Preliminary Program subject to change
15E03 Biomaterial-Cell Interactions in Tissue Engineering I
OverviewThis session is one of a subgrouping of tissue engineering areas focusing on the material cell interaction.
Primary SponsorEngineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15e)

Chair

Padma Rajagopalan
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Virginia Tech
141 Randolph Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone Number: 540-231-4851
Email: padmar@vt.edu

CoChair

Mariah Hahn
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M University
3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Phone Number: 979-739-1343
Email: mariah.hahn@chemail.tamu.edu

CoChair

Jennie B. Leach
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone Number: 410-455-3400
Email: jleach@umbc.edu
Substrate Mechanics And Rhoa Regulate Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype In A 3-D Extracellular Matrix Analog
Shelly R. Peyton, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; University of California-Irvine, 916 Engineering Tower, Irvine, CA 92697, Peter D. Kim, Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Room 3120, Irvine, CA 92697-2715 and Andrew J. Putnam, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Room 3120, Irvine, CA 92697-2715
Self-Standing Composite Polyelectrolyte Multilayers as Platforms for Three-Dimensional Cellular Assembly
Sumit Mehrotra, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Ilsoon Lee, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 and Christina Chan, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Interactive Effects of Contact Guidance and Pulsatile Electrical Field Stimulation on Orientation and Elongation of Fibroblasts and Cardiomyocytes
Hoi Ting Heidi Au1, Irene Cheng1, M. Fahad Chowdhury1 and Milica Radisic2, (1)University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada, (2)IBBME/Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
A FRET Conformation Sensor for Fibronectin Matrix Assembly
Nancy Wangechi Karuri1, Zong Lin2, Hays Rye2 and Jean E. Schwarzbauer3, (1)Molecular Biology & Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Princeton & Rutgers University, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544, (3)Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Schultz Lab-315, Princeton, NJ 08544
Synthetic Polymer Coatings For Long-Term Culture Of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Joerg Lahann1, Himabindu Nandivada2, Luis G Villa-Diaz3 and Garry D Smith3, (1)University of Michigan, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 3074 H.H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward St, 3434 G.G Brown, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 3074 H.H. Dow Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
Alginate Stiffness Regulates Gene Expression And Antral Cavity Development In An In Vitro Ovarian Follicle Culture System
Erin R. West1, Monica A. Gomberg2, Teresa K. Woodruff2 and Lonnie D. Shea1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611

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