Thursday, 11 November 2004: 8:10 AM-12:00 PM

Empire A (Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center)

Polymeric Biomaterials (General Session)

Organizer:William Reichert
Presider:William Reichert
8:10 AM Introductory Remarks
8:20 AM Enzymatic Modification of Polysaccharide Biopolymers: Rheology Kinetics & Synergistic Effects of Multiple Glycosidase Enzymes
Shamsheer Mahammad, Donald Comfort, Robert, M Kelly, Saad, A Khan
8:40 AM (CdSe)ZnS Quantum Dots and Organophosphorus Hydrolase Bioconjugate as Biosensor for Detection of Paraoxon
Roger M. Leblanc, Xiaojun Ji, Jiayin Zheng, Jianmin Xu, Vipin K. Rastogi, Tu-Chen Cheng, Joseph J. DeFrank
9:00 AM Thin Transparent Films of Mylar and Teflon-AF as Model Surfaces for Studying Endothelial Cell Adhesion to Model Vascular Graft Materials
Charles A. Anamelchi, George A. Truskey, W. Monty Reichert
9:20 AM A Novel Synthesis of Biodegradable Gelatin Hydrogels
Roger M. Leblanc, Kerim M. Gattás-Asfura, Eric Weisman, Fotios M. Andreopoulos, Sanjeev Sirpal, Si M. Pham
9:40 AM Protein-based hydrogels utilizing beta-sheet conformation as cross-links: Characterization of thermal, rheological properties and temperature responsive protein release
Eun Seok Gill, Richard J. Spontak, Samuel M. Hudson
10:00 AM Surfaces with Tailorable Ligand Densities - Stretching the Limits of Biomaterials
Bryce Chaney, Andrea Vinson, Kirill Efimenko, Jan Genzer
10:20 AM Break
10:40 AM An efficient route to construct multivalent carbohydrate based dendrimers
Srinivas Chittaboina, Thomas J. Styslinger, Qian Wang
11:00 AM Unraveling The Polymeric Structure of Melanin
Valerie R. Kempf, John D. Simon
11:20 AM Fibrin Formation at Model Surfaces
Kenyon M. Evans, Ryan Fuierer, Lauren Tolles, Carri Brodnax, Mark H. Schoenfisch
11:40 AM In-Vitro Testing of a Novel Bacterial Cellulose-Hydroxyapatite Biomaterial
Stacy A. Hutchens, Barbara R. Evans, Hugh M. O'Neill

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