Preliminary Program subject to change
TG006 Principles of Micropatterned Structures and Applications to Biomems
OverviewPresentation of the latest developments in microdevices and bioMEMs
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), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (See also Topical F) (22)

Chair

J. Zach Hilt
University of Kentucky
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone Number: 859 257-9844
Fax Number: (859) 323-1929
Email: hilt@engr.uky.edu

CoChair

Ryo Yoshida
Professor
Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 113-8656
Japan
Phone Number: 81 (3) 5841-7112
Fax Number: 81 (3) 5841-7112
Email: yoshida@bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Microfabrication of Functional Gels and Application to Controlled Drug Release Microchip
Kazuya Omata, Kotaro Yamaura, Madoka Takai and Ryo Yoshida, Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Influence of Micropatterned Polymer Substrates on Neural Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation
Surya K. Mallapragada1, Jennifer Recknor1, Jennifer Recknor1, Erin Jones1, Erin Jones1, Donald Sakaguchi2 and Donald Sakaguchi3, (1)Iowa State University, Chemical Engineering Department, 3035 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230, (2)Genetics, Iowa State University, Chemical Engineering Department, 3035 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230, (3)Genetics Department, Iowa State University, Chemical Engineering Department, 3035 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230
Optical Microfluid Control Based on Photoresponsive Polymer Gel Microvalves
Shinji Sugiura, Kimio Sumaru, Kazuaki Hiroki, Toshiyuki Takagi and Toshiyuki Kanamori, Research Center of Advanced Bionics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Japan
Polymer Particle-Based Micromolding to Fabricate Novel Microstructures
Jung-Hwan Park1, Seong-O. Choi2, Yong-Kyu Yoon2, Mark G. Allen1 and Mark R. Prausnitz3, (1)Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (2)Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (3)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Parallel Manipulation of Adhering Living Cells Based on Photo-Induced Cell Capturing
Kimio Sumaru, Jun-ichi Edahiro, Yuichi Tada, Yuki Ooshima, Shinji Sugiura, Toshiyuki Kanamori and Toshio Shinbo, Research Center of Advanced Bionics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Japan
Cell Growth on Zein Surfaces Self-Assembled on Patterned Templates
Qin Wang1, Shifeng Li2, Chang Liu2 and Graciela W. Padua1, (1)Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 382/D AESB, 1304 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 203A Engineering Hall, 1308 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801

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