Biomolecules at Interfaces

Host: Aston University
Venue: Byng Kendrick Lecture Theatre, Main Building, Aston University

Wednesday 4th July 2012

Programme | Registration | Accomodation | Travel

Tuesday 3rd July Social Events:

No specific events are planned for the Tuesday, however a suggested location to meet is The Sack of Potatoes, 10 Gosta Green, Birmingham B4 7ER, which is close to the meeting venue.

Provisional Programme

Introduction and Welcome
Robert Berry, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University

Experimental Methods to Probe Adsorbed Enzyme Orientation, Conformation, and Bioactivity on Material Surfaces at the Molecular Level
Robert Latour, McQueen-Quattlebaum Professor of Bioengineering, Clemson University, USA

Neutron scattering & reflectometry for studying buried biological interfaces
Simon Titmuss, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh

Polymer microarrays for discovery of materials resistant to bacterial adhesion
Andrew Hook, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham

Studying the Bioceramic/Bone Interface
Adrian Boyd, School of Engineering, University of Ulster

Ultrafast deposited micro and nanothickness amorphous hydrogenated carbon films for medical devices and prostheses
John Sullivan, Midlands Surface Analysis Ltd, Aston University

Aiming for a complete view of biological molecules
Kenton Arkill, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham

The Meeting will also feature the final of the 2012 Young Surface Analyst Competition.

The Annual General Meeting of UKSAF will be held during the day