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MRS Symposium I: Biomaterials for Drug Delivery This symposium will focus on the use of materials for improving the administration or effectiveness of drugs. The symposium will cover topics ranging from synthesis of new materials to applications in tissue engineering and DNA delivery. An emphasis will be placed on 1) understanding the role of the material properties and materials chemistry on the performance of the drug delivery system, and 2) using materials to improve the safety and effectiveness of modern drugs. Specific areas of interest include new materials for drug delivery (including polymers, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, metals, ceramics, and others), biocompatibility of materials for drug delivery, responsive or "smart" materials for drug delivery, design of new targeted delivery methods, and coordination of drug delivery function into other implanted biomaterials. The aim of this symposium is to provide a forum for materials scientists, chemists, biologists, engineers, and clinicians to exchange information in a multidisciplinary environment. Topics include, but are not limited to: ·
Synthesis and characterization of novel materials for drug delivery Invited speakers include: Ruth Duncan (Univ. of London, United Kingdom), Achim Goepferich (Univ. of Regensburg, Germany), Allan Hoffman (Univ. of Washington), Leaf Huang (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Kazunori Kataoka (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan), Henry Kopecek (Univ. of Utah), Robert Langer (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology), Kam Leong (Johns Hopkins Univ.), Paul Morrison (NIH), David Needham (Duke Univ.), Nicholas Peppas (Univ. of Texas), and Kevin Whaley (EPIcyte). Symposium Organizers W.
Mark Saltzman Ashutosh
Chilkoti Dan
Luo Kathryn
Uhrich
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