International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry is an international meeting on polymer chemistry organized by the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, China. It has become a platform for academic exchange for polymer scientists from all over the world. Following the great success of the previous five symposia (Changchun 2004, Dalian 2006, Hefei 2008, Suzhou 2010, and Changchun 2012), in 2014, the 6th meeting in the series, PC2014, will be held in Shanghai. We warmly welcome polymer scientists around the world to join us, and we believe that your participation will be a great contribution to the success of PC2014.  

Symposium Themes 

The symposium will focus on following aspects:

1. Polymer Synthesis: Polymerization methods, such as new catalysts, various living/controlled polymerization, template polymerization, surface initiated polymerization, polymerization by biotechnology, etc.

2. Macromolecular Architecture and Supramacromolecules: Macromolecules with complex architecture, such as dendritic polymers, hyperbranched polymers and polymer brushes; self-assembly of macromolecule and macromolecular systems based on non-covalent bonds.

3. Functional Polymers: Conjugated polymers for optoelectronics and electronics; liquid crystalline polymers; dielectric polymers; encapsulation polymers, etc.

4. Bio-related and Medical Polymers: Bio-active, biocompatible and biodegradable polymers; polymers for medical application and tissue engineering; modification of natural polymer; polymers based on renewable resources.

5. Structure and Characterization of Polymers: Structure and properties of single polymer chain; structures and dynamics in crystalline, mesophase and amorphous states; composites and hybrid materials based on polymers; structures at different length-scales.

Important Dates 

Submission of registration form by February 1, 2014

Second announcement on March 15, 2014

Submission of abstracts by April 15, 2014

Final announcement on May 1, 2014

Conference date: June 4-7, 2014 (June 4 for registration)

More information please see http://pc2014.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1