Iwona Jasiuk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Joanna McKittrick, University of California, San Diego

This symposium focuses on the multiscale characterization and modeling of mineralized biological materials (bone, dentin, enamel, nacre and other) and bioinspired materials. Analyses will span different structural scales, from the atomistic level to the macroscopic level. All works on the modeling and characterization of mineralized tissues and design of new bioinspired materials, in particular interdisciplinary studies at the intersection of engineering, science and medicine, are welcome. Sample topics include:

– characterization of microstructures of biological materials and biomaterials

– development of constitutive laws

– multi-scale models

– biomineralization

– bioinspired designs

– manufacture of novel bioinspired materials (3D printing, freeze casting, and others)

– studies of growth, remodeling and healing of biological materials

– modeling of controlled tissue cultivation, and other.

Keywords: manufacture, biomechanics