Themes and topics

This page gives details of the main themes of the conference and session topics that took place at MC8. 

Biomaterials

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  Complex Bio-Related Materials
• Bio-Nanotechnology 
• Hydrogels and Peptide Self-Assembly 
• Materials at the Bio-Ceramic Interface           

Soft Matter

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  Electronic and Opto-Electronic Polymers 
• Functional Liquid Crystals 
• Nanostructured Polymers         

Nanomaterials

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  Colloidal Crystal-based Materials
• From Nanotubes to Nanowires 
• Hierarchical Porous Materials
• Nanoparticles 
• Photoactive Thin Films and Particles        

Solid State Materials

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  Advanced Ceramics and Functional Materials
• Catalysis and Green Materials
• Materials for Sustainable Energy: Battery Materials
• Materials for Sustainable Energy: Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Generation and Storage
• Materials under Extreme Conditions
• Materials with Strongly Correlated Electronic Properties   

Interdisciplinary Topics

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  Advanced Structural Probes 
• Framework Materials by Design         

Poster session

Posters will be on display during the conference in the main social areas, close to refreshment points. Dedicated poster sessions will take place on the evenings of Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 July 2007.

Poster abstracts are invited on all of the abovementioned themes and session topics. Please see the call for posters page for information on submitting an abstract for poster presentation.