Session: Biomaterials for Drug Delivery (2009 Annual Meeting)

Description:

This session focuses on the design and evaluation of biomaterials that can be used in drug delivery and controlled release applications. Examples of topics include biocompatibility, degradation, targeting, intracellular delivery, formulation, self-assembly, encapsulation, cell/tissue-material interactions, bioactivity, gene delivery, temporal delivery, and biomimetics.

Sponsor:

Biomaterials

Co-Sponsor(s):

Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)

Chair:

Steven Little
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Chemical Engineering
1237 Benedum Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: 412-624-9614
Email: srlittle@pitt.edu

Co-Chair:

Ying Chau

Papers:

500a

Electrostatic Assembly as a Platform for Universal Multiagent Release
Paula T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

500b

Antibiotic Delivery From Degradable Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films
Anita Shukla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

500c

Electrohydrodynamic Co-Jetting: A Design Platform for Multifunctional Structures for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications
Srijanani Bhaskar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Kelly Marie Pollock, Cornell University; Jonathan Hitt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Mutsumi Yoshida, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Sei-Won Laura Chang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Joerg Lahann, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

500d

Breath Figure Thin Films of Biodegradable Polymers for Controlled Antibiotic Release
Thiruselvam Ponnusamy, TULANE UNIVERSITY; Timothy N. Tate, TULANE UNIVERSITY; Louise B. Lawson, TULANE UNIVERSITY; Lucia C. Freytag, TULANE UNIVERSITY; Lisa A. Morici, TULANE UNIVERSITY; Vijay T. John, TULANE UNIVERSITY

500e

Developing a Hydrogel System for Controlled Release of Thymosin Beta-4 to the Corneal Epithelium
David P. Tefft, Wayne State University; Gabriel Sosne, Wayne State University; Howard WT Matthew, Wayne State University

500f

Extended Ophthalmic Drug Delivery by Silicone-Hydrogel Contact Lenses
Cheng-Chun Peng, University of Florida; Jinah Kim, University of Florida; Anuj Chauhan, University of Florida

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