Silver Materials and Innovations

Symposium Chair

Trevor Keel
Material Value, UK; Technical Director
Silver Institute, USA

Key Speakers

New Generation Durable, Effective Antimicrobial Composites of Natural Fibres and Polymers
Jim Johnston
Professor, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Wet Processable Transparent Conductive Materials Based on Silver Nanowires
Michael Spaid
Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer, Cambrios Advanced Materials Corporation

Development and Commercialisation of an Innovative Point of Care Platform Using Silver Nanoparticles as the Signalling Method
Fiona Marshall
CEO, AgPlus Diagnostics

Antimicrobial and Antifouling Coatings for Industrial Applications
Eldon Tate
CEO, Inhibit Coatings Ltd

Symposium Sessions
	Monday May 14
10:30	Silver Materials & Innovations
1:30	Silver Materials & Innovations
	Tuesday May 15
4:00	Silver Materials & Innovations: Posters

Symposium Program
	Monday May 14

10:30	Silver Materials & Innovations	263 A
	Session chair: Trevor Keel, Silver Institute, US
10:30	Silver: scientific progress and commercial opportunities in 2018 and beyond (invited presentation) T. Keel, Material Value, UK
10:55	Development and Commercialisation of an Innovative Point of Care Platform Using Silver Nanoparticles as the Signalling Method (invited presentation) F. Marshall, AgPlus Diagnostics, UK
11:20	Wet Processable Transparent Conductive Materials Based on Silver Nanowires (invited presentation) M. Spaid, Cambrios Advanced Materials, US
11:45	70dB EMI shielding between 10 MHz and 10 GHZ with sprayed metallization of Ag S. Stremsdoerfer, Jetmetal Technologies, FR

1:30	Silver Materials & Innovations	263 A
	Session chair: Trevor Keel, Silver Institute, US
1:30	Silver-wool Textiles – Development Pathway and Challenges (invited presentation) J. Johnston, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
1:55	Antimicrobial and Antifouling Coatings for Industrial Applications (invited presentation) E. Tate, Inhibit Coatings Ltd., NZ
2:20	Challenges and Opportunities for Commercialization of Subplasmonic Silver Nanoclusters R.I. MacCuspie, Natural Immunogenics, US
2:40	Roll-to-roll synthesis of antibacterial paper using flame synthesis K.J. Brobbey, Åbo Akademi, FI
3:00	Physical and Chemical Transformations of Silver Nanomaterial-containing Textiles After Use D.E. Gorka, J.M. Gorham, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
	Tuesday May 15

4:00	Silver Materials & Innovations: Posters	Expo Hall
	Epitaxial, ultra-thin Au coating as a barrier for oxidation damages for silver nanowires Y. Zhu, University of California, Riverside, US
	Most well-rounded, of Uncoated negatively charged silver nanoparticles for biomedical and electronic application. L. Scotti, University of Chieti, IT

From electrical switches and solar panels to chemical-producing catalysts, silver is an essential component in many industries. Its unique properties make it nearly impossible to substitute and its uses span a wide range of applications. Submit an abstract describing your research, development or implementation work and join researchers from around the world as we highlight innovations that will continue to broaden the impact of silver.