Travel Support for "Polymeric Biomaterials" Symposium at the 249th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting

这个由材料研究部生物材料项目授予特拉华大学的会议奖项是为了支持将于2015年3月22-26日在科罗拉多州丹佛市举行的美国化学学会会议上举行的题为“聚合物生物材料”的研讨会。这次研讨会将提供机会，让从事聚合物生物材料设计、合成、改性和表征工作的科学家汇聚一堂，分享他们在这一多学科领域的最新想法和方法。研讨会的与会者预计将包括该领域的顶尖科学家，以及初级教职员工、博士后研究员和研究生。此外，会议的规模、结构和形式将促进联网和发展未来的合作。本次研讨会将讨论具有改善人类健康和福利潜力的聚合物生物材料的设计、合成、改性和表征方面的最新进展。将在这次会议上介绍新的合成策略和表征工具，以制备允许控制这些生物材料的生物相互作用和响应的新型生物聚合物系统。目前聚合物生物材料领域的两难境地是，复杂的化学合成和制造过程虽然在科学上很有趣，但并不一定能产生具有期望的稳定性和功能特性的生物材料，如与细胞的相互作用和活性。研讨会的目标是：1)突出健康和医学用定制聚合物材料的设计、合成和应用方面的最新进展；2)为聚合物科学家、材料科学家和生物学家提供一个建立联系和交流思想的平台；3)为初级教师、博士后研究员、研究生和本科生提供机会介绍他们最新的研究成果。拟议的研讨会有望促进具有增强功能特性和应用的新型生物材料的发展。

This conference award by the Biomaterials program in the Division of Materials Research to University of Delaware is in support of a symposium titled "Polymeric Biomaterials" to be held in March 22-26, 2015 at the American Chemical Society Meeting in Denver, Colorado. This symposium would provide opportunity to bring together scientists working in design, synthesis, modification and characterization of polymeric biomaterials, and share their recent ideas and approaches in gaining insights into this multidisciplinary area. The participants of the symposium are expected to include leading scientists in the field, in addition to junior faculty members, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. Furthermore, the size, structure and format of the conference would facilitate networking and developing future collaborations.This symposium will cover recent advances in the design, synthesis, modification, and characterization of polymeric biomaterials that have the potential to improve human health and welfare. New synthetic strategies and characterization tools to prepare novel biopolymer systems that permit control of the biological interaction and response of these biomaterials will be presented at this meeting. The current dilemma in the field of polymeric biomaterials is that sophisticated chemical synthesis and fabrication processes, although scientifically intriguing, do not necessarily result in biomaterials with the desired stability and functional properties such as interaction with and viability of cells. The objectives of the symposium are: 1) to highlight recent advances in the design, synthesis and application of tailored polymeric materials for health and medicine; 2) to provide a platform for polymer scientists, materials scientists, and biologists to establish connections and exchange ideas; and 3) to facilitate opportunities for junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate as well as undergraduate students to present their most recently updated research results. The proposed symposium is expected to stimulate the development of novel biomaterials with enhanced functional properties and applications.