US, UK, and Canadian dissertations

Dissertation Titles US, UK, AND CANADIAN DISSERTATIONS The following dissertation titles were selected from Dissertation Abstracts International, Section B (The Sciences and Engineering). The full abstract may be found in the referenced issue of Section B on the page (XXX-B) indicated near the end of each dissertation entry. The last entry (DAXXXXXXX , DANNXXXXX, or BRDXXXX) gives the identification code that may be used to order a copy of the full text when available from University Microfilms International. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by addressing your request to: University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48 106, USA; or by telephoning (toll-free) 800-52 l-3042 in the US. Dissertation titles are published with the permission of the University Microfilms International, publishers of Dissertation Abstracts International (copyright 01999 by University Microfilms International), and may not be reproduced without their prior permission.

Referenced Volume: Diss. Abst. B59(8) (February 1999) Evaluation of polyoxyethylene homopolymers for buccal bioadhesive drug delivery device formulations. D.

Tiwari. St. John’s University (New York). 1998. 153pp. 4047-B.

Fabrication and photochemical surface modification of photoreactive thin-film composite membranes and model development for thin film formation by interfacial polymerization.

J. Ji. McMaster University (Canada). 1997.288~~. 4116-B. DANQ30148

DA9903440 The development of new transparent and ion-exchangeable polymer blends for chemical sensing. L. Gao. UniverDA9903726

Investigation of polymer dynamics and interaction at the air/liquid interface and in the bulk solution by laser light scattering. Q. Huang. The Univer-

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sity of Nebraska-Lincoln. 1998. 199~~. 4137-B. DA9904024

sity of Cincinnati. 1998.268~~. 4069-B.

of biphenoxy

radicals. G.

Barbiero. McGill University (Canada). 1997.238~~. 4109-B. DANQ29884 Reusable, recoverable, polymeric supports: applications in homogeneous catalysis. B.L. Case. Texas A&M Uni-

versity.

1998.

128~~.

4111-B.

Delocalixation and functional group fingerprinting in the core excitation spectroscopy of molecules and polymers. S.G. Urquhart. McMaster Univer-

sity (Canada). 1997. 217~~. 4141-B.

Green State University. 4 115-B. DA9902342

1998. 386~~.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 1998.123~~. 4143-B. DA9900539 Polystyrene-supported imine, dithiocarbamate, and styrene-co-maleic anhydride dihydroxyphosphino chelators and their adsorption heavy metal ions. A.R. McClain. University of Cali-

fornia, Davis. 1998. 131~~. 4144-B. DA9900572 Synthesis and characterization of polyphosphaxenes as polymer electrolytes for secondary lithium battery applications. D.L. Olmeijer. The Penn-

sylvania State University. 1998. 275~~. 4144-B. DA9901104

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DA9903039 Photochemistry of phenylglyoxylate esters, their applications as organic imaging materials and radical polymerization initiators. S. Hu. Bowling

Lipase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerizations: polyesters, polycarbonates and block copolymers. F. Deng.

A study of cotton fibers recovered from a marine environment. R. Chen.

The Ohio State University. 1998.261~~. 4143-B. DA9900814 The effect of strain on the morphology and mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. D.M.

Functional polymers derived from 4methylstyrene. Q. Sheng. McMaster

University (Canada). 1997.25 lpp. 4144B. DANQ30169 Physical and numerical modeling in evolving elastomers. S .B . Smeulders .

University of California, Berkeley. 1998. 16Opp.4145-B. DA9902237

Crawford. Virginia Commonwealth University. 1998. 178~~. 4143-B. DA9903 793 POLYMER

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Kinetics of the aggregation of poly(Nphenylisocyanide), optical detection of strain using polymer sensors, and photochemistry of azobenzene analogues. J. Sun. University of Rhode Island. 1998.

Growth and coalescence of bubbles during late stages of polymer foaming processes. H.R. Allaboun. Texas A&M

University.

1998.

99pp.

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103~~. 4145-B. DA9902580 Relief and functional imaging with new chemically amplified resists. A.M.

Polymer blends: a study of the morphological, interfacial, and ripening behavior. T.J. Cavanaugh. Rensselaer

Vekselman. McGill University (Canada). 1997. 107~~. 4145-B.

Polytechnic Institute. 4279-B. DA9903677

California.

1998.

171~~. 4145-B.

DA9902882 Morphology and structure of novel polymers engineered at the molecular level. H.-C. Wang. University of Massa-

chusetts-Lowell.

1998. 125~~. 4145-B.

DA9905335 Crew-cut aggregates of polystyrene-bpoly(acrylic acid) diblock copolymers in solutions. L. Zhang. McGill Univer-

sity (Canada). 1997. 261~~. 4146-B. DANQ30429 Optical and scanning probe microscopy studies of polymer spreading.

D.D. Glick. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1998. 113~~. 4187-B. DA9902469 Theoretical studies of dendrimeric and heliclhdc liquid crystals. J.J. Stott.

Case Western Reserve University. 1998. 89pp. 4197-B. DA9904020 Transport properties of semidilute and concentrated polymer solutions.

K.A. Streletzky. Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 1997. 243~~. 4197-B.

Grafting of polypeptides on planar solid substrates. Y.-C. Chang. Stanford

University.

1998. 224~~. 4280-B.

Tan. Stanford University. 1998. 96pp. 4266-B. DA9901618

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Kawaguchi. University of California, Berkeley. 1998. 468~~. 4284-B.

Wang. McMaster University (Canada). 1997.217~~. 4294-B. DANQ30119

DA9902116 Polymer networks and gels: simulation and theory. N.R. Kenkare. North

Electra-optic polymer technologies and devices for applications in photonics. A. Chen. University of

Carolina State University. 1998. 265~~. 4284-B. DA9904913

Southern California. 1998.21Opp. 4317B. DA9902782

Mechanistic studies of free-radical polymerisation. D. Kukulj. University

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin film transistor technology. D.B.

of New South Wales (Australia). 1998. lp. 4286-B

Thomasson. University.

The Pennsylvania State 1998. 108~~. 4353-B.

DA9901 144 Engineering yeast for polyhydroxybutyrate production. T.A. Leaf. Uni-

versity of Minnesota. 1998.166~~. 4287B. DA9903636 Experimental studies of polymer chain conformation in flow: testing of kinetic theory models. E.C.-C. Lee. University

A statistical based coat estimation system for plastic molded parts: a design for cost approach. D.W. Merino.

Stevens Institute of Technology. 1998. 478~~. 4373-B. DA9903551

of California, Berkeley. 1998. 171~~. 4288-B. DA9902135

Design, synthesis and characterization of second-order nonlinear optical chromophores and their related polymers. J. Chen. University of Southern

Integrated analysis of low profde unsaturated polyester resins cured at low temperatures. W. Li. The Ohio State

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1998. 294pp.

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In vitro and in vivo characterization of carboxymethylchitin-coated liposomes. M. Mobed. McGill University

1997.

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California.

1998.

166~~. 4381-B.

Ionic PPTAs and their molecular composites via ionic interactions. W.-C.

Chen. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick. 1998. 238~~. 4381-B. DA9900641 Morphological development in solvent-cast polystyrene (PS)-polybutadiene (PB)-polystyrene (SBS) triblock copolymer thin films. G. Kim. Stevens

Institute of Technology. 1997. 105~~. 4389-B. DA9903544

Achuthan. Clarkson University. 1999. 22Opp. 4277-B. DA9901313 POLYMER

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Internal surface coating and photochemical modification of polypropylene microfiltration membrane. L.

(Canada). Evaluation and characterization of polyurethane chemical mechanical planarization polishing pads. K.

Influence of polymeric additives on the melting and crystallization behavior of nylon 6,6. P.S. Walia. West Virginia

Flow visualization and modeling of liquid crystalline polymers. M.N.

DA9900866 Composite manufacturing: simulation of 3-D resin transfer molding. C.P.

Pimsamarn. Syracuse University. 1998. 289pp. 4289-B. DA9904700

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Solubility and diffusion of organic vapors in silicone polymers. J.

1998. 142~~.

DANQ30408 Design, syntheses, and characterization of novel organic chromophores and polymers for electro-optic applications. F. Wang. University of Southern

Phase equilibria of polymer solutions using the chain-of-rotators equation of state. CR. Novenario. Purdue University. 1998. 148~~. 4289-B. DA9900240

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Dielectric and ultrasonic studies of macromolecular growth during polymerization. M.G. Parthun. McMaster University (Canada). 1997.222~~. 4395B. DANQ30166

The crystal structure and molecular modeling of the three novel polymers. S.-Y. Park. Case Western Reserve University. 1998. 155pp. 4443-B. DA9904015

Perfluorotriethylene glycol dimethacrylate modified composite resins for improved dental restoratives. G. Wang. The Ohio State University. 1998. 137~~. 4399-B. DA9900927

Physically-based dynamic model for the control of cavity pressure in thermoplastics injection molding. M. Rafizadeh. McGill University (Canada). 1997.231~~. 4443-B. DANQ30365

Oxidation of irradiated polyethylene for medical prostheses. Y.-J. Yu. University of Southern California. 1998. 208~~. 440 1-B. DA9902899

Processing strategies for thin wall injection molding. P. Tantakom. University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 1998. 169~~. 4443-B. DA9900544

A study of ignition of forward smoldering of polyurethane foam. R.A. Anthenien, Jr. University of California, Berkeley. 1998. 206~~. 4401-B. DA9901977 A treatment of constrained elasticplastic materials. E. Baesu. University of California, Berkeley. 1998. 9Opp. 4402-B. DA9901 984 Plasticity with a ductile interphase and elasticity with a linearly graded matrix property in particle and fiber-reinforced composites. K. Ding. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick. 1998. 101~~. 4406-B. DA9900649 On-line consolidation of thermoplastic composites. C.M. Pistor. University of Illinois at Chicago. 1998.153~~. 4420-B. DA9903475 A study of opposed flow smoldering of polyurethane foam: comparison between normal- and microgravity. D.C. Walther. University of California, Berkeley. 1998.212~~. 4424-B. DA9902265 Drag reduction in large diameter hy draulic capsule pipeline. G. Wu. University of Missouri-Columbia. 1998. 245~~. 4427-B. DA9904874 Chain addition polymerization and copolymerization in a backmixed drag flow extruder reactor. J.J. Grenci. Stevens Institute of Technology. 1998. 167~~. 4442-B. DA9903541

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