Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Interfacing Nanostructures with Polymers - From Synthesis to Applications (joint with MT)

Organizer(s) - A. Adronov, W. Skene
Chair(s) - A. Adronov

08:00 00120 Stretchable Conductive Films through the Integration of Metallic Nanostructures with Polymers ^*$Carmichael T.B.
08:40 00121 Functional Nanomaterials from the Crystallization-Driven Solution Self-Assembly of p-Conjugated Block Copolymers ^$Kynaston E.L., Lunn D.J., Gwyther J., Patra S.K., Winnik M.A., ^*Manners I.
09:00 00122 Novel Polymers for the Suspension and Separation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Chadwick R.C., ^*$Adronov A.
09:20 00123 Nanostructures Assembled in Solution and at Interfaces Emrick T., Pentzer E., Lawrence J.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 00124 Controlling Nanodomain Dimensions in Polymerized Bicontinuous Microemulsions ^*Brook M.A., Whinton M.
11:00 00125 Modular use of DNA Scaffolds for the Assembly of Diverse GNP Structures Lau K.L., Hamblin G.D., ^$Sleiman H.
11:20 00126 Optical and Dielectric Response Properties of Ag/PVDF Nanocomposites: A Computational Study ^*$Paci I.
11:40 00127 Inorganic/Polymer Nanocomposite Materials Based on Prussian Blue ^*$MacLachlan M.J., Roy X.
12:20 End of Session

MS6

207

Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials (joint with MT)

Organizer(s) - Y. Zhao, C. Barrett
Chair(s) - Y. Zhao, S.-Y. Park

08:00 00128 Mimicking Fibrous Plant Tissues in Polymers Therien-Aubin H., Wu L, Moshe M., Greener J., Nie Z., Sharon E., ^$Kumacheva E.

Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award lecture:

08:40 00129 Control of Stimuli-responsive Polymers by New Methods and Materials Design Zhao Y.
09:20 00130 Temperature-controlled Self-assembly of Dihydrophilic Neutral and Cationic Diblock Copolymers of 2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline ^*$Winnik F.M., Qiu X.-P., Korchagina E.V., Sato T., Takahashi R., Terao K.
09:40 00131 Photo- and Thermo-responsive Polymersomes ^*Amstad E., Kim S.-H., ^$Weitz D.A.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 00132 Smart Materials from Block Copolymers: New Challenges and Opportunities Gohy J.-F.
11:00 00133 Triblock Copolymers with a Cleavable Junction for Environmentally Friendly Amphiphobic Coatings ^$Liu G.J., ^*Rabnawaz M.
11:40 00134 Stimuli-responsive Linear Self-immolative Polymers: Tuning the Depolymerization Rate McBride R.A., Chen E.K.Y., DeWit M.A., ^*$Gillies E.R.
12:00 00135 Self-Assemblies and Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels of Pegylated Bile Acids ^*Strandman S., Le Dévédec F., ^$Zhu X.X.
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12:20 End of Session

Monday PM

MS3

2102 AB

Interfacing Nanostructures with Polymers - From Synthesis to Applications (joint with MT)

Organizer(s) - A. Adronov, W. Skene
Chair(s) - A. Adronov

14:00 00433 Using Nanoscale Substrate Curvature to Control the Association of Surface-Bound Proteins ^*$Dutcher J.R., Kurylowicz M., Paulin H., Mogyoros J., Giuliani M.
14:40 00434 Arborescent Polymer-stabilized Palladium Nanoparticles as Green Catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction Nguon O., Karanassios V., Fillion E., Ng F., ^*$Gauthier M.
15:00 00435 Fluorescent Polymer-Enabled Observation of the Self-Assembly of Lipids on Nanoparticle Surfaces: A Single Particle Study Calver C.F., Liu H.-W., ^*$Cosa G.
15:20 00436 Modulation Instability and Spontaneous Pattern Formation in Epoxides Through Photocationic Polymerisation Basker D., ^*Saravanamuttu, Brook M.A.
15:40 00437 Dynamic, Photo-tunable Wetting in Inverse Opal Structures for Colorimetric Sensing and Tunable Fluidics ^*Singleton T.A., Burgess I.B., Goulet-Hanssens A., Nerger B.A., Koay N., Chan A.S., Barrett C.J., ^$Aizenberg J.
16:00 00438 Multivalent Noncovalent Functionalization of Graphene Dichtel W.R.
16:40 End of Session

MS6

207

Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials (joint with MT)

Organizer(s) - Y. Zhao, C. Barrett
Chair(s) - J.-F. Gohy

14:00 00439 Novel Strategies and Materials for Photo-induced Fluorescence Switching ^*$Park S.Y.
14:40 00440 Using CO2 to Trigger Dramatic Changes in the Physical Properties of Aqueous Solutions Su X., Cunningham M., Irvine S., ^*Jessop P.G.
15:00 00441 Stimuli-Responsive Degradation (SRD): A Versatile Platform for Developing PLA-based Block Copolymer Micelles with Enhanced/Controlled Release ^*$Oh J.K., Ko N.K., Cunningham A., Zhang Q.
15:20 00442 Investigation and Exploitation of Polyelectrolyte Induced Crosslinking in Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel-Based Etalons Islam M.R., ^*Serpe M.J.
15:40 00443 Photoactive Thermoplastic Elastomers: Recyclable Silicones? Fawcett A.S., ^*Brook M.A.
16:00 00444 Fluorescent, Thermo-responsive Statistical Copolymers in an Ionic Liquid: Synthesis and Characterizations ^$Zhang C., ^*Maric M.
16:20 00445 Photoswitchable Oligonucleotide-Modified Gold Nanoparticles: Controlling Hybridization Stringency with Photon Dose Yan Y., ^*Chen J.I.L., ^$Ginger D.
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16:40 End of Session

Tuesday AM

MS6

207

Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials (joint with MT)

Organizer(s) - Y. Zhao, C. Barrett
Chair(s) - C. Barrett, A. Priimagi

08:00 00683 Investigating Structurally Dynamic Polymers as Stimuli-responsive Materials ^*$Rowan S.J.
08:40 00684 Optoelectronic Properties of Single Crystalline Conjugated Organic Compounds ^*$Gierschner J., Varghese S., Yoon S.-J., Park S.K., Milián-Medina B., Kwon M.S., Wannemacher R., Park S.Y.
09:20 00685 Push-Pull Azo Compounds for Optically Rewritable Nanohybrid Systems Snell K.E., Lagugné-Labarthet F., ^$Ishow E.
09:40 00686 Photoinduced Mass Transport in Azo-polymers : From Microstructuration and Photochemical Imaging to Photomechanical Analyses at the Molecular Scale ? ^*Fiorini-Debuisschert C.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 00687 Photocontrol of Molecular Alignment in Liquid-Crystalline Polymers ^*$Shishido A.
11:00 00688 Photochemical Modulation of Particle Self-Assembly and Development of Photo-healable Gels in Liquid-Crystal Colloids Yamamoto T.
11:20 00689 Molecular Design Toward Photoresponsive Supramolecular Assemblies ^*$Yagai S.Y.
11:40 00690 Azobenzene Photo-switches for Biological Applications ^$Woolley A., ^*Samanta S., Beharry A.
12:00 End of Session

MS7

2102 AB

Spectroscopy: Bridging Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules. Symposium in Honour of Michel Pézolet (joint with BM)

Organizer(s) - M. Auger, G. Laroche
Chair(s) - G. Laroche

08:00 00691 FTIR Imaging and Cancer Diagnostics in Breast Cancer Pathologies Verdonck M., Smolina M., Bénard A., Desmedt C., Larsimont D., Sotiriou C., ^*Goormaghtigh E.
08:40 00692 Development of a Novel Nanocarrier Platform: Spectroscopy Bridging the Idea and the Innovation ^*$Lafleur M.
09:00 00693 Absolute Orientation of Polymer Surface Side Chains by Interferometric Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy Jena K.C., Covert P.A., Hall S.A., ^*$Hore D.K.
09:20 00694 Investigation of Silk Proteins by Solution and Solid-State NMR: Insights Into the Spinning Process ^*$Auger M., Leclerc J., Lefèvre T., Gauthier M., Cloutier I., Gagné S.M.
09:40 00695 Spectroscopy and Optical Characterization of Azopolymers: Molecular Orientation and Beyond. Sourisseau C., Buffeteau T., ^*$Lagugné-Labarthet F.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 00696 Structural Diversity and Complexity of a Biological Polymer: Spider Silk ^*Lefèvre T., Pézolet M.
10:40 00697 Crystallization and Morphology of Polylactides: The Importance of Chirality ^*$Prud'homme R.E.
11:00 00698 Characterizing the Structure of Human Skin Substitutes by Infrared and Raman Microspectroscopies ^*$Leroy M., Auger M., Laroche G., Pouliot R.
11:20 00699 PMIRRAS Studies of Proteins in a Model Membrane Supported on a Au(111) Electrode Surface Leitch J.J., Brosseau C.L., Laredo T., Roscoe S.G., Lipkowski J., Dutcher J.R.
11:40 00700 Probing Higher-Order Structure in Protein Pharmaceuticals using Infrared and Raman Vibrational Optical Activity Dukor R.K.
12:20 End of Session

Tuesday PM

MS2

301 A

General Session

Organizer(s) - J. Brisson, Y. Zhao
Chair(s) - J. Brisson

14:00 00999 Post-Polymerisation Modification of Isobutylene-rich Elastomers: Functional, Peroxide-curable Butyl Rubber ^*Whitney R.A., Siva Shanmugam K.V., ^$Parent J.S.
14:20 01000 Investigation of Polymer Organization for Organic Electronic Devices Using Langmuir-Blodgett Methods ^*Ouattara M.P., Brisson J., Leclerc M.
14:40 01001 Highly-Tunable Injectable Hydrogels as Biomaterials Patenaude M., ^$Hoare T.R.
15:00 01002 Tunable Supermicelle Architectures from the Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Cylindrical B-A-B Triblock Co-Micelles Qiu H., Manners I., Winnik M.A.
15:20 01003 Using Fluorescence to Probe the Interactions Taking Place at the Molecular Level between a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity with Different Chemicals ^*Yi W., Shen S., ^$Duhamel J., Heinrich K., Bengtson G., Fritsch D.
15:40 01004 Electrospinning and Cross-linking of Mussel Byssus Protein Hydrolysate Laventure A., Byette F., Marcotte I., Pellerin C.
16:00 01005 Preparation and Sorption Studies of Glutaraldehyde Cross-linked Chitosan Copolymers Pratt D.Y., ^*Wilson L.D., Kozinski J.A.
16:20 01006 Accessing Novel DPP N-type Polymers Through Direct Heteroarylation Polymerization Pouliot J.-R., Caron S., ^*Leclerc M.
16:40 End of Session

MS6

207

Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials (joint with MT)

Organizer(s) - Y. Zhao, C. Barrett
Chair(s) - A. Shishido

14:00 01007 New Targets and Novel Materials for Azobenzene-Based Surface Patterning Priimagi A.
14:40 01008 Shining Visible Light on ortho-fluoroazobenzenes ^*Bleger D., Brouwer A.M., Hecht S.
15:00 01009 Nanoindentation Studies on the Photosoftening of Azopolymers Vapaavuori J., Mahimwalla Z., ^*Priimagi A., Chromik R., Kaivola M., Barrett C.
15:20 01010 Novel Azo-Containing Sol-Gel Coatings for Self-Cleaning Applications Fernández R., Beaulieu-Houle G., Singleton T.A., Sailer M., ^*$Barrett C.J.
15:40 01011 Photoresponsive Silk Based Biomaterials ^*$Cronin-Golomb M., Omenetto F.G., Kaplan D.L.
16:00 01012 Advancing the Prospects of Using Photoresponsive Azopolymer Liquid Crystals for Adaptive Membrane Optics, Polymer Engines and Opto-Mechanical Power Conversion Tabirian N.V., Serak S.V., Vergara R., White T.J., Bunning T.J.
16:20 01013 Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Dendrons bearing Amino-nitro Substituted Azobenzene Units and Oligo(ethylene glycol) Spacers: Thermal, Optical Properties, Langmuir Blodgett Films and Liquid-crystalline Behaviour Ortiz-Palacios J., Rodriguez Alba E., ^*Rivera E.
16:40 End of Session

MS7

2102 AB

Spectroscopy: Bridging Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules. Symposium in Honour of Michel Pézolet (joint with BM)

Organizer(s) - M. Auger, G. Laroche
Chair(s) - M. Auger

14:00 01014 Enhanced Vibrational Circular Dichroism from Supramolecular Chirality in Amyloid Protein Fibrils Nafie L.A.
14:40 01015 FTIR Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Atmospheric Gaseous Plasmas ^*$Laroche G., Vallade J., Massines F.
15:00 01016 The Role of Infrared Spectroscopy in Advancing our Understanding and Control of Architectures, Morphologies and Properties in Supramolecular Polymer Systems ^*$Bazuin C.G.
15:20 01017 Interaction Between b-Lactoglobulin and Nutraceutical Ligands: Characterization and Biological Implication ^*Subirade M., Liang L., Diarrassouba F.
15:40 01018 N- and C-terminal Peptides of Proteins : Structure, Lipid Binding and Orientation in Monolayer Bernier S., Bussières S., Méthot M., Cantin L., Desbat B., ^*$Salesse C.
16:00 01019 Spectroscopy and Fibers: Drawing Inspiration from Michel Pézolet ^*Pellerin C., Richard-Lacroix M., Byette F., Laventure A.
16:40 End of Session

Wednesday AM

MS1

2102 AB

Controlled Architectures, from Block to Dendritic Polymers

Organizer(s) - M. Gauthier, G. Liu

08:00 01243 Amphiphilic Star-Shaped Polymers and Oligomers Le Dévédec F., Strandman S., Zhang J., Luo J., ^*$Zhu X.X.
08:40 01244 DendriMacs, HyperMacs and HyperBlocks Dendritically Branched Polymers via the Macromonomer Approach ^$Hutchings L.R.
09:20 01245 A Ligand Exchange Strategy for Synthesis of Treelike Block Copolymers by Pd-Catalyzed "Living" Polymerization Zhang Z., ^*Ye Z.
09:40 01246 Synthesis of Arborescent Polymers by "Click" Grafting Aridi T., ^*$Gauthier M.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 01247 Dendrimer-Functionalized Block Copolymer Assemblies: New Architectural Hybrids for Therapeutic and Delivery Applications ^*$Gillies E.R., Nazemi A., Bonduelle C.V., Amos R.C.
11:00 01248 Poly(ethylene oxide) Hydrogels for Cell Encapsulation Van Gyzen S.M., ^*$Adronov A.
11:20 01249 Synthetic Articulation in Developing Designer Branched and Hyperbranched Macromolecules ^*$Kakkar A.
11:40 01250 Polysaccharide-Stabilized Core Cross-Linked Polymer Micelle Analogues ^*$Smeets N.M.B., Krasznai D.J., McKenna T.F.L., Cunningham M.F., Champagne P.
12:00 01251 Arborescent Copolymer Micelles Based on Poly(c-benzyl L-glutamate) Whitton G., ^*$Gauthier M.
12:20 End of Session

MS5

207

Renewable Bio-based Fibers and Biomass Processing Chemistry (joint with IC)

Organizer(s) - B. Chabot, B. Riedl, T. Stevanovic, C. Daneault
Chair(s) - T. Stevanovich, B. Riedl

08:00 01252 New Developments in Polylactide-based Blends Huneault M.
08:40 01253 Characterization of Phenol Formaldehyde Novalac Resins from Liquefied Lodgepole Pine Barks Zhao Y., Zhang B., ^*Yan N., Farnood R.R.
09:00 01254 Crystalline Nanocellulose Functionalization Through Copper-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization Wang H.D., ^*$Cunningham M.F., Champagne P.
09:20 01255 Characterization and Esterification of Kraft Industrial Lignins for Biocomposite Production Schorr D., Diouf P.N., Stevanovic T.
09:40 01256 Uniaxial Orientation of Polylactic Acid Films and Fibers ^*Brisson J., ^$Hebert J.-S., Wood-Adams P., Heuzey M.-C., Dubois C.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 01257 Towards the Hydrophobization of Tempo-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibers by Covalent Coupling with Long Aliphatic Chains Jounoux-Lapp C., Benkaddour A., ^*Jradi K., ^$Daneault C.
10:40 01258 Composite Uses of Nanocellulose Fibers Produced from Kraft Pulp, a Renewable Lignocellulosic Source ^*Loranger E., Jradi K., Daneault C.
11:00 01259 Caractérisation de la dispersion de la cellulose nanocristalline dans des revêtements par AFM ^$Vardanyan V., Poaty B., Chauve G., Landry V., Galstian T., ^*Riedl B.
11:20 01260 Design of Multi-scale Cellulose Based Aerogels for Improved Thermal Insulation Properties Grohens Y., ^$Mahouche-Chergui S., Lebeau B., Scudeller Y.
11:40 01261 Elaboration of Hybrid Materials Based on TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Gel and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Maury C., ^*Jradi K., ^$Daneault C.
12:00 01262 Use of Crosslinking Agents to Reinforce Films Made of Proteins Extracted from Marine Mussels Holdfasts Byette F., Laventure A., ^$Marcotte I., ^*Pellerin C.
12:20 End of Session

Wednesday PM

MS1

2102 AB

Controlled Architectures, from Block to Dendritic Polymers

Organizer(s) - M. Gauthier, G. Liu

14:00 01471 Tailored Directional Monomers to Complex Macromolecular Systems Newkome G.R.
14:40 01472 Synthesis of Hyperbranched Poly(phenylacetylene)s Containing Pendant Alkyne Groups by One-Pot Pd-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Phenylacetylene with Diynes Dong Z., ^*Ye Z.
15:00 01473 Facile Construction of Multifunctional Dendrimers for Theranostic Applications Sharma A., ^*$Kakkar A.
15:20 01474 Dendrimer-Based Imaging Agents Mackey V.J., ^*Valliant J., ^$Adronov A.
15:40 01475 Progress Toward Theranostic Dendrimers ^$Adronov A., Sadowski L.P., Mackey V.J., McNelles S.A., ^*Valliant J.F., Edem P.E.
16:00 01476 Controlling Silicone Architectures: Developing a Rapid and Efficient Method to Prepare Large, Explicit Silicones Grande J.B., ^$Brook M.A.
16:20 End of Session

MS5

207

Renewable Bio-based Fibers and Biomass Processing Chemistry (joint with IC)

Organizer(s) - B. Chabot, B. Riedl, T. Stevanovic, C. Daneault
Chair(s) - B. Chabot

14:00 01477 The Integrated Forest Biorefinery, Challenges and Benefits, the Case of Lignin Extraction ^*$Paris J., Kannangara M., Marinova M.
14:40 01478 Low Temperature Microwave Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials Al-Shra'ah A., ^*Helleur B.
15:00 01479 Fractionnement réactif de résidus de cultures agricoles en vue d'obtenir des sucres cellulosiques et des biocarburants ^$Larose L.-V., Adjalle K., ^*Barnabé S.
15:20 01480 New Synthesis Pathway for the Production of Highly Phosphorylated Lignocellulosic Fibres ^$Shi Y., Belosinschi D., Belfkira A., ^*Brouillette F.
15:40 01481 Modification of Chitosan with Graft Polymers via Nitroxide Mediated Radical Polymerization García-Valdez O., ^$Saldívar-Guerra E., Champagne P., ^*Cunningham M.F.
16:00 01482 Increasing Substrate Load of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process for Saccharification of Cellulosic Prehydrolysates Using a Fed-batch Technique ^$Adjalle K., Larose L.-V., ^*Barnabé S.
16:20 01483 Use of Phosphate Esters in Release Applications : Limits and Perspectives ^$Belosinschi D., Paradis J., Chabot B., ^*Brouillette F.
16:40 End of Session

MSpos

2000 ABCD

Poster Session

Organizer(s) - J. Brisson, Y. Zhao

From 18:00 until 19:30

18:00 01484 Wrapping Hydrogels with Lipids: Progress in Fabricating Lipid Enclosed pNIPAM Microgels Saleem Q., Petretic A., Zhenfu Z., Gradinaru C., ^$Macdonald P.M.
18:00 01485 Lipase Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Salmon and Herring Fish Oil ^*Chaurasia S.P., ^$Sharma A., Dalai A.K.

Graduate Student posters

18:00 01486 Computing Solubilty Parameters of Plasticizers and High Molecular Weight Polymeric Matrix : Molecular Dynamics Confronted with Experiment ^$Porzio F., Savard M., Jolicoeur C., ^*Soldera A.
18:00 01487 Imidazolium Ionomer Derivatives of Isobutylene-Rich Elastomers as Ionic Liquids and Thermosets ^*Kleczek M.R., ^$Parent J.S., Whitney R.A.
18:00 01488 Effect of Side Chain Length on the Internal Dynamics of Polymethacrylates in Solution Farhangi S., Weiss H., ^*$Duhamel J.
18:00 01489 Fluorescence Study of Polyisobutylene-based Oil-soluble Dispersants Pirouz S., ^$Duhamel

Undergraduate Student posters

18:00 01490 Using Fluorescence to Probe the Effects of Salt on the Interaction between Pyrene End-Labeled Poly(ethylene oxide) and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles Casier R., ^$Duhamel J., ^*Chen S.
18:00 01491 An Extended Study of the Effect of Betadine on Silicone Elastomers Urlich T.R., ^*$Brook M.A.

MS1 - Controlled Architectures, from Block to Dendritic Polymers posters

18:00 01492 Polyolefin Composites containing Silica Nanoparticles Grafted with Polyethylene Brushes as Nanofillers Xiang P., Petrie K., Kontopoulou M., ^*$Ye Z., Subramanian R.
18:00 01493 Macrocyclic Based Ditopic Molecular Receptor: A Novel Technology for Removal of Toxic Ionic and Organic Species Shrivastava R.
18:00 01494 Polyisoprene-DNA conjugates: Synthesis, Self-assembly and Positioning on DNA Nanostructures Leitgeb A., Serpell C.J., ^*$Sleiman H.F.
18:00 01495 Crystallization of PLLA-based Block Copolymers in Bulk, Thin and Thick Films and Solution Boisse S., Kryuchov M.A., Bazuin C.G., ^*Prud'homme R.E.

Graduate Student posters

18:00 01497 Effects of Block Size on Shear Thinning Properties of Poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) and Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) Block Copolymers Rahman A., ^$Brook M.A.
18:00 01498 Characterization of Emulsions of Hydrocarbons Stabilized by Temperature-responsive Polymeric Surfactants Li L., ^$Duhamel J.
18:00 01499 Effect of Xylene Spacer on Rigid-Flexible PEK and PEEK Copolymers ^*Hudon F., ^$Brisson J.
18:00 01500 Exploring the Design of Dendritic Architectures for Applications in the Pulp and Paper Industry Curtis W., ^$Kakkar A., ^*van de Ven T.
18:00 01501 Functionalizing PMPA Dendrons for Medical Imaging McNelles S., Knight S., ^*$Adronov A.

MS3 - Interfacing Nanostructures with Polymers - From Synthesis to Applications posters

18:00 01496 Tunable Urethane-based Copolymer Materials Containing b-cyclodextrin Mohamed M.H., ^*Wilson L.D., Headley J.V.
18:00 01502 Tunable Polymeric Sorbent Materials for Fractionation of Model Naphthenates Mohamed M.H., ^*Wilson L.D., Headley J.V.
18:00 01506 Tunable Macromolecular-based Imprinted Materials for the Adsorption of Hydrocarbon and Perfluorocarbon Octanoate Anions Karoyo A.H., ^*Wilson L.D.
18:00 01519 Preparation and Sorption Studies of Polyester Microsphere Copolymers Containing b-Cyclodextrin ^*Wilson L.D., Guo R.
18:00 01503 Fabrication of Nanostructed Ultrathin Films as a First Step to Produce Aligned Nanoparticles ^*Perepichka I.I., Chen X., Borozenko K., ^$Bazuin C.G.
18:00 01504 Mixed Solvent Induced Morphology Evolution in Dip-Coated PS-P4VP Thin Films Zhu H., Roland S., Masson J.-F., ^*Bazuin C.G.
18:00 01505 3D-RISM-KH Molecular Theory Predictions of Organic Solvation Effects on Kaolinite Surfaces Huang W.-J., Lyubimova O., Stoyanov S.R., Gusarov S., Dedzo G.K., Detellier C., ^*$Kovalenko A.
18:00 01507 Fabrication of Conductive Polymer/LiFePO4 Composite Film by a Dynamic Interfacial Electropolymerization ^$Trinh N.D., Saulnier M., Lepage D., ^*Schougaard S.B.

Graduate Student posters

18:00 01508 Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Organic Solvents by Polymers Prepared by RAFT Polymerization : Influence of Molecular Weight and Architecture Nguendia Zeuna J., Zhong W.H., ^*Claverie J.
18:00 01509 Functional PEG-PAMAM-Tetraphosphonate Capped NaLnF4 Nanoparticles as Potential Elemental Tags for Mass Cytometry Zhao G., Tong L., ^*$Winnik M.A.
18:00 01510 Supramolecular Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Using Poly(2,7-carbazole)s Rice N., ^*$Adronov A.
18:00 01511 Incorporation of Metallic Nanoparticles and Enhanced Fluorescence in Doped Polystyrene Particles ^*Bergeron B., Desbiens J., ^$Ritcey A.M.
18:00 01512 Block Copolymer Mimetic Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticles ^$Coleman B., ^*Moffitt M.G.
18:00 01513 Using a Soft Polydopamine Film to Maintain the Lipid Bilayer Fluidity in Polymer-supported Membranes Nirasay S., Badia B., Leclair G., Marcotte I., ^*Claverie J.P.
18:00 01514 Sol-Gel Chemistry of Poly[3-tri(isopropyl)silylpropyl methacrylate] in Solution and on Cotton Fibers Wang Y., ^*$Liu G.
18:00 01515 Structural Evolution of Silicone Microemulsion Polymerization: The Effect of Interpenetrating Network Formation on Nanoscale Morphology and Control Whinton M.E., Brook M.A.
18:00 01516 Diblock Copolymer Amphiphobic Coatings on Glass Plates Macoretta D., Wang Y., ^*$Liu G.
18:00 01517 Preparation and Characterization of Raspberry-Like Particles Jiang W., ^$Liu G.

MS4 Polymer Synthesis: Beyond Past Borders posters

18:00 01518 Palladium Catalyzed Multicomponent Polymerization: An Efficient Approach to Conjugated Polymers from Several Available Monomers Han Z.Y., Leitch D.C., Keyzer E.N., Kayser L.V., Gefen A.M., ^*$Arndtsen B
18:00 01520 The Synthesis of Lanthanide-containing Microspheres Based on Photoinitiated RAFT Dispersion Polymerization for Mass Cytometry Tan J., Zhao G., ^*$Winnik M.A.
18:00 01521 Preparation of Fluorinated Phosphonium Salt End-Capped Polymers Liu Y., Berven B., ^*$Ragogna P.
18:00 01522 Copper Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization in Continuous Flow Processes: Synergy between Polymer Reaction Engineering and Innovative Chemistry Chan N., ^*Cunningham M.F., ^$Hutchinson R.A.
18:00 01523 Alternating, Gradient, Block, and Block-Gradient Copolymers of Ethylene and Norbornene by Pd-Diimine-Catalyzed ''Living'' Copolymerization Xiang P., ^*Ye Z.
18:00 01524 Synthesis of Carboxylated Polyisobutylene-based Materials by Thiol-ene "Click" Chemistry Deepak V.D., Gungör E., Mahmud I., ^*$Gauthier M.

Graduate Student posters

18:00 01525 High Molecular Weight Copolymers for Enhanced Photovoltaic Devices Veilleux J., Mercier L.G., ^*Leclerc M.
18:00 01526 Simple and Modular Synthesis of a New Class of p-Conjugated Polymers: Poly(Phospha-Münchnones) Kayser L.V., ^*$Arndtsen B.A.
18:00 01527 RAFT Conditions for the Polymerization of g5-Cyclopentadienyl-Cobalt-g4-Cyclobutadiene (CpCoCb) Containing Acrylate Monomer Units Hadadpour M., Liu Y., ^*$Ragogna P.J.

Undergraduate Student posters

18:00 01528 Controlling the Wettability of Acrylate Polymers Chen Y., Delhorbe V., ^*Khan M.F., ^$Brook M.A.

MS5 - Renewable Bio-based Fibers and Biomass Processing Chemistry posters

18:00 01529 Lipid Extraction from a Biomass of a Chlorella sp. consortium Using Switchable Solvents Boens B., Montplaisir D., Adjalle K., ^*Barnabe S.
18:00 01530 Development of a Semiconductor Biomaterial ^$Delaux J., ^*Montplaisir D.

Graduate Student posters

18:00 01531 Synthesis and Properties of Film Polyvinyl Alcohol/Lignin Alcohol Composite Membrane ^*$Diop A., Daneault C., Montplaisir D.

MS6 - Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials posters

18:00 01532 Light-Controlled Beating of Embryonic Chick Heart Cells Using Azobenzene Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Belliveau J.R., Quail T., ^*$Barrett C.J., Shrier A., Corkery T.C.
18:00 01533 Azobenzene-based Poly(ether-sulfone) for Stimuli-controlled Crystallization Studies ^*Provencher S., ^$Brisson J.
18:00 01534 The Role of Chromophore Aignment for Reversible Surface Energy changes in Azo Containing Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Sailer M., Xiaoyu L., Fernandez R., ^$Barrett C..J.
18:00 01535 Three-dimensional Deformation Analysis of Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films by Means of Photoinduced Gratings Akamatsu N., Mamiya J., Kinoshita M., ^*$Shishido A.
18:00 01536 Injectable, Degradable Thermoresponsive Poly(oligo ethylene glycol methacrylate) Hydrogels Smeets N.M.B, Bakaic E., ^*$Hoare T.
18:00 01537 Magnetically-Responsive Smart Polymer Colloids and Thin Films: Toward Lab on Chip Ultra Sensitive Molecular Imaging ^*$Ahmad N.
18:00 01538 Towards In Vivo Detection of Neurotransmitters Using Self-Assembled Biocompatible Soft Materials ^*Singleton T.A., Goulet-Hanssens A., Corkery T.C., ^$Barrett C.J.
18:00 01539 Novel Azo-Containing Sol-Gel Coatings for Self-Cleaning Applications Fernández R., Beaulieu-Houle G., Singleton T., Sailer M., ^$Barrett C.J.
18:00 01540 Exploiting Dynamic Covalent Bonds for the Design of Injectable, Degradable Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels Smeets N.M.B., Bakaic E., Patenaude M.J., ^*$Hoare T.
18:00 01541 Azobenzene Containing Polyelectrolyte Multilayers; Tunable Substrates for Cell Interactions Goulet-Hanssens A., Lai Wing Sun K., Kennedy T.E., ^*$Barrett C.J., Singleton T.A., Corkery T.C.
18:00 01542 Photoresponsive Elastomers: Azobenzene-functionalized Silicones and Their Applications Gu Y., ^*Barrett C.J.

Graduate Student posters

18:00 01543 Development of Nanoscale Aptamer Films for Controlled Release of Encapsulated Payloads Foster A., ^*Sultan Y., ^$DeRosa M., Monreal C.
18:00 01544 Photo-responsive Materials Based on Crystalline Halogen-bonded Azobenzene Polymers Bushuyev O.S., ^$Barrett C.J.
18:00 01545 Temperature and pH-responsive Polymer Grafted DNA Nanostructures Mijalis A.J., ^$Sleiman H.
18:00 01546 Photopolymerization Induced Molecular Alignment of Mesogenic Monomers Hisano K., Mamiya J., Kinoshita M., ^*$Shishido A.
18:00 01547 Étude de la réversibilité du comportement de monocouches auto-assemblées de copolymères chargés sensibles à la force ionique Machado V., ^*Giasson S.
18:00 01548 Novel Silicone Elastomers Based on Lewis acid / Lewis base Crosslinking Dodge L., ^$Brook M.A.
18:00 01549 Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization of N-(2-Methacryloyloxyethyl) Pyrrolidone using 9-(4-Vinylbenzyl)-9H-carbazole as Controlling Comonomer Savelyeva X., ^*$Maric M.
18:00 01550 Stimuli-responsive Patterning of Block Copolymers and of their Assemblies on DNA Nanotubes Carneiro K.M.M., Hamblin G.D., Hanni K., Metera K., Rizis G., Leitgeb A., ^*$Sleiman H.F.
18:00 01551 Water Soluble, pH and Temperature-sensitive Statistical Copolymers with Functional Succinimidyl-Ester Chain Ends Synthesized by Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization ^$Zhang C., ^*Maric M.

Thursday AM

MS1

2102 AB

Controlled Architectures, from Block to Dendritic Polymers

Organizer(s) - M. Gauthier, G. Liu

08:00 01906 Green Polymer Chemistry: Functionalization of PEGs using Enzyme Catalysis ^*Puskas J.E., Seo K.S.
08:40 01907 Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Pyrene-dendronized Porphyrins: Optical and Photophysical Properties Zaragoza-Galán G., Fowler M.A., Duhamel J., Rein R., Solladié N., Rivera E.
09:20 01908 Photoresponsive Polymers with Controlled Positioning of Photochromic Moieties in Their Structures Han D., Boissiere O., Tong X., Xuan J., Habault D., ^*$Zhao Y.
09:40 01909 Controlled Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Luminescent Block and Star Polymers Cheng F., Bonder E.W., ^*$Jaekle F.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 01910 Branched Conjugated Polymers with Truxene Antennas ^*Harvey P., ^$Du B.
10:40 01911 Internal Dynamics of Macromolecules Probed by Using Pyrene Excimer Formation: From Theory to Applications ^*$Duhamel J.
11:00 01912 Supramolecular Polymer Nanomaterials using Block Copolymer, Metal Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry ^*$Wang X.S.
11:20 01913 Functional Nanostructures from the Crystallization-Driven Living Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers Hudson Z.M., Lunn D.J., Rupar P.A., Winnik M.A., ^*$Manners I.
11:40 01914 Preparation and Characterization of Temperature-responsive Polymeric Surfactants Yang B., ^$Duhamel J.
12:00 01915 Synthesis of Novel Cationic Fluorinated Block Copolymer Containing Phosphonium Salts via Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization Liu Y., ^*$Ragogna P.
12:20 End of Session

MS2

302 A

General Session

Organizer(s) - J. Brisson, Y. Zhao
Chair(s) - A. Ritcey

08:00 01916 Ultrasound-responsive Block Copolymer Micelles based on a New Amplification Mechanism ^$Xuan J., Boissière O., ^*Zhao Y., Xia H.
08:20 01917 Temperature Effects on the Solution Behaviour of Pyrene-Labelled PNIPAM Fowler M.A., ^*Duhamel J., Winnik F, Qiu X.P.
08:40 01918 A Supramolecular Approach for Obtaining Light-Responsive Thermo-/Solvo-plastic Elastomers Wang X., Zhao Y., ^*$Bazuin C.G.
09:00 01919 Polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid) Brushes Grafted from Silica Surface: pH- and salt-dependent Switching Studies Borozenko O., Skene W.G., ^*Giasson S.
09:20 01920 Design of Norbornenes with Ferrocene and Arene Chromiumtricarbonyl Moieties and their Subsequent Polymerization and Copolymerization Etkin N., Rock C.L., Abd-El-Aziz A.S.
09:40 01921 Functionalized Polyisobutylene-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications Turowec B.A., ^*$Gillies E.R.
10:00 End of Session

MS4

207

Polymer Synthesis: Beyond Past Borders

Organizer(s) - W. Wang, E. Gillies
Chair(s) - W. Wang, E.R. Gillies

08:00 01922 New Polymers and Polymerization Methods for Plastic Electronics ^*$Leclerc M.
08:40 01923 New Functional Conjugated Polymers Based On Diphenyl-TTFV Building Blocks ^*Zhao Y., ^$Liang S., Chen G.
09:20 01924 Synthesis and Near-Infrared Properties of Low-Bandgap Donor-Acceptor Polymers ^*$Wang Z.Y., Mia S., Li D., Qi J., Ni L., Gian G., Qiao W., Wang C.
09:40 01925 Dipyrrolo[2,3-b:2',3'-e]pyrazine-2,6(1H,5H)-dione Based Conjugated Small Molecules and Polymers for Organic Thin-Film Transistors Hong W., Sun B., Guo C., ^*$Li Y.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 01926 Pushing the Limits of Catalytic Polymerization : Toward the Preparation of Highly Functional Polymers Commarieu B., Daigle J.C., Tavares C.A., Soldera A., ^*$Claverie J.P.
10:40 01927 Thermal Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of Dicarba[2]metallocenophanes Gilroy J.B.
11:00 01928 Vinyl Polymerization of Norbornene for the Formation of High-Performance Materials Commarieu B., ^$Claverie J.P.
11:20 01929 Influence of the Supporting Conditions and Leaching Evaluation of Aluminohydride Zirconocene Systems ^*Comparán V., Pérez C., ^$Pérez O., Cadenas G., Collins S., López M.
11:40 01930 Photocontrolled Reversible Cyclization of Poly,N-isopropylacrylamide Boissière O., Han D., Tremblay L., Gagnon R., ^*Zhao Y.
12:00 01931 Hybrid Ionic/Covalent Thermoset Derivatives of Brominated Poly(Isobutylene-co-para-Methylstyrene) ^$Dakin J.M., Parent J.S., Whitney R.A.
12:20 End of Session

MS8

200 C

Towards Greener Energetic Materials

Organizer(s) - S. Brochu, H. Abou-Rachid
Chair(s) - H. Abou-Rachid, S. Brochu

08:00 01932 Greener Energetics: an Industrial Perspective Lepage D.
08:40 01933 Plasma-enhanced Formation of Nanomaterials from Silicon to Polymeric Nitrogen on Carbon Nanotubes Iqbal Z.
09:00 01934 Environmental Studies on 2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN): Abiotic and Biotic Degradation Pathways ^*Hawari J., Perreault N., Halasz A., Monteil-Rivera F., Thiboutot S., ^$Ampleman G.
09:20 01935 Correlation between Sensitivity of Energetic Polymer-Based Composites and Molecular Modelling Simulation Data Brochu D., ^$Brisson J., ^*Abou-Rachid H., Neidert J.
09:40 01936 Towards Greener Energetic Materials: Lessons Learned from the Past ^*$Thiboutot S., Ampleman A., Brochu S., Diaz E., Martel R., Hawari J., Sunahara G.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 01937 Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage ^*$Sun A.X.
10:40 01938 Open Burning of Gun Propellants: From Ground Contamination to Environmental Solutions Diaz E., Thiboutot S.
11:00 01939 Ammonium Dinitramide, an Environmentally Benign Explosive and Oxidizer Stenmark H., ^$Skifs H.
11:20 01940 A 25-Years Journey Towards Greener Energetic Materials ^*$Ampleman G., Marois A., Brousseau P., Diaz E., Thiboutot S., Brochu S., Désilets S., Trudel S., Béland P., Rocheleau S., Monteil-Rivera F., Hawari J., Sunahara G., Martel R., Côté S.
11:40 01941 Development of Greener Energetic Formulations for the RIGHTTRAC Technology Demonstrator Program ^*$Brochu S., Brassard M., Ampleman G., Thiboutot S., Petre C.F., Côté F., Poulin I., Diaz E., Sunahara G., Hawari J., Monteil-Riveira F., Rocheleau S., Côté S., Martel R.
12:00 01942 Promising Greener Energetic Materials: COSMOS-RS Approach ^*$Abou-Rachid H., Roy S., Jaidann M., Brochu S.
12:20 End of Session

Thursday PM

MS1

2102 AB

Controlled Architectures, from Block to Dendritic Polymers

Organizer(s) - M. Gauthier, G. Liu

14:00 02082 Controlling Adhesion and Friction Using Nanostructured Polymer Layers: Role of Polymer Conformation and Degree of Ionization ^*$Giasson S., Banquy X., Liberelle B., Borozenko O.
14:40 02083 Double Crystalline Block Copolymers Polyethylene oxide-b-Poly-Lactide (PEO-b-PLLA) Characterization Arnal M.L., Prud'homme R.E., Müller A.J., Meyer F., Raquez J.-M., Dubois P.
15:00 02084 Assembly of New Silicone Architectures from a Metal-Free 'Click' Strategy Rambarran T., Gonzaga F., ^*$Brook M.A.
15:20 02085 A Rich Diversity of Morphologies in Supramolecular Block Copolymer Films Obtained by Dip-Coating ^*$Bazuin C.G.
16:00 02086 Using Atomistic and Mesoscopic Simulations to Study Controlled Architectures of Polymers ^*$Soldera A.
16:40 End of Session

MS4

207

Polymer Synthesis: Beyond Past Borders

Organizer(s) - W. Wang, E. Gillies
Chair(s) - E.R. Gillies, W. Wang

14:00 02087 Polymers from P=C Bonds: Similarities and Differences to Olefin Polymers ^*$Gates D.P.
14:40 02088 Carbon Dioxide Switchable Surfactants for the Preparation of Stimuli Responsive Polymer Colloids ^*$Cunningham M.F., Jessop P.G., Su X., Fowler C., Pinaud J., Kowal E., O'Neill C.
15:20 02089 Synthesis, Cyclic Reactions and Migration Insertion Polymerization of Cyclcopentadienyl dicarbonyldiphenylphosphinopropyliron (FpP) ^*$Wang X.S.
15:40 02090 Synthesis of Ammonium, Sulfobetaine, and Carboxylated Polyisobutylene-based Materials by Azide-Alkyne "Click" Chemistry Mahmud I., ^*$Gauthier M.
16:00 02091 Boron Subphthalocyanine (BsubPc) Polymers and the Discovery of a Side Product Resulting from the Auto-initiation of Styrene and Acrylates Lessard B.H., ^*$Bender T.P.
16:20 02092 Hyper-Coordinated Polystannanes From Wurtz and Dehydrocoupling Polymerizations ^$Foucher D., Patel A., Khan A
16:40 End of Session