Dr. Masoud Mozafari is a Fellow at Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Health Hospital, University of Toronto. He was previously Assistant Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Lab, at the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, and Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Dr. Mozafari’s research interests range across biomaterials, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, and he is known for the development of strategies for the treatment of damaged tissues and organs, and controlling biological substances for targeted delivery into the human body. Dr. Mozafari has received several awards, including the Khwarizmi Award and the Julia Polak European Doctorate Award for outstanding translational research contributions to the field of biomaterials. He has also received the WIPO Medal for Inventors from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in recognition of his contributions to economic and technological development. Dr. Mozafari is currently working on the editorial board of several journals. Dr. Narendra P.S. Chauhan is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles University, Udaipur, India. Dr. Chauhan’s research interests include conducting polymers, polymerization, polymeric materials, polymer synthesis, material characterization, nanocomposites, and biopolymers. Dr. Chauhan has worked as editor or author on 3 published books, in the areas of biocidal polymers, polyaniline, and inorganic and organometallic polymers, as well as contributing to numerous journal articles and book chapters on functionalized polymers and related topics.

• 1. An introduction into the use of polymers in medicine2. Role of polymers' chemistry and physics for medical applications3. Natural and synthetic polymers in medicine4. Biomimetic/bioinspired polymeric materials5. An overview on cell-polymer interactions6. Protein adsorption on polymeric surfaces7. Biocompatibility of polymers8. Hemocompatible polymers for medical applications9. Nanostructured polymeric materials for medicine10. Hydrogels: recent advances in medicine11. Poly(ethylene glycol) based biomaterials12. Polyurethane as biomaterials for biomedical applications13. Polymer-protein conjugate as therapeutic14. Acrylates and amines-based cationic polymers15. Oxazoline- and caprolactone-based polymeric materials16. Azobenzene-based polymers for medical applications17. Supramolecular polymers for medical applications18. Conductive polymers for medical applications19. Biodegradable/bioresorbable polymers for medical applications20. Bioresorbable polymers for medical applications21. Stimuli-responsive polymers for medical applications22. Polcaprolactone as biomaterials23. Phospholipid polymers for medical applications24. Silicon-based polymers for biomedical application25. Polymers in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine26. Polymers in wound repair and skin regeneration27. Polymers in bone and orthopedic surgery28. Emerging polymers in dentistry29. Polymers for cardiovascular engineering30. Polymers in corneal regeneration and ophthalmology31. Polymers in cancer research and clinical oncology32. Polymers in drug delivery and targeting33. Polymer based biosensors for medical applications34. Processing and characterization of polymeric biomaterials35. Regulations and standards for polymers in medicine36. Polymers in medicine: State-of-the-art and challenges

Dr. Masoud Mozafari is a Fellow at Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Health Hospital, University of Toronto. He was previously Assistant Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Lab, at the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, and Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Dr. Mozafari’s research interests range across biomaterials, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, and he is known for the development of strategies for the treatment of damaged tissues and organs, and controlling biological substances for targeted delivery into the human body. Dr. Mozafari has received several awards, including the Khwarizmi Award and the Julia Polak European Doctorate Award for outstanding translational research contributions to the field of biomaterials. He has also received the WIPO Medal for Inventors from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in recognition of his contributions to economic and technological development. Dr. Mozafari is currently working on the editorial board of several journals. Dr. Narendra P.S. Chauhan is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles University, Udaipur, India. Dr. Chauhan’s research interests include conducting polymers, polymerization, polymeric materials, polymer synthesis, material characterization, nanocomposites, and biopolymers. Dr. Chauhan has worked as editor or author on 3 published books, in the areas of biocidal polymers, polyaniline, and inorganic and organometallic polymers, as well as contributing to numerous journal articles and book chapters on functionalized polymers and related topics.

• 1. An introduction into the use of polymers in medicine2. Role of polymers' chemistry and physics for medical applications3. Natural and synthetic polymers in medicine4. Biomimetic/bioinspired polymeric materials5. An overview on cell-polymer interactions6. Protein adsorption on polymeric surfaces7. Biocompatibility of polymers8. Hemocompatible polymers for medical applications9. Nanostructured polymeric materials for medicine10. Hydrogels: recent advances in medicine11. Poly(ethylene glycol) based biomaterials12. Polyurethane as biomaterials for biomedical applications13. Polymer-protein conjugate as therapeutic14. Acrylates and amines-based cationic polymers15. Oxazoline- and caprolactone-based polymeric materials16. Azobenzene-based polymers for medical applications17. Supramolecular polymers for medical applications18. Conductive polymers for medical applications19. Biodegradable/bioresorbable polymers for medical applications20. Bioresorbable polymers for medical applications21. Stimuli-responsive polymers for medical applications22. Polcaprolactone as biomaterials23. Phospholipid polymers for medical applications24. Silicon-based polymers for biomedical application25. Polymers in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine26. Polymers in wound repair and skin regeneration27. Polymers in bone and orthopedic surgery28. Emerging polymers in dentistry29. Polymers for cardiovascular engineering30. Polymers in corneal regeneration and ophthalmology31. Polymers in cancer research and clinical oncology32. Polymers in drug delivery and targeting33. Polymer based biosensors for medical applications34. Processing and characterization of polymeric biomaterials35. Regulations and standards for polymers in medicine36. Polymers in medicine: State-of-the-art and challenges

Dr. Masoud Mozafari is a Fellow at Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Health Hospital, University of Toronto. He was previously Assistant Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Lab, at the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, and Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Dr. Mozafari’s research interests range across biomaterials, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, and he is known for the development of strategies for the treatment of damaged tissues and organs, and controlling biological substances for targeted delivery into the human body. Dr. Mozafari has received several awards, including the Khwarizmi Award and the Julia Polak European Doctorate Award for outstanding translational research contributions to the field of biomaterials. He has also received the WIPO Medal for Inventors from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in recognition of his contributions to economic and technological development. Dr. Mozafari is currently working on the editorial board of several journals. Dr. Narendra P.S. Chauhan is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles University, Udaipur, India. Dr. Chauhan’s research interests include conducting polymers, polymerization, polymeric materials, polymer synthesis, material characterization, nanocomposites, and biopolymers. Dr. Chauhan has worked as editor or author on 3 published books, in the areas of biocidal polymers, polyaniline, and inorganic and organometallic polymers, as well as contributing to numerous journal articles and book chapters on functionalized polymers and related topics.

• 1. An introduction into the use of polymers in medicine2. Role of polymers' chemistry and physics for medical applications3. Natural and synthetic polymers in medicine4. Biomimetic/bioinspired polymeric materials5. An overview on cell-polymer interactions6. Protein adsorption on polymeric surfaces7. Biocompatibility of polymers8. Hemocompatible polymers for medical applications9. Nanostructured polymeric materials for medicine10. Hydrogels: recent advances in medicine11. Poly(ethylene glycol) based biomaterials12. Polyurethane as biomaterials for biomedical applications13. Polymer-protein conjugate as therapeutic14. Acrylates and amines-based cationic polymers15. Oxazoline- and caprolactone-based polymeric materials16. Azobenzene-based polymers for medical applications17. Supramolecular polymers for medical applications18. Conductive polymers for medical applications19. Biodegradable/bioresorbable polymers for medical applications20. Bioresorbable polymers for medical applications21. Stimuli-responsive polymers for medical applications22. Polcaprolactone as biomaterials23. Phospholipid polymers for medical applications24. Silicon-based polymers for biomedical application25. Polymers in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine26. Polymers in wound repair and skin regeneration27. Polymers in bone and orthopedic surgery28. Emerging polymers in dentistry29. Polymers for cardiovascular engineering30. Polymers in corneal regeneration and ophthalmology31. Polymers in cancer research and clinical oncology32. Polymers in drug delivery and targeting33. Polymer based biosensors for medical applications34. Processing and characterization of polymeric biomaterials35. Regulations and standards for polymers in medicine36. Polymers in medicine: State-of-the-art and challenges