Preliminary Program subject to change
08B07 Injectable Biomaterials
OverviewThis session will present studies of injectable gel-forming or self assembling polymeric materials designed for use as cell or biomolecule delivery agents, or as space filling implants.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)
Co-Sponsor(s)Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d), Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15e)

Chair

John P. Fisher
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Department of Chemical Engineering
2113 Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Bldg.
College Park, MD 20742-2111
Phone Number: 301 405 7475
Fax Number: 301 405 0523
Email: jpfisher@eng.umd.edu

* Membership Number 0090176700

CoChair

Andrew J. Putnam
Assistant Professor
University of California-Irvine
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
916 Engineering Tower
Irvine, CA 92697-2575
Phone Number: 949-824-1243
Fax Number: 949-824-2541
Email: aputnam@uci.edu
Novel Thermally Responsive Macromers for the Fabrication of Injectable, in Situ Crosslinkable Hydrogels
Michael C. Hacker, Leda Klouda, Brandy B. Ma, James D. Kretlow and Antonios G. Mikos, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-142, Houston, TX 77005
Rapidly Setting Calcium Phosphate Cements Based on Amorphous Tricalcium Phosphate Nanoparticles
Tobias J. Brunner1, Marc Bohner2 and Wendelin J. Stark1, (1)Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland, (2)Dr.h.c. Robert Mathys Foundation, Bischmattstrasse 12, Bettlach, 2544, Switzerland
Evaluation of Novel Injectable Hydrogels
Jennifer Vernengo, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Garland Fussell, Synthes Spine, 1230 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 and Anthony M. Lowman, Drexel University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Biodegradable, Injectable Poly(Ester Urethane)Urea Delivery Systems for Bone Tissue Engineering
K. L. Zienkiewicz and Scott A. Guelcher, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, VU Station #B 351604, Nashville, TN 37235
A Novel Injectable Polymeric Biomaterial Poly(Propylene Fumarate-Co-Caprolactone) with Controllable Properties for Bone and Nerve Regenerations
Shanfeng Wang, Lichun Lu, Diederik H. Kempen, Godard C. W. De Ruiter, Jarred J. Nesbitt, James A. Gruetzmacher, Andrew M. Knight, Theresa E. Hefferan, Bradford L. Currier, Anthony J. Windebank and Michael J. Yaszemski, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
Thermal Gelation and Phase Equilibria of Responsive Elastin-Mimetic Triblock Hydrogels
David S. Hart, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2095 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS 66047-3729, Ajit J. M. D'Souza, 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
Modeling and Gelation Kinetics of Injectable in Situ Crosslinkable Poly(Lactide-Ethylene Oxide-Fumarate) Hydrogel Networks
Alireza S. Sarvestani, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearinegn Engineering Center, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208 and Esmaiel Jabbari, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division