Micro- and Nanofabricated Electro-Optical Mechanical Systems for Biomedical
and Environmental Applications
Conference Chair: Paul L. Gourley, Sandia National Labs.
Program Committee: Robert H. Austin, Princeton Univ.; Charles Cantor, Boston
Univ.; Wen-Hwa Chu, Univ. of California/Berkeley; Harold G. Craighead, Cornell
Univ.; Mauro Ferrari, Univ. of California/Berkeley; Mark F. Gourley, M.D.,
National Institutes of Health; D. Jed Harrison, Univ. of Alberta (Canada);
Frances S. Ligler, Naval Research Lab.; Chung-Chiun Liu, Case Western Reserve
Univ.; Mary L. Lowe, Loyola College; M. Edward Motamedi, Rockwell Science
Ctr.; M. Allen Northrup, Lawrence Livermore National Lab.; Rosemary L. Smith,
Univ. of California/Davis
This conference seeks papers that apply materials (semiconductor, glass,
polymer) science and technology toward biomedical, biochemical, environmental
and pharmaceutical applications. The intended topics for this conference
should come from but are not limited to the following areas:
- novel micro- and nanofabricated structures and devices that are
integrated with cells, particles, biological or biochemical media for the
purpose of analysis, separation, or processing. Especially, we seek papers
that
exploit the interplay of the microfabricated structure/device materials
and architecture with biophysical or biochemical systems.
- micro/nano fabricated optical-electrical-mechanical systems and
characterization techniques that offer higher speed, sensitivity, and
efficiency over conventional systems. Such structures/device include, for
example, microfabricated flow structures, micro-cytometers for
cell analysis, identification, and sorting. DNA sequencer, insulin/glucose
detector,
antibody and virus detectors, polymerase chain reactor.
- theories leading to better understanding or prediction of the biomedical
materials reactions in micro- or nanometers dimensions
- studies of the surface modification of semiconductors and biocompatible
materials (semiconductors, glasses, polymers) integrated at the wafer
level (lab-on-a-chip)
- optical microcavities or porous, fabricated materials containing
biological fluids under analysis or modification by enhanced physical or
chemical effects
- micromanipulation of molecules/cells/particulates by microfabricated
devices
- nanostructured surfaces that exploit enhanced surface effects to study,
modify, or manipulate cells, molecules, or particulates; surface-enhanced
phenomenon arising from direct contact of biosystems with materials
- technology that leads to noninvasive, microsurgical, or endoscopical
operations
- other research that emphasizes integrated materials technology and
biomedical/environmental applications.
We welcome research in a broad range of materials science including
semiconductors (silicon, III-Vs and other compounds) insulators (glasses,
dielectrics, fibers) and organics (polymers). The essential focus of the
conference is on understanding and making very small structures and devices
from these materials and applying them to biological/medical/environmental
systems.
Theories, experimental characterization, and materials science are all
welcomed.
This conference is just one of 27 topics to be held at the BiOS '97 symposium,
which is part of the larger event called Photonics West '97:
8-14 February 1997
San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, California USA
TO OBTAIN ALL CALLS FOR PAPERS ELECTRONICALLY
The calls for papers for all conferences in the BiOS '97 symposium (as well as
all other symposia that are part of Photonics West) will be available
1 May on the SPIE Web site
http://www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/submissions.html;
by anonymous FTP
ftp://spie.org/meetings/calls/PW97_readme.txt;
or by e-mail file retrieval
send a message to info-spie-request@spie.org with the following in the message
body:
send [meetings.calls]PW97_readme.txt
For a printed BiOS '97 call for papers or other information:
E-mail: PW97@spie.org
Fax: 360/647-1445
Phone: 360/676-3290
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Paper Abstracts Due from Authors:
15 July 1996 (post-meeting proceedings)
Advance Programs due from Chairs:
12 August 1996 (post-meeting proceedings)
Camera-Ready Abstracts due from Authors:
9 December 1996
Manuscripts Due from Authors:
13 January 1997 (post-meeting proceedings)
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT
Send a 250 word abstract of your paper, by 15 July 1996, in ONE of the
following ways:
* SPIE WEB - Complete the convenient form found at SPIE Web site:
http://www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/submissions.html
* or E-MAIL each abstract separately to: abstracts@spie.org in ASCII text
(not encoded) format. To ensure receipt and proper processing of your
abstract, write on SUBJECT line: PW '97 and Conference Chair.
Example: SUBJECT: PW97 (John Smith)
* or MAIL three copies of your abstract to:
BiOS '97
SPIE, P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 USA
Shipping address: 1000 20th St., Bellingham, WA 98225 USA
Telephone 360/676-3290
* or FAX one copy to SPIE at 360/647-1445 (send each abstract separately).
Be sure each abstract includes the following:
1. CONFERENCE CHAIR and CONFERENCE TITLE (submit to ONLY ONE conference)
to which the abstract is submitted
2. AUTHOR LISTING (List principal author first)
for each author: full name and affiliation, mailing address, phone/fax
numbers, email
3. ABSTRACT/PAPER TITLE
4. ABSTRACT TEXT: 250 words
5. KEYWORDS: maximum of 5 keywords
6. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY of the principal author: 50-100 words
Please contact SPIE if you have any questions or require further information.
Marilyn E. Gorsuch, Technical Programs Manager
SPIE
PO Box 10
1000-20th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Ph: 360/676-3290
Fax: 360/647-1445
e-mail: marilyn@spie.org
Alton H. Clark, Assoc. Director
Cornell Nanofabrication Facility
Knight Laboratory
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-2329. ext. 102
fax 607-255-8601
Clark@cnf.cornell.edu
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