Preliminary Program subject to change
TH009 Nanostructured Biomimetic and Biohybrid Materials and Devices
OverviewPapers within this session will focus on topics such as biological based materials, biomolecule containing hybrid structures, and artificial materials that mimic physiochemical properties and interactions of biological molecules. The session will highlight research involving rational design of self-assembling protein systems, designed peptides to form responsive systems and recognition materials, and tailored network structures mimicking biological structure and design. Of particular interest are the uses of nanostructured and nanoscale materials in the development of novel therapeutic, diagnostic, or tissue engineering devices.
Primary SponsorTopical H – Biological Applications of Nanotechnology (Bionanotechnology) (TH)
Co-Sponsor(s)Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair

Mark E. Byrne
Auburn University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Auburn, AL 36849-5127
Phone Number: 334-844-2862
Fax Number: 334-844-2063
Email: byrneme@eng.auburn.edu

CoChair

J. Zach Hilt
University of Kentucky
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone Number: 859 257-9844
Fax Number: (859) 323-1929
Email: hilt@engr.uky.edu
Biohybrid Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels with Integrated Protein Recognition for Biomedical and Diagnostic Applications
Sylvia Daunert, Jason D. Ehrick, Sapna K. Deo and Leonidas G. Bachas, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, 125 Chemistry-Physics Building, Lexington, KY 40506
Gelation and Phase Equilibria of Responsive Elastin-Mimetic Triblock Hydrogels
David S. Hart, Departments of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 1530 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609, Ajit J. M. DSouza, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2095 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, C. Russell Middaugh, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, B051 Smissman Research Labs, 2095 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045 and Stevin H. Gehrke, Departments of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1530 W 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609
Surface Micropatterning of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogels
Mariah Hahn1, Jordan Miller2 and Jennifer L. West2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3122, (2)Rice University, 6100 Main St. MS 142, Houston, TX 77005
Optimizing Recognition Characteristics of Biomimetic Polymer Gels by Polymerization Reaction Analysis
Asa D. Vaughan and Mark E. Byrne, Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, and Drug Delivery Laboratories, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5127
Using the Peptide Toolbox to Create Protein-like Nanoparticles for Applications in Bionanotechnology
Richard C. Doty, David G. Fernig and Raphael Levy, University of Liverpool, School of Biological Sciences, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
Controlled Photo Stimulation of Neuron Cells and Activation of Calcium Ions on Semiconductor Quantum Dot Layer-by-Layer Assemblies
Wasala M.S. Wickramanayake1, Nicholas A. Kotov2, Todd C. Pappas3, Massoud Motamedi3, Malcolm Broadwick4 and Burgess N. Christensen4, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300, H.H. Dow, Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Biomedical, Chemical, Materials Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300, H.H. Dow, Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, (4)Neuroscience and cell biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555

Topical H – Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology (Bionanotechnology)