Session: Biomaterials I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Thursday, November 12, 2009: 12:30 PM

Tennessee C (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

This first of two biomaterials session highlights presentations that represent a broad range of biomaterials design, synthesis and processing research in applications including tissue engineering, surgical science, and drug delivery

Sponsor:

Biomaterials

Chair:

Shashi K. Murthy
Email: smurthy@coe.neu.edu

Co-Chair:

Thomas Dziubla
Email: dziubla@engr.uky.edu

12:30 PM

(549a) Development of Biodegradable Hydrogel Composites for Growth Plate Regeneration
Ashley M. Hawkins, David A. Puleo, Todd A. Milbrandt and J. Zach Hilt

12:50 PM

(549b) In Vitro Characterization of Polycaprolactone Scaffolds: Effect of Blending Different Molecular Weights
Seok Won Pok and Sundararajan. V. Madihally

1:10 PM

(549c) Hydrogel Synthesis Via Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD)
Ranjita K. Bose and Kenneth K.S. Lau

1:30 PM

(549d) Curcumin Polymers as Anticancer Prodrugs
Youqing Shen, Huadong Tang, Caitlin Jean Murphy, Edward A. Van Kirk, William J. Murdoch and Maciej Radosz

1:50 PM

(549e) Low-Fouling Sulfobetaine-Based Hydrogels with Improved Mechanical Properties
Louisa R. Carr, Gang Cheng, Yi He, Rahul Bhowmik and Shaoyi Jiang

2:10 PM

(549f) In Vitro Activation of Murine Dendritic Cells by Carbohydrate-Modified Polyanhydride Adjuvants
Brenda R. Carrillo-Conde, Eunho Song, Nichola Pohl and Balaji Narasimhan

2:30 PM

(549g) Methacrylic Terpolymers with Non-Fouling Interfacial Properties
Daniel Heath and Stuart L. Cooper

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