Mechanical Performance of Polymer Networks, Gels and Elastomers 1

FOCUS · MAR-B68 · ID: 3986805

Presentations

  • ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: M. C. Burroughs, E. L. Quirk, B. M. Wirtz, T. H. Schloemer, D. N. Congreve, D. J. Mai. Light-Responsive Star Polymers for Reprocessable Network Formation and Deconstruction. Macromolecules, 58(12), 6066–6076 (2025).
    E. L. Quirk, M. C. Burroughs, D. J. Mai. In situ Photo-rheology Monitors Viscoelastic Changes in Photo-responsive Polymer Networks. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 220, e68394 (2025).
    M. C. Burroughs, T. H. Schloemer, D. N. Congreve, D. J. Mai. Gelation dynamics during photocrosslinking of polymer nanocomposite hydrogels. ACS Polymers Au, 3(2), 217–227, (2023).

    Presenters

    • Danielle J Mai

      • Stanford University

    Authors

    • Danielle J Mai

      • Stanford University

    • Michael C. Burroughs

      • Stanford University

    • Eleanor L Quirk

      • Stanford University

    • Brendan M Wirtz

      • Stanford University

    • Tracy H Schloemer

      • Stanford University

    • Daniel N Congreve

      • Stanford University

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  • ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Meagan Crowley

      • Colorado School of Mines

    Authors

    • Meagan Crowley

      • Colorado School of Mines

    • Peter Ciesielksi

      • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    • Alexander J Pak

      • Colorado School of Mines

    • Lintao Bu

      • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    • Vivek Bharadwaj

      • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    • Michael Crowley

      • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    • Shubham Vyas

      • Colorado School of Mines

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  • ORAL

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    Publication: [1] Y. Zhao and F. Ferrari, Topological effects on the mechanical properties of polymer knots, Physica A 486 (2017), 44.

    Presenters

    • Franco Ferrari

      • University of Szczecin

    Authors

    • Franco Ferrari

      • University of Szczecin

    • Marcin R Piatek

      • University of Szczecin

    • Luca Tubiana

      • University of Trento

    • Neda Abbasi Taklimi

      • University of Szczecin

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  • ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Divya Iyer

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    Authors

    • Divya Iyer

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Nadia Chapple

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Ikeoluwa Apata

      • University of Hawaii at Manoa

    • Juan Manuel Urueña

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Adarsh Krishnamurthy

      • Iowa State University

    • Baskar Ganapathysubramanian

      • Iowa State University

    • Craig J Hawker

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Angela Pitenis

      • University of California Santa Barbara
      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Michael L. Chabinyc

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Christopher M Bates

      • University of California, Santa Barbara

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  • ORAL

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    Publication: Pierre Kawak and Harshad Bhapkar and David S. Simmons. Glassy interphases reinforce elastomeric nanocomposites by enhancing percolation-driven volume expansion under strain. ArXiV 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04755
    Pierre Kawak and Harshad Bhapkar and David S. Simmons. On the origin of heating-induced softening and enthalpic reinforcement in elastomeric nanocomposites. ArXiV 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06971
    Pierre Kawak and Harshad Bhapkar and David S. Simmons. Central Role of Filler–Polymer Interplay in Nonlinear Reinforcement of Elastomeric Nanocomposites. Macromolecules 2024, 57, 19, 9466–9475. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00489

    Presenters

    • Pierre Kawak

      • University of South Florida

    Authors

    • Pierre Kawak

      • University of South Florida

    • Harshad Bhapkar

      • University of South Florida

    • David S Simmons

      • University of South Florida

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  • ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Sergei S Sheiko

      • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Authors

    • Sergei S Sheiko

      • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • Emilie A Moses

      • University of North Carolina
      • Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
      • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • Claire J Wang

      • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
      • Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • Joseph Collins

      • Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • Andrey V Dobrynin

      • University of North Carolina

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  • ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Ko Yamaguchi

      • Kyushu University

    Authors

    • Ko Yamaguchi

      • Kyushu University

    • Daisuke Kawaguchi

      • Univ of Tokyo

    • Atsuomi Shundo

      • Kyushu University

    • Satoru Yamamoto

      • Kyushu University

    • Tatsuki Abe

      • Kyushu university

    • Yuma Morimitsu

      • Kyushu University

    • Noboru Miyata

      • CROSS

    • Tsukasa Miyazaki

      • CROSS

    • Hiroyuki Aoki

      • Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    • Keiji Tanaka

      • Kyushu University

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  • ORAL

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    Publication: The manuscript has been submitted to ACS Macromolecules, under the title "The Influence of Thiol-Ene Mechanism on Polymer Network Topology". It is currently under review.

    Presenters

    • Brandon C Jeong

      • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Authors

    • Brandon C Jeong

      • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    • Rithwik Ghanta

      • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    • Alexa S Kuenstler

      • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    • Antonia Statt

      • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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