Great first joint @rscapplied.rsc.org RSC Applied Interfaces & RSC Applied #polymers symposium in #London. Fantastic discussions, inspiring talks, and excellent posters. A pleasure to catch up with editorial colleagues and present our sustainable biopolymers for #drugdelivery and #biocatalysis

Designing life like a scientific experiment? Two thumbs up from me 👍 I think trying new things is the single best thing if someone is stuck. Instead of asking, “Am I there yet?”, you should ask, “What can I learn?” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Great to serve as Theme Leader for the Biomaterials & Bio-Nano Interface stream at #OzNanoMed2026 in Sydney with Megan Lord & Ruirui Qiao. Fantastic science and inspiring speakers. Congratulations to all prize winners! Looking forward to #OzNanoMed2027.

ASBTE 2026 in Adelaide was a highlight again. Celebrating 30 years of #ASBTE with a fantastic programme, great discussions. Wonderful to reconnect with colleagues. Biomaterials in Australia is thriving! #ASBTE2026 #Biomaterials #TissueEngineering #Biofabrication #Bioprinting

Fantastic plenary by Riccardo Levato @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social on pushing the capabilities of what is possible in light-based 3D printing for health applications, expanding the toolkit for next-generation #biomaterials and #regenerativemedicine. #ASBTE2026 #Biofabrication #3DPrinting

Join us in London in July! #RSCAppliedPolymers

Royal Society of Chemistry@rsc.org · 5mo ago

Announcing the RSC Applied symposium: Interfaces & polymers for a sustainable future! Join us to explore application‑focused materials research aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, featuring advances in materials interfaces & polymers ➡️ rsc.li/appliedsymposium2026 #ChemSky

Promoted to Associate Professor #UNSW Sydney. Grateful to my team, collaborators and mentors for their support. Excited that this coincides with a 2025 #ARC Future Fellowship to advance our work on enzyme-based nanomaterials. Proud of what we’ve built, and energised for what’s next. #Wichlab

Full house at #UNSW for ChemSoc lecture by David MacMillan (Nobel Prize Chemistry 2021) A fascinating overview of #photocatalysis and chemical biology, from metallaphotoredox catalysis to proximity labelling. Inspiring how #catalysis keeps reshaping synthesis, enabling new ways to probe biology.

One month to go until #RSCPoster 2026 🎉 3–4 March 2026 - fully online on LinkedIn A global, low-barrier conference for students, ECRs & beyond. No travel, no fees, just great science and discussion. All infos here: rsc.li/poster #RSCPoster #MaterialsChemistry #ECRs #AcademicSky

Thanks for the opportunity to speak in the #Nanomedicine session at #ICONN2026, chaired by Nick Fletcher, organised by Sophia Gu & Kris Thurecht. Great talks on nanoswimmers (Kang Liang), NO-generating coatings (Siti Nur Asyura Adzlan) and CaP–Au nanoclusters for macrophage imaging (Tomoya Inose)

Great afternoon session in #Nanobiotechnology at #ICONN2026. Examples include polysuccinimide-based degradable #biomaterials (Hang Thu Ta, Griffith), nanoscale membrane deformation and oncogenic Ras clustering (Wenting Zhao, NTU), and #biomimetic #nanoparticles for vaccine delivery (Hao Song, UQ).

Great morning session in the #Nanobiotechnology stream at #ICONN2026 International Conference on #Nanoscience and #Nanotechnology in Sydney From metal–phenolic nanomaterials to glycocalyx-aware drug delivery and electronic skins for health monitoring. Excellent talks by Richardson, Lord & Wang 👏

Great seminar today @unswchemistry.bsky.social by Prof. Maartje Basting (EPFL) on programmable #biomaterials 🧬 Beautiful work using DNA to control cell-material interactions, from immune activation to virus sensing. Thanks for a fantastic talk!

That's a wrap at #39APS – thanks to Luke Connal and the organising team. Congrats to prize winners Tom Roads, Bailey Richardson, Brett Pollard and RACI awardees Martina Stenzel, Stuart Thickett, Kristian Kempe. On to #40APS Alice Springs 2027 @polymerreaction.bsky.social #RACI #polymers #chemistry

Fantastic new session “Rising Stars in Oz Polymers” at #39APS today, with cutting-edge talks from Yasemin Fadıl, Valentin Bobrin, Edwin Johnson and Thomas Nicholls on polymers for nanomedicine, polymer brushes, light-responsive trisulfide polymers and degradable copolymers #RACI #polymers #chemistry

Proud of our PhD student Saluo Lai! 🎉 Winner of the Best Poster Prize at #DDA2025 in Sydney and an excellent talk at #39APS in Canberra this week, showcasing great work in polymers, biomaterials, drug delivery and nanomedicine! #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #WichLab #UNSWChemEng #UNSWEngineering

Excellent talk by @k-ehrmann.bsky.social from @tuwien.at on crystalline polymers for light-based 3D printing #39APS #RACI #polymers #chemistry

Excellent keynote in the #Biomaterials session by Cameron Alexander @uniofnottingham.bsky.social on #nucleicacid delivery using #polymer therapeutics and the importance of the in-depth studies and appropriate models for translation #39APS #RACI #polymers #chemistry @kriskilian.bsky.social

Fantastic first two days at the 39th Australasian Polymer Symposium ( #39APS) by the #Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute ( #RACI) with great plenaries by Brent Sumerlin, Kristian Kempe @kempigroup.bsky.social (Congrats on the David Sangster Award!) and Takuzo Aida.

And that’s a wrap for Drug Delivery Australia (DDA) 2025 hosted by us in Sydney! 🎉 I had a fantastic time reconnecting with friends and colleagues. See you in #Brisbane for #DDA2026 #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #CRSAustralia #Research #Sydney

Hmmm This work has so many implications on literature 😳😬 Fluorescein-based dyes are not valid reporters of oxidative stress in bacteria, and conclusions based on their use must be reconsidered | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Fluorescein-based dyes are not valid reporters of oxidative stress in bacteria, and conclusions based on their use must be reconsidered | PNAS

Dihydrodichlorofluorescein derivatives have been employed as reporters of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in innumerable studies. Their...

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It was a pleasure to chair the first afternoon session at #DDA2025 - Great lineup with a Keynote by Kristian Kempe @kempigroup.bsky.social, and invited presentations by Arlene McDowell @universityofotago.bsky.social and Cornelia Keck @unimarburg.bsky.social #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery

Next up Dr Jie Tang from #Monash on new approaches for Overcoming the Mucosal Barriers using Nanoparticles for Inhaled RNA Delivery #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine

Amazing work by Clive Prestidge and his team on Lipid #Nanocarriers for Antimicrobial and Cancer Applications #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine

And with this we are kicking of the first day of #DDA2025 in Sydney! Welcome everyone!

Peter Wich - Wichlab@peterwich.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Passionate about Drug Delivery? Join us in Sydney, 17–18 Nov, for Drug Delivery Australia (DDA) 2025! Abstracts close soon + early-bird reg won’t last. 👉 crsaustralia.org/drug-deliver... #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #Biomaterials #PharmaceuticalScience #CRSAustralia

We said goodbye to Sophie (centre), who joined us from #Germany 🇩🇪 for 3 months through a #DAAD RISE Scholarship She worked on #biopolymers, #nanomaterials & #hydrogels, bringing great energy to the lab! All the best, Sophie! #WichLab #UNSW #UNSWChemEng

💻 Would you like to learn more about molecular simulations of polymer-based drug nanocarriers? 🧪 📕 This review article, just out in Adv Funct Mater, is for you: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Congrats to Ping Gao, Tâp Ha-Duong (BioCIS) and all co-authors for this great work!

Molecular Simulations of Polymer‐based Drug Nanocarriers: From Physical and Structural Properties to Controlled Release

Polymer-based drug delivery systems can effectively overcome the limitations of free drugs in terms of solubility, stability, and plasma half-life, yet their development has traditionally relied on t...

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Fantastic day at UNSW Open Day! Great to showcase our Chemical Engineering degrees and chat with so many future engineers about the big challenges they’ll get to tackle #UNSW #OpenDay #ChemicalEngineering

We are still looking for PhD students! Get in touch with us if you are interested in this exciting industry collaboration. #PhDposition #UNSW

Peter Wich - Wichlab@peterwich.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 Domestic PhD students wanted! Join us to develop recyclable bio-based polymers for sustainable water treatment ♻️ with UNSW & Harrison SPARC. Funded by the National Industry PhD Program. Passionate about polymers & sustainability? DM me! #PhDOpportunity #Sustainability #WaterTreatment

When the PI hasn't worked in at the bench in years but needs to do something in the lab for a photoshoot