This award by the Biomaterials program in the Division of Materials Research in support of the 2013 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting titled "Hybrid Materials for Life Science Applications" is cofunded by the Biomedical Engineering program in the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems. This Materials Research Society Symposium will focus on applying basic science and engineering principles that advance the design and synthesis of novel materials with emphasis on the following: Synthetic routes, including precursor development and functionalization; Interface structures in biological-inorganic materials; Structure-property relationships in hybrid biological materials for electrical, optical, mechanical, chemical, electrochemical, and photochemical applications; Materials and devices for sensors and detectors, biocatalysts, bio imaging, devices with integrated biological functionality; Absorption, adhesion, and adhesion promoters for biomolecules on inorganic surfaces; Smart biomaterials and drug-delivery devices; Functional biopolymers/ inorganic materials; Modeling and simulation of properties and behavior of multiple scales in hybrid biomaterials; and Immobilization of biomolecules at surfaces. The planned sessions will provide cutting-edge scientific program and discussion forum that focus on specific fundamental and applied science and engineering challenges that would facilitate the translation of biomaterials and tissue engineering sciences to biomedical applications.

The program serves to educate biomaterials and tissue engineering communities in the highly relevant areas with an interdisciplinary research in chemistry, biochemistry, analytical science, materials science, and physics. The symposium has not only excellent geographical diversity, but also includes many women, underrepresented minority scientists, and young and senior investigators among the invited speakers and discussion leaders. They will have the opportunity to interact with leading scientists throughout the conference, and will be able to present their own work. These interactions are expected to develop important synergies and collaborations with professional colleagues.

Project Report

Intellectual Merit. The aim of this multidisciplinary symposium, organized as part of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting 2013 was to bring together researchers working at the interface between materials science, biology and chemistry through an approach that integrated dissemination of latest advances in the field with educating young students and researchers and broadening participation of underrepresented categories in interdisciplinary research. This symposium was aimed at providing a forum for scientific exchanges of the recent advances at the frontiers of research in Bioinspired and Biointegrated Nanomaterials for the twenty-first century. The symposium covered research on bioinspired and biointegrated materials with novel properties and expand into the rational design and development of functional devices that are assembled based on the interconnections of traditional Materials Science, Chemistry and Biology disciplines. The symposium included topics ranging from biochemistry, engineering, nanoscience and interfaces to integration of new generation materials in functional devices. The section brought together researchers from different fields (chemistry, biochemistry, analytical science, materials science, and physics) to discuss the latest developments, challenges and opportunities in this exciting area of research. Broader Impact. The organizers of the symposium encouraged and facilitated the participation of underrepresented groups, students and postdoctoral scientists. Specifically, these efforts included: (1) student award for best oral and best poster presentations, (2) inviting young researchers, females and members of underrepresented groups to present talks and chair sub-sessions, (3) promote participation of undergraduate students by submitting information about the symposium, targeting undergraduate institutions and facilitating abstract acceptance in a manner that gives special attention to these categories of researchers. Along these lines, presentation awards were presented to the following students and young researchers: 1. Fei Wu, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 2. J. Crayton, Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL USA. 3. Suman Sinha Ray, Department of Mechanical&Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA 4. Mohammed Shahriar Zaman, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA 5. Ramya Tunuguntia, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. In addition, young researchers, as well as female scientists were given opportunities to present as invited speakers, and funding was allocated to support their trip to MRS, as follows: Mathew Maye, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University Jenna Rickus, Associate Professor, Purdue University Alyssa Panitch, Professor, Purdue University Kimberly Hamad Schifferli, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering, 77 Mass Avenue, 56-341C, Cambridge, MA 02139 Tonya Kuhl, Department of Chemical Engineering&Materials Science, 3001 Ghausi Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-5294 The symposium focused on interdisciplinary research (chemistry, biochemistry, analytical science, materials science, and physics) and covered the latest developments, challenges and opportunities in the area of biomaterials and biological materials and their interactions. Topics of particular interest included: Materials and devices for sensors and detectors, biocatalysts, bio imaging, devices with integrated biological functionality. Synthetic routes, including precursor development and functionalization. Interface structures in biological-inorganic materials. Structure-property relationships in hybrid biological materials: electrical, optical, mechanical, chemical, electrochemical, photochemical. Absorption, adhesion, and adhesion promoters for biomolecules on inorganic surfaces. Smart biomaterials and drug-delivery devices. Functional biopolymers/inorganic materials. Modeling and simulation of properties and behavior of multiple scales in hybrid biomaterials. Immobilization of biomolecules at surfaces.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
1304694
Program Officer
Joseph A. Akkara
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2013-04-01
Budget End
2014-03-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$5,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Materials Research Society
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Warrendale
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15086