ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING

Advanced functional scaffolds for tissue engineering, place high demands on materials and exceed the passive biocompatibility requirements previously considered acceptable for biomedical implants. Along with (bio)-degradability, the activation of specific cell–material interactions and a three-dimensional environment that mimics the extracellular matrix (ECM) are challenges and pre-requisites for the organization of living cells for functional tissues. The biomimetic materials can mimic the role of ECM in tissues.

Several micro/nanofabrication methods have been developed to produce functional biomaterials, such as electrospinning, rotary-jet spinning, 3-D bio-printing and others. The proposed symposium will be organized around the following tracks:

Biomedical Engineering (General)

A discipline that advances state-of-the-art knowledge in engineering, biology, and medicine. In addition, it improves human health through cross-disciplinary integration of engineering sciences, biomedical sciences and clinical practice. This track will cover a broader range of materials with novel characteristics for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

Tissue Engineering (Specific)

A highly recognized discipline that provides unique therapeutic systems comprising cell culturing, engineering and functional materials processing, and suitable biochemical and physiochemical factors to improve or replace biological tissues. A special focus will be given to the three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.

Advanced Functional Materials (Advanced)

Area that provides comprehensive uniqueness to the current medical world. Advanced functional materials cover breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, and biology. Herein, the focus will be novel materials-based cues/architectures including hydrogels and stimuli-responsive materials for in-vivdrug/gene delivery application.

IMPORTANT DATES

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

• Begins: January 15, 2018.
• Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Symposium Topics:

• New three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering
• Novel polymer architectures for in vivo drug/gene delivery
• Hybrid synthetic-natural hydrogels for tissue engineering
• Multi-responsive materials for tissue engineering
• Regenerative Medicine
• Stem Cell Biology
• New Biomaterials and Edible Films
• Degradation and biocompatibility of polymers
• Molecular dynamics simulations
• Semi-empirical modeling libraries polymers

Invited Speakers:

Aldo Boccaccini (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany), Jeremiah A. Johnson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Fernanda Roberta Marciano (Universidade Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil), Thomas Jay Webster (Northeastern University), Josy Anteveli Osajima Furtini (Federal University of Piaui, Brazil), Huinan Liu (University of California at Riverside, USA), Tomás Egaña (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile), Grace Zhang (George Washington University, USA), Phong Tran (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Dongwoo Khang (Gachon University, South Korea), Sirivisoot Sirinrath (King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi), Thon Buri (Bangkok, Thailand), Chen Hao (Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering), Batur Ercan (Middle Eastern Technical University, China), Geetha Manisavagam (Vellore Institute of Technology, India), Rosario Bretas (Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil), Noam Eliaz (TelAviv University, Israel), Lucia Atehortua (University of Antioquia, Colombia), Tolou Shokuhfar  (University of Illinois Chicago, USA), Hafiz M. N. Iqbal (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Mexico), Juan Fernando Ramírez (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia), José Campos Terán (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México).

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