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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 (XxXx-B) indicated near the end of each dissertatiorrentry. The last entry (e.g., DAXXXXXX) 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, 3OONorthZeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48 106-l 346, USA; or by telephoning (toll-free) 800-521-3w.2 in the US. Dissertation titles are published with the permission of the University Microfilms International, publishers of Dissertation Abstracts Znternational (copyright 02003 by University Microfilms International), and may not be reproduced without their prior permission.
Referenced Volume: Dim. Abstr. B63( 11) (May 2003) Incorporation and t-elease of molecules and ions from pyrrole-based polymer modified electrodes. S.M.
Hendrickson. Colorado State University. 1997. 147~~. 9206-B. DA3072622 The characterization and manipulation of the internal pore structure of tetramethoxysilane sol-gels and polymer hybrid gels. C.P.
Higginbotham. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2001. 170~~. 5206-B.
Metallocene-catalyzed alkene polymerization: mechanistic investigations and~instrumentation development. K.A. Rosaaen. The University of
Wisconsin - Madison. 2002.220~~. 5238-B. DA3072779
shire. 2002. 173~~. 5206-B. DA30770978
Missouri - Kansas City. 2002.223~~. 5255-B. DA3071368
Tailoring polyqer synthesis with designer ruthehium catalysts. C. W.
Development of functional polymeric materials for microfluidic systems. Q. Yu. University of Illinois at Urbana-
Bielawski. California Institute of Technology. 2003.169pp. 5242-B.
DA3070488
Champaign. 2002.166~~. 5259-B.
DA3069409
DA3072316 Improved swellable polymer microspheres for chemical sensing. N. Kaval. University of New Hamp-
Synthesis and optical properties of unsymmetrical conjugated dendrimers. Y. Pan. University of
Functionalized polymers: synthesis of photorefractive polymers and solid phase asymmetric dihydroxylation ligands on polysiloxane. M.S. DeClue.
University of California, San Diego. 2003.292pp. 5246-B. DA3071006
Photocrosslinked PEG hydrogel and peptide fluorescent sensors for copper ions. Y. Zheng. University of
Miami. 2002.132~~. 5259-B. DA3071276 Theoretical studies of polymersoivent interactions. C.R. Jeffreys.
The photophysics and molecular cgnformations of methoxy- and pyrkline-substituted poly(phenylene vinylene) segmented block copolymers and bis-MSB derivatives in solution and thin film. E.M. Kyllo.
Origin of life and synthetic biology; DNA-templated polymerization of synthetic molecules. X. Li. The
University of Missouri - Saint Louis. 2003.1OOpp. 5266-B. DA3069576
University of Chicago. 2002.272~~. 5252-B. DA3070189
The Ohio State University. 2002. 6OOpp.5208-B. DA3072912 I ,
End-group modified hyperbrancbed polyetherimides and their blends with linear polymers. J.A. Orlicki.
Self-organization of polymers in bulk, thin fdms, and solutions: studies of semiflexible perfluorocyclobutyl polyaryl ethers and rigid rod dialkyl paraphenyleneethynylenes. R. Traiphol.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. 2002.128~~. 5255-B.
Clemson University. 2003. 171~~. 5271-B. DA307Z573
DA3070402
POLYMER CONTENTS
513
6X003 Elsevier Science Limited
A study of polymeric nanogels produced via inverse microemulsion polymerization as agents for gene and antisense delivery. K.A.
Novel heat-resistant materials: synthesis and properties of fully saturated hydrocarbon-based block copolymers. J. Xu. University of
McAllister. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2002.2 13pp. 5274-B. DA3070880
DA3072701
Sulfonyl chlorides: universal initiators for metal catalyzed living radical
Photopolymerization in liquid crystalline media: development of nanostructured polymeric materials.
polymerization.,B.A. Barboiu. University of Pennsylvania. 2002. 377~~. 5272-B. DA3072969
D.T. McCormick. The University of Southern Mississippi. 2002. 232~~. 5274-B. DA3071 079
Synthesis and characterization of perfluorinated sulfonimide copolymers as polymer electrolyte membranes. S. Zhou. Clemson University. 2002.195~~. 5276-B. DA3071581
Synthesis and characterization of acrylamido-based polymers via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer of polymerization.
Mechanism and applications of Novozyme435catalyzed polyesters synthesis. Y. Mei. Polytechnic University. 2003.95~~. 5274-B. DA3069431
Studies of the conductive polymer polyanihne and polyarylenes derived from bis-ortlto-diynylarene (BODA) monomers: syntheses, characterizations, solution properties and microfabrication. H. Zengin. Clemson
University. 2002.239~~. 5271-B. DA3071578
M.S. Donovan. The University of Southern Mississippi. 2002. 238~~. 5272-B. DA3071066
Minnesota. 2002.219~~. 5276-B.
Low temperature mechanisms for proton spin-lattice relaxation in polystyrene and polymethylmethacrylate. C.A.
Francis. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002.290~~. 5297-B. DA3072200
Fabrication and characterization of ionomers and composites based on block copolymers of styrene and isobutylene. D.A. Mountz. The
Theoretical studies of the nonlinear optical properties of organic materials. D. Lu. California Institute of
University of Southern Mississippi. 2002.186~~. 5274-B. DA3071082
DA3052836
Linear liquid crystal polymers from phenylene-naphthalene monomers. J.
Simulations of the dynamics of entangled polymer melts. J.A.
Synthesis and characterization of adamantane-containing poly(enaminonitriles). D.W. Han.
Shao. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002.11 lpp. 5275-B. DA3072227
McCormick. North Carolina State University. 2002.241~~. 5310-B.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002. 2OOpp.5273-B. DA3072194
Surlyn@/metal oxide nanocomposites: formation, morphology, and interactions of inorganic and organic phases. R. Paul.
Designing photoresist systems for dry microlithography in carbon dioxide. D. Flowers. The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2002. 124~~. 5273-B. DA3070842
Investigation of the individual components of polymer dispersed liquid crystals and their resulting effects on the electro-optic properties. M.L. Hladik-Bamett. The Univer-
sity of Southern Mississippi. 2002. 146~~. 5273-B. DA3071072 Synthesis, characterization and properties of vinyl ester matrix resins. H. Li. Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University. 1998. 154~~. 5273-B. DA3073104
Technology. 2000. 104~~. 5310-B.
DA3071501
The University of Southern Mississippi. 2002.227~~. 5275-B. DA3071 086 An investigation into the use of Moire interferometry for the study of strain transfer across polymer interfaces. M. Wang. Clemson
University. 2002. 186~~. 5275-B. DA3071 574
Molecular structure and reactivity of petroleum-based precursors for high performance carbon fibers. A. C.-K.
Synthesis of soluble polyketones via a palladium-catalyzed polymer@ion reaction and the synthesis and study of new two-photon absorbing chromophores. P. Wei. University of
Ma. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002.287~~. 5273-B. DA3072210
Missouri - Kansas City. 2002. 142~9. 5275-B. DA3071543
Fabrication and analysis of microscale hydrogels and polymers.
J.M. Bauer. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 163~~. 5320-B. DA3070259 Crosslinking of polynorbornene based dielectrics for application in microelectronics. P.P. Chiniwalla.
Georgia Institute of Technology. 2001. 316~~. 5366-B. DA3072295 Structure-property relationships in block copolymer modifed epoxy resins with novel morphologies. J.M.E. Dean. University of Minnesota. 2002.236~~. 5367-B. DA3072657 The role of phase inversion in the drug release kinetics of injectable polymer solutions. J.R. DesNoyer.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. 2002. 176~~. 5367-B. DA3070288
POLYMER CONTENTS
514
02003 Elsevier Science Limited
Modeling of atmospheric pressure plasma processing of gases and surfaces. R. Dorai. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 258~~. 5367-B. DA3069988 The effects of molecular architecture on the rheological and mechanical properties of polymeric systems. I. Sendijarevic. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 15Opp. 5374-B. DA3070432 Composite membranes and membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells. Y. Si. The University of Connecticut. 2002. 16Opp. 5374-B. DA3071218 Mechanical proper& of solids and nanoscopic structures via molecular simulations. K.L. Van Workum. The University of Wisconsin - Madison. 2002.204pp. 5376-B. DA3072887 Large scale simulations of Brownian suspensions. M.N. 7$iera. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 417~~. 5376-B. DA3070465 End-labeled free-solution electrophoresis: a methodology for highresolution microscale separations of polymers. W.N. Vreeland. Northwestern University. 2002.248~~. 5376-B. DA3071 725 Evaluating competitive sorption mechanisms of volatile organic chemical mixtures in soils and sediments using polymers and zeolites. J. Li. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002.88~~. 5437B . DA3070367 Chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanomaterials. A. Hussain. University OECentral Florida. 2002. 124~~. 5454B . DA3069450 Silicon tetrachloride plasma induced grafting for starch-based composites. Y.C. Ma. The University of Wisconsin - Madison. 2002.137pp. 5457-B. DA3072859
POLYMER
CONTENTS
Characterization of chemical structure, morphology, and mechanical response of polyurethane surface domains as a result of exposure to common chemical mechanical planarixation (CMP) environments. J.E. Ramsdell. University of Central Florida. 2002.116pp. 5459-B. DA3069457 The synthesis and assembly of lineardendritic rod diblock copolymers. C.M.B. Santini. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2002.5460-B Vacuum-assisted resin transfer moklmg (VARTM) model development, verification, and process analysis. J.R. Sayre. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 2000. 165~~. 5461-B. DA3069886 Reactiveprocessing and mechanical properties of polymer derived silicon nitride matrix composites and their use in coating and joining ceramics and ceramic matrix composites. M.M. Stackpoole. University of Washington. 2002.249pp. 5462-B. DA3072143 Interplay of polyelectrolytes with different a&rbing surfaces. F. Xie. University of Il&ois at UrbanaChampaign. 2od2.216~~. 5465-B. DA3070062 Analysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers using polarized Raman microscopy. S. Yang. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2002.202pp. 5466-B. DA3072371 Machining and drilling of hybrid composite materials. D.-W. Kim. University of Washington. 2002. 266~~. 5476-B. Dfi3072100 A study on the suitability of geopolymers for structural steel fire protection. B. Varela. New Mexico State University. 2002. 1OOpp. 5486-B. DA3072029 Photodefiuition and structureproperty relations for polynorbornene based dielectric. Y. Bai. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2002.2OOpp. 5499-B. DA3072288 515
82003 Elsevier Science Limited
Referenced Volume: Dim. Abstr. B63( 11) (May 2003) Incorporation and t-elease of molecules and ions from pyrrole-based polymer modified electrodes. S.M.
Hendrickson. Colorado State University. 1997. 147~~. 9206-B. DA3072622 The characterization and manipulation of the internal pore structure of tetramethoxysilane sol-gels and polymer hybrid gels. C.P.
Higginbotham. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2001. 170~~. 5206-B.
Metallocene-catalyzed alkene polymerization: mechanistic investigations and~instrumentation development. K.A. Rosaaen. The University of
Wisconsin - Madison. 2002.220~~. 5238-B. DA3072779
shire. 2002. 173~~. 5206-B. DA30770978
Missouri - Kansas City. 2002.223~~. 5255-B. DA3071368
Tailoring polyqer synthesis with designer ruthehium catalysts. C. W.
Development of functional polymeric materials for microfluidic systems. Q. Yu. University of Illinois at Urbana-
Bielawski. California Institute of Technology. 2003.169pp. 5242-B.
DA3070488
Champaign. 2002.166~~. 5259-B.
DA3069409
DA3072316 Improved swellable polymer microspheres for chemical sensing. N. Kaval. University of New Hamp-
Synthesis and optical properties of unsymmetrical conjugated dendrimers. Y. Pan. University of
Functionalized polymers: synthesis of photorefractive polymers and solid phase asymmetric dihydroxylation ligands on polysiloxane. M.S. DeClue.
University of California, San Diego. 2003.292pp. 5246-B. DA3071006
Photocrosslinked PEG hydrogel and peptide fluorescent sensors for copper ions. Y. Zheng. University of
Miami. 2002.132~~. 5259-B. DA3071276 Theoretical studies of polymersoivent interactions. C.R. Jeffreys.
The photophysics and molecular cgnformations of methoxy- and pyrkline-substituted poly(phenylene vinylene) segmented block copolymers and bis-MSB derivatives in solution and thin film. E.M. Kyllo.
Origin of life and synthetic biology; DNA-templated polymerization of synthetic molecules. X. Li. The
University of Missouri - Saint Louis. 2003.1OOpp. 5266-B. DA3069576
University of Chicago. 2002.272~~. 5252-B. DA3070189
The Ohio State University. 2002. 6OOpp.5208-B. DA3072912 I ,
End-group modified hyperbrancbed polyetherimides and their blends with linear polymers. J.A. Orlicki.
Self-organization of polymers in bulk, thin fdms, and solutions: studies of semiflexible perfluorocyclobutyl polyaryl ethers and rigid rod dialkyl paraphenyleneethynylenes. R. Traiphol.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. 2002.128~~. 5255-B.
Clemson University. 2003. 171~~. 5271-B. DA307Z573
DA3070402
POLYMER CONTENTS
513
6X003 Elsevier Science Limited
A study of polymeric nanogels produced via inverse microemulsion polymerization as agents for gene and antisense delivery. K.A.
Novel heat-resistant materials: synthesis and properties of fully saturated hydrocarbon-based block copolymers. J. Xu. University of
McAllister. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2002.2 13pp. 5274-B. DA3070880
DA3072701
Sulfonyl chlorides: universal initiators for metal catalyzed living radical
Photopolymerization in liquid crystalline media: development of nanostructured polymeric materials.
polymerization.,B.A. Barboiu. University of Pennsylvania. 2002. 377~~. 5272-B. DA3072969
D.T. McCormick. The University of Southern Mississippi. 2002. 232~~. 5274-B. DA3071 079
Synthesis and characterization of perfluorinated sulfonimide copolymers as polymer electrolyte membranes. S. Zhou. Clemson University. 2002.195~~. 5276-B. DA3071581
Synthesis and characterization of acrylamido-based polymers via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer of polymerization.
Mechanism and applications of Novozyme435catalyzed polyesters synthesis. Y. Mei. Polytechnic University. 2003.95~~. 5274-B. DA3069431
Studies of the conductive polymer polyanihne and polyarylenes derived from bis-ortlto-diynylarene (BODA) monomers: syntheses, characterizations, solution properties and microfabrication. H. Zengin. Clemson
University. 2002.239~~. 5271-B. DA3071578
M.S. Donovan. The University of Southern Mississippi. 2002. 238~~. 5272-B. DA3071066
Minnesota. 2002.219~~. 5276-B.
Low temperature mechanisms for proton spin-lattice relaxation in polystyrene and polymethylmethacrylate. C.A.
Francis. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002.290~~. 5297-B. DA3072200
Fabrication and characterization of ionomers and composites based on block copolymers of styrene and isobutylene. D.A. Mountz. The
Theoretical studies of the nonlinear optical properties of organic materials. D. Lu. California Institute of
University of Southern Mississippi. 2002.186~~. 5274-B. DA3071082
DA3052836
Linear liquid crystal polymers from phenylene-naphthalene monomers. J.
Simulations of the dynamics of entangled polymer melts. J.A.
Synthesis and characterization of adamantane-containing poly(enaminonitriles). D.W. Han.
Shao. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002.11 lpp. 5275-B. DA3072227
McCormick. North Carolina State University. 2002.241~~. 5310-B.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002. 2OOpp.5273-B. DA3072194
Surlyn@/metal oxide nanocomposites: formation, morphology, and interactions of inorganic and organic phases. R. Paul.
Designing photoresist systems for dry microlithography in carbon dioxide. D. Flowers. The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2002. 124~~. 5273-B. DA3070842
Investigation of the individual components of polymer dispersed liquid crystals and their resulting effects on the electro-optic properties. M.L. Hladik-Bamett. The Univer-
sity of Southern Mississippi. 2002. 146~~. 5273-B. DA3071072 Synthesis, characterization and properties of vinyl ester matrix resins. H. Li. Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University. 1998. 154~~. 5273-B. DA3073104
Technology. 2000. 104~~. 5310-B.
DA3071501
The University of Southern Mississippi. 2002.227~~. 5275-B. DA3071 086 An investigation into the use of Moire interferometry for the study of strain transfer across polymer interfaces. M. Wang. Clemson
University. 2002. 186~~. 5275-B. DA3071 574
Molecular structure and reactivity of petroleum-based precursors for high performance carbon fibers. A. C.-K.
Synthesis of soluble polyketones via a palladium-catalyzed polymer@ion reaction and the synthesis and study of new two-photon absorbing chromophores. P. Wei. University of
Ma. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2002.287~~. 5273-B. DA3072210
Missouri - Kansas City. 2002. 142~9. 5275-B. DA3071543
Fabrication and analysis of microscale hydrogels and polymers.
J.M. Bauer. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 163~~. 5320-B. DA3070259 Crosslinking of polynorbornene based dielectrics for application in microelectronics. P.P. Chiniwalla.
Georgia Institute of Technology. 2001. 316~~. 5366-B. DA3072295 Structure-property relationships in block copolymer modifed epoxy resins with novel morphologies. J.M.E. Dean. University of Minnesota. 2002.236~~. 5367-B. DA3072657 The role of phase inversion in the drug release kinetics of injectable polymer solutions. J.R. DesNoyer.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. 2002. 176~~. 5367-B. DA3070288
POLYMER CONTENTS
514
02003 Elsevier Science Limited
Modeling of atmospheric pressure plasma processing of gases and surfaces. R. Dorai. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 258~~. 5367-B. DA3069988 The effects of molecular architecture on the rheological and mechanical properties of polymeric systems. I. Sendijarevic. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 15Opp. 5374-B. DA3070432 Composite membranes and membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells. Y. Si. The University of Connecticut. 2002. 16Opp. 5374-B. DA3071218 Mechanical proper& of solids and nanoscopic structures via molecular simulations. K.L. Van Workum. The University of Wisconsin - Madison. 2002.204pp. 5376-B. DA3072887 Large scale simulations of Brownian suspensions. M.N. 7$iera. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002. 417~~. 5376-B. DA3070465 End-labeled free-solution electrophoresis: a methodology for highresolution microscale separations of polymers. W.N. Vreeland. Northwestern University. 2002.248~~. 5376-B. DA3071 725 Evaluating competitive sorption mechanisms of volatile organic chemical mixtures in soils and sediments using polymers and zeolites. J. Li. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2002.88~~. 5437B . DA3070367 Chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanomaterials. A. Hussain. University OECentral Florida. 2002. 124~~. 5454B . DA3069450 Silicon tetrachloride plasma induced grafting for starch-based composites. Y.C. Ma. The University of Wisconsin - Madison. 2002.137pp. 5457-B. DA3072859
POLYMER
CONTENTS
Characterization of chemical structure, morphology, and mechanical response of polyurethane surface domains as a result of exposure to common chemical mechanical planarixation (CMP) environments. J.E. Ramsdell. University of Central Florida. 2002.116pp. 5459-B. DA3069457 The synthesis and assembly of lineardendritic rod diblock copolymers. C.M.B. Santini. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2002.5460-B Vacuum-assisted resin transfer moklmg (VARTM) model development, verification, and process analysis. J.R. Sayre. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 2000. 165~~. 5461-B. DA3069886 Reactiveprocessing and mechanical properties of polymer derived silicon nitride matrix composites and their use in coating and joining ceramics and ceramic matrix composites. M.M. Stackpoole. University of Washington. 2002.249pp. 5462-B. DA3072143 Interplay of polyelectrolytes with different a&rbing surfaces. F. Xie. University of Il&ois at UrbanaChampaign. 2od2.216~~. 5465-B. DA3070062 Analysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers using polarized Raman microscopy. S. Yang. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2002.202pp. 5466-B. DA3072371 Machining and drilling of hybrid composite materials. D.-W. Kim. University of Washington. 2002. 266~~. 5476-B. Dfi3072100 A study on the suitability of geopolymers for structural steel fire protection. B. Varela. New Mexico State University. 2002. 1OOpp. 5486-B. DA3072029 Photodefiuition and structureproperty relations for polynorbornene based dielectric. Y. Bai. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2002.2OOpp. 5499-B. DA3072288 515
82003 Elsevier Science Limited