Bionanotechnology co-organised by the Chinese Chemical Society, the Korean Chemical Society and the RSC

Scientific Committee:

Alejandra Palermo, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK  (Convener)

Chunli Bai, President of CCS and Executive Vice President of CAS, China

Won K Seok, Department of Chemistry, Dongguk University, South Korea

Carol Stanier, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

Jiannian Yao, Vice President of National Natural Science Foundation, China

Can Zhang, Director, Secretariat office of CCS, China

 

Programme:

Wednesday 5 August (morning and afternoon)

Keynote Speakers

Engineering biomimetic functionality in synthetic nano-systems
Richard A.L. Jones, University of Sheffield, UK

Label-free biochemical imaging of single cells and tissues for new biomedical applications
Dae Won Moon, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Korea

Novel cancer nanotechnology and nanosafety
Yuliang Zhao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Speakers

Structure confinement of carbon-based nanomaterials in vapor phase for nanoelectronic/photonic devices
Hee Cheul Choi, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Study of ligand-receptor interaction by single-molecule force spectroscopy
Xiaohong Fang, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, China

Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for combined cancer imaging and therapy
Sangyon Jon, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Towards the Integration of top-down and bottom-up fabrication methods - Near field patterning of biomolecules
Graham J. Leggett, University of Sheffield, UK

DNA nanodevices Based on i-motif structures
Dongsheng Liu, National Centre for NanoScience and Technology, China

Bio-inspired nanomaterials for tissue regeneration and sensing
Molly M. Stevens, Imperial College, London, UK

Symposium Information

This symposium will bring together leading researchers from China, Korea and the UK to discuss the topic of BioNanotechnology, which is a highly interdisciplinary subject encompassing aspects of the physical, life and medical sciences and engineering disciplines. In the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology, more emphasis is being placed on the biological interactions and risks associated with nano-sized objects. Therefore one of the key aims of research in this area is to gain an understanding of biological devices in nature and then use this knowledge to advance our science and engineering abilities for purposes such as biosensors, genomics,  discovering new medicines, diagnostics and drug delivery. Scientists active in nanotechnology and materials science are warmly invited, as it is intended that this one day event will develop international relations and promote future collaborations between these three countries.