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Date March 4 ,2008 Joint Meeting with ASM Time 5:30 Social; 6:30 Dinner; 7:30 Program Venue Brady's Landing (Click for Map) Topic High
Throughput Methods for the Assessment of Speaker S.R.
Taylor Abstract The identification and characterization of new and better materials depends significantly, if not entirely, on experimentation at the present time. One approach to accelerate this discovery and characterization process is through the use of high throughput screening (HTS) methods. The Applied Electrochemistry Laboratory of the Houston Biomaterials Research Center (HBRC) has developed an array of chemical and electrochemical assays that, in combination with newly available instrumentation, allow experimental throughput that is 4 orders of magnitude greater than conventional methods. This increased throughput now provides tremendous flexibility and strength in exploring the variable space that effect material performance. This presentation will discuss our HTS approaches and their application to the very important field of chromate replacement, where viable synergistic chemistries have been identified. In addition, a new high throughput approach will be discussed that has been developed and used to rapidly predict the long-term field performance of full coating systems. Finally, this talk will present other activities and interests of the HBRC and discuss opportunities for collaboration.
Ray Taylor - Biography Ray Taylor has a multi-disciplinary education in biomedical engineering and materials science with interests in the areas of biomaterials, coatings, and corrosion mitigation. He has served on the faculty in the Dept. of Materials Science at the University of Virginia for 17 years and at the Dental School at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is presently Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and is the Director of the Houston Biomaterials Research Center. His focal interest has been to understand the chemical, physical, electrochemical, and interfacial phenomena that determine the function of coatings, corrosion inhibitors, and inhibitor synergies. This understanding has required the development of new experimental methods that include: local electrochemical impedance mapping and fluoroprobe staining to examine ionic ingress in polymeric coatings, and high throughput screening methods for the identification of non-toxic inhibitor synergies and coating system assessment.
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