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Magnetic field and pH synergy controls therapeutic burst

24 Mar 2014

Australian researchers have shown how alternating magnetic fields could be used to localise the release of cancer-fighting drugs to cancer cells, limiting side effects in the rest of the body.

May Lim at the University of New South Wales, and colleagues, have devised a system where a magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticle is bound to a temperature-responsive polymer onto which drug molecules can be attached via Schiff base bonds.

A magnetic field combined with the acidic environment of cancer tissue results in rapid hydrolysis of the Schiff base bond

Interested? Read the full article at Chemistry World.

Spatial and temporal control of drug release through pH and alternating magnetic field induced breakage of Schiff base bonds
Alexander E. Dunn, Douglas J. Dunn, Alexander Macmillan, Renee Whan, Tim Stait-Gardner, William S. Price, May Lim and Cyrille Boyer
Polym. Chem., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00150H

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10th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering 2013 Poster Prize winner

27 Jan 2014

A huge congratulations to Alexander Hähnel who was awarded the Polymer Chemistry Poster Prize at the 10th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2013). The conference took place from the 18 – 22 August 2013 in Durham, UK and was was sponsored by Polymer Chemistry and Soft Matter.

(from left to right) Prize winners: Oğuz Türünç (Ghent University), Alexander Haehnel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), John Finnegan (University of Bristol)

APME 2013 focussed on the recent advances in polymer chemistry, polymer synthesis and polymer characterisation; further details about the conference can be found by taking a look at their website.

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Poster prize winners at the 2013 International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials

10 Dec 2013

Many congratulations to the winners at the 2013 International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials!

Chosen by an independent panel, the winners were: Akira Matsumoto (Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering at Tokyo Medical and Dental University) for the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C poster prize, Justin Poelma for Polymer Chemistry and Saemi Oh for Soft Matter (University of California, Santa Barbara).

The symposium which focuses on the field of stimuli-responsive materials from academia, industry, and government took place in October (20 – 22) this year at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, CA and was co-sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Akira Matsumoto receiving his poster prize for Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, C

Justin Poelma receiving his prize for Polmer Chemistry

Saemi Oh winning the Soft Matter poster prize

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IPST2013: International Polymer Conference, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

05 Nov 2013

The Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology 2013 (IPST2013) was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on October 7 – 10, 2013 and organised by the Indonesian Polymer Association (HPI). It was attended by more than 250 participants from over 20 countries; presenting about 200 paper works consisting of 102 oral and 108 poster presentations, including 7 plenary speakers, and 24 keynote speakers. To date, this event was the biggest international polymer conference, organised by the Indonesian Polymer Association.

IPST2013

The conference was officially opened by the representative of Indonesian government, the Ministry of Research and Technology of Indonesia. The Indonesian Polymer Association presented a 2013 HPI award to Dr. M. Sugandi (a former of the HPI’s chair) for her lifetime contributions in polymer research as well as in the polymer society in Indonesia. The best student posters were awarded to 5 students: Arum Patriati (Indonesia), Shih Ming Chang (Taiwan), Emiko Ohara (Japan), Ayami Nagayama (Japan), and Koay Seong Chun (Malaysia). Zainon Othman (Malaysia) and Firman Kurniawansyah (Indonesia) were awarded the best oral presentation prize.

The IPST2013 was officially closed by Ms. Eniya L. Dewi, the chair of the IPST2013 and ICFCHT2013. The next conference will take place in 2016 (IPST2016) and will be held in Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Best Student Poster Prize at IPST2013

25 Oct 2013

Congratulations to Koay Seong Chun for being awarded the Polymer Chemistry Best Student Poster Prize at IPST2013!

Koay Seong Chun (left) is a PhD student working in Professor Salmah Husseinsyah and Dr. Hakimah Osman's group at the School of Materials Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia.

He received his RSC prize at the International Conference on the Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology 2013 (IPST2013) which was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from October 7 – 10, 2013. The poster, titled “Infuence of Methacrylic Acid Modification on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/Cocoa Pod Husk Biocomposites”, was presented alongside 54 other student poster presentations and achieved the highest collective score from the judges.

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