Preliminary Program subject to change
08A07 Biological Polymers
OverviewContributions are invited that deal specifically with polymers of a biological origin: proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. Especially of interest are topics that connect polymer science fundamentals with the understanding and applications of biopolymers. Within this unifying theme, examples of topics include behavior and uses of biological polymers in solutions and at interfaces, in complexes and interactions with other materials, and the structural and self-assembly properties of biopolymers.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)
Co-Sponsor(s)Biomaterials (08b)

Chair

Rastislav Levicky
Assistant Professor
Columbia University
500 West 120th Street, Room 801
New York, NY 10027
Phone Number: (212) 854-2869
Fax Number: (212) 854-3054
Email: rl268@columbia.edu

CoChair

Jennie B. Leach
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone Number: 410-455-8152
Email: jleach@umbc.edu
Direct Monitoring of the Conformational Change of Elastin-like Polypeptides upon Changing Ionic Strength Using Dual Polarization Interferometry
Kristina M. Thomas1, U. Loi Lao2, Ashok Mulchandani2, Wilfred Chen2 and Di Gao1, (1)Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, 1249 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (2)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521
Patchy Interactions of Globular Proteins
Hongjun Liu, Chemcial and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th ST, Troy, NY 12180, Shekhar Garde, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th ST, Troy, NY 12180 and Sanat K. Kumar, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th ST, Troy, NY 12180
Discrete Binding Ranges of Ligated Biopolymers End-Grafted to an Interface: a Theoretical Study
Nathan W. Moore, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, UC Davis, 1 Shields Ave. Dept. CHMS, Davis, CA 95616 and Tonya L. Kuhl, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
Complex Formation between Stereoregular Polyelectrolyte and Protein
Honglei Zhang, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville St,, Manchester, United Kingdom, Robin Curtis, School of Chemical engineering and analytical science, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville St,, Manchester, United Kingdom, Jean-Michel Guenet, institute charles sadron, CNRS UPR 22, 6 rue Boussingault, F-67083 Strasbourg Cedex, strasbourg and Huey Tan, School of chemical engineering and analytical science, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville St,, Manchester, United Kingdom
Wrapping Transitions in a Single Nucleosome under Tension
Andrew Spakowitz, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stauffer III - Room 113, 381 North South Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, Shirley Mihardja, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnasses Ave, Room S1136, Box 1354, San Francisco, CA 94143-1354 and Carlos Bustamante, Physics, University of California - Berkeley, 231 Birge Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7300
Poly(Glu) and Poly(Glu:Ala) Fibril Formation and Caco3 Templating Ability
Martin F. Colaco, Jun Park and Harvey W. Blanch, Chemical Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
Effects of Fluid Shear on the Conformation of Human Von Willebrand Factor Studied by Neutron and Light Scattering
Indrajeet Singh1, Paschalis Alexandridis1 and Sriram Neelamegham2, (1)Chemical And Biological Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 303 Furnas Hall, North Campus, AMHERST, NY 14226, (2)Chemical and Biological Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 303 Furnas Hall, North Campus, Amherst, NY 14226
Characterization of Swelling Behavior of Cross Linked Waxy Maize Starch Dispersions
Benedict S. Odum, Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agricultural Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2009, Osvaldo Campanella, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 S University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and Ganesan Narsimhan, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, 225 S.University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division