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Programme

(Last update 3/6/2026)

Registration and all lectures take place at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry.


21/6

Sunday

16:00 – 19:00

Registration and Welcome Buffet
IMC, Prague 6, Heyrovského nám. 2


22/6

Monday

 09:00 – 09:15

OPENING

Jiří Brus (Deputy Director of the Institute)
Martin Hrubý, Jiří Pánek (Conference chairmen)
Igor Lacík (Representative of IUPAC)

LECTURE SESSION 1

Chaired by: Christine M. Papadakis (Germany)
9:15 – 10:00 Plenary lecture PL-01
Timothy P. Lodge (United States of America)
Kinetics of block copolymer micelle fusion and fragmentation
10:00 – 10:30 Invited lecture IL-01
Fernando Carlos Giacomelli (Brazil)
Controlling molecular transport: From leaky polymersomes to functional nanoreactors
10:30 – 10:45 Oral communication O-01
Gabrielle Anjani Ong (Germany)
Disorder in polymersomes membrane enhances diffusion of cargo molecules

10:4511:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 2

Chaired by: Timothy P. Lodge (United States of America)
11:15 – 11:45 Invited lecture IL-02
Christine M. Papadakis (Germany)
Self-assembled thermogels from triblock terpolymers with a thermoresponsive block
11:45 – 12:15 Invited lecture IL-03
Daewon Sohn (Republic of Korea)
Structural evolution of catechol-modified tetra-arm PEG hydrogels
12:15 – 12:30 Oral communication O-02
Théo Merland (France)
Stabilization of water-in-water emulsions by complex coacervate core micelles
12:30 – 12:45 Oral communication O-03
Ralf Schweins (France)
Ion selectivity at the origin of block copolyelectrolyte micelle formation

12:4514:00

Lunch

LECTURE SESSION 3

Chaired by: Nikola Sakač (Croatia)
14:00 – 14:45 Plenary lecture PL-02
Robert Luxenhofer (Finland)
Ultra-high drug loaded micelles – on reproducibility and the role of the hydrophobic core and the hydrophilic corona
14:45 – 15:15 Invited lecture IL-04
Peter Košovan (Czech Republic)
Distribution of molecular solutes in phase-separated systems containing charged macromolecules
15:15 – 15:30 Oral communication O-04
Zoriana Danel (Poland)
Investigation of a dilute solution of miktoarm star copolymers in confined geometries
15:30 – 15:45 Oral communication O-05
Jiří Czernek (Czech Republic)
Modeling interlayer interactions in covalent organic frameworks

15:4516:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 4

Chaired by: Peter Košovan (Czech Republic)
16:15 – 16:45 Invited lecture IL-05
Nikola Sakač (Croatia)
Polymer liquid membrane sensors for potentiometric detection of surfactants in environmental and technical systems
16:45 – 17:00 Oral communication O-06
Florin Bucatariu (Romania)
Sand composites based on interpolyelectrolyte complexes with removal properties toward pollutants

23/6

Tuesday

LECTURE SESSION 5

Chaired by: Valentin Victor Jerca (Romania)
9:00 – 9:45 Plenary lecture PL-03
Maria J. Vicent (Spain)
Polypeptide-based therapeutics: Enhancing tropism and overcoming biological barriers
9:45 – 10:15 Invited lecture IL-06
Andrea Belluati (Germany)
Enzymatic polymerization for artificial cells: Polymer vesicles and coacervates
10:15 – 10:30 Oral communication O-07
Rafał Poreba (Czech Republic)
Tailoring poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) brushes for potentiometric ion sensing
10:30 – 10:45 Oral communication O-08
Xiaoju Wang (Finland)
Synthesis of thermoresponsive xylan derivative from debranched hemicellulose for microstructure regulation in hydrogel fabrication

10:4511:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 6

Chaired by: Maria J. Vicent (Spain)
11:15 – 11:45 Invited lecture IL-07
Valentin Victor Jerca (Romania)
Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) from scientific curiosity to advanced applications
11:45 – 12:00 Oral communication O-09
Zuzana Kroneková (Slovakia)
Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) as a versatile polymer for biomedical applications
12:00 – 12:15 Oral communication O-10
Vladimír Raus (Czech Republic)
Single polymer – immense possibilities: Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) as a modular platform for tailored synthesis of functional polymers
12:15 – 12:30 Oral communication O-11
Florica Adriana Jerca (Romania)
Gelatin-poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) hybrids from electrospinning to reactive crosslinking
12:30 – 12:45 Oral communication O-12
Dongmei Cui (People's Republic of China)
Synthesis and degradation of new polymers

12:4514:00

Lunch

LECTURE SESSION 7

Chaired by: Damir Klepac (Croatia)
14:00 – 14:45 Plenary lecture PL-04
Jean-François Gérard (France)
Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces from surface chemistry and assembling processes
14:45 – 15:15 Invited lecture IL-08
Juraj Kronek (Slovakia)
Gradient copolymers based on poly(2-oxazolines) for advanced biomedical applications
15:15 – 15:30 Oral communication O-13
Weiwei Shi (People's Republic of China)
Bioinspired thermo-responsive smart interfaces for high‑efficiency solar water evaporation
15:30 – 15:45 Oral communication O-14
Zhaohui Su (People's Republic of China)
Responsive antibacterial surface based on looped poly(methacrylic acid)

15:4516:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 8

Chaired by: Juraj Kronek (Slovakia)
16:15 – 16:45 Invited lecture IL-09
Damir Klepac (Croatia)
Nitroxide radical nanoparticles: From spin dynamics to cell death mechanisms
16:45 – 17:00 Oral communication O-15
Ben Adam Humphreys (France)
Advanced possibilities: Neutron refloctometry can reveal more than you think!
17:00 – 17:15 Oral communication O-16
Yanchun Han (People's Republic of China)
Continuous conjugated polymer network in elastomer matrix arising from solution-state aggregation and film-forming dynamics favoring mechanical and electrical properties
17:15 – 17:30 Oral communication O-17
Lenka Pálková (Czech Republic)
Polymer thin film as robust support for high-resolution TEM/STEM imaging

17:30 – 20:00

Poster Session & Barbecue
 


24/6

Wednesday

LECTURE SESSION 9

Chaired by: Cornelia G. Palivan (Switzerland)
9:00 – 9:45 Plenary lecture PL-05
David Weitz (United States of America)
Asymmetric liposomes as model exosomes
9:45 – 10:15 Invited lecture IL-10
Igor Lacík (Slovakia)
Dynamic covalent chemistry used for injectable hydrogels and cell-encapsulating microspheres
10:15 – 10:30 Oral communication O-18
Pritam Guha (Slovakia)
From gradient architecture to function: Poly(2-oxazoline) nanocarriers for rifampicin delivery
10:30 – 10:45 Oral communication O-19
Vladimir Sincari (Czech Republic)
pH-responsive Janus hydrogel giant unilamellar vesicles: Confinement, swelling, and burst release

10:4511:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 10

Chaired by: Igor Lacík (Slovakia)
11:15 – 11:45 Invited lecture IL-11
Dietmar Appelhans (Germany)
Polymersomes as versatile building blocks for biomimetic structures and functions
11:45 – 12:15 Invited lecture IL-12
Cornelia G. Palivan (Switzerland)
Self-organization of polymer compartments equipped with biomolecules: Toward advanced therapeutic applications
12:15 – 12:30 Oral communication O-20
Eliézer Jäger (Czech Republic)
Advanced polymer nano-and microparticles prepared by microfluidics: Stimuli-controlled delivery in cancer therapy and beyond
12:30 – 12:45 Oral communication O-21
Martina Vragović (Czech Republic)
A new generation pH-responsive microparticles for targeted pulmonary drug delivery

12:4514:00

Lunch

LECTURE SESSION 11

Chaired by: Christophe Schatz (France)
14:00 – 14:45 Plenary lecture PL-06
Ilja Voets (Netherlands)
Ice-interactive materials: From the biophysical chemistry of antifreeze proteins to novel biomaterials for chemical cryobiology
14:45 – 15:15 Invited lecture IL-13
Matthias Ballauff (Germany)
Complex coacervates as formed by oppositely charged polyelectrolytes
15:15 – 15:30 Oral communication O-22
Petr Štěpánek (Czech Republic)
Kinetically arrested interiors in polymeric nanoparticles revealed by STEM, SAXS, and DLS
15:30 – 15:45 Oral communication O-23
Maria Sammalkorpi (Finland)
Toward self-organizing biomacromolecular materials via phase diagrams and computatational approaches

15:4516:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 12

Chaired by: Matthias Ballauff (Germany)
16:15 – 16:45 Invited lecture IL-14
Christophe Schatz (France)
Structure and physical properties of polymer coacervates in liquid and solid states
16:45 – 17:00 Oral communication O-24
Kristoffer Almdal (Denmark)
Can OBDD stability be induced in a pure diblock polymer by conformational asymmetry?
17:00 – 17:15 Oral communication O-25
Arijit Bhattacharyay (India)
Role of non-Fickian diffusion in self-organization and spontaneous transport of symmetry broken dimers
17:15 – 17:30 Oral communication O-26
Sung Woo Hong (Republic of Korea)
Surface-segregated nanodomains for a fast room-temperature self-healing elastomer with exceptional scratch and chemical resistance and folding reliability

19:00 – 23:00

Conference dinner
 


25/6

Thursday

LECTURE SESSION 13

Chaired by: Eric Doris (France)
9:00 – 9:45 Plenary lecture PL-07
Michelle Anna Calabrese (United States of America)
Modulating polymer self-assembly and dynamics using external fields
9:45 – 10:15 Invited lecture IL-15
Zulfiya Černochová (Czech Republic)
Cation-selective hybrid thermo-responsive κ-carrageenan-based polymers
10:15 – 10:30 Oral communication O-27
Esra Kasapgil (Spain)
From self-organizing stealth polymer brushes to interacting with blood: The quest for an artificial placenta
10:30 – 10:45 Oral communication O-28
Leana Vratović (Czech Republic)
Effects of PEG chain length on the self-assembly and spheroid penetration of fluorinated PEG amphiphiles

10:4511:15

Coffee break

LECTURE SESSION 14

Chaired by: Michelle Anna Calabrese (United States of America)
11:15 – 11:45 Invited lecture IL-16
César Rodriguez-Emmenegger (Spain)
Leveraging macromolecular topology and random heterogeneity to design non-living predators
11:45 – 12:00 Oral communication O-29
Adria Perez Calm (Brazil)
Temperature-responsive coacervate-in-water emulsions for recyclable gold nanoparticles and enzymes
12:00 – 12:15 Oral communication O-30
Seonki Hong (Republic of Korea)
Liquid-core multi-phase fibers enabled by gelatin–tannic acid interfacial assembly
12:15 – 12:30 Oral communication O-31
Rihab Zguir (France)
Supramolecular Janus nanocylinders: Hydrogen-bond modulation as a key toward equilibrium Janus nanocylinders
12:30 – 12:45 Oral communication O-32
Hazem Gzam (France)
Poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylamide) supramolecular bottle-brushes by hydrogen bonding driven assembly in aqueous media

12:4514:00

Lunch

LECTURE SESSION 15

Chaired by: César Rodriguez-Emmenegger (Spain)
14:00 – 14:30 Invited lecture IL-17
Eric Doris (France)
A supramolecular journey from carbon nanotubes to micelles
14:30 – 14:45 Oral communication O-33
Miroslav Vetrík (Czech Republic)
Development of supramolecular radiosensitizers based on fluorinated nanoparticles for targeted hypoxic tumor therapy

from 14:45

Clossing session
Farewell drink


Posters

P-01 B. Amri
A novel thermosetting system based on vanillin-derived benzoxazine and phthalonitrile, characterized by simple synthesis, autocatalytic polymerization, and high thermomechanical performance.
P-02 Е. Dimitrov, K. Aleksandrov, N. Toncheva-Moncheva, P. Shestakov, A. Forys, B. Trzebicka, S. Rangelov
Polymer–lipid conjugates: From self-assembly and structural polymorphism to thermosensitive drug delivery systems
P-03 Е. Dimitrov, K. Aleksandrov, H. Penchev, Ch. Novakov, T. Topouzova-Hristova, S. Rangelov
Cyclic calix resorcinarene–polymer conjugates: synthesis, structural control, and biological evaluation
P-04 D. F. Dorado Daza, A. de los Santos Pereira, B. Leibauer, R. Berger, H.-J. Butt, O. Pop-Georgievski
Wetting properties of hydrophobic/hydrophilic binary polymer brushes with controlled grafting and chain-length ratios
P-05 K. Dušková, A. Kálosi, A. de los Santos Pereira, O. Sedláček, O. Pop-Georgievski
Tailoring molecular dispersity in polymer brushes synthesized via the grafting-to approach
P-06 I. Egeolu, Z. Posel
The impact of block-dispersity on self-assembly of diblock copolymer melts: Insights from DPD simulations
P-07 B. Godinho, N. Gama, P. Madureira, G. Marques, A. Ferreira
Influence of catalysts on the acidolysis of industrial flexible polyurethane foam waste
P-08 G. S. García-Briones, E. Filová, Y. Wu, L. Kobera, D. Kubies
Polyelectrolyte nanoparticles with tunable charge for the delivery of growth factors
P-09 F. Tayaria, R. Silva, P. Pinto, I. Cardoso, T. Brilhante, V. Freitas, R. Ribeiro, B. Godinho, N. Gama, A. Ferreira
Biomass-filled foams from recicled polyurethane for acustic confort
P-10 M. González-Lázaro, F. M. Arrabal-Campos, J. M. Pérez, I. Fernandez
Molecular weight determination of polymer via diffusion NMR: An approach independent of solution concentration and viscosity
P-11 E. Govorčin Bajsić, A. Šaravanja, K. Majkić, S. Krehula, N. Popov, I. Sutlović, H. Otmačić Ćurković, M. Marciuš, L. Kratofil Krehula
Functional polymer composite hydrogels based on polyvinyl alcohol
P-12 Y. Hristov, Е. Dimitrov, E. Haladjova, Ch. Novakov, A. Forys, B. Trzebicka, S. Rangelov
Synthesis and aqueous solution properties of amphiphilic cyclic polymer brushes
P-13 Y.-W. Cheng, H.-T. Wen, C.-Y. Kuo
Self-healing polyurethane elastomers for stretchable wearable strain sensors
P-14 N. Janić, H. Zhukouskaya, P. Černoch, J. Pánek, J. Svoboda, M. Hajná, A. Řezníčková, E. Tomšík, M. Hrubý
Development of a potentiometric Ca2+ sensor based on a bithiophene-BAPTA conductive copolymer for monitoring implant-associated infections
P-15 M. Schmidt, P. A. Naumann, M. Franze, R. Jordan
Poly(2-oxazoline) drug delivery systems for neglected diseases: Polymer-drug conjugates for malaria therapies
P-16 P. A. Naumann, S. Naumann, E. Wegener, R. Jordan
Poly(2-oxazoline) drug delivery systems for neglected diseases: Polymer micelles for malaria therapies
P-17 M. Kalina, B. Nouri, B. Förster, M. Dulle, J. M. Gow, D. Posselt, M. C. Pedersen, J. J. K. Kirkensgaard, K. Almdal
Solvent-driven microdomain ordering in PI-PS-PMMA ABC star terpolymers
P-18 V. Keprta, P. Košovan
Uptake of complex solutes into polyelectrolyte complexes
P-19 S. Khademnematolahi, M. Fakhermanesh, K. Bauerová, Z. Kroneková
Therapeutic effects of oral hyaluronan as monotherapy and in combination with methotrexate in a rat arthritis model
P-20 V. Lobaz, M. Hrubý
Isothermal titration calorimetry of polymers
P-21 K. C. Loureiro, A. Jager, E. Jager, M. Hrubý
Effect of spray drying on physicochemical properties
P-22 S. Mares Barbosa, A. Strachota, B. Strachota, E. Pavlova
Waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites reinforced with an inorganic filler: Titanate nanotubes
P-23 A. Marková, A. Minarčíková, Z. Kroneková, J. Kronek
Self-organization and drug release of ibuprofen-functionalized poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline)
P-24 P. Matić, L. Jakobek
Stimuli-responsive cellulose‒p-coumaric acid system for functional supplement design
P-25 M. Matiyani, C. Arjona-Ruiz, V. Lobaz, T. Riedel, G. S. García-Briones, O. Pop-Georgievski, D. Kubies
Self-assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayers via layer-by-layer technique
P-26 A. Minarčíková, M. Mlynáriková, A. Šimunek, Á. Sárkány, E. Mišáková, J. Kronek, L. Bocanová, Z. Kroneková
Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) hydrogels for wound healing and antibacterial therapy
P-27 V. G. Mišurec, M. Hrubý
Responsive DASA-polymer systems in macromolecular science
P-28 B. Nouri, M. Kalina, M. Joseph, B. Förster, J. M. Gow, D. Posselt, J. J. K. Kirkensgaard, K. Almdal
Stabilizing double diamond structure by using diphenyl ethylene as spacer in PS–DPE–PLA neat block copolymer
P-29 R. Ogrizović, I. Suman, M. Vragović, E. Jäger, D. Klepac
Intracellular delivery of TEMPO radicals via pH-responsive nanoparticles drives cell death mechanisms
P-30 I. Padhee, P. Košovan
Swelling of ampholyte hydrogels with different charge sequences
P-31 S. Lukáš Petrova, M. Vragović, E. Pavlova, M. Hrubý, V. Pokorný
Dual thermo- and pH-responsive nano-objects with tunable morphologies and dye encapsulation via RAFT-mediated emulsion PISA
P-32 I. Kovač, M. Šrajbek, N. Sakač, J. Nemčić-Jurec
Domain-restricted nonlinear models for groundwater systems: Insights from polymer kinetics, cooperative phenomena, and distribution functions
P-33 A. Santhoshkumar, M. Shahabi Nejad, P. Hájovská, A. Heydari, I. Lacík
Alginate / quaternized chitosan microcapsules for cell encapsulation
P-34 O. Shapoval, D. Jirák, Z. Berková, M. Šlouf, H. Engstová, D. Horák
Polymer-coated upconverting nanoparticles for bimodal imaging of Langerhans islets
P-35 R. K. Singh, P. Košovan
Simulations explain the role of electrostatic interactions in the complexation of anionic p53 and cationic FOXO4 proteins at various pH values
P-36 R. Sivkova, M. Matiyani, A. Mahun, R. Konefal, G. S. García-Briones, D. Kubies
Charge-shifting copolymers based on 2-(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl) acrylate with tunable charge composition: RAFT synthesis and hydrolysis behavior
P-37 M. Souibgui, V. Cimrová, J. Hodan, V. Proks, H. Studenovská
Structure-guided modulation of optical and mechanical properties in ultrathin poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)-based membranes
P-38 E. Stančíková, S. Pineda Pineda, P. Košovan
The donnan effect in dialysis of poly(methacrylic) acid
P-39 A. Stránská, V. Lobaz, K. Šrámková, J. Pánek, P. Šácha, M. Hrubý
Macromolecular platform for selective membrane receptor degradation
P-40 K. Tadyszak, J. Litowczenko-Cybulska, J. Pánek, M. Hrubý
Hydrodynamics of red blood cells – rigid structure CFD modeling
P-41 Ye. Tazhbayev, S-Y. Cheung, A. Galiyeva
Rifampicin loaded chitosan–gellan gum polyelectrolyte complexes.
P-42 D. Vašínová, V. Lobaz, T. Heizer, L. Poláková, E. Tomšík, L. Šefc, M. Hrubý
ROS-responsive polycations for sustained release of bioactive components
P-43 D. Skurková, H. Zhukouskaya, M. Buziková, A. Mahun, L. Kanizsová, M. Vetrík, J. Kotek, M. Hrubý, T. Tobrman
Copper(II) complex of a triazacyclononane derivative as a catalyst for hydrolytic disruption of N-acyl homoserine lactones

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