Colloidal and nanoscale polymer composites: fundamentals through to applications

Convener: 

Joao Cabral, Imperial College London, UK

Co-Convener: Joseph Keddie, University of Surrey, UK

Programme:

Wednesday 14 July (morning and afternoon)

Thursday 15 July (morning and afternoon)

Symposium Information

This symposium seeks to review and discuss recent experimental and theoretical developments in:

• Nanoparticle-polymer dispersion and processing: strategies and limitations  
• Conformation of polymers in nanocomposites
• Polymer dynamics in nanocomposite-confinement
• Glass formation in polymer nanocomposites
• Thermodynamics and phase behaviour of polymer-particle mixtures
• Self-assembly of functional particle-polymer systems
• Nanoparticles at interfaces
• Applications of nanocomposites (organic electronics, photovoltaics, coatings, etc)

Keynote Speaker

Invited Speakers

Mechanical Properties of Soft Viscoelastic Nanocomposites   
Costantino Creton, ESPCI-ParisTech, France

Indirect reinforcement of nanocomposites 
Michael Mackay, University of Delaware, USA

Single Component Polymer Nanocomposites: Assembles of Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrids
Richard Vaia, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Speakers

Dynamics of polymer grafted nano-silica particles by neutron scattering
Valeria Arrighi, Heriot-Watt University, UK

Armored Nanocomposite  Polymer Latexes made via Pickering (Mini)Emulsion Polymerization
Stefan Bon, University of Warwick, UK  

The free volume holes diffusion model as an explanation for the accelerated physical aging in polymer nanocomposites 
Virginie Boucher, DIPC, Spain

Synthesis of high solids content Laponite-armored polymer latexes by soap-free emulsion polymerization and mechanical properties of the latex films 
Amilton Santos, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Polymer Diffusion Exhibits a Minimum with Increasing Carbon Nanotube Concentration in Nanocomposites
Nigel Clarke, Durham University, UK

Cellulose-based Thermal Sensitive Microgels with stable and reversible photoluminescence
Hongjing Dou, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Thermodynamics and Kinetics Governing the Distribution of Solid Nanoparticles in Immiscible Polymer Blends 
Françoise Fenouillot-Rimlinger, INSA de Lyon, France

Enhanced light absorption and plamonic interactions in composites of silver nanoparticles and ferroelectric polymers 
Tonino Greco, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Germany

Strategies to enhance compatibility without affecting oxidative curing on waterborne alkyd/acrylic hybrids
Monika Goikoetxea, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Abrupt Change in Surface Wetting and Hierarchical Pore Formation in PVDF/Graphite Nano-sheet Composite Films 
Xiao Hu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Self Stratification due to Segregation between Charged and Neutral Particles During Film Formation from Polymer Dispersions 
Diethelm Johannsmann, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany

The importance of molecular friction in determining the mechanical properties of a soft polymer-nanotube nanocomposite
Tao Wang, University of Surrey, UK

Temperature and magnetic field induced changes in liquid crystal polymer vesicles 
Annie Brulet, Institut Curie/CNRS, France

Magnetic Liquid Crystal Polymers 
Lacramioara Zadoina, IMRCP Laboratory, France

Self organized growth of magnetic cobalt nanoparticles on polymer template: Real time GISAXS study 
Ezzeldin Metwalli, TU Munich, Germany

Interacting microgels with tuneable softness and charge density 
Priti Mohanty, Adolphe Merkle Institute, Switzerland

Preparation of high performance conductive polymer fibre through morphological control of networks formed by nanofillers
Ton Peijs, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Can Tg-nanoconfinement be used to produce zero-VOC waterborne coatings? : SANS study 
Yahya Rharbi, CNRS, France

Polymer dynamics in nanocomposite-confinement: influence of the filler content on the cooperative characteristic length 
Allisson Saiter, Université de Rouen, France

Carbon Nanostructures as Fillers for Polymer Nanocomposites 
Horacio Salavagione, ICTP, Spain

Periodic Patterns produced in Magnetically Coupled Phase Separation in Polymer-Solvent-Nanoparticle mixtures
Easan Sivaniah, University of Cambridge, UK

Facile access to biomimetic layered composite films and coatings with superior material properties
Andreas Walther, Aalto University, Finland

Fullerene association in model polymer matrices: bulk and thin film confinement 
Him Cheng Wong, Imperial College London, UK

Poster Presenters

Performing Different Types Of Interfacial Polymerization Reactions Through The Permeable membrane of Poly(terephthalamide) Microcapsules 
Hisham Essawy, National Research Center, Egypt
 
Chiral Micelles by Achiral TPPS and Diblock Copolymer Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine)
Linqi Shi, Nankai University, China
 
Polymer/Inorganic Composite Particle Materials-- Preparation, Structure and Applications
Yi Dan, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, China
 
Ethylene/Chrysotile nanocomposites in situ polymerization
Griselda Barrera Galland, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 
Properties of polyethylene/graphite nanocomposites obtained by in situ
Griselda Barrera Galland, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 
Polymer-coated Palladium Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterisation and Investigation of their Non-Linear Optical Response
Theodora Krasia-Christoforou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
 
Synthesis and Applications of Polyvinylpyridine-Grafted Silica Containing Palladium Nanoparticles as a New Heterogeneous Catalyst for Heck  Coupling Reactions
Bahman Tamami, Shiraz University, Islamic Republic of Iran
 
Phase Transitions in Model Polymer Mixture with C60 fullerenes: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Yang Choo Chua, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
 
Performance of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube/High Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites at High Strain Rates
Waleed Al-lafi, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
 
Preparation and characterisation of multiphase polymer systems with carbon nanotubes
Milana Lisunova, Freie Universitet of Berlin, Germany
 
Driving Polymer-Grafted Carbon Nanotubes  at Interfaces in Phase-Separated Polymer Blends
Fangfang Tao, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
 
Functionalised nanocomposites synthesis by in situ generation of filler through extrusion process
Véronique Bounor-legaré, Université Lyon 1, France
 
One-pot, in situ synthesis of ZnO-epoxy resin hierarchical and hybrid composites
Katherine Orchard, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
 
The Effect of Plasticizer in the Morphology and Thermal Behavior of Cellulose Acetate/Poly(epichlorohydrin)/Montmorillonite-clay Nanocomposites
Juliana Aristéia de Lima, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
 
Complex Inorganic/Organic Core-Shell and Shape Anisotropic Nanoparticles by an Inverse Emulsion Technique
Christian Geidel, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
 
Light Scattering from Aqueous Solutions of Colloid Metal Nanoparticles Stabilized by Natural Polysaccharide Arabinogalactan
Ekaterina Gasilova, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
 
Colloidal Polymer/Silica Nanocomposite Particles Prepared by Aqueous Emulsion Polymerisation
Lee Fielding, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
 
Investigation of microstructure and mechanical properties of biaxial stretched polyethylene terephthalate/clay nanocomposites
Yucai Shen, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
 
Ag(PbS)/Poly-p-xylylene Nanocomposites by VDP-Method
Sergei A. Ozerin, Institute of synthetic polymer materials RAS, Russian Federation
 
Kinetics of nanoparticle synthesis by different sugars
Ya-Lin Fang, China Medical University, Taiwan
 
Thermostimulable Au nanoparticles by coating with amphiphilic block copolymers synthesized via the MADIX process
Mariana Beija, IMRCP - UMR 5623, France
 
New perspectives in the synthesis of macroporous polymers via emulsion templating
Nadine Graeber, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
 
Encapsulated graphite sheets covered with polystyrene nanoparticles by in-situ miniemulsion polymerization  
Hussein Etmimi, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
 
Rheological & Light Scattering Studies on the Dispersion of Clays in Monomer Solvents
Neil Bradley, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
 
Hyperbranched Core-Multishell Architecture for the Formation and Stabilization of Nanoparticles in Water and their applications
Marty Jean-Daniel, Université Paul Sabatier, France
 
Protection of steels by epoxy - (organo) clays nanocomposite coatings
Panagiotis Spathis, Aristotle University of Thessaliniki, Greece
 
Preparation of oligomeric block copolymers via Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization (RITP) and their use in clay surface modification for the preparation of polymer-clay nanocomposites in dispersed media
Patrice Hartmann, Mondi Packaging South-Africa R&D, South Africa
 
Preparation and characterization of silver/carbopol polycomposites in colloidal and non colloidal solutions
Nabila Haddadine, Laboratoire de Synthèse Macromoléculaire et Thio-organique Macromoléculaire. USTHB, Algeria
 
Biocompatible Hybrid Janus particles
Thomas Ruhland, University Bayreuth, Germany
 
Preparation and characterization of polyaniline-silver composites
Patrycja Bober, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Czech Republic

Carbon Materials Obtained by the Carbonization of a Conducting Polymer, Polyaniline
Jaroslav Stejskal, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Czech Republic
 
Organic-inorganic hybrid materials combining Pd nanoparticles and diblock copolymers, having carbazole and ?-ketoester functionalities. Synthesis, characterization and experimental investigation of their nonlinear optical properties
Maria Demetriou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
 
Rubber-based nanocomposites containing new intercalated/exfoliated organo-modified clays
Lucia Conzatti, CNR- ISMAC Genova, Italy
 
Responsive Fluorescent Quantum Dot-Polymer Nanocomposites Generated by Rapid and Facile Frontal Polymerization
Su Chen, Nanjing University of Technology, China
 
Synthesis of Monodisperse Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles Grafted with Concentrated PS Brush by Surface-Initiated Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization
Vincent Ladmiral, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
 
Sparsely Distributed Silica-Modified PMMA Composite Particles Prepared by Static Polymerization in Aqueous Silica Dispersion
Shintaro Kawano, Kumamoto University, Japan
 
Water-soluble dual-responsive iron oxide nanoparticles
Alexander Majewski, University of Bayreuth, Germany
 
Synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric hydrido silsesquioxane polymer films and their application for cleaning mercury contaminated water
Kseniia Katok, O.O. Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry Ukraine, Ukraine
 
Photo-induced vesicles to micelles transition
Jinfeng Dong, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan, China
 
Nanocomposites based on Fluorescent labelled silica nanoparticles and thermoplastic polymer matrixes. Steady State Fluorescence to Study at Molecular Scale their interphases
Dania Olmos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
 
Influence of the Incorporation of Biomineralized Calcium Carbonate Microparticles on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites
Mehrdad Yazdani-Pedram, University of Chile, Chile
 
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Polypropylene Nanocomposites
Mehrdad Yazdani-Pedram, University of Chile, Chile
 
Capillarity Force Induced Formation of Luminescent PS/Rare-Earth-Doped Nanoparticles Hybrid Hollow Spheres
Min Chen, Fudan University, China
 
Incorporation of Single CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots into Polymer Nanoparticles by Means of Smart Functionalization with Polymerizable Ligands
Carla Negele, University of Konstanz, Germany
 
Curing mechanism and properties of the Bismaleimide-Triazine/EOVS composites
Dingsheng Yu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
 
Polybenzoxazine Resin Cured by Latent Catalyst containing POSS
Riwei Xu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
 
Antibacterial activity and mechanical properties of natural rubber/TiO2 nanocomposites
Boonchai Seentrakoon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
 
Synthesis of nanocomposites of polyaniline nanofibres and polyethylene by in situ polymerization
Nara Basso, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 
 Influence of the compatibilizer type on the rheological properties of HDPE/LLDPE/organoclay nanocomposites
Fabio Roberto Passador, PPGCEM/UFSCar, Brazil
 
Fire and smoke behaviour of PVC/O-MMT/metallic oxides nanocomposites
Lucia Mei, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
 
Effects of vibrations on melt compounding of PP/carbonic nanocomposites
Georgi Kotzev, Central Laboratory of Physico-Chemical Mechanics, BAS, Bulgaria
 
Analysis of the influence of an octaepoxy-POSS in the morphology of an epoxy-amine system
Carmen Ramírez, University of A Coruña. E. U. P., Spain
 
Localization of nanodiamond particles within polypropylene amorphous-crystalline matrix
Georgy Alkhanishvili, Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials, Russian Federation
 
Structural investigation of polylactide modified with functionalized silica nanoparticles
Elena Sudeeva, Russian Academy of Science, Russian Federation
 
Structural and mechanical analysis of SBR/organoclay nanocomposites
Belén Montero, Universidad de A Coruña. E. U. P., Spain
 
Synthesis of cerium oxide-stabilised nanocomposite latexes through polymerisation in aqueous dispersed system
Nancy Zgheib, ESCPE/CNRS/UCBL, France
 
High tensile strength poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers modified with nanodiamonds: morphology, properties, application
Tikhon Kurkin, Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials RAS, Russian Federation
 
Solvent Effect in Dynamic Superstructures from Au Nanoparticles and CdTe Nanowires: Experimental Observation and Theoretical Description
Jaebeom Lee, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
 
Thermal and Crystallization Behaviors of thin-MWCNT/Polyamide 6 Nanocomposite
Jong-ha Oh, Hyosung Corporation, Republic of Korea
 
Calibration and use of an optical detector to monitor in-line a nanocomposite extrusion
Kelen Cristina dos Reis, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
 
Advances in RAFT Mediated Emulsion Polymerization
Brian Hawkett, The University of Sydney, Australia
 
Poly(zinc methacrylate) as the Precursor for the Low-Temperature Formation of Polymer-ZnO Hybrid Materials and/or ZnO Nanoparticles
Gabriela Ambrozic, National Institute for Chemistry, Slovenia
 
Mechanical and thermal properties of polymer nanocomposites
S.J. Picken, TU Delft, Netherlands
 
The effects of the Packing Structure of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Surfactants on the Degree of Clay Exfoliation in Polyethylene Terephthalate/ POSS-Modified Clay Nanocomposites
Cher Ling Joan Toh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 
Analysis of Dissolved Hydrogen Molecules in Rubber Materials by Solid-state 1H NMR
Shin Nishimura, Kyushu University, Japan
 
Investigation on the radiation induced vulcanization of silica-elastomer blends: physical properties and filler-elastomer reaction mechanisms
Daniele Dondi, University of Pavia, Italy
 
Polyester-based nanocomposites prepared by in situ entropically-driven ring-opening polymerization of macrocyclic oligomers
Paola Stagnaro, CNR, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole ISMAC, Italy
 
Dispersion of individual MWNTs in epoxy resin composites by noncovalent functionalization with surfactants
Celina-Maria Damian, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
 
Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)/ZnO Nanocomposites Based on Polyol Mediated Organophillic Nano ZnO
Alojz Anzlovar, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia
 
 Transparent and high refractive index nanocomposites based on main-chain aromatic copolymers
Yusuke Imai, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
 
Study of the mechanical properties of methacrylic polymers reinforced by functionalized oxozirconium nanoclusters
Alexandre Gatti, Institute of Chemistry of Araraquara, Brazil
 
Covalent Attachment of Polymersomes to Surfaces
Mustafa Volkan Filiz, Institut of Physical Chemistry, Germany
 
Physical aging of polymer nanocomposites: development of the diffusion model
Daniele Cangialosi, CSIC, Spain
 
New nanocomposites based on unsaturated polyester resin and modified halloysite
SORINA GAREA, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
 
New hybrid materials based on polybenzoxazine matrix and epoxy polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
SORINA GAREA, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
 
Investigating Silica Shell Growth on Polymer Colloids through the Starve-Fed Addition of TEOS; Routes to Hollow Inorganic Particles
Adam Morgan, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
 
Rheological study of the isothermal flow-induced crystallization kinetics of HDPE nanocomposites using particles with different geometries
Cesar Augusto Gonçalves Beatrice, UFSCar / PPG-CEM, Brazil
 
Effect of nanoparticle shape on the rheological behavior of PA6 nanocomposites
Juliano Marini, UFSCar / PPG-CEM, Brazil
 
Rheological and Mechanical Characterization of Blown Films of PBAT Nanocomposites
Bruna Turino Rego, UFSCar/PPGCEM, Brazil
 
Release of cupric ions from polypropylene/ cooper nanoparticles composites with antimicrobial properties
Katherine Delgado, Universidad de Chile, Chile
 
Influence of Silane Coupling Agents on the Curing Characteristics of Nano Silicon Carbide Filled Butadiene Rubber Compounds
Amirpasha Kharazi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran
 
Influence of Silane Coupling Agents on the Curing Characteristics of Nano Silicon Carbide Filled Butadiene Rubber Compounds
Azam Jalali Arani, Amirkabir University of Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran
 
Influence of nano layered silicate on curing behaviour of NR/BR nanocomposites in presence of different amounts of MBTS/Sulphur
Azam Jalali Arani, Amirkabir University of Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran
 
Small angle neutron scattering from polystyrene-fullerene solutions
Lila Bouzina, Institut Charles Sadron (CNRS-ULP), France