Organizers

Representative

Kenichi NAKASHIMA

Saga University

Co-Organizers

Jian DONG

Shaoxing University

Shin-ichi YUSA

University of Hyogo

Hong-Ming Lin

Tatung University

Young DoKim

Hanyang University

San-Yuan Chen

National Chiao Tung University

Correspondence

Takayuki NARITA

Saga University（naritat@cc.saga-u.ac.jp）

Scope

This symposium is prepared for studies on advanced nanoparticles. The nanoparticles in this symposium include organic, inorganic, and polymeric particles with novel structure, stimuli-responsiveness, or functionality. Many efforts have ever been directed to the synthesis of nonoparticles with novel structures such as hollow, yolk-shell, cubic, planer and other architectures. Recent progress of the methodologies for the synthesis and characterization will be discussed. Stimuli-responsive polymer assemblies including polymeric micelles, nano-gels, and vesicles are also interesting topics in this symposium. They change their structures and properties in response to outer stimuli such as pH, heat, light, and magnetic/electric fields. Functional nanoparticles also fall in a scope of this symposium. Nanoparticles with immune-responsiveness, fluorescence-emission, color-switching, and other functionalities will be treated. The applications of these nanoparticles are of great importance. The applications to drug delivery systems, food stuff, cosmetics, sensors, self-regulated actuators, batteries, fillers, and other areas will be discussed.

Topics

1. Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles with novel structures such as hollow, yolk-shell, cubic, planer and other architectures.
2. Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-responsive polymer assemblies.
3. Synthesis and characterization of functional nanoparticles.
4. Applications of advanced nanoparticles to medical science, agriculture, electronics, civil engineering, and other industrial areas.

Invited Speakers

Kenichi NAKASHIMA

Saga University

Jian DONG

Shaoxing University

Shin-ichi YUSA

University of Hyogo

Takayuki NARITA

Saga University

Hong-Ming LIN

Tatung University

Young Do KIM

Hanyang University

San-Yuan CHEN

National Chiao Tung University

Zhijun ZHANG

Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics

Yusuke YAMAUCHI

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)