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1st International Electronic Conference on Materials
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Materials series
26 May–10 Jun 2014
Functional Materials, Interfaces, Food, Energy, Sustainable Development, Biomedical Applications, Polymers
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Dear Colleagues of the 1st International e-conference on Materials,
Thank you very much for your participation at this successful first edition of the e-conference.
For your convenience all papers and presentations are now available as zip download.
Welcome from the Chairs
I am pleased to welcome you to the 1st International Electronic Conference on Materials (ECM).
This first edition will cover “Functional Materials and Interfaces”, a field which is currently a high priority among scholars. In addition a polymers has been added to the conference topics. The conference will comprise the following sections:
- Functional Materials and Interfaces in Food (Section A)
- Functional Materials and Interfaces for Energy and Sustainable Development (Section B)
- Functional Materials and Interfaces for Biomedical Applications (Section C)
- Polymers (collected papers from the ECP; Section D)
All participants will have the chance to exchange their knowledge and latest research with other experts from the community, bringing a rich contribution to this important field. Researchers from both theoretical and applied fields will convene to discuss their latest investigations.
By using sciforum.net, a platform providing the technology to host digital conferences, we address many of the difficulties that come with participating in a physical conference: ECM offers you the opportunity to participate at this international, scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel. In addition, participation is free of charge—both for authors and attendees. Furthermore, the e-conference offers you a rapid and direct exchange with the scientific community, and allows you to receive fast, high quality feedback on your latest work.
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Materials is sponsored by the open access journal Materials (2012 Impact Factor: 2.247; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials). Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference, and selected papers will be considered for publication in Materials. Papers related to functional biomaterials can also be submitted to the Journal of Functional Biomaterials (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jfb).I hope you will help make this first edition a full success and at the same time, enjoy participating.
I am looking forward to welcoming you from 26 May to 10 June 2014 and hope you share our enthusiasm.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Maryam TabrizianChair of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Materials
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Materials
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Faculty of Dentistry
Guggenheim Fellow in Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical Engineering Department
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Maryam Tabrizian is professor at the Biomedical Engineering Department and Faculty of Dentistry, and FRSQ-Chercheure nationale awardees. She became Guggenheim Fellow in Biomedical Sciences (2010) and Fellow of the Biomaterials Science & Engineering (FBSE) in 2011, for her contribution to the field of Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Sciences. She received her PhD degree in Physical Sciences, with a multidisciplinary background including physics, chemistry and biology, from Université Pierre et Marie Curie-École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie de Paris in 1990. She founded and was the director of the Centre for Biorecognition and Biosensors (CBB) for 10 years from 2001. She has an established expertise in design of biointerfaces, to promote cell-substrate or protein-substrate interactions for biosensing, and is internationally known for her work on functional and bioactive biointerfaces. Her research focus is on the development of engineered surfaces through physical, chemical and biological modifications, as well as via the use of advanced micro/nanofabrication technologies to create biocompatible and biofunctional materials for application in nanomedicine and regenerative medicine She is the author of more than 160 peer-reviewed papers in her field, over 75 invited lectures, many book chapters, patents, and 270 conference communications. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Materials, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Biological Engineering (JBI), and the International Journal of Biomaterials Research and Engineering (IJBRE).
Call for Papers
I am pleased to announce the 1st International Electronic Conference on Materials, chaired by Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
The conference will comprise of the following sections:
- Functional Materials and Interfaces in Food (Section A)
- Functional Materials and Interfaces for Energy and Sustainable Development (Section B)
- Functional Materials and Interfaces for Biomedical Applications (Section C)
- Polymers (collected papers from the ECP; Section D)
The advent of nanomaterials and new materials processing techniques have provided us with opportunities to push the frontiers of materials sciences and engineering beyond our imagination. This is precisely what we aim to capture and cover during this special event.
We are looking for experts and scholars who would like to share their knowledge, expertise and the most recent progress by joining this conference which is, itself, a novel way of exchanging ideas with our community.
The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend, and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform. There will further be a possibility to submit selected papers to the journal Materials (ISSN 1996-1944; Impact Factor: 2.247 (2012); 5-Year: 2.338 (2012); www.mdpi.com/journal/materials).
ECM offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without having the concerns and expense of travelling—all you need is your computer and access to the Internet. We would like to invite you to “attend” this conference by presenting your latest work.
Abstracts (in English) should be submitted by 15 April 2014 online at sciforum.net/user/submission.
We hope you will be able to join this exciting event and support us in making it a success. The 1st International Electronic Conference on Materials is organized and sponsored by MDPI, a scholarly open access publisher (https://www.mdpi.com/).
Paper Submission Guidelines
For information about the procedure for submission, peer-review, revision and acceptance of conference proceedings papers, please refer to the section "Instructions for Authors":
sciforum.net/conference/ecm-1/instructions
Conference Chairs
MDPI AG
larussa@mdpi.com
cuculovic@mdpi.com
maryam.tabrizian@mcgill.ca
MDPI AG
xiaohua.zhu@mdpi.com
Instructions for Authors
Submissions should be done by the authors online by registering with www.sciforum.net, and using the "New Submission" function once logged into system.
- Scholars interested in participating with the conference can submit their abstract (about 200-250 words covering the areas of manuscripts for the proceedings issue) online on this website until 15 April 2014.
- The Conference Committee will pre-evaluate, based on the submitted abstract, whether a contribution from the authors of the abstract will be welcome for the 1st International Electronic Conference on Materials. All authors will be notified by 22 April 2014 about the acceptance of their abstract.
- If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author is asked to submit the manuscript, optionally along with a PowerPoint and/or video presentation of his/her paper (only PDF), until the submission deadline of 15 May 2014.
- The conference proceedings papers and presentations will be available on sciforum.net/conference/ecm-1/page/call for discussion during the time of the conference 26 May to 10 June 2014.
- The Open Access Journal Materials will publish Special Issue of the conference and accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference itself. After the conference, the Conference Committee will select manuscripts that may be included for publication in the Special Issue of the journal Materials (the submission to the journal is independent from the conference proceedings and will follow the usual process of the journal, including peer-review, APC...).
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must have the following organization:
First page:
- Title
- Full author names
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
- Abstract (200-250 words)
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- (Acknowledgements)
- References
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the Manuscript. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly in the website using Sciforum.net's proprietary slides viewer. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results can be presented. Slides should be converted to the PDF format before submission so that our process can easily and automatically convert them for online displaying.
Besides their active participation within the forum, authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. If you are interested in submitting, please contact the conference organizer – conferences@mdpi.com to get to know more about the procedure. This is an unique way of presenting your paper and discuss it with peers from all over the world. Make a difference and join us for this project!
Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.sciforum.net/login by registering and logging in to this website.
- Accepted File Formats
- MS Word: Manuscript prepared in MS Word must be converted into a single file before submission. When preparing manuscripts in MS Word, the Electronic Conference on Materials Microsoft Word template file (see download below) must be used. Please do not insert any graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) into a movable frame which can superimpose the text and make the layout very difficult.
- Paper Format: A4 paper format, the printing area is 17.5 cm x 26.2 cm. The margins should be 1.75 cm on each side of the paper (top, bottom, left, and right sides).
- Paper Length: The conference proceedings paper should not be longer than 6 pages. The conference manuscript should be as concise as possible.
- Formatting / Style: The paper style of the Journal Materials should be followed. You may download the template file to prepare your paper (see above). The full titles and the cited papers must be given. Reference numbers should be placed in square brackets [ ], and placed before the punctuation; for example [4] or [1-3], and all the references should be listed separately and as the last section at the end of the manuscript.
- Authors List and Affiliation Format: Authors' full first and last names must be given. Abbreviated middle name can be added. For papers written by various contributors a corresponding author must be designated. The PubMed/MEDLINE format is used for affiliations: complete street address information including city, zip code, state/province, country, and email address should be added. All authors who contributed significantly to the manuscript (including writing a section) should be listed on the first page of the manuscript, below the title of the article. Other parties, who provided only minor contributions, should be listed under Acknowledgments only. A minor contribution might be a discussion with the author, reading through the draft of the manuscript, or performing English corrections.
- Figures, Schemes and Tables: Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color. Full color graphics will be published free of charge. Figure and schemes must be numbered (Figure 1, Scheme I, Figure 2, Scheme II, etc.) and a explanatory title must be added. Tables should be inserted into the main text, and numbers and titles for all tables supplied. All table columns should have an explanatory heading. Please supply legends for all figures, schemes and tables. The legends should be prepared as a separate paragraph of the main text and placed in the main text before a table, a figure or a scheme.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section.
Copyright
MDPI AG, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe that authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting a Communication paper to this conference, you retain the copyright of your paper, but you grant MDPI AG the non-exclusive right to publish this paper online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your paper to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher (if required by that publisher).
List of accepted submissions (33)
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sciforum-002722 | Photo-responsive Properties on Locally Confined Ultrathin Silicon Nanowires | , , , , , , |
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We present a concept of hybrid photo-responsive device based on the combination of ultrathin SiNW with quantum dots (QDs). High quality SiNW arrays have been fabricated using a novel top-down process. The SiNW arrays were able to detect light from the UV up to the visible range with good sensitivity, fast response and ultrahigh photo responsivity (R~ 104 A/W) at room temperature. The SiNW arrays have good stabilities over long term measurement as well as a range of experimental conditions (e.g. temperature 273 – 343 K) and even after strong UV radiation exposure (up to 585 J.cm-2). The SiNW arrays were coated with cadmium telluride (CdTe) QDs, and the hybrid QD sensitized devices displayed a significant improvement of the photocurrent measured under UV light while preserving their performance under visible light illumination. The sensitivity over a broad illumination range, the stability and high photoresponse of the new hydrid nanostructures is very promising towards the development of novel optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sciforum-001358 | Effects of Composites due to External Fields |
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The Properties of polymer differs when subjected to various external fields such as pH, temperature and light. As the external fields react with the polymer it results in deformation. In the present world construction industry plays a major role in using of composite materials. The composites such as FRP and polymer concrete deforms due to various external fields of nature. The focus on the present paper is the effects happen in composite materials due to external fields. Here in this paper the composite materials FRP and polymer concrete is subjected to external field and its effect is found with a case study. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sciforum-002696 | Synthesis of Degradable PolyMMA via Copolymerization with Cyclic Ketene Acetals | , , | N/A |
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Polyesters play a very important part in the development of (bio)degradable materials, due to the hydrolizable ester-groups. However, it usually requires stringent conditions and removal of condensates in order to reach high molecular weights in classical polyester step-growth polymerizations. This is in contrast with free radical polymerization, where high molecular weights are reached within seconds without the need for stringent conditions, drastically lowering the cost. Combining the simple procedures for free radical polymerization with the hydrolizability of polyesters has long been a focus in research. With the introduction of radical ring-opening polymerization by Bailey et al. In 1979[1] it became feasible to incorporate ester-groups into polymer backbone by copolymerizing cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs). This method, however, did not immediately generate broad interest probably owing to the relatively complicated reaction mechanism and tedious synthesis procedures for CKAs. However, since the early 2000’s more research has been performed, mainly on the synthesis of copolymers of CKAs and vinyl monomers.[2] The development of controlled radical polymerizations also proved to be an accelerator for RROP research. In this contribution, the synthesis of degradable linear and four-arm star copolymers of 5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane and methyl methacrylate via RAFT polymerization is presented.[3] To determine exact copolymer composition, the reactivity ratios of both monomers have been determined and are thoroughly discussed. [1] W. J. Bailey, P. Y. Chen, W. B. Chiao, T. Endo, L. Sidney, N. Yamamoto, N. Yamazaki and K. Yonezawa, Contemporary Topics Polym. Sci., 1979, 3, 29. [2] S. Agarwal, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 953 [3] S. Kobben, A. Ethirajan, T. Junkers, J. Polym. Sci.. A: Polym. Chem., 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sciforum-003136 | Versatility of Silsesquioxane-Based Materials for Antimicrobial Coatings | , , , |
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This paper is dealing with the state of the art of antibacterial nanostructured coatings with silsesquioxane content along the last decade. As follows, the requirements for achieving efficient coatings, chemical functionalization methods, working mechanisms and a classification of different silsesquioxane-based materials will be provided in order to have a complete overview of their most recent breakthrough for antibacterial/antifungal applications. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sciforum-003240 | Preparation of a Novel Biopolymer Cellulose-Based Nanocomposite by Coating of Gamma-Fe2O3/Cu Nanoparticles and Catalytic Application in Chemical Reactions | , , | N/A |
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Cellulose, as a naturally abundant biopolymer, can be easily functionalized with various organic groups for desired purposes like applications as a biodegradable support for heterogeneous catalysis, composites matrixes and immobilization processes. Metal nanocomposites are one of the best catalysts for organic reaction beacause of their simple recoverable features. They simply can be recovered from reaction pot. A possible method simple separation and recycling of the catalysts is immobilizing catalytically active species in the surface of magnetic metal nanoparticles which can be separated from the reaction system by applying an appropriate magnetic field. In this study, we have prepared a biopolymer-based bimetallic nanocomposite via in situ synthesis of maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3) and Cu on cellulose biopolymer. It has been proven that this catalyst shows very good activities in organic synthesis. In general this nanocomposite catalyst is recoverable, green, easy separable, environmentally friendly and in the chemical reaction as a very good strategy for the synthesis of medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds compared to the traditional method. |
List of Authors (92)
Conference Organizers
Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Bio Medical Engineering Department
Duff Medical Building (Montréal, Canada)
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal MaterialsScientific Advisory Committee
Prof. Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, USA
Dr. Irene D'Amico, Department of Physics, University of York, UK
Prof. Dr. Aldo Boccaccini, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker, Chair of Macromolecular Materials and Surfaces, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Anuj Chauhan, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida Gainesville, USA
Prof. Dr. Daolun Chen, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada
Prof. Dr. Duncan Gregory, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, UK
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Haase, Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Patrick Ilg, Institute for Polymers, ETH Zürich, Switzerland and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading, UK
Prof. Dr. Mitsuteru Inoue, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Prof. Dr. P.V. Kandachar, Professor Emeritus, Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, DELFT, The Netherlands
Dr. Sergey Kustov, Department of Physics, University of the Balearic Island, Spain
Prof. Dr. Joong Hee Lee, Department of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University, Korea
Prof. Dr. Katja Loos, Department of Polymer Chemistry & Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Rafael Luque, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Spain
Dr. Sofoklis Makridis, Institute for Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies, University of Bolton, UK
Prof. Dr. Reza Montazami, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Phillips, Department of Physics, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Prof. Dr. Nicola Pugno, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy
Dr. Marco Salerno, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Dr. Marinella G. Sandros, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Dr. Ulrich Scheler, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
Prof. Dr. Christopher Smith, Manchester Food Research Centre, Department of Food and Tourism Management, Hollings Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian, Bio Medical Engineering Department, Duff Medical Building, Canada
Prof. Dr. Haolin Tang, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Dr. Franklin Tao, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, USA
Dr. Benjamin Thierry, Ian Wark Research Institute, ARC Special Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff, Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Prof. Dr. Chuanlai Xu, School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, China
Organizing Committee
Dr. Shu-Kun Lin, MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Ms Samanta La Russa, MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
A. Functional Materials and Interfaces in Food
This section is chaired by:
Prof. Dr. Christopher Smith, Manchester Food Research Centre, Department of Food and Tourism Management, Hollings Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Prof. Dr. Chuanlai Xu, School of Food Science and Technology, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, China
Sessions related to this topic will focus on material science and engineering. In particular, the sessions will address active and smart surfaces and ways of creating colors, textures, and flavors for packaging and processing in the food industry. The participation of authors working in the areas of synthetic and biological components, are warmly invited to submit papers to the conference under this topic. In particular, we encourage submissions concerning the biopolymers used in creating materials and surfaces with desired properties for food applications.
Session Chairs
Professor Chuanlai Xu, jiangnan university
Dr. Christopher J. Smith
B. Functional Materials and Interfaces for Energy and Sustainable Development
This section is chaired by: Dr. Reza Montazami, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, USA
The development of new materials and surfaces are vital for meeting future energy needs. At the same time sustainable development will emphasize research and development that propose solutions for meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations. Papers for this topic are expected to cover the increasing role of (nano)materials in sustainable technologies for energy conversion, storage, and savings. Principal areas of interest are: solar cells, batteries and supercapacitors, fuel cells, thermoelectrics, superconductors, more efficient lighting, and hydrogen technologies. Talks and discussion will also include issues considering how to improve the standard of living by protecting human health, conserving the environment, and using resources efficiently.
Session Chair
Professor Reza Montazami
C. Functional Materials and Interfaces for Biomedical Applications
This section is chaired by: Dr. Marinella G. Sandros, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Dr. Benjamin Thierry, Ian Wark Research Institute, ARC Special Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
Incremental improvements of current technologies in the field of materials and biointerfaces for medical applications are insufficient for addressing the important issues of biocompatibility, efficiency, and costs. Authors developing new biomaterials and biointerfaces, and who focus on these materials’ and interfaces’ design, elaboration, and most importantly, their integration in the health system, are invited to submit their papers for this important topic.
Session Chairs
Dr. Benjamin Thierry
Dr. Marinella Sandros
D. Polymers (collected papers from the ECP)
This section is chaired by:
Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker, Chair of Macromolecular Materials and Surfaces (IPC), RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany), DWI at RWTH Aachen e.V.
This section collected papers previously submitted to the 1st International Electronic Conference on Polymers (ECP). Papers comprise amongst others following topics: new developments in polymerization techniques, complex macromolecular architectures or polymers triggered by external fields.
Session Chair
Professor Alexander Böker