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Biomaterials and SurfacesSeptember 20th-23th, 2016Herbertov, Czech RepublicOrganized by:Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in PragueInstitute of Rock Structure and Mechanics AS CRSociety for composite and carbon materialsGuest editor: Ing. Zdeněk ToldeThe colloquium "Biomaterials and surfaces" focuses on methods for biocompatibility testing and methods for characterization and modification of biomaterials and their surfaces. The goal of this seminar is to inform the participants about fundamental problematic of biomaterials and the recent state of research and development of prostheses or artificial replacements in Czech Republic. At the seminar, participants and students are meeting with the scientific capacities in the field of biomaterials and surfaces (materials engineering, medicine, physics, chemistry, biology) and with the experts from practice (doctors, representatives of leading Czech companies in the industry).Scientific comitee:Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Starý CSc. (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)Ing. Karel Balík, CSc. (Society for composite and carbon materials)Ing. Tomáš Suchý Ph.D. (Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics AS CR) Ing. Radek Sedláček Ph.D. (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) Ing. Zdeněk Tolde (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)Guarantors of peer review process: Prof. RNDr. Petr Špatenka CSc. (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Starý CSc. (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) Ing. Tomáš Suchý Ph.D. (Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics AS CR) Doc. RNDr. Václav Nehasil, Dr. (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) RNDr. Marta Vandrovcová, Ph.D. (Institute of Physiology CAS) Guarantor of language editing:Ing. Stanislav Krum PhD.Organizing comitee: Ing. Karel Balík, CSc. RNDr. Martin Braun, Ph.D. Ing. Ladislav Cvrček Ph.D. Ing. Zdeňka Jeníková Ph.D. Ing. Radek Sedláček Ph.D. Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Starý CSc. Ing. Tomáš Suchý Ph.D. Ing. Zdeněk Tolde Ing. Petr Vlčák Ph.D. Vlasta Voňková