The program for the joint 5th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT) and the 23rd International Conference on Wear of Materials (WOM) is announced. The conference will take place online 26-28 April 2021. Delegates have full access to both conferences.

Registration deadline for live participation: 23 April 2021

For full details and to register, visit www.elsevier.com/biotribology-conference

Connect and collaborate with the following international participants:

- Our fantastic line up of invited speakers

- Representatives from leading research institutes who will outline their latest research in talks and ePoster sessions

- Exhibitors and sponsors in the live exhibition booths

- Delegates from around the world: our online format will encourage wider, more inclusive global participation

Plus: You can continue to connect with attendees and access recordings of talks and poster sessions on-demand post-event for 6 months

We are pleased to announce the below confirmed speakers for the 5th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2020), which will take place at the beautiful location of Royal Holloway, University of London in Egham, UK, 13-16 September 2020.

Plenary speaker:
Stanislav Gorb, Kiel University, Zoological Institute, Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Germany
Talk topic: From fly foot to the snake skin: adhesive and frictional phenomena on animal surfaces

Keynote speakers:
Nazanin Emami, Lulea University, Sweden
Anna Igual-Munoz, EFPL, Switzerland and UPV, Spain
Jacob Klein, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Gustavo Luengo, L'Oreal R&D, France
Matthias Scherge, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Germany
Martin Stoddart, AO Research Institute Davos (ARI), Switzerland

Submit your abstract by 10 April 2020
Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the conference topics. Contributions are welcomed from scientists, researchers, engineers and clinicians working in academia, industry and medicine on fields such as orthopaedic surgery, dentistry, biomechanics, biomaterials, soft matter, cosmetic chemistry, biophysics and biomimetics. For the full list of topics please visit our website.

For full details and to submit your abstract visit www.elsevier.com/biotribology-conference

We are pleased to announce our first confirmed speakers for the 5th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2020), which will be held at the beautiful location of Royal Holloway, University of London in Egham, UK, 13-16 September 2020.

Plenary speaker:
Prof. Dr. Stanislav Gorb, Kiel University, Zoological Institute, Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Germany

Keynote speakers will include:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Scherge, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Germany

More speakers to be announced soon!

Be a part of the programme - submit oral and poster abstracts on the conference topics by 10 April 2020. The topic of research must be predominately tribology and include a biological surface as part of the interface (e.g. articular cartilage, skin) or have a direct impact on biological function (e.g. prosthetic joints, dental implants).

For full details and to submit your abstract visit www.elsevier.com/biotribology-conference

Abstract submission deadline: 10 April 2020

Early-bird registration deadline: 26 June 2020

For full details and to submit your abstract visit www.elsevier.com/biotribology-conference

We are very pleased to announce the 5th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2020) will be held at the beautiful location of Royal Holloway, University of London in Egham, Surrey, UK, 13-16 September 2020.

Contributions are welcomed from scientists, researchers, engineers and clinicians working in academia, industry and medicine on fields such as orthopaedic surgery, dentistry, biomechanics, biomaterials, soft matter, cosmetic chemistry, biophysics and biomimetics. The topic of research must be predominately tribology and include a biological surface as part of the interface (e.g. articular cartilage, skin) or have a direct impact on biological function (e.g. prosthetic joints, dental implants).

The full programme for ICoBT2014 is now available on the conference website and includes:

- Top-level speakers from different scientific and engineering disciplines in academia and industry

- Short talks and poster sessions

- An industry session 'Industry Challenges in Biotribology'

- Excellent networking opportunities

For more information and to register, please visit www.biotribologyconference.com.

Dr. Steven Kurtz, Exponent, Inc., and Drexel University, USA will be the Plenary Speaker at ICoBT2014

Keynote Speakers include:
Dr. Siegfried Derler, EMPA, Switzerland
Professor Jeremy Gilbert, Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, USA
Dr. Jason Stokes, The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Yu Tian, Tsinghua University, China

Present your research at ICoBT2014, 11-14 May 2014, Toronto, Canada. Oral and poster abstracts are invited on the following topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system by 13 December 2013.

TOPICS: Articular Cartilage; Biomaterials; Biomimetics; Biotribology for Industry; Dental Tribology; Orthopaedic Surgery and Implants; Personal Care Products; Skin Tribology; Soft Tissue Tribology; Test Methods in Biotribology

Contributions are welcomed from scientists, engineers and clinicians working in the fields of orthopaedic surgery, dentistry, biomechanics, biomaterials, cosmetic chemistry, biophysics and biomimetics. The topic of research must include a biological surface as part of the interface (e.g. articular cartilage, skin) or have a direct impact on biological function (e.g. prosthetic joints, dental implants).

For more information and to submit your abstract, please visit www.biotribologyconference.com.

Less than 2 weeks until the conference starts - but there is still time to register at www.biotribologyconference.com

Topics covered include: orthopaedic surgery • dentistry • biomechanics • biomaterials • cosmetic chemistry • biophysics • biomimetics

Presenting authors are invited to submit their manuscript for consideration for publication in a dedicated special issue of Tribology International. Visit www.elsevier.com/locate/triboint for full details. Deadline for submission: 21 October 2011.

3 weeks left to submit your abstract for the International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2011).

The topic of research must include a biological surface as part of the interface (eg articular cartilage, skin), have a direct impact on biological function (eg prosthetic joints, dental implants), or involve the implementation of natural lubrication in man-made systems (biomimetics).

For mor information or to submit your abstract, please go to www.biotribologyconference.com