2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

Symposium SB09-Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering

Regeneration of damaged tissues represents a major medical need. A promising approach for development of properly functioning tissue replacements is to utilize engineered biomaterials. Regenerative engineering aims to repair and regenerate damaged or diseased tissues and organs by converging materials science, developmental biology, stem cell incorporation, and clinical approaches.

This symposium will cover interdisciplinary topics such as materials science, chemistry, cell biology, physics, engineering, and medicine. The sessions of this symposium will emphasize material properties and applications of biomaterials (polymers, hydrogels, ceramics, metals, elastomers, fibers, composites, gradients) for regenerative tissue engineering. Additionally, we will cover delivery of biomaterials such as small molecules (proteins, peptides, growth factors, drugs, micro/nanoparticles, DNA, RNA), and applications of micro- nano-technologies to control cell behavior. We will also emphasize the importance of translation of biomaterials into patient care by facilitating discussions between engineers, clinicians, and medical device companies. Professionals from different areas of expertise including materials scientists, members of national laboratories, professors, students (undergraduate/gradate), early career scientists, industry members, biotechnology experts, and medical practitioners will be interested in this symposium. This multidisciplinary symposium will serve towards the objectives of the MRS by contributing to education and training of the next generation of materials researchers, providing opportunities for career and professional development of materials scientists, and help broaden diversity.

Topics will include:

Hydrogels to control and direct cellular behavior
Synthetic biomaterials for fabrication of implantable scaffolds
Scaffolds from biomaterials of natural origin
Stimuli-responsive biopolymers and intelligent materials for regenerative medicine
Rapid prototyping and printing approaches to generate material-based solutions in regenerative engineering
Biomaterials as artificial tissue replacements
Cardiovascular biomaterials
Instructive materials to modulate stem cell behavior
Micro- nano- technologies for fabrication of biomaterial constructs
Composite hydrogels and multi-network biomaterials
Clinical translation of biologically responsive materials into bed-side care
High-throughput approaches for synthesis and screening of biomaterials
Biomaterials for musculoskeletal tissue engineering

Invited Speakers:

Ambika Bajpayee (Northeastern University, USA)
Ashley Brown (North Carolina State University, USA)
Jonghoon Choi (Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea)
Michinao Hashimoto (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore)
Chris Highley (University of Virginia, USA)
April Kloxin (University of Delaware, USA)
Ashish Kulkarni (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
Elizabeth Lipke (Auburn University, USA)
Michiya Matsusaki (Osaka University, Japan)
Jin Kim Montclare (New York University, USA)
Kuniaki Nagamine (Yamagata University, Japan)
Syam Nukavarapu (University of Connecticut, USA)
Janet Zoldan (The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Pinar Zorlutuna (University of Notre Dame, USA)