Polymers for Bioactive Surfaces

描述（由申请人提供）：2005年秋季美国化学学会（ACS）在华盛顿召开的全国会议正在组织一个题为“生物活性表面聚合物”的研讨会，其目的是强调生物材料和治疗应用中生物活性聚合物表面的生产和应用的最新进展。我们的目标是将来自不同背景的科学家聚集在一起，促进生物活性聚合物表面领域的思想和技术的交流，促进学术界和工业界研究人员之间的合作关系，并为年轻科学家提供机会，在一个充满活力的国家研讨会上展示他们的研究成果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A symposium entitled "Polymers for Bioactive Surfaces" is being organized for the Fall 2005 ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, with the goal of highlighting the recent advances in the production and application of bioactive polymeric surfaces in biomaterials and therapeutic applications. We aim to bring together scientists from varied backgrounds to promote cross-fertilization of ideas and technologies in the area of biologically active polymeric surfaces, to foster collaborative relationships between researchers in the academic community and those in industry, and to facilitate opportunities for young scientists to present their research results at a dynamic national symposium. This symposium will cover exciting surface related topics that span the interface of materials science and biology (Controlled Interactions at Surfaces; Anti-microbial and Non-fouling Surfaces; Surfaces for Therapeutic Application). Owing to the ability to control chemical and biological properties of polymers via their synthesis and processing, researchers can fine tune the desired physical properties of surfaces and design bioactive interfaces from a molecular perspective. Understanding the complex interactions between the resulting biomaterials surfaces and their environment is critical to improving health care related to implants, devices, and future technologies in this area. We expect that this symposium will lead to discussion of not only the recent accomplishments, but also the opportunities that remain in this rich field. The interactions in this symposium will benefit a number of areas of NIH research interest including soft and hard tissue engineering, drug delivery, cell signaling, biosensor development, and wound healing, and will also advance a myriad of biotechnological innovations.