Programme

The provisional programme for Nanoparticles: New Opportunities and Challenges for Colloid Scientists is as follows.

Final programme with timings is available to download from the bottom of this page.

SESSION 1: Interfacial Assembly

Keynote 1
Nanocrystals. Synthesis, Superlattices and Biomedical Applications
Stephen O'Brien 
Columbia University, USA

Aqueous colloids of titanate nanotubes: physiocochemical properties, self-assembly and applications 
Dmitry V Bavykin* and Frank C Walsh 
University of Southampton, UK

A new route to the formation of nanoporous capsules using block copolymer thin films and colloids 
Pavlina Mantzana 
University of Leeds, UK

Binary colloidal alloys at liquid interfaces
T S Horozov*, R Aveyard and J H Clint 
University of Hull, UK

Colloidal polystyrene-silica hybrid particles prepared via alcoholic dispersion polymerisation
Andreas Schmid*, Syuji Fujii and Steven P Armes 
University of Sheffield, UK

Aqueous block copolymer micelles: highly functional nanoparticle building blocks
Simon Biggs,* Kenichi Sakai, Pavlina Mantzana, Timothy Addison, Gaelle Bacquey, Qingchun Yuan and Steven P Armes
University of Leeds, UK

From foams to dry water: phase inversion of nanoparticle-stabilised materials
Bernard P Binks* and Ryo Murakami **
University of Hull, UK

** work being presented by Ryo Murakami

SESSION 2: Bioanalysis

Keynote 2
Horst Weller 
University of Hamburg, Germany

Silica-coated semiconductor and magnetic quantum dots for bio-labeling applications
S Tamil Selvan,* Timothy Tan, Dong Kee Yi, Shujun Gao and Jackie Y Ying
Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore

Peptide-capped gold nanoparticles: towards artificial proteins...
Raphaël Lévy 
University of Liverpool, UK

Ways for preparation of different core/shell silica nanospheres
Masih Darbandi* and Thomas Nann 
Albert-Ludwig University Freiburg, Germany

Dopamine-mediated grafting of TiO2 nanoparticles. Control over PEGylation and functionality
F Cellesi*, T Kotsokechagia and N Tirelli
University of Manchester, UK

A new metallopolymer: nanoparticle nanocomposite material
Jennifer L Brennan* and Robert J Forster 
Dublin City University, Ireland

SESSION 3: Manufacturing and Synthesis

Keynote 3
BioNanoInteraction; A rational approach to interactions between materials on the nano- and meso-scopic scale and living systems
Kenneth Dawson 
University College Dublin, Ireland

Synthesis and characterisation of new poly(2-vinylpyridine)-silica colloidal nanocomposite particles and their use as stimulus-responsive pickering emulsifiers
Jennifer A Balmer*, Damien Dupin, Andreas Schmid and Steven P Armes 
University of Sheffield, UK

Novel Electric Field Driven Motion and Assembly of Anisotropic Colloidal Particles
Olivier J Cayre*, Hartmut A. Wege, Sumit Gangwal, Orlin D Velev and Vesselin N Paunov
University of Leeds, UK

Towards the intensive aqueous synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles
Richard Buscall*, Peter J Scales, Jill E Lye, Michael Owens and Serena J Williams 
MSACT Consulting, UK

Synthesis and characterisation of air stable metal colloids by in situ alumina formation on metal aluminide nanoparticles
Mirza Cokoja*, Harish Parala and Roland A Fischer 
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany 

Synthesis, properties and perspectives of hybrid nanocrystal structures
Pantaleo Davide Cozzoli, Teresa Pellegrino and Liberato Manna*
National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-INFM, Italy

Extrinsic and intrinsic defects in nanocrystals
Erol Kucur, Wendelin Bücking, Oliver Ehlert, Udo Kielmann and Thomas Nann*
Albert-Ludwig University Freiburg, Germany & University of East Anglia, UK

SESSION 4: Optical and Magnetic Properties

Keynote 4
Single Particle Spectroscopy
Paul Mulvaney 
University of Melbourne, Australia

Electron Transfer at Q-dot Modified Electrodes
D J Riley, Imperial College, UK

Colloidal synthesis and characterization of tetrapod-shaped magnetic nanocrystals
Pantaleo Davide Cozzoli,* Etienne Snoeck, Miguel Angel Garcia, Cinzia Giannini, Antonietta Guagliardi, Antonio Cervellino, Fabia Gozzo, Antonio Hernando, Klaus Achterhold, Nelica Ciobanu, Fritz Günter Parak, Roberto Cingolani and Liberato Manna 
National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-INFM, Italy

Core and shell magnetic nanoparticles - easy recyclable colloidal catalysts 
P K Plucinski*, U Laska, C G Frost and G J Price 
University of Bath, UK

Tuning of the magnetic properties of 2 nm size maghemite and cobalt ferrite particles prepared by organometallic synthesis
A Glaria,* M L Kahn, Andrea Falqui, Pierre Lecante, Vincent Collière, Marc Respaud and B Chaudret
CNRS Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, France

Fabrication of water-soluble magnetic nanoparticles using a simple reduction method
Le T Lu, Ian Robinson, Le D Tung, Simon Lee, Jon P Goff, Bien Tan, Andrew I Cooper, David G Fernig and Nguyen T K Thanh* 
University of Liverpool, UK

Synthesis and assembly of iron oxide nanocrystals
Lennart Bergström* and Anwar Ahniyaz 
Stockholm University, Sweden

* denotes presenter to whom affiliation refers