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  European Coatings Conference

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Pre-Conference Tutorial
09 April 2008
Berlin, Germany

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"Medical Coatings and Adhesives"
10/11 April 2008
Berlin, Germany


 
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EXTRA
09 April 2008
PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL*: Bio-adhesion to medical devices
From 13.30 h   Registration and Welcome Coffee
14.00 – 18.00 h Tutorial
From 18.00 h After-Work Reception
 
MAIN CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, 10 April 2008
From 09.00 h   Registration and Welcome Coffee
10.00 h Welcome Address and Conference Introduction
Dr. Dirk Meine, Vincentz Network, Germany

10.15 h
Focus paper: Testing methods
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of antimicrobial surfaces for infection control
Prof. Henk J. Busscher, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
SESSION I: Polymeric Surface Design
10.45 h Chemically designed nanostructured functional surfaces
Prof. Sanjay Mathur, Institute of New Materials, Germany
11.15 h Lubricity: adding comfort to medical devices
Paul Wyman, DSM Medical Coatings, The Netherlands
11.45 h Focus Workshops - Presentation of topics
12.15 h LUNCHEON
13.30 h Application conditions and practical experiences with PVD-coatings for surgical instruments and medical device parts
Stefan M. Musche, Plasmotec Coating GmbH, Germany
14.00 h Hydrophilic Coatings for Medical Devices
Dr. Jürgen Köcher, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany
14.30 h Synthetic bioactive surfaces by controlled radical polymerisation
Dr. Erik Wischerhoff, Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), Germany
15.00 h interactive Focus Workshops & COFFEE BREAK
16.00 h A review of the benefits of polymers based on 2-acrylamido-2- methylpropane sulphonic acid in medical applications: coatings, electrodes, wound care and dermal delivery systems.
Dr. Geoff Marks, Lubrizol Ltd., Great Britain
16.30 h Surface-modified microsystems for biomedical applications
Dr. Oswald Prucker, University of Freiburg, Institute of Microsystem Technology (IMTEK), Germany
17.00 h END OF DAY 1
18.00 h A Night at the Charité
  | >> Thursday
FRIDAY, 11 April 2008
08.00 h     Meet the Speakers 
SESSION II: Adhesive innovations
09.00 h Mussel proteins as a basis for the development of novel medical adhesives
Dr. Klaus Rischka, Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM), Germany
09.30 h Innovative pressure sensitive adhesives systems for direct skin contact applications
Andreas Dobmann, Collano AG, Switzerland
10.00 h Focus Workshops - Presentations
10.45 h COFFEE BREAK
SESSION III: Novel materials and methods
11.30 h Surface modification of medical devices by bioactive plant polysaccharides: results from the PectiCoat project.
Dr. Marco Morra, Nobil Bio Ricerche, Italy
12.00 h Stimuli-sensitive macro-, micro- and nanogels as sensors and actuators
Prof. Hans-Jürgen P. Adler, Technical University Dresden, Germany
12.30 h LUNCHEON
13.45 h New concepts of biocompatible and biodegradable photopolymers
Prof. Robert Liska, University of Technology Vienna, Austria
14.15 h Coating of medical implants and devices by inkjet technology
Wilhelm Meyer, microdrop Technologies GmbH, Germany
14.45 h END OF CONFERENCE & FAREWELL COFFEE
 

* Please note that the pre-conference tutorial and
the main conference are two individual events!

 
 
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