Hybrid Materials for Life Science Applications

该奖项由材料研究部门的生物材料项目颁发，以支持2013年材料研究学会春季会议“生命科学应用的混合材料”，该奖项由化学、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。本次材料研究学会研讨会将重点讨论应用基础科学和工程原理来推进新材料的设计和合成，重点包括以下方面：合成路线，包括前体的开发和功能化；生物-无机材料界面结构研究杂化生物材料在电学、光学、机械、化学、电化学和光化学应用中的结构-性能关系用于传感器和探测器的材料和设备，生物催化剂，生物成像，具有集成生物功能的设备；无机表面上生物分子的吸收、粘附和粘附促进剂；智能生物材料和给药装置；功能性生物聚合物/无机材料；混合生物材料多尺度特性和行为的建模与仿真生物分子在表面的固定化。计划的会议将提供尖端的科学计划和讨论论坛，重点关注具体的基础和应用科学和工程挑战，这些挑战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。本次研讨会不仅具有出色的地域多样性，而且在邀请的演讲者和讨论领袖中包括许多妇女、代表性不足的少数民族科学家、青年和高级研究人员。他们将有机会在会议期间与主要科学家互动，并能够展示他们自己的工作。预计这些互动将与专业同事产生重要的协同作用和合作。

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.