Symposium T

Self-Assembled Biological Structures for Electronic and Photonic Devices and Applications


Scope of the Symposium

Immobilization of biomolecules is an area of intense research activity because it improves the stability and functionality of biomelecules enabling their reuse in an environmentally-friendly manner. The proposed symposium addresses some of the major challenges in the development of biocompatible and biomimetic materials which to date have limited responsiveness. Most of the research in this area has been related to improved materials for healthcare with a remarkably wide range of applications with immense societal benefits. The symposium will also target interfacial properties of biocompatible materials in devices.

A focused session in self-assembled biological structures with direct applications in sensors, and electronic and photonic devices will be a great forum for researchers both in industry and academia. Abstracts will be solicited in (but not limited to) the following areas:


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


  • Structural/optical probes: (a) spectroscopic methods - near-field optics, light scattering, polarized spectroscopy; (b) structural probes - grazing incidence x-ray diffraction, neutron scattering, near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy.
  • Polymers and self-assembling: from biology to nanomaterials.
  • Peptide and protein based materials & Technologies.
  • Bioelectrochemistry and bioanalytics.
  • Theoretical methodologies for understanding biological interfaces.
  • Biomaterials nanostructures for opto / electronic aplications.
  • Peptide and protein interactions with materials & nanomaterials.

Invited speakers
  • Mariano Venanzi
    (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) [To be confirmed]
  • Ian Hamley
    (University of Reading) [To be confirmed]
  • Carsten Schmuck
    (University of Duisburg-Essen) [To be confirmed]
  • Meital Reches
    (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) [To be confirmed]
  • Lauro Tatsuo Kubota
    (Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP) [To be confirmed]
  • Adalberto Fazzio
    (Universidade Federal do ABC) [To be confirmed]
  • Richard O'Kennedy
    (Dublin City University) [To be confirmed]
  • Kylie Vincent
    (University of Oxford) [To be confirmed]

Symposium Organizers
  • Wendel Andrade Alves (Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC)
  • Suchi Guha (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA)
  • Susana Inés Córdoba de Torresi (Universidade de São Paulo - USP)
  • Luiz Henrique Dall'Antonia (Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL)