| Sunday, August 2, 7:30-9:30 PM |
Theory of Interactions at Interfaces |
| Michael Rubinstein (University of North Carolina) |
Session Chair |
| Arlette Baljon (Cornell University) |
"Simulations of Microstructural Changes and Crazing during the Rupture of an Adhesive Polymeric Bond" |
| Daniel Maugis (CNRS, France) |
"Contact Mechanics and Adhesion" |
| John Dillard (Virginia Tech) |
"Preview of the Poster Session" |
| Monday, August 3, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM |
Measurement of Forces at Surfaces and Interfaces |
| Mark Robbins (Johns-Hopkins) |
Session Chair |
| Manoj Chaudhury (LeHigh University) |
"Contact Mechanics Methods to Study Adhesion of Polymers" |
| Matthew Tirrell (University of Minnesota) |
"Manipulating Adhesion with Biomolecular Amphiphiles" |
| Donald Rimai (Kodak) |
"Particle Adhesion: Mechanics of Materials and Interaction Forces" |
| Monday, August 3, 7:15-10:00 PM |
Amphiphiles, Self-Assembly and Adhesion |
| David Speth (Dow Chemical) |
Session Chair |
| Frank Eisert (Heidelberg, Germany) |
"A Molecular Approach to Solvation of Organic Films and the Consequences to the Adhesion of Polymers" |
| John Berg (Washington) |
"The Importance of Acid-Base Effects in Adhesion Control Using Amphiphilic Agents" |
| G. Marco Bommarito (3M) |
"Changing the Surface Chemistry of a Real Aluminum Alloy by Self-assembly of Long Chain Alkanoic Acids" |
| Tuesday, August 4, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM |
Critical Industrial Problems Concerning Adhesion and Adhesives |
| Guy Davis |
Session Chair |
| Donald Coulman (Hewlett-Packard) |
"Adhesion Technology in Microelectronics: The Needs and Challenges" |
| Ray Dickie and S. M. Ward (Ford) |
"Translating Chemistry, Mechanics and Process into Quality, Cost and Speed: The Automotive Challenge" |
| Atsuo Miyake (Boeing) |
"The Need for Adhesion R&D in a Lean Manufacturing Environment: Coatings as an Illustrative Case" |
| Tuesday, August 4, 4:00-6:00 PM |
Poster Session |
| John Dillard |
Session Chair |
| Tuesday, August 4, 7:30-9:30PM |
Mechanical Aspects of Practical Adhesion |
| Alan Gent (University of Akron) |
Session Chair |
| David Dillard (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) |
"Some Applications of Mechanics to Characterize Surfaces and Model Adhesive Bonds" |
| Steven Garoff (Carnegie Mellon) |
"Contact Line Structure and Contact Angle Hysteresis on Heterogenous Surfaces" |
| Wednesday, August 5, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM |
Adhesive Chemistry and Formulation |
| John Emerson (Sandia) |
Session Chair |
| Phillip Klemarczyk (Loctite) |
"New Insights into the Reactivity of Alkyl Cyanoacrylate Monomers" |
| Lawrence Taylor (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) |
"Adhesion Studies via Incorporation of Supercritical Fluids and Organometallics" |
| Mun Fu Tse (Exxon) |
"Quantitative Adhesion Models: From PSA to HMA and to Elastomer Bonding" |
| Wednesday, August 5, 7:30-9:30 PM |
Adhesion in Medical Applications |
| Van Thompson |
Session Chair |
| Edward Sacher (Ecole Polytechnic) |
"Adhesion to Dentin: Beyond the Resin/Hybrid Zone" |
| Arthur Coury (Focal) |
"Development of Processes to Provide Durable Bonding of Hydrogels to Internal Organs" |
| Erwin Stedronsky (Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.) |
"Recombinant Protein Polymer Tissue Adhesive" |
| Thursday, August 6, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM |
Surface Forces and Adhesion in Biological Systems |
| Kenneth Shull (Northwestern University) |
Session Chair |
| Debra Leckband (University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana) |
"Biological Adhesion: Molecular Forces and Mechanisms" |
| Donald Hammer (University of Pennsylvania) |
"Dynamics and Mechanism of Biological Adhesion Studied with Model Systems" |
| Evan Evans (University of British Columbia) |
"Probing Molecular Adhesion in Biology: Relating Force Measurements to Chemistry" |
| Thursday, August 6, 7:30-9:30 PM |
Adhesion and Cancer Propagation |
| John Dillard |
Session Chair |
| Kimberly Anderson (University of Kentucky) |
"The Role of Cell Adhesion in Cancer Metastasis" |
