Invited Plenary Lecture: Combinatorial Techniques Applied to Polymer Science
Prof. Ulrich SCHUBERT (EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
14:50
Thin Film Rupture: From Elastic Fractures to Viscous Fingering
Mr Sylvain GABRIELE (UMH, Mons, Belgium)
15:10
Ab Initio Investigation of the Stereochemistry Effects on 1H and 13C NMR Chemical Shifts of Poly
(vinyl chloride) Oligomers
Mr Philippe D'ANTUONO (FUNDP, NAMUR, Belgium)
15:30
Coffee break
16:00
3rd session
16:00
Prediction of the Sound Transmission Loss in Laminated Glass Panels
Dr Patrice ROOSE (CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, Drogenbos, Belgium)
16:20
Diffusion Filtered 1H nmr Spectroscopy as a Simple Tool to Aid the Complete nmr Structural Analysis of Methacrylate endcapped orthoesters and its degradation products
Prof. José MARTINS (UGENT, GENT, Belgium)
16:40
ATRP of Aminated Methacrylates: a Route to Effective Antimicrobial Surfactants, Coatings and Additives
Ms Sandrine LENOIR (ULG, LIEGE, Belgium)
17:00
Coffee break
17:00
Poster session and Exhibition
18:00
BPG-Council Meeting
20:00
Banquet and BPG Party
20/05/2005
08:00
Breakfast
09:00
4th session
09:00
Invited Plenary Lecture: Crystallization of Polymers in Thin Films
Dr Günter REITER (INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SURFACES ET INTERFACES, MULHOUSE, MULHOUSE, France)
09:50
Development of a Nano-Biosensor: Physical and Chemical Characterization of Protein Modified Layers and
Anti-Fouling Surfaces
Dr Francesca CECCHET (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
10:10
Oriented Crystallization of Polymers Confined in Nano-Trenches
Dr Zhijun HU (UCL, LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium)
10:30
Thermal Stability and Degradation Pathway of Poly(vinylacetate) and Poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate) in Combination with Halogen-Free Intumescent Flame Retardants
Mr Bart RIMEZ (VUB, BRUSSELS, Belgium)
10:50
Coffee break
11:30
5th session
11:30
Opto-Electronic Characterisation of Various PPV and PTV-Derivatives
Ms Sofie FOURIER (UHASSELT, DIEPENBEEK, Belgium)
11:50
Degradable Pluronic® f127-Based Hydrogels
Mr Ives SWENNEN (UGENT, GHENT, Belgium)
12:10
Synthesis and Properties of New Chiral Donor-Embedded Polybinaphtalenes for Nonlinear Optical Applications
Ms Leen DE GROOF (KULEUVEN, LEUVEN, Belgium)
12:30
Lunch
14:00
6th session
14:00
Biodegradable Starch/Polyester Melt-Blends by Reactive Extrusion
Dr Jean-Marie RAQUEZ (UMONS, Mons, Belgium)
14:20
HR-MAS NMR as a Tool for Monitoring the Catalytic Process in the Ring Opening Polymerization Reaction of e - Caprolactone
Mr Kevin POELMANS (VUB, Brussels, Belgium)
14:40
BPG-Best Final Work Award 2005
Oral Communications
14:40
Development of Thermo-Responsive Coatings via UV-Crosslinkable
LCST-Polymers
Mr Stijn D'HOLLANDER (UGENT, Gent, Belgium)
14:40
Synthesis of Amphiphilic Poly--Caprolactone-Graft-Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Copolymers by Michael-Type Addition and their Use as Nanoparticles stabilizers
Ms Kathy VAN BUTSELE (ULG, LIEGE, Belgium)
15:00
Best Oral Presentation and Poster Awards
Concluding remarks