POLYSOLVAT 16 at JCNS, Workshop 2026

Abstract: Network made of single polymer fails to generate the expected outcome which is essential to the particular application [1-2]. With the expectation of getting enhanced properties, several hybrid networks composed of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) and poly(3-alkylthiophene) have been prepared by varying the alkyl chain length from butyl to dodecyl group. These hybrid networks have been...

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Shake gel is a kind of polymer/nanoparticle mixture with a distinctive solid-liquid switching ability [1]. It is fluid at rest and can rapidly turn into a gel after shear, and then revert to a liquid upon standing. Previous studies have examined how key parameters such as polymer molecular weight, particle size, and polymer/particle ratio affect the gel formation and rheological properties...

Polymeric aerogels have attracted considerable attention as sustainable porous materials due to their high porosity, ultralow density, large specific surface area, and tunable hierarchical structures. This talk highlights the development of advanced polymeric aerogels for two important applications: energy harvesting and solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) [1]. The first part...

Aerogels are highly porous, ultra-lightweight solid materials and due to their unique physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, they are recognized as promising candidates for many applications such as thermal insulation, catalysis, environmental clean-up, sensors, or gas/energy storage devices [1].
Among aerogels, polymer-based aerogels are particularly interesting as they generally...

Retinal neurodegenerative diseases are among the leading causes of irreversible vision loss worldwide. siRNA-based gene therapy has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of these disorders by selectively silencing disease-associated genes [1,2]. However, the successful clinical translation of siRNA therapeutics is hindered by ocular physiological barriers and rapid drug clearance....

Flexible sensors require materials that maintain low mechanical hysteresis under cyclic loading to avoid signal drift [1]. Strain-induced crystallization (SIC) has been proven to effectively enhance the toughness of ion gels, but this process inevitably introduces hysteresis [2]. In this study, the kinetics of strain-induced crystallization in tetra-PEG ion gels were controlled by tuning the...

Contrast-variation small-angle neutron scattering (CV-SANS) is a powerful tool to evaluate the structure of multi-component systems by decomposing the scattering intensities I measured with different scattering contrasts into partial scattering functions S of self- and cross-correlations between components. The measured I contains a measurement error ΔI, and ΔI results in an...