Electronic Packaging, Interconnection, and Assembly Program
Overview 1
FY-98 Significant Accomplishments
Measurements of Hygrothermal Expansion of Polymer Thin Films
Characterization of Polymer Films and Composites by Dielectric Techniques
Dielectric Measurements of Thin Films from DC to 1 GHz
Measruement of the Thermal Properties of Polymer Thin Films
Surface Roughness as Measured by Total-reflection X-ray Flurorences
Confinement Effects on Polymer Thin Film Tg and Morphology
Polymer Ultra-Thin Films - CTE and Viscoelastic Properties
Measuring Polymer Mobility near Solid Surfaces
Novel Underfill Materials and Underfill Flow Modeling
Residual Stress in Polymer Films Adhered to Silicon Substrates
Polymer Blends and Processing Program
Overview
FY-98 Significant Accomplishments
Phase Behavior in Polymer Blends
Mixing and Structure Formaiton Under Shear Flow
Interfaces in Immiscible Multiphase Systems
Phase Behavior in Polyolefin Blends
In-Line Optical Characterization of Polymer Extrusion and Blend Morphology
Fluorescence, Dielectrics adn Ultrasonics Monitoring for Polymer Processing
Theory for Phase Separation and Transport in Polymer Liquides
Microstructure and Dynamics of Heterogeneous Materials
Polymer-Filler Interactions
Phase Separated Polymer Blend Coatings and Thin Films
Characterization of Dendrimers with Polymers, Metals, and Small Molecules
Polymer Solutions
Polymer Blends and Processing Program Outreach
Polymer Composites Program
Overview
FY-98 Significant Accomplishments
Liquid Composite Molding: Development of Permeability Database
Liquid Composite Molding: Development of Permeability Measurement Techniques and Data
Liquid Composite Molding: Development and Verification of Process Simulation Models
Liquid Composite Molding: Development of Processing Models for Viscoelastic Flows
Liquid Composite Molding: Process Monitoring and Control
Liquid Composite Molding: Interface Sensitive Optical Fiber Sensor
Microstructure Studies: Chemical Imaging
Microstructure Studies: Improve the Utility of the Single Fiber Fragmentation Test
Hybrid Reinforced Polymer Composites
Microstructure Studies: Performance Relationships
Microstructure Studies: Measurement of Interface Strength after High Speed Processing of Polyurethanes
Microstructure Studies: Non-destructive Characterization by Optical Coherence
Polymer Characterization Program
Overview
FY-98 Significant Accomplishments
Standard Reference Materials
Mass Spectrometry of Polymers
Characterization of Polymer Morphology by Microscopy Techniques
Characterization of Polymers by Spectroscopic Techniques
Structural Characterization of Polymers by Small X-Ray Scattering
Nonlinear Viscoelasticity of Solid Polymers
Task 1. Time-Temperature, Time-Aging Time and Time-Strain Superposition below the Glass Transition
Physical Aging and Structural Recovery in Polymers
Task 1. Dilatometric Investigation of the Structural Recovery of Polymer Glasses
Task 2. The Viscoelastic Response of Industrial Materials
Task 3. Effects of Structural Recovery on Modulated and Dynamic Thermal Measurements
Failure in Polymers and Adhesives
Task 1. Dilatometric Investigation of the Structural Recovery of Polymer Glasses
Task 2. Hygrothermal Aging Studies of a Commercial Structural Adhesive
Task 3. Measurement of Craze Initiation and Growth in Polymers
Rheological Characterization of Polymer Dynamics
Task 1. Develop a Nonlinear Fluid Standard
Task 2. Viscoelastic Constitutive Model for the Creep Behavior of Poly-urethane Foams
Task 3. Melt and Solutin Nonlinear Rheology
Calorimetric Measurement of the Glass Transition in Nano-scale Confined Geometries
Theory and Modeling of the Ten Polymer Phase Transitions
Dental and Medical Materials Program
Overview
FY-98 Significant Accomplishments
Dental Resins Based on Fluorinated Monomers and Oligomers
Dental Composites with Improved Interfaces
Improved Adhesive Systems for Bonding to Tooth Structure
Bioactive Polymeric Dental Materials with Remineralization Potential Based on Amorphous Calcium Phosphate
Cure Monitoring of Dental and Medical Resins by Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Support for the Biomaterials Integrated Products Industries
