Programme

Registration / Opening

BUSCH, MARKUS
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Application of pressure and SCF technology in a World Scale Process

COFFEE / TEA BREAK

KILZ, PETER
Polymer Standards Service (PPS) GmbH, Germany

Comprehensive characterization of macromolecules by chromatography

LUSCOMBE, CHRISTINE
University of Washington, USA

Semi-conducting polymers: An overview of efficient synthesis routes

LUNCH BREAK

VAN REENEN, ALBERT
University of Stellenbosch

Puling apart a polymer: On the trail of understanding structure-property relationships

BEZUIDENHOUT, DEON
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Biomaterials for cardiovascular applications

COFFEE / TEA BREAK

KLOK, HARM-ANTON
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

Surface initiated polymerization

MEET & GREET / REGISTRATION SESSION

Registration

Welcoming remarks / IUPAC representative opening address: Harald Pasch

Plenary: KLOK, HARM-ANTON
Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

Biologically active and responsive interfaces via surface-initiated polymerization

Invited: BEZUIDENHOUT, DEON
Cardiovascular Research Unit, South Africa

Bioactive hydrogels for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Oral: CLOETE, WILLIAM
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Surface modification of regenerated cellulose for improved anti-biofouling properties

COFFEE / TEA BREAK

Plenary: HADJICHRISTIDIS, NIKOS
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Saudi Arabia

Model Polymers: From design to applications

Invited: LUSCOMBE, CHRISTINE
University of Washington, USA

Towards a controlled and atom efficient synthesis of semiconducting polymers

Oral: HUTCHINSON, ROBIN
Queen's University, Canada

Production of low MW reactive polymers by conventional and controlled radical (co)polymerization

Oral: KLUMPERMAN, BERT
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Microcapsules and microcages via templating of pickering emulsions

LUNCH BREAK: ACS MACRO LETTERS EDITOR'S LUNCH

Oral: CARFAGNA, COSIMO
Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB), Italy

Natural antioxidants as stabilizers for polyethylene

Oral: ELRIKA HARMZEN (not finalized)
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Functional nanoparticles synthesized via surfactant-free dispersion polymerizations as novel polymerization technique

Oral: GREYLING, GUILAUME
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Multidetector thermal field-flow fractionation as a unique tool for the characterisation of block copolymer micelles

Oral: NCANYWA, LUPHUMLO
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Investigation of the plasticizing properties of a bioplasticizer in PVC films

COFFEE / TEA BREAK

Oral: ADERIBIGBE, BLESSING
University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Design, characterization of polyamidoamine and polyaspartamides-drug conjugates for dual delivery of anticancer drugs

Oral: BURGER, KIRSTIN
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Synthesis and characterisation of novel acetals derived from eucalyptus oil

Oral: LUCZYNSKI, MICHAL
University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland

The use of mineral sorbents in the detoxification process of lignocellulosic hydrolysates

POSTER SESSION

Registration

Plenary: ROWAN, ALAN
Radboud Univesity of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

'Strain stiffening' responsive biomaterials

Oral: BENKLI, KADRIYE
Anadolu University, Turkey

Potential anti-cancer polymers of 4-dihydroxyboryl-DL-phenylalanine derivatives

Oral: ROONEY, THOMAS
Queen's University, Canada

Synthesis, kinetics and biomedical applications of nanoparticles from degradable macromers

COFFEE / TEA BREAK

Plenary: CHANG, TAIHYUN
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Republic of Korea

Temperature gradient interaction chromatography: Principle and applications

Invited: KILZ, PETER
(PSS) Polymer Standards Service GmbH, Germany

Multi-dimensional chromatography of macromolecules going mainstream?

Oral: POSTMA, BERT
Malvern Instruments, United Kingdom

Characterization of lignin by multi-detector GPC

Oral: BESKERS, TIMO
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Chemically sensitive SEC detection based on online coupled FTIR spectroscopy

LUNCH BREAK

Oral: BRAND, MARGARETHA
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Preparation and characterization of chitosan-decorated liposomes for drug delivery

Oral: ROBERTSON, DIVANN
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Studying the thermal behaviour of biopolymers

Oral: ANDROSCH, RENÉ
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Crystal nucleation in glassy poly(L-lactic acid)

COFFEEE / TEA BREAK

Plenary: DAS, AMIT
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Germany

Greener ways to rubber vulcanization

Invited: BROOK, MIKE
McMaster University, Canada

Thermoplastic silicone elastomers

Oral: EDWARDS, DEVON
University of Stellenbosch, South Africs

A comparison of the selectivity for crosslink cleavage of three devulcanisation processes

Oral: VON BERG, STUART
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Characterization and formulation development of novel tyre de-vulcanizate

Oral: BOYCE, ANNEMÈ
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Chemistry of the devulcanization process using TME as a model compound

CONFERENCE BANQUET

Registration

Plenary: BUSCH, MARKUS
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Simulation based product development in high-pressure polymerization technology

Invited: VAN REENEN, ALBERT
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Development of structure-property relationships in commercial heterophasic ethylene propylene copolymers (HEPC)

Oral: ZENTEL, KRISTINA
TU Darmstadt, Germany

Phase changes and thermodynamic coefficients in the context of high pressure polymerization

Oral:GOLASZEWSKI, JANUSZ
University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland

|s chemurgy a missing link in the advancement to circular economy?

COFFEE / TEA BREAK

Oral: HASSAN, HAMMED
Alexandria University, Egypt

Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence study of new aromatic polymeric nanoparticles containing pendent substituted aramides

Oral: JOHN, MAYA
CSIR, South Africa

Bio-based sandwich panels for advanced industrial applications

Oral: MOTAUNG, TSHWAFO
CSIR, South Africa

Effect of mechanical treatment on morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of sugar cane bagasse-LDPE composites

Oral: MHIKE, WASHINGTON
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Antistatic and flame retardant rotomouldable polymer graphite nanocomposites

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