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Abstracts of papers presented at the Thirteenth Forum, August 2008
(This was the first UKPCF Young Researchers' Symposium)

Core / Shell Microgel Particles: Their Characterisation and the Uptake and Release of an Anionic Surfactant M Bradley, B Vincent
Intriguing Shrinkage Behaviour of Gels Formed by Poly-N-Isopropyl-Acrylamide Particles I Bischofberger, V Trappe
Designing Peptide Actuators for Controlled Release from Polymer Hydrogel Microparticles T O McDonald, R V Ulijn
Synthesis and Interfacial Activity of pH-Responsive Poly (2-Vinylpyridine) Microgels D Dupin, S P Armes
The Release Kinetics of Chlorhexidine Base from Poly NIPAM microgels crosslinked by Mono- Di- and Tri-(Ethylene Glycol) Dimethacrylate W Musial, B Voncina, V Kokol
Evidence of Hydrolysis in the Synthesis of N-Vinylcaprolactam-Based Microgels A Imaz, J Forcada
Surfactant-Free Ab Initio Emulsion Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate Using a Dextran-Based Xanthate Agent Synthesised by Click Chemistry M Save, J Bernard, B Arathoon, B Charleux
Miniemulsion and Emulsion Polymerisations Stabilised by Solid Particles P J Colver, C Colard, S A F Bon
Recent Developments in Polymer Nanoprecipitation by Solvent Shifting J Aubry, F Ganachaud, B Cabane
Click Chemistry as a Route to Latex Particle Functionalisation C Evans, P A Lovell
Morphology of Ethylcellulose Microcapsules According to the Composition of the Coagulation Bath L Pitol-Filho, V Kokol, B Voncina
A Predictive Model for the Hydroplasticization of Latex Copolymers J G Tsavalas, D Sundberg
Waterborne Polyurethane-Acrylic Nanoparticles by Miniemulsion Polymerization: Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Films L Sonnenberg, E Degrandi, R Udagama, E Bourgeat-Lami, C Creton
Synthesis of Monodisperse Magnetic Polymeric Composite Particles by Surfactant-Free Miniemulsion Polymerization S Lu, J Ramos, J Forcada
Film Formation and Structure of Waterborne Polyurethane-Acrylic Nanocomposite Adhesives E Canetta, A Lopez, J M Asua, J L Keddie
Distribution of SDS in Acrylic Composite Latexes and in Waterborne Films C Arnold, V Mellon, E Bourgeat-Lami, G Klein, P Marie, Y Holl
Direct Visualisation of a Self-Organised Multilayer Film of Low Tg Diblock Copolymer Micelles E J Wanless, EG Smith, S Biggs, S P Armes
Interactions Between Surface-Grown Polymer Brushes in Aqueous Media W H Briscoe, M Chen, J Klein
Adsorption of Polymer Depressants on Model Hydrophilic Surfaces: QCM-D and AFM Studies I Sedeva, D Fornasiero, J Ralston, D A Beattie
Direct Peptide Synthesis on a Silicon Surface W Mosse, M Koppens, T Gengenbach, D Scanlon,
S Gras, W Ducker
Superspreading: Aqueous Trisiloxane Solutions on Hydrophobic Substrates N A Ivanova, K S Lee, N Hilal, R Rubio, R Hill,
V M Starov
Self-Assembling Temperature-Responsive Composite Sheets Prepared from Laponite and a Cationic Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) Graft Copolymer R Liu, N Tirelli, B R Saunders
Solubility and Phase Behavior of Polymer Excipients in Fluorinated Liquids A Paul, G Talbot
Analysis of Mucin - Polyelectrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Solution V V Khutoryanskiy
Interactions Between Small Organic Additives and Thermo-Reversible PolyNIPAM C Hofmann, M Schönhoff
Block Copolymers for Controlled Drug Delivery B Foster, T Cosgrove, E Hasan
Synthesis of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers Composed of PIP Backbone & Polyol Graft Chains S Karimbiak
 
Abstracts of posters presented at the Thirteenth Forum
Interdiffusion and Phase Separation Studies of Alkyd/Acrylic Hybrid Films C M de las H Alarcon, M Goikoetxea,
M J Barandiaran, J M Asua, J L Keddie
Fabrication of Janus-Type Polymer Latexes A Alzhrani, S Warner, S Whitelam, S A F Bon
Superparamagnetic Poly(N,N-Dimethylacrylamide) Nano- and Microspheres M Babic, D Horák, P Jendelová, M Trchová
Packing Efficiency of Small Silica Particles on Large Latex Particles J A Balmer, S P Armes, P W Fowler
Development of a Curable Patch for Fetoscopic Surgery on Spina Bifida Defects B Cheesman, T Cosgrove, M Denbow, E Hasan
Particle Formation and Growth in Emulsifier-Free Emulsion Polymerisation Under Monomer-Starved Conditions Y Chen, S Sajjadi
Nanocomposite Polymer Materials C A L Colard, R A Cave, N Grossiord, S A F Bon
Aggregation of PNIPAM Microgels During the Coil-Globule Transition S Dessrousseaux, A M Howe, A F Routh
Assessment of Emulsion Stability by Means of Analytical Centrifugation T Dimitrova
Encapsulation of Pharmaceutical Oils in Wormlike Micelles C A Dreiss, H Afifi
Poly (D,L-Lactide-co-Glycolide) Dispersions Containing Pluronics: From Particle Preparation to Temperature-Triggered Aggregation M Fraylich, W Wang, K Shakesheff, C Alexander,
B R Saunders
Critical Thickness for the Cracking of Latex Films A Georgiadis, M Murray, J Jennings, S Emmett,
P Beharrell, J L Keddie
Preparation of Waterborne Alkyd-Acrylic Nanoscale Hybrid Systems M Goikoetxea, I Beristain, R Minari, M Paulis,
M J Barandiaran, J M Asua
A Study of pH-Triggered Heteroaggregation Within Dispersions Containing Latex and Pigment Particles D Hui, M Nawaz, D P Morris, M Edwards,
B R Saunders
Studies of Alkali-Soluble Resins as Colloidal Stabilizers in Emulsion polymerization P Hunt, P A Lovell
A Revolutionary Fuel Cell K N K Kowlgi, G J M Koper
Responsive Microgels: Using pH-Triggered Gelation to Restore the Mechanical Properties of Load-Bearing Human Tissue S Lally, R Bird, B R Saunders
Structures Formed from Dodecane, Water and Alkyl Salicylic Acid C L Lee, A F Routh, P J Dowding
Nanocapsules via Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly Technique Y Li, P F Luckham
Protein nanopatterning on self-assembled diblock copolymer templates D Liu, B Thurmond, J L Keddie
Analysis of Monomer Composition in Copolymer Microgel Particles H Nur, L S Benée, M J Snowden
Poly (Butadiene/Methacrylic Acid) Dispersions: pH Responsive Behaviour and the Effects of added Ca2+ O Pinprayoon, R Groves, B R Saunders
Relationships Between Photoactive Layer Film Morphology of Hybrid Polymer Solar Cells and Nanoparticle Dispersion Colloidal Stability R Rhodes, R Krakow, M Horie, S Asghar, M L Turner,
B R Saunders
The Further Characterisation of Soluble, Linear Poly (Amidoimine)s as Cytoplasmic Delivery Vehicles S C W Richardson, A K Kotha, N Lavignac, F Fenili,
P Ferruti
Synthesis and Characterisation of Core-Shell Particles with Perfluorinated Cores R Schneider, R Piazza, E Bartsch
Influence of the Phase Behaviour on the Properties of Ionic Nano-Emulsions Prepared by the Phase Inversion Composition Method I Solè, A Maestro, C González, C Solans,
J M Gutiérrez
Semiconductiong Polymeric Nanoparticles for Use in Improved Photovoltaic Devices A Stapleton, E Wanless, W Belcher
A Novel Acyclic Nitroxide Designed for Use in Nitroxide-Mediated Miniemulsion Polymerization B Thongnuanchan, P A Lovell
Interfacial Properties of Colloidal Microgels J B Thorne, L S Benée, M J Snowden
The Polymerisation of 2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorostyrene: Development of an Analogous System M Tomlinson, P A Reynolds, R W Hughes, B Vincent,
T E Attwood, M J Shenton
Self Segregation in Water-Borne Latex Coatings R E Trueman, A F Routh, M Murray, S Emmett
Influence of pH and Acrylic Acid on the Drying and "Water Whitening" Resistance of Waterborne Adhesive Films T G Weerakkody, C-H Lei, T Wang, A B Foster,
A M König, D Johannsmann, P J McDonald,
P A Lovell, J L Keddie