Hierarchical Materials
Synopsis:
The creation of materials with 3-D structure on multiple
length scales (hierarchical materials) is an emerging science
area. For an increasing number of application areas, including
energy storage, catalysis, drug delivery, controlled/sustained
release, combinatorial chemistry, bioengineering scaffolds
and coatings, it is desirable to generate structure on multiple
length scales (eg from nm to micron) to achieve the end functionality.
In this theme there will be a focus on studies that use and
improve our fundamental understanding of atomic, molecular,
supramolecular, nucleation, surface and colloidal interactions
to develop new hierarchical material structures. There will
also be a special emphasis on the development of new combinatorial
and high-throughput methodologies in colloid and surface science.
Chairs:
Prof. Calum Drummond
(CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies)
Prof. Matt Trau (University
of Queensland)
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Eric Amis (NIST)
Prof. Ulrich Schubert (TU Eindhoven)
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