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Provisional Conference Programme

Friday 14th July 2006

SESSION 9:
NATURAL FIBRES - II
Moderator: John Hearle (University of Manchester, UK)

08.30-09.00
‘The micromechanical properties of cellulose fibres: An overview’
Stephen J. Eichhorn (University of Manchester, UK)

09.00-09.20
‘All cellulose composites’
Ton Peijs, N. Soykeabkaew, N. Arimoto and T. Nishino (Queen Mary, University of London, UK)

09.20-09.40
‘Characterisation of fibrillar and pore structure in natural and man-made cellulose fibres by modern imaging techniques’
K. Christian Schuster et al. (Lenzing AG, Lenzing, Austria)

09.40-10.00
‘Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composite’
X. Sun (Donghua University, Shanghai, China)

10.00-10.30
Coffee Break & Posters

SESSION 10:
MODIFICATION/FUNCTIONALIZATION OF FIBRES - III
Moderator: Chris Carr (University of Manchester, UK)

10.30-10.50
‘Thermal properties comparative analysis of aromatic yarns based on polyaramide, polyimide and polyoxadiazole polymers by DSC, TGA, TMA and mechanical testing methods’
Kirill E. Perepelkin et al. (St. Petersburg State University of Technology & Design, Russia)

10.50-11.10
‘Online spinning of commingled yarns - equipment and yarn modification by tailored fibre surfaces’
Edith Mader, Christina Rothe, Harald Brunig and Thomas Leopold (Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Germany)

11.10-11.30
‘Research on dynamic wicking action of shaped polymer fiber assembly’
Yan Zhang et al. (Donghua University, Shanghai, China)

11.30-11.50
‘Investigation on the adhesion between treated reinforcing cords and rubber’
W.B. Wennekes, R.N. Datta and J.W.M. Noordermeer (University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands)

11.50-12.10
‘Preparation and characterization of TiO2/PP nanocomposite fibres’
Q.F. Wei, F.L. Huang, R.R. Mather and X.Q. Wang (Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi, China)

12.10-12.30
‘Modelling of capillary flow in shaped polymer fiber bundles’
Huaping Wang et al. (Donghua University, Shanghai, China)

12.30-14.00
Lunch & Posters Breakdown

SESSION 11:
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Moderator: John Hearle (University of Manchester, UK)

14.00-14.30
‘Incorporation of carbon nanofibres into single polymer propylene composites’
Ian M. Ward (University of Leeds, UK)

14.30-00-15.00
‘Nanotube reinforced polymer fibres’
Ton Peijs, Z. Wang, P. Ciselli and R. Zhang (Queen Mary, University of London, UK)

15.00-15.30
‘Investigations of fibre and composite micromechanics using synchrotron radiation’
R.J. Young, R.J. Davies, S.J. Eichhorn, J. Bennett and Y-T. Shyng (University of Manchester, UK)

15.30-16.00
‘Making polymer fibres for synthetic muscle’
Anthony J. Ryan (University of Sheffield, UK)

16.00-16.10
Closing Remarks
Robert J. Young (University of Manchester, UK)
Polymer Fibres 2006 Conference Chairman

16.10
Tea & Departure
Optional Departmental Visits

* THIS PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME IS CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING. HOWEVER THE ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY ALTERATIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME.