Symposium W: Biological/Bio-Inspired Materials & Devices

描述（由申请人提供）：本次研讨会的目的是将材料科学家、化学家、生物学家、物理学家、生物工程师和临床医生聚集在一起，展示他们在生物材料和生物启发材料和设备方面的最新发现，并在多学科环境中进行互动。因此，本次研讨会代表了材料研究与生物学、医学、制药、化学和工程学的交叉，旨在理解生物系统，以及在生物医学工程和生物纳米技术中应用的模拟材料过程和设计。这是国际社会讨论生物材料、生物检测和生物纳米科学领域最新研究和开发活动的一个非常重要的论坛。将特别强调生物医学工程的创新方法，本次研讨会的互动预计将导致对这个高度多学科领域的新想法，未来机遇和挑战的讨论。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): It is the idea of this symposium to bring together materials scientists, chemists, biologists, physicists, bioengineers, and clinicians to present their latest discoveries in biological materials and bio-inspired materials and devices and to interact in a multidisciplinary environment. This symposium thus represents the intersection of materials research with biology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and engineering with an eye toward understanding biological systems, as well as mimicking materials processes and designs with applications in biomedical engineering and bionanotechnology. This is a very important forum for the international community to discuss recent research and development activities in the areas of biomaterials, biodetection, and bionanoscience. A special emphasis will be given to innovative approaches to biomedical engineering and the interactions in this symposium are expected to lead to the discussion of new ideas, future opportunities and challenges in this highly multidisciplinary field.