4th World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio
Invited Lecturers:
Artificial muscles (gels)
Y. Osada, Univ. of Hokkaido (Japan) "Artificial Muscles - Soft and Wet Engine of the Next Era."
H.-J. Schneider, Univ.des Saarlandes “Molecular recognition in chemomechanical polymers : from aminoacids , peptides, nucleotides, AND glucose to chiral compounds”
Artificial Muscles for the Failing Heart.
P. Tozzi, Centre Hospitalier Universitare Vaudois, Lausanne "First implantable robot to treat chronic atrial fibrillation"
Peter G Walker, School of Mechanical Engineering University of Leeds "Sychronising With Nature: Interactions Between Natural and Artificial Myocardium"
Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Tohoku Univ. (Japan) “Artificial Myocardium based on shape memory alloys (Biometal)”
Diego Fernández, Univ. Carlos III “What’s new on Ventricular Assist Devices based on smart materials.”
Molecular motors
Jean Pierre Sauvage, Univ. Louis Pasteur “Transition Metal-Complexed Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Molecular Machines”
Smart membranes
Mª Jesús Ariza,Univ. Almería "Membranes based on "smart" polymers"
Biological Sensors, artificial noses and artif. tongues
Mª Luz Rodríguez Méndez, Univ. Valladolid "Electronic tongue based on voltammetric sensors from electroactive materials"
Milena Koudelka-Hep, University of Neuchâtel “Microarray-based neurointerfaces”
Javier Gutiérrez, Inst. Física Aplicada CSIC "Contribution of electronic olfactory microsystems as potential instruments for recognition in biometrics."
L. Valli, Università del Salento “Functionalized Oligomers And PolymersLangmuir-Schäfer Films For Sensing Applications"
Biological nonofibers for electrochromic films
G. Sotzing, Univ. of Connecticut "Electrochromic Films and Fibers for Smart Skin Application"
Mimicking photosynthesis
N. Martín, Univ. Complutense de Madrid "Mimicking photosynthesis: applications to molecular electronics"
J-F Nierengarten, CNRS (France) "Fullerene-Rich Nanoestructures"
Electromechanical muscles (moreover Artif, Muscles for the Failing Heart)
M. Shahinpoor, Artificial Muscles Research Institute "Recent Advances in Ionic Polymer Metal Nanocomposites As Distributed Biomimetic Nanosensors, Nanoactuators and Artificial Muscles"
T. Mukai, RIKEN “Robotic Application of multi-DOF IPMC based on Pattering”
M. Kato, Hitachi Ltd “Carbon nano-particle composite actuators - for printable electronics and mechatronics systems -”
Kinji Asaka, AIST Resarch Institute for Cell Engineering (Kansai) "Electromechanical Polymer Actuators Based on Ionic-Liquid Gels Containing Dispersed Nano-Carbon Materials."
Artificial muscles (conducting polymers)
T. F. Otero, Univ. Politécnica de Cartagena “Reactive conducting polymers as actuating sensors. Sensing muscles”
Elisabeth Smela, Univ. of Maryland “Conjugated polymer actuator performance: where are we now?"
Gursel Alici, Univ. of Wollongong “How functional are conducting polymer actuators? Some application attempts”
K. Kaneto, Kyushu Inst. of Technology “Work behaviors of conducting polymer soft actuators”
Hidenori Okuzaki, Yamanashi University “Electrically Driven Paper Actuators using Conducting Polymers”
Sponsors
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