Tuning Polymer Properties via Macromolecular Architecture and Interactions I: Physical Principles and Topological Design

Presentations

• Effects of Topological Constraints on Equilibrium Swelling of Polymer Gels

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Ting Ge

    • University of South Carolina

  Authors

  • Ting Ge

    • University of South Carolina

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• Inducing Hidden Length in Bottlebrush Hydrogels for Improved Resilience

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Claire Wang

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Authors

  • Claire Wang

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Dimitri Ivanov

  • Andrey Dobrynin

    • University of North Carolina

  • Sergei Sheiko

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Chain stiffness and solvent quality effects in reversible cyclization processes

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Thomas Gartner

    • Lehigh University

  Authors

  • Thomas Gartner

    • Lehigh University

  • Olusotemidayo Oyedele

    • Chemical & Biological Engineering Princeton University

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• Bottlebrush architecture enhanced π–π stacking drives supramolecular hydrogel assembly

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Xiaoxiao Ma

    • University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Xiaoxiao Ma

    • University of Virginia

  • Baiqiang Huang

    • University of Virginia

  • Jinchang Zhu

    • University of Virginia

  • Ka Un Lao

  • Liheng Cai

    • University of Virginia

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• Microphase Separation of Cyclic-Structured Block Copolymer Melts

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Publication: Macromolecules 2025, 58, 3, 1521–1536

  Presenters

  • Jaroslaw Paturej

    • Univ of Silesia

  Authors

  • Andrzej Grzyb

  • Aykut Erbas

  • Jaroslaw Klos

  • Micheal Lang

  • Jaroslaw Paturej

    • Univ of Silesia

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• Theory of Sequence-Dependent Coil-Globule Transition in Non-Ionic AB Copolymers

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Publication: 1. A. M. Rumyantsev, "Why Sequence Blockiness Sharpens Coil–Globule Transition in Heteropolymers," Macromolecules 57, 21, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01478

  Presenters

  • Artem Rumyantsev

    • North Carolina State University

  Authors

  • Artem Rumyantsev

    • North Carolina State University

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• Supramolecular Polymer Self‑Assembly Modulated by Gradient‑Like Monomer Architectures

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Publication: "Gradient-like Monomer Architecture Directs the Length and Bundling Superstructures of Supramolecular Polymers from Multi-armed Peptide Amphiphiles", manuscript under preparation.

  Presenters

  • Xiangyu Zhang

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Xiangyu Zhang

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Thi Vo

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• From Ring/Linear Blends to Tadpoles: The Role of Connectivity Effects on Polymer Conformations

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Haoliu Chen

    • University of Akron

  Authors

  • Haoliu Chen

    • University of Akron

  • Mesfin Tsige

    • University of Akron

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• Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Block Polymeric Foldamers into Membranes with Tunable Pore Sizes

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Hyeonmin Jeong

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Hyeonmin Jeong

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Thi Vo

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• Local Structure Formation in Non-Cylindrical Bottlebrush Polymer Melts

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Publication: 1. Pan et al., Macromolecules 2021, 54, 8, 3620–3633
  2. Kang et al., Macromolecules 2024, 57, 16, 8240-8252
  

  Presenters

  • Haisu Kang

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Haisu Kang

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Joanna Vo

  • Damien Guironnet

  • Charles Sing

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Tailored Terminus Facilitates 3D Assembly of Peptoids

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Xi Jiang

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Yen-Jea Lee

  • Peter Ercius

  • Xubo Luo

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Glenn Butterfoss

  • Tianyi Yu

    • Louisiana State University

  • Jian Zhang

  • David Prendergast

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Andrew Minor

  • Nitash Balsara

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Ronald Zuckermann

  • Brooks Abel

  • Xi Jiang

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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