Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 3rd International Congress on Biohydrogels (Biohydrogels 2011)"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Rolando Barbucci
Interuniversity Research Centre for Advanced Medical Systems (C.R.I.S.M.A.), University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
Website: http://www.unisi.it/crisma
E-Mail: barbucci@unisi.it
Interests: biomaterials; biohydrogels; biomedical applications; scaffolds

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Roberto Giardino
Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Codivilla-Putti Research Centre, Via di Barbiano, 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy
E-Mail: roberto.giardino@ior.it
Phone: +39-051-6366786
Interests: in vitro experimental model development; preclinical in vivo experimental models development and related studies; biocompatibility; biomaterials, prosthetic and implants evaluation; regenerative medicine and tissue engineering; biological and synthetic scaffolds; traumatology and orthopaedic pathology

Guest Editor
Dr. Luigi Ambrosio
Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council, Piazzale Vincenzo Tecchio, 80 80125 Napoli, Italy
Website: http://www.imcb.cnr.it
E-Mail: ambrosio@unina.it
Interests: functional polymers; composite and nano-structures with tailored properties and processing; processing and monitoring technologies; biomaterials and tissue engineering technology

Dear Colleagues,

The 3rd International Congress on Biohydrogels (Biohydrogels 2011) will be held on 8–12 November 2011, in Florence, Italy.
The conference topics include:

• Nature and Structure of Hydrogels
• Renewable Hydrogels
• Nanogels
• Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels
• Stem Cells and Hydrogels
• Hydrogels and Tissue Engineering
• Nanoparticles and Hydrogels
• Mechanism of Drug Release from the Hydrogels

Conference website: http://www.biohydrogels2011.it/.

Prof. Dr. Rolando Barbucci
Prof. Dr. Roberto Giardino
Dr. Luigi Ambrosio
Guest Editors

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