Preliminary Program subject to change
TG002 Engineering of Novel Therapeutic Devices
OverviewPresentation sof the basics and performance of novel therapeutic devices
Primary SponsorTopical G: US-Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems (TG)
Co-Sponsor(s)Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division (15), Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)

Chair

Yasuyuki Sakai
Director
Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo
4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku,
Tokyo, 153-8505
Japan
Phone Number: 81 (3) 5452-6349
Fax Number: 81 (3) 5452-6348
Email: sakaiyas@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp

CoChair

Anthony M. Lowman
Associate Professor
Drexel University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: (215) 895-2228
Fax Number: 215-895-5837
Email: alowman@cbis.ece.drexel.edu
Blends of L-Tyrosine Based Polyurethanes and Polyphosphate for Biomedical Applications
Parth Shah1, Stephanie T. Lopina1, Yang H. Yun2 and Anirban Sen Gupta3, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, (2)Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, (3)Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, Department of Chemical Engineering, Akron, OH 44325
Reversible Modulating Gels Via Tertiary Conformation Switching of RNA Motifs
Siddarth Venkatesh1, Jacek Wower2 and Mark E. Byrne1, (1)Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, and Drug Delivery Laboratories, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5127, (2)Department of Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Skin-CadŽ: Pharmacokinetic Model for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Daisuke Mori, Biocom Systems, Inc., 576-14 Kobukuro, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-0066, Japan and Kakuji Tojo, Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kawazu680-4, Iizuka 820-8502, Japan
In Vitro Investigation of Oral Insulin Delivery Systems Using Lectin Functionalized Complexation Hydrogels
Kristy M. Wood, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, Austin, TX 78712, Gregory Stone, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and Nicholas A. Peppas, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, CPE 3.466, 1 University Station, Code C0400, Austin, TX 78712
Microdermabrasion of Skin for Drug and Vaccine Delivery
Harvinder S. Gill1, Samantha Andrews1, Andrew Fedanov2, Senthil Sakthivel3, Ifor Williams4, Silvija Staprans5 and Mark R. Prausnitz6, (1)Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, (3)Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, (4)Department of Pathology, Atlanta, GA 30322, (5)Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University, 954 Gatewood Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, (6)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Rapid Drug Microadministration toward Neuron Using Electrochemical Micropump for Brain Therapy
Yasuo Yoshimi, Naoyuki Aota, Satoshi Akaike and Kenichi Shinoda, Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8548, Japan
Novel Alternating Copolymer Structures for Targeted in Vivo Imaging and Therapy in Cancer
Kevin P. Brower1, Michelle T. Hardiman1, Jin Zhou1, Robert J. Fisher1, Clark K. Colton1, Rajesh Kumar2, Rahul Tyagi2, Mukesh K. Pandey2 and Arthur C. Watterson2, (1)Dept of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 25 Ames St, 66-157, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Dept of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854

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