09:30 | Registration |
10:30 | Welcome / Introduction |
10:45 | What is special about soft responsive particles? |
W. Richtering, RWTH Aachen University/D | |
11:15 | Soft particles and smart polymers |
J. Rieger, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/D | |
11:40 | Coffee Break |
12:20 | How smart does it have to be? Challenges from an industrial perspective |
J. Venzmer, Evonik Industries AG, Essen/D | |
12:50 | Managing coating aesthetics through the use of controlled particle size soft polymer particles |
M. Gebhard, DSM Coating Resins, Waalwijk/NL | |
13:15 | Lunch Break and Poster Session |
15:15 | Smart microgels and microgel nanoparticle hybrids: properties, characterization and potential applications |
T. Hellweg, Bielefeld University/D | |
15:45 | Smart sub-micron wax particles and micro-gels: manufacturing, film formation and possible applications |
G. Dahms, OTC GmbH, Oberhausen/D; N. Schelero, Clariant Produkte Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/D | |
16:15 | Responsive microgels: opportunities and challenges for separation technology |
M. Wessling, DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials and RWTH Aachen University/D | |
16:40 | Closing Remarks |
16:55 | End of Conference Day |
(programme subject to change)