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Peter Wich - Wichlab

@peterwich.bsky.social
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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 · 09/09/2026
Great to be part of UNSW Open Day and meet so many prospective students and their families. Always enjoyable sharing a little about studying, research and university life at UNSW. Fantastic to see the campus buzzing with curiosity and enthusiasm! 💛 #UNSW #UNSWOpenDay
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A pleasure to welcome my good colleague Prof Meike Leiske to #UNSW in Sydney during her visit to Australia! 🇦🇺 She gave an excellent talk highlighting their advances in amino acid-derived chiral #polyelectrolyte #polymers for #nanomedicine. Thanks for the great seminar and discussions! #Zwitterions
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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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Chasing life goals is a recipe for disaster – so try these tiny experiments instead
Whether its our careers, health or relationships, we often set the bar too high and end up feeling disappointed when it doesn’t work out. Try this new way of thinking … and you may just see some real ...
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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.
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Join us in London in July! #RSCAppliedPolymers
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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.
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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)
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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).
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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 👏
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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!
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Excellent talk by @k-ehrmann.bsky.social from @tuwien.at on crystalline polymers for light-based 3D printing #39APS #RACI #polymers #chemistry
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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.
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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
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Vivek Mutalik @vivekmutalik.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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/...
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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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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Next up Dr Jie Tang from #Monash on new approaches for Overcoming the Mucosal Barriers using Nanoparticles for Inhaled RNA Delivery #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Amazing work by Clive Prestidge and his team on Lipid #Nanocarriers for Antimicrobial and Cancer Applications #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
And with this we are kicking of the first day of #DDA2025 in Sydney! Welcome everyone!
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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
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Julien Nicolas @julnicolas.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
💻 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!
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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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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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 · 28/08/2025
We are still looking for PhD students! Get in touch with us if you are interested in this exciting industry collaboration. #PhDposition #UNSW
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Jake Wintermute @synbio1.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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 · 26/08/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
What a great idea! #unsw mobile #makerspace
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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 · 21/08/2025
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 · 21/08/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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 · 17/07/2025
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 · 15/07/2025
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...
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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.
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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.
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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 · 24/06/2025
Last week, we hosted the 15th International Nanomedicine Conference in Sydney! 3 days of cutting-edge science, big ideas, & great community. Congrats to all prize winners! Thanks to our team, chairs & sponsors. See you 22–24 June 2026! #OzNanoMed 2025 #nanomedicine @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social
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UNSW Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN) @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Day 2 of our International #Nanomedicine Conference. We kicked off with a great plenary from Kate Schroder showcasing her work on #inflammasomes. Followed by more fantastic talks. #drugdelivery #biosensors @mknanomedicine.bsky.social @kriskilian.bsky.social @yingzhu.bsky.social
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UNSW Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN) @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
One of the highlights of #Oznanomed every year is our poster presentation competition. All speakers have 3 minutes to share their research, followed by a traditional poster session. Congratulations to our four winners. @peterwich.bsky.social
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RSC Applied - Interfaces, Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org · 03/04/2025
🎉 RSC Applied Polymers is now indexed in Scopus! Discover our articles on applied polymer science research in the database. 🌟
Promo graphic of RSC Applied Polymers being indexed in Scopus.
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UNSW Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN) @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A great first morning session yesterday to kick off our 15th International Nanomedicine Conference. We had an outstanding talk from our first plenary speaker, Chris Porter, and our keynote and invited speakers.
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Peter Wich - Wichlab @peterwich.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Fantastic first day at the 15th International Nanomedicine Conference in #Sydney. Was a pleasure to chair the Bio-Nano Interface session with brilliant contributions from Yi Shen, Kristian Kempe, Weiyu Chen, and Mostafa Kamal Masud. #OzNanoMed 2025 #nanomedicine @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social
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