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Prof. C. Mauli Agarwal --President, Society for Biomaterials,USA
The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Tentative Title: Synthetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Prof. Rajarshi Banerjee,University of North Texas, USA
Tentative Title: Laser-Deposited Orthopedic Biomaterials and Functionally-graded Unitized Implants

Dr. D. Basu, Central Glass & Research Institute, Kolkata, India
Tentative Title:TBA

Dr. G. S. Bhuvaneshwar--President, SBOAI, India
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram , India
Tentative Title:Development of an improved TTK-Chitra Heart Valve Prosthesis

Prof. Guy DACULSI, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Tentative Title :Micro Macroporous Biphasic calcium phosphate concept for bone reconstruction and tissue engineering

Dr. Sanjukta Deb, King's College, London
Tentative Title: Enhanced drug delivery to bone from porous bioactive scaffolds tailored for controlled release

Prof. Jose M. Ferreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Tentative Title: Designing of porous calcium phosphate scaffolds for different orthopaedic applications

Dr. Laurent Gremillard, INSA, Lyon, France
Tentative Title: Durability of structural ceramics for total hip replacement

Prof. Satoshi Hayakawa, Okayama University, Japan
Tentative Title:In vitro evaluation of biocompatibility of titanium oxide layer formed on metallic substrates

Dr. A. Jayakrishnan, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram ,India
Tentative Title: Polymeric Prodrugs

Dr. Anil Kishen, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tentative Title: Optimization in dentine mechanical properties: Effect of free water

Prof. T. S. Sampath Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Tentative Title:Innovative Bioceramics from Eggshell waste

Prof. Racquel Z Legeros, New York University College of Dentistry, Biomaterials and Biomimetics, USA
Tentative Title:Properties of Substituted Apatites and Substituted Tricalcium Phosphates

Prof. Helen H. Lu, Columbia University, USA
Tentative Title: Interface Tissue Engineering: the Bridge to Functional Organ Systems

Prof. Surya K. Mallapragada, Iowa State University, USA
Tentative Title: Micropatterned Polymer Substrates for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration and Control of Neural Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation

Prof. Bo Mattiasson, Lund University, Sweden
Tentative Title: Cryogels - a superporous material with interesting properties for separation of cells and for cultivation of cells.

Dr. K. McLean, CSIRO and Vision CRC, Australia
Tentative Title: Design principles in the development of synthetic corneal onlays and inlays

Prof. Lakshmi S. Nair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, USA
Tentative Title: Injectable biodegradable hydrogels for biomedical applications

Prof. Erhan Piskin, TÜBITAK-Biyomedtek, Turkey
Tentative Title: Nanostructured materials in medicine

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tentitive Title: Nanoengineered bone through electrospinning and mineralization

Prof. Alok R Ray, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Tentative Title:Development of Blood Compatible Polymeric Materials for Medical Devices

Dr. Christian Rey, Interuniversity Center of Materials Research and Engineering Physico-chimie des phosphates, ENSIACET,TOULOUSE, France
Tentitive Title: Surface chemistry of biomimetic nanocrystalline apatitic calcium phosphates. Implications in calcified tissues and biomaterials

Prof. C. P. Sharma, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram , India
Tentative Title:Cell Mimetic Surfaces: Blood Compatibility

Dr. A. Stamboulis, University of Birmingham, UK
Tentative Title:Apatite stoichiometric ionomer glasses and glass ceramics: A crystallisation study in depth

Dr. M. Singh, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Tentative Title: New Biomorphic Ceramic Materials for Biomedical Application

Prof. Omer Vander Biest, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Tentative Title: Functionally graded all ceramic hip joint

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		Prof. C. Mauli Agarwal --President, Society for Biomaterials,USA The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Tentative Title: Synthetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Prof. Rajarshi Banerjee,University of North Texas, USA Tentative Title: Laser-Deposited Orthopedic Biomaterials and Functionally-graded Unitized Implants Dr. D. Basu, Central Glass & Research Institute, Kolkata, India Tentative Title:TBA Dr. G. S. Bhuvaneshwar--President, SBOAI, India Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram , India Tentative Title:Development of an improved TTK-Chitra Heart Valve Prosthesis Prof. Guy DACULSI, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France Tentative Title :Micro Macroporous Biphasic calcium phosphate concept for bone reconstruction and tissue engineering Dr. Sanjukta Deb, King's College, London Tentative Title: Enhanced drug delivery to bone from porous bioactive scaffolds tailored for controlled release Prof. Jose M. Ferreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal Tentative Title: Designing of porous calcium phosphate scaffolds for different orthopaedic applications Dr. Laurent Gremillard, INSA, Lyon, France Tentative Title: Durability of structural ceramics for total hip replacement Prof. Satoshi Hayakawa, Okayama University, Japan Tentative Title:In vitro evaluation of biocompatibility of titanium oxide layer formed on metallic substrates Dr. A. Jayakrishnan, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram ,India Tentative Title: Polymeric Prodrugs Dr. Anil Kishen, National University of Singapore, Singapore Tentative Title: Optimization in dentine mechanical properties: Effect of free water Prof. T. S. Sampath Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India Tentative Title:Innovative Bioceramics from Eggshell waste Prof. Racquel Z Legeros, New York University College of Dentistry, Biomaterials and Biomimetics, USA Tentative Title:Properties of Substituted Apatites and Substituted Tricalcium Phosphates Prof. Helen H. Lu, Columbia University, USA Tentative Title: Interface Tissue Engineering: the Bridge to Functional Organ Systems Prof. Surya K. Mallapragada, Iowa State University, USA Tentative Title: Micropatterned Polymer Substrates for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration and Control of Neural Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation Prof. Bo Mattiasson, Lund University, Sweden Tentative Title: Cryogels - a superporous material with interesting properties for separation of cells and for cultivation of cells. Dr. K. McLean, CSIRO and Vision CRC, Australia Tentative Title: Design principles in the development of synthetic corneal onlays and inlays Prof. Lakshmi S. Nair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, USA Tentative Title: Injectable biodegradable hydrogels for biomedical applications Prof. Erhan Piskin, TÜBITAK-Biyomedtek, Turkey Tentative Title: Nanostructured materials in medicine Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore, Singapore Tentitive Title: Nanoengineered bone through electrospinning and mineralization Prof. Alok R Ray, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Tentative Title:Development of Blood Compatible Polymeric Materials for Medical Devices Dr. Christian Rey, Interuniversity Center of Materials Research and Engineering Physico-chimie des phosphates, ENSIACET,TOULOUSE, France Tentitive Title: Surface chemistry of biomimetic nanocrystalline apatitic calcium phosphates. Implications in calcified tissues and biomaterials Prof. C. P. Sharma, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram , India Tentative Title:Cell Mimetic Surfaces: Blood Compatibility Dr. A. Stamboulis, University of Birmingham, UK Tentative Title:Apatite stoichiometric ionomer glasses and glass ceramics: A crystallisation study in depth Dr. M. Singh, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA Tentative Title: New Biomorphic Ceramic Materials for Biomedical Application Prof. Omer Vander Biest, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Tentative Title: Functionally graded all ceramic hip joint Prof. Deepak Vashishth, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Tentative Title: Multiscale Toughening Mechanisms in a Natural Biomaterial: Bone. Prof. T. J. Webster, Brown University, USA Tentative Title: Nanomedicine for Healing Diseased Tissues