| Plenary Speakers |
DAFFORN, TIM (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences, Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom
E-mail: t.r.dafforn@bham.ac.uk |
Detergent free purification of membrane proteins using styrene-maleic acid co-polymer nanoencapsulation |
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ROWAN, ALAN (Prof) (Accepted)
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), Australia
E-mail: Alan.Rowan@uq.edu.au |
Biomimetic polymers for cellular control |
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STAYTON, PATRICK (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle WA 98195 USA
E-mail: stayton@u.washington.edu |
Molecular engineering of biologic drug therapies and diagnostic platforms |
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ULIJN, REIN (Prof) (Accepted)
Advanced Science Research Center, CUNY, Nanoscience Initiative, New York NY 10065 USA
E-mail: Rein.Ulijn@acrc.cuny.edu |
Repurposing peptides for materials and nanotechnology |
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| Invited Speakers |
AUBIN-TAM, MARIE-EVE (Dr) (Accepted)
Delft University of Technology, Bionanoscience Department, Delft CJ 2628 The Netherlands
E-mail: M.E.Aubin-Tam@tudelft.nl |
Functionalization of SMA nanodiscs |
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BEZUIDENHOUT, DEON (Prof) (Accepted)
Cardiovascular Research Unit (CRU), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700 South Africa
E-mail: deon.bezuidenhout@uct.ac.za |
Polymeric scaffolds for tissue regeneration |
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BRUNS, NICO (Prof) (Accepted)
Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Fribourg 1700 Switzerland
E-mail: nico.bruns@unifr.ch |
Biocatalytic ATRP as diagnostic tool for the detection of blood-related diseases |
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DAENZER, TATJANA (Accepted)
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Mainz D-55128 Germany
E-mail: t.daenzer@uni-mainz.de |
Tailormade polyether architectures: From hyperbranched poly(ethylene glycols) to polyethers with functional side chains and degradable PEG-nanoparticles |
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DOUGLAS, TREVOR (Prof) (Accepted)
Indiana University, Department of Chemistry, Bloomington IN 47405 USA
E-mail: trevdoug@indiana.edu |
Hierarchical assembly of virus-based nanoreactors |
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DU PREZ, FILIP (Prof) (Accepted)
Ghent University, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent B-9000 Belgium
E-mail: Filip.DuPrez@UGent.be |
Thiolactone groups as functional handles: From double end group modification to macromolecular lineups |
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GRUBBS, ROBERT (Prof) (Accepted)
Stony Brook University, Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook NY 11794-3400 USA
E-mail: robert.grubbs@stonybrook.edu |
Building organic materials from the bottom up with self-assembling block copolymers |
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HILLER, WOLF (Prof) (Accepted)
Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Dortmund 44227 Germany
E-mail: wolf.hiller@tu-dortmund.de |
Characterization of micelles by NMR spectroscopy |
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HOWDLE, STEVE (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Nottingham, School of Chemistry, Nottingham NG7 2RD United Kingdom
E-mail: Steve.Howdle@nottingham.ac.uk |
Polymers, renewables and supercritical carbon dioxide |
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HUTCHINGS, LIAN (Prof) (Accepted)
Durham University, Department of Chemistry, Durham DH1 3LE United Kingdom
E-mail: l.r.hutchings@durham.ac.uk |
Monomer sequence control via living anionic polymerisation |
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KILLIAN, ANTOINETTE (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Utrecht, Membranbe Biochemistry & Biophysics, Utrecht CH 3584 The Netherlands
E-mail: j.a.killian@uu.nl |
The styrene-maleic acid copolymer: A versatile tool in membrane research |
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KILZ, PETER (Dr) (Accepted)
PSS Polymer Standards Service GmbH, Mainz 55023 Germany
E-mail: PKilz@polymer.de |
Bottom-up characterization of synthetic and natural macromolecules by hyphenated chromatographic techniques |
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KLOK, HARM-ANTON (Prof) (Accepted)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Lausanne CH-1015 Switzerland
E-mail: harm-anton.klok@epfl.ch |
Engineering cell surfaces with synthetic polymers |
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KOUWER, PAUL (Prof) (Accepted)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Cluster for Molecular Chemistry, Nijmegen 6525 AJ The Netherlands
E-mail: p.kouwer@science.ru.nl |
Ultra-responsive soft matter from strain-stiffening hybrid gels |
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LEDERER, ALBENA (Dr) (Accepted)
Leibniz-Institute für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden D-01069 Germany
E-mail: lederer@ipfdd.de |
Biomacromolecules and biohybrid systems - in-situ characterization of interaction properties |
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LUTZ, JEAN-FRANCOIS (Dr) (Accepted)
CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg 67034 France
E-mail: jf.lutz@unistra.fr |
Design and applications of digital polymers |
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PASCH, HARALD (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: hpasch@sun.ac.za |
Multidetector thermal field-flow fractionation for monitoring the structure and dynamics of block copolymer micelles |
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SCHÖNHERR, HOLGER (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Siegen, Department of Chemistry & Biology, Siegen 57076 Germany
E-mail: schoenherr@chemie.uni-siegen.de |
Exploiting designer polymer brushes for tailored cellular microenvironments with completely decoupled biochemical cues, mechanical properties, nanopatterns and controlled topography in 3D |
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VAN ESCH, JAN (Prof) (Accepted)
Advanced Sort Matter, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628BL The Netherlands
E-mail: j.h.vanesch@tudelft.nl |
Fuel-driven active materials |
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VAN HEST, JAN (Prof) (Accepted)
Eindhoven University of Technology, Bio-Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven 5612 AE The Netherlands
E-mail: j.c.m.v.hest@tue.nl |
Functional polymersomes for application in nanomedicine |
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WILHELM, MANFRED (Prof) (Accepted)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe 76128 Germany
E-mail: Manfred_Wilhelm@kit.edu |
Correlating chemical structure and polymer weight via SEC-IR detection with a new QCL laser spectrometer |
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WILSON, DANIELA (Dr) (Accepted)
Cluster for Molecular Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen GL 6500 The Netherlands
E-mail: d.wilson@science.ru.nl |
Nanomotors via a polymeric supramolecular approach |
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ZHANG, HUIQI (Prof) (Accepted)
Nankai University, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin 300071 PR China
E-mail: zhanghuiqi@nankai.edu.cn |
Preparation of water-compatible molecularly imprinted polymer micro- or nanoparticles for bioanalytical applications |
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| Oral Submissions |
ANDROSCH, RENÉ (Prof)
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Transfer-oriented Research, Halle/S 06099 Germany
E-mail: rene.androsch@iw.uni-halle.de |
Analysis of the α'/α-crystal transition in poly (∟-Lactic acid) (PLLA) |
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ARNOLD, TOM (Dr)
Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE United Kingdom
E-mail: tom.arnold@diamond.ac.uk |
A comparison of lipid nanodiscs (SMALPS) made from three different polymers and their effects on the exchange of lipids with lipid monolayers |
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BADI, NEZHA (Dr)
Ghent University, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry Research Group (PCR), Ghent B-9000 Belgium
E-mail: Nezha.Badi@UGent.be |
Multifunctional dendrimer-like and sequence-defined polymeric systems using thiolactone chemistry |
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BUZZACCHERA, IRENE
NovioSense BV, Novio Tech Campus, Nijmegen AT 6534 The Netherlands
E-mail: i.buzzachera@noviosense.com |
Polysaccharide based coatings for tissue integrated medical sensor devices |
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DOU, XIAOQIU
University of Siegen, Department of Chemistry & Biology, Siegen 57072 Germany
E-mail: dou@chemie-bio.uni-siegen.de |
Bio-inspired hierarchical and functionalized surface structures for efficient capture and release of circulating tumor cells |
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DUCHATEAU, JAN (Dr)
SABIC, Geleen 6160 The Netherlands
E-mail: Jan.Duchateau@sabic.com |
Novel process for high pressure co-polymerization of ethylene and alkyne containing chemicals |
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GAMEIRO, MARIANA
University of Nottingham, School of Chemistry, Nottingham NG7 2RD United Kingdom
E-mail: mariana.gameiro@nottingham.ac.uk |
Novel and sustainable method to develop greener polymers |
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GEGENHUBER, THOMAS (Prof)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Karlsruhe 76128 Germany
E-mail: Thomas.gegenhuber@kit.edu |
Step-growth polymers as macro chain transfer agents - an experimental and theoretical study |
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GOONOO, NOWSHEEN (Dr)
University of Siegen, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Siegen 57076 Germany
E-mail: Nowsheen.Goonoo@uni-siegen.de |
Electrospun poly(ester-ether)/polysaccharide blend fibers for bone tissue engineering |
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GRIEBENOW, SASCHA
TU Darmstadt, Ernst-Berl Institut, Darmstadt 64287 Germany
E-mail: sascha.griebenow@pre.tu-darmstadt.de |
Influence of the refractive index increment on GPC-MALLS analysis of technical EVA-copolymers |
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HURRLE, SILVANA (Dr)
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymerchemistry, Karlsruhe 76131 Germany
E-mail: Silvana.hurrle@kit.edu |
Two-in-one: lambda-orthogonal photochemistry on a radical photoinitiating system |
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JI, XIANGLING (Prof)
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Changchun 130022 P.R. China
E-mail: xlji@ciac.ac.cn |
Responsive behavior of PDMAEMA-based brushes grafted on silica nanoparticles |
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JIANG, WEI (Prof)
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022 China
E-mail: wjiang@ciac.ac.cn |
Amphiphilic block copolymer vesicle formation and its behavior in selective solvent |
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KARGAARD, ANNA
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: ak@sun.ac.za |
Recent progress in RAFT polymerization of NVP |
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MATSHAVHA, TA
University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Chemistry Department, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 South Africa
E-mail: MatshavhaTA@gmail.com |
Preparation and characterization of biodegradable polymer blends nanocomposites with functionalized TIO2 as a filler |
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MOCHANE, MOKGAOTSA (Dr)
University of Zululand, Department of Chemistry, KwaDlangezwa 3886 South Africa
E-mail: Mochane.jonas@gmail.com |
Preparation of polymer/graphite composites for improvement in thermal conductivity and flammability resistance |
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MOTAUNG, TSHWAFO (Dr)
University of Zululand, Department of Chemistry, KwaDlangezwa 3886 South Africa
E-mail: motaungt@unizulu.ac.za |
The influence of supermasscolloider on the morphology of sugar cane bagasse and bagasse cellulose |
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MUGEMANA, CLÉMENT
Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Fribourg 1700 Switzerland
E-mail: clement.mugemana@unifr.ch |
Magneto-responsive amphiphilic polymer conetwork microcapsules |
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MUKWADA, LESLEY
University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Chemistry Department, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 South Africa
E-mail: mukwadalesley@gmail.com |
Structure and properties of PLA/PCL blend nanocomposites with Mg(OH)2 and APTMS-TiO2 |
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MUTLU, HATICE
Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344 Germany
E-mail: hatice.mutlu@kit.edu |
Efficient avenues towards the functionalization of unsaturated polymers |
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PFLUG, KRISTINA
Technical University Darmstadt, Technische Chemie III, Darmstadt 64287 Germany
E-mail: kristina.pflug@pre.tu-darmstadt.de |
Describing transfer-to-polymer correctly or the task analyzing long-chain branches quantitatively |
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PFUKWA, RUEBEN (Dr)
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: rueben@sun.ac.za |
Study of the synthesis of polyaldehydes via organocatalytic anionic polymerization |
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ROTHFUSS, HANNAH
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe 76131 Germany
E-mail: hannah.rothfuss@kit.edu |
Platinum-complexed SCNPS: The first reusable homogenous catalysts in chemical reactions |
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SCHMIEDEN, DOMINIK
Delft University of Technology, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft 2629 HZ The Netherlands
E-mail: d.t.schmieden@tudelft.nl |
Using bacteria to make improved, nacre-inspired materials |
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SHI, TONGFEI (Prof)
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Changchun 130022 P.R. China
E-mail: tfshi@ciac.ac.cn |
In-situ study of the solvent annealing process of thin polymer film |
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STRIBECK, ALMUT (Prof)
University of Hamburg, Dept of Chemistry, Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Hamburg D-20146 Germany
E-mail: Almut.stribeck@chemie.uni-hamburg.de |
Morphology evolution mechanisms in polyurethane materials studied by small-angle X-ray scattering |
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THIERFELDER, NIKOLAUS
Cardiovascular Research Unit (CRU), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700 South Africa
E-mail: nikolaus.thierfelder@med.uni-muenchen.de |
Classic tissue engineering and regenerative approaches in cardiovascular research |
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VAN DEN BERGH, WIAN
Cardiovascular Research Unit (CRU), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700 South Africa
E-mail: wianvdbergh@gmail.com |
In vivo response to tissue engineered electrospun scaffolds with drug delivery and enhanced porosity |
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VAN ROOYEN, LOUIS
Necsa / Tshwane University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Pretoria 0001 South Africa
E-mail: Louis.vanrooyen@necsa.co.za |
Graphene filled PTFE composites with improved wear resistance and gas barrier properties |
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WUEST, KILIAN
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry , Karlsruhe 76131 Germany
E-mail: kilian.wuest@kit.edu |
Light-induced grafting of functional polymers to nanodiamonds |
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| Workshop Submissions |
DAFFORN, TIM (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences, Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom
E-mail: t.r.dafforn@bham.ac.uk |
It is not a magic trick ... membrane protein purification WITHOUT detergent |
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KOUWER, PAUL (Prof) (Accepted)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Cluster for Molecular Chemistry, Nijmegen 6525 AJ The Netherlands
E-mail: p.kouwer@science.ru.nl |
Mechanical properties of responsive soft hydrogels |
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LUTZ, JEAN-FRANCOIS (Dr) (Accepted)
CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg 67034 France
E-mail: jf.lutz@unistra.fr |
An introduction to sequence-controlled polymers |
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PASCH, HARALD (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: hpasch@sun.ac.za |
Chemical composition and microstructure analysis of polymers by multidimensional column- and channel-based separations |
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STAYTON, PATRICK (Prof) (Accepted)
University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle WA 98195 USA
E-mail: stayton@u.washington.edu |
Opening the intracellular target space to biological drugs with bioactive polymers |
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| Poster Submissions |
BARNARD, ELAINE
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: ebarnard@sun.ac.za |
Amphiphilic molecular brushes: Towards synthetic dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy |
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FORTUIN, LISA
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: lisafortuin@sun.ac.za |
Targeted antimalarial polymeric prodrugs |
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GUMEDE, THANDI
University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Department of Chemistry, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 South Africa
E-mail: tpgumede@webmail.co.za |
The influence of paraffin wax addition on the isothermal crystallization of LLDPE |
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GREYLING, GUILAUME
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: ggreyling@sun.ac.za |
Characterization of vinyl polymers by thermal field-flow fractionation |
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HARMZEN, NELMARIE
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: nharmzen@sun.ac.za |
Sequence controlled polymers of styrene and maleic anhydride |
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IROEGBU, AUSTINE
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Department of Chemistry, Port Elizabeth 6031 SA
E-mail: S216284864@nmmu.ac.za |
Investigation of the synthesis and physical properties of polyfurfuryl alcohol |
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KILZ, PETER (Dr)
PSS Polymer Standards Service GmbH, Mainz 55023 Germany
E-mail: PKilz@polymer.de |
Hyphenation of GPC/SEC with FTIR spectroscopy |
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MASEKO, SIBUSISIWE
Cardiovascular Research Unit (CRU), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700 South Africa
E-mail: sibu.maseko@gmail.com |
Tissue engineered hydrogels for gene therapy |
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MOSOABISANE, MAFEREKA
University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Chemistry Department, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 South Africa
E-mail: MosoabisaneMF@ufs.ac.za |
Development and validation of an atomistic molecular dynamic model to study the thermo-mechanical properties of LLDPE |
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MOTLOUNG, BENISON
University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Department of Chemistry, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 South Africa
E-mail: motloungbenison@yahoo.com |
Thermo-electrical properties and thermo-mechanical behaviour of the LDPE/CB semi-conductive composites |
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MUZA, UPENYU
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: ulmuza@sun.ac.za |
Multi-detector thermal field-flow fractionation (THFFF) as a characterization technique for complex polymer self-assemblies and large aggregates |
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OKPARAOCHA, FUNMILAYO
Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, Nigeria
E-mail: funmiokparaocha@yahoo.com |
Morphology and electrical conductivity of electrospun expanded polystyrene (EPS) / reduced graphene oxide composite |
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ONACIU, ANCA
Center of Research in Advanced Medicine - Medfuture, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca 400349 Romania
E-mail: ancaonaciu@gmail.com |
Rituximab functionalized gold nanoparticles as molecular therapy in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
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OWONUBI, SHESAN
North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mafikeng 2735 South Africa
E-mail: oshesan@gmail.com |
Design and characterization of acrylated polyethylene glycol gel containing acarbose |
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RACCIO, SAMUEL
Adolphe Merkley Institute, Chemin des verdiers 4, Fribourg 1700 Switzerland
E-mail: samuel.raccio@unifr.ch |
Polymerization based amplification as a tool for malaria diagnostics |
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RADEBE, NONKULULEKO
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: nradebe@sun.ac.za |
Multidimensional analysis with field flow fractionation and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
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SITOE, ALCIDES
Institute of Applied Materials, University of Pretoria, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hatfield 0028 South Africa
E-mail: alcides.sitoe@gmail.com |
Attempts to prepare microporous polymer repellent matrices |
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SMIT, CHANDRÉ
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: cmsmit@sun.ac.za |
Reversible hydrogels based on poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) |
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TSOTETSI, TIBELLO
University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Chemistry Department, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 South Africa
E-mail: Tsotetsita6@gmail.com |
Preparation and characterization of flame retarded natural fibre reinforced bioplymer blends |
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VIKTOR, ZANELLE
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
E-mail: zviktor@sun.ac.za |
Characterization of natural polymers for cosmetic applications |
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ZIREVA, RUMBIDZAI
Cardiovascular Research Unit (CRU), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700 South Africa
E-mail: rzireva@gmail.com |
Electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering |
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