CONTENTS of SYMPOSIA Symposium I: Biomaterials in interface science S1-1 Low-modulus titanium alloys suitable for rods in spinal fixation devices Mitsuo Niinomi Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University S1-2 Mechanical and biological response of biomedical Co-Cr-Mo alloy produced by additive manufacturing using electron beam melting (EBM) Patrik Stenlund a,b,c , Shingo Kurosu d , Yuichiro Koizumi d , Felicia Suska a,b , Hiroaki Matsumoto d, , Akihiko Chiba d , Anders Palmquist a,b a Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden b BIOMATCELL Vinn Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy, Göteborg, Sweden c Department of Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Borås, Sweden d Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan S1-3 Fatigue properties of NiTi wires used in biomedical applications T. Narushima Department of Materials Processing, Tohoku University S1-4 Dealloying Toxic Ni from SUS316L Surface Hidemi Kato *1 , Takeshi Wada 1 , Sadeghilaridjani Maryam 2 1 Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Sendai 980-8577, Japan 2 Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan S1-5 Bio-ceramic Coating by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition Takashi Goto and Hirokazu Katsui Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira Aoba-ku Sendai , JAPAN goto@imr.tohoku.ac.jp