The 8th German Ferrofluid Workshop is organized by C. Holm and H. Pleiner.
It is held from May 7th (noon) through May 9th (noon) 2008 in Mainz.
Ferrofluids are magnetic liquids, i.e. stable suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles that allow to tune static, dynamic and rheological properties by means of magnetic fields and thus offer fascinating prospects for fundamental research and applications. The field of research comprises ferrofluids as colloidal model systems with competing electrostatic and magnetic interactions, rheological features, problems of (non-equilibrium) dynamics and structure formation of complex systems, magnetic properties, phase transitions, magneto-hydrodynamic effects and also the biological/pharmaceutical functionalization and subsequent usage of magnetic nanoparticles. With respect to applications the field extends from actuators in mechanical engineering via high-end loudspeakers and rotating sealings in hard discs of personal computers up to pharmaceutically functionalized magnetic nanoscale carriers for drug delivery and cancer treatment.
A remarkable feature of the conference will be its large interdisciplinarity: usually engineers, physicists, chemists, materials scientists and medical doctors come together to discuss their ferrofluid topics in a stimulating environment. The structure of the workshop is given by the following topics:
• Theory and numerical modeling
• Synthesis and development of ferrofluids and ferrogels
• Characterization
• Applications (in bio-medical and in technical fields)
• Physical properties and basic problems
The yearly series of German Ferrofluid Workshops should serve as discussion meetings focusing on the general field of ferrofluids. We are happy to welcome you at the 8th Meeting in this series at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz.