The Biomaterials Interfaces Division of the AVS is a multidisciplinary group focused on the fabrication, characterization and applications of biomaterials, biointerfaces, biosensors, non-fouling materials, cells, tissues, and microbes.  The BI program aims to provide a forum for those interested in the field of biomaterial surfaces and interfaces in order to foster an improved understanding of the interactions of materials with biological media, including their physico-chemical properties, their surface composition and modification, their in vitro and in vivo characterization, and their applications as implants, sensors, or as templates for bio-inspired materials.  Also of interest is the application of advanced characterization and imaging methods to cells, tissues and biomaterials.

Focus areas include:

• Innovative surface analysis methods in bio-interfacial systems
• Materials in biological systems
• Protein-surface, cell-surface and microbial-surface interactions
• Biosensor, biossay and biotechnology interfaces
• Biology at the nanoscale and imaging modalities
• Colloidal, particle and biomembrane systems
• Artificial biosystems: tissues, drug delivery systems, and cellular networks
• Bio-inspired materials and biomimicry
• Surface characterization of cells and tissues
• Advanced data analysis methods to process complex data