<p>Part 1: Characterization of Morphology of Polymeric Biomaterials<br>1. Characterization of 2D polymeric biomaterial structures or Surfaces<br>Francesca Brunella, Andrea Serafini and Maria Cristina Tanzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<br>2. Characterization of 3D porous structures<br>Havard Jostein Haugen, Oslo University, Norway and Serena Bertoldi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy</p> <p>Part 2: Surface characterization<br>3. Wettability and contact angle of polymeric biomaterials<br>Garima Agrawal, Yuvraj Singh Negi, Saharanpur Campus, Uttar Pradesh; Sanghamitra Pradhan, Siksha’O’Anusandhan, University; Mamoni Dash, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, and Sangram K. Samal, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India<br>4. Spectroscopy (XPS, SIMS, TOF-SIMS) and energy Dispersive Spectroscopy for polymeric biomaterials<br>L'Hocine Yahia and Karina Mireless, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada </p> <p>Part 3: Structure analysis<br>5. Molecular weight of polymers used in biomedical applications<br>Oana Maria Dragostin, University “Dunarea de Jos, Galati and Lenuța Profire, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa, Iasi, Romania<br>6. Characterization of thermal and cristallinity properties of polymer biomaterials<br>Giuseppe Tieghi and Maria Cristina Tanzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<br>7. NMR, FT-IR and Raman characterization of polymer biomaterials<br>Sangram Keshari Samal, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India </p> <p>Part 4: Mechanical properties<br>8. Static and uniaxial characterization of polymer biomaterials<br>Lorenza Draghi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy <br>9. Dynamico-mechanical characterization of polymer biomaterials<br>Luigi De Nardo and Silvia Farè, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<br>10. Rheometry of polymer bionaterials<br>Assunta Borzacchiello and Francesca Della Sala, IPCB-CNR; Luigi Ambrosio, DCSMT- CNR, Napoli, Italy <br>11. Surface mechanical properties of biomaterials<br>Dariusz Jarząbek and Marcin Michalowski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research,Warsaw, Poland</p> <p>Part 5: Biological characterization<br>12. In vitro interaction of polymeric biomaterials with cells (static)<br>Aureliana Sousa, Sara C. Neves, Inês C. Gonçalves and Cristina C. Barrias, i3S, INEB and ICBAS, University of Porto, Portugal <br>13. Interaction of polymeric biomaterials with Bacteria (static)<br>Elisa Giupponi and Gabriele Candiani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy <br>14. In vitro dynamic interactions of polymeric biomaterials (elementary)<br>Sara Mantero, Stefania Adele Riboldi and Serena Bertoldi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy </p> <p>Part 6: Case studies<br>15. Traditional polymer medical devices: ex vivo analysis<br>Lina Altomare and Silvia Farè, Politecnico di Milano, Italy <br>16. Collagen hydrogel-based scaffolds for vascular vessel regeneration: mechanical and viscoelastic characterization <br>Diego Mantovani, Sébastien Meghezi, Laval University, Québec, Canada <br>17. Polymer scaffolds for bone regeneration<br>Masoumeh Meskinfam, Islamic Azad University-Lahijan B</p>
