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SUMMARY:Polymers for Medical Applications: An Overview of Polymeric Families and How They are Used to Treat and Diagnose Disease (2-Day Live Virtual Short Course\, Nov. 2 & 4)
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Subbu Venkatraman\, Innovations Manager\, UC San Diego\nSponsored by the Golden Gate Polymer Forum\nWednesday\, November 2 & Friday\, November 4.  Online via Zoom; early registration $200 (ends Sept 10 at 5pm); regular registration $250 (ends Oct 22 at 5pm); late registration\, if space is still available\, $300 (ends Oct 30 at 5pm)\nLearn more and register\n\nCourse Overview\n\nPolymers are increasingly finding use in medicine. Natural\, synthetic\, and biomimetic polymeric materials will be discussed in the context of the key role they play in advancing medical device technologies. Applications where polymers play a key role include (but are not limited to) biosensing\, tissue replacement/repair\, drug delivery through the oral and transdermal routes\, gene delivery using nanoparticles\, and Covid-19 vaccines \nThis two-day virtual course will address the breadth of different polymeric systems in a wide range of usage areas from medicine and drug delivery to medical devices. Attendees will get an overview of how to evaluate the many medical needs that can be addressed by clever use of polymers. Key takeaways from the course should include: an understanding of which medical devices are functionally dependent on the performance attributes of the polymers used; aspects of designing polymers for specific medical applications including device coatings and use of biomimetic polymers; how to evaluate the merits of using synthetic polymers over naturally-derived polymers for implanted devices; and assessing the ability to modify polymers to enable biodegradable and biostable coatings on devices. \nSpecific Topics Covered\nIntroduction to Polymers for Medical Applications; Biocompatibility  \n\nIntegration of polymers with surrounding tissue; cytotoxicity\n\nGels\, Crosslinked Systems and Stimuli-responsive Hydrogels \n\nApplications: contact lenses\, adhesives in patches; triggered drug delivery\n\nDrug/Protein/Gene Delivery; Nanostructured Polymers \n\nSelf-assembly; nanocarriers for siRNA and mRNA; COVID-19 and other vaccines\n\nNatural Polymers and Biomimetic Polymers \n\nProteins; artificial proteins; biomimetic polymers/proteins; collagen\, elastin\n\nBiodegradable Polymers \n\nSutures; fully-degradable implants; biocompatibility of degradation products\n\nTissue Engineering Scaffolds and Device Coatings \n\nTissue compatibilization using coatings; functionalized surfaces that help to integrate implants; blood-contacting devices; artificial blood vessels; bio-artificial pancreas\n\nWho should attend:\nThis course is likely to be of particular interest to scientists and engineers in medical device industries as well as in biotech companies involved in drug or gene delivery/ vaccines/nanomedicine. People working (or desiring to work) in any function that involves polymeric materials (R&D\, Design Engineering\, Manufacturing\, Quality\, Reliability\, Materials Procurement\, Regulatory Compliance\, etc.) but who have not had directly relevant polymer science training are highly likely to benefit. Please note that some familiarity with chemical nomenclature and structure will be helpful\, but a degree in chemistry is not a requirement to benefit significantly from this survey course. \n\nInstructor Background\nDr. Subbu Venkatraman has a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University. \nDr. Venkatraman spent about 15 years in materials and biomedical R&D in the USA\, working with various applications of polymeric materials\, before joining the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore as an Associate Professor in 2000. He was instrumental in starting the Biomaterials effort at NTU and developing the paradigm of research driven by medical needs. He served as Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering for 6 years\, before taking over as Chair in 2011. Under his watch the School’s worldwide ranking jumped 41 places to #3 as per the QS rankings\, and #1 as per the US News & World Report rankings. \nDr. Venkatraman has published extensively in the field of biomaterials\, with a total of 270 publications\, with an H-index of 47 and a citation count of 10\,000. He also holds 70 patents from a total of 171 applications. His work in biomaterials has led to 3 spin-off companies\, with one of them (Amaranth Medical) obtaining substantial series C funding. He has also received the 2014 Singapore President’s Technology Award together with Professor Freddy Boey and Adjunct Professor Tina Wong\, for their innovative application of nanostructures and novel drug delivery approach to combat blindness from glaucoma. He is also the co-founder of Peregrine Ophthlamic Pte Ltd and Amaranth Medical Pte Ltd. \nDr. Venkatraman’s National University of Singapore (NUS) research group was most recently interested in designing and modifying materials for biomedical applications\, with a focus is on nanotechnological approaches to enhance the efficacy of protein drugs and genes. Today\, he is the Innovations Manager for the U.C. San Diego School of Medicine. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Adhesion Science: Principles and Practice (3-Day Live Virtual Short Course)
DESCRIPTION:Professor Timothy Long\, Arizona State University; Professor David A. Dillard\, Virginia Tech; Professor Mike Bortner\, Virginia Tech; Dr. Giles Dillingham\, BTG Labs\nDates: October 26\, 27 and 29\, 2021 (Tuesday\, Wednesday\, and Friday)\nSponsored by the Golden Gate Polymer Forum\nRegistration $500 (until October 4 at 5pm Pacific time).  Learn more and register\n\nCourse Overview\n\nThis 3-day virtual course will address the fundamentals and applications of adhesion science to solve practical adhesive design and bonding challenges. The course will be taught by a well-coordinated team of highly experienced instructors\, and will focus on four fundamental perspectives: adhesive structure-property relationships (Long)\, surface functionalization and characterization (Dillingham)\, polymer rheology and processing (Bortner)\, and design and mechanics of adhesive bonds (Dillard). The course will allow participants to gain a broad perspective of the rapidly evolving field of adhesion science and engineering for emerging technologies from electronics to biomedical sciences. \nAll topics will be presented with an application/use-inspired approach to foster learning\, including by those with limited directly relevant technical education or experience. Attendees can expect to learn about surfaces and interfaces\, polymer structure-property relationships relevant to adhesives\, and the stresses and failure of adhesive joints. Building on these fundamental insights\, participants will gain many practical insights into surface preparation\, time-dependent adhesive characterization\, test method selection\, surface and failure analysis\, joint design\, and adhesive durability. (See detailed topics list in course outline below.) \nThis course offers an exceptional opportunity with a unique combination of four very experienced researchers/teachers from renowned polymer and adhesion science research programs across the nation\, a virtual format to allow broad participation\, an affordable price\, and a focus on practical applications. Q&A sessions will be incorporated throughout each day. \nWho should attend:\n\nAny scientist\, engineer or technician who works with bonding\, joining\, or adhesion issues\, including those using polymeric adhesives or sealants\, and their use in a research\, development\, product design\, manufacturing\, quality control\, or reliability context.\nManagers in polymer and manufacturing industries will greatly benefit from this broad-based introduction to adhesion issues and opportunities in the field.\nThe course is structured for those with some scientific or engineering background and those with industrial experience in technology who would like to learn the basics and fundamentals of adhesion science and applications to practical adhesive bonding and engineering challenges.\n\n\nInstructor Background\nDr. Timothy Long holds a joint faculty position in the School of Molecular Sciences and the School for Engineering\, Matter\, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University. Prof. Long leads the Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing within the Biodesign Institute at ASU. His interdisciplinary research group tackles diverse research areas related to the structure-property-processing relationships of polymers with emphasis on sustainable chemistry and engineering\, discovery of novel synthetic methods\, advanced physical characterization tools\, and designing materials with proper reactivity and rheology for additive manufacturing processes. His research has led to over 50 patents and 350 peer-reviewed publications in diverse areas of macromolecular science and engineering. His distinctions include Virginia 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award\, American Chemical Society (ACS) PMSE Cooperative Research Award\, ACS Division of Polymer ChemistryPOLY Mark Scholar Award\, and ACS Fellow (2009). \nDr. David A. Dillard is the Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Science and Mechanics Department at Virginia Tech. He has worked extensively in the field of adhesive bonding\, having experience in structural adhesives for aerospace\, automotive\, and infrastructure applications; adhesives and coatings for microelectronic applications; pressure sensitive adhesives; elastomeric adhesives and sealants\, and polymeric membranes\, sealants and adhesion issues in alternative energy systems. He has coauthored over 200 publications in refereed journals and regularly teaches courses in adhesion science and viscoelasticity. His research activities focus on developing test methods and predictive models for understanding and estimating the performance and durability of adhesives and bonded joints\, using the principles of fracture mechanics and viscoelasticity. He is a Robert L. Patrick Fellow and former President of the Adhesion Society \nDr. Michael J. Bortner is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering who specializes in structure-process-property relationships of polymer composite and nanocomposite materials for applications including smart materials and electronics\, structural composites\, next generation extrusion based additive manufacturing materials\, and packaging materials. He implements advanced processing and characterization techniques coupled with numerical modeling to fundamentally understand the interrelationships between intrinsic chemistry-controlled properties\, processing technique\, and resulting morphology/structure-property relationships. He has over 50 peer reviewed journal manuscripts and conference papers and proceedings\, and was recently elected Treasurer of the American Chemical Society Cellulose and Renewable Materials (ACS CELL) Division. He has served as the Chair of the Structural Division of the Adhesion Society and is currently co-chair of the Adhesion Society Annual Meeting. \nDr. Giles Dillingham has worked in the areas of materials\, surfaces\, interfaces\, and adhesive bonding since receiving his Ph.D. in Materials Science in 1987. BTG Labs\, established by Dr. Dillingham in the late 1990’s\, performs basic and applied research in surface science\, surface treatments\, and adhesion\, and also develops and manufactures instrumentation for the control of surface engineering processes. Recent work by BTG Labs is helping pave the way to certifiable adhesively bonded primary aircraft structures. Dr. Dillingham has over 40 publications and patents in the areas of surface treatments\, surface energetics\, and adhesion. He is proud to have been elected a Robert A. Patrick Fellow of The Adhesion Society.
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