Theme for ICAM Workshop
Dave Whitten
Los Alamos National Laboratory
CST-1, MS J565
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 665-6024
(505) 665-4631 FAX
Self-Assembled Complex Material and Their Applications: Polymers, Gels, Micelles, Hydrotopes and Bilayer Systems.
Sub-Themes:
- mechanisms, dynamics of self-assembly processes
- relation between molecular structure of building blocks (amphiphiles, polymers, etc) and type of assembly/material generated
- use of polymers and gels containing self-assembling groups to construct layered systems and optical devices
- use of self-assembling molecules to construct self-replicating systems -relevance to astrobiology initiative
- novel structures from self-assembly: tubules, tapes, hydrotopes, plates and gels
- novel materials and layered systems based on self-assembly and conducting polymers
- sensor applications