Session: Advances in Biomaterial Evaluation (2009 Annual Meeting)

Monday, November 9, 2009: 8:30 AM

Jackson F (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

This session addresses the techniques used to evaluate biomaterials for numerous applications. The evaluation techniques will include the physical and biological properties, as well as their correlation to function.

Sponsor:

Biomaterials

Co-Sponsor(s):

Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d)

Chair:

Thomas D. Dziubla
Email: dziubla@engr.uky.edu

Co-Chair:

Julie Champion
Email: julie.champion@chbe.gatech.edu

8:30 AM

(8a) Real-Time Tracking of Biomaterial-Based Nanoparticle Behavior in Biological Barriers
Samuel K. Lai and Justin S. Hanes

9:00 AM

(8b) Testing-Configuration Effects in Assessing Cartilage Lubrication
Liu Shi and Alberto Striolo

9:15 AM

(8c) Probing Hydrogel Transport Properties and Dynamic Micro-Structure with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Silviya Petrova Zustiak, Hacene Boukari and Jennie B Leach

9:30 AM

(8d) FTIR Imaging as a Unique Tool in the Characterization of Biomaterials
J. Zach Hilt

10:00 AM

(8e) A Robot to Biaxially Characterize Bioviscoelastic Solids
Matthew A. Reilly, Gavin Perry and Nathan Ravi

10:15 AM

(8f) The Study of Bovine Serum Albumin Deformation and Adhesion to Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Bich-Van Chu Pham and Stephen P. Beaudoin

10:30 AM

(8g) High-Throughput and Combinatorial Technologies in Biomaterial Development and Characterization
Jason A. Burdick

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