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SUMMARY:Bio-inspired Materials: Applications in Tissue Engineering and Nan
 otechnology - Dr Molly Stevens\, Department of Materials\, Imperial Colleg
 e
DTSTART:20071026T101500Z
DTEND:20071026T111500Z
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CONTACT:7110
DESCRIPTION:A disagreeable side effect of longer life-spans is the failure
  of one part of the body - the knees\, for example - before the body as a 
 whole is ready to surrender. The search for replacement body parts has fue
 lled the highly interdisciplinary field of Tissue Engineering (TE). This t
 alk will describe new approaches in tissue regeneration including modulati
 on of cell behaviour through nanoscale architecture. Another example of bi
 o-inspired engineering of nanostructured materials is the use of biomolecu
 lar assembly processes to create higher order architectures. This talk wil
 l discuss how peptide-peptide recognition can be exploited to create new d
 ynamic nano-materials that can assemble and disassemble under physiologica
 lly accessible environmental conditions in response to stimuli such as pH 
 and enzymes. Potential applications in medical science include the generat
 ion of novel tunable and/or switchable materials for use in sensing and de
 vices. \n\n
LOCATION:Gordon Lab Seminar Room\, Austin Building\, Dept. of Materials Sc
 ience &amp\; Metallurgy
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