This preliminary program is subject to change.

The Present and Future Role of Chemical Engineering in Tissue Engineering


Description:
Chemical engineers have been instrumental in defining and driving forward the field of tissue engineering. Polymer design and processing, transport phenomena, the employment of controlled release, and system design using kinetic parameter knowledge are some examples of chemical engineering fundamentals that have been applied by numerous innovators in the tissue engineering field. This session will highlight how far the field has come, and the unmet needs and challenges that lay ahead with presentations by leaders from academe and industry. The ultimate goal of this session is to fully engage chemical engineers in the development of emerging technologies and strategies to advance patient care.

Sponsor:
Biomedical Applications of Chemical Engineering
Co-Sponsor(s):
Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)


Chair:
William R. Wagner
University of Pittsburgh
Surgery, Chemical Engineering, and Bioengineering
100 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Fax Number: 412.235.5110
Email: wagnerwr@upmc.edu

Co-Chair:
Thomas Gilbert
Assistnat Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Bioengineering and Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: (412) 692-6400
Email: gilberttw@upmc.edu


Papers:
Chemical Engineers and Tissue Engineering
W. Mark Saltzman, Yale University
Tissue-Engineered Skin Substitutes with Microvasculature
Harihara Baskaran, Case Western Reserve University; Wan-Hsiang Liang, Case Western Reserve University
Increasing Desiccation Tolerance of Mammalian Cells Using Late Embryogenesis Proteins
Nilay Chakraborty, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital; Shumin Li, Louisiana State University; Apurva Borcar, Louisiana State University; Steven Hand, Louisiana State University; Mehmet Toner, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Hemoglobin Regulates the Migration of Glioma Cells Along Poly(ε-caprolactone)-Aligned Nanofibers
Alexander Roth, The Ohio State University; Ruipeng Xue, The Ohio State University; Tyler Nelson, The Ohio State University; Jed Johnson, Ohio State University; Jacob Elmer, The Ohio State University; Joseph Huntley, The Ohio State University; John J. Lannutti, The Ohio State University; Mariano S. Viapiano, The Ohio State University; Andre Palmer, The Ohio State University