Coatings Research Institute to hold Smart Coatings conference February 15-17, in Orlando, FL.The Coatings Research Institute (CRI) at Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. , Ypsilanti, MI, has announced that the Smart Coatings 2006 conference will be held February 15-17, 2006, at the Grosvenor Resort at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL. The three-day conference will focus on bioactive coatings, nanotechnology-based coatings, self-assembled intelligent layers, and stimulus and response coatings. The conference is organized into five sessions over the three days. The prelimnary schedule is as follows: Wednesday, February 15 Session 1 -- Smart Coatings "Engineering Nano-Porous Bioactive Coatings Containing Microorganisms: Fundamentals and Emerging Applications" -- Michael C. Flickinger, University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. "Reversibly Responsive Polymer Coatings and Nanostructures" -- Mingdi Yan, Portland State University "The Influence of Geometry on Superhydrophobicity" -- Oskar Werner, Royal Institute of Technology "Coatings Upon Self-Assembly of Smart Nanoparticles" -- Sergiy Minko and Igor Luzinov, Clarkson University Session II -- Smart Polymers and Coatings "Nanostructured Electro-optically Active Smart Coatings Based on Conjugated Polymer Networks: Precursor Polymer Approach, Devices, and Nanopatterning" -- Rigoberto Advincula, University of Houston "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Polymer Based Materials for Antimicrobial Coatings" -- Lon J. Mathias, University of Southern Mississippi "Smart Surfaces for the Control Attachment and Biofilm Biofilm An adhesive substance, the glycocalyx, and the bacterial community which it envelops at the interface of a liquid and a surface. When a liquid is in contact with an inert surface, any bacteria within the liquid are attracted to the surface and adhere Accumulation" -- L. Ista and G. Lopez, University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It also offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. "How Smart Are Acrylic Nanoparticles?" -- Frank N. Jones, Eastern Michigan University "Switchable Wettability Using Polyelectrolyte pol·y·e·lec·tro·lyte n. An electrolyte, such as a protein or polysaccharide, having a high molecular weight. Brushes" -- Omar Azzaroni, University of Cambridge Thursday, February 16 Session III -- Stimuli Responsive Materials and Coatings "Nanometer Scale Antimicrobial Fibers Based on Cationic Polyelectrolytes" -- Timothy E. Long, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, at Blacksburg; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical college. "Formulation and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Waterborne and High Solids Coatings" -- Jamil Baghdachi and Daniel Clemans, Eastern Michigan University "Self Decontaminating Surfaces to Neutralize Biological Pathogens" -- Martin Rogers, Luna Innovations "Biocatalytic bi·o·cat·a·lyst n. A substance, especially an enzyme, that initiates or modifies the rate of a chemical reaction in a living body; a biochemical catalyst. bi Paints and Coatings" -- C. Steven McDaniel, Reactive Surfaces, LTD. "Novel, Environmentally Friendly, Antifouling/Fouling Release Coatings Developed Using Combinatorial Methods" -- Bret J. Chisholm, North Dakota State University North Dakota State University, at Fargo; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1890 as North Dakota Agricultural College, achieved university status in 1960. Session IV -- Smart Coatings "The Imprinting Approach to Synthesize Self-Assembling Coatings and Granules for Selective Interactions with Biopolymers and Bioparticles" -- M.C. Hjerten, Stockholm, Sweden "Bulk Entrapment entrapment, in law, the instigation of a crime in the attempt to obtain cause for a criminal prosecution. Situations in which a government operative merely provides the occasion for the commission of a criminal act (e.g. of Nontoxic Antifouling Compounds into Silicone Coatings: Experimental Studies and Mathematical Modeling" -- Abdulhadi A. Al-Juhni, University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a "The Study on Nanotechnology-based Organic Coatings" -- Limin Wu, Fudan University "Investigation of an Electrochemical electrochemical /elec·tro·chem·i·cal/ (-kem´i-k'l) pertaining to interaction or interconversion of chemical and electrical energies. e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal adj. Basis for the Protection of Steel and Aluminum Samples by Polyaniline and Polyphenylene Ether Coatings" -- Peter Spellane, New York City College of Technology New York City College of Technology (NYCCT), called New York City Technical College prior to 2002 and nicknamed City Tech, is the largest four-year technical school in the northeastern United States, and one of four colleges within the City University of New York "Nanotechnology in Coatings Hype, Hope and Reality" -- Thomas Sawitowski, BYK-Chemie Friday, February 17 Session IV -- Smart Coatings "Intelligent Corrosion Protection by Conducting Polymers" -- M. Rohwerder, Max-Planck-Institut fur Eisenforschung "High Speed Vacuum Deposition for Wide Web Polymer Coatings" -- Michael G. Mikhael, Sigma Technologies International, Inc. "Remedial, Bioactive Facades by Application of Photocatalytic, Transparent Thin Film Ti[O.sub.2] Coatings on Organic Coatings" -- Karunanithi Vijayanand, IEC Group PTE Ltd. "Effects of Alumina and Silica Nanoparticles on Automotive Clear-Coat Properties" -- Ray Fernando, California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly "Nanocomposite Dispersion--An Innovation in Waterbased Coatings" -- Harm Wiese, BASF AG "Surface Modified Nano-Additives for Coatings" -- John W. Du, BYK-Chemie "Intelligent Coatings for Fire Protection of Wood" -- Joshwa A. Raj, Al Gurg Leigh's Paints L.L.C., Sharjah, UAE Registration Registration for the entire conference costs $800 for industry professionals, $400 for academic educators, and $150 for students. To attend just one day of the conference, the cost is $300. In addition, a separately priced symposium dinner will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 17. The cost is $60 and should be paid upon registering for the conference. Additional information can be found at www.emich.edu/public/coatings_research/smartcoatings. Technical questions should be directed to Jamil Baghdachi, Polymers and Coatings Graduate Program Coordinator for CRI, at 734.487.3192 or jamil.baghdachi@emich.edu. For all general conference questions, contact Sandy Tanner, CRI Administrative Associate, at 734.487.2203 or sandy.tanner@emich.edu. |
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