4th World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio

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  Centre for Electrochemistry and Intelligent Materials

5th World Congress web

Program

 Oral Communications 10+5 minutes

Posters:

• M.T. Cortés, T.F. Otero  Life Time of Trilayer Actuators Based on Polypyrrole

• J. Agrisuelas, R. Crespo, J.J. García-Jareño, D. Giménez-Romero, C. Piqueras, F. Vicente Structural Considerations About The Possible Uses Of Electrogenerated Poly-Phenotiazines In Nanometric Biosystems

• Juana Benavente, María J. Ariza Characterization Of A Polymeric Membrane Containing Responsive Nanoparticles By Impedance Spectroscopy

• C. Apetrei, M.L. Rodríguez-Méndez, J.A. de Saja Response of a hybrid array of voltammetric sensors towards the polyphenolic fraction of extra virgin olive oils. Evaluation of the Capability of Discrimination and Prediction

• M.S. Misuk, S. J. Park, J. D. Nam, H. R Choid, J. C. Kooe, and Y. Leef Linear Actuation Behavior Of Polypyrrole Nanorod In Various Liquid Electrolytes

• A.Torres, D. Fernandez Characterization of SMA actuators

Invited Lectures

Artificial muscles (gels) 

·         Y. Osada, "Artificial Muscles - Soft and Wet Engine of the Next Era."

 ·         H.-J. Schneider, “Molecular  recognition in chemomechanical polymers : from  aminoacids , peptides, nucleotides, AND glucose to chiral compounds”

 

Artificial Muscles for the Failing Heart.

·         P. Tozzi,  "First implantable robot to treat chronic atrial fibrillation"

·         Peter G Walker, "Sychronising With Nature: Interactions Between Natural and Artificial Myocardium".

·         Yasuyuki Shiraishi, “Artificial Myocardium based on shape memory alloys (Biometal)”

·         Diego Fernández, “What’s new on Ventricular Assist Devices based on smart materials.”

 

Molecular motors

·         Jean Pierre Sauvage, “Transition Metal-Complexed Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Molecular Machines”

 

Smart membranes

·        Mª Jesús Ariza, "Membranes based on "smart" polymers"

 

Biological Sensors, artificial noses and artif. tongues

·         Mª Luz Rodríguez Méndez, "Electronic tongue based on voltammetric sensors from electroactive materials"

·          Milena Koudelka-Hep, “Microarray-based neurointerfaces”

·         Javier Gutiérrez,  "Contribution of electronic olfactory microsystems as potential instruments for recognition in biometrics."

·         L. Valli,   “Functionalized Oligomers And PolymersLangmuir-Schäfer Films For Sensing Applications"

 

Biological nonofibers for electrochromic films

·         G. Sotzing, "Electrochromic Films and Fibers for Smart Skin Application"

 

 Mimicking photosynthesis

·          N. Martín, "Mimicking photosynthesis: applications to molecular electronics"

·         J-F Nierengarten, "Fullerene-Rich Nanostrcutures"

 

 Electromechanical muscles (moreover Artif, Muscles for the Failing Heart)

·         M. Shahinpoor,  "Recent Advances in Ionic Polymer Metal Nanocomposites As Distributed Biomimetic Nanosensors, Nanoactuators and Artificial Muscles"

·         T. Mukai, “Robotic Application of multi-DOF IPMC based on Pattering”

·         M. Kato, “Carbon nano-particle composite actuators - for printable electronics and mechatronics systems -”

·      Kinji Asaka, "Electromechanical Polymer Actuators Based on Ionic-Liquid Gels Containing Dispersed Nano-Carbon Materials."

 

 

Artificial muscles (conducting polymers)

·         T. F. Otero, “Reactive conducting polymers as actuating sensors. Sensing muscles”

·          Elisabeth Smela, “Conjugated polymer actuator performance:  where are we now?"

·         Gursel Alici, “How functional are conducting polymer actuators? Some application attempts”

·         K. Kaneto, “Work behaviors of conducting polymer soft actuators”

·        Hidenori Okuzaki, “Electrically Driven Paper Actuators using Conducting Polymers”

 Sponsors

Región de Murcia Consejería de Educación, Ciencia e Investigación Dirección General de Universidades