Preliminary Program subject to change
TG000 Plenary Session I: Us-Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems
OverviewThis session will introduce the US-Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems by featuring four international known engineers who will discuss the future directions in Medical Engineering
Primary SponsorTopical G: US-Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems (TG)
Co-Sponsor(s)Biomaterials (08b), Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division (15), Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)

Chair

Nicholas A. Peppas
Department of Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
Phone Number: 512-471-6644
Email: peppas@che.utexas.edu

CoChair

Toshiyuki Kanamori
Team Leader
Research Center of Advanced Bionics
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Central 5, Higashi1-1-1
Tsukuba 305-8565,
Japan
Phone Number: 011-81-29-861-6286
Fax Number: 011-81-29-861-6278
Email: t.kanamori@aist.go.jp
Introductory Remarks
Design and Applications of Responsive Polymers in Diagnostics, Separations, Bioprocesses, and Drug Delivery
Allan S. Hoffman, Universty of Washington, Box 352255, Seattle, WA 98195 and Patrick S. Stayton, Bioengineering, Universty of Washington, Box 352255, Seattle, WA 98195
Advanced Nanobiomedical Application of the Phosphorylcholine-Polymer Surface Technology (Pcst)
Kazuhiko Ishihara, Department of Materials Engineering, Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan

Topical G: US - Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems