Bioinspired and Biomaterials
MFunctional materials at the biointerface: multiscale interactions and approaches
The “Functional Materials at the Biointerface: Multiscale Interactions and Approaches” symposium aims at gathering researchers in both material science and biology to explore how engineered materials interact across scales, from single cells to complex biological architectures.
Scope:
Materials capable of interacting with external stimuli, broadly referred to as Functional Materials, have driven a fundamental paradigm shift in material science since the mid-20th century. This transformation now enables the design of engineered materials for biological systems, advancing research at both the single-cell and macroscopic scales. Biological phenomena inherently span multiple length scales, from molecular and cellular interactions to tissue- and organ-level organization. By investigating materials from the nanoscale, such as nanoparticles that can modulate intracellular pathways, to macroscale scaffolds capable of guiding tissue architecture, researchers can link fundamental mechanisms with practical outcomes.
The proposed Symposium “Functional Materials at the Biointerface: Multiscale Interactions and Approaches” aims to showcase recent achievements and emerging concepts in material-biological interactions, highlighting strategies to modulate cellular behavior, orchestrate tissue properties and influence the function of complex systems. A multiscale approach thus provides a coherent framework to translate insights from single cells to complex tissue systems, bridging basic science and biomedical applications.
The scope includes the discovery, design, and fabrication of materials, their application in a micro- and macro-biological context, and their possible translation to address questions of clinical relevance. Encouraging an interdisciplinary perspective, the Symposium welcomes experts and young researchers with different backgrounds such as material science, cell biology, pharmaceutics, bio-engineering, physics, and chemistry. It aims to foster a discussion at the interface of material science and biology, offering a platform for both established experts and young researchers to share innovative approaches for controlling biological systems across multiple length scales.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
- Nanomaterials for pharmaceutical applications
- Biodegradability of nano- and macro-materials
- Biological impact of particle pollutants
- Nanobiosensors
- Interaction of nanoscale entities with living organisms
- Stimuli-responsive systems (light, temperature, mechanical stress, magnetic field)
- Biocompatible 3D printing and tissue engineering
- 4D and shape-changing biomaterials, mechanobiology
- Biohybrid and bioinspired materials, bioinks
- Modeling and computational tools, simulations of cell–material interfaces, data-driven design of functional biomaterials
- Hierarchical and multiscale biomaterials
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