MACRO 2015
International Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology
IACS, Kolkata, India • 23-26 January, 2015
Time
Thursday, January 22, 2015
02.00 - 09.00 p.m.
Registration (Raman Arena)
Friday, January 23, 2015
Registration (Raman Arena)
08.00 - 9.00 a.m.
08.45 - 9.15 a.m
09.00 - 09.30 a.m.
09.30 - 10.05 a.m.
Inaugural Ceremony
Inaugural Program, MLS Hall
Chairman: M.M. Sharma
Key note address: M. M. Sharma
The exciting and rewarding world of polymers
Chairperson: S. Sivaram
Santappa and Kishore Awards giving ceremony of the Society for Polymer Science India(SPSI)
10.05 – 10.10 a.m.
10.10 - 10.40 a.m.
10.40 – 1.00 p.m.
Plenary Session I: MLS Hall
10.40 - 11.15 a.m.
Chairpersons: B. M. Mandal & J. M. Guenet
Olli Ikkala
11.15 - 11.50 a.m.
11.50 - 12.25 p.m.
12.25 - 01.00 p.m.
01.00 - 02.00 p.m.
HIGH TEA
M. Muthukumar
Ullrich Scherf
Devang. Khakhar
Halogen bonds, hydrogen bonds, and multivalent interactions for self-assemblies at
different length scales
Transporting charged macromolecules: ubiquity and conceptual challenges
Conjugated Polyelectrolytes as Functional Interlayers of Electronic Devices
Processing of PVDF Films
LUNCH BREAK
02.00 - 04.15 p.m.
Chairpersons
02.00-02.30 p.m.
02.30-03.00 p.m.
Parallel Session I: Special Lecture (SL); Invited Lecture (IL) & Oral Lecture (OL)
MLS Hall
(Polymer synthesis)
C.V. Raman Hall
(supra molecular
polymers)
S.N.Bose Hall
(Polymeric
Nanomaterials)
M.N.Saha Hall
(Conducting
Polymers)
Centenary Hall
(Sustainable
Polymers and
Biological appln.)
S. Yamago & B.C
Mitra
B. Ameduri (SL)
R.G. Weiss & S.P.
Moullik
J.-M. Guenet (SL)
Naba Dutta & B. Das
O.Ikkala & A.R.
Das
P. Skabara (SL)
Jayachandran K. &
Ram. P. Singh
K. Tashiro (SL)
Recent Advances in the
Controleld Radical
Copolymerization of
Fluoroalkenes
Polymergel +
organogelmaterials
Functional Materials for New
Technologies:
Designs at Nanoscale
The use of heteroatom
interactions towards bandgap tuning, planar
structures and increased
dimensionality
Microscopically-Viewed
Structural Formation
Mechanisms of the Various
Crystalline forms of Ply(lactic
Acid) and its Stereocomplex
K. Satoh(SL)
P. Mesini (SL)
Arup R.
Bhattacharyya(IL)
Veena Choudhary
(IL)
M. Jayabalan (IL)
Electromagnetic Shielding
Interference Behavior of
Polymer Composites
Amphiphilic Biosynthetic
Hydrogels for Control and
Management Reactive
Oxygen Species
Reversible Umpolung
Interconversion of Growing
Nature during Vinyl
Polymerizations
03.00-03.25 p.m.
J.F.Lutz (IL)
Unnatural Informationcontaining Macromolecules
03.25-03.50 p.m.
A. Sanyal (IL)
Design of Novel Functional
Polymeric Materials using
Thiol-based Conjugations
Self-assembled diamides :
structural studies and
functional materials
J.H. Ryu (IL)
Drug Delivery Vehicles using
Self-Assembling Polymer for
Stable Noncovalent
Encapsulation
V. A. Raghunathan
(IL)
Tuning the architecture of
DNA-amphiphile complexes
withcounterions
S. Jana (SL)
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
and graphene based hybrid
polymer nanocomposites
A. Patra (IL)
New Generation Luminescent
Nanomaterials Based on
Polymer Nanoparticles
R. Mukherjee (IL)
Novel ordered meso
patterning of thin polymer
films by Self Organization
Aswini Ghosh (IL)
Dynamics of charge carriers
and relaxation in PMMA
based polymer electrolytes
embedded with ionic liquids
Goutam Chatterjee
(IL)
Namita RoyChoudhury (IL)
Biomimetic Elastomers and
Hydrogels for Biomedical
Applications
S. Murthy (IL)
Surface Structure in
biomaterials: Studies of
protein adsorption and
hydration
03.50-04.15 p.m.
S. Chikkali (IL)
B. Nandan (IL)
Probing the reactivity of 1,1disubstituted functional
olefin in insertion
copolymerization
04.15 – 6.15 p.m.
Functional Core-shell
Cylindrical Brushes from
Selfassembled Block
Copolymer Structures
D. Samanta (IL)
Anil Kumar (IL)
Bikramjit Basu (IL)
Nanoscale Functionalization of
Surfaces with Polymers: Selfassembled Monolayer
Formation and related
techniques
Studies on Poly (3,4ethylenedioxythiophene)
Thin Films as Potential
Transparent Conductor and
as Electrochormic Material
Crosslinking as a Strategy in
the Design of MultiFunctional Polymer Matrices
for Soft Tissue Engineering
Applications
POSTER SESSION I / SPSI meeting (members only) / TEA BREAK
Poster IDs: CP1-CP14; ES1-ES19; PS1-PS32; PN1-PN19; BC1-BC50; PB1-PB24
Conducting Polymers (CP), Polymers in Energy Applications, Sensors (ES), Polymer Synthesis (PS), Polymeric
Nanomaterails (PN), Polymer Blends & Composites (BC), Sustainable Polymers & Biological Applications (PB).
06.15 - 8.00 p.m.
Plenary Session II: MLS Hall
Chairpersons: E. M. Woo & C.P.S Nair
06.15 - 06.50 p.m.
S. Ramakrishnan
From Chain Folding to 2-D polymers
06.50 – 07.25 p.m.
Brent Summerlin
Boronic Acids Block Copolymers: Sugar-Responsive Delivery Agents and DynamicCovalent Biomaterials
07.25 - 08.00 p.m.
Ajit Sapre
Next Gen. Polymeric Materials : Growth Strategies and Technological Opportunities
08.00 - 09.30 p.m.
Dinner
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Time
08.45 - 10.30 a.m.
08.45 - 09.20 a.m.
Plenary Session III : MLS Hall
Chairpersons : A. Mishra & K. Tashiro
R. G. Weiss
09.20 - 09.55 a.m.
09.55 - 10.30 a.m.
10.30 - 10.55 a.m.
S. Lecommandoux
H. A. Klok
New materials from simple transformations of an aminosubstituted polysiloxane by addition of
carboxylic acids
Biomimetic polymersomes from controlled self-assembly of block copolymers
Surface and Interface Engineering with Polymer Brushes
TEA BREAK
10.55 - 01.05 p.m.
Parallel Session II: Special Lecture (SL)/ Invited Lecture (IL)/ Oral Lecture (OL)
MLS Hall
(Polymer
Synthesis)
CV Raman Hall
(Polym. in Energy and
sensors)
S.N.Bose Hall
(Polymeric
Nanomaterials)
M.N.Saha Hall
(Blends and
composites)
Centenary Hall
(Sustainable
Polymers and
Biological Appln.)
Chairpersons
J. F. Lutz & G. B.
Nando
J. Kumar & Amitabha
De
S. Jana & R.
Mukherjee
U. Scherf & G. S.
Mukherjee
S. Lecommandoux &
Arindam Banerjee
10.55-11.25
S. Rimmer (SL)
Y. Aso (SL)
S. Sinha Ray (SL)
E. M. Woo (SL)
K. Jayachandran(SL)
Highly branched stimulus
responsive polymers
Novel Donor–Acceptor p-Type
Copolymers Based on DioxoringAnnelated [c]Thiophene Units
for Bulk-Heterojunction Organic
Photovoltaics
B. Idage (IL)
V. Gomes (IL)
11.25-11.50
Biodegradable Polymers
from Renewable Resource
Materials
Activated Graphene Quantum
Dots for Enhanced PhotoElectrochemical Performance
Development of MultiFunctional
Nanobiocomposites: A
One-stage Process
through Reactive
Blending
Dissection onto Interior
Lamellar Assembly in
Polymers Crystallized with
Periodical Birefringence
Patterns
Synthetic Polymer
Therapeutics: Designer
Polymer Scaffolds for
Modulating Blood
Coagulation
Jaydeep Basu (IL)
A. Deshpande (IL)
Naba Dutta (IL)
Dispersion and Dynamics
of Polymeric
Nanoparticles in
Miscibility in solutions and
gels of poly (vinyl alcohol)
and hyaluronic acid:
Stimuli-Responsive
Intrinsically Disordered
Protein Polymers: a new class
11.50-12.15
12.15-12.30
C. N. Murthy (IL)
K. S. Narayan (IL)
Linear and block
copolymers containing
acrylate and styrene units
via Controlled Radical
Polymerization
Bulk Heterojunction Polymer
based Solar Cells – Status and
Roadmap
Dhruba P.
Chatterjee (OL)
Preparation and
applications of
Polythiophene based dual
stimuli responsive graft
copolymers: Effect of graft
chain hydrophobicity
12.30-12.45
Qiang WEI (OL)
Hyperbranched Polymers
with High Refractive Index
Prepared by Metal-Free
Thiol-Yne Click
Polymerization
12.45-2.00 p.m.
Debabrata Chatterjee
(OL)
Actuation and Sensing of IPMC
based Devices
Santosh K. Bhat (OL)
Novel functionalized polymeric
materials for fuel cell
applications
Polymers: Role of
Confinement and
Interface Wettability
evolution tracked through
rheological characteristics
of biomimetic smart building
blocks for materials science
and biology.
Rama Ranjan
Bhattacharjee(IL)
A. Bhattacharya(IL)
Biswajit Ray (IL)
Carbon Quantum DotPolymer Nanocomposites:
Their Optical and
Conducting Properties
Thin film Polyamide
Composite Membranespotential Application
towards the removal of
Pesticides from water
N. C. Das (OL)
H. Mittal (OL)
Application of Small Angle
Scattering (X-ray and
neutron) on Soft
Materials
Flocculation and adsorption
properties of biodegradable
gum-ghatti-grafted
poly(acrylamide-comethacrylic acid) hydrogels
synthesized via
microwaveassiste crosslinking
Md. Harunar
Rashid(OL)
Jayakumari V G
(OL)
Polymer Assisted
Synthesis of Metal Oxide
Nanostructures
Correlation of Visco-elastic
and Acoustic Properties of a
Polyurethane based
Underwater Acoustic
Absorber through Modeling
and Experiment
Macromolecular Editorial Meet and LUNCH (ACS Sponsored)
P. Majumdar/ Sebastien Lecommandoux / H. A. Klok
Synthesis of Well-defined
Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)based Amphiphilic Block
Coplymers and Study of Their
Aggregation as Nanocarrier
for Drug Delivery
F. Bossan, Xenocs
SA (OL)
WAXS/SAXS/USAXS
investigation of orientation
induced by deformation in
semi-crystalline polymers
D. Chakraborty (OL)
Role of ligands in the ring
opening polymerization of
lactones and lactides
02.00 - 04.55 p.m.
Parallel Session III: Special Lecture (SL); Invited Lecture (IL) & Oral Lecture (OL)
MLS Hall (Polymer
Synthesis)
C. V. Raman Hall
(Polym. in Energy and
sensors)
S. N. Bose Hall
(Supramoleculr
Polymers)
M. N. Saha Hall
(Conducting
Polymers)
Chairpersons
B. Ameduri & B.
Idage
M. Muthukumar &
Arup Mukherjee
P. Messini &
Asim Ray
P. Skabara & Anil
Kumar
02.00-02.30 p.m.
S. Yamago (SL)
M. Thelakkat (SL)
U. Maitra (SL)
P.K. Iyer (IL)
Photo-Induced
Organotellurium-Mediated
Radical Polymerization
(TERP) and Radical Coupling
Reaction
Tailoring Semiconductor
Polymers and Block Copolymers
towards Functional Control in
photovoltaics
Functional Soft Matter –
Design and Applications
Conjugated Polymer Based
Fluorescent Probes for
Biosensors and Therapeutic
Agents
R. Nagarajan(SL)
J. Kumar (SL)
N.Giuseppone(SL)
M. H. Rahman (IL)
02.30-03.00 p.m.
Renewable Feedstock for
the Synthesis of Functional
Materials
03.00-03.25 p.m.
M. Felsmann,
Gatan (IL)
Imaging & Characterization
of Polymers using TEM and
SEM
Polymers as active elements in
molecular and polymeric solar
cells
Javaid Athar (IL)
Polymers for High Energy
Materials (HEMs) application
Supramolecular Polymers
as Dynamic Functional
Materials
Structure of Conjugated
Polymer Solutions
S. K. Asha(IL)
S. Zade (IL)
Reactive Solution
Blending Approach for
Helical Self-Assembly of
Semiconducting Materials
Atomistic Approach to Tune
the Optoelectronic
Properties of Conjugated
Systems
Centenary Hall
(Sustainable
Polymers and
Biological Appln.)
H. A. Klok & M.
Jayabalan
Anup K. Ghosh(IL)
Solid-state foam processing
and morphology
development of PLA based
blends & biocomposites
P. Maiti(IL)
Nanoparticles induced
phenomena in polymers for
biological applications
Ishrat Khan(IL)
Functional Polymers and
Block Copolymers. Polymers
for Studying Material-Bio
Interactions
03.25 - 03.35 p.m.
03.35-04.00 p.m.
TEA BREAK
Tushar Jana (IL)
A new class of imidazole
based polymers and block
copolymers: Synthesis,
structure and their use as
proton conducting
membrane in fuel cell
04.00-04.25 p.m.
Swadhin
Mandal(IL)
Switching Open to Closed
State of Phenalenyl: From
Polymerization Catalysis to
Spin Electronics
04.25-04.40 p.m.
R.K. Roy (OL)
Compartmentalization of
Single Polymer Chains by
Stepwise Intramolecular
Cross-linking of SequenceControlled Macromolecules
04.40-04.55 p.m.
Susheela Idage
(OL)
Surface Modified Cellulose
Nanowhiskers as Nucleating
Agent for Poly (lactic acid)
Amitabha De (IL)
Conducting Polymer Based
Metal Oxide Nanocomposites as
Efficient Supercapacitor
N. Sen Sarma (IL)
Polymer based sensor for the
detection of Nitro-aromatic
Compounds
Satyabrata Si(OL)
Lithium Ion Conductivity in
Polymer Nanocomposite Solid
Electrolytes
G. Balasubramanian
(OL)
Aqueous solubility of
thermoresponsive PNIPAM-PS
block co-polymers from
Padma
Gopalan(IL)
Block Copolymers for sub10 nm Assembly
P. K. Das (IL)
Functional SoftNanocomposites: En
Route to Mechanical
Rigidity and Biomedicine
Sanjoy
Samanta(OL)
A New Family of Thermoresponsive Main-chain
Acid Degradable Polymers
with Unique Temperature
Response and Neutral
Degradation Products
Priya Rajdev (OL)
Förster’s Resonance
Energy Transfer (FRET) as
a tool to study the
aggregation phenomenon
of amphiphilic polymers
Bijan Das(IL)
Charge and Radii of
Gyration of Polyelectrolytes
in Salt Solutions
B. P. Mallik (IL)
Safer, Greener, hygienic
coatings for healthier living
Manoj Bhataria,
Inventys (OL)
Polymer characterization
using light scattering
R. Gangopadhyay
(OL)
Self Assembled Conducting
Polymer Nanostructures:
How do they grow?
N. Karak (IL)
Bio-based hyperbranched
poly(ester amide)
nanocomposites: Advanced
multifaceted materials
Abid Zainul,
Agilent(IL)
Molecular Spectroscopy
solution for plastics and
polymer industry
Luna Goswami (OL)
Application of carboxy
methyl tamarind
polysaccharide matrix for
bone and skin tissue
engineering
Animesh Ghosh(OL)
Biopharmaceutical
evaluation of chemically
modified locust bean gum
oral controlled release drug
delivery system
molecular simulations
04.55 - 06.25 p.m.
POSTER SESSION II & TEA BREAK
Poster IDs: CP15-CP28; ES20-ES38; PS33-PS64; PN20-PN38; BC51-BC90; SS1-SS21; ER1-ER13
Conducting Polymers (CP), Polymers in Energy Applications, Sensors (ES), Polymer Synthesis (PS),
Polymeric Nanomaterails (PN), Polymer Blends & Composites (BC), Supramolecular Polymers & Self
Assembly (SS), Elastomers & Rubbers (ER)
06.25 - 10.00 p.m.
BANQUET DINNER (CLUB VERDE VISTA)
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Time
09.00 - 10.45 a.m.
09.00 - 09.35 a.m.
09.35 - 10.10 a.m.
10.10 - 10.45 a.m.
10.45 - 11.10 a.m.
Plenary Session IV : MLS Hall
E. Yashima
A. Ajayaghosh
Brigitte Voit
Chairpersons: Y. Aso & U. Maitra
Functional helical polymers and oligomers as unique chiral materials
Electronic properties of thiophene based supramolecular polymers and organogels
Linear and hyperbranched polymers for organic electronic applications
TEA BREAK
11.10 - 1.00 p.m.
MLS Hall (Polymer
Synthesis)
Parallel Session IV: Invited Lecture (IL) / Oral Lecture (OL)
CV Raman Hall (Polym.
S. N. Bose Hall
M. N. Saha Hall
in Energy and sensors)
(Supramolecular
(Conducting Polymers)
Polymers)
Centenary Hall
(Sustainable Polymers
and Biological Appln.)
Chairpersons
E. Yashima & P. De
S. Thayumanavan & G.
Unnikrishnan
N. Giuseppone &
Guruswamy
Kumaraswamy
K. Sato & Anup Ghosh
Gerhard Maier & R.
Shunmugam
11.10-11.35 a.m.
Vaishali Shinde (IL)
Palaniappan Srinivasan
(IL)
S. Sen Gupta (IL)
J. D. Sudha (IL)
Aasheesh Srivastava (IL))
Anisotropic Properties of
Nanostructured Conducting Polymers
Prepared Through Liquid Crystalline
Template Approach.
Polyaspartamides for Selective and
Active Killing of Mycobacterium and
Breast Cancer Cells.
Synthesis, Characterization
and Thermal studies of New
thermo-responsive
glycopolymers and their
Copolymers with Poly (Nisopropylacrylamide).
Effect of graphene-silica in
polyaniline electrode material in
supercapacitor performance
Bioactive Polymersomes and
Nanorods via Self-assembly of
Amphiphilic Glycopolypeptides.
11.35-12.00
Dibakar Dhara (IL)
Stimuli-Responsive
Formation/Transition/Disin
tegration of Polymer
Nanoparticles:
Investigation by Energy
Transfer and Potential
Application as Drug
Delivery Vehicles.
C. Gouri (IL)
Electrode-active Polymers for
Lithium-ion Battery Applications.
R.K. Singh(IL)
Vimal Katiyar (IL)
Role of Ionic Liquid in Modifying
Properties of Polymer Electrolytes.
Polylactic acid Based
Nanocomposites for Food Packaging
Swarup Manna(OL, 12.0012.13)
Bapurao Sunnar (OL, 12.0012.13)
S. Maji (OL, 12.00- 12.13)
Living Supramolecular
Polymerization.
Functional Poly(Caprolactone) Block
copolymer Scaffolds for Cisplatin
Delivery
Arnab Dawn (OL, 11.3511.48)
Supramolecular Gel-Mimics for
Controlling the Crystal Growth of
Anticancer Drugs.
Thomas Swift (OL, 11.4812.00)
Polymers as Probes: Synthesis and
Design of Polymer Probes for Fresh
Water Applications.
12.00-12.25 p.m.
Biplab Kuila(IL)
Block copolymer–small
molecule Supramolecular
assembly in thin film for
creating large scale
controllable periodic arrays
of nanomaterials.
K. C. Gupta(IL)
Applications of Cyanocopolymers
in Electrochemical Sensors
Srinivasan Sampath(OL,
12.13- 12.25)
Supramolecular Hybrid Gels based
on Cyclophanes and Graphene
Oxide
12.25-12.50 p.m.
Mrinmoy Biswas
(OL, 12.25-12.38)
Designing of Fluorescent
K. Krishnamurthy (IL)
Impact of Surface Energy on the
Efficiency of Bulk Heterojunction
D. K. Thukral (OL, 12.2512.38)
Amphiphilic block copolymer based
Kartick Samanta (OL,
12.13-12.25)
Plasma Polymerization of
Tetrafluoroethane for Nanoscale
Surface Modification of Cellulosic
Substrate.
Arjun Maity (OL, 12.2512.38)
Polyaniline-Fe(0) composite
Thermoresponsive polymer coated
gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)
Sumon Ganguli (OL, 12.1312.25)
Switching the Enzymatic Activity:
Improvement of Heatresistance
Based on Enzyme/Polymer Complex
Formation.
Sonu Kumar (OL, 12.2512.38)
pH Responsive β-Sheet Peptide-
Amphiphilic PolymerPeptide Bioconjugates for
Cell Imaging.
Solar Cells
biocompatible micelles for delivery
of chemotherapeutic drugs:
Synthesis &In vitro evaluation
nanofibers: synthesis,
characterization and applications for
water treatment
Polymer Conjugates: A Totally New
Synergism
S. Satapathi (OL, 12.3812.50)
Madhumita Bhaumik
(OL, 12.38-12.50)
Sridhar Sanyasi (OL, 12.3812.50)
Swati Chopra (OL,
12.38-12.50)
Photophysical Study of P3HT/NDI
Based Hybrid Nanoparticles
Synthesis and
Characterization of
polybenzobisoxazole
copolymers containing
thiophene moiety in the
main chain
12.50-1.15 p.m.
Rajsekhar Ghosh
(OL, 12,50-1.05)
Oligomerization of olefins:
A mechanistic study
Interconnected polyanilineFe0composite nanofibers: A superior
adsorbent for the removal of arsenic
from water
Dipak Setua(IL, 12.50-1.15)
Lalatendu Nayak, PCBL
(OL, 12,50-1.05)
Smart Polymers, Elastomers and
Nanocomposites: Energy
harvesting applications for
Defence sector
Polyimide-Carbon Nanofiber
Nanocomposites for Electrostatic
Discharge and Electromagnetic
Interference Shielding Applications
01.15 - 02.10 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK
02.10 - 04.45 p.m.
Parallel Session V: Invited Lecture (IL) & Oral Lecture (OL)
Chairpersons
Synthesis and characterization of
polysaccharide based ternary
hydrogel as matrix for potential
application in tissue engineering
V. Kari (OL, 12.50-1.05)
Ionic Polymers as a Smart Stabilizer
for metal Nanoparticles and their
applications in Organic Synthesis
MLS Hall (Polymer
Synthesis)
CV Raman Hall
(Polymeric
Nanomaterials)
S.N.Bose Hall
(Elastomers and
Rubbers)
M.N.Saha Hall
(Blends and
composites)
Centenary Hall
(Sustainable Polymers
and Biological appln.)
U. Scherf & C. N.
Prof. R. Hoogenboom &
B. Khastagir & B. Voit
Brent Summerlin & A.
N. RoyChowdhury & Nira
02.10-02.35 p.m.
Murthy
Chinmoy Bhattacharyya
Debasis Haldar (IL)
M. Badiger (IL)
G. Heinrich (SL)
Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Polymer
Hydrogels for Catalytic and Drug
Delivery Applications
A Constitutive Law of Rubber
Elasticity: From Molecule to
Rubber Components
Interaction and Assembly of
Improvised Amino Acids with
Biomacromolecules: structure
and function
02.35-03.00 p.m.
03.00-03.25 p.m.
Neeladri Das (IL)
Swapan K. Ghosh (IL)
Synthesis and Characterization
of Triptycene Based Polymer
Designing of a Simple Temperature
Responsive Coating by Simple Physical
Blending
Theory of Kinetics of Gel Swelling
Umaprasana Ojha (IL)
E. Bhoje Gowd (IL)
Amit Das (IL)
Highly Exfoliated Polymer/SurfactantFree LDH Nanocomposites: Structure,
Morphology and Crystallization
Behavior
Development of self-healing
character of commercial rubbers
Development of a Range of
Functional Materials Based on
Polyacryloyl Hydrazide
03.25 - 03.35 p.m.
03.35-04.00 p.m.
A. Kundagrami (IL)
Bhowmick
Misra
Gerhard Maier (IL)
Sunil Sharma (IL)
High Throughput Screening For
Thermoplastic Compounds - A
New Development Tool
Raj. P. Singh (IL)
Nano Clays for Environmental
Degradation of Polyolefins
Guruswamy
Kumaraswamy (IL)
Molecular motifs for sticky
additives that influence
crystallization of PEO
TEA BREAK
S. Banerjee (IL)
Polymers containing bulky
pendant groups: Superior
membrane materials for gas
separation application
Baijayantimala
Garnaik (IL)
Chitosan-Curcumin
Nanoparticles on Proliferation of
Human brain Carcinoma cell
lines
Navinchandra Shimpi
(IL)
Effect of nanoparticles on photooxidative degradation of rubber
composites
G. Unnikrishnan (IL)
Novel Blend Membranes from Poly
(Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate)
Grafted Natural Rubber and Poly
(Vinyl Alcohol)
Non-ionic Dendronized
Multiamphiphilic Polymers as
Multivalent Nanocarriers for Drug
Delivery Applications
Sagar Pal (IL)
Dextrin based chemically cross
linked hydrogels: Application in
controlled drug delivery
Santanu Chattopadhyay
(IL)
Stimuli Responsive Polymeric
Micelle for Drug Delivery
04.00-.4.25 p.m.
Chinmay Nardle (OL,
4.00-4.13)
Thermal and Optical
Modulation of Ionic
Conductivity in Main Chain
Liquid Crystalline Polyesters
Rajalakshmi C. (OL)
04.25-04.40 p.m.
Hybrid hydrogel based polymer
nanocomposite with superior
properties
Extruded Polymers/Blends
/Composites Cooled In Water: A
Study of Heat Transfer
Rohit Gupta (OL)
Sudhakara Naidu(OL)
Harshad Patil (OL)
Novel bench scale slurry
propylene polymerization
technique: Evaluation of Ziegler
Natta catalyst under severe
conditions
Abhijit Bandyopadhyay
(IL)
Resinous Mass Isolated from the
Latex of Euphorbia caducifolia
Haines as Potential Green Tackifier
for Natural Rubber Compounds
Arup Ghosh (IL)
Patent information as an enabler
for Research Opportunities
Screening of Phase Transition
and Interaction Parameter in
Block Copolymer Mixtures
Madhumita
Mukherjee(OL)
Polynorbornene Grafted
Graphene as Hybrid Functional
Materials
Senthil Andavan G.T.
(OL, 4.00-4.13)
Development of Caprolactone
Polyol based Biodegradable
Polyurethane and Polyurethaneullerenes Nanocomposites Foams
with Antistatic Properties
Rakesh Kumar (OL,
4.13-4.25)
Structure and thermodynamic
properties of symmetric
poly(styrene-block-acrylicacid)
(PS-b-PAA) polyelectrolyte
block copolymer micelle in saltfree aqueous
Exploring the Continuum
between 3-Arm Star and A-BCLinear Triblock Copolymers
04.40-04.55 p.m.
Devasish Chowdhury
(OL, 4.00-4.13)
P.S.G. Krishnan (OL, 4.134.25)
Effect of Sepiolite clay content on
the properties of poly(lactic acid)
nanocomposites
D. Dasgupta (OL)
G. S. Mukherjee(IL)
Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR)-A
Performance Elastomer
Cobalt Metal Nanoparticle
Embedded Polymer based Magnetic
Materials
Kinsuk Naskar(OL)
S. C. Debnath (OL)
Interrelationships of Morphology,
Thermal and Mechanical Properties
in Uncross-linked and Dynamically
Cross-linked PP/EOC and PP/EPDM
Blends
Effect of sol–gel modified nano
calcium carbonate (CaCO3) on the
cure, mechanical and thermal
properties of acrylonitrile butadiene
rubber (NBR) nanocomposites
Rathna Gundloori (OL)
Non-woven nanofibers for tissue
regeneration
Govinda Kapusetti (OL)
Bone cement based nanohybrid as
super biomaterial for faster bone
healing: Effect of metal ions
04.55-05.10 p.m.
R. Azarudeen (OL)
Recovery of harmful metal ions
from aqueous solution using
novel chelating terpolymer
resin: Synthesis and
characterization
05.10 - 06.40 p.m.
Sk. Manirul Islam (OL)
Polymer anchored oxovanadium(IV) complex: An
efficient catalyst for oxidation
reactions in aqueous medium
Avanish Bharati (OL)
Enhancing the conductivity of
carbon-nanotube filled blends by
tuning their phase separated
morphology with a copolymer
M. Sarojadevi (OL)
Polymers for advanced composites
applications
P.V. Ngeswara Sastry
(OL)
Influence of Processing Parameters
on the Performance of Short Glass
Fiber Reinforced Tasnee
Polypropylene Composite
POSTER SESSION III & TEA BREAK
Poster IDs: ES39-ES57; PS65-PS96; PN39-PN57; BC91-BC127; SS22-SS43; PB25-PB51
Polymers in Energy Applications, Sensors (ES), Polymer Synthesis (PS), Polymeric Nanomaterails (PN), Polymer Blends &
Composites (BC), Supramolecular Polymers & Self Assembly (SS), Sustainable Polymers & Biological Applications (PB),
06.40 - 08.10 p.m.
CULTURAL FUNCTION
08.10 - 09.30 p.m.
DINNER
Time
Monday, January 26, 2015
09.00 - 10.45 a.m.
09.00 - 09.35 a.m.
09.35 - 10.10 a.m.
10.10 - 10.45 a.m.
10.45 - 11.20 a.m.
11.20 - 11.45 a.m.
11.45 - 1.15 p.m.
Plenary Session V: MLS Hall
S. Thayumanavan
Anil K. Bhowmick
R. Hoogenboom
G. N. Tew
11.45-12.15 p.m.
12.15-12.45 p.m.
12.45-1.15 p.m.
01.15 - 02.15 p.m.
02.15 - 04.00 p.m.
Nikhil Singha
Satish Patil
M. Jayakanan
Chairpersons: G. Heinrich & K S Narayan
Responsive Polymer Assemblies
When Nanoparticles meet Macromolecules
Multi-responsive polymers for sensors, logic gates and drug delivery
Novel Romp-Based Polymers That Mimic Protein Activity
TEA BREAK
Award lectures ( Recipient(s) of Santappa and Kishore Award)
Chairperson: S. Rimmer & S. Ramakrishnan
Polyfluoroacrylate and its Nanocomposite via RAFT Polymerization
Rational Design of Ambipolar Conjugated Polymers for Optoelectronic Devices
Synthetic Polymer Vesicles as Dual Drug Delivery Platforms
LUNCH
Poster Awards and Concluding Ceremony
Chairpersons: Raj P. Singh & P. Majumdar (ACS) / Dr. D. Gupta (RSC)
TEA and Snacks