Materials-Based Design that Drives Improvements in Healthcare

MARCH 23-25, 2027 | BOSTON, MA
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Materials-Based Design that
Drives Improvements in Healthcare

This session will highlight innovative approaches to materials-based design that are transforming healthcare and medical technology. Topics may include advances in material discovery, data-driven design, and the integration of novel materials into healthcare applications. Speakers will share new technologies and innovations that address unmet clinical needs, improve patient outcomes, enhance healthcare delivery to enable the next generation of medical devices and therapies.

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Topics & Application Areas

Biocompatibility, including antimicrobial and antifouling polymers and polymer coatings to prevent inflammation and infections
Novel uses of biodegradability for improved therapies such as improved control of degradation rates to match tissue healing or drug release timelines
Nanoparticle polymer design for targeted drug delivery and controlled release, while reducing side effects
Polymer-based diagnostics and biosensors; wearable or implantable devices; stimuli responsive polymers
Tissue engineering and scaffolding that support cell growth and tissue regeneration
Bioadhesives and sealants for wound closures, surgical and tissue repairs
3D-printable polymers for customized scaffolds in prosthetics, bone, cartilage, tissue or organ regeneration
Incorporation of AI to assist in meeting optimized performance criteria in the areas above
Other

Symposium Co-Chairs

Kim Chaffin

Vice President

Medtronic

Kate Taylor

Senior Manager

Boston Scientific

2026 Key Speakers

Matthew Becker

Professor,

Duke University

Cora Leibig

Founder and CEO,

Chromatic 3D Materials

Greg Mulholland

Founder

Citrine Informatics

Travis Bailey

Professor,

Colorado State

Stefan Roberts

CEO,

inSoma Bio, Inc.

Back to Top ↑ 2026 Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday March 10
	Wednesday March 11
4:00	Polymers for Healthcare - Posters
	Thursday March 12
9:00	Polymer-Based Material Design and Fabrication Innovations Positioned to Improve Healthcare

2026 Symposium Program
	Tuesday March 10
	Wednesday March 11

4:00	Polymers for Healthcare - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Improving MRI Safety in Renal Disease: Encapsulated Small Molecules as Alternative Contrast Agents O. Bulgin, E. Van Keuren, C. Albanese, O. Rodriguez, Y. Lee, Y. Chung, Georgetown University, US
	Collagen-Polycaprolactone nanofiber scaffold with antimicrobial agents for deep wound healing M. Khandaker, S. Mesiya, R. Wolf, M.B. Vaughan, University of Central Oklahoma, US
	Thursday March 12

9:00	Polymer-Based Material Design and Fabrication Innovations Positioned to Improve Healthcare	Marriott State B
	Session chair: Pat Brant, ExxonMobil (retired), & Kim Chaffin, Medtronic
	Advances in Elastomeric Material Design with RX-AM(TM) Reactive Additive Manufacturing C.M. Leibig, Chromatic 3D Materials Inc., US
	A Hydrogel-Elastomer Composite Approach to Elastomer Lubricity, Hydrogel Durability, and Biomechanically Accurate Soft-Tissue Mimics T.S. Bailey, J.G. Luther, A.J. Gebhardt, R.D. Duquette, K.D. Denef, Gelastomerics LLC \| Colorado State University, US
	Encapsulation of small molecules in polymer nanoparticles through kinetic trapping E. Van Keuren, M. Mugnai, O. Bulgin, F. Diaz Ruiz, Y. Chung, A. Stevens, M. Mullin, E. Bird, K. Jeon, M. Snideman, Georgetown University, US
	PCANS: A Multi-Modal Nasal Spray for Enhanced Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Against Respiratory Infections A. Banerjee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, US
	Designing for Degradation: the Next Frontier of 3D Printing Resorbable Medical Devices M.L. Becker, Duke University, US
	Demystifying the Hype and Promise of AI in Materials G.J. Mulholland, Citrine Informatics, US
	Fractomer™: Harnessing An Intrinsically Disordered Protein Polymer Platform for Soft-Tissue Reconstruction S. Roberts, M. Anderson, E. Budziszewski, R. Putnam, S. Hollenbeck, A. Chilkoti, inSoma Bio, Inc., US