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.

All enquiries relating to the scientific programme should be sent directly to the Conference Chairman at biomaterials@online.be. Logistical queries should be directed to the Conference Secretariat.

Final Programme and Confirmed Plenary Speakers
(as at 23 February 2009)

Sunday 5 April 2009

15.00-19.00 Conference Registration

Monday 6 April 2009

Morning Session

07.30-08.15 Conference Registration

08.15-09.40 Opening Ceremony

David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
David Clark, Senior Vice President Physical Sciences I, Elsevier, The Netherlands
Seeram Ramakrishnan, Vice President, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Timothy A. Pratt, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Boston Scientific Corporation, USA

09.40-12.30 Plenary Session I: Biomaterials and Nanotechnology

Chair:	David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
	Elucidating topographical influences on cell proliferation by means of morphology gradients Nic Spencer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
	Nanoscale interactions of neural implants – promoting endogenous repair with minimalist cues 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 Application of quantum dots technology in molecular oncology: Current status and future directions Yan Li, Wuhan University, China

10.40-11.00 Refreshment Break

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 Application of quantum dots technology in molecular oncology: Current status and future directions Yan Li, Wuhan University, China

12.30-13.45 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

13.45-15.50 Plenary Session II:  Biomaterials and Medical Devices

Chair:	Young Ha Kim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
	Endothelialisation of intravascular devices Howard Greisler, Loyola University & Hines VA Hospital, USA
	Synthetic human elastin Suzanne Mithieux, 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 Mechano-active scaffold design and mechano-biology of engineered vascular tissue Takehisa Matsuda, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan

15.50-16.05     Refreshment Break

16.05-17.45 Plenary Forum: Industry and Academic Dialogue

Moderator:	David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
	Samuel Zhong, Essen Technologies, China Barbara Chan, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong Mime Egami, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan D. Santo, Bose Corporation, USA C.N. Ko; Hong Kong Productivity Council, Kong Kong Michael Tong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Evening Session

18.00-20.00 Posters A: Cells, Tissues, Drugs and Genes and Conference Reception

Wednesday 8 April 2009

Morning Session

08.00-10.00 Plenary Session V: Biomaterials and Gene Transfer

Chair:

George Chen, Tsinghua University, China The diamine-functionalized SWCNTs as vector for gene delivery Feng-Hui Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Supramolecular structures as carriers in gene and drug delivery: Challenge to smart molecular therapy Kazunori Kataoka, University of Tokyo, Japan Therapeutic angiogenesis Byung Soo Kim, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea Self-assembled polymer and oligopeptide nanostructures for gene delivery Yiyan Yang, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology A*Star, Singapore

10.00-10.30 Refreshment Break

10.30-12.00 Plenary Session VI: Biomaterials and Biocompatibility

Chair:	Barbara Chan, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
	Biointerface - analysis + design + application Hiroo Iwata, Kyoto University, Japan
	The application of polyhydroxyalkanoates as tissue engineering materials           George Guo-Qiang Chen, Tsinghua University, China and Shantou University, China                         Bioinspired phosphorylcholine-polymer surface technology for biomedical applications Kazuhiko Ishihara, University of Tokyo, Japan

Afternoon Session

12.00 - 13.15 Lunch Break

13.15 - 15.15 Plenary Session VII: Biomaterials of the Future

Chair:	David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials
	Adult stem cells and nanomaterials in skeletal tissue engineering and regeneration Rocky Tuan, National Institute of Health, USA Nanostructured biomaterials: Relevance to regenerative medicine and tissue biocompatibility Kam Leong, Duke University, USA From bio-mimicking to architecture of functional materials Xiang-Yang Liu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Closing:	David Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials