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Sunday 12 July 2015
Plenary Session
Chair: Greg Qiao
1600 – 1610
1610 – 1700
1700 - 1750
1750 - 1800
Welcome to the 35th Australasian Polymer Symposium
PL 1 - Biomedical Applications of Metal-Chelating Polymers.
Professor Mitch Winnick
PL 2 – Photodeformable Liquid Crystal Polymers. Professor Yanlei Yu
Closing remarks
Welcome Reception
1830 – 2000
QT Ballroom
QT Hotel, Calypso Terrace
Assemble at the Calypso Terrace for canapés and beverages
Monday 13 July 2015
Plenary Session
Chair: Kristofer Thurecht
QT Ballroom
0900 - 0910
0910 - 1000
Welcome and housekeeping
PL 3 – Responsive polymer hydrogels as functional materials in biosensing and
beyond. Professor Bjorn T Stokke
1000 – 1030
Morning Refreshments and Trade Exhibition – Level 1
Polymeric Composites & Nanocomposites I
Point Break Room
Chair: Stuart Thickett
1030 – 1100
1100 - 1115
M1.1 / KN 1 - Design Of Composite Particles With Innovative Morphologies Using
Macromolecular Control Agents In Aqueous Emulsion. Elodie Bourgeat-Lami*, A.
Cenacchi-Pereira, N. Zgheib, S. Pearson, F. D'Agosto, M. Lansalot, A. Thill, V. Prevot,
D. Kostadinova, F. Leroux, C. Taviot-Guého, T. De Camargo-Chaparro, A. Palmeira
Galvao de Franca, A. Martins Dos Santos
M1.2 - Polymer Materials for Application in Nanomedicine: Controlling Size, Shape
and Molecular Weight. Nghia P.Truong, John F. Quinn*, Michael R. Whittaker,
Thomas P. Davis
1115 – 1130
1130 - 1145
1145 - 1200
M1.3 - RAFT Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly of Surface-functionalized &
Temperature-sensitive Diblock Copolymers Nano-objects. Yiwen Pei*, Andrew B.
Lowe
M1.4 - Photochemical Design of Functional Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Kilian N. R.
Wuest*, Johannes Willenbacher, Ozcan Altintas, Jan O. Mueller, Kim K.
Oehlenschlaeger, Michael Kaupp, Peter Krolla-Sidenstein, Hartmut Gliemann, HansAchim Wagenknecht, Christopher Barner-Kowollik
M1.5 - Generating Hollow Capsules Using the Dopamine Self-Polymerisation
System Methods for Capsule Synthesis, Surface & Shell Functionalisation, &
Applications. Anthony Michael Granville*, Ka Wai Fan, Solomon Le-Masurier, Yujian
Zhai, Per Zetterlund
1200 - 1215
M1.6 - PS Grafted Silica Nanoparticles: Synthesis & Assembly in 3D. Åsa K. Hadi
Sabouri*, Brian Hawkett, Sébastien Perrier
1215 – 1230
M1.7 - Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly: Tuning of Nano-Object Morphology
Using CO2. Siming Dong, Wei Zhao, Frank P. Lucien, Sébastien Perrier, & Per B.
Zetterlund*
1230 - 1245
M1.8 - Preparation & Characterisation of Ordered Porous Polymer Monoliths.
Emily F. Hilder*, R. Dario Arrua*, Christopher T Desire, Aminreza Khodabandeh,
Stefan A.F. Bon
M1.9 - New Applications of Nanoparticles Synthesized using PolymerizationInduced Self-Assembly. Jonathan Yeow*, Cyrille Boyer
1245 – 1300
Polymers As Therapeutics & Imaging Agents
Chair: Dr Kristofer Thurecht
1030 - 1100
1100 - 1115
1115 - 1130
1130 - 1145
Diamond Head Room
M2.1 / KN 2 - Albumin-Micelles Via A One-Pot Technology Platform for The
Delivery of Drugs. Yanyan Jiang, Hongxu Lu, Martina Stenzel*
M2.2 - Development of A Polymer Theranostic for Prostate Cancer. Amanda K.
Pearce*, Simon Puttick, Adrian V. Fuchs, Pamela J. Russell, Andrew K. Whittaker, &
Kristofer J. Thurecht
M2.3 - Polypeptide-Based Block Copolymer Scaffold for Targeted Drug Delivery.
Steven Shirbin*, Katharina Ladewig, Xiaoqing Zhang, Wei Duan & Greg G. Qiao
M2.4 – Mapping Tumour Penetration, Rate Of Uptake & Rate Of Clearance Of
Polymers With Multimodal Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (PET/MRI). Simon Puttick*, Amanda Pearce, Nicholas Dowsonc, Andrew K.
Whittaker, Stephen Rose & Kristofer J. Thurecht
1145 - 1200
M2.5 - Bottle-Brush Polymer Architectures for Drug Delivery. Joaquin Sanchis*,
Johannes Brendel, Thomas P. Davis, Sebastien Perrier
1200 - 1215
M2.6 - Fructose-coated Nanoparticles: a Promising Drug Nanocarrier for Triplenegative Breast Cancer Therapy. Jiacheng Zhao*, Krzysztof Babiuch, Hongxu Lu,
Aydan Dag, Michael Gottschaldt & Martina H. Stenzel
1215 - 1230
M2.7 - Dual-Responsive Ph & Temperature Sensitive Micelles For The Triggered
Release Of Drug. Yee Yee Khine*, Yanyan Jiang, Aydan Dag, Hongxu Lu, Martina H.
Stenzel
1230 – 1245
M2.8 - Design of Gold Nanostars for Photothermal Therapy & Drug Delivery. Nik
Nik Mohd Adnan*, Hien T. T. Duong & Cyrille Boyer
1245 – 1300
M2.9 - Cylindrical Polymer Brushes as in Vivo & in Vitro Drug Carriers. Markus
Muellner*, Sarah J. Dodds, Tri-Hung Nguyen, Christopher Porter, Ben Boyd, Frank
Caruso
Polymers in Industry & Translational Research I
Chair: Bronwyn Fox
1030 - 1100
1100 – 1115
1115 – 1130
Longbeach Room
M3.1 / KN 3 - Rapid Translation of Nanomaterials in Multifunctional Aerospace
Composites. Jeffrey Wiggins
M3.2 - Continuous Flow Processing - The Way to Industrial Manufacture of RAFT
Polymers. Christian Hornung*, Ivan Martinez-Botella, John Tsanaktsidis, Simon
Saubern
M3.3 - Working with Industry - The challenges of a Second Language. David Lewis
1130 – 1145
M3.4 - Intellectual Property. What Exactly Is It & How Can It Be Used To Your
Advantage? Ramon Tozer
1145 – 1200
M3.5 - From Concept To Commercialisation Of Carbon Fibre Wheels. Ashley
Denmead
M3.6 - Photo-Crosslinking of Polyolefins From Theory to Industry. Boris Gorelik*,
Oleg Berezin, Dan Rizkov, Moshe Voskoboinik, Anna Drabkin
M3.7 - Advanced Polymeric Binders for Soil Improvement. Mojtaba Abtahi
M3.8 / KN 4 - The Unique Challenges of Commercialising Polymer Nanotech
Platforms. Darren Martin
1200 – 1215
1215 - 1230
1230 – 1300
Applications of Polymers for Electronics & Energy
Chair: Christopher McNeil
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1115
1115 – 1130
1130 – 1145
1145 – 1200
1200 – 1215
Malibu Room
M4.1 / KN 5 - Fused Diketopyrrolopyrrole Based High Performance Functional
Organic Semiconductors for Electronic Devices. Prashant Sonar
M4.2 - Polyamide Fibres as Artificial Muscles. Javad Foroughi*, Geoffrey M. Spinks,
Gordon G. Wallace, Carter S. Haines, Ray H. Baughman
M4.3 - Hybrid Polyurethanes/ Carbon Nanotube 3D knitted Fabric as Smart
Textiles. Syamak Farajikhah*, Javad Foroughi, Gordon G. Wallace, Ray Baughman
M4.4 - Improving the Ion Conductivity at Sub-Zero Temperatures for Li-Ion
Batteries Using Modified Siloxane Based Electrolyte Solvents. Tony Aitchison*,
Rengarajan Shanmugam, Wei Lai, Daniel Graiver, Stephen Clarke
M4.5 - Lithium Ion Mobility in Sulphonate-Based Ionomer Systems Containing
Quaternary Ammonium Co-Cations. Yogita Oza*, Luke A. O’Dell, Maria Forsyth
M4.6 - Mapping the Phase Behaviour & Physical Properties of Block
Copolymer/Ionic Liquid Composites. Thomas Bennett*, Jack, K. S., Thurecht, K. J. ,
Blakey, I.
1215 – 1230
M4.7 - Polymeric pyridine & substituted pyridine as conductor. Rajni Mathur
1230 – 1300
M4.8 / KN 6 – Semiconducting polymers for light emitting electronic displays pixel.
Ebinazar Namdas
1300 – 1400
Lunch and Trade Exhibition – Level 1
Advanced Characterisation
Chair: Dr Kevin Jack
1400 - 1430
1430 - 1445
1445 - 1500
1500 - 1515
1515 – 1530
M1.9 / KN 7 - Characterisation of Polymers Beyond Molecular Weight Distribution:
Distribution of Compositions of Copolymers & Heterogeneity of The Branching in
Poly (Acrylic Acid). Joel Thevarajah, Alison Maniego, Adam Sutton, Emilie Groison,
Frank d’Agosto, Bernadette Charleux, Yohann Guillaneuf, Simon Harrisson, Mathias
Destarac, Hervé Cottet, Marion Gaborieau, Patrice Castignolles*
M1.10 - Thermoresponsive Dendronized Polymers: NMR Studies of Phase
Transitions in Aqueous Solution. Cheng Zhang, Hui Peng, Simon Puttick, Wen Li,
Afang Zhang, Andrew K. Whittaker*
M1.11 - Probing Molecular Dynamics & Structure in Polysaccharides with
Spectroscopy in the Solid-State. Joel J. Thevarajah, Michelle R. Toutounji, Matthew
P. Van Leeuwen, Jitendra Mata, Elliot P. Gilbert, Michael J. Gidley, Hans W. Spiess,
Robert Graf, Patrice Castignolles, Marianne Gaborieau*
M1.12 - Structural Changes Induced by Uniaxial Deformation of Low Density
Polyethylene Films by Small Angle X-ray Scattering & Linear Correlation Function
Analysis. Christopher Garvey*, Y-C. Hsu, M.P. Weir, R.W. Truss, T.M Nicholson, P.J.
Halley
M1.13 - The Use of a Filament Stretch & Break-Up Device To Evaluate the
Rheological Behaviour of Thickened Water Used in the Management of Dysphagia.
Enrico Hadde*, T.M. Nicholson, J.A.Y. Cichero
Biomolecules, Biofunctional & Responsive Polymers
Chair: Martina Stenzel
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
Point Break Room
Diamond Head Room
M2.9 / KN 8 - Antimalarial Polymer-Peptide Conjugate. Bert Klumperman*, Paul W.
Reader, Marina Rautenbach, Rueben Pfukwa
M2.10 - Development & Characterisation of Stimuli Sensitive Biosynthetic, Poly
(Vinyl Alcohol)-Heparin Hydrogels. Justine Roberts*, Penny J. Martens
1445 – 1500
M2.11 - Glycogen: A Complex Branched Polymer of Importance in Diabetes
Management. Robert Gilbert*, Bin Deng, Mitchell A. Sullivan, Jialun Li, Xinle Tan &
Chengjun Zhu
1500 - 1515
M2.12 - Photodegradable Hydrogels Triggered by Different Wavelengths of Light
for Timely Controlled Release of Multiple Biomacromolecules. Vinh Truong*,
George P Simon, John S Forsythe
1515 – 1530
M2.13 – Synthesis & Evaluation of Hydrogen Sulphide Donating Nano-assemblies.
Francesca Ercole*, John F. Quinn, Michael R. Whittaker, Sul Hwa Yu, Thomas P. Davis
Polymers in Industry & Translational Research I
Chair: Ramon Tozer
Longbeach Room
1400 – 1430
M3.9 / KN 9 - Working with Industry: Maintaining Relationships and Dealing with
Intellectual Property Issues: the KCPC Experience. Brian Hawkett
1430 – 1445
M3.10 - RAFT– Exit Right the Research Bench, Enter Left the Commercial Realm.
Anna Johnston*, Ellen Gorissen
1445 – 1500
M3.11 - A Scientist, an Engineer & a Manufacturer Walk into a Bar…
Brad Dunstan
1500 – 1515
M3.12 - Composite Materials Development in Aerospace. Steve Christensen
Bio environment I
Chair: Peter Roth
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 – 1515
1515 – 1530
1530 - 1600
Malibu Room
M4.9 - Biomimetic Patterned Polymer Surface Coatings via RAFT Polymerization &
Thin Film Dewetting for Atmospheric Water Capture. Stuart Thickett*, Ian C. Wong,
Guo Hui Teo & Chiara Neto
M4.10 - Blending Trifluoropropyl POSS in PVDF Membranes. Jonathan Sierke*,
Amanda V. Ellis
M4.11 - The Degradation of Plastic Bags in The Marine Environment, a Study of the
Effects of Light, Time & the Marine Sea Urchin Trypneustes Gratilla. Michelle Van
Santen*, Graeme George, Symon Dworjanyn, Lachlan Yee
M4.12 - Bacterial Modification of the Surface Structure of Poly(ethylene
terephthalate) Polymers. Russell Crawford*, Hayden K. Webb, Elena P. Ivanova
M4.13 - One-step Surface Modification of FO Membranes via Grafted Biocidal
Graphene Oxide. Milena Ginic-Markovic*, Hanaa M. Hegab, Christopher Saint
Afternoon Refreshments and Trade Exhibition – Level 1
Advanced Polymeric Materials
Chair: Per Zetterlund
Point Break Room
1600 – 1630
M1.14 / ECR KN 1 - Polymers as Peptide Mimics: The Antimicrobial
Polymethacrylates. Katherine Locock*, T. Michl, H.J. Griesser, L. Meagher
1630 – 1645
M1.15 - Nitric Oxide Signaled Bacterial Dispersal on the Surface of Polyvinyl
Chloride from Copper Complex Catalytic Sites. Vita Wonoputri, Cindy Gunawan,
Sanly Liu, Nicolas Barraud, Lachlan Yee*
1645 – 1700
M1.16 - Preparation & Evaluation of Antibiofouling PMMA-PHFBMA Films. Ao
Chen*, Sheeana Gangadoo, Idriss Blakey, James Chapman, Andrew Whittaker, Hui
Peng
1700 – 1715
1715 – 1730
M1.17 - Platform Low Fouling Surfaces for Antimicrobial Applications. Berkay
Ozcelik*, Veronica Glattauer, Benjamin Fairbanks, Helmut Thissen
M1.18 - Polymeric Nanoparticles for Dual Nitric Oxide (NO) & Antibiotics Delivery
for Anti-Biofilm Applications. Khanh Nguyen*, Hien Duong, Nicolas Barraud, Cyrille
Boyer
1730 – 1745
M1.19 - CO-Releasing Polymers Exert Antimicrobial Activity. Diep Nguyen*, Khanh
Nguyen, Cyrille Boyer
1745 – 1800
M1.20 - Synthesis of Polymer Brushes on Iron Oxide Rods & Control of Their
Assembly in Transparent Thin Films. Yun Huang*, Ryohei Ishige, Yoshinobu Tsujii,
Kohji Ohno
Platforms for Investigating Biological Interactions
Chair: Bert Klumperman
Diamond Head Room
1600 – 1630
M2.14 / KN 10 - Engineering Smart Nanoparticles with Tunable Biological
Response. Georgina Such*, Adelene S. M. Wong, Sarah K. Mann, Ewa Czuba, Audrey
Sahut, Haiyin Liu, Angus P. R. Johnston
1630 – 1645
M2.15 - SNAPPing Bacteria with Peptide Stars. Shu Jie Lam*, Neil M. O’BrienSimpson, Namfon Pantarat, Adrian Sulistio, Edgar Hoe Hon Wong, Yu-Yen Chen2,
Anton Blencowe, Eric Reynolds, Greg G. Qiao
1645 – 1700
M2.16 - Physiological response to polymeric materials in nanomedicine. Liyu
Chen*, Barbara E Rolfe, Kristofer J. Thurecht
M2.17 - The Influences of Composition & End Group Functionality of Steric
Stabilisers on the Bio-Effectiveness of Nanoparticles. Binh Pham*, Nicole Bryce,
Nirmesh Jain, Philip Kuchel, Nguyen Pham, Byung Kim, Bogdan Chapman, Trevor
Hambley, Stephanie Bickley, Steve Jones, Brian Hawkett
M2.18 - Emulsion Templating: A Versatile Route to the Preparation of
Biodegradable & Biocompatible Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering.
Caitlin Langford*, Neil R. Cameron
M2.19 - BioPEGylation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Promotes Nerve Cell
Biocompatibility. John Foster
Additional Question Time
1700 – 1715
1715 – 1730
1730 – 1745
1745 – 1800
Polymers in Industry & Translational Research III
Chair: Darren Martin
1600 – 1630
1630 – 1645
1645 – 1700
Longbeach Room
M3.14 / KN 11 - Carbon Nexus: Research Directions & Industrial Impact. Bronwyn
Fox
M3.15 - Value Chain Driven Development of Plant Fibre Composites. Michael
Heitzmann*, Andrew G. Beehag
M3.16 - Polymers for Photolithography: A Polymer Scientist's Perspective on
Working in Partnership with the Semiconductor Industry. Idriss Blakey
1700 – 1715
M3.17 - The Biocide Tool Box. Ralph Cooney
1715 – 1730
M3.18 - Understanding a Patent Document. David Hvasanov
1730 – 1745
M3.19 - Inventorship Issues Relevant to Translational Research: Recent US Case
Law. Donald Lewis
1745 – 1800
M3.20 - Bioinspired Catalysts- Mimicking the Active Site of Enzymes. Mitchell
Nothling*, Andrea Espinosa, Zeyun Xiao, Luke A. Connal
Plastics & Thermosets
Chair: Robert Burford
Malibu Room
1600 – 1615
M4.14 - Processing of thermosets using graphene. Qingshi Meng, Sherif Araby, Jun
Ma*
1615 - 1630
M4.15 - Novel Thermoplastic Ionic Elastomer based on Natural Rubber:-An
alternative to Vulcanized Rubber. Thommachan Xavier*, Georgekutty Joseph
1630 - 1645
M4.16 - Processing of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites using Cellulose
Nanocrystals with Enhanced Thermal Stability. Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin*
Pratheep K. Annamalai & Darren J. Martin
M4.17 - Dual-Cure Polymer Systems for Additive Manufacturing. Jonathan
Campbell*, D.A. Lewis
M4.18 - Degradable Polyethylene Nanocomposites using Oxo-degradable Prooxidant. Fakhruddin Patwary, Vikas Mittal*
M4.19 - Effect of Fumed Silica Nano-composites on Linear Low Density
Polyethylene (LLDPE) used for Rotational Moulding of Plastics. Girish Chandran,
Sachin Waigaonkar*
M4.20 - Evaluating the Efficiency of Nucleation Agents in Polypropylene by Means
of Isothermal Crystallization & Kinetic Modelling. Andrew Gillen*, Claire Strasser,
Andreas Spörrer, Pamela Shapiro, Bob Fidler
M4.21 - Study on Morphological, Thermal, & Mechanical Properties of
PEO/PMMA/ Liclo4/Coal Ash Blend Composites. Sabiha Sultana
1645 - 1700
1700 - 1715
1715 - 1730
1730 – 1745
1745 – 1800
Poster Session
1800 - 1900
Level 1
Refreshments will be served during the Poster Session
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Plenary Session
Chair: Wayne Cook
0900 - 0910
0910 – 1000
Welcome and housekeeping
PL 4 – Title to be confirmed. Professor Werner Joseph Blau
1000 – 1030
Morning Refreshments and Trade Exhibition - Level 1
QT Ballroom
Stimuli-Responsive Systems and Macromolecular Architectures
Chair: Brian Saunders
Point Break Room
1030 – 1100
T1.1 / ECR KN 2 - (Multi-)Responsive Polymers through Highly Efficient
Postpolymerization Chemistry. Peter J. Roth*, Yicheng Zhu, Ariella Kristanti, JaninaMiriam Noy, Andrew B. Lowe
1100 – 1115
T1.2 - Stimuli-Responsive Dynamic Polymers & Their Applications. Ahmed S. AlShereiqi, Nan Bai, Priscilla Johnston, George P. Simon, Kei Saito*
1115 – 1130
T1.3 - Dual Temperature- & Redox/Ph-Responsive Polymers. Wei Ng*, Luke Connal,
George Franks
1130 – 1145
T1.4 - Anion-Specific Behaviour of pH-Sensitive Polybasic Brushes. Joshua Willott*,
Ben Humphreys, Timothy Murdoch, Steve Edmondson, Grant Webber, Erica Wanless
T1.5 - Stimuli-Responsive Properties of Poly(Diethylene Glycol) Acrylate &
Methacrylate-Based Random & Block Copolymers Synthesised Via RAFT
Polymerization. Lucy Weaver*, Regine Stockmann, San Thang
T1.6 - The Conformation of Hydrophobically-Modified Thermo-responsive
Polymers of Poly (OEGMA-co-TFEA). Cheng Zhang*, James Reid, Stefano Bernardi,
Debra Bernhardt, Hui Peng, Andrew Whittaker
1145 – 1200
1200 – 1215
1215 – 1230
T1.7 - One-pot Synthesis of Cyclic and Wedge Dendron Tailored Dendritic
Polymers. Faheem Amir*, D. Hossain, Zhongfan Jia, Michael Monteiro
1230 – 1300
T1.8 / ECR KN 3 - Macrocyclics via Ring-expansion Polymerisation. Anton Blencowe
Polymers as Therapeutics & Imaging Agents II
Chair: Eva Harth
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1115
1115 – 1130
1130 – 1145
1145 – 1200
Diamond Head Room
T2.1 / KN 12 - Hierarchical Assemblies of Polyprodrug Amphiphiles for
Morphology-Regulated Cellular Delivery and Triggered Release. Xianglong Hu,
Jinming Hu, Guoying Zhang, Shiyong Liu*
T2.2 - Detection of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer using an Aptamer-Targeted
Hyperbranched Polymer. Nicholas L. Fletcher*, Rakesh N. Veedu, Kristofer J.
Thurecht
T2.3 - XFM Imaging Of RAFT Polymer Modified Gold Nanoparticles for Potential
Applications in Transporting Through Blood-Brain Barrier Using a Zebrafish Larvae
Model. Bao Luan*, Timo Friedrich, Benjamin Lindsey, Jan Kaslin, Victor Streltsov, Jin
Zhu, Timothy Hughes, Xiaojuan Hao
T2.4 - Incorporation of an Indazole Ligand into the Mussel-Inspired SelfPolymerization System for Enhanced Drug Loading. Ka Wai Fan*, Justine Roberts,
Penny Martens, Martina Stenzel, Anthony Granville
T2.5 - Asymmetrical Polymer Vesicles for Significantly Improving MRI Sensitivity
and Cancer-Targeted Drug Delivery. Qiuming Liu*, Jianzhong Du, Thomas Davis
1200 – 1215
T2.6 - Glyco-nanoparticles for the delivery of platinum chemotherapeutics.
Manuela Callari*, Aydan Dag, Martina Stenzel
1215 – 1230
T2.7 - Mapping tumour perfusion of polymeric nanomedicines using contrastenhanced MRI. Anna Gemmell*, Simon Puttick, Kristofer J. Thurecht
1230 – 1245
T2.8 - Well-defined Diblock Copolymer Stabilised Magnetic Iron Oxide
Nanoparticles for Biomedical Application. Nguyen Pham*, Binh Pham, Emily Colvin,
Emily Fuller, Viive Howel, Nicole Bryce, Byung Kim, Raphael Barbey, Stephanie
Bickley, Marcel Tanudji, James Pang, Steve Jones, Brian Hawkett
1245 – 1300
Additional Question Time
Latest Developments In Polymer Synthesis I
Chairs: Michelle Coote & Kotaro Satoh
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1115
1115 – 1130
1130 – 1145
Longbeach Room
T3.1 / KN 13 - Photoactivation with Copper(II) & Disproportionation of Copper(I) of
Acrylamides & Acrylates for Compatabilsers. David Haddleton
T3.2 - Building Functional Macromolecules using Photoinduced Electron Transfer
Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Jiangtao Xu,
Siva Shanmugam, Kenward Jung, Nathaniel Corrigan, Cyrille Boyer*
T3.3 - Curcumin as Multicolor Photoinitiator of Free Radical Photopolymerization
under Household UV to Red LED Bulbs. Pu Xiao*, Martina Stenzel
T3.4 - Iron Complexes as Photoinitiators for Radical & Cationic
Polymerizationthrough Photoredox Catalysis Processes. Jing Zhang*, Jacques
Lalevée
1145 – 1200
T3.5 - Kinetics & Mechanism of Radiation-Induced Graft Copolymerization for Two
Grafting Systems. T.M. Ting*, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Kamaruddin Hashim
1200 – 1215
T3.6 - Light Sensitive Alkoxyamines: New Efficient Agents for Nitroxide Mediated
Photopolymerisation (Nmp2). James Blinco*, E. Simpson, S. Bottle, J.L. Clement, Y.
Guillaneauf, D. Gigmes
1215 – 1230
T3.7 - Visible-Light Activation of Trithiocarbonate RAFT Agents in the Absence of
Photocatalysts or Radical Initiators. Thomas McKenzie*, Qiang Fu, Edgar Wong,
Greg Qiao
1230 – 1245
T3.8 - What can Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis do in Polymer Synthesis?
Jiangtao (Jason) Xu*, Sivaprakash Shanmugam, Cyrille Boyer
1245 – 1300
T3.9 - Towards RAFT Agents with Photoswitchable Reactivity. Oskar Majewski*,
Daniel J. Keddie, Michelle Coote, Davd A. Lewis
Polymeric Emulsions, Surfaces, Interfaces
Chair:
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1115
Malibu Room
T4.1 / KN 14 - Validity Limits for the Zero-one Approximation in Styrene Emulsion
Polymerisation. Yusuke Sugihara, Hank De Bruyn, Per B Zetterlund, Brian S Hawkett*
T4.2 - High internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) from polymer organogels for oil spill
recovery. Qipeng Guo*, Tao Zhang, Yuanpeng Wu, Zhiguang Xu
1115 – 1130
T4.3 - Polymer Lens Clusters by Self-organization of Microdroplets on Spherical Cap
Agents. Shuhua Peng*, Xuehua Zhang
1130 – 1145
T4.4 - Multifunctional Janus nanoparticles: synthesis and applications. Hien
Duong*, Duc Nguyen, Chiara Neto, Chris Such, Brian Hawkett
1145 – 1200
T4.5 - Visible light-mediated controlled/living radical polymerization in
miniemulsion. Kenward Jung*, Jiangtao Xu, Per Zetterlung, Cyrille Boyer
1200 – 1215
T4.6 - Novel Analytical Techniques for Identification & Quantitation of Polymeric
Systems; From Coffee Beans to Biofuels. Scott Fraser*, F. Antolasic
1215 – 1230
1230 – 1300
T4.7 - A Tale of Two Motors. Jörg Läuger, Ashish Kumar*
Additional Question Time
1300 – 1400
Lunch and Trade Exhibition – Level 1
Bio Environment II
Chair: Russel Crawford
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
Point Break Room
T1.9 / KN 15 - Highly Elastic Polyacrylamide Gel Networks using Macro-crosslinkers.
Stephen Moratti*, J. MacAdam, S. Goswami, L.R. Hanton
T1.10 - Characteristics of starch-based material plasticised by glycerol and by the
ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate. Zhixue Liu*, T.M Nicolson, P.J.
Halley, D.F. Zie, R.W. Truss
T1.11 - Preparation of the Thermo-Sensitive/Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogel
through the Derivate of Chitosan and Study on its Property. Chen Yu*, Chu Liqiu,
Tan Huimin, Zhao Xingi
1500 - 1515
T1.12 - Green chemistry approach using sago biomass derived
carboxymethycellulose hydrogel for colon cancer drug delivery. Veeramachineni
Anand Kumar, Pushpamalar Janarthanan*, Sathasivam Thenapkiam, Muniyandy
Saravanan
1515 – 1530
T1.13 - Renewable sorbitol-based polyesters: from enzymatic synthesis to coating
application. Liliana GustinI*, Bart A.J. Noordover, Coen Gehrels, Carin Dietz, Cor E.
Koning
Biomolecules, Biofunctional & Responsive Polymers II
Chair:
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 - 1515
Diamond Head Room
T2.9 / KN 16 - The Art of Polymeric Networks: Printing, Templating & Solution
Crosslinking for precise Sizing in Nano- & Micronscale for Adaptation & Release.
Benjamin Spears, Kelly Gilmore, David Stevens, Dain Beezer, Jacob Lockhart, Eva
Harth*
T2.10 - Preparation of Highly Versatile Surface-Functional Nanoparticles with
Various Shapes by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Lars Esser*, Bunyamin
Karagoz, Cyrille Boyer, Thomas P. Davis
T2.11 - Development of Polyanhydride Copolymer/ Grafted Nanoceramic
Composite Bone Substitutes with Mechanical Strength & Potential of Bone
Ingrowth. Kuanlin Ku*, Hui Peng, Simon Puttick, Ke Du, I-Ming Chu, Lisbeth
Grondahl, Andrew Whittaker
T2.12 - Rheological Characterisation of Thickened Milk Components for Dysphagia
Sufferers. Enrico Hadde*, T.M. Nicholson, J.A.Y. Cichero
1515 – 1530
T2.13 - Characterization & Properties of Poly(Glycerol Sebacate) & Poly(Xylitol
Sebacate) in Sheet & Fibre Mat Form. Wayne Cook*, Yuan Li, Bing Xu, Cornelis
Moorhoff, John Forsythe, Qizhi Chen
Latest Developments In Polymer Synthesis II
Chairs: Prof Masami Kamigaito & Dr Grace Chan
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
Longbeach Room
T3.9 / ECR KN 4 - Molecular Recognition-Triggered Reorganisation of Dynamic
Polymer Systems. Clare S. Mahon*, W. Bruce Turnbull, David A. Fulton
T3.10 - Effect of Lewis Acids on Radical Polymerization: Catalysis versus
Stereocontrol. Benjamin B. Noble, Leesa M. Smith, Michelle L. Coote*
T3.11 - Sequence Control in RAFT Poly. Graeme Moad*, Maarten Danial, Carlos
Guerrero-Sanchez, Joris Haven, Matthew Hendriks, Almar Post
1500 - 1515
T3.12 - Spinach Chlorophyll Activating Living Radical Polymerization. Siva
Shanmugam*, Jiangtao Xu, Cyrille Boyer
1515 – 1530
T3.13 - Cyanomethyl 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-1-carbodithioate. A versatile RAFT
agent. Ivan Martinez-Botella, James Gardiner*, Graeme Moad, John Tsanaktsidis
Sensors
Chair: Lachlan Yee
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 - 1515
Mailbu Room
T4.9 / ECR KN 5 – Enzyme Inspired Catalysts. Luke Connal
T4.10 - Investigating the Degradation Stabilising Mechanism of Profluorescent
Nitroxide Additives Using a Polyolefin Liquid Model. Liam Walsh*, James Blinco,
John Colwell, Kathryn Fairfull-Smith, Graeme George, Steven Bottle
T4.11 - Modular Design of Profluorescent Polymer Sensors. Emily Simpson*, Zoran
Ristovski, Steven Bottle, Kathryn Fairfull-Smith, James Blinco
T4.12 - Developing LSPR Biosensors via Direct Surface Modifications of Polymer
Optical Fibers & Employment of Glycopolymer SAM for Lectin Detection. Yan Jin*,
Kok Hou Wong & Anthony Michael Granville
1515 – 1530
T4.13 - Nitroxide Probes for Monitoring Photodegradation in Polymers. Vanessa
Lussini*, John Colwell, James Blinco, Kathryn Fairfull-Smith, Steven Bottle
1530 – 1600
Afternoon Refreshments and Trade Exhibition – Level 1
Polymer Bio-Conjugates
Chair: Cyrille Boyer
Point Break Room
1600 – 1630
T1.14 / 17 - Tubular Supramolecular Polymers. Sebastian Perrier
1630 – 1645
T1.15 - Investigating Hyperbranched Polymers for Prostate Cancer Theranostics.
Adrian Fuchs*, Brian Tse, Amanda Pearce, Andrew Whittaker, Pamela Russell,
Kristofer J. Thurecht
1645 – 1700
T1.16 - Preparation of Functional Polymer Nanostructures in Water. Zhongfan Jia*,
Valentin Bobrin, Michael Monteiro
1700 – 1715
T1.17 - Nucleotide Functionalised Synthetic Polymers. Michael Wilson*, Elizabeth
Williams, Greg Simpson, Amanda Ellis
1715 – 1730
T1.18 - Sugar Functionalized Polymer Coated Graphene Oxide for Carbohydrates &
Proteins Interaction Study. Vien Huynh*, Brian Hawkett
1730 – 1745
T1.19 - Preparation & Characterization on the Magnetic-Fluorescence Composite
Nanoparticles Coated with the Derivate of Chitosan. Chen Yu*, Chu Liqiu, Tan
Huimin, Zhao Xingi
1745 – 1800
T1.20 - Polymer/Iron Oxide Anisotropic Nanoparticles. Duc Nguyen*, Chris Such,
Brian Hawkett
Polymers as Therapeutics & Imaging Agents III
Chair: John Forsythe
Diamond Head Room
1600 – 1630
T2.14 / KN 18 - Dual Therapy & Multimodality Using Polymeric Nanoparticles for
Treating Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. K. Swaminathan Iyer*, Naviin Hardy,
Helena Viola, Vicky Johnstone, Henrietta Szappanos, Tristan Clemons, Ruhani Singh,
Nicole M Smith, Michael J House, Livia Hool
1630 – 1645
T2.15 - Stimuli Responsive Switch Modulated By 19F- & 1H-MRI Gadolinium
Contrast. Zachary Houston*, Kristofer J. Thurecht
1645 – 1700
T2.16 - Degradable Cross-Linked Polymer Vesicles for the Efficient Delivery of
Platinum Drugs. Qiang Fu*, Jiangtao Xum Katharina Ladewig Timothy Henderson,
Greg Qaio
T2.17 - Targeted delivery of siRNA using glycopolymer. Simon Ting*, Eun Hee Min,
Hung Nguygen, Martina Stenzel, Gyorgy Hutvagner
1700 – 1715
1715 – 1730
T2.18 - Synthesis & Evaluation of Antiviral Polymer Prodrugs. Anton Smith*, K.
Zuwala, M.B.L. Kryger, B.M. Wohl, M. Tolstrup, A. Postma, A.N. Zelikin
1730 – 1745
T2.19 - Cellular Level Imaging & Analysis of Internalization Routes, Trafficking
Pathways & Intracellular Behaviours of Hyperbranched Polymer Nanocarriers for
Cancer Therapeutic Delivery. Joshua Simpson*, Adrian Fuchs, Kristofer J. Thurecht
1745 – 1800
T2.20 - Design of functional PEG-based Hyperbranched Polymers for Targeted
Gene Delivery. Aditya Ardana
Latest Developments In Polymer Synthesis III
Longbeach Room
Chair: David Haddleton
1600 – 1630
T3.14 / KN 19 - Towards A Controlled & Atom Efficient Syntheses of
Semiconducting Polymers. Christine Luscombe
1630 – 1645
T3.15 - Controlling the Synthesis of Degradable Vinyl Polymers by XanthateMediated Polymerization. Craig Bell*, Guillaume Hedir, Rachel O’Reilly, Andrew
Dove
1645 – 1700
T3.16 - Precision Design of Highly Fluorescent Poly(Phenylene Vinylene) Block
Copolymers from Batch, & Microflow Synthesis. Neomy Zaquen*, J Vandenbergh, L.
Lutsen, D. Vanderzande, T. Junkers
1700 – 1715
T3.17 - Exploring the Effects of Sterically Hindered End Groups & Temperature on
Radical Thiol-ene Chemistry for Catalytic Chain Transfer Polymerisation
Functionalisation. Samuel Richardson*, Idriss Blakey, Kristofer J. Thurecht, Derek
Irvin, Andrew Whittaker
1715 – 1730
T3.18 - Prebiotic Inspired Polymers for Coatings in Material Science Application.
Helmut Thissen, Mario Salwiczek, Christopher Easton, Aylin Koegler, Richard Evans*
1730 – 1745
T3.19 - Significant Advancement in PAN based Carbon Fibre Precursors. Jackie Cai*,
Jill McDonnell, Colin Brackley, Lisa O’Brien
1745 - 1800
Additional Question Time
1800 – 1900 Annual General Meeting
QT Ballroom
Student Night
1930 – onwards
QT Hotel - Stingray Bar
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Plenary Session
Chair: Marianne Gaborieau
QT Ballroom
0900 – 0910
Welcome and housekeeping
0910 - 1000
PL 5 – Breakthrough Water Purification Technologies based on Nanofibrous
Membranes. Professor Benjamin Hsiao
1000 – 1030
Morning Refreshments and Trade Exhibition - Level 1
Composites, Monoliths, Fibrous Materials
Chair: Emily Hilder
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1115
1115 – 1130
Point Break Room
W1.1 / KN 20 - Doubly Crosslinked Microgel Emulsions, Colloidosomes &
Nanostructured Graphene Oxide Gels. Brian Saunders
W1.2 - Nanodispersed Functional Organic-Inorganic Composite Hybrid Materials.
Johannes van Hensbergen, Meina Liu, Robert Burford*, Andrew Lowe
W1.3 - Next Generation Metal-Organic Framework Polymer Composite (MOFPC)
Materials for CO2 Capture Application. Ke Xie*, Frank He, Qiang Fu, Paul Webley,
Greg Qiao
1130 – 1145
W1.4 - The Extraordinary Potential of Electrospun Aligned Nanofibres in
Composites. Sammi (Samaneh) Karimi*, Nick Tucker, Alison Fessard, Mark Staiger
1145 – 1200
W1.5 - Development of Novel Wet-Spun Coaxial Hydrogel Biofibres. Azadeh
Mirabedini*, Javad Foroughi, Anita Quigley, Gordon Wallace
W1.6 - Development of Novel Coaxial Fiber for Controlled Drug Delivery. Aynaz
Yazdanseta*, Javad Foroughi, Simon Moulton, Gordon Wallace
W1.7 - Electroactive Graphene/Biopolymer Core-Sheath Fibres. Azadeh
Mirabedini*, Javad Foroughi, Brianna Thompson, Sina Jamali, Gordon Wallace
W1.8 - Optimisation of in Situ Diazonium Formation & Application to Carbon Fibre.
Kathleen Beggs*, L. Servinis, B.L. Fox, M.G Huson, T.R. Gengenbach, L.A. O’Dell, L.C.
Henderson
W1.9 - High Strength, Low Density & Pore-Size Controllable Bio-Mimic Carbon
Aerogels Via Freeze Dry Method. Bo Weng*, Ailing Ding, Yuqing Liu, Jianglin Diao,
Changming Li & Jun Chen
1200 – 1215
1215 – 1230
1230 – 1245
1245 – 1300
Platforms for Investigating Biological Interactions II
Chairs: Prof Bob Gilbert & Prof Neil Cameron
1030 – 1045
1045 – 1100
Diamond Head Room
W2.1 - Designing Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications using Surface
Initiated RAFT Polymers. Naatasha Isahak*, Guillaume Gody , Kohji Ohno, Richard
Payne, Sébastien Perrier
W2.2 - Biodegradable Polyethylene Glycols. Joseph Collins*, Zeyun Xiao, Andrea
Espinosa, Luke Connal
1100 – 1115
W2.3 - Plasma Polymerised PolyOxazoline Thin Films: Unique Properties for
Biomedical Applications. Melanie MacGregor-Ramiasa*, Alex Cavallaro, Krasimir
Vasilev
1115 – 1130
W2.4 - Functional Poly(2-Oxazoline)S for the Fabrication of Nanomaterials. Kristian
Kempe*, Sher Leen Ng, Sylvia Gunawan, Ka Noi, Matthias Hartlieb, Ulrich Schubert,
Paul Wilson, David Haddleton, Thomas Davis, Frank Caruso
1130 – 1145
W2.5 - Multicomponent Hydrogel formed via Self-assembly Downregulates Pro
Inflammatory Cytokines & induces Selective Apoptosis in Epithelial Cancer Cells.
Richard Williams, R. Li*, D.R. Nisbet
1145 – 1200
W2.6 - Synthesis & Characterisation of Photodegradable Gelatin Hydrogels for
Dynamic Cell Culture. Vinh Truong, Kelly Tsang, George Simon, John Forsythe*
1200 – 1215
W2.7 - Gelatin Based Photocuring & UV Degradable Hydrogel for Cell Sheet
Engineering. Fanyi Li*, Kelly Tsang, Francesca Ercole, Kun Zhou, John Forsythe
1215 – 1230
W2.8 - Optimisation of Hybridisation & Displacement on Magnetic Bead Surfaces.
Renzo Fenati*, D.A. Khodakov, A. Ellis
1230 – 1245
W2.9 - One-Pot Orthogonal Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis and Self-Assembly of LLysine Decorated Polymeric Dendrimers. Derong Lu*, D. Hossain, Zhongfan Jia,
Michael Monteiro
1245 – 1300
Additional Question Time
Latest Developments In Polymer Synthesis IV
Chairs: Graeme Moad & Clare Mahon
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1115
1115 – 1130
1130 – 1145
1145 – 1200
Longbeach Room
W3.1 / KN 21 - Unprecedented Copolymer Synthesis by Transformation of Growing
Nature in Vinyl Polymerizations. Kotaro Satoh
W3.2 - Formation of β-sheet Hollow Microspheres by Surface-Anchored Peptide
Assembly. Steven Harris Wibowo*, Adrian Sulistio, Edgar Wong, Anton Blencowe,
Greg Qiao
W3.3 - Biomimetic Templating Radical Polymerization In Nanoreactors. Antoine
Tardy*, Kash Bhullar, Stuart Thickett, Rachel O’Reilly, Per Zetterlund
W3.4 - Reductive Amination as a Versatile Synthetic Strategy for Functionalizing
Polymers. Emma Brisson*, Lucas Levin, Zeyun Xiao, George Franks, Luke Connal
W3.5 - Phosphine-Grafted RAFT-Monoliths as Catalysts for Michael Addition
Reactions in flow Synthesis. Kristine Barlow*, Victor Bernabeu, Xiaojuan Hao,
Timothy C. Hughes, Oliver E. Hutt, Anastasios Polyzos, Kathleen A. Turner, Graeme
Mo
1200 – 1215
W3.6 - Photo-Induced Self Assembly of Block Copolymers. Lewis Chambers*, Kevin
Jack, Idriss Blakey
1215 – 1230
W3.7 - Terpolymerization of Styrenic Photoresist Polymers: Effect of RAFT
Polymerization on the Compositional Heterogeneity. Yi Guo*, Hui Peng, David Hill,
Kevin Jack, Andrew Whittaker
1230 – 1300
W3.8 / KN 22 – Investigations & Manipulation of Self-Assembling Copolymers.
Kevin Jack
1300 – 1400
Lunch and Trade Exhibition - Level 1
Novel Synthetic Strategies
Chair: Stephen Moratti
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
Point Break Room
W1.9 / KN 23 - Thermal & Oxidation Responsive Polypeptide Materials. Yinan Ma,
Yong She, Wenxin Fu & Zhibo Li*
W1.10 - Unmasking of Catalytic Groups & Intramolecular Cyclization for OnDemand Depolymerization. Adah Almutairi
1445 – 1500
1500 – 1515
W1.11 - Reactive Routes to Flame Retard Some Chain-Growth Polymers: Synthetic
Strategies & Characterization Techniques. Paul Joseph*, Svetlana TretsiakovaMcNally
W1.12 - Twohold Herical Polymerization: Thermal Solid-State Polymerization of 7Cyano-(2'-haloethoxycarbonyl)-1,4-benzoquinone Methides. T. Itoh*, K. Tachino, N.
Akira, T. Uno, M. Kubo, N. Tohnai, M. Miyata
Biomolecules, Biofunctional & Responsive Polymers
Chair: Zach Houston
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 – 1515
Diamond Head Room
W2.9 / KN 24 - Conjugated Polymers for Label-free Biosensors. Jadranka TravasSejdic
W2.10 - Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels that offer Neural Protection Post
Injury. David Nisbet*, A.L. Rodriguez, C.L. Parish, R.J. Williams
W2.11 - Hydrogels Prepared from Poly(2-oxazoline)s as Potential Biomaterials. Tim
Dargaville*, Jodie Haigh, Richard Hoogenboom
W2.12 - Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: Polymeric Nanoparticles in the Brain
Following Neurotrauma. Nicole Smith*, Ivana Gachulincova, Diwei Ho, Charlotte
Bailey, Carole Bartlett, Marck Norret, John Murphy, Matthew Linden, Alysia Buckley,
Paul Rigby, Michael House, Timothy St. Pierre, Melinda Fitzgerald, K. Swaminathan
Iyer, Sarah Dunlop
Polymers for Energy & Environment
Chair: Prashant Sonar
Longbeach Room
1400 – 1430
W3.9 /KN 25 - Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells - Design, Synthesis &
Scale-up. Wallace Wong
1430 – 1445
W3.10 - Using Silicon Sol-Gel Polymers for Novel Water Treatment & Solar Panel
Anti- Reflective Coatings. Stephen Clarke*, Elda Markovic, Kim Anh-Thi Nguyen,
Tony Aitchison
1445 – 1500
W3.11 - Physicochemical Properties of Alkali Treated Kappa-Carrageenan. Kushaal
Raj*, Roselyn Lata, David Rohindra
1500 – 1515
W3.12 - Glass Transition Temperature of Cyclic Stars. Md. Daloar Hossain*,
Zhongfan Jia, Michael Monteiro
1515 - 1545
Afternoon Refreshments and Trade Exhibition - Level 1
Plenary Session
Chair: David Lewis
1600 - 1650
1650 – 1700
PL 6 – Polymeric Materials for High Voltage Cables & Solar Cells.
Professor Mat Andersson
Symposium Conclusion
Symposium Dinner
1830 – 1100
QT Ballroom
Warner Bros Movie World
Dinner and beverages served