CONTACT INFORMATION
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| Email: ahiltner@case.edu |
Office:Kent Hale Smith 423, 2100 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 44106-7202 |
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry Oregon State University
B.A. in Chemistry Reed College |
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Polymer Nanodroplets
Dispersions of polymer nanodroplets created by interfacially-driven nanolayer breakup are used to study homogeneous nucleation and nucleated crystallization
Polymer Interphase Materials |
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The nano-scale interphase between two immiscible polymers is probed using films with tens to thousands of alternating layers. Decreasing the layer thickness to the nano-scale creates a new material that is entirely interphase.
Olefin Block Copolymers
New olefin block copolymers with nano-scale phase separation have potential applications as thermoplastic elastomers and blend compatibilizers.
Polymer Crystallization in Confined Spaces
The new and unusual structural features that occur when polymers are crystallized in confined spaces are probed in assemblies of polymer nanolayers.
POTENTIAL IMPACT
These studies address fundamental problems in nanoscale polymer science. The insights they provide into polymer structure and interactions can be the basis for new polymeric materials and materials systems.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Formation and Transformation of Smectic Polypropylene Nanodroplets, by Y. Jin, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, R. Masirek, E. Piorkowska, A. Galeski, Polymer, Vol. 44, 1795-1803 (2006).
Polymer Interphase Materials by Forced Assembly, by R. Y. F. Liu, T. E. Bernal-Lara, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, Macromolecules, Vol. 38, 4819-4827 (2005).
Probing Nanoscale Polymer Interactions by Forced-Assembly, by R. Y. F. Liu, Y. Jin, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, Macromol. Rapid Commun., Vol. 24, 943-948 (2003).
Structure of Polypropylene Crystallized in Confined Nanolayers, by Y. Jin, M. Roganova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, R. Nowacki, A. Galeski, E. Piorkowska, J. Poly. Sci.: Part B: Polym. Phys., Vol. 42, 3380-3396 (2004).
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