Microaligned Collagen Matrices by Hydrodynamic Focusing: Controlling the Alignment and pH-Induced Self-Assembly of Collagen Jennie B. Leach1, Sarah Koester2, Thomas Pfohl2 and Joyce Y. Wong3, (1)Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, (2)Max Plank Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Bunsenstrasse 10, Göttingen, 37073, Germany, (3)Biomedical Engineering Department, Boston University, 44 Cummington St., Boston, MA 02215 |
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(L-Lactide) Networks as in-Situ Crosslinkable Scaffolds for Guided Tissue Regeneration Esmaiel Jabbari, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208 |
Solid-Phase Synthesis of Functionalized Peptides as Enzymatically Degradable Crosslinkers for Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Xuezhong He, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearingen Engineering center Rm 1B30, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208 and Esmaiel Jabbari, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208 |
Degradable Segmented Polyurethanes for Bone Tissue Engineering KA Dulaney, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 141 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24060, SA Guelcher, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Olin Hall, Nashville, TN 37662, Jeffrey O. Hollinger, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, 125 Smith Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 and Aaron S. Goldstein, Department of Chemical Engineering, 0211, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0211 |
Functionalizable Biomaterials Based on Dihydroxyacetone Peter N. Zawaneh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 and David Putnam, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering; School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 270 Olin Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 |
Gemetric Control of Directional Cell Migration |
Staphylococcus Epidermidis Adhesion on Modified Silicone Rubber Haiying Tang1, Ting Cao2, Anfeng Wang2, Xuemei Liang2, Steven O. Salley2, James P. McAllister II3 and Simon K. Y. Ng2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202, (3)Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4201 St. Antoine, Suite UHC-6E, Detroit, MI 48201 |