Preliminary Program subject to change
08B06 Self-Assembled Biomaterials: Part I
OverviewWe invite papers on all aspects of biomaterial self-assembly in aqueous solution, including the self-assembly of biocompatible and/or biodegradable amphiphiles, carbohydrates, DNA, lipids, peptides, proteins, and polymers. The formation, structure, interactions, dynamics, and rheology of self-assembled biomaterials are all of interest. Experimental, theoretical, and computational studies are all appropriate.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

Andre Palmer
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Notre Dame du Lac
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone Number: (574) 631-4776
Email: apalmer@nd.edu

CoChair

Padma J. Narayan
Principal Scientist
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmaceutical R&D, MS 8156-41
Eastern Point Rd
Groton, CT 06340
Phone Number: (860) 686-1199
Fax Number: (860) 441-3972
Email: padma.narayan@pfizer.com
The Design of Potent Liposome-Based Inhibitors of Anthrax Toxin
Prakash Rai1, Vincent Poon2, Chakradhar Padala1, Arundhati Saraph1, Kevin Tao2, Jeremy Mogridge2 and Ravi Kane1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, (2)Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S1A8, Canada
Formation of Supported Functional Bilayers by Vesicle Fusion: Experimental Data and Modeling
Dimitrios Stroumpoulis1, Alejandro Parra1 and Matthew V. Tirrell2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of the Dean, COE, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5130
Using Crystallinity to Control Structure and Rheology of Pla-Peo-Pla Hydrogels
Sarvesh K. Agrawal1, Naomi Sanabria-Delong2, Gregory N. Tew2 and Surita R. Bhatia3, (1)University of Massachusetts, 686 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9303, (2)University of Massachusetts, 120 Governor's Drive, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 686 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9303
Soft Supported Biomimetic Membranes: Assembly and Performance
Monica J. Escobar1, Jeffy Jimenez1, Garrett Matthews2 and Norma Alcantar1, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Building ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)Physics Department, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, PHY 114, Tampa, FL 33620
Fabrication and Characterization of Solid-Supported Membranes on Silica Beads Using Bacteriorhodopsin Conjugates as Integrated Anchors
M. L Gilchrist, City College of New York, T306 Steinman Hall, 140th St. @ Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031 and Manoj K. Sharma, The City College of the City University of New York (CCNY), T308 Steinman Hall; 140th St @ Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
Toward Controlled Conformational Change of Self-Assembled Vault Nanocapsules in Solution
Marcella Yu1, Lisa E. Goldsmith1, Harold G. Monbouquette1 and Leonard H. Rome2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 5531 Boelter Hall, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Biological Chemistry, and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 12-138 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Nanometer-Scale Structure and Erosion Profiles of Erodible Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films
Nathaniel J. Fredin, Jingtao Zhang and David M. Lynn, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division