Preliminary Program subject to change
08B13 Biomaterials IV
OverviewThis session contains talks describing novel techniques for tailoring and studying biomaterials surfaces and interfaces.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

Matt J. Kipper
Guest Scientist (NRC Postdoctoral Associate)
National Institutes of Health (NIDCR) and National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8543
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8543
Phone Number: 301 975-5439
Fax Number: 301 975-4977
Email: mkipper@nist.gov

* Membership Number 0090143084

CoChair

Norma Alcantar
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone Number: 813-974-8009
Fax Number: 813-974-3651
Email: alcantar@eng.usf.edu
Field-Driven Surface Biofunctionalization of Electrospun Fibers
Xiaoyu Sun1, Ravi Shankar2, Tushar Ghosh2, Hans G. Börner3 and Richard Spontak4, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Campos Box 7905, College of Engineering, Raleigh, NC 27606, (2)Fiber & Polymer Science Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (3)Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, Potsdam, D-14424, Germany, (4)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695
Kinetic Studies of Ntpdase Immobilized on Polyethylene Terephthalate
Vignesh Muthuvijayan, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078 and Randy S. Lewis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 350 Clyde Building, Provo, UT 84604
Structural Analysis of Knob Formation in Plasmodium-Falciparum Infected Erythrocytes
Lixiao Zeng1, Huiqing Chen2, Xuerong Li2, Athar H. Chishti2 and Christos G. Takoudis3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton Street, Chicago, IL 60607, (2)Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Room# 5097, College of Medicine Research Building, 909 South Wolcott Avenue, MC-704, Chicago, IL 60612, (3)Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton Street, Chicago, IL 60607
Surface Science Studies on the Effects of Different Silanes and Metal Surface Treatments on the Binding of Chitosan, a Biopolymer
Holly J. Martin, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm President's Circle, Mississippi State, MS 39740, Keisha Walters, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm Chemical Engineering Building, P.O. Box 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762, Kirk H. Schulz, Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and Joel D. Bumgardner, Biomedical Engineering Department, Herff College of Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
Vapor Phase Photografting of Antimicrobial Polymer Coatings
Tyler P. Martin and Karen K. Gleason, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Surface-Confined Photografting on Pla and Pha Films
Rahul M. Rasal and Douglas E. Hirt, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0909
Mechanisms for Controlling Protein Orientation
Matthew Bernards1, Lingyun Liu2 and Jiang Shaoyi1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Bioengineering, University of Washington, Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA 98195

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division