Session: Self-Assembled Biomaterials (2008 Annual Meeting)

Friday, November 21, 2008: 8:00 AM

Room 108-A (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Description:

This session describes the synthesis, design, and characterization of self-assembled biomaterials. This topic includes both materials that self-assemble for biological applications and materials that are constructed from biomolecular components.

Sponsor:

Biomaterials

Chair:

Raymond Tu
Email: tu@ccny.cuny.edu

CoChair:

Harry Bermudez
Email: bermudez@mail.pse.umass.edu

8:00 AM

(745a) Controlling Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation by Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkanethiols Presenting Mannitol Group
Shuyu Hou, Erik A. Burton, Yan-Yeung Luk and Dacheng Ren

8:20 AM

(745d) Tailoring of Self-Assembling Peptide Scaffolds with Biofunctional Epitopes
Ying Chau, Ying Luo, Qianqian Li and Alex C.Y Cheung

8:40 AM

(745e) Self-Assembly and DNA Binding Properties of Bzip Peptide Amphiphiles
Rachel S. Marullo, Raymond Tu and Matthew Tirrell

9:00 AM

(745f) Self-Assembly of Comb-Rod Dendritic Block Copolymers
Shujun Chen and Paula T. Hammond

9:20 AM

(745g) Structure and Nanomechanics of Collagen Complexes for Novel Biomaterials
David V. Svintradze, Vamsi K. Yadavalli and Ramana Pidaparti

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