Themes

•Noble metal NPs: Novel synthesis of Au and Ag NPs, for example, and better understanding of surface chemistry and interactions between NPs and ligands

•Quantum dots: Novel syntheses and novel biofunctionalisation to enhance quantum yield of quantum dots, as well as being a protective layer for biomedical applications

•Magnetic NPs: Novel syntheses for enhanced magnetic properties and functionalisation for specific targets in vivo

•Carbon nanotube & graphite/graphene and other NPs: There is very limited literature on biomedical applications of this type of material. Therefore, biofunctionalisation is a very important aspect of this research topic.

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The recipient of the Sir Eric Rideal (founder’s) Award and Lecture for 2014 was Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS of the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Prof. Donald’s lecture on “Control of Structure” was given at this dedicated mini-symposium held in London. The overall theme of the meeting was controlling structure. The speakers, who were all former students, post-docs or collaborators of Prof Donald, demonstrated the wide range of experimental techniques used to examine the arrangement of colloidal and soft material systems and the effect on macroscopic properties. This one day symposium  showcased some of the latest work and cutting edge advances in sort matter.

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Elaborate supramolecular architectures can be crafted and tuned through non-covalent interactions, ranging from simple host-guest interactions to more complex types of molecular recognition. Recent advances in the field have made these systems adaptative, customisable, responsive to one or multiple stimuli and relevant to a wide range of applications, requiring also cutting-edge techniques to probe the morphologies on the nano-scale. This one-day symposium showcased some of the latest work in this rapidly growing field. The McBain Medal is an early-career award offered by the RSC/SCI Joint Colloids Group.

The 2013 McBain Lecture will be given by Dr Oren Scherman of the Dept of Chemistry in the University of Cambridge in recognition of his work on smart polymers, disperse systems and interfaces. Dr Oren’s web pages can be found at http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/staff/oas.html.

Further information on the McBain Medal & Lecture more generally may be found at https://www.colloidsgroup.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=11.

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An international conference to celebrate the career of Professor Terence Cosgrove. The adsorption & behaviour of polymers at interfaces is a field of fundamental importance to a wide range of technologies & medicine. Terry Cosgrove, who retired in Autumn 2012, has made significant contributions to the field over the last 40 years. This conference celebrated his outstanding career. A number of Terry’s close associates, past and present, agreed to speak at what was an entertaining review of the field and Terry’s impact on it.

There was a reception and conference dinner on the evening of 27 June 2013 at M-Shed, Bristol’s new flagship museum (http://mshed.org/). The reception was sponsored by XiGo Nanotools.

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Jointly organised with: SCI Colloid & Surface Chemistry Group

Kindly sponsored by: AGC Chemicals, AkzoNobel, Drug Delivery Solutions, Infineum, Imerys, Revolymer, STFC ISIS Facility, Syngenta, Unilever, XiGo Nanotools. Joint Colloid Group.

Scattering methods have evolved in both complexity and in application over the past 30 years. The aim was to show how increasingly complex chemical, magnetic and biological systems demand a multi-technique approach in order to derive a full description of their behaviour. The meeting was combined with the 2013 Sir Eric Rideal lecture given by the award recipient, Prof. Jeff Penfold.

Speakers included R. K. Thomas, T. Zemb, A. R. Rennie, I. M. Tucker, J. T. Petkov, L. Porcar, G. Fragnetto, I. Grillo, D. Barlow, A. Zarbakhsh, J. Penfold and T. Arnold.

A meeting devoted to the rheology and fundamentals of suspensions processing organised by the Joint Committee and endorsed by the British Society of Rheology and the Particle Technology Group of IChemE.

The meeting was held at Gonville and Caius College on 10 and 11 September 2012.

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