Programme...
The Biomaterials Asia 2009 meeting will focus on the interface between advanced materials science and biological sciences and seeks to bring together the wealth of expertise in advanced engineering and clinical sciences from the leading Asian researchers in the field.
Please note that the oral and poster programmea are fully invited and as such it is not possible to submit an abstract.
Preliminary Programme and Confirmed Plenary Speakers
(as at 15 September 2008)
5.00-7.00pm Conference Registration
- Opening Ceremony
David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
Y.S. Chi, Vice President, Elsevier Inc.
Seeram Ramakrishnan, Vice President, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Plenary Session I: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology
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David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
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Elucidating topographical influences on cell proliferation by means of morphology gradients
Nic Spencer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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Nanoscale Interactions with Neural Implants
Ravi Bellamkonda, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Self-assembled Molecular Magnets on Patterned Silicon Substrates
Kien Wen Sun, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Nanoparticles and Apoptosis
Ick Chan Kwon, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea |
- Plenary Session II: Biomaterials and Medical Devices
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Young Ha Kim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
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Endothelialisation of Intravascular Devices
Howard Greisler, Loyola University, USA
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Fibrous Proteins as Materials for Medical Devices
Tony Weiss, University of Sydney, Australia
In Situ Forming Hydrogels as Scaffolds for Wound Dressing, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
A. Jayakrishnan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Heparin Products in Medical Technology
Youngro Byun, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Mechanical Characteristics of Vascular Devices
Takehisa Matsuda, Kyushu University Japan |
- Industry and Academia Forum
- Posters (I) and Reception
- Breakfast Tutorial: Publishing in Biomaterials
- Plenary Session III: Tissue Engineering
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Shenguo Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Cell Sheet Engineering
Teruo Okano, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan
Fibrin Matrices in Tissue Engineering
Andreas Zisch, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Tissue Engineering in the Musculoskeletal System
Yilin Cao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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Characterisation of Scaffolds
Dietmar Hutmacher, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Liver Tissue Engineering
Toshihiro Akaike, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Chitosan-based Materials in Tissue Engineering
Tai-Horng Young, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
- Plenary Session IV: Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
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Yasuhiko Tabata, University of Kyoto, Japan
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Biomaterials for nanomedicine: Nanoparticles of biodegradable polymers for diagnosis and treatment of cancer
Si-Shen Feng, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Hydrogels for the Controlled Release of Insulin
Doo Sung Lee, SungKyunKwan University, Republic of Korea
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Drug-eluting Stents
Subbu Venkatramen, Nanyang Technical University, Singapore |
- Plenary Session V: Biomaterials and Gene Transfer
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Feng-Huei Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Supramolecular Structures as Carriers in Gene Delivery
Kazunori Kataoka, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Therapeutic Angiogenesis
Byung Soo Kim, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea |
- Young Scientists Oral Presentations (I)
- Student – Mentor Sessions / Recruitment Fair
- Young Scientists Oral Presentations (II)
- Plenary Session VI: Biocompatibility
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Barbara Chan, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
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Biocompatibility through Surface Modification
Hiroo Iwata, Kyoto University, Japan
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Biocompatibility of Microbially-derived Polymers
George Chen, Tsinghua University, China and Shantou University, China
Biomimetic Polymers
Kazuhiko Ishihara, University of Tokyo, Japan |
- Plenary Session VII: Biomaterials of the Future
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David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials |
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Self Assembled Biomaterials
Sam Stupp, Northwestern University, USA
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The Design of Nanostructured Biomaterials
Kam Leong, Duke University, USA
Crystal Engineering and Biomimetic Materials
Xiang-Yang Liu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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| Closing: |
David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
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