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Nature-Inspired Soft Matter for a Sustainable Tomorrow

INVITED · MAR-W57 · ID: 2762186

Presentations

  • Biofabrication with microbial cellulose via soft templating and aerotaxis

    ORAL · Invited

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    Presenters

    • Orlando J Rojas

      University of British Columbia

    Authors

    • Orlando J Rojas

      University of British Columbia

    • Xin Shu

      University of British Columbia

    • Yi Lu

      University of British Columbia

    • Zhangmin Wan

      University of British Columbia

    • Mahyar Panahi-Sarmada

      University of British Columbia

    • Tianyu Guo

      University of British Columbia

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  • Replacing Polymer Chemistry with Biopolymer Nanomorphology: Sustainable Hierarchical Networks in Polymer Substitutes

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: Nature Materials 18:1315, 2019, Nature Comm. 12:2834, 2021, Langmuir 40:5923, 2024, Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 4:101732, 2023

    Presenters

    • Orlin Velev

      North Carolina State University, NC State University, College of Engineering

    Authors

    • Orlin Velev

      North Carolina State University, NC State University, College of Engineering

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  • Soft Materials with Concentric Layers: Drawing Inspiration from Onions, Arteries, Pufferfish and Pearls

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: B. C. Zarket and S. R. Raghavan <br>Onion-like multilayered polymer capsules synthesized by a bioinspired inside-out technique.<br>Nature Communications, 8, 193 (2017) <br><br>K. C. DeMella and S. R. Raghavan <br>Catalyst-loaded capsules that spontaneously inflate and violently eject their core.<br>Langmuir, 35, 13718-13726 (2019) <br> <br>S. H. Ahn, M. Rath, C.-Y. Tsao, W. E. Bentley and S. R. Raghavan <br>Single-step synthesis of alginate microgels enveloped with a covalent polymeric shell: A simple way to protect encapsulated cells.<br>ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13, 18432-18442 (2021) <br> <br>S. N. Subraveti and S. R. Raghavan <br>A simple way to synthesize a protective "skin" around any hydrogel. <br>ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13, 37645-37654 (2021) <br> <br>K. C. DeMella, S. N. Subraveti, K. J. Perry, S. P. Karna and S. R. Raghavan <br>Capsules as miniature factories: On-demand synthesis in pre-packaged capsules enabled by switching on a catalytic reaction. <br>Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2110191 (2022) <br> <br>B. C. Zarket, H. Wang, S. N. Subraveti and S. R. Raghavan <br>Multilayer tubes that constrict, dilate, and curl in response to stimuli.<br>Soft Matter, 17, 4180-4190 (2021) <br> <br>M. Rath, A. Fear, T. J. Woehl and S. R. Raghavan <br>Pearl-like sheen in soft capsules: An unusual optical effect that is reversibly induced by temperature. <br>Advanced Functional Materials, 33, 2213107 (2023)

    Presenters

    • Srinivasa R Raghavan

      University of Maryland

    Authors

    • Srinivasa R Raghavan

      University of Maryland

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  • Invited Talk: Redox-active Polymers for Organic Batteries

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: 1. Oka, S. S.; Thakur, R. M.; Wang, C.; Scrudder, C.; Vidyaprakash, V.; Lagoudas, D. C.; Boyd, J. G.; Green, M. J.; Lutkenhaus, J. L., Fast-Charging Carbon Fiber Structural Battery Electrodes Using an Organic Polymer Active Material. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2024, 171 (7), 070505. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ad570a<br>2. Alessandri, R.; Li, C.-H.; Keating, S.; Mohanty, K. T.; Peng, A.; Lutkenhaus, J. L.; Rowan, S. J.; Tabor, D. P.; de Pablo, J. J., Structural, Ionic, and Electronic Properties of Solid-State Phthalimide-Containing Polymers for All-Organic Batteries. JACS Au 2024, 4 (6), 2300-2311. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00276<br>3. Mitra Thakur, R.; Ma, T.; Shamblin, G.; Oka, S. S.; Lalwani, S. M.; Easley, A. D.; Lutkenhaus, J. L., Recyclable Organic Radical Electrodes for Metal-Free Batteries. ChemSusChem 2024, e202400788. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400788

    Presenters

    • Jodie L Lutkenhaus

      Texas A&M University College Station

    Authors

    • Jodie L Lutkenhaus

      Texas A&M University College Station

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