9th World Biomaterials Congress was held in Chengdu, China from June 1 to June 5, 2012. Prof. Changyou Gao, Prof. Lie Ma, Associate Prof. Weijun Tong, Associate Prof. Zhengwei Mao and students including Tanchen Ren, Xiangyan Zhou, Feifei Li, Bo Li, Bing Wang, Yang Zhu, Dongming Xing, Chen Ye, Bing Zhang and Jun Deng attended the conference.

As a member of the International Scientific Program Committee and a member of the Local Organization Committee, Prof. Changyou Gao organized the session of “Functional cell scaffolds combined with protein and gene”, co-chaired the session of “Layer-by-layer built biomaterials: 1-, 2- and 3D nanoassembly”and made an invited keynote speak on the topic of “Gene activated scaffolds for in vivo therapy of full thickness skin loss with enhanced angiogenesis”, which was highly appraised and widely acknowledged by worldwide colleagues.

In addition, Prof. Lie Ma gave a lecture on “TGF-beta1 activated PLGA/Fibrin Gel/MSCs hybrids for the restoration of full thickness cartilage defects”, Associate  Prof. Weijun Tong reported work of “High efficient loading and controlled release of drugs by combination of spontaneous deposition and heat-induced shrinkage of multilayer capsules”, Associate Prof. Zhengwei Mao made a speech on “Cellular internalization of metal oxide nanoparticles and their influences on cell functions”. Extensive research works on preparation of colloid particles, gradient surfaces and functional scaffolds, cell behaviors including cellular uptake, migration and differentiation, as well as tissue defects restoration were presented by students.

Through active participation during the conference, our group deepened collaboration and communication with Chinese and foreign colleagues, extended awareness and influence among the fields of biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

The theme for this congress is “Innovative Biomaterials and Crossing Frontiers in Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine”. Researchers from biomaterials societies of USA, European countries, Canada, Japan, Australia, Korea, India, Latin-America, South Africa, Chinese Taipei and China focused on biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine intensively discussed in 84 symposia, 5 workshops and 3 forums. State-of-the-art research works, cutting-edge technological advances and significant progresses in clinical applications were extensively addressed, which made the congress an interdisciplinary forum for scientists, researchers, clinicians, industrialists and administrators. For more information of the congress, please visit www.wbc2012.com.