Keynote Presentation

Monday Morning, April 24 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m.

Challenges of Materials Science for Applications in Medicine

Presented by Dr. Pascal J. Goldschmidt, MD

Major advances in medicine and medical treatments have been possible thanks to the application of new and novel materials with tailored functional properties suitable for medical practice, including diagnostics as well as clinical treatments. This presentation will discuss the achievements in medicine that are closely related to the performance of materials surfaces and coatings that provide specific functions related to different aspects ranging from biocompatibility, cell recognition and sterilization to macro- and micro-systems used as implants, diagnostics elements, and therapeutic components. The main trends in this field will be illustrated by numerous examples of diseases and medical treatment procedures in which the materials performance plays an important role.

Dr. Goldschmidt is Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Duke University. He was appointed to lead the Cardiology Division at Duke in 2000, an internationally recognized cardiology program, as the Edward S. Orgain Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics. In addition to his clinical role as a cardiologist, Dr. Goldschmidt is also a leading cardiovascular investigator.

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