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PPE '09 - Tuesday 27 - Wednesday 28 October 2009 University of Bradford
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Tuesday 27 October: Process Innovation

9.00
    Registration & Coffee, Norcroft Centre
9.30
    Keynote Orientation processing of Polymers: Analysis and Optimisation of the Polymer Wire Die-Drawing Process
I M Ward, University of Leeds, UK
10.15
    Developing the next generation of polyethylene based single polymer composites
A P Unwin, P J Hine & I M Ward, University of Leeds, UK
10.40
    Experimental investigation on the processing principal of biaxial oriented pvc pipes prepared by quasi-dynamic expansion method based on cloth tube
D Wu , D Ren, J Wang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

11.05
   
Coffee

11.35
Material testing for injection moulding simulation
R.G. Speight & F.S. Costa, Autodesk Australia Pty, Australia

12.00
Effect of copper alloy mould tooling on cycle time and product quality
A L Kelly, L Mulvaney-Johnson, P D Coates, University of Bradford, UK and R Beechey, Copperplas Int. Ltd

12.25

Lunch, Norcroft Centre

13.30
Polyetheretherketone (peek) for use in long term implantable medical devices – key attributes and performance
C. Valentine, A.Holden, A. Elleray Invibio Ltd, UK

13.55
Challenges in hot melt extrusion for enhancement in solubility of poorly soluble drugs
R Dhumal, A L Kelly, T Gough, P. D. Coates, A Paradkar, University of Bradford, UK
Polymer Micro & Nano Technology -1

14.20
    Polypropylene-MMT Clay Nanocomposites Formulation: from small bench top mini-mixer to scaled-up twin screw extruder
R Patel, H Benkreira & A Khan, P D Coates, Polymer IRDC, School of Engineering, Univ of Bradford, UK, Y.Shen, S.Xie, R Abu-Zurayk, E.Harkin-Jones, T.McNally, P.Hornsby, Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, Queens' University of Belfast, UK

14.45
    Experimental study of extrusion and surface treatment of organo clay with PET nanocomposites
Karnik Tarverdi, Somchoke Sontikae, Peter Allan, Brunel University, UK

15.10

Tea

15.30
Laboratory Demonstrations – Polymer IRC/ Polymer MNT Centre

18.00
   
Drinks Reception

18.45


Conference Dinner

Wednesday 28 October: Polymer Micro & Nano Technology -2
8.45
Registration & Coffee

9.15
Investigation into the use of LCP additives for microstructured surfaces replication.
G. Lucchetta, A. Gava, University of Padova, Italy

9.40

Characterization and analysis of micro channels and sub-micron surface roughness of injection moulded microfluidic systems using optical metrology
G. Tosello, F. Marinello, H. N. Hansen, Technical University of Denmark


10.05
   
Stabilising fibre interferometers for online surface measurement
H. Martin and X. Jian, University of Huddersfield, UK

10.30
   

Influence of mould design on flow visualisation studies in micromoulding
B R Whiteside, R Spares, K Norris, P D Coates, University of Bradford


10.55
   
Coffee
 
11.25
    2K – Micro Injection molding with formicaPlast Industrial solution for precise mass production of micro parts
B Dormann, Kloeckner DESMA Schuhmaschinen GmbH, Germany

11.50
    Two micro component injection molding for MID fabrication
A. Islam, H. N. Hansen, P.T. Tang, M.B. Jørgensen & S.F. Ørts, Tech Univ Denmark & IPU Manufacturing & Sonion ApS, Denmark

12.15
    Micro and nano molded surface structures for the proactive stimulation of human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation
I H Jaafar, M A Ammar, S S Jedlicka, J P Coulter, Lehigh University USA

12.40

Launch of Polymer MNT Centre


13.15


Lunch

14.10
Smartpoint: A novel root canal obturation point
P Holden, DRFP Ltd, UK, B R Whiteside, University of Bradford, UK

14.35
Best practice for bench-marking injection molding simulation
F.S.Costa, G.Tosello, B.R. Whiteside & P.S.Cook, Autodesk Moldflow pty, Australia

15.00
   

In-situ evaluation of nanocomposite compounding via optical transmission and in-line viscosity measurements
M McAfee, W.C. Chang, E. Harkin-Jones Queens University Belfast, UK


15.25
Nanofactory: utilising synergies in nano-manufacturing to accelerate innovation
S Kelly, Nanofactory, UK

15.50

Tea

16.10
    Laboratory Demonstrations – Polymer IRC/ Polymer MNT Centre