09
May
2022
09.05.2022 – 10.05.2022
Online Event
Polymer Replication Nanoscale 2022
Polymer Replication on Nanoscale (PRN) conference, Organizing Committee
The Polymer Replication on Nanoscale (PRN) conference series has been held previously in Denmark, Switzerland and Germany and is established as an important international forum for leading experts to exchange latest developments, research findings and future vision for polymer micro/nano manufacturing and its applications.
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 8th International PRN Conference.
The conference will address issues in large scale replication of micro- and nanostructures in polymer materials including:
- Manufacturing of micro/nano structured molds, inserts or shims for polymer replication
- Industrial replication technologies, injection molding, roll-to-roll techniques and other innovative processes
- Materials for replication of polymer micro- and nanostructures
- Applications for functional micro- and nanostructured polymer surfaces, and polymeric micro/nano devices
- Metrology and characterization of micro- and nanostructured polymer surfaces
- Simulation and computing of different phenomena in micro- and nanoscale replication
Programm/Ablauf
Monday 9 May 2022
| 09:00-10:00 (GMT) | Individual pre-conference meetings |
| 10:00-10:10 | Kenneth Stanton (Head of UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Ireland) Welcome address |
| 10:10-10:20 | Nan Zhang (MNMT-UCD, Ireland) Welcome to the Polymer Replication on Nanoscale 2022 |
| Session 1: Mastering and Tooling I (10:20-12:55) | Chair: Michael Gilchrist (UCD, Ireland) |
| 10:20-10:55 | Nan Zhang (UCD, Ireland) Manufacturing of plastic microfluidics: Translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production |
| 10:55-11:30 | Invited: Gert-Willem Römer (University of Twente, the Netherlands) Laser texturing using (ultra) short pulsed lasers: Fundamentals and applications |
| 11:30-12:05 | Invited: Graham Cross (TCD, Ireland) New nanometric technologies for diamond-like-carbon (DLC) injection mould inserts |
| 12:05-12:30 | Yang Zhang (DTU, Denmark) Surface micro structuring injection moulding using soft tooling |
| 12:30-12:55 | Tianyu Guan (UCD, Ireland) Synthesis of two-dimensional WS2/nickel nanocomposites via electroforming for high-performance micro/nano mould tools |
| 12:55-13:15 | Virtual Networking, coffee break (Online, Breakout room) |
| 13:15-13:50 | Lunch break (individually) |
| 13:50-14:00 | Lab tour (video version) |
| Session 2: Microfluidics and functional surfaces I (14:00-16:50) | Chair: Nan Zhang (UCD, Ireland) |
| 14:00-14:35 | Invited: Henne van Heeren (Enabling MNT the Netherlands) Trends in the microfluidic industry 2022 |
| 14:35-15:00 | Rafael Taboryski (DTU, Denmark) Engineering of wetting properties for polymer surfaces |
| 15:00-15:25 | Meng Li (Zurich Instruments, Switzerland) Fast electrical impedance spectroscopy for microfluidic single cell characterization and counting |
| 15:25-15:35 | Coffee break |
| 15:35-16:00 | Damien King (FPC-DCU, Ireland) Injection moulded microfluidic lab on a disc platform for extracellular vesicle analysis |
| 16:00-16:25 | Rohit Mishra (DCU, Ireland) POC Microfluidic Platform Technologies: Bridging the Translational gap |
| 16:25-17:00 | Invited: Jed Harrison (FPC-DCU, Ireland) Micron and Nano-scale Polymer Systems for Biochemical Analysis |
| 17:00-17:20 | Virtual Networking coffee break (Online, Breakout Room) |
Tuesday 10 May 2022
| Session 3: Micro/nano Replication (09:00-11:00) | Chair: Damien King (DCU, Ireland) |
| 09:00-09:35 | Invited: Per Magnus Kristiansen (FHNW, Switzerland) Polymer surface topographies go industrial |
| 09:35-10:10 | Invited: Giovanni Lucchetta (Unipd, Italy) Modeling the replication of submicron-structured surfaces by micro injection moulding |
| 10:10-10:35 | Nastasia Okulova (In-mold, Denmark) Roll-to-roll Extrusion Coating – expanding the boundaries of roll-to-roll replication in thermoplastic materials |
| 10:35-11:00 | Sana Zaki (UCD, Ireland) Shaping of mould tools manufactured by UV LIGA and 3D printing |
| 11:00-11:20 | Virtual Networking, coffee break (Online, Breakout room) |
| Session 4: Microfluidics and functional surfaces II (11:20-12:55) | Chair: Per Magnus Kristiansen (INKA FHNW, Switzerland) |
| 11:20-11:55 | Invited: Ruth Schmid (SINTEF, Norway) Nanomedicine today and tomorrow |
| 11:55-12:30 | Invited: Eoin O'Cearbhaill (UCD, Ireland) 3D printing of medical devices designed towards optimal soft tissue interaction |
| 12:30-12:55 | Yuyang Zhou (Soochow University, China) Scalable mass manufacturing process for micro/nanostructure engineered plastic films with viral and microbial resistance |
| 12:55-13:15 | Virtual Networking, coffee break (Online, Breakout room) |
| 13:15-14:00 | Lunch break (individually) |
| Session 5: Advanced materials for micro/nano structuring (14:00- 16:20) | Chair: Hengji Cong (UCD, Ireland) |
| 14:00-14:35 | Invited: Wenxin Wang (UCD, Ireland) Biopolymer-based tough hydrogels for additive manufacturing |
| 14:35-15:00 | Brian Vohnsen (UCD, Ireland) From wavefront sensors to retinal implants with polymers |
| 15:00-15:25 | Shahana Bishnoi (DTU, Denmark) Fabrication and evaluation of microgel shapes as carriers for delivery of biomacromolecules |
| 15:25-15:50 | Xiaoyu Wang (UCD, Ireland) A novel hydrophilic and antibacterial coating based on functionalized chitosan |
| 15:50-16:15 | Seyed Masih Mousavizadeh (UCD, Ireland) Multifunctional strong-bonded 3-layered polymer coating on WE43 for drug-eluting stent applications |
| 16:15-16:20 | Voting for the Best Presentation Awards for Early-Stage Researchers (Online) |
| 16:20-16:40 | Virtual Networking, coffee break (Online, Breakout room) |
| 16:40-16:50 | Announcement of Best Presentation Awards and closing by Nan Zhang |
| 16:50-17:30 | Networking, Beer/Refreshments |
| Close of PRN 2022 and announcement of PRN 2023 |