******12th European Conference on Biomaterials******
10-13 September 1995
Porto, Portugal
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
The European Society for Biomaterials invites you to participate in the
12th European Conference on Biomaterials and to contribute to the advance
of this fascinating interdisciplinary area. Communications from new areas
of research are particularly welcome.
We want you to actively participate in the choice of topics.
Bioactive and biodegradable materials
Biosensing materials
Clinical performance
Drug release
Ethical aspects
Implant retrieval
Intelligent materials
Minimal invasive devices
Modulation of tissue regeneration
Natural and hybrid materials
New laboratory evaluation methods
Surfaces and interfaces
PROGRAMME
Invited lectures
Oral and poster presentations
Workshops
Technical exhibition
Presentation of the ESB awards
and also
Session for the general public
to demonstrate advances in the field.
***PARTICIPATE! BRING AUDIOVISUALS OR POSTERS.***
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
J. Andrade University of Utah, USA
C. Baquey Universit de Bordeaux II, France
M. Barbosa Universidade do Porto, Portugal
M. Bert Institut de Biotech. Dentaire, Paris VII, France
F. Burny Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
M. Davies University of Nottingham, U.K.
P. Descout Universit de Genve, Switzerland
S. Downes University of London, U.K.
J. Feijen University of Twente, Holland
P. Giusti Universit degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
U. Gross Free University of Berlin, Germany
N. Hasirci Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
H.K. Koerten University of Leiden, Holland
T. Kokubo Kyoto University, Japan
J. Planell Universita Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona,
Spain
F. Schue Universit de Montpellier, France
V.I. Sevastianov Inst. of Transplant. and Artif. Organs, Moscow,
Russia
U. Soltesz Freiburg University, Germany
P. Thomsen University of Goteborg, Sweden
P. Tranquilli Leali Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
C. A. Van Blitterswijk University of Leiden, Holland
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
M.A. Barbosa, R.A. Branco, J. Cavalheiro, M.H. Fernandes, F.J. Monteiro,
J.D. Santos, R.A. Silva, J.P. Sousa
VENUE
The conference will take place at Hotel Ipanema Park, conveniently located
near the mouth of the river Douro (Foz) and the cost. The hotel is also
close to other places of interest - the historic part of the city (Ribeira
and Se), the centre (Baixa) and the portwine cellars (caves).
VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR DIARY
31st JANUARY 1995
IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
PUBLICATIONS
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts.
Authors of some of the accepted abstracts will be invited to submit the
full papers, which will be published in a special issue of an international
journal. Abstracts and papers will be subject to peer review and only those
of excellent or good scientific quality will be accepted.
FOR FURHTER INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT
12th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON BIOMATERIALS
INEB - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
PRACA CORONEL PACHECO, 1
4000 PORTO
PORTUGAL
TEL. 351.2.2087131; TELEFAX 351.2.2087310
E-MAIL 12ESB at garfield.fe.up.pt
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Luis Rocha
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