Proceedings
ISBN: 978-85-63273-33-8

### Symposium R

#### Surfaces and Interfaces for Medical Applications, Biomaterials and Health

Scope of the Symposium

Surfaces and interfaces are widely recognized as key elements in biomaterials processes of primary importance toward the biological performances and clinical success of implants used for the replacement and the regeneration of diseased tissue and organs. This symposium wishes to address the role of surfaces and interfaces in several of these applications, bringing together scientists from different backgrounds so as to foster a multidisciplinary picture. This symposium will address the most advanced science and engineering challenges in the multidisciplinary aspects at the frontier between materials, processes, and applications. Transversal works and researches crossing the boarders between these fields are particularly encouraged.
Dr Diego Mantovani is the director of Lab. for Biomaterials and Bioengineering at Laval University, Canada, and adjunct director Regenerative Medicine, Quebec University Hospital Research Center. Bioengineer by education, he is passionate by the frontiers between engineering, surgery, science and living sciences. He is the co-chair of the next 10th World Biomaterials Congress 2016.
Dr. Marisa Beppu is currently the dean of school of chemical engineering at UNICAMP. She coordinates the Engineering Laboratory and Chemistry of Products (LEQUIP) since 2002. She holds currently the scholarship productivity 1D of CNPq, received the Zeferino Vaz awards of academic performance (2012), Inova Unicamp Award for Innovation and Scientific Merit (2012, 2014).
Dr Victor Castano holds a PhD in Physics. He has authored and coauthored over 600 publications and is one of the most cited latino-american scientists. His areas of research include bioengineering, nanotechnology, materials science and translational medicine. Member of over 30 editorial boards, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Current Nanomedicine. He has served in academic and industrial committees in Latin America, the US, Canada and Europe.

Abstracts will be solicited in (but not limited to) the following areas

- 1. surfaces and interfaces for biomaterials, drug/gene delivery, implants, scaffolds and tissue engineering applications;
- 2. surface processes for surface modification, patterning and processing, including plasma and laser-based technologies;
- 3. dry coatings, including biomimetic and others, susceptible to generate appropriate responses to surface chemical composition, texture, and morphology gradients;
- 4. advanced techniques (electronic and ionic spectroscopy, high resolution scanning microscopy, atomic force microscopy) for surface and interface characterization and modelling;
- 5. surfaces and interfaces and their role toward the biological performances of biomaterials, including bio, hemo-compatibility;
- 6. surfaces with unconventional features with extremely high commercial added-value, such as antibacterial, low-fouling, antifog, easy-cleaning, blood-repellant;
- 7. smart materials and devices based on surface effects;
- 8. surfaces and interfaces for tribology, and protective applications;
- 9. micro-fluidic and micro-reactors and their applications in biomaterials, including alternative-to-in-vivo testing, diagnostics, drug assessment and development;
- 10. cyto and genotoxicity issues and their relation to interfacial phenomena.

List of invited speakers

- Charles James Kirkpatrick
  ( Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz)
- Hernandes Faustino de Carvalho
  (Unicamp, Brazil)
- Osvaldo Novais Jr
  (USP, Brazil)
- Jorge Vicente Lopes da Silva
  (CTI, Brazil)
- Lauro Tatsuo Kubota
  (Chemistry Institute, Unicamp, Brazil)
- Catia Ornelas
  (Chemistry Institute, Unicamp, Brazil)

Symposium Organizers

- Diego Mantovani, PhD, FBSE (Laval University, Canada)
- Marisa Beppu, PhD (UNICAMP, Brazil)
- Victor M. Castaño, PhD (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico)