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Program i-PolyMat 2010:   

Now that sales of Polymers are again on the rise at the end of this financial crisis, discussions have returned to the future of polymer materials.  Industry is searching for INNOVATIVE polymer materials to open up new markets, Commodity Plastics Companies are searching for INTELLIGENT polymer modifications, while Nano-composites are still awaiting their large-scale commercial INTRODUCTION. 

In  Academia, the strive is for INTERACTIVE Polymer Materials (synthetic polymers made to mimic natural functions like Self-healing, Self-structuring,  Sensing and Processing of signals, and Response to impacts from the environment).  The Medical World is looking forward to IN VIVO use of Polymeric tissues, Drug-release particles and platelets and is already testing Polymer IMPLANTS.

Thus, there is ample reason to organise this international conference on i-Polymer Materials.  At i-PolyMat 2010 we intend to promote discussion between Industry Managers/Researchers and Academic Scientists about these latest trends in Polymers, in Chemistry as well as in Processing and Performance. 

            To stimulate such discussions we have invited several Peer Experts: we will publish the list of names when they have confirmed. In addition to the Plenary Lectures, we intend to programme 140 Contributed Lectures, about 35 in each of the four Sessions

Sunday 16/5
16h                  Opening of Registration Desk
18 –19.30h      Welcome party and Poster Session

Monday 17/5
8.30h               Registration
9-10.30h          Plenary Lectures
10.45 – 17h     Contributed  Lectures S1/S2/S3/S4/S5
17-19.30h        Poster Session

Tuesday 18/5
8.30-10h          Plenary Lectures
10.30-17h        Contributed Lectures S1/S2/S3/S4/S5
17-19.30h        Poster Session
19.30h             CONFERENCE DINNER

Wednesday 19/5
8.30-10h          Plenary Lectures
10-16h             Contributed Lectures S1/S2/S3/S4/S5
16h                  Farewell Party

Topics per Session are: 

S 1) The Making of  i-Polymers
             - Self-assembly
             - Supra-molecular Chemistry
             - Controlled Polymerisations 

S 2) Processing towards i-Polymer Materials
             - (Nano-) Composites
             - Blending/ Compounding/ Self-structuring/Modification
             - Self-healing Materials

S 3) Performance of  i- Polymer Materials
            - Functional Polymers
            - Tissues/ Fibres and Fabrics/(Nano-)Membranes
            - Molecular Architecture incl. Characterisation

S 4) Applications of i-Polymer Materials
            - Medical Applications
            - Biomaterials
            - Sensors

S 5) Polymers and Energy

            You are invited to submit Contributed Lectures. In addition, there will be ample space to present your latest findings as Poster Contribution. Poster Sessions have always been extremely well attended at previous Rolduc Polymer Meetings. We hope to receive many Poster contributions at i-PolyMat 2010.

The Deadline for submission of 1-page Abstracts is 15^th of February 2010.