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IMP days: Aims & scope Starting from 2022 as a tribute to Prof. Jean-Pierre Pascault, the Polymer Materials Engineering Laboratory (IMP) organizes the IMP-Days conference every two year. The topics are related to front leading areas of polymer science covered at IMP. Topics covered The third edition of IMP Days will be dedicated to Soft Polymer Networks and Gels, a major topic in Soft Matter involving chemistry, physico-chemistry and physics. These low-Tg materials include various families of elastomers, hydro-, organo-, eutecto- and ionogels. They are characterized by a large molecular mobility at the molecular scale, giving them enormous, sometimes stunning, deformability and responsiveness to various stimuli. A large variety of chemical and physico-chemical strategies are used to synthetize and process these materials. The research on elastomer and gels remains particularly challenging as these materials are intrinsically complex, time-dependent, and sensitive to low level external stimuli, requiring specific processing and characterization methods. Sustainability and end of life management are also key concerns in the field. Soft Polymer Networks and Gels cover a wealth of applications answering many of today’s challenges in transportation, energy, agriculture, food industry, cosmetic, pharmaceutic industry, advanced bio-medical devices and many others. We will welcome presentations on the following indicative topics: • Elastomers: silicones and rubbers
• Bio-based gels: natural polymers and/or solvents, bio-based monomers
• Hydrogels for bio-medical applications
• Hybrid gels, colloids and nanocomposites
• Stimuli responsive gels
Keys Dates Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1st, 2025 Notification of acceptance: January 15th, 2026 Opening registration: January 15th, 2024 Early-Bird deadline: February 15th, 2026 Registration deadline: March 27th,2026 Registration fees The conference fee includes lunch meals (from Wednesday to Friday included), coffee break, welcome party (April 7th) and gala dinner (April 9th) Regular early fee: xxx € (incl VAT) (until February 15th) Student early fee: xxx € (incl VAT) (until February 15th) Regular late fee: xxx € (incl VAT) (after February 15th) Student late fee: xxx € (incl VAT) (after February 15th) organizing committee
The IMP Laboratory The Polymer Materials Engineering Laboratory (IMP, UMR CNRS 5223) is a joint research unit affiliated to CNRS and three higher education and research institutions, namely INSA Lyon, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, and Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne University. The IMP laboratory brings together about 200 people, including 83 permanent staff and more than 110 doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows. IMP offers a unique spectrum of competences covering the entire field of polymer science, integrating chemical synthesis, advanced processing methods, fundamental physics and physico-chemistry of polymers and the elaboration of materials with controlled architectures. IMP implements a multi-scale, multidisciplinary engineering approach both at laboratory and pilot scales, with always keeping an eye on the ultimate objective of designing environmentally friendly and innovative functional polymer materials. The IMP organization highlights its core scientific disciplines, which include Chemistry (CHEM), Physical Chemistry (PHYSICO), Structure and Rheology (STERHEO), and Physical Properties (PHYS) of polymers. In addition, it integrates various scientific fields of expertise within two interdisciplinary research axes focused on Health (LIFE) and the Development of Low Environmental Impact Polymers (DEFI). See more: https://imp-umr5223.cnrs.fr |
