In Honor of Nobel Laureate Dr. Aaron Ciechanover
| SESSION: PolymersWedPM3-R4 |
Matyjaszewski International Symposium (5th Intl. Symp. on Green Chemistry & Polymers & their Application for Sustainable Development) |
| Wed. 19 Nov. 2025 / Room: Sampaguita | |
| Session Chairs: Sophiko Kvinikadze; Takeo Suga; Student Monitors: TBA | |
Thin film processing is an emerging technology where the liquid is subjected to centrifugal forces/shear stress or mechanical energy within dynamic thin films on a surface. The vortex fluidic device (VFD) as a paradigm shifts in flow processing, with scalability factored in under the continuous-flow mode of operation of the device, along with its utility for tuning the size, morphology, and properties of materials at the nanoscale dimension. The VFD delivers high shear as a constant form of mechanical energy, with tunable control over the processing. This talk delivers information about the significance of utilizing the VFD to control material structure-property relationships of polymer composites at the nanoscale with emphasis on its high green chemistry metrics [1]. A few case studies have been highlighted in this talk including (1) hyperbranched polymers tune properties of alginate hydrogels [2], (2) fabrication of PVA hydrogel with tunable surface morphologies and enhanced self-healing properties [3, 4], (3) fluorescent hyperbranched polymers [5] and (4) enhancement of mechanical properties and microstructure of biomass-based biodegradable films [6].
