Preliminary Program subject to change
08B06 Biomimetics II: Drug Delivery
OverviewThis session will highlight studies of molecular and material systems designed to mimic biomolecular structure and/or function. These studies will be focused towards addressing pressing biomedical challenges in the delivery of therapeutics.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

Andre Palmer
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Notre Dame
181 Fitzpatrick Hall,
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone Number: 123-456-7890
Email: apalmer@nd.edu

CoChair

Mark E. Byrne
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5127
Phone Number: 334-844-2862
Fax Number: 334-844-2063
Email: byrneme@eng.auburn.edu
Intracellular Trafficking and Drug Release Mechanisms of Dendrimer-Based Drug Delivery Nanodevices
Rangaramanujam M. Kannan1, Rajyalakshmi Inapagolla1, Omathanu Pillai2 and Sujatha Kannan2, (1)Wayne State University, 1121 Engineering, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, (2)Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202
A Model for Polymer Functionalization of Drug Delivery Vehicles: Maximizing Adhesion While Confronting Endothelial Glycocalyx
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
Conjugation of Methoxypolyethylene Glycol to the Surface of Bovine Red Blood Cells for Use as a Non-Immunogenic Blood Substitute
Sharon I. Gundersen, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637 and Andre Palmer, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637
Incorporation of Statins in a Perivascular Polymeric Drug Delivery Device for the Inhibition of Intimal Hyperplasia
Aadithya Krishnan1, Stephanie T. Lopina2, Michelle Evancho-Chapman3, Steven P. Schmidt3 and Duane Donovan3, (1)Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, 260 S Forge St, Olson Research Bldg 301, Akron, OH 44325-0302, (2)Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, (3)Summa Health System, 525 E Market St, 3rd Floor Admin, Rm 317, Akron, OH 44304
Micro- Electrochemical and Electrophoretic Delivery of Charged Species from Conducting Polymer Surfaces
Nathaniel D. Robinson1, David Nilsson1, Joakim Isaksson1, Peter Kjäll2, Agneta Richter-Dahlfors2 and Magnus Berggren1, (1)Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University, Bredgatan 34, Norrköping, Sweden, (2)Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Instutute, Stockholm, Sweden
Antigenic Disguise of Model Surfaces Via Immobilization of Treponema Pallidum Protein Tp0483
Morgan B. Abney1, Kimberly W. Anderson1, Leonidas Bachas2 and Caroline E. Cameron3, (1)Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 Anderson Hall, Lexington,, KY 40506, (2)Chemistry, University of Kentucky, 177 Anderson Hall, Lexington,, KY 40506, (3)Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, PO Box 3055 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division