Theme: Biomaterials

Plenary speaker on Wednesday 4 July:

Heino Finkelmann, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

Topic: Bio-Nanotechnology

Keynote speakers:
Christof M Niemeyer, University of Dortmund, Germany
Darrin J Pochan, University of Delaware, USA

Topic: Hydrogels and Peptide Self-Assembly

Keynote speakers:
Jörg Tiller, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Molly Stoichet, University of Toronto, Canada

Topic: Materials at the Bio-Ceramic Interface

Keynote speakers:
Jonathan Knowles, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK
Serena Best, University of Cambridge, UK

Topic: Materials Synthesis of Complex Structures

Keynote Speakers:
Peter Fratzl, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Hiroshi Matsui, Hunter College - City University of New York, USA

This symposium examined the structure and function of bio-related materials, and will then use biological systems as the inspiration for the synthesis of materials with complex structures.