Chemically Modified Surfaces: Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Chemically Modified Surfaces, Chadds Ford, PA, USA, 31 July-2 August, 1991

This volume contains the papers presented at the Fourth Symposium on Chemically Modified Surfaces which provided a forum for the presentation of new scientific contributions on chemical modification of different materials, surface characterization, and ancillary topics. Particular attention was paid to the external structure of solids as addressed by fractal considerations, the expanding field of polymer modification, and the chemical modification of membranes and films. Traditional topics in this series of symposia (e.g. different modification of silica surfaces, especially via silane modification and the different analytical techniques to assess the degree and characteristics of the modification) have also received considerable coverage. The book presents the latest developments on surface modification and characterization of polymers, membranes as well as inorganic surfaces.

Table of Contents:
Chemical Immobilization in Chemistry (H.A. Mottola). Fractal Surfaces: A Dilemma in the Characterization of Porous Glasses (J.M. Drake, J. Klafter, P. Levitz). Characterization of Chemically Modified Surfaces. Molecular Transport at Silica/Solution Interfaces (J.M. Harris, A.L. Wong, M.L. Hunicutt). The Synthesis, Characterization and Modification of Hydride Silica Surfaces (J.J. Pesek et al.). Probing Chemically Modified Metal/Polymer Interphases Using Sputtered Neutral Mass Spectrometry (T.E. Gentle et al.). A Novel Method for Characterization of Functional Groups on the Surface of Glass (R. Gnanasekaran, T.A. Dang). Solid State NMR Investigations of Saturated and Unsaturated Bonded Phases for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (K. Albert et al.). Inverse Gas Chromatography of Uncoated and Stearate Coated Calcium Carbonate (J.O. Okonkwo, B.A. Colenutt, C.R. Theocharis). Modification of Polymer Surfaces. Surface Modification of Polymers (D.E. Bergbreiter). Surface vs. Internal Reactivity of Solid Polymers (W.T. Ford). Poly( ether ether ketone ) Surface Chemistry (N.L. Franchina, T.J. McCarthy). Chemical Modification of Silica and Related Studies. The Fluorination of Silica (J.H. Clark et al.). Kinetic Studies of Solution and Gaseous Phase Silylation of Silica Using Variable-Temperature Diffuse Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy (K.G. Proctor, J.P. Blitz). Polymer Encapsulated Stationary Phases (H. Engelhardt et al.). Gas Adsorption on Silylated Silica (H. Barthel). Anchoring and Reactivity of Ruthenium Tetraammines on Silica and Poly( 4-vinylpyridine ) (M.T. Hoffmann et al.). Chemical Modification of Membranes and Films. Immobilization of Amphiphilic Membranes for the Development of Optical and Electrochemical Biosensors (J.D. Brennan et al.). Novel Supports for the Development of High Stability Fiber-Optic-Based Immunoprobes (K.S. Litwiler et al.). Electrochemical Characterization of Conducting Polymer Containing Molybdenum Sulfide Species (S. Ye, F. Girard, D. Belanger). Chemical Modification of Dielectric Thin Films for Superconductor Applications (B. Yarar, J.H. Ahn, J. Trefny). General Topics on Modification and Characterization of Surfaces. Modification and Surface Characterization of Talc (E. Papirer et al.). Modification of Poly( olefin ) Surfaces by Flame Treatment (E. Papirer et al.). Kinetics and Mechanism of Low-Temperature Oxygen Uptake by Copper-Containing Carbon Molecular Sieves (P.K. Sharma). Abstracts of Unpublished Papers. Author Index.