Sunday July 8 |
2:00-9:00 p.m. : | Arrival & Registration |
6:00 p.m. : | Dinner |
7:30-9:30 p.m. : | You said Biodegradable Polymers ! |
| Discussion leader : Prof. S. Huang, University of Connecticut, USA |
| Prof. J. M. Anderson, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA Challenges, Issues and Limitations of Biodegradable Polymers in Surgery and Pharmacology |
| Prof. R. Narayan, University of Michigan, USA Challenges, Issues, Limits and Potential of Biodegradable Polymers in Plastics & Other Applications
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Monday July 9 |
7:45-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00-10:00 a.m. : | PLA From Lactic Acid |
| Discussion leader : Dr. P. Dijkstra, Twente University, The Netherlands |
| Prof. Y. Kimura, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan Melt and Solution Polycondensations of L-lactic acid to Prepare High-molecular-weight Poly(L-lactic acid) and its Copolymers
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10.00-10.30 a.m. : | Coffee break |
10.30-12.30 a.m. : | Aliphatic Polyesters |
| Discussion leader : Prof. Dr H.R. Kricheldorf, University of Hamburg, Germany |
| Prof. S. Penczek, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Lactides Polymerization : Mechanistic and Structural subtleties
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| Prof. A-C. Albertsson, Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm, Sweden New Nanopatterns Using Molecular Architecture of Aliphatic Degradable Copolyesters
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12:30 : | Conference Photo - Lunch |
4:45-5:45 p.m. | Poster session 1 |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
7.30-9.30 p.m. : | Biodegradable Polymers processing |
| Discussion leader : Dr. R. L. Reis, University of Minho, Portugal |
| Dr D. Hutmacher, University of Singapore, Singapore Processing of Biodegradable Scaffoldings for Tissue Engineering
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| Prof. S.P. McCarthy, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Novel Processing-blending Techniques with Biodegradable Polymers
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Tuesday July 10 |
7.45-8.30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9.00-10.00 a.m. : | Biodegradable Polymers and Drug Delivery |
| Discussion leader : Prof. A.J. Domb, Hebrew Universty of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Dr K. Abdellaoui-Schwach, University of Genova, Switzerland Auto-catalyzed Poly(orthoester)s - A Versatile Source of Drug Delivery Systems
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10:00-10:30 a.m. | Coffee break |
10:30-12:30 a.m. : | Novel caprolactone-based copolymers |
| Discussion leader : Prof. F. Schué, University Montpellier 2, France |
| Prof. R Jérôme, University of Liège, Belgium Possible Strategies to Tune the Physical Properties and Functionality of.epsilon.-Caprolactone and Lactic acid-based Polyesters
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| Dr. J. Coudane, CNRS-University Montpellier 1, France Degradable PCL-type Polymers by Chemical Modification of PCL
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12:30 | Lunch |
4:45-5:45 p.m. | Poster session 2 |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
7:30-9:30 p.m. | Biodegradation and Biodegradability |
| Discussion leader : Prof. R Narayan, Michigan State University, USA |
| Dr. ir. M. van der Zee, ATO B.V., The Netherlands Biodegradation Testing of Commercial Materials and Products - Evaluation of Methods and Procedures
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| Dr F. Degli-Innocenti, Novamont, Italy The Norms on Biodegradability and Compostability. An Overview
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Wednesday July 11 |
7:45-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00-10:00 a.m. | Industrialization of Poly(b-alkanoates) |
| Discussion leader : Prof. B. Tighe, Aston University, UK |
| Dr J. Pradella, Sao Paulo State Institute for Technological Research, Brazil Production of Biodegradable Polymers from Sugar Cane
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10:00-10:30 | Coffee break |
10:30-12.30 a.m. | BP from microorganisms |
| Discussion leader : Dr G. Swift, GS Polymer Consultants, USA |
| Prof. Dr. Eggehard Holler, Universität Regensburg, Germany Poly(b-malic acid), a Water Soluble Degradable and Biodegradable Functional Polyester
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| Prof. Y. Doi, RIKEN, Japan Mechanisms Involved in the Enzymatic Synthesis and Degradation of Bacterial and Crystalline Polymers : Consequences and Perspectives
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12:30 | Lunch |
4:45-5:45 p.m. | Poster session 3 |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
7.30-9.30 p.m. | Fate of Biodegradable Polymers |
| Discussion leader : Prof. Y. Doi, RIKEN, Japan |
| Dr R. J. Muller, Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH, Bioverfahrenstechnik, Germany Polymer Nano-particles as Tools for the Evaluation of the Biodegradation of Plastics
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| Dr. N. Alauzet, RIKEN, Japan Bioassimilation of PLA Polymers by Earthworms
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Thursday July 12 |
7:45-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00-10:00 a.m. | Biopolymers Polymers from Renewable Resources |
| Discussion leader : Dr Damoradan, University of Wisconsin, USA |
| Prof. R. C. Larock, Iowa State University, USA Synthesis and Properties of Bioplastics from Natural Oils
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10:00-10:30 a.m. | Coffee break |
10:30-12:30 a.m. : | Biodegradable Polymers using Biotechnologies |
| Discussion leader : Prof. J.M. Anderson, Case western Reserve University, USA |
| Dr K. Kirshenbaum, California Institute of Technology, USA Biological Synthesis of Heterodox Protein Polymers: New Sequences and New Sidechains
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| Dr J. Myllyharju, University of Oulu, Finland Production of Recombinant Human Collagens in the Yeast Pichia pastoris and Characterization of the Recombinant Proteins in Relation to Medical Applications |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
7.30-9.30 p.m. : | Fate of plastics in the Environment |
| Discussion leader : Prof. F. Kawai, University of Yokahama, Japan |
| Dr S. Xu, Dow Corning Corp., USA Degradation of Poly(dimethylsiloxanes) in the Environment
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| Prof. G. Scott, Aston University, UK How Does Nature Utilise Carbon-chain Polymer Wastes ?
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Friday July 13 |
7:45-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. | Departure |