Polycoll Meeting 2015

The 2015 annual spring meeting of the Division of Polymers and Colloids of the Swiss Chemical Society will take place at the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg. Eight invited speakers from academia and industry will showcase recent developments in the field.

Start Date 03.07.2015
Event End 03.07.2015
Location Université de Fribourg

PolyColl 2015: Annual Meeting of the Division of Polymers, Colloids and Interfaces (DPCI)


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Confirmed Speakers:

  • Prof. Jürgen Rühe, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Germany, «Tailormade Polymer Monolayers and Networks for the Generation of Novel Microsystems and Engineered Biointerfaces»
  • Matthias Schultz, Givaudan Suisse SA, Dübendorf , Switzerland, «Flavour Delivery - Hydrocolloids and Interfaces»
  • Lucie Grebikova, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland, «Nano-handling of Individual Dendronized Polymers»
  • Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Brisbane, Australia, «Multi-layer Cellulose Nanocrystal/Polymer Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering»
  • Niklaus Kränzlin, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, «Bottom-up fabrication of Copper-based Functional Architectures»
  • Prof. Michal Borkovec, University of Geneva, Switzerland, «Measuring and Tuning Colloidal Forces»
  • Dr. Edmondo A. Benetti, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, «Engineering Multi-Dimensional Surfaces by Grafting Polymers»
  • Prof. Ullrich Steiner, Adolphe Merkle Institute, Fribourg, Switzerland, «Interplay of Polymer Crystallisation and Phase Segregation in Organic Solar Cells»
  • Prof. Marie-Paule Pileni, University P&M Curie, Paris, France, «Nano and Supra Crystals: Specific Chemical and Physical Properties»
  • Prof. Jan Vermant, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, «Lung Surfactants and Different Contributions to Thin Film Stability»
  • Prof. Manfred Zinn, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion, Switzerland, «Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Research and Applications»

Conference organizer / Chair

Prof. Dr. Nico Bruns
Adolphe Merkle Institute
University of Fribourg
Chemin des Verdiers 4 
CH-1700 Fribourg
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Tel :  +41 26 300 94 25