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

技术本次研讨会的目的是汇集聚电解质复合物领域的专家和聚电解质多层膜领域的专家。这些领域在概念上有显着的重叠，但通常不被放在一起考虑。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。 这些重叠领域研讨会的目标是产生新想法并激发有关聚电解质理论、加工和应用的新对话。研讨会的多个会议将涵盖广泛的主题，其中包括：聚电解质复合物的溶液行为、这些复合物的纳米颗粒、生物分子的络合、聚电解质多层的组装、通过聚电解质多层和复合物的传输和传导、可切换和响应的聚电解质和逐层复合物、药物输送和新的表征技术。会议将从受邀演讲者开始，并继续从提交的摘要中选择演讲。资金请求用于支付参与者的旅费。研讨会“聚电解质复合物和多层膜”将于 2011 年 8 月 28 日至 9 月 1 日在科罗拉多州丹佛举行的第 242 届 ACS 会议上作为 ACS 胶体和表面化学部门的一部分举行。非技术性聚电解质是含有在水溶液中离解的基团的聚合物，使聚合物根据基团带正电或负电。聚电解质复合物是通过溶液中带相反电荷的聚合物缔合形成的，而聚电解质多层是通过溶液中带相反电荷的聚合物交替吸附到基材上形成的。本次研讨会的目的是将聚电解质复合物领域的专家和聚电解质多层领域的专家聚集在一起，它们共享重叠的概念基础，但通常不被放在一起考虑。研讨会的多场会议将涵盖这些材料的基础知识及其广泛的应用，包括能源发电（例如燃料电池）、仿生材料和药物输送领域。资金请求用于支付参与者的旅费。研讨会“聚电解质复合物和多层膜”将于 2011 年 8 月 28 日至 9 月 1 日在科罗拉多州丹佛举行的第 242 届 ACS 会议上作为 ACS 胶体和表面化学部门的一部分举行。

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.