Preliminary Program subject to change
08A20 Bioinspired / Biomimetic Materials
OverviewThis session is devoted to investigations involving materials that have been developed to reflect the structure of naturally derived substances. Participants are requested to present studies describing novel functionalized biomaterials, modified naturally derived materials, and synthetic/natural material composites for controlling cell or tissue behavior.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

John P. Fisher
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Department of Chemical Engineering
2113 Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
College Park, MD, MD 20742-2111
Phone Number: 301 405 7475
Fax Number: 301 405 0523
Email: jpfisher@eng.umd.edu

CoChair

Christine E Schmidt
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Austin, TX 78712

Phone Number: 512-471-1690
Fax Number: 512-471-7060
Email: schmidt@che.utexas.edu
Ehd Monomer Effect on Myoblastic Cell Attachment and Proliferation
Erin E. Falco, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, Scott J. Roth, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD 21201 and John P. Fisher, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Spontaneous Formation of Gelatin-Polycaprolactone Matrices for Tissue Engineering
Sean Duguay, Dan Cutbirth, Aparna Sarasam and Sundararajan V. Madihally, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078
Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers, Self-Assembly Behavior and Drug Delivery Applications
Michael D. Determan, Ankit Agarwal and Surya K. Mallapragada, Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 144 Spedding Hall, Ames, IA 50011
Preparing Porous Polymeric Particles by Localized Solvent Implosion for Pulmonary Drug Delivery Applications
Treniece L. Terry, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, Victor G. Rodgers, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 and Aliasger K. Salem, Division of Pharmaceutics and Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 115 S. Grand Avenue, S228 PHAR, Iowa City, IA 52242

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division