Session: #613 - Natural Biomaterials (08B14)


Thursday, November 20, 2008: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Room 108-A (Pennsylvania Convention Center)
Biomaterials (08b)
#613 - Natural Biomaterials (08B14)
This session will discuss applications of materials derived from natural sources.
Chair:	Lane Gilchrist
CoSponsor(s):	Polymers (08a)
8:30 AM	613a	Comparing the Mechanical Properties of Chitosan Films Bound to Titanium Following Deposition, Neutralization, and Sterilization Holly J. Martin, Kirk H. Schulz, Joel D. Bumgardner
8:55 AM	613b	Antibiofouling Activity of Natural Phenolic Compounds against Gram Negative Bacteria Dong-Shik Kim, Sumitkumar B. Jagani, Do-Young Yoon
9:20 AM	613c	Cytocompatibility of Dextran-Based Tissue Sealants for Surgical Wound Closure Sujata K. Bhatia, Samuel D. Arthur, H. Keith Chenault, George K. Kodokian
9:45 AM	613d	Enzymic Thin Film Coatings for Bioactive Materials Songtao Wu, Xiaodong Tong, Archana Trivedi, Hongfei Jia, Minjuan Zhang, Masahiko Ishii, Ping Wang
10:10 AM	613e	Investigating the Biosynthesis of a Tetracycline Analog with Antitumor Properties Lauren B. Pickens, Yi Tang
10:35 AM	613f	Elastin-Like Polypeptide-Polyelectrolyte Conjugates for Tissue Engineering Jonathan Woolfolk, Amol V. Janorkar

Biomaterials (08b)