4TU.HTM Workshop on Polyelectrolytes - 12 March 2026
Utrecht, De Witte Vosch, 12 March 2026
Scope and target audience
The 4TU.HTM Workshop on Polyelectrolytes aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry to share and discuss recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and application of polyelectrolytes. Topics include the design of novel charged polymers, polyelectrolyte complexation, responsive materials, bioinspired assemblies, and their roles in energy, environmental, and biomedical technologies. Emphasis will be placed on understanding charge-driven interactions, molecular architecture, and structure–property relationships. The workshop is set to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue between junior and senior polymer chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers, fostering collaborations and innovative approaches to solve global challenges using polyelectrolyte-based materials.
This workshop was initiated by Louis de Smet (Professor at the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, WUR) and Wiebe de Vos (Professor Membrane Surface Science, UTwente).
Possible contributions by:
- Sissi de Beer, UTwente
- Jasper van der Gucht, WUR
- Ilja Voets, TU/e
- Saskia Lindhoud, UTwente
- Bas van Ravensteijn, UU
- Evan Spruijt, RU
- Marleen Kamperman, RUG
- Mark Vis, TU/e
- Andrea Giuntoli, RUG
More information on the programme will follow soon.
Registration opens in January.
For questions, please contact Reina Boerrigter (r.boerrigter@tudelft.nl)