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Biological and synthetic macromolecules can exist in a number of different architectures and topologies - familiar examples include linear, cyclic, star, branched, ladder, network, hyperbranched, rotaxane and catenane species. These (bio)macromolecules can adopt a variety of configurations in two- and three-dimensional space that are on a nanometer length scale. Furthermore, they have a number of unique roles that can operate on the nanometer length scale such as self-assembly, templating, scaffolding and catalysis. Nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes and fullerenes can be made functional and soluble using macromolecules. Nature exhibits an abundance of fabulous structures that are highly species specific, hierarchical and generated with precise control. It is becoming clear that the formation of many of these ornate structures in vivo is facilitated by biological macromolecules beginning at the nanometer length scale. Nanostructures such as nanoparticles and nanofibers can be formed from (bio)macromolecules in vitro and these, in turn, can direct the formation of inorganic materials which leads to new bioinspired organic-inorganic hybrids. It is therefore quite clear that biological and synthetic macromolecules are uniquely placed to impact a variety of emerging nanotechnologies ranging from nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices to nanoscale biomaterials for medical applications. We cordially invite you and your collaborators to join us in San Diego for our symposium on this timely and exciting topic. Abstracts / Preprints may be submitted using the ACS site http://oasys.acs.org/ under POLY until Nov 4, 2004.

Symposium Organizers:

Stephen J. Clarson, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 497 Rhodes Hall, College of Engineering, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, USA. Phone: 513-556-5430, Fax: 513-556-3473, stephen.clarson@uc.edu
Daniel E. Morse, Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, California Nanosystems Institute and Materials Research Laboratory, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Phone: 805-893-3765, Fax: 805-893-8062, d_morse@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Ichiro Yamashita, 619-237 3-4 Hikaridai Seika, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories Panasonic, Kyoto, Japan. Phone: (0)774-98-2513, Fax: (0)774-98-2575, yamashita.ichiro@jp.panasonic.com Masahiro Muraoka, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Japan. Phone: 81-774-98-2513, Fax: 81-774-98-2575, muraoka@na161.chem.es.osakau.ac.jp
Kiyotaka Shiba, Department of Protein Engineering, Cancer Institute, Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Phone: 81-3-3918-0111, Fax: 81-3-5394-3903, kshiba@jfcr.or.jp
Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Hunter Laboratories, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. Phone: 864-656-5020, Fax: 864-656-6613, dwsmith@clemson.edu
Mark E. Van Dyke, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NRC 129, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA. Phone: 336-713-7266, Fax: 336-713-7290, mavandyk@wfubmc.edu
Dietmar Pum, Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, UniversitŠt fźr Bodenkultur Wien, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-1180 Vienna, Austria. Phone: ++43 1 476542205, Fax: ++43 1 4789112, dpum@edv1.boku.ac.at