Integration of Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials with Organic Electronics 2012 Symposium Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (MRS) at San Francisco, CA on April 9-13, 2012

柔性电子学和非传统电子学在生物医学工程中的应用具有改变这两个学科的潜力。首先，灵活的设备可能被用来在不同层面上解开生物系统的奥秘。这次研讨会为来自世界各地和许多不同学科的科学家和工程师提供了一个很好的机会来分享他们在非传统电子领域的成果和见解，特别是这些设备在生物医学工程中的应用。与其他关于柔性电子学的研讨会相比，这一独特的努力将侧重于与神经工程和细胞现象的协同作用，以解决未得到满足的需求。现有的研讨会牢固地植根于生物材料、有机电子学或设备领域。然而，本次研讨会的目的是通过丰富的互动将这三者结合在一起。NSF的资助将增加口头和海报演讲者的会议负担能力，他们主要由该领域的年轻和新兴研究人员组成，重点是学生和博士后研究人员的参与。布罗德影响NSF的资助将允许学生与会者熟悉微系统、结构和调节细胞功能和医疗设备的最新设备。具体地说，将鼓励全国各地的研究小组支持本科生参加海报会议，作为让学生在早期接触高水平研究的一种手段。本次研讨会还将向各级研究人员通报在非传统电子学和生物医学工程之间的研究领域中尚未得到满足的需求和新出现的机会。

Abstract1205103, BettingerIntellectual MeritThe application of flexible and nonconventional electronics to biomedical engineering has the potential to transform both disciplines. First, flexible devices may be used to unlock mysteries of biological systems at various levels. This symposium provides a great opportunity for scientists and engineers from around the world, and from many different disciplines to share their results and insights in the field of nonconventional electronics with a specific focus on the application of these devices to biomedical engineering. As compared to other symposia on flexible electronics, this unique effort will focus on synergistic interactions with neural engineering and cellular phenomena to address unmet needs. Existing symposia are firmly grounded in either the field of biomaterials, organic electronics, or devices. However, this symposium aims to integrate all three through rich interactions. The NSF funding will increase the affordability of the meeting for oral and poster presenters, who consist mainly of young and emerging investigators in the field with a strong focus on participation by students and postdoctoral researchers.Broader ImpactThis NSF funding will allow the student attendees to become familiar with state of the art in micro-systems, structures, and devices for modulating cell function and medical devices. Specifically, research groups across the country will be encouraged to support undergraduate participation in the poster sessions, as a means of exposing students to a high level of research at an early age. This symposium will also inform investigators at all levels about the unmet needs and emerging opportunities in the areas of research at the inter face between non conventional electronics and biomedical engineering.