TECHNICAL PROGRAMME OF

International Online Conference on Macromolecules

(ICM 2020)

“100 YEARS OF POLYMERSCIENCE – FROM PAST TO FUTURE”

Organized by

Mahatma Gandhi University,

P.D Hills P.O, Kottayam
Kerala, India
&
Gdansk University of Technology,Gdansk,
Poland

1st Day of the Conference 13th November 2020)

08.30-09.00 INAUGURATION AND INAUGURAL ADDRESS
08.30-08.33 Welcome Speech Dr. Hanna J Maria, India
08.33-08.38 Guest of Honor Prof.Jozef T. Haponiuk, Poland
08.38-08.43 Introductory Remarks Prof. Sabu Thomas, India
08.43-08.53 Inaugural Address Dr.Swaminathan Sivaram, India
08.53-08.57 Felicitation Dr. Nandakumar K, India
08.57-09.00 Vote of Thanks Avinash Pai, India
Plenary Session-I
(Chairperson: Rameshwar Adhikari, Research Center for Applied
Science and Technology (RECAST)Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, Nepal)
PL 1 09.00-09.30 Swaminathan Sivaram
Indian Institute Of Science Education and Research, Pune,India
One Hundred Years Of Macromolecules : Looking Back And Looking
Ahead
PL 2 09.30-10.00 Seiichi Kawahara
Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Properties Inherent to Hierarchical Structure of Natural Rubber
Invited Session-I
Sensors
(Chairperson: Ishak Ahmad, Universiti Kebangsaan,Malaysia)
IL 1 10.00-10.20 Ravindra Kumar Jha
CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Rajasthan,
India
Chemiresistive Gas Detectors: Progress andChallenges
IL 2 10.20-10.40 Farid Khan
Nanomaterial Discovery Laboratory, Department of Chemistry
Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, M.P. India
Nanocomposites of Ca2+ with polysaccharides and their applications in
sensors and catalytic conversion of Cr(VI) to Cr(III).

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Bionanocomposites
(Chairperson: Farid Khan
Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, M.P. India))
IL 3 10.40-11.00 Mahuya Das
Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management
Baruipur, West Bengal, India
Mechanically Separated Bamboo Fiber and Polyester Composite
IL 4 11.00-11.20 Ananya Barman
Dept. of Chemistry, JIS College of Engineering, West Bengal, India

Synthesis and Application of Silver nanoparticles Doped Hydroxyapatite

from Fish Scales (Labeorohita) Stabilized with PVA
IL 5 11.20-11.40 Pankaj Jha
College of Food Technology, Yavatmal Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh
Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra, India
Comparative study of plasticizer and antimicrobial agents on functional
properties of corn starch-chitosan based bionanocomposite materials for
food packaging applications
Environmental Remediation
(Chairperson: Ravindra Kumar Jha
CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Rajasthan,
India)
IL 6 11.40-12.00 Vinod Kadam
ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute Avikanagar,
Rajasthan, India
Polymers for Air Filtration
IL 7 12.00-12.20 Ankita Pathak
Government College Panagar, Jabalpur, India
Seasonal variation of ambient air quality and variation of chlorophyll
content in agricultural crops around the cement industry
Polymer for Medicines
(Chairperson : Paolo Ferruti, University of Milan, Italy)
IL 8 12.20-12.40 D.Geetha
Department of physics,Annamalai University,Annamalai Nagar, India

Antimicrobial activity of poly vinyl pyrrolidine assisted pure and transition

metals (Fe/Zn/Ag) doped CuO Nanocomposites
IL 9 12.40-13.00 C. Balaji Ayyanar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of
Technology Tamilnadu, India
Characterization, in vitro investigation of natural particulates filled
polyethylene composites
13.00-13.30 Break
Plenary Session-II
(Chairperson: Songqi Ma
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
PL 3 13.30-14.00 Allisson Saiter-Fourcin
Université de Rouen Normandie Rouen, France
MT-DSC and FSC: Unmissable Tools for Characterizing Polymers and
Nanocomposites
PL 4 14.00-14.30 Paolo Ferruti
Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Italy

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Extra-Small Gold Nanospheres Decorated With a Thiol Functionalized
Biodegradable and Biocompatible Linear Polyamidoamine as
Nanovectors of Anticancer Molecules
PL 5 14.30-15.00 Jacques Desbrieres
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France
Chitosan-Based Hydrogels As Biomaterials For Controlled Release
(Chairperson: Alessandra Operamolla
Università di Pisa Via Giuseppe Moruzzi, Italy)
PL 6 15.00-15.30 Maya Jacob John
Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials Chemicals Cluster
CSIR ,Pretoria, South Africa
Bio-Based Composite Materials For A Circular Economy
PL 7 15.30-16.00 Anastasia Penkova
Department of Analytical Chemistry, St.Petersburg State University.
Russia
Polymeric membranes: methods to get tailored properties
PL 8 16.00-16.30 Susana C. M. Fernandes
Universite de Pau & Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS,IPREM,
France
Sustainable Nanochitin: From Bioresources to Functional and Bio-inspired
Materials
(Chairperson : Seiichi Kawahara,
Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan)
PL 9 16.30-17.00 Spiros H. Anastasiadis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
Vasilika Vouton, Greece
Confinement Effects on Polymer Structure and Dynamics: The Case of
Polymer Nanocomposites*
PL 10 17.00-17.30 Dirk Kuckling
Universit ät Paderborn,Warburger,Germany
Dually Cross-linked Stimuli-sensitive Gels
(Chairperson: Allisson Saiter-Fourcin, Université de Rouen
Normandie,France )
PL 11 17.30-18.00 Xinliang Feng
Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry & Center for Advancing
Electronics Dresden (cfaed)Technische Universitaet Dresden
Walther-Hempel-Bau, Germany
Polymer Chemistry in 2D Flatlands
PL 12 18.00-18.30 Miroslav Huskić
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec Slovenia
The history and the development of the oldest commercial resins-
phenolic resins
(Chairperson: Anastasia Penkova
St.Petersburg State University, Russia)
PL 13 18.30-19.00 Valerio Causin
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche,Università di Padova, Italy
Electrospun Fibres: Building Blocks For Innovative Composites
PL 14 19.00-19.30 Richard J. Spontak
Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Materials
Science & Engineering North Carolina State University, USA
Fast-Acting, Self-Disinfecting Macromolecular Strategies Aimed at
Preventing the Spread of Highly Contagious Pathogens
19.30-20.00 Brain Storming Discussion Under “HORIZON 2020”

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Actively participate with one or two slide
20.00-21.15 Poster Session
P1 5 minute A.Ananthi
3 slides Department of physics,Annamalai University,Annamalai Nagar
Ni/ Co/ Cu and TiO2 Incorporate Ragi husk derived Bio silica
nanocomposite as Photocatalyst and Adsorbent for the degradation of
methyl blue Dye
P2 5 minute Rami Gaurangkumar Ketanbhai
3 slides Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Gujarat, India
Modified Starch Based Polymeric Nanoparticles Biocarrier For Their
Potential Application As Encapsulation And Delivery Of Poorly Water
Soluble Drug
P3 5 minute Lilly Mary
3 slides Department of Physics, Annamalai University 3- Thiru Kolanjiappar
Government Arts college, Tamil Nadu, India
Effect of sulfur sources on the properties of PVA stabilized InS2 for photo
degradation Application
P4 5 minute Meril Shelly
3 slides Department of Chemistry,St.Joseph's College,Devagiri, Kerala,India
Microstructural and mechanical characterization of palm oil plasticized
HDPE-chitosan-hydroxyapatite composites
P5 5 minute Navya P. V.
3 slides Department of Materials Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu,
India
Bacterial Cellulose: A Biopolymer for Sensor Applications
P6 5 minute P.S.Ramesh
3 slides Department of physics,, Annamalai University, India
Structural and Optical Characterization of PVP stabilized Ag doped CuO
Nanoflakes via Hydrothermal Method
P7 5 minute Ruchita V. Patel
3 slides Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Gujarat, India.
Polymer Based Graphene Nanocomposites Used For Wastewater
Treatments: A Review
P8 5 minute V.Menaka
3 slides Department of physics,,Annamalai University, India
PLA stabilized / Graphene based Copper Sulfide-Hole Transport Material
for Organic Photovoltaics
P9 5 minute V.Vidhya
3 slides Department of Electronics, Government Arts College, Trichy, India
Structural properties of Ag doped PVP stabilized SnO2 Engineered with
TiO2 for Gas sensing Applications
P 10 5 minute Virpal Singh
3 slides Department of Applied Chemistry, M J P Rohilkhand University, U.P,
India
Synthesis And Characterization Of Chitosan-Starch And Glutaric Acid
FILMS
P 11 5 minute Rajesh L. Dumpala
3 slides C. U. Shah University, Surendranagar Gujarat. India
Polymeric Lipid Based Approach For Improving Drug Solubility Using
Box-Behnkem Design And Desirability Function
P 12 5 minute Annanya Gangopadhyay
3 slides School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Siksha‘O’ Anusandhan
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Utilization Of Retrograded Acetylated Corn Starch As Pharmaceutical
Excipient In Colon Specific Oral Tablet Formulations
P 13 5 minute Shital R.Patel
3 slides Department of Chemistry,Sardar Patel University, Gujarat,India
Eco-friendly bioadsorbent based polymer composites as a pH responsive
material for selective removal of anionic and azo dyes from aqueous
solutions
P 14 5 minute Priya P
3 slides Department of physics, Annamalai University, India
PVA Stabilized Zn doped CoS/Graphene Nanocomposites as Active
Electrode Materials for Supercapacitor and Excellent Nano Photocatalist
P 15 5 minute Eqvinshi
3 slides Central University ofHaryana,Haryana , India
Dap derived fatty acid amide organogelators: A novel drug delivery carrier
for nsaids drugs

2nd Day of the Conference (14th November 2020)

Two Halls (Hall 1 & Hall 2)
Hall 1
Plenary Session-III
(Chairperson : Swaminathan Sivaram,Indian Institute Of Science
Education and Research, Pune,India )
PL 15 9.00-9.30 C.P. Reghunadhan Nair
Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
A four decade long journey from petro chemicals to phyto chemicals
in the look-out for special polymers
PL 16 9.30-10.00 Ishak Ahmad
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan,
Malaysia
pH Responsive Polymer Hydrogels Reinforced-nanocellulose
Invited Session-II
Nanocomposites
(Chairperson : A.Manuel Stephan
Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, India)
IL 10 10.00-10.20 Suchitra M
Dept. of ECE, Vidyavardhaka college of Engineering, Mysuru
India
Effects of nano and micro fillers on electrical and thermal
properties of glass fiber reinforced hybridnanocomposites
IL 11 10.20-10.40 Mahabole M.P.
School of Physical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth
Marathwada University, India
Modified Nano-ZSM-5 /Natural Fiber Composite as an Ethanol
Sensor
IL 12 10.40-11.00 Madhu B.M.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India
Electrical Circuit Modelling of Impedance Spectroscopic
Characteristics of GFRPNanocomposites with Hybrid Nanofillers
IL 13 11.00-11.20 G.S. Mukherjee
Defence Research & Development Organization, India
Organic Polymer based Nanocomposite Magnetic Material System

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Plenary Session-IV
(Chairperson : G.S. Mukherjee, Defence Research &
Development Organization, India)
PL 17 11.20-11.50 Francesco Paolo La Mantia
Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy
Effect of The Elongational Flow on the Morphology And Properties of
Blends And Nanocomposites
PL 18 11-50-12.20 Alessandra Operamolla
Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale (DCCI)
Università di Pisa Via, Italy
Functionalized cellulose nanocrystals: fromtransparent films to
organic electronics
(Chairperson : Valerio Causin,
Università di Padova, Italy)
PL 19 12.20-12.50 Katharina Landfester
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Polymeric modules for synthetic biology
PL 20 12.50-13.20 Jozef T. Haponiuk,
Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Free Radical Reactions at Branching, Crosslinking and Recycling of
Polymers
13.20-13.50 Break
Invited Session-III
Energy
(Chairperson : Józef T. Haponiuk,
Gdansk University of Technology, Poland)
IL 14 13.50-14.10 Mohammed Khalifa
Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Austria
Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-Mica Nanocomposite: A Fascinating Material
for Solar Back Panel Sheet
IL 15 14.10-14.30 Kuldeep Mishra
Department of Physics and Materials Science
Jaypee University, UP, India
Polymer-based electrolytes for flexible sodium Ion batteries
IL 16 14.30-14.50 Amarjeet Kaur
Department of Physics and Astrophysics,University of Delhi
India
Role functionalized polyaniline in energy saving smart window
applications
IL 17 14.50-15.10 V Manjunatha
Govt First Grade College,Kumta, Karnataka, India
Electrochemical and dielectric properties of lithium doped polymer
electrolyte
IL 18 15.10-15.30 Ragupathy Dhanusuraman
Department of Science & Humanities, NIT Puducherry, India
One-Dimensional (1D) Polyaniline Nanorods for Efficient
Electrochemical supercapacitors: A facile and Green Approach
Plenary Session-V
(Chairperson : Francesco Paolo La Mantia, University of
Palermo, Italy)
PL 21 15.30-16.00 Samo Kralj

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of
Maribor Koroska, Slovenia
Polymers, quo vadis?
PL 22 16.00-16.30 Miran Mozetič
Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova ulica 39, Slovenia
Surface activation of polymers for improved wettability – state of the
art and future challenges
(Chairperson :Xinliang Feng,
Universitaet Dresden
Walther-Hempel-Bau, Germany)
PL 23 16.30-17.00 Dominique Durand
LUNAM Université du Maine, France
H. Staudinger, the man who allowed physics to enter the polymer
world, a few examples
PL 24 17.00-17.30 Fernando Gomes
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Polyaniline a 158 years old polymer: Trends and Perspectives mined
from literature
Invited Session-IV
Supramolecular Polymers
(Chairperson : Sadhan C. Jana,University of Akron, USA)
IL 19 17.30-17.50 Smriti Rekha Deka
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India
Synthesis and evaluation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based
stimuli-responsive biodegradable carrier with enhanced loading
capacity and controlled release properties.
IL 20 17.50-18.10 Srinivasan Sampath
Department of Materials Science,School of Technology,Central
University of Tamil Nadu, India
Supramolecular Polymers based on Butterfly Shaped
Tetrabenzofluorene Molecules and their Unique Cold Crystallization
Studies
IL 21 18.10-18.30 Ranjith Kumavath
Department of Genomic Science,Central University of Kerala,
India
Clinical application of Biomolecules and Peptides: where do we stand
now !
Plenary Session-VI
(Chairperson : Richard J. Spontak, North Carolina State
University, USA)
PL 25 18.30-19.00 Sadhan C. Jana
Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, USA
Mesoporous Macroporous Polymeric Materials And Their
Applications
PL 26 19.00-19.30 Timothy P. Lodge
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Materials
Science, University of Minnesota, USA
Milestones in Polymer Physics
(Chairperson : Fernando Gomes
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
PL 27 19.30-20.00 Thomas J. Webster
Department of Chemical Engineering,Northeastern University
USA

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Self-assembled Nanomaterials: From Increasing Tissue Growth to
Treating COVID-19
PL 28 20.00-20.30 Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska
Laboratory of High Pressure Food and Soft Matter Processing
Institute of High Pressure Physics Polish Academy of Sciences,
Poland
Searching for universal scaling-relations for the previtreous dynamics
in liquids and polymers
PL 29 20.30-21.00 Amar K. Mohanty
Crop Science Building, University of Guelph; Canada
Innovation in Bioplastic and Sustainable Composites through Circular
Economy Approach: Future is now in Alleviating Climate Change
Impact"
PL 30 21.00-21.30 Suresh Narine
Departments of Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry
Trent University, Peterborough Canada
Polymers from Metathesized Vegetable Oils – Types, Chemistries
and Ranges of Physical Propertie

2nd Day of the Conference (14th November 2020)

Hall 2
Plenary Session-VII
(Chairperson : S.Radhakrishnan
Maharashtra Institute of Technology, India)
PL31 9.00-9.30 Nikhil K. Singha
Rubber Technology Centre,Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India
“Click” Chemistry in Polymer Science; Principle to Applications
PL 32 9.30-10.00 Kinsuk Naskar
Rubber Technology Centre,Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India
Recent Developments of Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) as
Potential Alternative to Conventional Rubbers
IL 22 10.00-10.20
Invited Session-V
Biocomposites
(Chairpersons: : Smriti Rekha Deka
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India)
IL 23 10.20-10.40 Midhun Dominic C.D
Sacred Heart College, Kochi ,India
Effect of replacing carbon black with rice husk nano ash in natural
rubber vulcanization
Environmental Remediation
(Chairperson : Nikhil K. Singha
Rubber Technology Centre,Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India)
IL 24 10.40-11.00 John Thomas
Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT,Vellore, T.N, India
Toxicity of microplastics and Impact of Nanoparticles in Danio rerio
Theory/Modelling/Simulations
(Chairperson : Nikhil K. Singha

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 Rubber Technology Centre,Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India)
IL 25 11.00-11.20 Ashok Garai
Department of Physics,The LNM Institute of Information
Technology,Rajasthan, India
DNA nano-mechanics and structural polymorphism of DNA under
force: An allatomistic molecular dynamics study
Drug Delivery
(Chairperson : Rajendra Singh Dhayal,
Central University of Punjab, India)
IL 26 11.20-11.40 Sonal Thakore
Department of Chemistry,The M. S. University of Baroda, India
Strategies for designing smart drug delivery systems for on demand
release
IL 27 11.40-12.00 Hitesh Kulhari
School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, India
Inulin-based nanomicelles for pH-responsive delivery of anticancer
drug
Blends & Composites
(Chairpersons : G. Rajarajan
Annamalai University, India)
IL 28 12.00-12.20 S.Radhakrishnan
Research Development & Innovation,Maharashtra Institute of
Technology,Pune, India
PBAT-EVA/PLA Blends And Nano-Composite Films For Fresh Food
Packaging Applications
IL 29 12.20-12.40 Ramaprasad A T
Department of Physics,Alva's Institute of Engineering and
Technology,Karnataka, India
Pullulan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Blend Grafted with Polyanilineas Humidity
Sensor
New Polymers
(Chairpersons: Navinchandra G. Shimpi
Department of Chemistry, Universityof Mumbai, India)
IL 30 12.40-13.00 S. Umadevi
Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University,
Tamilnadu, India
Photo Actuation in an Azo-based Side-Chain Liquid Crystal
Elastomer
IL 31 13.00-13.20 A.M. Khare
Polymer Engineering Department ,Maharashtra Institute of
Technology, (MIT-WPU)India
Multifunctional Polyolefin Copolymers And Their Applications
13.20-13.50 Break
Invited Session-VI
Medical Applications
(Chairpersons: Robert Brüll
Fraunhofer-Institute for Structural Durability and System
Reliability LBF,Germany)
IL 32 13.50-14.10 Saleem Javed
Department of Biochemistry,Aligarh Muslim University, India
Aflatoxin B1 and the dynamics of its interaction with Albumin.

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

IL 33 14.10-14.30 Souradyuti Ghosh
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,Bennett University,
Greater Noida, India
Understanding the Role of Circular DNA Ligation and Exonuclease
Digestion in Non-Specific Amplification in RCA and Application in
Femtomolar Concentration Dengue Virus Sequence Detection
IL 34 14.30-14.50 Bindhumol Ismail
Department of Biotechnology,University of Kerala,India
Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria Based Exopolysaccharides: Structural
Elucidation
Nanoparticles
(Chairpersons: Saleem Javed
Department of Biochemistry,Aligarh Muslim University, India)
IL 35 14.50-15.10 Mainak Ghosal
Coal Ash Institute of India,Sethbagan, Kolkata ,India
Polymeric Nanoparticles Addition To Improve The Durability &
Sustainability of Cement Concrete
Plenary Session-VIII
(Chairpersons: Saleem Javed
Department of Biochemistry,Aligarh Muslim University, India)
PL 33 15.10-15.40 Robert Brüll
Fraunhofer-Institute for Structural Durability and System
Reliability LBF,Germany
Modern Analytics – Making Polymers Perform
Invited Session-VII
Sensors
(Chairpersons : Souradyuti Ghosh
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,Bennett University,
Greater Noida, India)
IL 36 15.40-16.00 Navinchandra G. Shimpi
Department of Chemistry, Universityof Mumbai, India
Development of hirarchical nanomaterial for gas sensing.
Synthesis and Characterization
(Chairperson : Mohammed Khalifa
Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Austria )
IL 37 16.00-16.20 Rajendra Singh Dhayal
Center for Chemical Science, Central University of Punjab, India
Higher Nuclearity Cu and Ag Nanocluster: Synthesis,
Characterization, and HER Study
IL 38 16.20-16.40 Sweta Sinha
Department of Chemistry, Amity University Jharkhand, India
Synthesis Of Biodegradable Casein Based Superabsorbent: Its
Characterization And Applications
IL 39 16.40-17.00 G. Rajarajan
Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, India
Synthesis, spectral, biological and computational studies of
piperidone derivative
Short Invited Session-I
Energy
(Chairpersons: Ramaprasad A T
Alva's Institute of Engineering and Technology,Karnataka,
India)
SIL 1 17.00-17.10 Tomina Thomas Thayil

PL–Plenary Lecture, IL–Invited Lecture, SIL–Short Invited Lecture & P–Poster

 Department of Electrical Engineering, Karunya Institute of
Technology and Sciences,Coimbatore, India
Nanomaterials for Energy storage in electric vehicles
SIL 2 17.10-17.20 Anoop Joy
Department of Electrical Engineering, Karunya Institute of
Technology and Sciences,Coimbatore, India
A Review on Applications of Nanotechnology in Intelligent Vehicle
Transportation System
SIL 3 17.20-17.30 Kiran John U,
Post Graduate and Research Department of Physics,Sacred
Heart College, Cochin, India
Dielectric and AC conductivity studies of Ag:CdZnTe – PVA films
Polymer Recycling
(Chairpersons: Bindhumol Ismail
University of Kerala,India)
SIL 4 17.30-17.40 Savithri S. Nair
School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and
Technology, Kerala, India,
A Review on Polymer Modified Recycled Coarse Aggregate Concrete
– A Sustainable Alternative to Normal Concrete

3rd Day of the Conference (15th November

2020)
Two Halls (Hall 1 & Hall 2)
Hall 1
Plenary Session-IX
(Chairpersons: Neelam Srivastava
Banaras Hindu University,India)
PL 34 9.00-9.30 Rameshwar Adhikari
Research Center for Applied Science and Technology
(RECAST)Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Structure-Properties Correlations in CopolyesterBased
Compostable Micro- and Nanocomposites
PL 35 9.30-10.00 Subi J. George
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
ScientificResearch,(NCASR),Bangalore, India
Microstructural Control in Supramolecular Polymers
(Chairpersons:Satyawati Sharma
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Delhi, India)
PL 36 10.00-10.30 Kuruvilla Joseph
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),
Department of Space, Government of India, Kerala, India
Multifunctional Epoxy Composites: A vision for the future
PL 37 10.30-11.00
(Chairpersons : Amarjeet Kaur,
University of Delhi,India)
PL 38 11.00-11.30 Songqi Ma
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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 Synthesis and Properties of Readily Recyclable Thermosetting
Polymers
PL 39 11.30-12.00 A.Manuel Stephan
Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, India
Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Sulfur Batteries
(Chairpersons : M. Seenivasan,
Annamalai University, India)
PL 40 12.00-12.30 Christian Paulik
Johannes Kepler University, Austria
Tuning polymer architecture for additive manufacturing
PL 41 12.30-13.00 Kurt Kremer
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Soft Matter: Topological Constraints Do Matter
13.00-13.30 Break
Plenary Session-X
(Chairpersons: Khashayar Ghandi,
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
PL 42 13.30-14.00 Sana Kabdrakhmanova
Engineering Profile Satbayev University. Kazakhstan
Graphene Oxide From Activated Carbon Modified By
Nanocellulose
PL 43 14.00-14.30 Mario Malinconico,
International Science Council ISC CNR, Italy
Bioplastics, challenge and opportunities
PL 44 14.30-15.00 José Miguel García
Faculty of Science, University of Burgos, Spain
Polymer Chemosensors: Sensing Target Species the Easy Way
(Chairpersons: Christian Paulik,
Johannes KeplerUniversity Linz,Austria)
PL 45 15.00-15.30 Lazhar Benyahia
IMMM – PCI – UMR CNRS Le Mans University, France
Features and rheology of water/water emulsions when stabilized by
solid particles
PL 46 15.30-16.00 Jens-Uwe Sommer
Institute Theory of Polymers Leibniz, Germany
Walking Catalysis: Insights from Polymer Physics and Simulations
PL 47 16.00-16.30 Franziska Gröhn
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Universität Erlangen Germany
Electrostatic Self-Assembly:Functional and Switchable
Nanostructuresin Solution
PL 48 16.30-17.00 Vera Myasoedova
Semenov Federal Research Centre of Chemical Physics of
Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Str.,4, Moscow,Russia
High-Energy Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites
Invited Session-VIII
Membranes
(Chairperson : Maya Jacob John,
CSIR ,Pretoria, South Africa)
IL 40 17.00-17.20 Neelam Srivastava
Department of Physics (MMV),Banaras Hindu University
UP, India

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 Crosslinked starch-based electrolytes: new hope for commercial
grade polymer-in-salt free standing flexible electrolyte membranes
IL 41 17.20-17.40 Ranimol Stephen
St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri Calicut, India
Gas Transport Properties of Polymeric Membranes: Origin and
Evolution
IL 42 17.40-18.00 Elakkiya Thangaraju
Department of Chemistry,Sri Sarada College for Women
Tamil Nadu, India
Polymeric Nanofibrous Membrane For Various Commercial
Applications
IL 43 18.00-18.20 Deepak Kumar
Central Government of India Gujarat, India
Studies on Al2O3 nanoparticles and tetraglyme assisted
poly(methylmethacrylate) based magnesium ion conducting
polymer gel electrolyte membranes
Plenary Session-XI
(Chairpersons :Timothy P. Lodge
University of Minnesota, USA)
PL 49 18.20-18.50 Souren Grigorian, Germany
Institute of Physics, University of Siegen,Emmy-Noether-
Campus, Walter-Flex-Str. 3D-57068 Siegen, Germany
Novel approaches for direct characterization of organic and flexible
devices
PL 50 18.50-19.20 Debashish Mukherji
Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia
Vancouver , Canada
Polymers for functional materials: Thermal transport ofsmart commodity
plastics and molecular forests
PL 51 19.20-19.50 Khashayar Ghandi
Department of Chemistry,University of Guelph, Ontario,
Canada
Break the impossible bonds to generate novel polymers for a wide
range of applications
PL 52 19.50-20.20 Tianbo Liu
Department of PolymerScience,University of Akron,OH United
States
What Happens When Soluble Ions Reach Nanoscale? – An
Interesting Fundamental Question after 100 Years of
Macromolecular Science
PL 53 20.20-20.50 Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera
Senior Director, CCComposites, Colombia
Fique Fibers from Colombia reinforcing polymer matrices
20.50-21.30 Closing Ceremony
3 Day of the Conference (15th November
rd

2020)
Hall 2
Plenary Session-XII
(Chairperson : Abhishek Kumar Gupta
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gujarat, India)
PL 54 9.00-9.30 Sumanda Bandyopadhyay,

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 SABIC Research and Technology Private Limited B1
Bengaluru India
Science of making informed choices
G. Unnikrishnan,
Department of Chemistry,National Institute of Technology
PL 55 9.30-10.00 Calicut, India
Poly(lactic acid) based materials for industrialandbiomedical
applications
Invited Session-IX
Catalysis
(Chairperson : Subi J. George
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
ScientificResearch,(NCASR),Bangalore, India)
IL 44 10.00-10.20 Pradip Pachfule,
Department of Chemistry / Technische
Universität,Berlin,Hardenbergstr. Berlin, Germany
Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for
Photocatalysis
Medicines
(Chairperson :Subi J. George
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
ScientificResearch,(NCASR),Bangalore, India)
IL 45 10.20-10.40 Asha Patel,
Pharmaceutics Department, Parul University,Vadodara,
Gujarat, India
Development of Biodegradable Scaffolds as biomedical device for
Bone Tissue Regeneration
IL 46 10.40-11.00 Anju Manuja
ICAR-National Research centre on Equines, Hisar, India
Nanobased biomacromolecules for therapeutic
applications in animals
Chemical Modification
(Chairpersons: Sarathi Kundu
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology,
Assam, India)
IL 47 11.00-11.20 T Demappa
University of Mysore,Karnataka, India
Modification of Structure And Properties Through Grafting Of
Acrylonitrile Onto Banana Cellulose Fiber By Chemical Method
Theory/Modeling /Simulations
(Chairpersons: Sarathi Kundu
Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in
Science and Technology, Assam, India)
IL 48 11.20-11.40 M. Seenivasan
Department of Mathematics,Annamalai University, India
Design, Synthesis of E-N-substituted-dichlorobenzylidene-2-
(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethanamine Schiff bases derivative and Their DFT
studies
Sustainable Materials
(Chairpersons: Sarathi Kundu
Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in
Science and Technology, Assam, India)
IL 49 11.40-12.00 Abdeen Mustafa Omer
Energy Research Institute (ERI), Nottingham, UK

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 Sustainable Development of Bioenergy from Agriculture Residues and
Environment
New Polymers
(Chairpersons: T Demappa
University of Mysore,Karnataka, India)
IL 50 12.00-12.20 Elisabetta Ranucci
Dipartimento di Chimica,Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Hydrophobic polyamidoamines: a new class of technological
materials?
Carbon Nanofiber
(Chairpersons: T Demappa
University of Mysore,Karnataka, India)
IL 51 12.20-12.40 Yesbol Shaimardan & Sana K. Kabdrakhmanova
Satpayev University, Kazakhstan
Study Of Methods Of Planting Of PolymerStabilized Copper
Nanoparticle On Carbon Nanofiber
Scaffolds
(Chairpersons: Ragupathy Dhanusuraman
NIT Puducherry, India)
IL 52 12.40-13.00 M. Micutz
Department of Physical Chemistry,University of Bucharest,
Romania
Antimicrobials Release From Porous Collagen Scaffolds
13.00-13.30 Break
Invited Session-X
NMR of Polymers
(Chairpersons: Asha Patel,
Parul University,Vadodara, Gujarat, India)
IL 53 13.30-13.50 Sunilkumar, P.N
NMR Facility, Institute for Integrated Programmes and
Research in Basic Sciences, M G University, Kerala, India

Effect of pressure on biopolymers - view of an NMR Spectroscopist

Bio Polymers
(Chairpersons: Elisabetta Ranucci,
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
IL 54 13.50-14.10 Sarathi Kundu
Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in
Science and Technology, Assam, India
Protein-polyelectrolyte and protein-nanocluster systems
IL 55 14.10-14.30 Satyawati Sharma
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Delhi, India
Sustainable technologypackage for optimal utilization of
lignocellulosic natural polymers of biomass waste
Biocomposites
(Chairpersons: José Miguel García
Faculty of Science, University of Burgos,Plaza de Misael
Spain)
IL 56 14.30-14.50 Reshma B Nambiar
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou,China
Chitosan based biodegradable films for food packaging
applications
Medical Applications

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 (Chairpersons: Kurt Kremer
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. Germany)
IL 57 14.50-15.10 S. K. Suja
Department of Chemistry, Lady Doak College, Tamil Nadu,
India
Augmentation of Electrocatalyticactivity and Stabilityof Enzymes by
Insulin
Theory/Modelling/Simulations
(Chairpersons: Kurt Kremer
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.
Ackermannweg55128 Mainz,Germany)
IL 58 15.10-15.30 Abhishek Kumar Gupta
Department of Chemical Engineering,Pandit Deendayal
Petroleum University, Gujarat, India
Salt Ions Induced Structure And Dynamics Of Anionic
Polyelectrolyte Poly(Methacrylic Acid) In Aqueous Solutions – A
Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study
Short Invited Session-II
Nanocomposites
(Chairpersons: Sonal Thakore
The M. S. University of Baroda, India)
SIL 5 15.30-15.40 Shweta Chouksey
Government Science College, Department of chemistry, A
Centre For Excellence in Science Education, (M.P.), India
Nanocomposite from Hydrophobically ModifyPsyllium husk
andsugarcane bagasse, clay; Synthesis and characterization
SIL 6 15.40-15.50 P.Aakash
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute
of Technology,Tamilnadu, India
Development and characterisation of Hydroxyapatite and Zeolite
filled Polyethylene Composite
New Polymers
(Chairpersons: Samo Kralj
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of
Maribor Koroska, Slovenia)
SIL 7 15.50-16.00 Kempanna S. Kanakikodi,
Materials Science & Catalysis Division,Poornaprajna Institute
of Scientific Research (PPISR), Devanahalli, Karnataka India
Functionalised mesopolymers for thecarboxymethylation of bio‑
alcohols: an efficient approach for the synthesis of alkyl
methylcarbonates
Polymer Recycling
(Chairpersons: Deepak Kumar
Central Government of India Gujarat, India)
SIL 8 16.00-16.10 Rohit Kumar Singh
Dept. of Chemical Engg.NIT Durgapur, West Bengal,India
Polymeric waste: Scopes and their applications
Environmental Remediation
(Chairpersons: Deepak Kumar
Central Government of India Gujarat, India)
SIL9 16.10-16.20 Shruti Patel
Institute of Research and Development, National Forensic
Sciences University, Gujarat, India

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 Conversion of Waste Jute zibers(Ligninocellulosic Polymer) into An
Effective Adsorbent Material and Application for Cationic Dye
Removal By
SIL 10 16.20-16.30 Vidhya Raj, India
Department of Chemistry,Govt. Science College Jabalpur MP,
India
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocomposite from Guar Gum
for Adsorption of Metal ions and Dyes
SIL11 16.30-16.40 Rohit Kumar Singh
Dept. of Chemical Engg.NIT Durgapur,West Bengal, India
Polymeric waste: Scopes and their applications
Drug Delivery
(Chairpersons: M. Micutz,
University of Bucharest, Romania)
SIL 12 16.40-16.50 Mrunal Wanjale
Nano Drug Delivery Systems Lab,Rajiv Gandhi Centre for
Biotechnology, Kerala, India
Development of polymer hydrogel implant system for drug delivery
as post-surgical treatment of Glioma
SIL 13 16.50-17.00 Teena Jacob Chirayil
Nano-drug delivery systems Laboratory,Chemical Biology
Division,Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology(RGCB),
Kerala, India
Peptide conjugated Sorafenib entrapped PLGA nanoparticle
system for Liver targeting
Biopolymers
(Chairpersons: Miran Mozetič
Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova ulica 39, Slovenia)
SIL 14 17.00-17.10 Laxmi Gond
Department of Chemistry,Government Science College,
Jabalpur, India
Metal Ion Remediation by Dithiocarbamylated Nanoparticles of
Chitin
SIL 15 17.10-17.20 Simi Annie Tharakan
Department ofchemistry,College of Enginneering, Anna
University,Chennai, India
The Effects of Incorporation of Bulky Aromatic Sidechains and
Flexible Linkages on the Properties of Polyimides
SIL 16 17.20-17.30 C. Maheshwaran
Department of Physics,Faculty of Science,Maharaja Sayajirao
University,Baroda, India
Ion-transport studies on Mg-ion conducting polymer gel
electrolytes: Effect of binary carbonate plasticizers in high
concentration
SIL 17 17.30-17.40 K. Anbazhakan
Quantum Computing & Phytochemistry Research
Lab(QCPRL),
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil nadu, India

Study on Proton conduction of Neem gum based biopolymer blend

membranes
SIL 18 17.40-17.50 Jija Thomas
Dept of Chemistry,St. Mary's College,Wayanad, India

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 Nanocellulose Extracted From Nutshells As A Potential Filler For
Polymers: A Green Approach
Hydrogels
(Chairpersons: Spiros H. Anastasiadis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser,Greece)
SIL 19 17.50-18.00 Neha Thakur
Discipline of Chemistry,Indian Institute of Technology Indore,
India
Bio-inspired Multifunctional supramolecular Hydrogels with
Potential Applications
Bionanocomposites
(Chairpersons : Debashish Mukherji
University of British ColumbiaVancouver , Canada)
SIL 20 18.00-18.10 Bhabatosh Biswas
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology,
Shibpur, Howrah West Bengal, India
Degradation and thermal behaviour of cellulosic fibre incorporated
Fly ash dispersed hybrid Polymer composites
SIL 21 18.10-18.20 A.V.Dinendra
Dept. of MechanicalEngineering,Coimbatore Institute of
Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
Development,Investigation and Characterization of natural flower
particulates filled Poly ethylene composites
Medical Applications
(Chairpersons: S. K. Suja
Lady Doak College, Tamil Nadu, India)
SIL 22 18.20-18.30 Nanditha C.K,
Nano-drug delivery systems Laboratory,Chemical Biology
Division, (RGCB),Thiruvananthapuram, India
Polymer Nanocomposite Scaffold Carrying Skin Regenerating
Peptides for Enhanced Wound Healing
SIL 23 18.30-18.40 Manita Das
Department of Chemistry,Faculty of Science,MSU,Baroda,India
Functional polymers for multiple aspects of cancer management
SIL 24 18.40-18.50 Archana M G
Laboratory of Biopharmaceuticals and Nanomedicine ,
Regional Cancer Centre,Trivandrum India
Bio fabricated gold nanoparticles for combinatorial delivery of
siRNA and Doxorubicin in cancer cells
SIL 25 18.50-19.00 K. Mohana
Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University,
Tamilnadu, India
Side-Chain Liquid Crystal Elastomers Containing Mesogenic and
Non-mesogenic Components
SIL 26 19.00-19.10 Prachi Khamkar
Department of Pharmaceutics,VES, Chembur,Maharashtra,
India
Application of Polymers in Pharmaceutical 3D Printing for designing
dosage forms
SIL 27 19.10-19.20 Radha Sachan
Department of Applied Chemistry,Delhi Technological
University, India
Silica modified candelilla wax/thermoplastic polyurethane blend
coatings for hydrophobic textiles

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 Synthesis & characterization
(Chairpersons: Elakkiya Thangaraju
Sri Sarada College for Women,Tamil Nadu, India)
SIL 28 19.20-19.30 Jyothy G Vijayan
M.S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India
Biobased flexible porous polyurethane made from compatible
blends of epoxidised seed oil based biopolyols: Synthesis,
characterization and comparison
Plenary Session-XIII
(Chairpersons: G. Unnikrishnan,
National Institute of Technology Calicut, India)
PL 56 19.30-20.00 Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
Soniya College of Pharmacy, Dharwad 580 002, India
100 Years of Polymers in the Service of Mankind
PL 57 20.00-20.30 Geroge Fursey
Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications,
Russia
"Graphene-like structures in a strong electric field".
PL 58 20.30-21.00 Heikki Tenhu
University of Helsinki, Finland
Responsive nanoparticles through various synthetic strategies
21.00-21.30 Closing Ceremony
Panel Discussion
Chair Kuruvilla Joseph, India
Panel Members
Dominique Durand, France
Richard J. Spontak,USA
Souren Grigorian,Germany
Debashish Mukherji,Canada
Khashayar Ghandi,Canada
Sumanda Bandyopadhyay, India
Xinliang Feng,Germany
Miroslav Huskić , Slovenia
Valerio Causin,Italy
Comments from Audience
Vote of Thanks and Concluding Remarks
Prof. Sabu Thomas

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