EU patent describes simplified method for the production of nanocellulose from natural cellulose containing materials. The procedure involves the use of different glycols and acid catalyst at low concentration. The product is a highly concentrated suspension of nanocellulose in organic solvent.
F.32 International patent
COBISS.SI-ID: 5668890We synthesized innovative poly(peptide-co-ethylene glycol) dendritic copolymers functionalized by an aldehyde group at the terminus of the longest PEG arm, which is suitable for a covalent attachment to the roteins and the preparation of protein/PEG conjugates for the purpose of biopharmaceutical delivery. Intellectual property of this topic was protected by an international patent application No. EP15190800.1, and the patent rights were sold to Slovenian industry, i.e. Lek pharmaceutical company.
F.08 Development and manufacture of a prototype
COBISS.SI-ID: 5813018Sebastijan Kovačič presented results on the synthesis of hierarchically structured porous functional hybrid materials in Philadelphia at the 252nd ACS meeting within the Symposium on Porous Polymers as invited lecture entitled: “Multifunctional Hierarchically Porous Hybrids for New Application Opportunities”. He discussed the impact of microporous nanoparticles on the properties of hybrid polyHIPE foams and the applications of latter as absorbents for carbon dioxide and as carriers for the catalysts.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 5980698E. Žagar was as an invited speaker invited to KAUST Research Conference: Polymers-Designing Macromolecules for Applications, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST, 5th- 7th February 2017), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. In this invited lecture, she presented the selected examples of her work on comprehensive characterization of complex macromolecular and supramolecular structures, which is extremely challenging task since no single analytical technique provides adequate information regarding all the different distribution properties of such entities. In such cases, the use of hyphenated techniques such as the two-dimensional liquid chromatography and multi-detection system in combination with various separation techniques provides a more detailed insight into the complex polymer / supramolecular structures.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 6112282As an experienced coordinator of Central Europe past and current projects dr. Kržan was invited by the Programme to participate as a panelist at the Central Europe Programme 20 year anniversary conference, which was organized in Berlin, September 22-23, 2017, at the German federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure. During the panel interview and discussion the PLASTiCE and BIOCOMPACK-CE projects were described with a focus on the goals and achievements and their importance for the program area. This was a perfect opportunity to present the concepts and our work to a broad audience since the event had live on-line coverage. In addition the Programme opened a new call for project proposals highlighting the newly introduced changes and the expectations/goals.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
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