Preliminary Program subject to change
08B11 Biomaterials I
OverviewThis session deals with cutting edge developments in biomaterials design, synthesis, and application, broadly defined.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

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

Agnes Ostafin
University of Notre Dame
Dept of Chemical Engineering
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone Number: 574- 631-3798
Email: aostafin@nd.edu
Viscoelastic Properties of Crosslinked Protein Polymer Hydrogels
Nicolynn E. Davis, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, Russell D. Haynes, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road - TECH E136, Evanston, IL 60208, Phillip B. Messersmith, Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech E310, Evanston, IL 60208 and Annelise E. Barron, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Combinatorial Biosurface Chips for Quantitative Characterization of Polymer - Cell Interactions
Charlene Rincon, Santanu Chattopadhyay and Carson Meredith, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Assembly of Elastin-like Polymer Conjugates for Creating Multilayered Cellular Architectures
Amol V. Janorkar1, Zaki Megeed1, Padma Rajagopalan2 and Martin L. Yarmush1, (1)Harvard Medical School, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, (2)Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, B322, Iacocca Hall, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Electrospun Polyurethanes and Bone Marrow Stromal Cells for Ligament Tissue Engineering
Chris A. Bashur1, Michael S. Mills1, Scott A. Guelcher2 and Aaron S. Goldstein1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, 0211, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0211, (2)Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Olin Hall, Nashville, TN
Producing Shape-Specific Scaffolds for T M J Tissue Engineering Utilizing Dense-Phase C O2
Andrew Becker1, Aaron M. Scurto2 and Michael Detamore1, (1)Dept. of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 1530 W. 15th St., 4132 Learned Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Chemical and Petroleum Engineering & NSF-ERC Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, 1530 W. 15th St., 4132 Learned Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045
Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films for Cell Contacting Applications
Jennifer A. Phelps, Corinne Wittmer and Paul R. Van Tassel, Chemical Engineering, Yale University, 9 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06520
Photopolymerizable Tough Elastomeric Biomaterials
Sirish Reddy, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, UCB 424, Boulder, CO 80309, Christopher N. Bowman, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Dr. Mail Stop 0424, Boulder, CO 80309 and Kristi S. Anseth, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ECCH 128, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309-0424
Multilayered Polymer Thin Films for Sequential Delivery of Multiple Agents
Helen F. Chuang, Chemical Engineering, MIT, Room 66-525, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Paula T. Hammond, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 476 Memorial Dr #6-504, Cambridge, MA 02139

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division