75pmm 2011 - 75th Prague Meeting on Macromolecules: Conducting Polymers

Conducting polymers are studied because of their
conductivity, as functional materials, and for their
ability to respond to external stimuli. Polyaniline and
polypyrrole are typical but by no means the only
conducting polymers. They are investigated alone, or as
components of compound materials.
The synthesis of conducting polymers and the
preparation of their composites, their structural
characterization, their physical and chemical properties,
and their applications both in well-established and new
surprising directions are of interest.
TOPICS
Chemical and electrochemical synthesis of
conducting polymers, the control of molecular structure
and supramolecular morphology. Preparation of thin
films, colloidal particles, and coatings. Composite
materials comprising conducting polymers,
combinations of conducting polymers with noble
metals, carbons, and other inorganic and organic
components. Related oligomers. The chemical
modification and carbonization of conducting polymers.
Processing of conducting polymers and their stability.
Characterization of conducting polymers by
spectroscopic methods. Modelling and simulations.
Molar masses and molecular architecture. Electrical,
magnetic, mechanical, optical and other physical
properties of conducting polymers. Charge transport.
Chemical properties of conducting polymers. The
relations between the chemical and physical properties
of conducting polymers.
Applications of conducting polymers as conducting
materials, e.g., in flexible electronics. The use of
conducting polymers in corrosion protection, in
electrorheology. Conducting polymers in energy
conversions, as electrode materials in fuel cells,
batteries, and supercapacitors. The design of analytical
devices, sensors, and actuators. The role of conducting
polymers in catalysis and electrocatalysis, separation
science and membrane technologies, in biomedical
applications and other fields.
VENUE
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of
Science of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06
Prague 6, Czech Republic
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Lectures. The scientific program will include about seven
invited lectures and a series of contributed oral
presentations. Those participants who wish to present a
lecture should submit a brief summary with the preliminary
registration card to the PMM Secretariat. Detailed
information will be given in the Microsymposium circulars.
Poster communications. Two poster sessions are planned.
Maximum two posters per participant are allowed.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
The participants will have the opportunity to relax and enjoy
Prague. An excursion to the Prague surroundings will be
organized. All participants will be invited to take part in
social events.
Address
PMM SECRETARIAT
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR
Heyrovsky Sq. 2, CZ-162 06 Prague 6
Czech Republic
Telephone: (+420) 296 809 332
Fax: (+420) 296 809 410
E-mail: sympo-AT-imc.cas.cz
Web: www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/75pmm