Designing block copolymers: theory, experiment and applications

Convener: 

Andrei Zvelindovsky, UCLan, UK

Co-Convener: Xiaosong Wang, University of Leeds, UK

Co-Convener: Robert Magerle, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

Committee:

Masao Doi, Tokyo University, Japan

Alexander Boker, RWTH Aachen, Germany

Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood, Accelrys Ltd, UK

Raffaele Mezzenga, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Rachel Segalman, University of California, Berkeley, USA

G.J. Agur Sevink, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Larisa Tsarkova, Bayreuth University, Germany

Ting Xu, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Programme:

Tuesday 13 July (morning and afternoon)

Wednesday 14 July (morning and afternoon)

Symposium Information

The symposium will focus on the following topic areas:

• Chemistry and physics of block copolymer self-assembly
• Block copolymer based hybrid nanocomposites
• Control and tailoring of nano-structure
• Nanostructure-induced functions
• Design of advanced nano-materials of the future
  

Keynote Speakers

Macroscopic Arrays of Block Copolymers With Areal Densities of 10 Terabit/inch2 and Beyond
Thomas P. Russell, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Making Polymers Swim
Anthony J. Ryan, University of Sheffield, UK
(Winner of the 2010 Macro Group UK Medal)

Invited Speakers

Supramolecular  hierarchical self-assemblies based on polypeptide complexes
Olli Ikkala, Helsinki University of Technology/Aalto University, Finland

Coarse-Grained Dynamical Models for Self-Assembling Amphiphilic Molecules
Toshihiro Kawakatsu, Tohoku University, Japan

From Block Copolymers and Nanoparticles to Complex, Multifunctional Hybrid Materials 
Ulrich Wiesner, Cornell University, USA

Speakers

Coarse-Grained Models of Biological Membranes within the Single Chain Mean Field Theory 
Vladimir Baulin, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

Selective hydrophilization of nanoporous 1,2-Polybutadiene through UV induced grafting of acidic and 'pegylated' azides 
Anton Berthold, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Rigid-Flexible Hinged Copolymers Designed for Crystallization Control 
Josee Brisson, Université Laval, Canada

Nanostructures from living copolymers: some insights from coarse-grained simulations
Kostas Daoulas, Georg-August-University-Göttingen, Germany

Multiple Strategies Toward Block Copolymer Based Nanoporous Thin Films
Charles-Andre Fustin, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Ampholytic Polymer Based Janus Particles
André Gröschel, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Shake 'N' Bake Blocks: Spontaneous Gradient Copolymers with Block Copolymer Properties 
Simon Harrisson, CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, Australia

3D structural observation of novel frustrated phase separation structures of block copolymers induced by the 3D confinement effect of nanoparticle
Takeshi Higuchi, Tohoku University, Japan

Supramolecular structure and interaction kinetics of fullerene derivative and block copolymer charge transfer complex 
Xiao Hu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Plastic Processing without Heating 
Sebnem Inceoglu, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Incorporation of weak links into the backbone of water soluble polymers via redox polymerisation 
Emilia Kot, Imperial College London, UK

A New Supramolecular Route for Using Rod-Coil Block Copolymers in Photovoltaic Applications 
Raffaele Mezzenga, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Phase Separation in PMMA-PS Block Copolymers Tethered to Gold Surfaces 
Benjamin O'Driscoll, University of Reading, UK

An all Conjugated Block Copolymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell 
Andrew Parnell, University of Sheffield, UK

Block copolymers for stabilization of colloidal suspensions: a new approach to an "old" problem 
Igor Potemkin, Moscow State University, Russian Federation

Hierarchical Structures based on Self-Assembled Diblock Copolymers within Honeycomb Micro-Structured Porous Films
Maud Save, University of Pau, France

Holographic Gratings and Data Storage in Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymers
Hans-Werner Schmidt, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Stochastic Quasi-Newton molecular simulations 
Agur Sevink, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Hierarchical, two-dimensional superstructures of nanorods obtained through co-assembly with block copolymers in thin films
Roy Shenhar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Functional Materials in Self-Assembled Block Copolymer "Playground": New Approaches toward Organic Nonvolatile Memory and Optical Sensor 
Takeo Suga, Waseda University, Japan

Blok Cpolymer Surfce Pattern Based Ultrahigh-Density Data Storage Using AFM Tip Hammering Nanolithography
You Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Linear Di-, ABA Tri-, Multi- and Star-block Copolymers of Styrene and Vinyl Pyridine: Synthesis by RAFT Polymerisation and Self-assembly in Solution and in the Bulk 
Mirela Elena Zamfir, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Poster Presenters

Selective swelling induced mesoporous structures in block copolymers
Yong Wang, Nanjing University of Technology, China
 
Computational Studies on Understanding the Mechanism of Microphase Separation in Silicone-Urea Segmented Copolymers
Mine Yurtsever, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
 
Design and synthesis of block copolymer supramolecular hybrid colloids for material applications
Xiaosong Wang, Leeds University, United Kingdom
 
Block copolymer structures in nano-pores
Marco Pinna, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
 
Phenylboronic acid as a sugar- and pH-responsive trigger to tune the multiple micellization of thermo-responsive block coploymer
Jin Qiao, Zhejiang University, China
 
Thermoplastic Elastomers with Saturated Soft Segments
Yixian Wu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
 
Hybrid block copolymer precursors carrying reactive triethoxy silyl side groups : Synthesis, micellar behaviour and hydrolysis-condensation 
Emmanuel Beyou, Université Lyon1, France
 
Spatio-temporal correlations in a minimal model for block copolymer microdomain ordering
Christian Riesch, Institut für Physik, TU Chemnitz, Germany
 
UCST controlled block copolymer self-assembly
Aydin Can, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
 
Temperature-responsive nanospheres with bicontinuous internal structures from semi-crystalline amphiphilic diblock copolymers
Simon J. Holder, University of Kent, United Kingdom
 
Self-assembly in aqueous solution of amphiphilic diblock copolymers : from frozen aggregates to dynamic micelles
Elise Lejeune, Université du Maine, France
 
Thermoresponsive self-assembly of rod-coil copolymers based on poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate] and poly(?-caprolactone)
Mario Luzón, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, Spain
 
High Molecular Weight Linear Block Copolymers of Poly(L-lactide) and Poly(2-Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate): Synthesis and Nanopatterning
Maksym Kryuchkov, University of Montreal, Canada
 
Tunable Photonic Crystals made from Shear Ordered Diblock Copolymers
Andrew J Parnell, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
 
Poly(trialkylsilyl (meth)acrylate) diblock copolymers : Self-assembly of hydrolytically labile polymers
Nadia Canilho, Universite du sud Toulon - Var, France
 
Designing controlled (meth)acrylic-based diblock copolymers/ZnO nanoparticles via the RAFT polymerization
Christine Bressy, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, France
 
Study on antiblocking masterbatches for LDPE plant
Shengxian Cao, Daqing petrochemical research center, China
 
Well-Defined Semifluorinated Brush-Like Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Anti-biofouling Applications
Hazrat Hussain, Institute of Materials Researcha and Engineering, Singapore
 
A Novel Janus Particle Topology From a New Versatile Block Terpolymer
Andrea Wolf, University of Bayreuth, Germany
 
Stimuli-Responsive Multicompartment Micelles
Eva Betthausen, University of Bayreuth, Germany
 
Controlled release of volatile molecules from block copolymer micelles in ethanol-water mixtures
Damien Berthier, Firmenich SA, Switzerland
 
Polymeric Optical Fibers Produced with Different Acrylates via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Reactions
Selin Celebi, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
 
Tailored surface properties of semifluorinated block copolymers by electrospinning
Sami Hietala, Univeristy of Helsinki, Finland
 
Dissipative Particle Dynamics Study of Linear Diblock and Heteroarm Star Copolymers
Michael Matthias Nardai, University of Vienna, Austria
 
Introduction of metal nanoparticles into polymer particles with phase separation structures
Kazutaka Koike, Tohoku University, Japan
 
Nanostructured Langmuir-Blodgett Films:  From Nanodots to Nanostrand Network Patterns
Iryna Perepichka, University of Montreal, Canada
 
Alternating Diene Metathesis Polycondensation (ALTMET) - Opitimizing Catalyst Loading
Mudassar Abbas, Graz University of Technology, Austria
 
Study on the Lamellae-Fddd Transition of Block Copolymer
Kuniaki Matsuda, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
 
Controled arrangement of ferritin molecules on a self-assembled nano pattern of diblock copolymer
Go Sakaguchi, Kyoto University, Japan
 
Synthesis of Novel Polysulfone-Polydimethylsiloxane Block Copolymers
Mehmet Arif Kaya, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
 
Phase diagram of diblock copolymer melt obtained by dissipative particle dynamics simulation
Elena Patyukova, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation
 
Block copolymers from renewable macrolactones by combination of enzymatic polymerization and ATRP
Zeliha Ates, Dublin City University, Ireland
 
Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic elastomeric segmented polyurethanes based on polycaprolactone diol and poly(propylene glycol)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)
Jonathan Bergamaschi, State University of Campinas, Brazil
 
Crystalline conformation of poly(ethylene/trimethylene terephthalate) copolyester
Tien-Wei Shyr, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
 
Theoretical Studies on Phase Behaviors of Diblock Copolymers in Selective Solvents
Dadong Yan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
 
Single Chain Mean Field Technique for Simulation of Complex Molecular Systems
Sergey Pogodin, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
 
Formation of Hierarchy Structure in Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers
Tomoo Shiomi, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
 
Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Crystal Orientation Change under 1D Nanoscale Confinement using Polystyrene-block- Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Copolymers: Confined Dimension and Reduced Tethering Density Effects
Ming-Siao Hsiao, The University of Akron, United States
 
ABC triblock copolymer thin films doped with lithium salts
Seung Hyun Kim, Inha University, Republic of Korea
 
Curing and postcuring og UDMA/BisGMA copolymers
Nicoleta Sulca, University Politechnica of Bucharest, Romania
 
Pattern formation of binary fluids and copolymers in quenching with variable temperature
Giuseppe Gonnella, University of Bari, Italy
 
Molecular Weight Distribution of Multiblock Polymers Prepared via RAFT Polymerization
Bastian Ebeling, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
 
Block Copolymer Synthesis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide- A Route to Nanostructured Spherical Microparticles
James Jennings, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
 
Double or triple hydrophilic block copolymer based on uncharged, strong polyelectrolyte and stimuli-responsive sequences
Céline Baguenard, CNRS, France
 
Epoxy Resin Modified with Polyetherimide-Siloxane Block Copolymers
Wenjun Gan, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China