Tuesday

1)  Macromolecules having controlled architectures

October 5
LEI 309-4 pm

Several interesting macromolecular architectures that can be accessed by condensation-type, stepwise synthetic approaches will be described.

Wednesday

2)  Controlled polymerization techniques—Part I

October  6
LEI309- Noon

 Anionic, cationic and radical mechanisms to achieve controlled polymerizations of vinylic and cyclic
 monomers will be detailed, alone and in combination, with attention to their applicability to the production
 of interesting macromolecular structures, including block copolymers.

Tuesday

3)  Controlled polymerization techniques—Part II

October 12
LEI309 11am

 Anionic, cationic and radical mechanisms to achieve controlled polymerizations of vinylic and cyclic
 monomers will be detailed, alone and in combination, with attention to their applicability to the production
 of interesting macromolecular structures, including graft copolymers.

Wednesday

4)  Orthogonal chemistries as applied to macromolecular syntheses

October 13
Rhines 125 2pm

This lecture will highlight the multi-functionality that can be incorporated into macromolecular frameworks by combinations of orthogonally-reactive functionalities.

Thursday

5)  Polymers for orthopedic applications

October 14
LEI 207-4pm

This lecture will describe approaches toward polymers having biologically-inspired structures, to exhibit strong, degradable properties with bio-resorbable by-products.

Tuesday
October 19
Lei 309 3 pm

6)  Non-toxic, anti-biofouling coatings
Design criteria for non-toxic anti-biofouling surface characteristics will be discussed, together with several approaches being taken for the preparation of polymers that can meet those criteria and find application in the marine environment or medical applications

Wednesday

7)  Multi-functional, nanoscopic theranostics

October 20
Rhines 125 10am

This lecture will describe well-defined nanoscopic particles having complex morphologies for packaging of therapeutics and diagnostics, and selective surface chemistries for tissue-selective targeting.  Their designs for diagnosis and treatment of lung infectious diseases, acute vascular injury, or cancer will be highlighted.

Friday

8)  Shaped nanoscopic macromolecules for lithographic or medicine applications

October 22
LEI 309-3 pm

The importance of nanoparticle shape together with methods for shaping of nanostructures by templating, or during polymer building block assembly, or by physical manipulation of pre-established structures will be discussed.

Tuesday

9)  Nanocages as selective, high capacity vessels

October 26
LEI 309-1 pm

A variety of supramolecular (vesicles, polymersomes) and covalent strategies to produce hollowed nanostructures will be discussed in this lecture, along with their properties and potential applications.

Thursday

10)  Synthetic virus-like nanostructures and their promise for vaccine or gene therapy technologies

October 28
LEI 309-1pm

This lecture will project future directions for the production of increasingly complex and functional nanoscale objects, by a biomimetic approach that employs well-defined globular macromolecules as building blocks.