ANGEL 2012 - 2nd Conference on Laser Ablation and Nanoparticle Generation in Liquids
- Stephan Barcikowski - University of Duisburg-Essen / Germany
- Giuseppe Compagnini - University of Catania / Italy
- Tsuyoshi Asahi - Ehime University / Japan
- Stephan Barcikowski - University of Duisburg-Essen / Germany
- Giuseppe Compagnini - University of Catania / Italy
- Fumitaka Mafune - University of Tokyo / Japan
- Moreno Meneghetti - University of Padua / Italy
- Michel Meunier - École Polytechnique / Canada
- Wei (David) Qian - IMRA America Inc. / United States
- Georgy A. Shafeev - Russian Academy of Sciences / Russian Federation
- Nikolai Tarasenko - Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus / Belarus
- Takeshi Tsuji - Kyushu University / Japan
Abstract submission closed.
Notifications to authors to be sent on 24 February.
Synopsis
Today, nanoparticles are widely implemented as functional elements on surfaces, into volumes and as nanohybrids, resulting for example in bioactive composites and nanobiomarkers. Nowadays, however, only a limited variety of materials that may be integrated into advanced functional materials are available: Nanoparticles synthesized by conventional gas phase processes are often agglomerated to micro powders that are hardly redispersible into functional matrices, and chemical methods often lead to impurities of the nanoparticle colloids caused by additives and precursor reaction products.
In the last decade, laser ablation and nanoparticle generation in liquids has proven to be a unique and efficient technique to generate, excite, fragment, and conjugate elemental, nano-alloy, semiconductor and ceramic nanoparticles. This exciting method bears strong advantages:
- Laser-generated (metal) nanoparticles are charged and thus have an extremely high colloidal stability.
- In contrary to dry nanopowders, nanoparticle colloids are not inhalable and thus lead to an improved occupational safety.
- Chemical precursors are not required and thus the colloids are 100% pure.
- This method can be applied universally with an almost unlimited variety of materials and solvents.
- A 3-5 times higher number of biomolecules may be conjugated to laser-generated, ligand-free gold nanoparticle surface.
- Higher yields of laser-generated gold nanoparticle aptamer conjugates are beneficial especially if costly functional biomolecules are conjugated.
- Lower noise during surface enhanced Raman scattering of laser-generated pure nanoparticles.
- Ablation in polymer solution allows embedding into polymer matrices for rapid nanomaterial prototyping.
Topics
- Modeling and fundamentals of laser ablation and particle fragmentation in liquids
- Nano-alloys, core-shell particle
- Nano-hybrids, conjugation with organic molecules and biomolecules
- Laser-generated nano-composites
- Laser nanoparticle heating / phototherapy
- Pulsed laser optoporation with nanoparticles
- Nanoparticle productivity / scale-up
- Semiconductor and dielectric nanoparticles
Keynote speaker
- Fumitaka Mafune, University of Tokyo (JP)
Invited speakers
- Weiping Cai, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Douglas B. Chrisey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
- Alexander Heisterkamp, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (DE)
- Tatiana Itina, Hubert Curien Laboratory (FR)
- Naoto Koshizaki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) (JP)
- Moreno Meneghetti, University of Padua (IT)
- Philipp Wagener, University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Abstract submission
Abstract submission closed on 10 February 2012.
Paper publication in PCCP
Papers related to the topics of ANGEL 2012, the 2nd edition of this conference, shall be submitted to the Journal of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) by 31 July 2012.
All submissions will be reviewed against PCCP's regular high standards for physical insight, quality and novelty. For PCCP's author guidelines please see http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/guidelines/AuthorGuidelines/index.asp. Accepted papers will be published in PCCP and linked together online.
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Deadlines
| Opening of online submission | 1 December 2011 |
| Abstract submission deadline | 3 February 2012 |
| Notification to authors | 24 February 2012 |
| Publication of the Advance Programme | 9 March 2012 |
| Hotel booking deadline (special rate) | 15 March 2012 |
| Early-bird registration deadline | 6 April 2012 |
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