3F-Talks: Functional Fibres and Films Powered by Biocomponents and Bioinspiration March 5-6, 2015 DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien e.V. Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52074 Aachen Thursday, March 5, 2015 17:30 17:45 18:30 19:15 Walter Best Welcome BASF SE Andreas Künkel Symbiosis of chemistry and biology: Biodegradable and renewable polymers Stanislav Gorb Insect inspired adhesives: Where are we now? Kiel University Get-Together Friday, March 6, 2015 9:00 Stefaan De Wildeman New biobased building blocks designed to contribute to added functionality in sustainability-improved materials 9:25 Sanjay Rastogi Maastricht University /NL High performance polymers: From synthetic to biopolymers 9:50 Rainer Höfer Lipids for plastics and polymers Felix Jakob Advances in protease engineering for laundry detergents 10:15 10:40 11:30 11:55 12:20 12:45 14:00 14:25 14:50 15:15 Maastricht University /NL Editorial Ecosiris, Düsseldorf DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials Coffee Break KTH Royal Institute of Technology /SE Lars Berglund Controlling interphase and nanostructure in polymer composites - inspiration and use of plant cell wall components Etienne Cabane Functionalization of lignocellulosic materials Thomas Hirth Lignocellulose-based polymers, films and fibers ETH Zürich /CH Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB Lunch Break André Studart Self-shaping composites through programmed microstructures Universität Bayreuth Gaigai Duan, Andreas Greiner Spongy nanofiber nonwovens as highly functional 3D scaffolds Gert-Jan Gruter tba Johannes Ganster Bio-based fibers and composites for injection molding ETH Zürich /CH Avantium /NL Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP