Preliminary Program subject to change
08F04 Biocomposites
OverviewThis session welcomes contributions from all areas of “Biocomposites” ranging from environment-friendly biodegradable composites to biomedical composites for drug/gene delivery and tissue engineering applications. Relevant topics include novel preparation and characterization methods, relationship between composite morphology and properties/applications, and theoretical and experimental studies exploring the “filler-matrix” interactions in these systems.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)
Co-Sponsor(s)Biomaterials (08b)

Chair

Rhutesh K. Shah
Department of Physics and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS)
Harvard University
9-15 Oxford Street
Room 517
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone Number: 617-496-8915
Email: rhutesh@deas.harvard.edu

CoChair

Esmaiel Jabbari
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11
Swearingen Engineering Center
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone Number: 803-777-8022
Fax Number: 803-777-0973
Email: jabbari@engr.sc.edu
Introductory Remarks
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Novel Nanocomposites from Cellulose Nanocrystals
Paul Podsiadlo, Eric Black, Bongsup Shim and Nicholas A. Kotov, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward St., 3074 H. H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
Characterization of Biopolymer Composites Created Using Solid-State Shear Pulverization
Amanda M. Walker1, John M. Torkelson1, Ying Tao1 and John R. Dorgan2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Colorado School of Mines, Chemical Engineering Department, 428 Alderson Hall, Golden, CO 80401
Fire Retardant Fatty Acid Based Vinyl Ester Resins
Erde Can1, Jermaine Winstead2, John J. La Scala2 and Giuseppe R. Palmese1, (1)Drexel University, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2) Army Research Laboratory, Building 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Polymer-Nanotube-Enzyme Composites as Active Antifouling Films
Prashanth Asuri1, Sandeep S Karajanagi1, Ravi S. Kane2 and Jonathan S. Dordick1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180, (2)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180
Electrodeposition of Lysozyme-Silver Antimicrobial Bionanocomposites Onto Stainless Steel Medical Instruments
D. Matthew Eby, Heather R. Luckarift and Glenn R. Johnson, Airbase Technologies Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, 139 Barnes Drive, Suite 2, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403
Adsorption and Desorption of Lysozyme on Thermosensitive Nano-Sized Magnetic Particles and Its Conformational Changes
Nabila Shamim, Kus Hidajat, Liang Hong and M. Shahab Uddin, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore
Composite Layered Scaffolds for the Regrowth of Heterogeneous Tissue
Benjamin J. Lawrence, Eric L. Maase and Sundararajan V. Madihally, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078
Concluding Remarks

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division