Peter Wich - Wichlab
@peterwich.bsky.social
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
🧪 ⇨ www.wichlab.com ⇦ 🧬
#Biomaterials #Nanoparticles #Chemistry #Biocatalysis #DrugDelivery #3DBioPrinting #Science #Space
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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
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
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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
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)
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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).
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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 👏
From metal–phenolic nanomaterials to glycocalyx-aware drug delivery and electronic skins for health monitoring. Excellent talks by Richardson, Lord & Wang 👏
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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 👏
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!
Beautiful work using DNA to control cell-material interactions, from immune activation to virus sensing. Thanks for a fantastic talk!
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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!
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
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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
#RACI #polymers #chemistry
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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
#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
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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
3D printing #39APS #RACI #polymers #chemistry
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Excellent talk by @k-ehrmann.bsky.social from @tuwien.at on crystalline polymers for light-based
3D printing #39APS #RACI #polymers #chemistry
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
#39APS #RACI #polymers #chemistry @kriskilian.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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
#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.
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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
See you in #Brisbane for #DDA2026
#DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #CRSAustralia #Research #Sydney
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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
See you in #Brisbane for #DDA2026
#DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #CRSAustralia #Research #Sydney
Reposted by Peter Wich - Wichlab
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/...
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...
www.pnas.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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/...
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/...
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
#DDA2025 #DrugDelivery
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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
#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
Overcoming the Mucosal Barriers using Nanoparticles for Inhaled RNA Delivery #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Next up Dr Jie Tang from #Monash on new approaches for
Overcoming the Mucosal Barriers using Nanoparticles for Inhaled RNA Delivery #DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine
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
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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!
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
Abstracts close soon + early-bird reg won’t last.
👉 crsaustralia.org/drug-deliver...
#DDA2025 #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #Biomaterials #PharmaceuticalScience #CRSAustralia
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
And with this we are kicking of the first day of #DDA2025 in Sydney! Welcome everyone!
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
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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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💻 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!
📕 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
September 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
💻 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!
📕 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!
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
#UNSW #OpenDay #ChemicalEngineering
September 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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
#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
#PhDposition #UNSW
📢 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
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
August 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We are still looking for PhD students! Get in touch with us if you are interested in this exciting industry collaboration.
#PhDposition #UNSW
#PhDposition #UNSW
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When the PI hasn't worked in at the bench in years but needs to do something in the lab for a photoshoot
August 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
When the PI hasn't worked in at the bench in years but needs to do something in the lab for a photoshoot
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
August 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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
What a great idea! #unsw mobile #makerspace
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.
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
August 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
What a great idea! #unsw mobile #makerspace
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
Welcome to our labs, and good luck with your experiments!
#UNSW #UNSWEngineering #UNSWChemEng #WichLab
August 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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
Welcome to our labs, and good luck with your experiments!
#UNSW #UNSWEngineering #UNSWChemEng #WichLab