U.S.-Argentina Workshop on Mass Transfer in Biomedical      Engineering; October 1988, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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This award will support a research-oriented workshop devoted to the             discussion of some basic and applied topics in biomedical                       engineering in which mass transfer plays a predominant role.  Mass              transfer, either alone or in combination with other phenomena such              as fluid flow and chemical reactions, constitutes an essential                  component of many processes occurring in the human body at the                  cellular, tissue, or organ level.  Processes such as ion transfer               through an excitable membrane, uptake of glucose across the                     blood-brain barrier, and the distribution of a drug in the organism             contribute to the regulation of cell function, the maintenance of               homeostasis, or the therapeutic action of a given substance.                    Similarly, mass transport processes play a key role in therapeutic              extracorporeal membrane devices such as the artificial kidney.                                                                                                  This workshop, organized by Professor Clark Colton of the                       Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor Hugo                  Massaldi of the Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiologicas (IIC) in             Buenos Aires, Argentina, will bring together experienced                        investigators to discuss problems that have had a demonstrated                  impact on the biomedical community and also represent successful                examples of cross-disciplinary research between engineers, physical             and biological scientists and clinicians.  Four specific themes                 will be covered in the workshop:  1) transendothelial transport and             its role in atherosclerosis, 2) membrane transport in the natural               and artifical kidney, 3) drug distribution in the body, and 4)                  cellular and biological membrane transport.  In so doing, the                   investigators expect to: 1) exchange scientific information, 2)                 identify promising areas amenable to collaboration, 3) find                     improved ways of promoting cross-disciplinary research, and 4)                  establish feasible projects of mutual interest.
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