4th International Conference on the Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues
Conference Chair
Markus J. Buehler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Thank you all for attending and making ICMOBT 2011 a very successful conference.
The winners of the JMBBM Poster Award are:
Overall winner:
Y.N. Li, J. Song, C. Ortiz, M.C. Boyce (MIT, USA)
Stiffness and strength of suture joints in nature
Shared second place:
F.P. Rojas, M. Batista, A.J. Grodzinsky, C. Ortiz, L. Han (MIT, USA)
Molecular interactions between cartilage extracellular matrix constituents determine its tissue integrity
D.A. Hoey, D.J. Kelly, C.R. Jacobs (Columbia University, USA; Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland; Trinity College, Ireland)
Fluid flow stimulation of osteocytes via the primary cilium can enhance osteogenic gene expression in MSCs by a paracrine signaling mechanism
We would like to invite you to submit your manuscript to be considered for publication in the Journal. In accordance with standard procedures for the journal, all papers will be peer reviewed prior to the Editor making a final decision on suitability for publication. To ensure the fastest possible publication of your work there will be no dedicated conference special issue. Rather, accepted articles will be published in a regular issue as soon as possible with a footnote indicating the link to the ICMOBT meeting.
To submit your manuscript:
- Please ensure that your manuscript complies with the Journal guide for authors available at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/711005/
authorinstructions - Submit online at http://ees.elsevier.com/jmbbm/ selecting ‘ICMOBT 4’ from the drop down menu
JMBBM offers the opportunity for ample space to develop an argument in full, and the services of an editorial team with expertise in mechanical behavior and an understanding of the special nature of biomedical materials. The Journal has a current (2010) impact factor* of 3.297 which ranks it 5th in the ISI category Biomaterials and 9th in Biomedical Engineering. Currently the average time from submission to final editorial decision is 17 weeks with accepted articles appearing online in their final form within 4 weeks. We expect the time to publication to decrease further in 2012 with the introduction of article based publishing.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Best regards
David Taylor, Editor-in Chief, JMBBM
Markus Buehler, Chair, ICMOBT-4
Authors presenting at the 4th ICMOBT are encouraged to submit their papers for publication in Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. In accordance with standard procedures for the journal, all papers will be peer reviewed prior to the Editor making a final decision on suitability for publication.
Accepted papers will be published in a series of topical special issues or in a regular issue of the Journal. Authors of papers selected for topical special issues will be invited in advance and should select the appropriate theme when submitting their paper. All other authors are invited to submit via the regular submission route.
Topic List
- Natural, biologically inspired and biomimetic materials
- Hard (e.g. bone, teeth) and soft tissues and materials (e.g. cartilage, tendon, silk)
- Mechanobiology, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
- Multiscale modelling and simulation of tissue mechanical properties, including ab initio approaches, molecular dynamics, coarse-graining and finite element modeling
- Multiscale experimental characterization of biological tissues, including AFM, TEM, nanoindentation, optical tweezers, x-ray diffraction
- Self-assembly of biological and biomaterials
- Hierarchical polymer materials and composites (e.g. dental ceramics and fibre-reinforced composites)
- Metals and ceramics as biomaterials
- Tribology, friction and wear as well as fatigue
- Deformation and failure of materials in physiologically extreme conditions and disease
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