4th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT2018): Invited speakers announced

We are pleased to announce the invited speakers for the 4th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2018), which will take place 26-29 September 2018 in Montreal, Canada.

The aim of the ICoBT meetings is to bring together researchers from across the scientific, clinical and engineering spectrum, to promote communication across the different disciplines and to provide a platform for the presentation of new work in one meeting focused solely on Biotribology.

PLENARY TALK:
Joshua Jacobs, Rush University Medical Center, USA
Topic: Wear and corrosion of total joint replacement: Clinical ramifications

KEYNOTES:
Thomas Angelini, University of Florida, USA
Topic: Tribology of soft condensed matter

Michael Bryant, University of Leeds, UK
Topic: Tribocorrosion

Jianshe Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
Topic: Tribological studies of food with particular relation to oral processing and sensation

Marc Masen, Imperial College London, UK
Topic: Preventing skin injury through tribology based design of medical devices

Claude Rieker, Zimmer Biomet, Switzerland
Topic: Roughness characterization of surfaces: Going beyond Ra

… more to follow

DEBATE:
Topic: Use of metal in orthopedic hip articulations
Moderator: John Medley, University of Waterloo, Canada
Pro: Alfons Fischer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Con: Hani Haider, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

Visit the conference website for full details, to submit abstracts and to register: https://www.elsevier.com/biotribology-conference