Symposia & Program

C-6 Soft matter science and technology-revisit to unsolved problems and challenges

Organizers:

Representative

Prof. Atsushi Suzuki	Yokohama National University

Correspondence

Prof. Atsushi Suzuki	Yokohama National University

Co-Organizers

Prof. Rama Bansil	Boston University
Prof. Bhuvanesh Gupta	Indian Institute of Technology-New Delhi
Prof. Yoshitsugu Hirokawa	University of Shiga Prefecture
Prof. Isamu Kaneda	Rakuno Gakuen University
Prof. Tsuyoshi Koga	Kyoto University
Prof. Shingo Matsukawa	Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Dr. Reiko Oda	CNRS CBMN
Prof. Masayuki Tokita	Kyushu University
Prof. Kenji Urayama	Kyoto Institute of Technology
Prof. Kiminori Ushida	Kitasato University

Scope:

Polymer gel is three-dimensional polymer network, containing a large amount of solvent. Gels are used for many practical purposes as retaining materials of water and solutes. Gels have been recognized as one of the most promising smart materials for the improvement of human life among many types of stimuli responsive materials. The knowledge on physical and chemical fundamentals of gel science and technologies will play a role as guiding principles for a wide variety of applications of gels not only as the smart functional elements but also the modeling of natural systems. Despite recent progress in this field, there are still many unsolved problems in connection with the network structures. In this symposium, we revisit the gel science and technologies and focus such important problems not to attract attention very much so far. Topics range from biomedical applications in tissue engineering to industrial applications such as daily necessaries and food materials, which will be discussed by researchers working in the fields of different majors.

Topics:

Phase Behavior
- Phase transition of Gels
- Phase Separation and Phase Diagrams
Rheology, Strength and Fracture
- Strength and Fracture of Soft Matters
- Rheology of Physical Gels
Supramolecular Materials
- Food Hydrocolloid
- Supramolecular and Chiral Materials
- Nanogels for Medical Applications

Keynote Speakers & Invited Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Katsuyoshi Nishinari	Hubei University of Technology Gels and gelling processes in food and related materials
Prof. Masao Doi	Beihang University Application of Onsager principle to gel dynamics

Invited Speakers

Prof. Rama Bansil	Boston University Gelation of mucin and its relevance to gastric health and disease
Dr. Cecile A. Dreiss	King’s College Chemical cross-linking guided by physical gelation in gelatin: SANS, linear rheology and large strain deformation
Prof. Toshiaki Dobashi	Gunma University Anisotropic Structure Formation Induced by Liquid-Liquid Phase Contact and Diffusion
Prof. Jan H. van Esch	Delft University of Technology Fuel-driven active materials
Prof. Yapeng Fang	Hubei University of Technology Ionic Binding and Gelling Behaviors of Polyuronates
Prof. Bhuvanesh Gupta	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Bioengineering of Hydrogels for Smart Wound Care
Dr. Tetsuharu Narita	ESPCI Paris - CNRS A microrheological study of gelation on flowable physical gels
Dr. Reiko Oda	CBMN, CNRS - Université Bordeaux Power of counterions, chirality transfer from a small molecule to functional materials
Prof. Hiroyuki Ohshima	Tokyo University of Science Electrophoretic mobility and electrostatic interaction of soft particles
Prof. Oguz Okay	Istanbul Technical University Supramolecular hydrogels formed via hydrophobic interactions