FINAL PROGRAM

SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ACID-BASE INTERACTIONS: RELEVANCE TO ADHESION

OCTOBER 19-21, 1998

ITT SHERATON

NEWARK AIRPORT

NEWARK, NJ

92 Saddle Ridge Drive

Hopewell Junction, NY 12533, USA

Tel. 914-226-1393

FAX: 914-226-5173

R. H. Lacombe, Chairman

C4 Technologies, Inc.

14 Sherwood Heights

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590,USA

Tel. 914-227-7026

FAX: 212-656-1016

E-mail: rhlacombe@compuserve.com

For further details see our web site:

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SESSION I. Monday, October 19, 1998

8:30-8:35: Opening Remarks.

8:35-9:10: The Determination of Acid/Base Interactions via Contact Angle Measurement: A Critical Assessment; Robert J. Good; Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260

9:10-9:40: Acid-Base Interactions as the Driving Force for Both Hydrophobic Attraction and Hydrophilic Repulsion; Carel van Oss; School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214-3078

9:40-10:10: Acid-Base Solid Surface Free Energies and Definition of Scales in the Good-van Oss-Chaudhury Theory; Claudio Della Volpe and S. Siboni; Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Trento, 38050 Trento, Italy

10:10-10:40: COFFEE BREAK

10:40-11:10: Repulsive Acid-Base Interactions: Fantasy or Reality; Wenji Victor Chang and Xuzhi Qin; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211

11:10-11:35: Comparison of Two Procedures for Assessing the Acidity of Polymer Surfaces Graded in Acid Content; Thomas Lloyd; Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015

11:35-12:00: Contact Angles: Measurement and Interpretation; Y. Kwok, and A. W. Neumann ; Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada

12:00-1:30 LUNCH

SESSION II. Monday, October 19, 1998

1:30-1:55: Assessment of Acid-Base Contributions to Adhesion: A Comparison of Techniques; Frank Etzler , John Simmons, Veena Thomas and Nadia Ladyzhynsky ;Boehringer Ingelheim, Pharmaceutical R&D Center, 900 Ridgebury Rd., P.O. Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368

1:55-2:20: Comparison of Acid-Base Characterization Techniques on Lignocellulosic Surfaces. Which One is Right?; Douglas J. Gardner , Qiang Shi, and William Tze; University of Maine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center and Department of Forest Management, Orono, ME 04469

2:20-2:45: Acid-Base Characteristics of Polymer Surfaces:Relevance to Bioadhesion; Marco Morra; Nobil Bio Ricerche, Str. S. Rocco 32, 14018 Villafranca d'Asti, Italy

2:45-3:10: Determination of Acid-Base Characteristics of Human Skin: Influence of Skin Lipids; A. Mavon ; Lab. de Pharmacocinétique Cutanée, Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, BP 74, 31322 Castanet Tolosan, France

3:10-3:40 COFFEE BREAK

3:40-4:05: Acid-Base Interactions in Microbial Adhesion to Hexadecane and Chloroform; R. Bos , G.I. Geertsema-Doornbusch, H.C. van der Mei and H.J. Busscher; Laboratory for Materia Technica, University of Groningen, Bloemsingel 10, 9712 KZ Groningen, The Netherlands

4:05-4:30: Characterization of Acid-Base Properties of Polymer Surfaces by XPS; Mohamed M. Chehimi; Institut de Topologie et de Dynamique des Systèmes (ITODYS), Université Paris 7 -Denis Diderot, associé au CNRS (UPRESA 7086), 1 rue Guy de la Brosse, 75005 Paris, France

4:30-4:55: Thin-Layer Wicking - A Method for the Acid-Base Free Energy Interaction Determination; Emil Chibowski ;Department of Physical Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

4:55-5:20: Acidic and Basic Properties of High Energy Solids Studied by Immersion Calorimetry;

V. Médout-Marère, S. Partyka and J.M. Douillard; L. A. M. M. I., ESA 5072 du CNRS, Case 015, Université de Montpellier 2 Sciences et techniques du Languedoc, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cédex 5. France

SESSION III. Tuesday, October 20, 1998

8:30-8:55: Accurate Calculation of Core-Electron Binding Energies via Density Functional Theory: Towards a Detailing of Acid-Base Interactions at Real Interfaces via XPS; Christophe Bureau¹ , Delano P. Chong², Spyridon Kranias¹ and Gerard Lecayon¹; 1. CEA-Saclay, DSM-DRECAM-SRSIM, bat.466, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex France; 2. Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada

8:55-9:20: Electronic Properties of Non-stoichiometric and Polar Oxide Surfaces; Claudine Noguera , A. Pojani, J. Goniakowski¹ and F. Finocchi; Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Associe au CNRS, Universite Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay, France; 1. CRMC2, Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille , France

9:20-9:45: Acid-Base Interactions at the Molecular Level: Adhesion Studies with Interfacial Force Microscopy; A. R. Burns , J. E. Houston, R. W. Carpick and T. A. Michalske; Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1413

9:45-10:10: Polymer Orientation at Solid Surfaces: Acid-Base Interaction Origins and Some Property Responses; A. Leppe , J. Lara and Henry P. Schreiber; Chemical Engineering Dept., Ecole Polytechnique, P.O. Box 6079 Sta. Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3A7, Canada

10:10-11:40 COFFEE BREAK

10:40-11:05: Determination of the Acid/Base Properties of Solid Surfaces Using Inverse Gas Chromatography: Advantages and Limitations; Henri Balard and E. Papirer; ICSI-CNRS, 15 rue Starcky, BP 2488,

F-68057 Mulhouse, France

SESSION III CONTINUED

11:05-11:30: Acid-Base Characterization of Metallic Materials and the Use of Model Molecules in the Study of Adhesion Mechanisms; M. G. Barthes¹ and J-C. Joud²; 1. CNRS - Centre d'Etudes de Chimie Métallurgique, 15 rue Georges Urbain, 94407 Vitry Cedex, France; 2. Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble - Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et Physico-Chimie Métallurgique,

38402 Saint Martin d'Hères, France

11:30-11:55: Acid-Base Characteristics of Polymer Protective Coatings of Optical Fibers; Jan Rayss; Laboratory of Optical Fibers Technology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

11:55-1:30 LUNCH

SESSION IV. Tuesday, October 20, 1998

1:30-1:55: Characterization of Acid-Base Properties of SiC Surfaces Using Huttinger's Method: Application to the Adhesive Bonding of Sintered Silicon Carbide; S. Helt , Y. Baziard, V. Nassiet, and J. A. Petit; Ecole National D'Ingenieurs de Tarbes, Avenue d'Azereix, BP 1629, 65016 Tarbes cedex, France

1:55-2:20: Hydroxyl Groups and Acid-Base Properties of Oxide Surfaces; Herve Arribart , Marie-Jose Azzopardi, Jean-Marc Berquier, Valerie Coustet, Francois Creuzet, Jacques Jupille and Xue-Yun Lin; Laboratorie CNRS/Saint-Gobain, BP 135, F-93303 Aubervilliers, France

2:20-2:45: Laser Surface Modification of UHSPE Fibers: Correlation Between Acid-Base Interactions and Adhesion to Epoxies ; Anil N. Netravali and Q. Song; Dept. of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401

2:45-3:10: NH₃, O₂ and He Plasma Treatments of PET and Kapton for Improving Al Adhesion: Relevance of Acid-Base Interactions; Ritalba Lamendola, M. Creatore, E. Matarrese and R. d'Agostino; Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy

3:10-3:35: Superabsorbent Polymers as Environment Friendly Coating Materials on Fibers, Papers, Films and Membranes and their Acid-Base Properties; H. T. Deo; University Dept. of Chemical Technology, University of Bombay, Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019, India

3:35-4:05: COFFEE BREAK

4:05-4:30: The Effect of Acid Treating Glass Fibers, and Consequent Modification of Acid-Base Surface Chemistry, on the Adhesion of Amine Compounds; Leanne Britcher¹, Susanne Grasser¹, Janis G. Matisons¹ and Wei Shen²; 1. Polymer Science Group, Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes 5095, South Australia, Australia; 2. Australian Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Monash University, Clayton,

Vic. 3168, Australia

4:30-4:55: Effect of Acid/Base Interactions on Adhesion to Carbon Fiber at Polycarbonate Composite Interfaces; Ronald E. Allred¹ , and Sheldon P. Wesson ²; 1. Adherent Technologies, Inc., 11208 Cochiti SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123; 2. Ynir Instrumentation Software, 203 Mandon Court, Princeton, NJ 08540

4:55-5:20: Acid-Base Interactions on Surfaces of Wet and Dry Inorganic Solids; Cristian Contescu and James A. Schwarz; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 220 Hinds Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244

5:20-5:45: Wettability of Psoralen Powders: Influence of Bile Salts on their Contact Angles and Acid-Base Properties; A. Saïd¹ and A. Mavon², 1. Lab. De Pharmacie Galenique, Faculte de Medecine et Pharmacie, Place St. Jacques, 25030 Besancon Cedex, France; 2. Lab. de Pharmacocinétique Cutanée, Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, BP 74, 31322 Castanet Tolosan, France

SESSION V. Wednesday, October 21, 1998

8:30-8:55: Effect of PMMA Precoverage on Acid-Base Interactions of Carbonate Rock; Emil Chibowski and Lucyna Holysz; Department of Physical Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

8:55-9:20: Acid-Base Properties of Untreated and Surface-modified Minerals; Tanweer Ahsan; English China Clays International, Technology Center, Sandersville, GA 31082

9:20-9:45: Acid-base Interaction in Adhesion of Polymer Particles to Silanized Silica in Water/n-alcohol Mixtures; Keiko Gotoh¹ , Junko Tao¹ and, Mieko Tagawa²; 1. Kyoto University of Education, 1 Fukakusa-Fujinomori-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-0863 Japan; 2. Nara Women's University, Kita-Uoya-Higashi-machi, Nara 630-8506, Japan

9:45-10:15: COFFEE BREAK

10:15-10:40: Acid/Base Interactions and Water: Influence of Acid/Base Interactions on the Wet Strength of Sisal/Polypropylene Composites; Jeffrey S. Rowell , Frenze Denes and R.A. Young; Dept. of Forestry/Chem. Eng., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706

10:40-11:05: Quantifying the Impact of Surface Complexation on Acid-Base Interactions; Michael Butkus¹ and Domenico Grasso²; 1. Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996-1695; 2. Environmental Engineering Program,The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2037

11:05-11:30: Impedence Spectroscopy and Inverse Phase Gas Chromatography for Evaluating Acid/Base Interactions Between Probe Molecules and Cured Latex Coatings; Sheldon P. Wesson; Ann M. Wilson and Anthony Guiseppi-Elie; Ynir Instrumentation Software, 203 Mandon Court, Princeton, NJ 08540

11:30-11:55: Acid-Base Interactions in Finishing of Textile Fibers; Yash Kamath, C. J. Dansizer, and K. R. Ramaprasad; TRI/Princeton, P.O. Box 625 , Princeton, NJ 08542

11:55 -12:00 CONCLUDING REMARKS