IC-3 - 14th International Conference
Advanced Biomaterials and Nano-biotechnology for Medicine
Co-Chairs:
Aldo R. BOCCACCINI, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Cato LAURENCIN, University of Connecticut, USA
Rui L. REIS, University of Minho, Portugal
Enrica VERNE', Politecnico di Torino, Italy (Convener)
Members:
Luigi AMBROSIO, IPCB-CNR, Italy
Marc BOHNER, RMS Foundation, Switzerland
Guoping CHEN, NIMS-MANA, Japan
Peilin CHEN, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Jerome CHEVALIER, INSA Lyon, France
Brian DERBY, University of Manchester, UK
Sergey V. DOROZHKIN, Moscow State University, Russia
Changyou GAO, Zhejiang University, China
Esmaiel JABBARI, University of South Carolina, USA
Ralf KOHAL, University of Freiburg, Germany
Pavel A. LEVKIN, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Jun LI, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Feng-Huei LIN, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ji Ho (Joe) PARK, KAIST, South Korea
Pier Paolo POMPA, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Kurosch REZWAN, University of Bremen, Germany
Davide F. RICCI, University of Genoa, Italy
Vladimir P. TORCHILIN, Northeastern University, USA
Giovanni VOZZI, University of Pisa, Italy
Min WANG, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Thomas J. WEBSTER, Brown University, USA & Habei University of Technology, China
Younan XIA, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Lijie Grace ZHANG, George Washington University, USA
Aldo R. BOCCACCINI, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Cato LAURENCIN, University of Connecticut, USA
Rui L. REIS, University of Minho, Portugal
Enrica VERNE', Politecnico di Torino, Italy (Convener)
Members:
Luigi AMBROSIO, IPCB-CNR, Italy
Marc BOHNER, RMS Foundation, Switzerland
Guoping CHEN, NIMS-MANA, Japan
Peilin CHEN, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Jerome CHEVALIER, INSA Lyon, France
Brian DERBY, University of Manchester, UK
Sergey V. DOROZHKIN, Moscow State University, Russia
Changyou GAO, Zhejiang University, China
Esmaiel JABBARI, University of South Carolina, USA
Ralf KOHAL, University of Freiburg, Germany
Pavel A. LEVKIN, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Jun LI, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Feng-Huei LIN, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ji Ho (Joe) PARK, KAIST, South Korea
Pier Paolo POMPA, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Kurosch REZWAN, University of Bremen, Germany
Davide F. RICCI, University of Genoa, Italy
Vladimir P. TORCHILIN, Northeastern University, USA
Giovanni VOZZI, University of Pisa, Italy
Min WANG, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Thomas J. WEBSTER, Brown University, USA & Habei University of Technology, China
Younan XIA, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Lijie Grace ZHANG, George Washington University, USA
The list of Invited Speakers will be available at the end of July 2025
The convergences of materials, electronics and biological systems at the nanoscale are fuelling unprecedented opportunities in the biomedical field through groundbreaking inventions / innovations in diagnosis and therapy. Major objectives of this conference, which follows the conferences on the same subject held in previous CIMTEC editions, is to provide a synergic approach covering applied chemistry and physics, materials science, electronics, biochemistry and medicine to enlighten how deeper insights into biological events and their interplays with nanotechnology can support the development of new generations of materials, micro- or nano-devices, molecular level approaches and advanced characterizations to address major medical problems.
The conference particularly aims to report recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of new or creatively modified stimuli-responsive, active and multifunctional metals, ceramics, glasses, glass-ceramics, polymers, gels; smart nanoparticles, functionalized l-D and 2-D nanostructures, Q-dots; hybrids, composites, self-organized materials, hierarchical bio-nanostructures; as well as the potential for their implementation in selected challenging areas of nanomedicine such as (i) multi-scale approaches to regenerate and engineer new soft tissues and hard tissues, (ii) innovative targeted drug delivery and release platforms, and (iii) new materials and systems for medical diagnosis and therapy including multi-modal theranostics.
A Special Session on latest developments on implantable neural interfaces (IC-3.F) will complement the Conference programme.
Overall, the study of systemic interactions in the body environment such as side effects, biocompatibility and biofunctionality will be essential issues to promote the discussion for bioinspired strategies in materials and device design to be effectively implemented into clinical practice.
The conference particularly aims to report recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of new or creatively modified stimuli-responsive, active and multifunctional metals, ceramics, glasses, glass-ceramics, polymers, gels; smart nanoparticles, functionalized l-D and 2-D nanostructures, Q-dots; hybrids, composites, self-organized materials, hierarchical bio-nanostructures; as well as the potential for their implementation in selected challenging areas of nanomedicine such as (i) multi-scale approaches to regenerate and engineer new soft tissues and hard tissues, (ii) innovative targeted drug delivery and release platforms, and (iii) new materials and systems for medical diagnosis and therapy including multi-modal theranostics.
A Special Session on latest developments on implantable neural interfaces (IC-3.F) will complement the Conference programme.
Overall, the study of systemic interactions in the body environment such as side effects, biocompatibility and biofunctionality will be essential issues to promote the discussion for bioinspired strategies in materials and device design to be effectively implemented into clinical practice.
Session Topics
IC-3.A Advances in biomaterials: synthesis, processing, characterization, functionalization, finalization
- Bioactive, biodegradable, multifunctional ceramics, glasses, and metals
- Bioactive, biodegradable, stimuli-responsive, multifunctional polymers, gels, and elastomers, liquid crystalline polymers, composites, and hybrids
- Bioinspired, biomimetic, self-organized, hierarchical materials
- Microbiome-supporting and immunomodulatory material
- Multifunctional nanostructures and nanoparticles
- Surface tailoring of biomaterials
- Modeling of biomaterials and their functions
- Biocompatibility and regulatory issues
IC-3.B Regenerative engineering and translational medicine
- Biofabrication of cells and tissue constructs, multi-phase and multi-functional scaffolds, microfabrication techniques
- Vascularization of tissue engineered constructs
- Biomaterials for the prevention of surgical site infections
- Biomaterials for tissue interface regeneration (ligament/tendon/cartilage-to-bone)
- Biomaterials for modulating stem cell microenvironment
- Growth factor delivery vehicles
- Mechanistic effects of materials, cell attachment, proliferation, differentiation
- Biomimetic materials for engineering load-bearing tissues, self-healing mechanisms
- Biomechanics of soft tissues and hard tissues
- Evaluation of tissue engineering constructs in laboratory and/or pre-clinical settings
IC-3.C New therapeutics and intelligent drug/biomolecule/gene delivery systems
- Advances in system-responsive materials for delivery systems. Controlled release systems, triggering mechanisms
- Drug targeting, targeting and imaging agents to site-specific delivery
- Biomaterials constructs for temporally controlled release of multiple factors
- Progress in imprinted recognition release systems and implantable micro- or nano-delivery devices
- In vitro and in vivo studies, models for drug transport, absorption metabolism, retention mechanisms and toxicological issues
IC-3.D Bio-imaging and theranostics
- Inorganic and organic nanoparticulate systems for bio-imaging
- Functionalized agents/devices for in vitro and in vivo imaging and diagnostics
- Theranostic nanocarriers, multimodal theranostic agents
- Multifunctional theranostic nanoplatforms
- Biomedical imaging (MRI, MPI, PET, SPECT, ...)
IC-3.E Clinical translations
- Muscoloskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous system, dentistry, ENT surgery, etc
- Modelling of tissue/implant system
- Biocompatibility, biodegradation, host response
- Qualification and testing methods
- Studies on retrieval implants