Peter Wich - Wichlab

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...

💻 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!

Congrats Ned! 👏

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

We are still looking for PhD students! Get in touch with us if you are interested in this exciting industry collaboration.
#PhDposition #UNSW

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...
Google Maps

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."

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

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

Thanks Nico!

Thanks!

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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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.

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...

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.

Would love to see this crossover! :)

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

Hello!

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

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

See you next year!

I had also fun again to chair the 3MT session 👍 Always one of the highlights of every #OzNanoMed conference for me! Congratulations to all 12 presenters on a fantastic job, and to the winners! 🎉 @nanomed-unsw.bsky.social nsw.bsky.social #nanomedicine

Congratulations to the three awardees of the ECR Oral Presentation Prizes sponsored by the @rsc.org at the 2025 International Nanomedicine Conference:

Shiyao Li (Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute)
Irma Vermeijlen (The University of Queensland)
Franco Centurion Rodriguez (UNSW Sydney)

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

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

Such a fitting tribute in Josh’s honour. Wonderful to see his legacy celebrated through the Inaugural Joshua McCarroll Plenary Lecture.