Call For Papers - Submission Deadline
15 February 2011
6th International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB 2011) 4-6 May 2011, Lucerne, Switzerland
Papers Due: 15 February 2011
The 6th International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB 2011) will be held in 4-6 May 2011, at the Hotel Seeburg Lucerne, 4-6 May 2011. The primary purpose of the conference is to foster interactions between biologists and medical researchers; chemists, physicists and engineers to enhance and strengthen the potentials of microtechnologies in revolutionizing the fields of medicine and biological sciences through the development of new research tools and technologies. The MMB 2011 Conference is comprised of 8 Keynote Presentations (see list below). We are currently accepting papers (deadline 15 February 2011) for the contributed portion of this conference. Please view below the Paper Classification List for the fields in which we are seeking papers.
1 Microtechnology Advances:
1.01 Bio-inspired/Biomimetic/Bio-
Hybrid Microdevices
1.02 Bionanotechnology/Nanostructured substrates/Self Assembly/Molecular Nanostructures
1.03 Microrobots/Actuators for Biomedicine
1.04 Micro-/Nanofluidic Technology Advances
1.05 Micro Phenomenon and Scaling Effects
1.06 Novel Fabrication Methodologies/Packaging
1.07 Micro Imaging Techniques
1.08 BioMEMS Modeling and Simulation
1.09 Aqueous Two Phase Systems
2 Biotechnology Applications:
2.01 Microanalytical (Microfluidic) Devices
2.02 Microdevices for Bioagent Detection
2.03 Diagnostics Devices/Point-of-Care Devices
2.04 Implantable Microdevices/Microsurgery
2.05 Micro/Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems
3 Tissue Engineering Applications:
3.01 Micro/Nanoscale Tissue Constructs
3.02 Biomimetic Substrates/3D and Microscale in-vitro Models
3.03 Bioreactors
3.04 Micro/Nanoengineering Cell-Substrate Interactions
4 Cell/Molecular Biology:
4.01 Single-Cell and Protein Analysis Platforms
4.02 Cell-Based Sensors and Sensing Platforms
4.03 Cells In Microfluidic Environments
4.04 Protein-Substrate Interactions
4.05 Cell Adhesion, Growth & Migration in Microstructured Environments
4.06 MEMS-Based Biomechanical Measurements
4.07 Systems Biology
4.08 C. Elegans
4.09 Stem cells
4.10 Cancer
Keynote Speakers:
Per-Åke Albertsson, Lund University, SWEDEN
Marie Csete, Organovo, USA
Edna Cukierman, Fox Chase Cancer Research, USA
Andre Levchenko, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Koby Nahmias, Hebrew University, ISRAEL
Kiyotaka Shiba, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, JAPAN
Roger Tsien, University of California, San Diego, USA
Nobel Prize winner 2008 (Chemistry)
Peter Zandstra, University of Toronto, Canada
Again, this is an announcement of the abstract submission deadline of 15 February 2011.
Don't miss this great opportunity to visit Switzerland in the spring and attend the MMB 2011 Conference at the same time. We hope to see you in Lucerne as a presenter, attendee and/or commercial representative.
Best regards,
Olivier Guenat - University of Berne and CSEM SA, Switzerland
MMB 2011 Conference Chair
Yves-Alain Peter - Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, CANADA
MMB 2011 Technical Program Co-Chair
VISIT http://www.mmb2011.org/
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Post date: Jan 31, 2011
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