Hybrid Materials for Life Science Applications

该奖项由材料研究部的生物材料项目支持2013年材料研究会春季会议，题为“用于生命科学应用的混合材料”，由化学、生物工程、环境和运输系统部门的生物医学工程项目共同资助。本次材料研究会专题讨论会将集中讨论促进新型材料设计和合成的基础科学和工程原理，重点包括：合成路线，包括前体的开发和功能化；生物-无机材料的界面结构；电学、光学、机械、化学、电化学和光化学应用的杂化生物材料的结构-性能关系；传感器和探测器的材料和器件；生物催化剂、生物成像、具有集成生物功能的器件；无机表面生物分子的吸附、黏附和黏附促进剂；智能生物材料和药物输送装置；功能生物聚合物/无机材料；杂化生物材料中多尺度性质和行为的建模和模拟；以及生物分子在表面的固定化。计划中的会议将提供尖端科学计划和讨论论坛，重点关注特定的基础科学和应用科学以及工程挑战，这将促进生物材料和组织工程科学向生物医学应用的转化。该计划旨在通过化学、生物化学、分析科学、材料科学和物理学的跨学科研究，在高度相关的领域教育生物材料和组织工程社区。研讨会不仅具有极好的地理多样性，而且邀请的演讲者和讨论领导者中还包括许多女性、代表性不足的少数族裔科学家以及年轻和高级调查人员。他们将有机会在整个会议期间与领先的科学家互动，并将能够展示他们自己的工作。这些互动预计将发展与专业同事的重要协同作用和协作。

This award by the Biomaterials program in the Division of Materials Research in support of the 2013 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting titled "Hybrid Materials for Life Science Applications" is cofunded by the Biomedical Engineering program in the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems. This Materials Research Society Symposium will focus on applying basic science and engineering principles that advance the design and synthesis of novel materials with emphasis on the following: Synthetic routes, including precursor development and functionalization; Interface structures in biological-inorganic materials; Structure-property relationships in hybrid biological materials for electrical, optical, mechanical, chemical, electrochemical, and photochemical applications; Materials and devices for sensors and detectors, biocatalysts, bio imaging, devices with integrated biological functionality; Absorption, adhesion, and adhesion promoters for biomolecules on inorganic surfaces; Smart biomaterials and drug-delivery devices; Functional biopolymers/ inorganic materials; Modeling and simulation of properties and behavior of multiple scales in hybrid biomaterials; and Immobilization of biomolecules at surfaces. The planned sessions will provide cutting-edge scientific program and discussion forum that focus on specific fundamental and applied science and engineering challenges that would facilitate the translation of biomaterials and tissue engineering sciences to biomedical applications. The program serves to educate biomaterials and tissue engineering communities in the highly relevant areas with an interdisciplinary research in chemistry, biochemistry, analytical science, materials science, and physics. The symposium has not only excellent geographical diversity, but also includes many women, underrepresented minority scientists, and young and senior investigators among the invited speakers and discussion leaders. They will have the opportunity to interact with leading scientists throughout the conference, and will be able to present their own work. These interactions are expected to develop important synergies and collaborations with professional colleagues.