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SONS Networking Activity Workshop |
Prague, Czech Republic, 4 – 7 October 2006
This meeting is a joint activity of the SONS projects AMPHI, SONS-AMPHI, NEDSPE
| Venue: | Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Heyrovský Sq. 2, Prague |
| Organizer: | Dr. Petr Štěpánek, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague |
| Co-organizers: | Prof. Axel Müller, University of Bayreuth |
| Prof. Manfred Stamm, Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden |
The purpose of this networking activity is to gather people active in SONS projects related to polymer research and to set a frame for presenting results obtained within these projects, share general ideas on self-organization of amphiphilic polymers, review the state of the art in this discipline and promote the cooperation of various scientists taking part in these activities.
While this meeting is intended as a forum especially for members of the projects AMPHI, SONS-AMPHI and NEDSPE, it is open to participants of other SONS projects who feel that their field of activity is related or complementary to the topic of the workshop.
Invited external experts: Prof. J. Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello (University of Valladolid, Spain), Prof. Wolfgang Meier (University of Basel, Switzerland), Dr. Dmitrii V. Pergushov (Moscow State University, Russia), Dr. Oleg Borisov (University of Pau, France), Prof. Kenneth A. Dawson (University College Dublin, Ireland)
Provisional schedule of the meeting
| Wednesday October 4 | afternoon arrival of participants, welcome dinner |
| Thursday October 5 | 9-12.30 lectures, lunch, 14-16.30 lectures, 17-19 posters, dinner |
| Friday October 6 | 9-12.30 lectures, lunch, 14-18 lectures, dinner |
| Saturday October 7 | 9-12 lectures, lunch, departure |
Prague, Czech Republic, 4 - 7 October 2006
Technological advances in many scientific areas lead to investigation, understanding and exploiting of structures of continually smaller dimensions. Due to a large variety of building blocks, chemical reactions and architectures, polymers represent a particularly rich field where self-organization can be exploited to obtain materials with new properties. The purpose of this networking activity is to gather people already active in SONS projects related to polymer research, in particular members of the projects AMPHI, SONS-AMPHI and NEDSPE, and to set a frame for presenting results obtained within these projects, share general ideas on self-organization of amphiphilic polymers and promote the cooperation of various scientists taking part in these activities.
The meeting will thus offer a forum for people active in complementary areas of polymer research, namely in the field of hierarchical self-assembly of ionic/non-ionic amphiphilic macromolecules both in aqueous solution and at interfaces, in the field of self-organization of amphiphilic copolymers with ionizable groups usable as model polymers for conducting membranes and in the field of fabrication of nanoobjects with dedicated shape, size and properties on the base of synthetic polyelectrolytes using a single molecule templating methodology.
A common aspect of all these efforts is self-organization in amphiphilic polymer systems containing ionic groups that the individual researchers and working groups exploit in order to reach a particular technical application or to acquire understanding of the underlying physical and physico-chemical principles that are always required to lay solid grounds for a particular practical application.
The aim of the proposed workshop is a comprehensive interdisciplinary review of the current status of the subject and discussion of the most challenging problems and links between fundamental research and the nano-technological applications involving ion-containing polymers. The main subjects approached will be the following:
We expect that the workshop will strengthen the cooperation between the partners in the three projects that was already well noticeable at the 2005 ESF-sponsored workshop between the partners in Arcachon. This will be the last ESF-sponsored meeting of the current partners of the three SONS projects and it is expected that based on the positive experience gained within this framework their cooperation will continue in the future.
The ESF sponsorship of this event will make it possible to cover travel and local expenses of 2 participants from each research group participating to the projects AMPHI, SONS-AMPHI, NEDSPE. The ESF support is calculated based on accommodation for 3 nights, meals for 3 days and with an estimated average cost of air tickets within Europe. While the organizers will make every effort to fully use the allocated budget, it may happen that in cases with high transportation costs full reimbursement will not be possible. It is therefore essential to make early flight bookings to keep the transportation costs at an economic level. More participants from each group are welcome as well as participants from other SONS projects. These additional participants will have to cover their expenses. There is no registration fee for this workshop.
The program of the meeting is being prepared so as to have on average 2 oral presentations from each group participating to these projects. In addition there will be one poster session.
For more information please contact Petr Stepanek (stepanek @imc.cas.cz , fax +420 296 809 410) or sympo @imc.cas.cz.
SONS / POLYAMPHI Workshop, Prague, October 4-7
| Wednesday, October 4 | ||
| 10.00 – 18.00 | Registration at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague | |
| 12.30 | Lunch at restaurant Hogo Fogo | |
| Workshop on Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Polymer Science | ||
| 14.00 – 14.45 | C. Papadakis | Tutorial on Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy |
| 14.45 – 15:15 | A. Benda | Fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy |
| 15:15 – 15.45 | P. Rigler | Functional polymeric nanocontainers: What can we learn from FCS measurements? |
| 15.45 – 16:15 | H. Zettl | FCS investigations of polymer and surfactant systems |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee break | |
| 16.45 – 17:15 | J. Humpolíčková | Employing Z-scan Method in Lateral Diffusion Measurements by Means of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Model Systems versus Cellular Applications |
| 17:15 – 17:45 | M. Štěpánek | Characterization of block copolymer micelles by FCS |
| 17:45 – 18:15 | M. Ruppel | FCS and the cmc of amphiphilic block copolymers |
| 19.30 | Welcome dinner at Hotel Jelení Dvůr | |
| Thursday, October 5 | ||
| 09.00 – 09.30 | O. Borisov | Theoretical Aspects of amphiphilic molecular brushes and Janus micelles |
| 09.30 – 09.50 | T. Hellweg | PNIPAM microgels adsorbed on polyelectrolyte coated surfaces |
| 09.50 – 10.10 | A. Kiryi | Conductive Polymer Nanowires Grown from Single Polyelectrolyte Molecules |
| 10.10 – 10.30 | M. Stamm | Copolymer Thin Films as Nanotemplates |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Coffee break | |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | J.F.Gohy | Self-assembly of amphiphilic metallo-supramolecular block copolymers |
| 11.20 - 11.40 | P. Košovan | Conformational properties of comb-like polyelectrolytes in selective solvent – computer simulation study |
| 11.40 – 12.00 | B. O’Driscoll | Spontaneous Polyelectrolyte-surfactant film formation at the air-solution interface |
| 12.00 – 12.20 | D. Ivanov | Columnar Mesophases of Amphiphilic Macromolecules Having Improved Order |
| 12.20 – 14.00 | Lunch at restaurant Hogo Fogo | |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | O. Ikkala | Towards “bioinspired” block copolymers and supramolecular complexes: protein-dendron block copolymers and hierarchical self-assembly in block copolypeptide/surfactant complexes |
| 14.30 – 14.50 | H. Schlaad | Polyion complex aggregates |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | M. Burkhardt | Investigation of amphiphilic block copolymers based on PIB in aqueous solutions |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | D. Pergushov | Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes of Star-Shaped Polyelectrolytes |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | K. Edler | Encapsulation in Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Nanostructured Films |
| 15.50 – 16.10 | Coffee break | |
| 16.10 – 16.30 | Z. Hordyjewics | Synthesis and study of aggregation behavior of hydrophobically modified polybutadienes |
| 16.30 – 16.50 | Y. Yan | Hierarchical Formation of Complex Coacervate Core Micelles from a Supramolecular Coordination Polymer and a Diblock Copolymer |
| 16.50 – 17.10 | I. Gonzales | Synthesis of polymeric microgels by MADIX controlled polymerization. Potential precursors to star (co)polymers |
| 17.10 – 17.30 | M. Milnera | Study of the Electric Charge of Micelles by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis and Light Scattering |
| 17.30 – 18.30 | Posters | |
| 19.00 | Dinner at restaurant Nebozízek | |
| Friday, October 6 | ||
| 09.00 – 09.30 | J.C. Cabello | Recombinant Elastin-like polymer for advanced applications |
| 09.30 – 09.50 | B. Hofs | Anti-fouling properties of Complex Coacervate Core Micelles |
| 09.50 – 10.10 | S. Lindhoud | Complex Coacervate Core Micelles with Proteins |
| 10.10 – 10.30 | I. Botiz | Processes of Structure Formation of Block Copolymers Containing polypeptides |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Coffee break | |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | F. Nallet | Kinetics of the water swelling of amphiphilic diblock copolymers with adhesive properties |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | C. Vebert | Nucleo-Polymer Hybrids |
| 11.40 – 12.00 | K. Tokarczyk | Self-assembly of biocompatible sugar based block copolymers |
| 12.00 – 12.20 | L. Billon | pH-responsive structures of amphiphilic gradient copolymers |
| 12.20 – 14.00 | Lunch at restaurant Hogo Fogo | |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | V. Ponsinet | pH –controlled self-assembly of amphiphilic double-polyelectrolyte block copolymers |
| 14.30 – 14.50 | P. Petrov | Synthesis and self-assembly of highly asymmetric ABC triblock terpolymers in aqueous media |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | P.E. Millard | Bis-hydrophilic block copolymers |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | A. Polotsky | Modeling of Core-shell structures in (AB)n star- and comblike copolymers |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | Coffee break | |
| 15.50 – 16.10 | J. Lokaj | Diblock copolymers comprising poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-acrylonitrile) and polystyrene blocks by nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization |
| 16.10 – 16.30 | K. Jelinek | Mesoscopic simulations of thermosensitive amphiphilic copolymers |
| 16.30 – 16.50 | M. Schumacher | Interactions of functionalized Silsesquioxane-Nanoparticles with star-shaped PAA and micelles with PAA shell |
| 16.50 – 17.10 | R. Ras | Hollow Inorganic Nanospheres and Nanotubes with Tunable Wall Thickness by Atomic Layer Deposition on Self-Assembled Polymeric Templates |
| 19.00 | Dinner at restaurant Na Baště | |
| Saturday, October 7 | |
| 09.00 – 10.00 | General discussion, discussion leaders P. Stepanek, A. Mueller, M. Stamm |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | coffee |
| 10.30 – 11.30 | Meeting of project leaders of SONS projects |
| 12.00 | Lunch at hotel Jelení Dvůr |
| M. Janata | Synthesis and characterization of polyisobutylene-based amphiphilic conetworks |
| L. Polakova | Copolymers containing 4-vinylpyridine, acrylonitrile and styrene units by controlled radical polymerization |
| D. Gromadzki | Sulfonated diblock ionomers - morphological studies and ionic transport properties |
| E. Pennot-Chang | Block copolymer-surfactant complexes: a way to make Janus micelles? |
| C. Pilar | Self-assembly in charged block copolymer systems |
| A. Gress | Structure formation of 2-functionalized polyoxazolines |
| A. Walther | Morphologies, Phase Transitions and Crosslinking of polybutadiene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) micelles |
| C. Rochette | Influence of olycoprotein fetuin A on calcification |
| G. O. Gil | pH responsive diblock copolymers |
| M. Uchman | Self assembly of block polyelectrolytes |
| P. Cernoch | Block copolymers of styrenes and methacrylates in thin layers |
| F. Schacher | Multi-compartment micelles from linear triblock terpolymers |
| S. Filippov | Aggregation of dextran hydrophobically modified by sterically-hindered phenols in aqueous solutions |
| F. Uhlik | A coarse-grained model of PS in toluene |
| J. Havrankova | Association behavior of heteroarm star copolymer. A Monte Carlo study |
| P. Kosovan | Conformational properties of comb-like polyelectrolytes in selective solvent – computer simulation study |
