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Research Lab for Functional Biopolymers and Macromolecular Chemistry @UNSW | JGU Mainz | UC Berkeley | Editor @RSCApplied Polymers 🧪 ⇨ www.wichlab.com ⇦ 🧬 #Biomaterials #Nanoparticles #Chemistry #Biocatalysis #DrugDelivery #3DBioPrinting #Science #Space

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Feb 13

Explore this Starter Pack 🚀 with researchers, engineers, and enthusiasts passionate about #Biopolymers & #Biomaterials in nanoscience, sustainable materials, 3D bioprinting, regenerative medicine, and related fields.

🔗 DM/comment/tag to self-nominate or suggest others!

go.bsky.app/HCEddD2

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Julien Nicolas @julnicolas.bsky.social · 11d

💻 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...

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congrats Ned! 👏

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Aug 28

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 · Jan 20

📢 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

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Jake Wintermute @synbio1.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Aug 26

Great talk today @engineering.unsw.edu.au by Thomas Scheibel from the @unibayreuth.bsky.social with a fascinating talk on engineered #spidersilk for versatile uses in biofabrication. Exciting applications from hydrogels to bioinks! #biomaterials #biofabrication

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Aug 26

What a great idea! #unsw mobile #makerspace

UNSW Engineering @engineering.unsw.edu.au · Aug 26

We’re taking our Makerspaces off campus and into the community! 🚌🔧

Currently in the Northern Territory visiting rural schools and community centres, the UNSW Engineering Makerbus is filled with a range of tools and equipment designed to give young kids hands-on STEMM experiences.

Hands-on engineering hits the road with UNSW Makerbus

New mobile workshop filled with tools and equipment is designed to spark interest and curiosity in STEMM with young people.

www.unsw.edu.au

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Aug 22

Abhishek joins our Team as a PhD student – Abhishek will work on polysaccharide-based nanosystems for therapeutic applications.
Welcome to our labs, and good luck with your experiments!

#UNSW #UNSWEngineering #UNSWChemEng #WichLab

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Aug 21

Was great to have Prof Dan Luo ( #Cornell University
‪@cornelluniversity.bsky.social‬) visit us for the ACN seminar @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social‬ and present his group’s amazing work on DNA-based materials and their real-world applications
#UNSW #biomaterials #biopolymers #DNA #hydrogel #drugdelivery

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 21

References:
www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
moonblink.info/Eclipse/ecli...
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
udallas.edu/constantin/a...
theplanets.org/solar-eclips...
www.nasa.gov/image-featur...
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Total Solar Eclipse on Jul 22, 2028: Path Map & Times

Interactive map showing where the total solar eclipse of Jul 22, 2028 is visible—with local times and average cloud cover for any location.

www.timeanddate.com

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 21

This year's #solareclipse fun fact:
“The element helium was discovered on 18 Aug 1868 by the French astronomer Jules Janssen (1824-1907) when he observed the spectrum of the Sun during a total eclipse, hence the name “helium” from helios."

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 21

My Annual Reminder: Mark Your Calendars! On this day in 4 years, there will be an epic Total Solar Eclipse in #Australia
On 22 July 2028, the sky above #Sydney will turn dark for 3 min and 45 sec!
And #UNSW will be right in the centre.
#SolarEclipse #Eclipse2028 #SolarEclipse2028

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Kristy Ainslie's Lab @kristy-ainslie-lab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Inspired by CRS meeting - A new Micro/Nanotechnology for Therapeutic, Vaccine, and Imaging Applications timeline!

Original article Stiepel et al.: doi.org/10.1002/btm2...

Link timelines: ainslielab.web.unc.edu/support/

Editable timeline: docs.google.com/presentation...

@dpmp-unc.bsky.social

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks Nico!

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks!

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 15

Backed by $1.13M in funding, the project will engineer biocatalytic nanoparticles that perform complex reactions inside cells, a platform for next-gen therapeutics, sustainable biomanufacturing, and precision agriculture. #ARC #FutureFellowship #WichLab #biopolymers #enzymes #nanoparticles

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thrilled to have been awarded a 2025 Future Fellowship by the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Huge thanks to my team, collaborators & #UNSW for the support. Goal: enzyme-based nanoparticles to reprogram cells for #biomanufacturing to #medicine and #foodtechnology
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Seven UNSW researchers recognised with ARC Future Fellowships

The mid-career researchers received more than $8.2 million for a wide range of projects that will benefit the nation.

www.unsw.edu.au

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jul 4

Great visit by Harm-Anton Klok (#EPFL Lausanne) today at #UNSW. His talk on "Expanding the Scope of Surface-Initiated Polymerization" showcased how #polymer brushes can be engineered for piezo/pyroelectric films, opening exciting paths for energy harvesting, solar cells, and electrolysis.

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jun 30

Would love to see this crossover! :)

Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is an interesting "battle of the hashtags" ➞ #EPF2025

‪European #Polymer Congress 2025 and the European #Poetry Festival 2025 are happening at the same time :)

epf2025.bsky.social
europeanpoetryfest.bsky.social‬

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hello!

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Registration for A-RNA 2025 is now open!!!

Join us in September for 3 days of #RNA Science. We have an excellent lineup of invited speakers (www.a-rnameeting.org.au/invited-spea...) & networking events

Register: www.a-rnameeting.org.au/registration

Early bird rate ends July 30th, 2025

#RNASky

Promotional tile for A-RNA 2025 meeting in Sydney, Australia. List of international speakers and registration link

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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · Jun 24

See you next year!