Preliminary Program subject to change
08B09 Biofunctional Surfaces: From Fundamentals to Devices
OverviewThis session will bring together engineers and scientists involved in the detection, measurement and identification of biologically-derived analytes at interfaces. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, advances in fundamental physical and chemical understanding of the interface, device design and operation, surface modification chemistries and applications.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)
Co-Sponsor(s)Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)

Chair

Anthony M. Lowman
Associate Professor
Drexel University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: (215) 895-2228
Fax Number: (215) 895-5837
Email: alowman@cbis.ece.drexel.edu

CoChair

David V. Schaffer
Assistant Professor
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemical Engineering
201 Gilman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1462
Phone Number: 510-643-5963
Fax Number: 510-642-4778
Email: schaffer@cchem.berkeley.edu
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Nanoscale Device for Fast Sequencing of DNA
Christina M. Payne, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 24th and Garland Ave., 118 Olin Hall, Nashville, TN 37235, Xiongce Zhao, Nanomaterials Theory Institute, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, Peter T. Cummings, Vanderbilt University, Department of Chemical Engineering, VU Station B 35160, Nashville, TN 37235-1604 and James W. Lee, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
A New Paradigm in Tendon Tissue Engineering
Rita Abousleiman, Peter S. McFetridge and Vassilios I. Sikavitsas, Bioengineering Center, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd, T-335, Norman, OK 73019
Real-Time Monitoring of Streptococcus Mutans Dental Biofilm Formation Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Kawai Tam, Perla Ayala, Nichola Kinsinger and Nosang V. Myung, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Bourns Hall, Riverside, CA 92521
Orientational Control of Immobilized Biomolecules on a Membrane Surface for Specific Protein Capture
Sufi Ahmed and Timothy Barbari, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2111
Adsorption of Dansylated Amino Acids on Molecularly Imprinted Surfaces: a Surface Plasmon Resonance Study
Xiao Li, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 112 Earle Hall, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909 and Scott Husson, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 126 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634
Modulation of Astrocyte Behavior Via Transforming Growth Factor & Beta-1 Conjugated Surfaces
Christopher L. Klaver, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, PO Box 876006, Tempe, AZ 85287-6006 and Michael R. Caplan, Harrington Department of Bioengineering, Arizona State University, PO Box 879709, Tempe, AZ 85287-9709
Surface Modification of Sapphire to Enhance Its Neural Biocompatibility
Anfeng Wang1, Paul G. Finlayson2, Jie Li3, Kelley Brabant3, Carolyn A. Black3, James P. McAllister II3, Ting Cao1, Haiying Tang1, Xuemei Liang1, Steven O. Salley1, Gregory W. Auner4 and K. Y. Simon Ng1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202, (2)Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, 550 E Canfield, Lande Room 327, Detroit, MI 48201, (3)Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University, 4201 Antoine Street, UHC-6E, Detroit, MI 48201, (4)Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202
Binding of Target DNA with Overhanging Bases to DNA Probes in Lipid Bilayers and Micelles
Bruno F. Marques, Shane T. Grosser and James W. Schneider, Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division