Block Copolymers, Polymers and Biomacromolecules at Interfaces

Presentations

• Interfacial Phase Separation of Polymers and Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles: "Lily Pads" at Liquid Interfaces

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 18, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Katelynn O'Donnell

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Authors

  • Katelynn O'Donnell

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Alexander Ribbe

  • Thomas Russell

  • David Hoagland

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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• Ionizable Polymer Thin Films at the Water Interface

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 18, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Ernestine Akorlor

    • Clemson University

  Authors

  • Ernestine Akorlor

    • Clemson University

  • Dvora Perahia

    • Clemson University

  • Gary Grest

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Interfacial behavior of linear, ring, and [2]catenane PEO at the water/vapor interface

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Qishun Xu

    • The University of Akron

  Authors

  • Qishun Xu

    • The University of Akron

  • Mesfin Tsige

    • University of Akron

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• Deformation of block copolymer nanoparticles at air/water interfaces

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Seyoung Kim

    • Dankook University

  Authors

  • Seyoung Kim

    • Dankook University

  • Sangyoon Kim

  • Xinzhe Jin

  • Nafisa Arfa

    • Purdue University

  • Daniel Fesenmeier

    • Purdue University

  • You-Yeon Won

    • Purdue University

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• Modeling Lipid-Block Copolymer Phase Separation and Mixing Behavior

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Antonia Statt

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Antonia Statt

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • James Tallman

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• Importance of Polymer Chain Conformation in Lipid--Block Co-polymer Hybrid Membranes

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • James Tallman

    • University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  Authors

  • James Tallman

    • University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Antonia Statt

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Predicting bio-corona-induced adsorption and uptake of nanoplastics

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Wenlin Zhang

    • Dartmouth College

  Authors

  • Wenlin Zhang

    • Dartmouth College

  • Anderson D. S. Duraes

    • Dartmouth College

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• Developing a Nano-Mechanical Probe for Polymer Thin Films using Photoactive Azo Dyes

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Alphin Joseph Maliyekkal Joshy

    • Emory University

  Authors

  • Alphin Joseph Maliyekkal Joshy

    • Emory University

  • William Presson

  • Connie Roth

    • Emory University

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• Collective chain packing of flexible linear amorphous polymers at polymer-solid interfaces

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Yashasvi Bajaj

    • Stony Brook University (SUNY)

  Authors

  • Yashasvi Bajaj

    • Stony Brook University (SUNY)

  • Zhixing Huang

    • Stony Brook University (SUNY)

  • Jan-Michael Carrillo

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Mesfin Tsige

    • University of Akron

  • Maya Endoh

    • Stony Brook University (SUNY)

  • Tadanori Koga

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• Interfacial Adhesion Mechanism of Polyelectrolyte Brushes Induced by Oppositely Charged Polycations

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Matthew Tirrell

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Matthew Tirrell

    • University of Chicago

  • Jinwoo Park

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• Selectivity of Gold Nanoparticle Adsorption in a Weak Polyelectrolyte Brush Controlled Through Grafting Density Changes

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 18, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Katie Sun

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Katie Sun

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Zixuan Lin

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Russell Composto

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Karen Winey

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• Plant-based Proteins and Gums Dictate Rheology of Plant Milks

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 18, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Vivek Sharma

    • University of Illinois at Chicago

  Authors

  • Vivek Sharma

    • University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Lena Hassan

    • University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Karim Al Zahabi

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Ece Bayraktar

  • Nadia Nikolova

    • University of Illinois Chicago

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• Copolymer compatibilizer sequence effects on polymer interfaces across a range of chi

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 6:18 PM – March 18, 2026, 6:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Amanda Sharrer

  Authors

  • Amanda Sharrer

  • David Simmons

    • University of South Florida

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