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announcing: The GOLDEN GATE POLYMER FORUM
July Dinner Lecture
Monday, July 19
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"Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations and Their Use in Preparing Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Materials."
Prof. Tim Patten, Chemistry Dept., Univ. of California, Davis
Prof. Tim Patten, Chemistry Dept., Univ. of California, Davis
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Location:
Michael's at Shoreline,
Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA
Social Hour: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 7:00 PM
Talk: 8:00 PM
Dinner Choices:
Chicken Marsala, Vegetarian Lasagna, or Grilled Salmon
Cost: $30

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RESERVATIONS:
RESERVATION DEADLINE: 5 PM, Thursday July 15
Call or e-mail either of the following contact persons. Provide a dinner choice, affiliation, and contact information (preferably email address).
Nayan Ashar
nayan_ashar@am.exch.hp.com
408-435-6099
and /or
Khushroo Gandhi
khushroo.gandhi@calipertech.com
650-623-0720
We must ask you to be liable for the cost of your dinner if you register and do not attend; cancellations may be made up to the registration deadline. You should receive a confirmation of registration. If you do not, please try again.

DIRECTIONS TO MICHAEL'S AT SHORELINE:
From 101 take the Shoreline Boulevard Exit, turning toward the bay. Drive past the amphitheater and into Shoreline Park. After a mile or so, a sign will direct you to turn left into the parking lot.
Address: 2960 N Shoreline Blvd.
Restaurant phone: 650-962-1014

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ABSTRACT

"Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations and Their Use in Preparing Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Materials."
Prof. Tim Patten, Chemistry Dept.,Univ. of California, Davis
Recently developed controlled/living radical polymerizations provide the means to prepare a wide range of polymers with narrow molecular
weight distributions and accurate control over their final molecular weights. Nanoparticles, depending upon their composition, exhibit novel magnetic, optical, and materials properties that can be ascribed to their small size and large surface areas. The incorporation of nanoparticles into polymeric materials and the ordering of nanoparticles into superlattices or extended periodic arrangements are important steps in exploiting the properties of these unusual materials. Recently, several approaches to preparing well- defined nanoparticle-based structures have been reported. These methods involve the use of DNA conjugates, self-assembly onto monolayers, and colloidal crystallization to define the spatial orientation of the nanoparticles.
A polymer-based approach to organizing nanoparticles would combine the assembly properties afforded by the aforementioned techniques with the versatile film-forming, mechanical, and electronic properties of polymers. We have developed a method to prepare novel, well-defined organic- inorganic nanoparticles by integrating the techniques of colloid and nanoparticle synthesis with those of newly developed living radical polymerizations. Recent results in the synthesis and film forming properties of these hybrid nanoparticles will be presented.