II Workshop Polímeros Biodegradables y Biocompuestos III Workshop of the project BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers BIOPOLI 2015 – November 11th to 13 th Wednesday, November 11th 8:00 - 9:00 Registration-Opening session 9:00 - 9:50 Plenary 1: Alain Dufresne, Grenoble Institute of Technology, Paper Science, Print Media and Biomaterials, France.“Nanoparticles from renewable resources: Extraction and applications”. 9:50 - 10:40 Plenary 2: José Kenny, University of Perugia, Italy. “PLA based nanocomposites”. 10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break Session A: Bio-based Composites and Nanocomposites 11:10 - 11:40 11:40 - 12:10 12:10 - 12:30 12:30 - 12:50 12:50-13:10 13:10 - 15:00 SA-KN1 (Keynote): Bruno Boury, Institut Charles Gerhardt, Montpellier (France), “Cellulose-metal oxide composites by mineralization of cellulose in anhydrous conditions. Materials for Na and Li-batteries”. SA-KN2 (Keynote): Roberto Candal, UNSAM, Argentina, “Synthesis of nanoparticles for biopolymer reinforcement: strategies and examples”. SA-O1 (Oral): Leandro Ludueña, “Pilot scale production of thermoplastic starch/bentonite nanocomposites and their blends with commodity polymers”. SA-O2 (Oral): Debora Puglia, “Glycidyl methacrilate grafted poly(lactic) and acid nanocomposites: effect of lignin nanoparticles and masterbatch process”. SA-O3 (Oral): Gisela Cunha, “Tailoring the surface chemistry and morphology of nanocellulose structures for high performance composites”. Free time for lunch II Workshop Polímeros Biodegradables y Biocompuestos III Workshop of the project BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers Session B: Biomaterials 15:00-15:30 SB-KN1 (Keynote): Guillermo Castro, CINDEFI, Argentina, “Development of biopolymer drug carrier”. 15:30- 16:00 16:00-16:20 SB-KN2 (Keynote): Eder Romero, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, “Tecto-dendrimers and their therapeutic applications”. SB-O1 (Oral): Agustina Lino,“Polymeric and strontium composite based scaffold for bone tissue engineering”. 16:20-16:40 SB-O2 (Oral): Cecilia Prudkin Silva,“Insulin-chitosan interactions for the protein nanocarriers design”. 16:40-17:00 SB-O3 (Oral): Gabriela Ruphuy, “Design of nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan materials for bone tissue engineering”. 17:00- 17:20 SB-O4 (Oral):L. Benedini, “Alginate hydroxyapatite films with potential use in bone disease”. 17:20-17:40 SB-O5 (Oral): M. Villanueva,“Copper nanoparticles immersed in a starch hydrogel for wound dressing applications”. 17:40 - 18:00 Sb-O6 (Oral): Cristina Castro, “Development of microporosities in bacterial cellulose biomaterials for implants applications”. 18:00 -20:00 Cocktail II Workshop Polímeros Biodegradables y Biocompuestos III Workshop of the project BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers Thursday, November 12th 9:00 - 9:50 9:50 - 10:40 10:40 - 11:10 Plenary 3: Alessandro Gandini, University of São Paulo, Brazil. “Starch, natural rubber and bacterial cellulose as sources of novel materials and composites”. Plenary 4: Alejandro Rey, MacGill University, Canada, “Biological Plywoods: Assembly, Structure and Optical Functionalities”. Coffee break Session C: Polymers based on Renewable Resources 11:10 - 11:40 SC- KN1 (Keynote): Noemi Zaritzky, CIDCA, “The use of wastes from the fishing industry for the production of a biopolymer with applications in water treatment”. 11:40 - 12:10 SC-KN2 (Keynote): Ma. Lidia Herrera, ITPN, “Structuring food with sodium caseinate to replace saturated and trans fat”. 12:10-12:30 SC-O1 (Oral): A. López-Córdoba, “Tetracycline-loaded electrospun mats based on poly(vinyl alcohol)/citric acid blends”. 12:30-12:50 SC-O2 (Oral): Mary Lopretti, “Production of Nanocellulose based on pineapple wastes”. 12:50-13:10 SC-O3 (Oral): TommyJ. Gutiérrez, “Relationship surface-properties on edible and intelligent films made from native and modified plantain flour with and without incorporation of beet flour ”. SC-O4 (Oral): Soledad Peresin, “Latest developments on large-scale nanofibrillated cellulose films with improved performance”. Free time for lunch 13:10-13:30 13:30 –15:00 II Workshop Polímeros Biodegradables y Biocompuestos III Workshop of the project BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers Session D: Biopolyurethanes, composites and foams 15:00 - 15:30 16:00 - 16:20 SD-KN1 (Keynote): Arantxa Eceiza, Universidad del País Vasco, España, “Biopolyurethanes as thermally-activated shape memory polymers”. SD-KN2 (Keynote): Aleksander Prociak, University of Cracow, Poland, “Porous Bio-Polyurethanes and their BioComposites Sythesized Using Renewable Raw Materials”. SD-O1 (Oral): Mirta I. Aranguren, “Micro and nanocomposite films from cellulose and waterbone biopolyurethanes”. 16:20 - 16:40 SD-O2 (Oral): Mara Polo, “Synthesis and characterization of segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes based on castor oil”. 16:40 - 17:00 SD-O3 (Oral): A. Cordero, “Preparation of castor oil based polyurethane and their composites with cellulose nanocrystals”. 17:00-17:20 SD-O4 (Oral): U. Cabulis, “Recyclable and renewable resources as mutually complementary raw materials in the synthesis of polyurethane foams”. Poster Session and Coffee Break 15:30 -16:00 17:20 -19:00 II Workshop Polímeros Biodegradables y Biocompuestos III Workshop of the project BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers Friday, November 13th 9:00 - 9:50 Plenary 5: Jean-Pierre Pascault, National Institute of Applied Science (INSA) Lyon, France. “Bio-based Poly(butylene succinate): Synthesis and Properties of homopolymers, copolymers and nanocomposites”. Session E: Biopolymers and Biodegradable polymers 9:50 -10:20 10:20-10:40 SE-KN1 (Keynote): Marcelo Villar, PLAPIQUI, Argentina: “ Improving thermoplastic starch properties by blending with poly(epsilon-caprolactone)”. SE-O1 (Oral): Florencia Muratore, “Development of bioactive paper by grafting of specific molecules onto cellulose”. 10:40 - 11:00 SE-O2 (Oral): Mara Zeni, “Degradation analysis of cassava starch packaging in simulated soil”. 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break Session F: Biopolymers and Biodegradable polymers 11:30-11:50 11:50-12:10 SF-O1 (Oral): T. M. Lacerda, “Preparation of the simplest furan-maleimide AB-type monomer: initial studies on its thermoreversible polymerization”. SF-O2 (Oral): I. Filpponen, “Using gelatin to facilitate paper thermoformability”. 12:10-12:30 SF-O3 (Oral): Sebastian Tognana, “SAXS study in epoxy/PHB blends”. 12:30 -12:50 SF-O4 (Oral): Juan Pablo Correa, “PLA/PBAT/Layered silicates blend nanocomposites prepared by melt intercalation: thermomechanical, rheological and morphological behavior”. Free time for lunch 12:50-14:00 II Workshop Polímeros Biodegradables y Biocompuestos III Workshop of the project BIOPURFIL, Bio-based Polyurethane Composites with Natural Fillers 14:00 -15:30 Poster Session and Coffee Break 15:30-17:30 Round Table: Biomatter, Nanox, Nanocelluar, Starch derivatization Platform, FAN, MINCYT. 17:30-18:00 The round table and speeches are based on local opportunities for transference to the industrial sector, examples of entrepreneurship, and already established cooperation with the productive sector. This presentations and discussion will be delivered in Spanish. Closure of the BIOPOLI 2015