Preliminary Program subject to change
08B10 Biomembranes
OverviewDescription to follow.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

M. L Gilchrist
Assistant Professor
City College of New York
T306 Steinman Hall
140th St. @ Convent Ave
New York, NY 10031
Phone Number: (212)-650-6664
Fax Number: (212)-650-6660
Email: lane@chemail.engr.ccny.cuny.edu

CoChair

Surita R. Bhatia
University of Massachusetts
686 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003-9303
Phone Number: 413-545-0096
Fax Number: 413-545-1647
Email: sbhatia@ecs.umass.edu
A Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Surface Activity of Components of Pulmonary Surfactant at the Air/Water Interface
Parag S. Adhangale, Center for Computational Science, Tulane University, 310 Richardson Building, New Orleans, LA 70118 and Donald Gaver III, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Computational Science, Tulane University, 310 Richardson Building, New Orleans, LA 70118
Adhesion Behavior of Biomimetic Membranes
Maria M. Santore, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Conte Polymer Laboratory, 120 Governor s Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Afm Characterization of the Stability and Structure of Collagen Membranes
Adam T. Capitano, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, S222 Engineering Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77204-4004 and Ida L. Soto, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Ave, Houston, TX 77478
Determining the Effect of Cytoskeleton Disruption on Cell Rheology
Kathleen Miranda, University of Pennsylvania, 220 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Brenton D. Hoffman, University of Pennsylvania, Town Building Room 311 A 220 South 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Gladys Massiera, Joseph Fourier University, Laboratoire de Spectometrie Physique, France and John Crocker, University of Pennsylvania, 220 S 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Interaction of Amphiphilic Molecules with Lipid Monolayers
Poonam Nigam, The Ohio State University, 140 W. 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 and James Rathman, The Ohio State University, 140 West, 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division