Presentations

  1. “Recent Advances in Bioabsorbable Polymers”, Invited talk presented at the Biointerface 2009 Conference, San Mateo, CA, October 26, 2009
  2. “Role of Polymer Biocompatibility in Drug Eluting Stent Coatings”, Plenary Lecture at the Australasia Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering” Conference, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, January 21-23,2009

  3. “Biocompatible Polymer Interface: Implication for drug Eluting Stent Coatings” Material Research Society Conference, San Francisco, March 27, 2008
  1.  “How to Design a Polymer for DES”, Faculty, CRT Conference, Washington DC, February 2008
  1. ”Endeavor Resolute: BioLinx Polymer: What makes it Different?” Presented at “Simposium Medtronic El Stent Endeavor Resolute De Medtronic : Su Desarrollo Y Resultados”, Cartagena, Colombia, February 14, 2008
  1. ”Endeavor Resolute: BioLinx Polymer: What makes it Different?” Medtronic Symposium, Vienna, Austria December 13, 2007
  1.  “Role of Polymer Biocompatibility in Drug Eluting Stents (DES)” Ionnina Cardiovascular Education (ICE), Ionnina, Greece, December 6, 2007
  1. “DES Polymer Fundamentals” Psimitis Corporation, Athens, Greece, December 10, 2007
  1. “Role of Polymer Biocompatibility in Drug Eluting Stents (DES)” Presentation to Interventionalists  at the Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, December  11, 2007
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Medtronic Sydney Tech Exchange, Sydney, Australia, November 27-30, 2007
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Interventionalists’ Group from Denmark, Washington DC, October 27-30, 2007
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Interventionalists’ Group from South America and India, Santa Rosa, CA October, 2007
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Interventionalists’ Group from South Africa, Barcelona, Spain May, 2007
  1. “Role of Polymers in Drug Eluting Stents”, Faculty, 3rd Asian Interventional cardiovascular Therapeutics with Malaysian cardiovascular Interventional Symposium 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 11-14, 2007
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Medtronic Singapore Tech Exchange, Singapore, February 24-25, 2006
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Presentations to invited interventional cardiologists, Hyderabad, India, January 24, 2006
  1. “Drug Delivery Technology of Drug Eluting Stents”, Presentations to invited interventional cardiologists, Chennai, India, January 23, 2006
  1. “Traditional Drug Eluting Biomaterials: An Overview”  Invited talk presented at the Biointerface Conference, San Mateo, CA, December 4.2006
  1. “Drug Eluting Stent Technology”, Talk presented to the Chemistry Faculty at the University of Liege, Liege, Belgium,  May, 2005
  1. “Polymeric Nanoparticles: Syntheses, Properties and Applications”, Invited talk presented to the Chemistry Department, Purdue University, at the Industrial Associates Meeting, October 2, 1997
  1. “Polymeric Nanoparticles: Syntheses, Properties and Applications”. Invited talk presented to the Chemistry Department, Texas A & M University, at the Industrial Associates Meeting, September 29, 1997
  1. “Anionic Polymerization of lactams: Some Industrial Applications”, Invited talk at the Symposium “A Torch Advanced: Second Generation of Accomplishments”  honoring Prof. H. James Harwood, University of Akron, September 13, 1996, Akron, Ohio
  1. “Anionic Polymerization of lactams: Some Industrial Applications”, Invited talk at the International Symposium on “Anionic Polymerization: Practical Applications” American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Orlando, FL, August, 1996
  1. “UV Degradation of Nylon 6,6 as Measured via 1-D and 2-D NMR Solution Techniques”       Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Pisa, Italy, June 11-15, 1995
  1. “Anionic Polymerization of Caprolactam: Some Recent Findings”, Invited talk presented at the Istituto Di studi Chimico - Fisci Di Macromolecole Sintetiche e Naturali, Genoa, Italy, June 1995
  1. “Kinetics of Isophthaloyl Biscaprolactam Initiated and Caprolactam Magnesium Bromide catalyzed Anionic Polymerization of Caprolactam”, paper presented at the Fall ACS Meeting in Washington D.C. , August  1994
  1. “Low Moisture and High Temperature Nylons”, A Presentation to the Molinex Corporation, Chicago, July 28, 1994
  1. “NMR Spectroscopic Analysis of UV Degraded Nylon 6,6 Microstructure” Poster presented at the 35thIUPAC MacroAkron,  Akron, OH  July 11, 1994
  1. “Modification of ABS Plastics by Mixing with Side Chain LCPs” (with I. L. Parsamyan, I. I. Konstantin, O. V. Vasileva, V. G. Kulichikhin, and R. L. Kruse) poster presented at the 35th IUPAC MacroAkron, Akron, OH, July 11. 1994 Chaired a session by invitation
  1.  “Rheological Behavior of Comb shaped Polymers in Anisotropic and Isotropic Melts and in Blends with Thermoplastic Polymers” (with R. Talroze, M. Rogunova, E. Zubarev, N. Plate', and R. L. Kruse)  poster presented at the 35th IUPAC MacroAkron, OH July 11, 1994
  1. “Rheological Modification of ABS Plastics by Liquid Crystals” (with R. L. Kruse, V. Kulichikhin, O. Vasil'eva, I. Parsamyan, and I. Litvinov), invited paper  presented at  the European Conference on Rheology at Seville, France , Sept. 1994
  1.  “Modification of ABS Plastics with Mesophase Polyphosphazenes” (with R. L. Kruse, V. Kulichikhin, O. Vasil'eva, I. Parsamyan, and D. Tur), paper presented at the  Polymer Processing Society Meeting, Akron, Ohio, April 1994
  1.  “Low Moisture Nylons”,  Presentation to AMP Engineers, Greensboro, N. Carolina, September 30, 1993
  1. “Graft Rubber Modified Nylon-6 via Anionic Polymerization”,  Invited talk at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, June, 1993
  1. “Polymers and the Environment - Next Decade”, Invited talk at the H. F. Mark Memorial Symposium, Brooklyn, New York, October 9, 1992
  1. “Anionic Polymerization of Caprolactam: Chemistry and Industrial Applications”  Invited  talk at the Indian Institute of technology, New Delhi, India, February 1992
  1. “Rubber Modification of Nylon-6 RIM”, Invited Paper at the 32nd IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecules, Kyoto, Japan August 1-6, 1988, Also served as a Session Chairman.
  1. “Glass Modified Low Moisture Nylon Alloys”, Presentation to AMP Engineers, Harrisburg, Pa February, 1988
  1. “Chemical Modification of Polyphenylene Sulfide: Oxidation with Peracids” Poster presented at the Fall  ACS Meeting ,Denver, 1987
  1. “Nylon-6 RIM Block Copolymers”, Invited talk at the ACS Polymer Division Topical Workshop on "Polymerization and Polymer Modification by reactive Processing", Bermuda, May, 1985
  1. “Low Temperature Adhesives for NASA Balloons”, Invited talk at G. T. Schjeldahl Co., Northfield, MN May 1973
  1. “Low Temperature Adhesives for NASA Balloons”, Presentation to the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA , September 1972
  1. “Methine and Alpha Methyl Resonance in Methyl Acrylate -Methacrylonitrile Copolymers.. 220MHz Spectra”, Paper presented at the 164th ACS Meeting in New York, August 1972
  1. “Microstructure of Methyl Acrylate-Methacrylonitrile Copolymers by NMR”.. Talk presented at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, April 1971 (Guest of Prof.R.Chujo)