Biological and Synthetic Gels: A Unique and Highly Responsive State of Matter

238th ACS National Meeting & Exposition
Washington, D.C., August 16-20, 2009

Abstract and Preprint Submission Deadline: March 18, 2009

The purpose of this symposium is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for polymer chemists, physicists, engineers, materials scientists and biologists to exchange ideas and assess the latest developments in the rapidly expanding field of polymer gels and networks. Sessions will focus on all areas from theoretical and fundamental aspects to recent advances in synthesis, characterization and analysis of gels and complex assemblies, including nanotechnology, surface science, rheology, tissue engineering, and modeling. In particular, the conference will explore experimental tools and theoretical models to describe biological phenomena with physical concepts that allow predictive, model-driven research.

Organizers:

Ferenc Horkay
Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics
National Institutes of Health
13 South Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-5772
Telephone: 301-435-7229
horkay@helix.nih.gov

Michael S. Silverstein
Department of Materials Engineering
Technion
IL 32000 Haifa
Israel
Telephone: 972-4-829-4582
michaels@tx.technion.ac.il