Tuesday, 1 November 2005: 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Bluegrass A (Hyatt Regency Cincinnati)

Polymers (08a)

#202 - Bioinspired / Biomimetic Materials (08A20)
This session is devoted to investigations involving materials that have been developed to reflect the structure of naturally derived substances. Participants are requested to present studies describing novel functionalized biomaterials, modified naturally derived materials, and synthetic/natural material composites for controlling cell or tissue behavior.
CoChair:Christine E Schmidt
Chair:John P. Fisher
12:30 PMEhd Monomer Effect on Myoblastic Cell Attachment and Proliferation
Erin E. Falco, Scott J. Roth, John P. Fisher
1:00 PMSpontaneous Formation of Gelatin-Polycaprolactone Matrices for Tissue Engineering
Sean Duguay, Dan Cutbirth, Aparna Sarasam, Sundararajan V. Madihally
1:30 PMSynthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers, Self-Assembly Behavior and Drug Delivery Applications
Michael D. Determan, Ankit Agarwal, Surya K. Mallapragada
2:00 PMPreparing Porous Polymeric Particles by Localized Solvent Implosion for Pulmonary Drug Delivery Applications
Treniece L. Terry, Victor G. Rodgers, Aliasger K. Salem
Sponsor:Materials Engineering and Sciences Division

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