PROGRAM / SYMPOSIUM E-2

Symposium E-2
Advances in Degradation, Biodegradation, and Sustainable Material Technologies

Scope

We are pleased to invite submissions for a MRM2025 symposium on the latest developments in the fields of degradation, biodegradation, and material sustainability. This issue will explore the cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions aimed at addressing environmental challenges through degradation, recycling, self-healing materials, and advanced manufacturing techniques.
  We encourage contributions that present original research and case studies focused on the intersection of material degradation, sustainability, and innovation. Manuscripts addressing practical applications, novel material designs, and interdisciplinary approaches will be given special consideration.

Topics

• Environmental Degradation: Studies on the impact of environmental conditions on material performance, particularly in natural ecosystems.
• Biodegradation: Research into the breakdown of materials through biological processes and the role of microorganisms in mitigating plastic waste and other pollutants.
• Switching of Degradation and Stability: New approaches for designing materials that switch between stable and degradable states in response to environmental stimuli.
• Recycling: Technological advancements in the recycling of plastics, metals, and other materials, focusing on improving efficiency and minimizing waste.
• Self-healing Materials: Novel developments in self-healing polymer, ceramics, composites that can repair damage autonomously, contributing to material longevity and sustainability.
• Additive Manufacturing: The use of 3D printing and other additive manufacturing techniques to produce sustainable materials and products that are resistant to environmental degradation.
• Tribology: The study of friction, wear, and lubrication in materials, and how these phenomena relate to material degradation and longevity, particularly in the context of environmental challenges.

Invited Speakers

• Koji Hagihara, Nagoya Institute of Technology: Control of work-hardening rate in the Mg/LPSO two-phase extruded alloys via AMID mechanism
• Takayuki Uchihashi, Nagoya University: Advanced AFM Approaches for Structure-Property Analysis of Degradable Polymers and Sustainable Materials
• Yu Zhang, The University of Pennsylvania: Advances in Dental and Medical Zirconia: Optical Properties, Mechanical Strength, and Low-Temperature Degradation Resistance
• Heungsoo Shin, Hanyang University: Multifunctional nanoparticles enabling delivery of bioactive ions for tissue regeneration
• Zi Liang Wu, Zhejiang University: Architectured hydrogels as soft robots with sustainable motions
• Kenji Urayama, Kyoto University: From Fillers to Latex Serum: Multiscale Strategies to Boost Strain-Induced Crystallization in Natural Rubber Toughening
• Kotaro Satoh, Institute of Science Tokyo: Polymerization of bio-based monomers for periodic and/or selective main-chain cleavage and marine-degradation
• Hui-suk Yun, Korea Institute of Materials Science: Technology of Bioceramic Additive Manufacturing for Eco-Friendly Sustainable Production
• Christoph Weder, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg: Supramolecular Polymers as Healable Coatings and Reversible Adhesives
• Alexey Vinogradov, Kumamoto University: New Insights into Stress Corrosion Cracking of Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys
• Junichi Tatami, Yokohama National University: Grain Boundary Strength and Its Degradation of High Thermal Conductivity Silicon Nitride Ceramics

Organizers

Symposium Sponsors

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  Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM)

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