Preliminary Program subject to change
08B07 Biomaterial Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
OverviewPapers discuss novel materials for tissue engineering.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

Christopher S. Brazel
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
A127 Bevill Research Building
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0203
Phone Number: 205-348-9738
Fax Number: 205-348-7558
Email: CBrazel@coe.eng.ua.edu

CoChair

Tao L. Lowe
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering, and Material Sciences and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033
U.S.A.
Phone Number: (717) 531-8602
Fax Number: (717) 531-4464
Email: tlowe@psu.edu
Electrospun Degradable Segmented Polyurethane Elastomers for Ligament Tissue Engineering
CA Bashur, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 145 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24060, SA Guelcher, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Olin Hall, Nashville, TN and Aaron S. Goldstein, Department of Chemical Engineering, 0211, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0211
L-Tyrosine Based Polyurethane Blends for Tissue Engineering Applications
Debanjan Sarkar, The University of Akron, Department of Chemical Engineering, Akron, OH 44325 and Stephanie T. Lopina, The University of Akron, The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Akron, OH 44325
Manipulations in Hydrogel Degradation Behavior Enhance Osteoblast Function and Mineralized Tissue Formation
Danielle S.W. Benoit, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, ECCH 111 Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309 and Kristi Anseth, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ECCH 128, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309
Alginate Hydrogel Mechanics Regulate Follicle Growth in a Three-Dimensional in Vitro Culture System
Erin R. West1, Pamela K. Kreeger1, Jason W. Deck2, Teresa K. Woodruff3 and Lonnie D. Shea1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Long Term 3d Primary Hepatocyte Culture in Nano-Scaffold Hydrogel for Bioartificial Liver
Sihong Wang, Deepak Nagrath, Francois Berthiaume and Martin L. Yarmush, Massachusetts General Hospital/Shriners Burn Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
A Microfluidic Scaffold for Tissue Engineering
Mario Cabodi1, Nak Won Choi1, Jason P. Gleghorn2, Christopher S.D. Lee3, Lawrence J. Bonassar4 and Abraham D. Stroock1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 130 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (4)Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 218 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Synthetic Scaffolds Mimicking Small Intestinal Submucosa
Eric Maase1, Bradley P. Kropp2, H. K. Lin2, Y. Zhang2 and Sundararajan V. Madihally1, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, 825 N.E. 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division