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3 December

Morning (CET)

4 December

Morning (CET)

5 December

Morning (CET)

Session 6. Gels in chemical processing, energy, and environment

 Session 1. The supramolecular structure and properties of gel Session 4. Gels in medicine, regenerative medicine, pharmacy, and personal care products

3 December

Afternoon (CET)

4 December

Afternoon (CET)

5 December

Afternoon (CET)

Session 5.Gels in electro-magneto-mechanical devices, 3D printing, and manufacturing

Flash Poster Session

Session 2. Hydrogels, organogels, xerogels, and aerogels

 Session 3. Gels in agriculture and food
IOCG 2025 Program (Day 1)

DAY 1 - Morning

Session 6 – Gels in chemical processing, energy, and environment

Date: 3 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 09:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time in CET Speaker Title
9:00-9:05

Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
Conference Chair

 Welcome from the Event Chair
9:05-9:10

Prof. Dr. Annarosa Gugliuzza
Session Chair

 Welcome from the Session Chair
9:10-9:35 Prof. David Chelazzi
Keynote Speaker		 Innovative and sustainable gels for the preservation of works of art
9:35-10:00

Prof. David Díaz Díaz
Keynote Speaker

 Gels and catalysis: A marriage of convenience
10:00-10:20 Dr. Giulia Rando
Invited Speaker		 Bio-based Gels and Sol–Gel Coatings Embedding Natural Functional Compounds for Circular Manufacturing in Textile Sector
10:20-10:40 Dr. Silvia Sfameni
Invited Speaker		 Smart Gels and Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials for Environmental Monitoring and Remediation
10:40-10:55 Andrea Ravicini
Selected Speaker		 Zein-Derived Polymer Gels: Design of Crosslinked Networks for Sustainable Soft Materials
10:55-11:10 Andra-Cristina Enache
Selected Speaker		 From Ionotropic Gelation of Chitosan to Reusable Magnetic Sorbents for Wastewater Treatment
11:10-11:25 Alberto Alejandro Pujol Pozo
Selected Speaker		 Polysaccharide-based decontamination gels for the radioactive decontamination of metal parts within radioactive waste management









DAY 1 - Afternoon

Session 5 – Gels in electro-magneto-mechanical devices, 3D printing, and manufacturing

Date: 3 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time in CET Speaker Title
14:00-14:10 Dr. Vincenzo Guarino
Session Chair		 Welcome from the Session Chair
14:10-14:40 Prof. Dr. Aldo Boccaccini
Plenary Speaker		 Design and Characterization of Nanoparticle and Ion Loaded Hydrogels for Biofabrication
14:40-15:00 Dr. Teresa Russo
Invited Speaker		 Shaping the future of regenerative medicine: Injectable magnetic gels and 3D Printing strategies toward next generation of bioinspired devices.
15:00-15:15 Giovanni Lo Bello
Selected Speaker		 Tunable Hydrogel Platforms to Mimic Breast Cancer Microenvironments via 3D Bioprinting
15:15-15:30 Emanuele Mauri
Selected Speaker		 3D printed hierarchical hydrogel–nanogel scaffolds for controlled delivery of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
15:30-15:45 Nergis Zeynep Renkler
Selected Speaker		 Optimization of cross-linked PVA functionalization with pani: in situ strategies to design electro-conductive fibrous platforms for brain applications
FLASH POSTER SESSION
15:45-15:50 Konstantina Zampouni
Poster Presenter		 Microstructural, textural and rheological properties of edible bigels designed for 3D food printing
15:50-15:55 Abhishek Tyagi
Poster Presenter		 Synthesis of advanced Biopolymers through Chemo-selective Approach for Enhanced Oil Recovery from Non-producing Reservoirs
15:55-16:00 Nainsi Chauhan
Poster Presenter		 Design a novel biodegradable hydrogel scaffold for cultured meat production
16:00-16:05 Dr. Mariana Emilia Ghica
Poster Presenter		 Development of chitosan-pectin hydrogels for controlled drug release
16:05-16:10 Debora Mondini
Poster Presenter		 Formulation strategies for pharmaceutical use of pNIPAM microgel
16:10-16:15 Hongji Zhang
Poster Presenter		 Boosting engineered cartilage formation with recombinant spider silk
16:15-16:20 Annu Yadav
Poster Presenter		 Recent Advancements in Gel Materials for Green Chemical Processes, Clean
16:20-16:25 Astha Vishwakarma
Poster Presenter		 Time optimized genipin chitosan aerogels for catalytic applications
16:25-16:30 Monica Raduly
Poster Presenter		 Bioactive sol-gel coatings obtained by network embedding of phytosynthesized selenium nanoparticles
16:30-16:35 Markus Fabian Lorke
Poster Presenter		 Tailoring in situ-crosslinked oxidized hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels for soft tissue engineering
16:35-16:40 Ana Valeria Torres-Figueroa
Poster Presenter		 Humic Acid-Enriched Biopolymer Hydrogels: Water Retention, Biodegradation, and Sorghum Growth
16:40-16:45 Zuemy Hernández-Nolasco
Poster Presenter		 Novel food-grade bigels structured with wax from the native stingless bee (Scaptotrigona mexicana) and canola oil
IOCG 2025 Program (Day 2)

DAY 2 - Morning

Session 1 – The Supramolecular Structure and Properties of Gel

Date: 4 December 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 09:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time in CET Speaker Title
9:00-9:10

Dr. Paula M.T. Ferreira
Session Chair

 Welcome from the Session Chair
9:10-9:40 Prof. Srinivasa R. Raghavan
Plenary Speaker		 How to Stick Gels to Metals as well as Biological Tissues
9:40-10:10

Prof. Saad Khan
Plenary Speaker

 Nanodiamond-containing Polymer Hydrogels with pH-tunable Rheology and Tribology for UV Protection
10:10-10:30 Dr. Carlo Diaferia
Invited Speaker		 Low molecular weight peptide-based formulations: from hydrogels to nanogels
10:30-10:45 Alessia Pepe
Selected Speaker		 Guanosine hydrogels for tissue regeneration: stability and mechanical properties
10:45-11:00 Carmen Cara-Galdeano
Selected Speaker		 Surface characterisation of thermoresponsive microgels based on oligo(ethylene glycol): adsorption kinetics, dilatational rheology and monolayers
11:00-11:15 Guillaume Pickaert
Selected Speaker		 Gelation of solvents with amphiphilic amino-acid derivatives: Use of molecular spectroscopy to elucidate self-assembly process
11:15-11:30 Loic Stefan
Selected Speaker		 Multicomponent nucleopeptide-based hydrogels: from complexity to tunability and potential
11:30-11:45 Franco Maslovski
Selected Speaker		 Ascorbyl Palmitate Coagels (Coa-ASC16 PEG): Easy-to-Prepare Delivery Systems with Optimal Rheology for Controlled Release









DAY 2 - Afternoon

Session 2 – Hydrogels, organogels, xerogels, and aerogels

Date: 4 December 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time in CET Speaker Title
14:00-14:10 Prof. Dr. Sidi A. Bencherif
Prof. Dr. Andrea Zille
Session Chairs		 Welcome from the Session Chairs
14:10-14:30 Prof. Alberto Saiani
Invited Speaker		 Designing self-assembling peptide-based hydrogels for biomedical applications
14:30-14:50 Dr. Philippe Mésini
Invited Speaker		 Polymorphism in Organogels and Oleogels: Impact on Gel Properties and Phase Behavior
14:50-15:10 Dr. Paola Petrini
Invited Speaker		 Hydrogels and bacterial: an open crosstalk
15:10-15:30 Prof. Jonathan Dawson
Invited Speaker		 Nanoclay gels for delivery of regenerative microenvironments
15:30-15:45 Ana-Iglesias Mejuto
Selected Speaker		 Cellulose-in-cellulose 3D-printed hydrogels and aerogels for soft tissue engineering
15:45-16:00 Gloria Nicastro
Selected Speaker		 Hydrophobic Eutectics-based Supramolecular Gels and Cellulose-based Nanosponges: Breakthrough Solutions for Water Remediation
16:00-16:15 Mirko D'Urso
Selected Speaker		 Light-Crafted Landscapes: Maskless Photosculpting of Hydrogels
16:15-16:30 Pietro Tordi
Selected Speaker		 Soft, Stretchable, and Smart: Alginate/Gelatin Organohydrogels for Wearable Electronics
IOCG 2025 Program (Day 3)

DAY 3 - Morning

Session 4 – Gels in medicine, regenerative medicine, pharmacy, and personal care products

Date: 5 December 2025 (Friday)
Time: 09:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time in CET Speaker Title
9:00-9:10

Dr. Aline F. Miller
Prof. Dr. Dirk Kuckling
Session Chairs

 Welcome from the Session Chairs
9:10-9:35 Prof. Dr. Rita Cortesi
Keynote Speaker		 Topical nanogels in medicine and cosmetics: an overview
9:35-9:55

Dr. Luca Fiorillo
Invited Speaker

 Efficacy of Essential Oil Biogels in the Surgical Healing of Oral Soft Tissue
9:55-10:10 Vinny George
Selected Speaker		 Surface-Localised Photosensitizer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Photodynamic Inactivation
10:10-10:25 Marianna Roca
Selected Speaker		 Advancing Nanomaterial Immunomodulation with Engineered ECM-Mimicking Matrices
10:25-10:40 Guilermo Conejo-Cuevas
Selected Speaker		 Optimized enzyme matrices for 3D-printed microneedle biosensors
10:40-10:55 Nicholas A. Kurniawan
Selected Speaker		 A cytocompatible photoresponsive hydrogel to study cell response to dynamic topographies
10:55-11:10 Zoe Giorgi
Selected Speaker		 Electroconductive hydrogels for spinal cord regeneration
11:10-11:25 Almudena Moreno-Borrallo
Selected Speaker		 Redox-Responsive Boronic Acid-Based Hydrogel for Controlled Drug Delivery and Theranostic Applications
11:25-11:40 Andreea Luiza Mîrț
Selected Speaker		 Multifunctional ADA-GEL hydrogels reinforced with iron loaded dendritic bioactive glass nanoparticles for bone regeneration









DAY 3 - Afternoon

Session 3 – Gels in Agriculture and Food

Date: 5 December 2025 (Friday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time in CET Speaker Title
14:00-14:10 Prof. Dr. Alfonso-Trujillo-Cayado
Session Chair		 Welcome from the Session Chair
14:10-14:40 Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
Plenary Speaker		 Hydrogels in the production of in vitro cell-based cultured meat in food industry
14:40-15:05 Dr. Maria Rosaria Plutino
Keynote Speaker		 Advanced Hybrid gel-based Materials for Precision Agriculture: A New Frontier in Sustainable Innovation
15:05-15:25 Prof. Dr. Saphwan Al-Assaf
Invited Speaker		 Hydrocolloids gels: properties quality and applications
15:25-15:45 Dr. Eduardo Costa
Invited Speaker		 Perspectives into the use of bigels for nutraceutical applications
15:45-16:00 Carmen Mª Granados-Carrera
Selected Speaker		 Chitosan- alginate-based hydrogels for agricultural and horticultural applications
16:00-16:15 Filippo Rossi
Selected Speaker		 Innovative agriculture: bicontinuous structures as delivery systems for fertilizers and pesticides
16:15-16:30 Zoha Ali
Selected Speaker		 Characterization of mozzarella cheese analogue with reduced saturated fats using soybean oil and beeswax oleogels
16:30-16:40 Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
Conference Chair		 Closing Speech
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