Introduction

Scope of the Meeting

The 2017 conference is dedicated to Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterials. It will include presentations by keynote speakers who will give an overview of clinical and industrial translation of biomaterials on the 2017 conference theme as well as topics of general interest to the SSB+RM community. Selected sessions are devoted to the design, preparation, characterization, quality control and application of all types of antimicrobial materials from the viewpoints of academia, industry and the clinics.

Topic

The 2017 theme-related topics include:

Surface modi cations to inhibit bacterial colonization
Testing platforms for antimicrobial and antibiofilm materials
Antimicrobial resistance

Other sessions and all poster presentations are open to all aspects of biomaterials science and regenerative medicine.

Confirmed Speakers

Prof. Dr Henk Busscher, Uneversity Medical Center Groningen, NL
Dr Mario Morgenstern, Unversity Hospital Basel, CH

Target Audience

The conference is open to everybody interested in the scientic and medical aspects of biomaterials and targets scientists, medical doctors, dentists and engineers dealing with metal, ceramic, polymer, and composites, or with tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.