26th POLYMER NETWORKS GROUP Meeting Dresden, June 21-25 (2026)
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Wednesday
Time
Large Hall
Small Hall
Lecture Hall
Session
2.2 Amphiphilic Networks (Lang)
7.2 Microgels (Thiele)
5.4 Crystallization and Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers (Olsen)
08:30
Seiffert:
Amphiphilic and Adaptive Polymer Gels with Model-Network Structure
Klitzing:
Microgels as stabilizers for foams: A multiscale approach
Sommer:
Crystallization in Polymer Networks under Deformation: A Simulation Study
08:40
08:50
Nakagawa:
Unique mechanical properties of model network elastomers driven by supercoiling and strain-induced crystallization
09:00
Patrickios:
Amphiphilic Polymer Conetworks: Self-assembly, Mechanical Properties, Recyclability and an Application
Ravaine:
Toward Programmable Emulsion Stability with Responsive Microgels
09:10
Thurn-Albrecht:
Network stresses and intracrystalline chain diffusion in semicrystalline polymers
09:20
09:30
Scholz:
Scattering of (amphiphilic) polymer model networks: understanding structure with computer simulations
Feller:
The structure of core-shell microgels: A light, X-ray and neutron scattering study
Werner:
Data-Driven Recognition of Crystalline Order using Machine Learning
09:40
09:50
Seitel:
Structure and Dynamics of Model Amphiphilic Polymer Co-Networks
Dutertre:
Chitosan-based hydrogels and microgels with controlled microstructure
Rešetič:
Programmable shape-memory enabled by polymerdispersed liquid crystal elastomer composites
10:00
10:10
Schacher:
WOC & Roll – Polyampholytic Crosslinked Hydrogels as Matrices for Light-Driven Water Oxidation Catalysis
Wöll:
Investigating the network structure of microgels with super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Yang:
Impacts of network architecture and composition on liquid crystal elastomer phase transitions
10:20
10:30
10:40
coffee break
10:50
Time
Large Hall
Small Hall
Lecture Hall
Session
6.5 Hydrogels (Torsi)
10.3 Vitrimers (Calvino)
7.3 Microgels (v. Klitzing)
11:00
Sakai:
Precision Gel Science: From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Gels
Vlassopoulos:
Rheological properties of model vitrimers
Crassous:
Supramolecular Restructuring of Ultra-low Crosslinked Microgels
11:10
11:20
11:30
Lamsal:
Effect of post-curing and solvent type on swelling and residual dipolar couplings in star-based model homo- and conetworks
Watanabe:
Rheological and Electrical Properties of Poly(ionic liquid)-based Vitrimers
Karbarz:
Electrochemically Controlled Microgel Assemblies and Redox‑Triggered Release via Host–Guest Interactions
11:40
11:50
Košovan:
The pH-dependent swelling of ampholyte hydrogels
Kouprava:
Polybenzoxazine vitrimers for unconventional electronics applications
cancelled
12:00
12:10
Severini:
Acyl Substituents Control Hierarchical Assembly and Mechanics in Gellan Gum Hydrogels
Liguori:
Multifunctional and Sustainable Vitrimer Coatings
Alexeev:
Understanding microgel deswelling kinetics using mesoscale modeling
12:20
12:30
Stuck:
Thermoresponsive double network hydrogels based on poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
Sobania:
From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Vitrimers: Turning WasteWood Lignin into Smart Materials
van der Schaaf:
Polysaccharide-based Microgels in Food Applications
12:40
12:50
13:00
13:10
13:20
13:30
lunch break
13:40
13:50
Time
Large Hall
Small Hall
Lecture Hall
Session
9.2 Responsive Systems and Sensors (Voit)
3.3 Bio-Medical Systems and Applications (Vlassopoulos)
5.5 Special Elastomers and Applications (Berrocal)
14:00
Kaniewska:
Reinforced organogel as a novel system for waxresin and emulsion removal from oil paintings
Chen:
Mechanical Programming of PEGDA-βCD based Polyrotaxane Organohydrogels via Host-guest Molecular Recognition
Li:
Adhesive Intelligence Enabled by Polymer Network Topology at Bulk and Interfaces
14:10
14:20
cancelled
Krieg:
Building an Olympic gel from >16,000 DNA rings
Tempel:
Observing thermal history in furan-maleimide Diels-Alder networks through fluorescence
14:30
14:40
Celny:
Interconnected Star-Shaped OEGMA Polymers: From Antifouling to Organic Electronics
Maniwongwichit:
Hydrogel substrates for controlling cell adhesion
Kumar:
Hydrogel Nanocomposite-Based Ink Materials for 3D Printing
14:50
15:00
Zhang:
Thermoresponsive Polymer-Grafted Egyptian Blue Nanosheets for NIR Photothermal Drug Release
Peng:
Force-history probes enable 4D mapping of cell–matrix interactions
Takarai:
Partitioning Law of Polymer Chains into Homogeneous Polymer Networks
15:10
15:20
Torsi:
Plasmonic Single-Molecule Affinity Detection at 10^(−20) Molar
Ceylan:
Functional Gel Platforms for Biomedical Applications
Moradi:
Recyclable Disulfide-Based Vitrimers with Adhesive Properties
15:30
15:40
Tanase:
Transformation of vegetable oils into advanced materials via 3D printing processes
15:50
Session
P3 Awards (Seiffert)
16:00
Xie:
Non-equilibrium dynamic polymer networks
16:10
16:20
16:30
16:40
Emerging Scientist and Poster Awards
16:50