Preliminary Program subject to change
08B01 Biomaterials I
OverviewThis session deals with cutting edge developments in biomaterials design, synthesis, and application, broadly defined.
Primary SponsorBiomaterials (08b)

Chair

Andre F. Palmer
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
The Ohio State University
140 West 19th Avenue
231A Koffolt Laboratories
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone Number: 614-292-6033
Email: palmer.351@osu.edu

CoChair

Di Gao
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: 412-624-8488
Email: gaod@engr.pitt.edu
Thermosensitive Chitosan as A Matrix for the Controlled Delivery of Biologically Active Molecules for Bone Repair
Joshua R. Bush, Vedavathi Madhu, Cato T. Laurencin, Gary Balian and Lakshmi Nair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Material Characterization And In Vivo Analysis Of Biodegradable, Injectable Poly(Ester Urethane)Urea Scaffolds For Bone Tissue Engineering
Andrea E. Hafeman, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 211 Olin Hall, 2400 Highland Ave., Nashville, TN 37235 and S.A. Guelcher, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 107 Olin Hall, 2400 Highland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212
An Injectable Implant Material Functionalized with Bioactive Bmp-7 Short Peptides for Orthopaedic Applications
Yupeng Chen, Department of Chemistry & Division of Engineering, Brown Univeristy, 324 Brook Street, Box H., Providence, RI 02912 and Thomas J. Webster, Division of Engineering & Division of Orthopedics, Brown University, 182 Hope Street, Box D, Providence, RI 02912
Development Of Semi-Conductor Biomaterials For Regulating Cell Growth
Charlene Rincon, Santanu Chattopadhyay and Carson Meredith, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Polyelectrolyte Nanofilms For Cell Contacting Applications
Jennifer A. Phelps1, Corrine R. Wittmer1, W. Mark Saltzman2, Martha J. Harding3 and Paul R. Van Tassel1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (2)Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (3)Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
Hydrogel-Nanofiber Composite Systems for Drug Delivery
Ya Liang, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Anthony M. Lowman, Deptartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., CAT 471, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Degradable Poly(Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate) Hydrogels For Tissue Engineered Scaffolds: Controlled Molecular Weight Degradation Products
Sarah K. Atzet1, Buddy Ratner2, Scott A. Curtin2 and Stephanie J. Bryant3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 1705 NE Pacific St, Foege N307 Box 355061, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Foege Building, Box 355061, Seattle, WA 98195, (3)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division