Much to our pleasure, we have invited worldwide top scientists in the fields of controlled drug delivery, protein and cell delivery, gene delivery, polymer-based diagnostics, and tissue engineering, to present their most recent research achievements and to share their cutting-edge views on the field in general.
The symposium will be limited to a total number of approximately 300 participants, with 4 plenary lectures, 28 invited lectures and about 180 poster presentations. The symposium is organized in one single session. In this way, we hope that you will not miss any important lectures. Particular attention will be given to the poster session, wherein two excellent poster awards will be presented with each an official certificate and 500 USD. The papers presented at the Symposium will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Controlled Release (IF 5.69).
Main Topics
Innovative polymers for drug delivery
Development of stimuli-sensitive (such as pH-, thermo-, reduction-, and enzyme-sensitive) polymers and nano-vehicles; controlled drug delivery; intracellular drug delivery; targeted drug delivery
Novel hydrogels for protein and cell delivery
Design of biocompatible, injectable, and/or in-situ forming hydrogels; biodegradable hydrogels for controlled protein delivery; hydrogels as three dimensional tissue scaffolds.
Multifunctional gene delivery systems
Novel design of biodegradable polymeric gene carriers; targeted and/or intracellular delivery of nucleic acids including siRNA, plasmid DNA and antisense oligonucleotides.
Innovative polymer-based diagnostic systems
Development of long-circulating biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles, fluorescent nanoparticles, quantum dots, gold nanoparticles/rods, and carbon nanotubes; design and applications of biochips.
Advanced polymers for tissue engineering
Design of bioactive porous scaffolds; cell-biomaterials interactions; stem cells; tissue engineering of bone, cartilage, skin, etc.
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: June 15, 2010
Early registration deadline: July 01, 2010
Meeting dates: September 14-17, 2010
