Preliminary Program subject to change
08A11 Biological Polymers
OverviewWe welcome experimental and theoretical contributions associated with polymers of biological importance. Examples of relevant systems include proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, actin filaments, and microtubules. Contributions that are focused on understanding biological structure and function using fundamentals of polymer science are of particular interest in this session.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Brandon M. Vogel
NRC Postdoctoral Fellow
Polymers Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr., MS 8541, Rm B314
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone Number: 301-975-6994
Email: brandon.vogel@nist.gov

CoChair

Gerassimos Orkoulas
Assistant Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Departmet of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
5531 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1590
Phone Number: (310) 267-0169
Fax Number: (310) 206-4107
Email: makis@seas.ucla.edu
Single-Molecule Analysis of 1d Diffusion and Transcription Elongation of T7 RNA Polymerase along Individual Stretched DNA Molecules
Ronald G. Larson and Ji Hoon Kim, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
The Thermodynamics of Single Molecule Stretching of Polysaccharides: Implications for Elastic Tissues
Richard G. Haverkamp, Institute of Technology and Engineering, Massey University, Riddet Building, Riddett Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand, A.T. Marshall, ITE, Massey University, Riddet Building, Riddett Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand and M.A.K. Williams, IFS, Massey University, Riddet Building, Riddett Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Characterization Of Spider Silk Proteins For Tissue Engineering Applications
Patrick A. Johnson, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3295, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
Microscopic Analyses Of Polyelectrolytic Complexes Between Hyaluronan And Chitosan
Gregory Rutkowski and John H Brekke, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 176 Engineering Bldg, 1303 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55804
A Novel Pretreatment Technique For Hydrolysis Of Chitin
Indira Priya Samayam, Schall Constance A and Sasidhar Varanasi, Chemical Engineering, University Of Toledo, 2801 W Bancroft st, TOLEDO, OH 43606
Functional Nanofibers from Biomaterial Complexes
Stephanie T. Sullivan, Sachin Talwar and Saad A. Khan, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
A Transient Heat Of Water Vapor Sorption Model For Human Skin
Santosh Yadav1, Stephen W. Thiel2, Gerald B. Kasting3 and Neville G. Pinto1, (1)Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210012, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (2)Chemical & Material Engineering, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210012, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (3)College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, 407 Wherry Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0004

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division