U.S.-Mexico: Workshop on Complex Fluids: Biomolecular and Biomimetic Self-Assembly; Merida, Mexico, January 4 - 7, 2005

0437846Schwartz, Daniel K.这次美墨研讨会由科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的Daniel Schwartz教授、墨西哥自治大学物理研究所的Rolando Castillo教授和圣路易斯波托西自治大学的Jaime Ruiz-Garcia教授组织，将讨论生物分子和仿生自组装系统的当前问题。自组装系统是一个涵盖生物学、化学、物理学、材料和化学工程的多学科研究领域。本次研讨会将汇集领先的研究人员，以及一些初级研究人员和研究生，讨论该领域的当前发展。研讨会将包括与分子自组织相关的基本主题的研究报告和讨论，以及选择的应用，包括纳米材料，药物输送和生物材料。报告将在三个主题领域内组织：1。多肽和多核苷酸的自组装脂质和表面活性剂的自组装仿生聚合物自组装。大约25个口头报告将分为这些主题，并将安排一个一般性的海报会议。

0437846Schwartz, Daniel K. This U.S.-Mexico workshop, organized by Prof. Daniel Schwartz, of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Prof. Rolando Castillo of the Institute of Physics, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), and Prof. Jaime Ruiz-Garcia of the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, will address current problems in biomolecular and biomimetic self-assembling systems. Self-assembling systems is a multidisciplinary research field encompassing biology, chemistry, physics, and material and chemical engineering. This workshop will bring together leading researchers, as well as several junior researchers and graduate students, to discuss current developments in the field. The workshop will include research presentations and discussion on fundamental topics related to molecular self-organization as well as selected applications, including nanomaterials, drug delivery, and biomaterials. The presentations will be organized within three topical areas: 1. Self-Assembly of Peptides and Polynucleotides 2. Lipid and Surfactant Self-Assembly 3. Biomimetic Polymer Self-Assembly. Approximately 25 oral presentations will be divided among these topics, and a general poster session will also be scheduled.