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This symposium is part of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/meetings/national/spring2008/index.htm&quot;&gt;Spring 2008 ACS National Meeting and Exposition&lt;/a&gt; , to be held at New Orleans, Louisiana, from Sunday, April 6 to Thursday, April 10, 2008.
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&lt;strong&gt;Organizers:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://imechanica.org/user/828&quot;&gt;Christopher M. Stafford&lt;/a&gt;  (NIST), Adam J. Nolte (NIST), Rui Huang (UT Austin)
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&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors:&lt;/strong&gt; ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) and National Science Foundation
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&lt;strong&gt;Technical Program:&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Session I: Mechanics and Biological Applications (8:30 AM - 11:40 AM, Monday, April 7, 2008)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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8:30 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Introductory Remarks
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8:35 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Zhigang Suo&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1133772.HTM&quot;&gt;Instabilities in soft active materials&lt;/a&gt; (invited)
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9:05 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Neville R. Moody&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1152678.HTM&quot;&gt;Effects of substrate compliance on fracture of thin hard films&lt;/a&gt; (invited)
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9:35 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Rui Huang, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1152999.HTM&quot;&gt;Wrinkling of anisotropic crystal films on soft substrates&lt;/a&gt;
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9:55 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Intermission
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10:10 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Hanqing Jiang&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1157058.HTM&quot;&gt;Finite width effect of thin films buckling on compliant substrate: Impact on metrology&lt;/a&gt;
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10:30 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Ryan C. Hayward, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1146517.HTM&quot;&gt;Creasing of hydrogels under compression: Harnessing an elastic instability to create active surfaces &lt;/a&gt;(invited)
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11:00 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Sahraoui Chaieb, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1166992.HTM&quot;&gt;Wrinkling instabilities in monolayers and bilayers made of chiral lipids&lt;/a&gt;
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11:20 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Khaled A. Aamer&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1154707.HTM&quot;&gt;Confinement and mechanical stiffening behavior of tyrosine-derived polycarbonate thin films&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Session II: Metrology and Thin Films (1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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1:30 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Thomas P. Russell&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1148294.HTM&quot;&gt;Capillary wrinkling of floating thin films&lt;/a&gt;  (invited)
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2:00 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Jun Young Chung&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1158556.HTM&quot;&gt;Harnessing wrinkling instabilities for advanced measurements of polymeric thin films&lt;/a&gt;  (invited)
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2:30 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Ray Gunawidjaja&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1153524.HTM&quot;&gt;Determination of silver nanowires elastic modulus by means of longitudinal buckling instability&lt;/a&gt;
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2:50 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Christopher M. Stafford, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imechanica.org/node/2705/Measuring%20the%20modulus%20of%20hydrated%20contact%20lenses%20via%20surface%20wrinkling&quot;&gt;Measuring the modulus of hydrated contact lenses via surface wrinkling&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1152999.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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3:10 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Intermission
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3:20 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Lorraine F. Francis&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1149830.HTM&quot;&gt;Wrinkling of polymer coatings&lt;/a&gt; (invited) &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1157058.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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3:50 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;V. V. Tsukruk, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1134343.HTM&quot;&gt;Buckling instability of nanocomposite polymeric structures: Measuring elastic properties of complex nanostructured materials&lt;/a&gt;  (invited)
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4:20 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Adam J. Nolte&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1155106.HTM&quot;&gt;Effects of humidity on the thickness and Young&amp;#39;s modulus of polyelectrolyte multilayer films&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1166992.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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4:40 PM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Zekeriyya Gemici&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1157277.HTM&quot;&gt;Strain-induced elastic buckling instability for mechanical measurements (SIEBIMM) on colloidal assemblies&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1154707.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Session III: Devices and Patterning (8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, April 8, 2008)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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8:30 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;John A. Rogers, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1139879.HTM&quot;&gt;Wavy semiconductor nanomaterials for stretchable electronics &lt;/a&gt;(invited)
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9:00 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Kyle J. Alvine&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1148128.HTM&quot;&gt;Instability in nanoimprinted structures&lt;/a&gt;  (invited)
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9:30 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Douglas P. Holmes&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1160123.HTM&quot;&gt;Wrinkling and snapping polymer surfaces&lt;/a&gt;
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9:50 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Dinesh Chandra&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1141640.HTM&quot;&gt;Fabrication of strain responsive microlens array by confined buckling of poly(dimethylsiloxane) bilayer structure&lt;/a&gt;
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10:10 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Intermission
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10:25 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;M. D. Thouless&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1152111.HTM&quot;&gt;Mechanical properties and instabilities of PDMS surfaces&lt;/a&gt;  (invited)&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1157058.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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10:55 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Takuya Ohzono, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1133801.HTM&quot;&gt;Spatial forcing of microwrinkle patterns&lt;/a&gt;  (invited)&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1146517.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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11:25 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Shu Yang, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1133839.HTM&quot;&gt;Self-assembly of complex patterns by controlled mechanical instability in patterned polymer films &lt;/a&gt; (invited)&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1166992.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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11:55 AM:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Concluding Remarks&lt;a href=&quot;http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/P1154707.HTM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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