Using particular combinations of a small number of biotic monomers, nature has capitalized on structure-controlled macromolecules to bring about assembly and function with exquisite specificity. Many of these nanoscale biopolymers are now recognized as critical components in the development of biological devices and structural hierarchy. In contrast, the 60-year history of synthetic polymer chemistry has been dominated by materials that are statistical mixtures of macromolecules, arising from a lack of control in chain composition, constitution and molecular weight during the polymerization reaction. Exciting new strategies for the design and construction of synthetic polymers that rival the molecular precision found in biological structures have emerged during the past decade. This new category of nanoscale materials is distinguished by the ability to control critical molecular design parameters, such as size, shape, surface chemistry, flexibility, and topology.
It is the objective of this symposium to focus attention on this emerging new class of polymers and examine their potential role in materials science. Contributed papers are solicited in the following and related areas:
* Dendritic macromolecules
* Hyperbranched and star/comb polymers
* Genetically engineered artificial proteins
* Cyclic macromolecules
* Well-defined oligomers
* Polyrotaxanes
* Two-dimensional polymers
* Rod-coil macromolecules
* Macromolecular assemblies
* Polymerizations in organized media
* Nanoscale assemblies and nano-devices
* Self-organizing assemblies
* Modeling, characterization, and calibration of nanostructures
A joint session is planned with Symposium W: Computational Materials Science - Structural, Mechanical, and Transport Properties.
Partial list of invited speakers: David A. Tirrell (University of Massachusetts); Charles R. Martin (Colorado State University); Samuel Stupp (University of Illinois); Larry I. Miller (University of Minnesota); and Jacques Roovers (National Research Council, Canada)
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Symposium Organizers
Donald A. Tomalia
Michigan Molecular Institute
1910 W. St. Andrews Road
Midland, MI 48640
Phone (517) 832-5601
Fax (517) 832-5560
Jean M.J. Fréchet
Department of Chemistry
Baker Laboratory
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-1301
Phone (607) 255-1183
Fax (607) 255-4137
Jeffrey S. Moore
Department of Chemistry
470B Roger Adams Lab/Box 55
University of Illinois-Urbana
600 S. Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801-3364
Phone (217) 244-4024
Fax (217) 244-8068
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