Preliminary Program subject to change
08B14 Biomimetics III: Cell-Material Interactions
OverviewThis session will highlight studies of molecular and material systems designed to mimic biomolecular structure and/or function. These studies will be focused towards addressing pressing biomedical challenges in cell-material interactions and tissue engineering.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

Mark E. Byrne
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5127
Phone Number: 334-844-2862
Fax Number: 334-844-2063
Email: byrneme@eng.auburn.edu

* Membership Number 143246

CoChair

Esmaiel Jabbari
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11
Swearingen Engineering Center
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone Number: 803-777-8022
Fax Number: 803-777-0973
Email: jabbari@engr.sc.edu
Effect of Adhesion Peptide Incorporation in Poly (L-Lactic Acid) Scaffolds on the Osteoblastic Differentiation of Mesemchymal Stem Cells under Conditions of Flow Perfusion
Jose F. Alvarez-Barreto, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St. Rm T-335, Norman, OK 73019 and Vassilios I. Sikavitsas, School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd,, Room T335, Norman, OK 73019
Osteonectin-Derived Peptide Significantly Affects Modulus of Apatite/Hydrogel Composites
Alireza S. Sarvestani, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearinegn Engineering Center, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208, Xuezhong He, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearingen Engineering center Rm 1B30, 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
Insect Cuticle as a Motif for Crosslinked Biomimetic Materials
Christian Eichler1, Joseph Lomakin2, Yasuyuki Arakane3, Karl J. Kramer4, Michael R. Kanost3 and Stevin H. Gehrke5, (1)Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 1530 W 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609, (2)Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Kansas University, The University of Kansas, 4132 Learned Hall 1530 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, 104 Willard Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, (5)Departments of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1530 W 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609
Collagen-Mimetic Peptide (CΜΡ) for Integrin-Specific Cellular Recognition and Tissue Engineering
Shih Tak Khew, Xin Hao Zhu and Yen Wah Tong, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
Chemical and Topographical Modification to Polydimethylsiloxane Surfaces Affect Growth and Adhesion of Caco-2 Cells
Lin Wang, Chemical Engineering Department, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, Shashi K. Murthy, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 650 Columbus Ave, Apt 635, Boston, MA 02119, Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115 and Rebecca L. Carrier, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
Role of Mw of Negatively-Charged Polymer on Cell Colonization in 3-D Matrices
Annett Ullm, Jeremy W. Tillman and Sundararajan V. Madihally, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078
The Use of Polymers in the Development of an Ex Vivo Three-Dimensional (3-D) Model of Human Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (Aml)
Teresa Mortera Blanco1, Nicki Panoskaltsis2, Alexander Bismarck3 and Athanasios Mantalaris1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Haematology, Northwick Park Hospital,, Watford Road, Harrow, London, HA1 3U, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division