Symposium S.SM04-Fundamental Materials, Devices and Fabrication Innovations for Biointegrated and Bioinspired Electronics

Rapidly evolving biointegrated and bioinspired electronics can find wide applications in biomedical research, clinical healthcare, human-machine interface, robotics, internet of things, and many other fields. The continuous development requires innovations in material synthesis, device designs, and integration strategies to address the profound mismatch between biology and electronics, and to expand the biomimetic functionalities such as bioresorption, self-healing, multifunctional responsiveness, breathability, and recyclability.

Various flexible and stretchable materials are proposed for bioelectronics, ranging from conventional inorganic electronic materials, soft organic electronic materials, hydrogels, liquid metals, polymer composites, biomaterials, to emerging nanomaterials and structures. A broad range of devices is developed, including sensors, actuators, energy harvesters, power supplies, and antennas. Different approaches, including transfer printing, nanoscale deterministic assembly, micro/nanoscale fabrication, mechanically guided 3D assembly, additive manufacturing, are developed to integrate materials and devices for advanced bioelectronic systems. Representative examples include skin-like electronics, implantable electronics, mesh electronics, cellular bioelectronic interface, 3D electronic scaffolds, and many others.

This symposium aims to provide a forum to researchers from academia, industry and national labs to present, discuss, and exchange the latest development in theoretical, computational, and experimental studies in bioelectronics. It will focus on fundamental materials science, novel device designs and functions, new fabrication techniques, and potential biomedical applications. Interdisciplinary topics related to physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, and engineering are expected to shed new lights on research and create new frontiers.

Topics will include:

Nanomaterials and composites for bioelectronics
Bio-inspired and biomimetic materials for bioelectronics
Multifunctional (e.g., self-healing, breathable, responsive, biodegradable) materials for bioelectronics
Hydrogel, paper and textile-based bioelectronics
Synthesis and characterization of bioinspired and biointegrated materials
Advanced manufacturing and novel device fabrication processes
Novel mechanical and structural design for bioelectronics
New device applications (e.g., skin-like devices, implantable devices, neuroprosthetic devices, brain-machine interface, and biomechanical energy harvesting)
Fundamental materials and structural innovations for biosensing

Invited Speakers:

Xiangfeng Duan (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Ali Javey (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Takao Someya (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Dae-Hyeong Kim (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
Nanshu Lu (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Carmel Majidi (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
John Rogers (Northwestern University, USA)
Bozhi Tian (University of Chicago, USA)
Michael McAlpine (University of Minnesota, USA)
Tzahi Cohen-Karni (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Keon Jae Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
Cunjiang Yu (University of Houston, USA)
Xudong Wang (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Nicholas Melosh (Stanford University, USA)
Bianxiao Cui (Stanford University, USA)
Hui Fang (Northeastern University, USA)
Guosong Hong (Stanford University, USA)
Yonggang Huang (Northwestern University, USA)
Jia Liu (Harvard University, USA)
Jianliang Xiao (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)