in Ultra Miniature Injection Molding .............................................................. 2511Hiroshi Ito, Kunihiko Kazama,Takeshi Kikutani,Kenji Okubo,Shigeo Tanaka

Polymer Replication and Characterization of a Ruled Diffraction Grating ............................. 2516Aleksandar Angelov, John Coulter

Enhancing the Mechanical Property of Polymeric Composites with Added Nanomaterial ................................................................................................................................. 2521

Chin Kwang Huang

Replication of Injection Molded Parts with Micro-Scale Features ........................................... 2526Osamu Murakami, Kazushi Yamada,Masaya Kotaki,Hiroyuki Hamada

Real-time Diagnosis for Micro Powder Injection Molding using Ultrasound.......................... 2531C. C. Cheng, Y. Ono, B. D. Whiteside, E. C. Brown, C. K. Jen, P. D. Coates

Biomimetic Surface Microstructures and Their Replication to Polymeric Materials ............. 2536Pratapkumar Nagarajan, Katherine Woo,Donggang Yao

Mechanical Property Determination of Micro Injection Molded Tensile Test Specimens ..................................................................................................................................... 2541

Alan Tom, Greg Layser,John Coulter

Fundamental Processing Characteristics in Polymer Micro/Nano Molding ........................... 2546Michael W Boehm, Kurt Koelling, Chunmeng Lu, L. James Lee

W17 – MICRO AND NANOSCALE MOLDING II: NOVEL PROCESSING

A CO2 Assisted Nanometer Scale Imprinting and Cold Embossing Method ......................... 2551Shun-suke Nozaki, Masahiro Ohshima

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nanoimprinting at Different Process Condition ............ 2556Chun-I Lin, Chi-Fu Dai,Rong-Yeu Chang

Sacrificial Mold Embossing for High Density, High Aspect Ratio Micro/Nano Structures ...................................................................................................................................... 2561

C. Lu, d. Grewell, A. Benatar, L. J. Lee

Micro-valve Based on Superhydrophobicity.............................................................................. 2566C. Lu, Y. J. Juang, C. G. Koh, L. J. Lee

A Novel Fabrication Method and Optimum Tooling Design for Microlens Arrays................. 2571Yung-Kang Shen

Two-Station Embossing Process for Rapid Fabrication of Polymer Microstructures ............................................................................................................................. 2576

Donggang Yao, Allen Y. Yi,Lei Li,Pratapkumar Nagarajan

THERMOFORMING – 25

M6 – THERMOFORMING TECHNOLOGY

Extrusion Parameters Affecting Thermformability of Low-Density Thermoplastic Foam Sheet .................................................................................................................................... 2581

Chris Rauwendaal, James Throne

Rheological Modeling of Plug-assist Thermoforming .............................................................. 2590Hossein Hosseini, Boris Berdyshev

Modeling of Deformation Processes in Vacuum Thermoforming of a Pre-stretched Sheet ............................................................................................................................. 2597

Hossein Hosseini, Boris Berdyshev

Applications of Thermoformability Analyzer ............................................................................. 2605Amit Dharia

M22 – THERMOFORMING DEVELOPMENT

A Solution for Rupture of Polymeric Sheets During Plug-assist Thermoforming ................. 2610Hossein Hosseini, Boris Berdyshev

A Solution for Rupture of Polymeric Sheets During Plug-assist Thermoforming ................. 2618Hossein Hosseini, Boris Berdyshev

The Effect of Biaxial Orientation Processing Conditions on Immiscible Polymer Blended Sheet ............................................................................................................................... 2626

Jennifer Lynch, Thomas Nosker,James Idol

Effect of Plug Design on Thermoformed Polypropylene Parts ................................................ 2631S. Kongkruaphan, J. Mead, S. Orroth

The Effect of Formulation and Process on Thermoformable TPO Gloss ............................... 2636Kim Walton, Douglas Waszeciak,Laura Weaver

INT. 13 – THERMOFORMING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS

Thermoforming Process Optimization by using the Experiment Design Technique ............ 2641Rosa Morales, Maria Candal

THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS AND FOAMS – 29

M26 – POLYOLEFINS & ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS

Bulk Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in a Kneader Reactor ........................................ 2646Pierre-Alain Fleury

Structure to Property Relationships iIn Polycarbonate/Polydimethylsiloxane Copolymers ................................................................................................................................... 2655

Matthew Pixton, Srini Rajagopalan,Nitin Moghe,Niles Rosenquist

Structure and Properties of Biaxially Oriented Polypropropylenes (BOPP) .......................... 2660Peter Dias, Anne Hiltner,Eric Baer,Jef Van Dun,Hongyu Chen,Steve Chum

Influence of Phase Segregation on the Physical Properties of Polyethylene Blends ............................................................................................................................................ 2665

Raj Krishnaswamy

Peculiarity of Formation of the HDPE Phase Oxidized (GEL) by Processing......................... 2670Rakhil Sinelnikova, Valery Makarov

Thermal Transitions and Rheology of Propylene-Ethylene-based Terpolymers ................... 2674Abdelhadi Sahnoune, Sudhin Datta,Cesar Garcia-Franco

Experimental Investigation of PP Film Casting ......................................................................... 2679Kenneth Aniunoh, Graham Harrison

T5 – PS AND PLA FOAMS

Measurement of Gas Solubility in Polylactide ........................................................................... 2684Guangming Li, Hongbo Li,Lih Sheng Turng,Shaoqin Gong

Layered, Nano Foams from PS Blends....................................................................................... 2691Xia Liao, Arghavan Victoria Nawaby,Y. Paul Handa

CO2 Foaming Based on PS / PMMA Blend and Nanoclay ........................................................ 2695Xiangmin Han, Jiong Shen,Maxwell Wingert,L. James Lee

Foaming PS with HFC-134a in Supercritical State .................................................................... 2700Richard Gendron, Michel F. Champagne

Extruded Open-Cell Foams Using Amorphous Polymers ........................................................ 2705Patrick C. Lee

Extrusion Foaming of PLA Blown with CO2 .............................................................................. 2710Joel Reignier, Richard Gendron,Michel Champagne

T25 – POLYOLEFIN FOAM

Effect of Nano Particles on Foaming Behaviors of PP ............................................................. 2715W. Zheng, Y. H. Lee, C. B. Park

Effects of CO2 and Talc Contents on Recyclable HMS PP Foaming....................................... 2721Wanrudee Kaewmesri, Patrick C. Lee,Chul B. Park,Jantrawan Pumchusak

Numerical Simulation of Expanded Polypropylene Beads....................................................... 2726Sho Nakai, Kentaro Taki,Isao Tsujimura,Masahiro Ohshima

Ethylene-Octene Based Foam-Film Structures via Microlayer Coextrusion Technology .................................................................................................................................... 2731

Aditya Ranade, Anne Hiltner,Eric Baer,Mark Barger,Joseph Dooley

Visualization of PP Foaming with Nitrogen................................................................................ 2736Qingping Guo, Jin Wang,Chul Park

PP Melt Swelling Due to Gas Dissolution................................................................................... 2741Yao Gai Gary Li, H.B. Li,Jin Wang,C.B. Park

Fine-celled Foaming of HDPE Using Nitrogen ........................................................................... 2746J.W.S. Lee, C.B. Park

INT. 2 – THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS & FOAMS

Investigation of the Electrically Conductive Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber ........................ 2751In Kim

Cadence Copolyester Resins for Calendered Film ................................................................... 2756John Pomeroy

Fracture Behaviour of Injection Moulding Post-consumer Wood/Plastic Composite Foams ......................................................................................................................... 2760

Denis Rodrigue, Bernard Riedl,Ryan Gosselin

Mechanical Properties of Foamed PP Sheet .............................................................................. 2765Yasuhiro Nishikawa, Yang Xinyu,Seiichiro Hisaka,Asami Nakai,Hiroyuki Hamada

W6 – FOAM MODELING AND ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC FOAMS

Effect of Injection Molding Process Parameters on the Morphology and Quality of Microcellular Foams ..................................................................................................................... 2770

Jingyi Xu

Effects of Gas Content and Pressure Drop Rate on Foaming.................................................. 2775Siu Ning Sunny Leung, Chul B. Park

Challenges to the Formation of Nano-Cells in Foaming Processes........................................ 2780Zhenjin Zhu, Chul B. Park,Jinho zong

Formability of Solid-state Microcellular Polycarbonate............................................................ 2785Vipin Kumar, John Benson

Micro and Nano Scale Solid-State PEI Foams ........................................................................... 2790Pavee Chatchaisucha, Vipin Kumar

Prediction of Modulus by Considering Distribution of Cell Shape.......................................... 2795Kazumi Yamaguchi, Akihiko Goto,Umaru Ishiaku,Hiroyuki Hamada

THERMOSET – 28

T24 – INNOVATIONS IN THEMOSETS

In-mold Coating for Thermoplastic Parts: Modeling, Rheology and Apparent Slip............... 2799Narayan Bhagavatula, Chuckaphun Aramphongphun,Elliott Straus,Jose Castro

Structure-Properties Relationship in Methylphenylsiloxane-Modified Epoxy Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 2804

Man Zhang, George Martin

Effect of Surface Treatment oOn Mechanical Properties of GF/Phenol Composite .............. 2811Yasuhiro Nishikawa, Asami Nakai,Hiroyuki Hamada,Takeshi Okayama,Naoki Uota,Yasunari Kuratani

Structural and Thermal Aspects of the Performance of Hybrid Moulds with SLS................. 2816Pedro Martinho, Paulo Bartolo,Antonio Pontes,Antonio Pouzada

Flow and Cure Modelling of Rim Mouldings - Thermal and Flow Validation.......................... 2822Artur Mateus, Pedro Martinho,Paulo Bartolo

Monitoring UP Curing reactions by Raman Spectroscopy....................................................... 2828Javier Cruz, Tim Osswald

UNDERGRADUATE ONLY – 56

M17 – STUDENT SESSION – PROCESSING AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES

The Effect of Orientation on Perfluorosulfonate Lonomer Based IPMC Actuation ............... 2833Joel Carr

Characterizing Surface Orientation Caused by Shear-Induced Flow ...................................... 2837Luke Kwisnek, Richard Haibach

Investigating How Stress Will Affect the Weatherability of Plastic Materials......................... 2841Michelle Newland, Erica Smith

Effects of Shear-Induced Flow on Impact Strength .................................................................. 2846Matthew Jackson, Millington Adkins

The Affect of Accelerated Aging and Physical Aging on Molecular Weight in Medical Polymers.......................................................................................................................... 2850

Travis Hunter, Josh Sindlinger

Flash Prevention Due to Skin Solidification .............................................................................. 2853K. Shah, M. Patel, S. Nguyen

W16 – STUDENT SESSION – MOLD DESIGN AND BLOW MOLDING

The Effects of Mold Closing Speeds and Positions on the Pinch-off Strength of an Extruded Blow Molded Bottle ...................................................................................................... 2858

Ben McElhaney, Andrew Lesser

Effect of Shear Induced Flow Imbalance on Multi-Cavity Molds Using Gas Assisted Injection Molding .......................................................................................................... 2863

Chris Sandieson, Matt Harp

The Effect of Sharp Corners and Runner Length on Melt Flow Imbalances .......................... 2868Raymond McKee, Joshua Hoover

9 Molds in 10 Weeks ..................................................................................................................... 2873Nathan Slesinger, Matt Goodwin

VINYL PLASTICS – 27

M8 – VINYL PLASTICS AND ADDITIVES

The Long Term Behavior of Organotins in PVC Pipe................................................................ 2878Richard Johnson, Michael Clark

Lubrication Mechanism in Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Compounds: Understanding Three Distinct Roles of Lubricants ............................................................................................. 2882

James Summers

Lubrication, Single Screw Extrusion Rates and Plasticizer Structure in Flexible PVC Compounds........................................................................................................................... 2887

Paul Daniels

Recycling and Reuse of Vinyl Wallpaper.................................................................................... 2892Karnik Tarverdi

M25 – VINYL PLASTICS AND ADDITIVES II

Successful Defense Against Infringement ................................................................................. 2897Elliott L. Weinberg

Comparative Study of Organic and Inorganic Impact Modification of PVC............................ 2899Gerd Schmaucks, Bernd Friede,Anders Sørhuus,Jan Olaf Roszinski

Enhanced Performance And Processing Considerations of PMMA Capstocks for Weatherable PVC Building Products .......................................................................................... 2906

Adam Toft, Reid Banyay

Optimization of Acrylic Components in Extruded Rigid PVC .................................................. 2912Nafaa Mekhilef, Gilberto Pasquariello,Paul Lavallee,Mark Lavach

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