Surface Modification Chemistries for Particles and Interfaces
The science and technology of nearly all particle-based materials, drug delivery systems, diagnostic methods,
controlled release systems, composites, etc., involve on every length scale, from the molecular to the macro, surface and
interfacial phenomena that can be tuned by varying the surface and interfacial energy and by varying the specific
chemical interactions and chemical groups populating such surfaces and interfaces. This is particularly true in
formulating multiphase fluids for coatings, and in making pigments and other particulate additives stable in coating
fluids, prepolymers and resins of a particular coated layer or composite film. Being able to take a particle and make it
“happy” in a dispersion environment that otherwise would be unstable and lead to coating defects and untoward dispersion
destabilization is a skill that will make the student more competitive in the broad advanced materials and pharmaceutical
industries. This course augments introductory organic, inorganic, and colloid chemistry courses by providing a broad range of
practical applications of physical and synthetic chemistries that enable the student to achieve many different kinds of
surface and interfacial modifications. It particularly focuses on practical applications of more advanced synthetic
polymer chemistries such as ATRP and other living polymerization methods.
Basic physical chemical methods, basic organic and inorganic coupling chemistries, and living polymerization methods are
reviewed and applied to achieving diverse forms of surface and interfacial modification suitable for nanoparticles
through high volume and high surface area planar substrates. The emphasis is on the application of various chemistries to
enable highly value added materials to be made in a chemically stable and robust manner.
The course is targeted at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate student level.
This course reviews and illustrates the practical applications of physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry, as learned
in undergraduate courses, and presents living polymerization methods, for the constructive chemical surface modification
of particulate and planar substrates used in diverse applications in the coatings, materials, and pharmaceutical
industries. The course focuses on physical methods such as layer-by-layer assembly, physical adsorption, and upon diverse
chemistries including thiol-driven self-assembly on particular substrates, diverse coupling chemistries, sol-gel
silane-based chemistries, living polymerization methods, grafting chemistries, surface initiated polymerization,
encapsulation chemistries, and applications in controlled release, formulating composites, and advanced applications in
diagnostics and array technologies.
A comprehensive reading list and extensive references are provided to facilitate the practical review of the topics covered
as the need for details arises in the workplace and development laboratory.
Surface Modification Chemistries for Particles and Interfaces
Course Overview
High Energy Deposition
Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Coupling Chemistries
Sol-Gel Silane Chemistry
ATRP Living Polymer Polymerization
Anionic Living Polymer Polymerization
Physical Adsorption
Grafting Chemistry
Surface Initiated Cationic Living Polymerization
Encapsulation and Controlled Release
Tailoring Composites
Advanced Printing and Diagnostics
Instructor - John Texter Professor John Texter has over 25 years experience in industrial small
particle and coating technologies. He is Professor of Polymer
and Coating Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has been Editor-in-Chief
of the Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, and has worked for Strider
Research Corporation and for Eastman Kodak Company in various areas of dispersion
and emulsion technology. He received his undergraduate engineering
education and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Lehigh University, where he studied
at the Zettlemoyer Center for Surface and Coatings Research. He is
an experienced lecturer, organizer, and technical project manager. He
is an inventor, editor, and author of over 160 publications including four
books, forty-two issued U.S. patents, and numerous research and review articles.
He has received numerous awards and honors including the 2007 Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty
Research Award, a Service Recognition
Award from the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, a Team Achievement
Award for Improved Ferrotyping, induction into the Kodak Distinguished Inventors’
Gallery, an MRE Innovation Award for Nanocrystalline Technology, the CTO Patent
Award for Innovation and Initiative in Patenting, listings in American Men
and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Who’s Who
in the East, Who's Who in America, and various fellowships. He is active professionally and
has served as Chairman of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of
the American Chemical Society, Chairman of the Chemistry at Interfaces Gordon
Research Conference, Chair of the Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies Gordon Research Conference,
and organizer of many international symposia. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society,
and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology.
(C) 2008 Particles Conference