11th International IUPAC Conference on Polymer-Solvent Complexes & Intercalates 6 11th International IUPAC Conference on Polymer-Solvent Complexes and Intercalates 7.45-9.00 a.m. Registration 09.00-09.15 a.m. Inauguration (MLS Hall, IACS) Prof. B. M. MANDAL (Chief Guest) Prof. Santanu BHATTACHARYA, Director- IACS; & Prof. J. M. GUENET, Director-ICS Session I Chair: Prof. B. M. Mandal, India 09.15 10.15 a.m. Key note : Prof. Roeland J. M. NOLTE, The Netherlands Bio-inspired polymer chemistry. Tuning the structure and properties of self-assembled polymers by solvent interactions 10.15-11.00 a.m. PL1: Prof. Santanu BHATTACHARYA, Director, IACS, India Supramolecular Gels and its Numerous Facets 11.00 11.30 a.m. Tea break Session II Chair: Prof. Jiri SPEVACEK, Czech Republic 11.30 12.15 p.m. PL2: Prof. Jean- Michel GUENET, ICS, France Physical gels: from molecules to macromolecules 12.15 12.45 p.m. IL1: Dr. Pritam MUKHOPADHYAY, JNU, India Interplay of donor-acceptor scaffolds and self-assembly towards responsive organic materials 12.45 01.15 p.m. IL2: Dr. Samir MAJI, IIT-Mumbai, India Novel Tissue engineering scaffolds based on amyloid hydrogels 01.15 02.15 p.m. Lunch Session III Chair: Prof. E.M.Woo, Taiwan Day 1 : 27 January, 2016, Wednesday 02.15 03.00 p.m. PL3: Prof. Fumitoshi KANEKO, Osaka University, Japan Monomeric state of carboxylic acids stored in the cavities in syndiotactic polystyrene co-crystals 03.00 03.30 p.m. IL3: Dr. Rahul BANERJEE, NCL, India Crystal engineering in two dimensional crystalline porous polymers 03.30 04.00 p.m. IL4: Dr. Sudha J DEVAKI, NIIST, India Lyotropic supramolecular polymer systems with anisotropic functional properties
27-30 January, 2016, IACS, Kolkata 04.00 04.30 p.m. Tea break Session IV Chair: Prof. S. RAMAKRISHNAN, India 04.30 05.15 p.m. PL4: Prof. Jean-François LUTZ, ICS, France About Codes, Sequences and Polymers 05.15 05.45 p.m. IL5: Dr Yogeshwar N. THAKARE, Reliance Industries Ltd., India Studies on Polymerization Performance of Modified Ti-V Catalyst 05.45 06.15 p.m. IL6: Prof. Nikhil K. SINGHA, IIT-Kharagpur, India Self-healing polymer gel based on Diels-Alder 'Click Chemistry 06.15 06.30 p.m. OL1: Dr. Reena BHADANI, Ranchi Women's College, India Synthesis and Studies on Water Swelling Behaviour of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Session IV Chair: Prof. T. K. MANDAL, India 06.30 07.00 p.m. IL7: Prof. V. R. PEDIREDDI, IIT Bhubaneswar, India Rational Design of Organic Gels Through Solid State Structures of the Gelators 07.00 07.30 p.m. IL8: Dr. Bijan DAS, Presidency University, India Polyion-Counterion Interactions in Solutions of Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose in Mixed Solvent Media: Role of Solvent and Temperature 07.30 07.45 p.m. OL2: Dr. Pradip KAR, BIT Mesra, India Influence of polymerization medium on the structure, morphology and properties of poly(o-phenylenediamine) nanofibre 08.00 09.30 p.m. Dinner Day 2 : 28 January, 2016, Thursday Session VI Chair: Prof. Fumitoshi KANEKO, Japan 09.00-09.45 a.m. PL5: Prof. E. M. WOO, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Cracks, Periodic Bands, Birefringence Patterns, and Lamellae Assembly in L- and D-Poly(lactic acid) Interacting with Diluents 09.45-10.30 a.m. PL6: Prof. Sadhan C. JANA, University of Akron, USA Design of mesoporous solid networks in polymer-derived aerogels monoliths and microparticles 7
11th International IUPAC Conference on Polymer-Solvent Complexes & Intercalates 10.30-11.00 a.m. IL9: Dr. Vandana BHALLA, Guru Nanak Dev University, India Supramolecular aggregates of functional materials as reactors for generation of metal nanoparticles: Potential nanocatalysts 11.00-11.30 a.m. Tea break Session VII Chair: Prof. Nicolas GIUSEPPONE, ICS, France 11.30-12.15 p.m. PL7: Dr. Ayyappanpillai AJAYAGHOSH, NIIST, India Solvent Effect on the Properties of π-glators 12.15-12.45 p.m. IL10: Prof. Arindam BANERJEE, IACS, India Self-assembling Peptides and Amnio Acid Based Soft Functional Materials 12.45-01.15 p.m. IL11: Prof. Dipankar CHATTOPADHYAY, Calcutta University, India In-Situ Forming Hydrogel as Vehicle for Ophthalmic Drug delivery 01.15-02.15 p.m. Lunch Session VIII Chair: Prof. Uday Maitra 02.15-03.00 p.m. PL8: Prof. Nicolas GIUSEPPONE, ICS, France Dynamic Supramolecular Polymers as Functional Materials 03.00-03.30 p.m. IL12: Dr. Harshita KUMARI, University of Cincinnati, USA Investigating supramolecular complexes in solution 03.30-04.00 p.m. IL13: Prof. Pralay MAITI, IIT-BHU, India Functionalisation and nanoparticle induced controlled drug delivery in hydrogel 04.00-04.15 p.m. OL3: Abhay K. MAHANTA, DRDO, India Studies on Swelling Behaviour and Kinetics of Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene Based Polyurethane in Different Polymer-Solvent Systems 04.15-04.45 p.m. Tea break Session VIII Chair: Prof. Jean-François LUTZ, France 04.45-05.30 p.m. PL9: Prof. S. RAMAKRISHNAN, IISc, India Immiscibility-driven self-segregation in polymers: Exploring novel polymer architectures 8
27-30 January, 2016, IACS, Kolkata 05.30-06.00 p.m. IL14: Dr. Dhruba P. CHATTERJEE, Presidency University, India Dual Stimuli Responsive Random or Block Copolymers Showing Reversible Capture and Release of Hydrophobic Molecules 06.00-06.30 p.m. IL15: Dr. Apurba K DAS, IIT-Indore, India Modulating Peptide Self-assembly by Native Chemical Ligation 06.30-08.00 p.m. Poster Presentation 08.00-09.30 p.m. Dinner Day 3 : 29 January, 2016, Friday Session X Chair: Prof. Patrick KEKICHEFF, France 09.00-09.45 a.m. PL10: Prof. Jiri SPEVACEK, Czech Republic Temperature-induced phase transition in aqueous solutions and gels of multicomponent polymer systems 09.45-10.30 a.m. PL11: Prof. Uday MAITRA, IISc, India Many Facets of Metallocholate Hydrogels 10.30-11.00 a.m. IL 16: Prof. Parthasarathi DASTIDAR, IACS, India Self-delivery of Drug via Supramolecular Gels: From Serendipity to Applications 11.00-11.30 a.m. Tea break Session XI Chair: Prof. Christophe DANIEL, Italy 11.30-12.15 p.m. PL12: Prof. Patrick KEKICHEFF, ICS, France Microstructure and topology of polymer foams under mechanical compression: a high resolution X-ray microtomography study 12.15-12.45 p.m. IL17: Dr. E. Bhoje GOWD, NIIST, India Molecular, Crystalline and Lamellar Length-scale Changes in the Poly(ʟ -lactide) (PLLA) during Cyclopentanone (CPO) Desorption in PLLA/CPO Co-crystals 12.45-01.15 p.m. IL18: Prof. Tushar JANA, CUH, India Self-assembly and Specific Interactions of Nanofillers in Improving the Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane 01.15-02.15 p.m. Lunch 9
11th International IUPAC Conference on Polymer-Solvent Complexes & Intercalates Session XII Chair: Prof. Sadhan C. JANA, USA 02.15-03.15 p.m. IL19: Prof. Prasanta K. DAS, IACS, India Small Molecular Weight Gelator in Molecular Recognition 03.15-03.45 p.m. IL20: Dr. Subi J. GEORGE, JNCASR, India ATP Selective living supramolecular polymerization 03.45-04.15 p.m. IL21: Dr. Suhrit GHOSH, IACS, India Supramolecular Assembly of Donor-Acceptor π-systems 04.15-04.30 p.m. OL4: Dr. Mohit KUMAR, City University of New York, USA Life-like Functional Soft Matter from Peptide Based Nanostructures 04.30-05.00 p.m. Tea break Session XIII Chair: Prof. Alberto SAIANI, UK 05.00-05.30 p.m. IL22: Dr. Manickam JAYAKANNAN, IISER-Pune, India Biodegradable Block Copolymer Assemblies for Cisplatin Delivery to Breast Cancer Cells 05.30-06.00 p.m. IL23: Dr. Debashis HALDER, IISER-Kolkata, India Solvent assisted structural diversity of peptides and peptidomimetics 06.00-06.15 p.m. OL5: Dr. Rajat K. DAS, IIT-KGP, India Stress-stiffening mediated control of stem cell differentiation in soft responsive hydrogels 06.15-06.30 p.m. OL6: Dr. Rakesh KUMAR, BIT Meshra, India Dissolution of PLA Fabric in Furfuryl Alcohol and Subsequent Curing to Polyfufuryl Alcohol 06.30-08.00 p.m. Cultural Program: MAMATA SANKAR TROUPE AMRITASYA PUTRA 08.00-09.30 p.m. Dinner Day 4 : 30 January, 2016, Saturday Session XIV Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel GUENET, France 09.00-09.45 a.m. PL13: Prof. Christophe DANIEL, Univ. of Salerno, Italy Nanoporous Crystalline Polymer Materials for Environmental Applications 10
27-30 January, 2016, IACS, Kolkata 09.45-10.15 a.m. PL14: Prof. Alberto SAIANI, Univ. of Manchester, UK Designing hydrogels for biomedical applications exploiting peptide self-assembly 10.15-10.45 a.m. IL24: Prof. Biswajit RAY, BHU, India Synthesis of gels of isotactic poly(n-isopropylacrylamide) and its copolymer 10.45-11.15 a.m. Tea break Session XV Chair: Prof. A. R. DAS & Prof. Nira MISHRA, India 11.15-11.45 a.m. IL25: Dr. Priyadarshi DE, IISER-Kolkata, India Polyisobutylene Based ph-responsive Self-Healing Polymeric Gels 11.45-12.15 p.m. IL 26: Dr. Biplab K KUILA, Central Univ of Jharkhand, India Block copolymer supramolecular complex with organic functional molecules 12.15-12.45 p.m. IL27: Dr. Sudip MALIK, IACS, India Syndiotactic polystyrene composites 12.45-13.15 p.m. IL28: Prof. Arun Kumar NANDI, IACS, India Mechanically robust hybrid hydrogels for photovoltaic applications 13.15-13.30 p.m. Concluding Session Prof. B.M. Mandal, Prof. A.R DAS & Prof. J. M. GUENET 13.30 p. m. Lunch PL: Plenary Lecture (40 + 5 mins) IL: Invited Lecture (25 + 5 mins) OL: Oral Lecture (12 + 3 mins) 11