In the tradition of the Biomaterial Interfaces Division (BI), a broad technical program has been established, incorporating fundamental bio-interfacial analytical techniques, nanobiomaterial synthesis, micro-fabrication and fluidics, interfacial phenomena, complex biological systems, applied technologies and devices. The program includes sessions devoted to a wide range of biomaterial interfaces from macromolecular (protein, DNA) to supramolecular (phospholipid bilayer membranes) to cellular. The BID technical program seeks to provide a forum that explores the current challenges at the interface of materials, biological components, technique development and surface science. Progress in biotechnologies, biomedical devices, prominent industrial problems in the environment and medicine, and methods to evaluate and interrogate complex biological system-interfaces is the primary objective. Advances in materials science, instrumentation, theoretical models, and practical bio-interfacial capabilities continue to be emphasized in this forum. The BID is participating in the new programmatic formalism of AVS cross-cutting Featured Topics in Tribology and Plasmonics. In the Tribology area, BID is sponsoring a session on Bio-lubrication; in the Plasmonics area, BID sponsors a session on Nanobiosensors. BID has also assembled a new, featured Topical Conference on Marine Biofouling.

BI1 Proteins at Interfaces

 D. Elbert, Washington University, “Thin Hydrogel Layers on Biomedical Polymers – Biological Responses and Effects on Protein Adsorption Studied by Mass Spectrometry”

J.W. Heinecke, University of Washington, "When Good Cholesterol Goes Bad: Proteins at the Water: Lipid Interface"

BI2 Engineered Cellular Interfaces

 K.K. Parker, Harvard University

BI3 Genome Sequencing and DNA Technologies

 A. Barron, Northwestern University, "Ultrafast DNA Sequencing and Genotyping in Glass Microfluidic Devices: 600 Bases in 6 Minutes"

 J.S. Edwards, University of New Mexico

BI4+MN  Micro-Bioanalytical Systems

 D. Kelso, Northwestern University

BI5 Biomimetic Phospholipid Interfaces

 K. Hristova, Johns Hopkins University, "Surface-supported Bilayer Platforms for Fundamental Research and Biotechnological Applications”

 A. Parikh, University of California, Davis

BI6+AS  Surface Analysis and Related Methods for Biological Materials

 S. Boxer, Stanford University, "Creating and Probing Model Biological Membranes"

BI7+NS  Nano-engineering of Biointerfaces

X. Gao, University of Washington

S. Pun, University of Washington

TR+BI8  Bio-Lubrication

 C. Ortiz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 N. Spencer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

BI9 Biomaterials Interfaces Poster Session