NSF Support For Travel Expenses For Participants in ACS Symposium "Polyelectrolyte Complexes and Multilayers" To Be Held In Denver, CO August 28-31, 2011

技术这次研讨会的目的是让聚电解质复合体领域的专家和聚电解质多层膜领域的专家汇聚一堂。这些领域在概念上有很大的重叠，但通常不会放在一起考虑。它们的相似之处在于，它们都以带电聚合物之间的非共价相互作用为中心。关于这些交叉领域的研讨会的目标是产生新的想法，并鼓励关于聚电解质理论、加工和应用的新对话。研讨会的多个环节将涵盖广泛的主题，包括：聚电解质复合体的溶液行为，来自这些复合体的纳米颗粒，生物分子的络合，聚电解液多层膜的组装，通过聚电解液多层膜和复合体的传输和传导，可交换和响应性的聚电解液和逐层复合体，药物输送，以及新的表征技术。会议将从一位受邀的演讲者开始，然后从提交的摘要中挑选出演讲继续。资金申请用于支付与会者的旅费。2011年8月28日至9月1日，在丹佛举行的第242届美国化学学会年会上，将作为美国化学学会胶体和表面化学分部的一部分，举办名为“聚电解质络合物和多层膜”的研讨会。聚电解质络合物是由相反电荷的聚合物在溶液中缔合而形成的，而聚电解质多层膜是通过将相反电荷的聚合物从溶液中交替吸附到基质上而形成的。本次研讨会的目的是将聚电解质复合体领域的专家和聚电解质多层膜领域的专家聚集在一起，这些领域有着重叠的概念基础，但通常不会被放在一起考虑。研讨会的多个环节将涵盖这些材料的基本原理及其广泛的应用，包括能源生产(例如燃料电池)、生物启发材料和药物输送领域。资金申请用于支付与会者的旅费。这次名为“聚电解质络合物和多层膜”的研讨会将于2011年8月28日至9月1日在丹佛举行的第242届美国化学联合会会议上作为美国化学学会胶体和表面化学分部的一部分举行。

TECHNICALThe objective of this symposium is to bring together experts in the field of polyelectrolyte complexes and those specializing in the field of polyelectrolyte multilayers . These fields have significant conceptual overlap but are not often considered together. Their similarity is that they both center around noncovalent interactions between charged polymers. The goal of the symposium on these overlapping fields is to generate new ideas and to stimulate new dialogues about polyelectrolyte theory, processing and applications. The multiple sessions of the symposium will cover a broad range of topics which include: Solution behavior of polyelectrolyte complexes, nanoparticles from these complexes, complexation of biological molecules, assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayers , transport and conduction through polyelectrolyte multilayers and complexes, swichable and responsive polyelectrolyte and layer by layer complexes, drug delivery, and new characterization techniques. Sessions will start with an invited speaker and continue with talks selected from submitted abstracts. The request for funding is towards the travel costs of participants. The symposium, "Polyelectrolyte Complexes and Mutilayers", will be held as part of the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry program at the 242nd ACS meeting in Denver CO Aug.28th- Sept.1, 2011.NON TECHNICALPolyelectrolytes are polymers which contain groups which dissociate in aqueous solutions making the polymers charged either positively or negatively depending on the groups. Polyelectrolyte complexes are formed by the association of oppositely charged polymers in solution, whereas polyelectrolyte multilayers are formed by the alternating adsorption of oppositely charged polymers from solution onto a substrate. The objective of this symposium is to bring together experts in the field of polyelectrolyte complexes and those specializing in the field of polyelectrolyte multilayers, which share overlapping conceptual underpinnings, but are not often considered together. The multiple sessions of the symposium will cover the fundamentals of these materials and their wide ranging applications which include the fields of energy generation (e.g. fuel cells), bio-inspired materials, and drug delivery. The request for funding is towards the travel costs of participants. The symposium, "Polyelectrolyte Complexes and Mutilayers", will be held as part of the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry program at the 242nd ACS meeting in Denver CO Aug.28th- Sept.1, 2011.