Symposium Topics

• Stem cells-biomaterials interactions
• Scaffolds technology in tissue engineering
• Cell-biomaterial interactions
• Drug and gene delivery polymers and hydrogels
• Durability and corrosion issues in metallic implants
• Surface modification of implants and advanced characterisation
• Fatigue, impact failure of biomaterials
• Wear issues
• Bioceramics
• Dental biomaterials
• Intelligent biomaterials
• Self-assembling biomaterials
• Hybrid biomaterials
• Metallic biomaterials
• Advanced manufacturing processes in biomaterials
• Noninvasive evaluation, optical imaging technology
• Bio-nanotechnology
• Bioreactors technology
• BioMems and Biosensors technology
• Artificial organs, Bone, Liver, Cardiovascular tissue engineering
• Clinical case histories related to biomaterial performance
• Computer simulations of biomaterial behaviour
• Bioresorbables biomaterials (including resorbable polymers and metals such as Mg)