Tuesday, November 14, 2006: 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Continental 4 (Hilton San Francisco)
#215 - Advances in Biomaterials (TG003)
Recent advances on biomaterials science and engineering with special emphasis on the synthesis of advanced materials and their behavior in biological environments
Chair:Balaji Narasimhan
CoChair:Kenji Kono
12:30 PM215aNovel Biodegradable Amphiphilic Nanoadjuvants with Immunomodulatory Capabilities
Maria P. Torres, Jennifer H. Wilson, Michael Wannemuehler, Balaji Narasimhan, Surya K. Mallapragada
1:00 PM215bSynthesis and Characterization of Novel Functional Biodegradable Copolymer Composed of Ricinoleic Acid and L-Lactic Acid
Akio Kishida, Masaki Ninomiya, Yuichi Ohya, Tatsuro Ouchi, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Tsutomu Furuzono
1:20 PM215cPreparation of Thermo-Responsive Polymer Gels Immobilizing Core-Shell Type Bioconjugates
Atsushi Harada, Kunio Johnin, Kenji Kono
1:40 PM215dPoly(Diol Citrate) Nanocomposites with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
Antonio R. Webb, Vivek A. Kumar, Guillermo A. Ameer
2:00 PM215eSynthesis of Polylactide-Grafted Dextrans and Their Application as Biodegradable Biomedical Materials
Yuichi Ohya, Tomohiro Kontani, Toshifumi Saito, Rie Aoki, Tatsuro Ouchi
2:20 PM215fSwelling and Degradation Characteristics of Novel Biodegradable in Situ Crosslinkable Poly(Lactide-Ethylene Oxide-Fumarate) Terpolymer Networks
Esmaiel Jabbari, Xuezhong He, Alireza S. Sarvestani
2:40 PM215gBiomolecule-Responsive Behavior of Smart Gels Having Biomoleclar Complexes as Reversible Cross-Links
Takashi Miyata, Kaori Okawa, Noriko Asami, Tadashi Uragami

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