Polymers for Bioactive Surfaces

描述(由申请者提供)：2005年秋季在华盛顿举行的ACS全国会议正在组织一场题为“用于生物活性表面的聚合物”的研讨会，目的是突出生物活性聚合物表面的生产和应用在生物材料和治疗应用方面的最新进展。我们的目标是将来自不同背景的科学家聚集在一起，促进在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，并促进年轻科学家在一个充满活力的国家研讨会上展示他们的研究成果。 本次研讨会将涵盖与表面有关的令人兴奋的话题，涉及材料科学和生物学(表面受控相互作用；抗微生物和非污染表面；治疗应用表面)。由于能够通过聚合物的合成和加工来控制聚合物的化学和生物性质，研究人员可以从分子角度微调表面的所需物理性质并设计生物活性界面。了解产生的生物材料表面与其环境之间的复杂相互作用对于改善与该领域的植入物、设备和未来技术相关的医疗保健至关重要。我们期待这次研讨会不仅将导致讨论最近的成就，而且还将导致讨论在这一丰富领域仍然存在的机会。这次研讨会的互动将使NIH的多个研究领域受益，包括软硬组织工程、药物输送、细胞信号、生物传感器开发和伤口愈合，并将推动无数生物技术创新。

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.