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43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress: Polymer Science in the Service of Society, 11-16 July 2010, Glasgow, UK


Polysaccharides: chemistry, structure, properties and technology


Convener: 

Stephen Eichhorn, University of Manchester, UK

Co-Convener: Cameron Alexander, University of Nottingham, UK

Co-Convener: Paul Gatenholm, Virginia Tech, USA

 

Programme:

Wednesday 14 July (afternoon)

Thursday 15 July (morning and afternoon)


Symposium Information


With the need to develop green materials, fuels and products within the polymeric industry, this symposium will address the following areas:

  • Structure and fundamental chemical and physical properties of polysaccharides
  • Nanotechnology of polysaccharides
  • Potential and present technological applications of polysaccharides. Particular areas will be in the biotechnology fields (biomaterials, biofuels, composites).
  • Characterisation techniques such as X-ray and neutron diffraction, spectroscopy (IR, Raman and NMR), with emphasis on the new developments in the field
  • Rheological properties of polysaccharides in the food industry
  • New processing routes such as electrospinning

Keynote Speaker


Engineering Cell-Material Interactions with Polysaccharide-Derivatized Materials
Kristi Kiick, University of Delaware, USA

Invited Speakers


Some properties of cellulose nanocrystals prepared by acid hydrolysis of natural cellulose fibres 
Derek Gray, McGill University, Canada

Bio-inspired stimuli-responsive polymer nanocomposites 
Stuart Rowan, Case Western Reserve University, USA

Elucidation of structure-property-function relationships of starch by comprehensive Size-Exclusion Chromatography (SEC)
Peter Kilz, PSS Polymer Standards Service GmbH, Germany


Speakers


Amphiphilic Copolymers from Polysaccharides and (Meth)acrylacrylates by "Click" Reaction Promoted Coupling
Monica Bertoldo, CNR, Italy

Novel thermosensitive biohybrid hydrogels based on functionalized galactomannan: Synthesis and Characterization in aqueous medium 
Aurelia Charlot, Ingénierie des Matérieux Polymères, France

Polysaccharides and (solid-state) NMR: characterizing solutions, local motions and films 
Marianne Gaborieau, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Size and molecular weight distributions of starch: mathematical limitations on evolution 
Robert Gilbert, University of Queensland, Australia

Thermoreversible Gelation of cellulose ethers 
Patrick Fairclough, University of Sheffield, UK

Solvent-free modification of cellulose microfibrils and nanocrystals for nanocomposite materials
Laurent Heux, CERMAV-CNRS, France

pH-sensitive EC-g-PDEAEMA micelles and drug release from micelles 
Yong Huang, Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, China

Chitosan and its derivatives: from physicochemical properties to biomedical applications
Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy, University of Reading, UK

Plasticization of starch by a ionic liquid: melt processing and mechanical properties 
Eric Leroy, CNRS, France

Direct versus Indirect routes for the ATRP synthesis of amphiphilic poly(methyl methacrylate)-grafted Dextran (Dex-g-PMMA): advantages and drawbacks for macromolecular engineering
Cécile Nouvel, Nancy Université-INPL, France

Photoluminescent Porous Alginate Hybrid Materials Containing Lanthanide Ions 
Mike Robitzer, ICGM - MACS, France

New chitosan based catalysts for azide-alkyne Huisgen's [1,3-dipolar] cycloaddition reaction 
Mike Robitzer, ICGM - MACS, France

Hydrogels and aerogels through self-assembly of cellulose nanoparticles 
Wim Thielemans, University of Nottingham, UK

Controlled release of antitumor drug from folate modified biocompatible polysaccharide multilayer nanocapsules based on chitosan (CS) and carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC) 
Shao Ziqiang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China


Poster Presenters


Polysaccharide nanocrystals as substrates for the Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Polymerization (SI-ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone catalysed by organic catalysts
Marianne Labet, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
 
Nanomaterials on the polysaccharides base
Rashidova Sayera, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of AS RUz, Uzbekistan

Study of formation of metal complexes of chitosan bombyx mori A.A.
Kholmuminov Abdulfatto, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of AS RUz, Uzbekistan
 
Deconstruction and reconstruction of polysaccharide materials by control of thermal and solvent environments: Starch, Cellulose and Hemicellulose
Roger Ibbett, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
 
Stability of polysaccharide sulfates dependence on their molecular parameters
Nodirali Normakhamatov, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan
 
Topological modeling of reaction ability and biological activity some amine polysaccharides
Bahodirjan Asqarov, Institute of polymer chemistry and physics, Uzbekistan

New liquid state NMR technique to probe polymer-colloid interaction : adsorption of xyloglucan chains onto cellulose surface
Laurent Heux, CERMAV-CNRS, France
 
In air synthesis of Gum ghatti-acrylamide based hydrogels and study of the effect of cationic charges on its swelling behavior
Rajeev Jindal, Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India
 
Pressure induced synthesis of Gum ghatti-acrylamide based crosslinked networks for the selective absorption of saline from different petroleum fraction-saline emulsions
Rajeev Jindal, Ambedkar National Institute of technology, India
 
Preparation of Functionalized Polysaccharide Based Materials: A Combination of Cellulose, RAFT and Supramolecular Chemistry
Mona Semsarilar, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
 
Estimation of degree transform of carboxymethylchitosanby method pulse NMR
Abdulfatto Kholmuminov, Institute of polymer chemistry and physics, Uzbekistan
 
Weathering of chitosan films in the presence of additives
Alina Sionkowska, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
 
Effect of the sodium phosphate dibasic concentration on the swelling properties of chitosan hydrogels
Agustin Martinez-Ruvalcaba, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
 
Drug delivery kinetics of polyacrylamide-co-itaconic acid/chitosan hydrogels 
Alejandro Gonzalez-Alvarez, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
 
New nanostructures based on glycopolymers
Hulya Arslan, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey
 
Study of an environmentally friendly alternative method for agar extraction from commercial Gelidium sesquipedale
Ana Sousa, University of Porto, Portugal
 
The Mechanism and Kinetics of the Free-Radical Degradation of Xyloglucan in Aqueous Solution Using Gel Permeation Chromatography
Amilcar Pillay Narrainen, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
 
Production of Dried Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsules for Bacterial Encapsulation and their Controlled Release in Simulated Gastro-Intestinal Conditions
Michael Cook, University of Reading, United Kingdom
 
Characterization of the blends of bacterial cellulose/gum Arabic treated with swelling or dissolving solvents
Cesar A. Tischer, Federal University of Parana - UFPR, Brazil
 
Nanogels of chitosan and its derivatives
Olga Philippova, Moscow State University, Russian Federation
 
Grafts copolymers of cellulose with controlled architecture prepared in homogeneous phase
Vladimír Raus, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, AS CR, Czech Republic
 
Films of bacterial cellulose modified after ultrasound
Paula Faria Tischer, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Brazil
 
Cellulose grafted with poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s
Paula Jarvi, University of Helsinki, Finland
 
Hydrophobization of nanofibrillated cellulose with hydrocarbon tails and polymers grafted from the surface
Ulla Hippi, Aalto University, Finland
 
Structure-biosynthesis relations for starch and glycogen
Alex Chi Wu, The University of Queensland, Australia