09:00
Welcome Coffee & Registration
09:50
Session 1
Session Chair
Prof. Jean-François GOHY
UCLOUVAIN, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
10:00
Solide Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries (IL01)
Prof. Didier GIGMES
AIX-MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY, Marseille , France
Didier Gigmes is a CNRS research director and since 2012 director of the Institute of Radical Chemistry (UMR N°7273 Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Marseille France). Currently, with his group, his research activity is focused on the development and use of new methodologies for the synthesis of advanced polymers finding applications in the fields of energy, environment and health. In 1998, he received his PhD in organic chemistry from the University Paul Cézanne in Marseille (France). Then he moved to Elf Atochem North America in Pennsylvania (USA) as a post-doctoral fellow to work in the field of the controlled radical polymerization. In 2001, he was recruited as CNRS researcher to develop the nitroxide-mediated polymerization technique. In October 2010, he was appointed Research Director from the CNRS working at Aix-Marseille University (France) and in 2022, he received the CNRS silver medal.
10:40
Introducing Vitrimers in Solid Polymer Electrolytes for High Performance Li-metal Batteries (OC01)
Ms Carla BARAKAT
UCLOUVAIN, Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium
Please allow me to introduce Carla Barakat, a Ph.D. student in the group of Prof Jean-François Gohy at UCLouvain. Her PhD focuses on incorporating vitrimers in solid polymer electrolytes for high-performance Li-metal Batteries. She received her Bachelor’s as well as her Master’s degree from the Lebanese University and worked on the synthesis of new thiolactones for polymer functionalization during her Master thesis in Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse.
In her presentation today, Carla will go over the interest in introducing this new class of self-healable polymer materials that exhibit unique mechanical and chemical properties, making them a promising solution in battery applications.
11:00
Sequencing Synthetic Macromolecules: from Dedicated Software Tools to Depolymerisation (OC02)
Mr Matthieu SOETE
UGENT, Gent, Belgium
Matthieu obtained his bachelor’s in 2017 from Ghent University, during which he joined the group of op Prof. Borbas at Uppsala University for six months to work on the synthesis of asymmetric hydroporphyrins. He thereafter obtained his master’s in 2019 from Ghent University. He joined the Polymer Chemistry Research (PCR) group of Prof. Filip Du Prez in 2019 for his master thesis, where he studied the influence of stereochemistry on the self-assembly of uniform macromolecules. After this, he pursued his PhD in the same group, which mainly focuses on the synthesis of sequence defined macromolecules that can be applied as carriers of information, together with the development of alternative sequencing methodologies.
11:20
Does Structure Really Matter? Visualization, Implications and Avoidance of Homocoupling in Organic Semiconducting Polymers (OC03)
Mr Jochen VANDERSPIKKEN
UHASSELT, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Jochen received his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Hasselt University in 2016 and obtained his Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology in 2018. He conducted his Master's thesis in the group of T. Noël and as a final part of his Master’s, he did a 5-month internship at CSIRO in Melbourne. There, he worked on RAFT emulsion polymerization under the supervision of dr. G. Moad. Subsequently, he returned to Hasselt University for his Ph.D., first investigating novel materials for organic optical cavity devices toward near-infrared photodetection and now focusing on structural defects in organic semiconducting polymers. To investigate the influence of homocoupling on material and blend properties, he visited the Salleo Research group at Stanford University for 7 months.
11:40
Poly(oxazolidone)s as the Next Generation of Non-isocyanate Polyurethanes: A Novel Approach toward Recyclable Advanced Materials (OC04)
Mr Thomas HABETS
ULIEGE, Liege, Belgium
Thomas Habets is a recent graduate from the University of Liege, where he earned a Master's degree in specialized chemical sciences in 2020. His Master's thesis focused on developing novel poly(hydroxy-oxazolidone)s using carbon dioxide as a renewable feedstock, under the supervision of Christophe Detrembleur at the Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) in Liege. Thomas's current work is a direct continuation of his Master's thesis, and involves the fundamental study of reactive carbon dioxide-based building blocks with amines and thiols to develop new advanced materials with potential recyclability.
12:00
Sandwich Lunch, Exhibition and BPG General Assembly
Session 2
Session Chair
Prof. Sophie DEMOUSTIER-CHAMPAGNE
UCLOUVAIN, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
13:30
Spatiotemporal Control of Enzyme-Assisted Self-Assembly: from Catalytic Flow Reactors to the Microstructuration of Hydrogels (IL02)
Prof. Loic JIERRY
INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON, Strasbourg, France
Loïc JIERRY obtained his PhD in 2003 at the University of Strasbourg in the field of asymmetric synthesis. He was a Temporary Teaching and Research Associate in the group of Prof. J.-M. LEHN in 2004-2005 at ISIS and then in the group of Dr. J.-P. DUTASTA at ENS-Lyon between 2007 and 2008. During the period 2005-2007, he was Project Leader and then Visiting Scientist respectively in the companies ALSACHIM (Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France) and MENARINI (Florence, Italy). In 2009, he was appointed Lecturer and Full Professor in 2018 at the European Engineers School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials (ECPM) of the University of Strasbourg. At ECPM, he is currently the responsible of "Chemistry&IA" Major. At the Charles Sadron Institute (UPR22-CNRS), his research activities focus on the structuring of hydrogels by reaction-diffusion processes, the design of biomaterials based on supramolecular hydrogels, the study of mechano-responsive materials, as well as the development of porous polymeric materials for applications in catalysis and for waste water treatment.
14:10
Tough Pegdma Hydrogels via Thiol-Ene Chemistry for 3D Printing and Tissue Engineering (OC05)
Ms Mariana ARREGUIN CAMPOS
UHASSELT, Hasselt, Belgium
Mariana received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering of materials from the Autonomous University of Querétaro in Mexico. Her interest in materials science took her to the Netherlands, where she pursued a master’s degree in biobased materials at Maastricht University. During her time in Maastricht, Mariana joined the MERLN institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, where she worked on hydrogel vascular structures for tissue engineering as a part of her master’s thesis.
Mariana is currently pursuing a joint PhD program between Hasselt University and Maastricht University under the guidance of Dr Louis Pitet and co-supervised by Dr. Matthew Baker. With her expertise in hydrogels and polymer science, Mariana works on the development of tough hydrogels for their broader application as structural materials.
14:30
Production of Porous PLLA Scaffold via Peg Removal from 3D-Printed Blends (OC06)
Mr Quentin PAPELOER
UCLOUVAIN, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Quentin Papeloer holds a Master's degree in Chemistry and Material Science Engineering from the Louvain school of engineering, in which he is currently teaching assistant, enthusiastically guiding students in material science projects and chemistry tutorials. He also conducts a PhD research since 2018 under the joint supervision of Sophie Demoustier-Champagne and Alain M. Jonas, in the Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences of the University of Louvain. His research focuses on the development of methodologies to obtain hierarchically-porous scaffolds from miscible semicrystalline blends such as PLLA/PEG blends.
14:50
Development of Biopolymer-based Ink Formulations for Liver Tissue Engineering (OC07)
Mr Nathan CARPENTIER
UGENT, Gent, Belgium
Nathan graduated in 2017 at the University of Antwerp with a master thesis in organic chemistry executed at Janssen Pharmaceutica. Afterwards he started a PhD at Ghent University in the Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials group under the supervision of Sandra Van Vlierberghe. His research focuses on the development of hybrid hydrogels consisting of gelatin and polysaccharides exploiting a thiol-norbornene crosslinking strategy. These hydrogels are optimized towards ink formulations enabling a straightforward bioprinting process as will be discussed during the presentation at the meeting. In Nathan’s PhD, these hydrogels are applied in the field of liver tissue engineering.
15:10
Sustainable Applications of Innovative Biobased Organic Network (OC08)
Mr Louis VAN RENTERGHEM
UMONS, Mons, Belgium
Louis Van Renterghem graduated from the Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut (Helha, Belgium) in 2020 with a Masters in analytical chemistry at the Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut (Helha, Belgium). His master's thesis was developed under the supervision of Dr. Jevgenij Lazko in the Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM) and focused on the development of innovative non-isocyanate polyurethanes for coatings. In April 2021, he joined the Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials at the University of Mons (UMONS, Belgium) as a PhD student in the framework of an Arc project under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Marie Raquez and Dr. Leïla Bonnaud. His work will mainly focus on the development of a benzoxazine based coating for the protection of magnesium substrates against corrosion.
15:30
Living Therapeutic Materials: Self-Replenishable Drug Depots (IL03)
Prof. Aránzazu DEL CAMPO
INM INSTITUTE, Saarbrücken, Germany
Prof. Dr. Aránzazu del Campo Bécares is Scientific Director & CEO at the INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials and Professor for Materials Synthesis at the Faculty of Chemistry at Saarland University. Her group develops instructive materials to encapsulate and interface living cells with the aim to bioengineer tissues and living therapeutic devices for medical applications. Central to her research are photoresponsive molecules and hydrogels with latent functional levels that can be unlocked upon light exposure to trigger cell responses. To integrate the materials with the living components into functional devices, the group uses processing technologies like 3D bioprinting, electrospinning or microfluidics.
16:10
Coffee Break and Exhibition
Session 3
16:45
Poster session A (odd numbers) and Exhibition
17:30
Poster session B (even numbers) and Exhibition
18:15
19:30
22:00