Biomimetic or bioinspired Nanotechnology is an emerging new trend of engineering. The concept of biomimetics is old but now spreading and growing in the materials science & technology. Hierarchical structuring from molecules to living organs is indispensable in biological systems. Many materials and surfaces of living organs having hierarchic structure show superhydrophobicity, unique optical properties, strong adhesion, and so on. Polymer materials including inorganic/polymer hybrids are one of the most promising materials of the hierarchical structuring. Topics in this symposium cover the general area of Biomimetic tissue engineering of polymer materials, Self-organization and self-assembly of polymer materials, Biomineralization and polymer composites, Micro- and nano-patterning of polymer materials, Nanostructured polymer particles and assemblies of polymer particles, and so on. Collaborating fusion between materials engineering and biological science is another issue of this symposium.
Following scientists will be nominated as invited speakers.
Prof. Thomas Russell (University Massachusetts,USA),
Prof. Matthew Moffitt (University of Victoria,Canada),
Prof. Chi Wu (China),
Prof. Eiji Yashima (Nagoya University,Japan)
Prof. Julia Vincent (University of Bath, UK)
Prof. Joanna Aizenberg (Harveard, USA)
Prof. Michael F. Rubner (MIT,USA)
Prof. Ned Seeman (New York University, USA) (to be nominated)
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