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Program Schedule
20 Apr | 21 Apr |
22
Apr | 23 Apr
20 Apr (Mon)
Theme: Plenary Session
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Time |
Event |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Poster setup (Location: Open area, 1/F)
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| 09:30-09:50 |
Registration
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| 09:50-10:00 |
Welcome
I-Ming Hsing (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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| Co-chair: Ying Chau (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Talk:
Biophysical Methods of Drug Delivery
Mark Prausnitz (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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| 11:00-12:00 |
Talk: Bioinspired Design of Dynamic and Self-Healing Polymers
Zhibin Guan (University of California at Irvine) |
| 12:00-14:00 |
Speakers' Lunch (Location: China Garden Restaurant, HKUST)
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| Co-chair: I-Ming Hsing, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 14:00-15:00 |
Talk: Making Silicon a Responsive Material for Biosensing and
Biolabelling Applications
Justin Gooding (University of New South Wales) |
| 15:00-16:00 |
Talk: Nature-Inspired Design of Synthetic Biodegradable Pseudo-Protein-based Biomaterials: Their Fabrication, Biological Property and Biomedical Applications
Chih-Chang Chu (Cornell University) |
| 16:00-17:30 |
Coffee Break and
Poster Session (Location: Open Area, 1/F) |
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21 Apr (Tue)
Theme: Bio-inspired Material Design
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Time |
Event |
| Co-chair: Fei Sun (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 09:00-10:00 |
Talk: Bioinspired Design of Functional Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Gene Delivery
Zhibin Guan (University of California at Irvine)
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| Discussion |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Talk: Bridging Synthetic and Biological Macromolecules
Hua Lu (Peking University) |
| Discussion |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Talk: Interfacial Hydrogen Bonding Complexation and Related Biomedical Applications
Shuguang Yang (Donghua University)
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| Discussion |
| 12:30-14:30 |
Lunch (Self-arranged)
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| 14:30-15:30 |
Talk: Giant Molecules Based on Molecular Nanoparticles: Artificial Domains for Synthetic Macromolecules
Wen-Bin Zhang (Peking University) |
| Discussion |
| 15:30-16:30 |
Talk: Development of New Biomaterials and Biosensors by Protein Engineering
Fei Sun (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| Discussion |
| 16:30-18:00 |
Short Break |
| 18:00 |
Program Dinner (By
Invitation)
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22 Apr (Wed)
Theme: Biomaterials for Ophthalmic Applications
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Time |
Event |
| Co-chair: Ying Chau (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 09:00-10:00 |
Talk: Clinical Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine: From Bench to
Business to Bedside
Glenn D. Prestwich (The University of Utah)
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| Discussion |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Talk: Investigation of Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Glaucoma with Cross-linking Hydrogel
Christopher Leung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Hong Kong Eye Hospital)
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| Discussion |
| 11:30-12:45 |
Talk: Biomaterials for Controlled Drug Delivery to the Eye
Ying Chau and Hongkai Wu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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| Discussion |
| 12:45-14:00 |
Lunch (Self-arranged)
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| 14:00-15:00 |
Talk: Drug
Delivery Targeted to the Eye Using Microneedles
Mark Prausnitz (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Discussion |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:30-16:30 |
Talk: Ocular Drug Delivery: Changing Perspectives
Vishal Jhanji (The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Hong Kong Eye Hospital) |
| Discussion |
| 16:30-17:30 |
Talk: A Custom-designed Low Frequency Ultrasound System for Trans-scleral Drug Delivery
Mingguang He (Sun Yat-sen University) |
| Discussion |
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23 Apr (Thu)
Theme: Nanomaterials for Medical Applications
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Time |
Event |
Co-chairs: I-Ming Hsing and Hongkai Wu (The Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology) |
| 09:00-10:00 |
Talk:
Nucleic Acid Diagnostics Biotechnologies based on Hybridization
David Yu Zhang (Rice University)
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| Discussion |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Talk: Creating Dynamic Organization on the Nano-bio Interfaces
Chunhai Fan (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences)
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| Discussion |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:30-12:30 |
Talk: Micro & Nano Structure and Mechanical Competence of Trabecular Bone in Osteoarthritis of Elderly
William Lu (The University of Hong Kong)
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| Discussion |
| 12:30-14:15 |
Program Lunch (for registered participants only) |
| 14:15-15:15 |
Talk: Polymer Nanofibers: Fabrication, Characterization & Biomedical Applications
Chwee Teck Lim (National University of Singapore)
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| Discussion |
| 15:15-15:45 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:45-16:45 |
Talk: Microfluidic Tools for Cell Studies
Hongkai Wu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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| Discussion |
| 16:45-17:00 |
Concluding Remarks
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Venue: IAS1038, 1/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
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