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Plant protein regulates diabetes treatment: Polymer Chemistry article in Chemistry World

27 Aug 2013

A plant protein has been used to make a new class of glucose-responsive polymer nanogels that could one day negate the need for diabetes patients to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin.

Diabetes currently affects over 347 million people worldwide and with this number set to rise, research into the treatment of this disease is of vital importance. For type 1 and advanced type 2 diabetes, patients must regularly prick their fingers to check their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin accordingly. This not only impinges on a patient’s quality of life, but also fails to precisely control the dose of insulin reaching its main site of action, the liver.

Glucose induces a conformation change in concanavlin A, causing a change in the volume of the nanogel

Interested to know more? Read the full news article by Jessica Cocker in Chemistry World here…

Read the article by T Ye et al. in Polymer Chemistry:

Synthesis and volume phase transition of concanavalin A-based glucose-responsive nanogels
Ting Ye, Suting Yan, Yumei Hu, Li Ding and Weitai Wu
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00778B

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8th International Dendrimer Symposium – Poster Prize Winners

15 Jul 2013

Polymer Chemistry and Soft Matter was delighted to award two Poster Prizes at 8th International Dendrimer Symposium held in Madrid, Spain on 23rd – 27th June. The winners were:

Polymer Chemistry Award: Poster 44
M.A. VAN DONGEN (University of Michigan, USA)
Generationnaly pure PAMAM dendrimers as precisely controlled structural building blocks.

Soft Matter Award: Poster 40
Joona MIKKILA (Finland)
Dendrimers mediated formation of inclusion body mimicking virus paracrystals.

Each winner received an RSC Poster Prize certificate as well as 1 year electronic subscription to the journal.

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EPF 2013 – Polymer Chemistry Poster Prize Winner

08 Jul 2013

Dr. Sheila Ortega Sánchez (left) receiving her certificate

Polymer Chemistry was delighted to award a Poster Prize at EPF 2013 held in Pisa, Italy on 16th – 21st June. The winner was:

Dr. Sheila Ortega Sánchez
CIRCC – Interuniv. Consortium Chemical Reactivity & Catalysis

Poster P4-70 : New functional polymers from biomass by atrp copolymerization of 2-vinylfuran with styrene initiated by Cu(I)-PMDETA
S. Ortega Sanchez, A. Dibenedetto, A. Grassi

Dr. Sheila Ortega Sánchez received a Polymer Chemistry Poster Prize certificate as well as 1 year electronic subscription to the journal.

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NanoDDS’13: Oct. 25-26, 2013 – University of California, San Diego

30 Apr 2013

The 11th International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium (NanoDDS’13) will be held Oct. 25-26, 2013 at the University of California, San Diego. NanoDDS is the key annual event for researchers developing next-generation delivery vehicles: targeted, responsive, biodegradable nanomaterials for drug delivery, diagnostics, noninvasive imaging, and regenerative medicine. This symposium, co-chaired by Adah Almutairi of UC San Diego and Andrew Mackay of the University of Southern California, features a diverse group of creative, high-profile investigators, including Erkki Ruoslahti, Samuel Stupp, and Allan Hoffman.

Abstracts for poster presentations will be accepted from May through September; the top three abstracts will win prizes and oral presentation slots.

More information can be found here.

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245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition Chemistry of Energy and Food- Polymer Chemistry Poster Prize Winners

24 Apr 2013

Polymer Chemistry was delighted to award three Poster Prizes at the 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition Chemistry of Energy and Food held in New Orleans, Louisiana on 7th – 11th April. The winners were:

1st place:

Boyu Zhang, Tulane University
“Exploring the effect of amphiphile architecture: Synthesis, characterization, and self-assmebly of both cyclic and linear poly(ethylene glycol)-b-polycaprolactone”

2nd place:

Ravinder Elupula, Tulane University
“Multi-arm globes via ‘click’ coupling”

3rd place:

Takahiro Ogawa, Tokyo Tech.
“Rational Synthesis of cyclic polymer via rotaxanation of linear polymer directed towards linear-cyclic reversible topology conversion.”

Each prize winner received a Polymer Chemistry Poster Prize certificate as well as 1 year electronic subscription to the journal.

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8th International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS8) 23rd – 27th of June 2013 in Madrid

26 Feb 2013

The 8th International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS8) will be in Madrid, Spain from 23rd – 27th of June 2013.

IDS8 represents a great opportunity to explore the recent developments on dendrimer synthesis and applications. The organisers are extremely proud to hold the upcoming IDS8 in Madrid. They are planning an attractive Scientific Programme where all areas of dendrimer research will be represented: General, Dendrimer Synthesis & Characterization, Hyperbranched Polymer Synthesis & Characterization, Biological Studies, Drug Delivery, Imaging, Computational Modeling and Databases, Novel Applications, Catalysis and Light Harvesting and Plenary.

Please note the following dates:

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30th March 2013
Deadline for the reduced registration fee is: 15th April 2013

You can find more information on the 8th International Dendrimer Symposium at: http://ids-8.com

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NanoDDS’13: Oct. 25-26, 2013 – University of California, San Diego

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