Symposium CC-Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices

A rapidly growing research area, Organic Bioelectronics, promises to fully interface biology with electronics, not only to transduce biological events into electrical signals, but also to stimulate biosystems through electrical/optical input.

Several reasons have prompted scientists to create a synergy between the unique features of organic electronics and the biological world. Among these are the possibility to develop advanced biosensors with excellent selectivity and sensitivity, to print low-cost, disposable electronic devices on flexible plastic or paper substrates, and to chemically tune the organic materials’ properties improving their biocompatibility and biodegradability. Applications ranging from the detection of biological compounds to the monitoring of cells’ growth and drug delivery have been explored so far, along with several device architectures and types of materials. Furthermore, implantable organic electronic devices that can enhance tissue regeneration or control cell signaling are beginning to emerge.

By bringing together experts from multiple disciplines, this symposium will provide an interdisciplinary forum that highlights recent advances in organic bioelectronics for life sciences. The themes will include lab-on-a-chip biosensing platforms, in vitro and in vivo diagnostic tools, systems for drug delivery and tissue engineering. A bird’s eye view on emerging materials such as naturally occurring conducting polymers and graphene-like materials will be included as well.

Topics will include:

Natural, bioinspired, biocompatible andbiodegradable materials for organic bioelectronics
Biosensing platforms based on organic materials,including graphene and graphene-like compounds
Iontronics, and ion-conducting active materialsand devices
Organic devices interfaced to cells/tissues for in vitro and in vivo applications
New strategies to interface biological moleculesto organic devices
Organic devices for drug delivery
Disposable and printed organic devices forbiomedical applications
Organic electronic flexible skin
Organic optoelectronics for stimulation (i.e. optogenetics), and sensing (optical detection, imaging)
Active materials/devices for poweringbioelectronics
Implantable organic nanodevices

Invited Speakers:

CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _0 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _1 (University of Modena, Italy)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _2 (University of Cagliari, Italy)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _3 (Biotectix, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _4 (University of California, Riverside, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _5 (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _6 (University of California, San Diego, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _7 (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St. Etienne, France)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _8 (University of Bari, Italy)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _9 (Yale University, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _10 (University of Illinois, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _11 (Columbia University, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _12 (Linköpings Universitet, Sweden)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _13 (The University of Texas, Dallas, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _14 (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _15 (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _16 (University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _17 (University of Wollongong, Australia)
CC_Organic Bioelectronics—From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices _18 (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China)