Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 5

Biomaterials and Neural Regeneration

206

Keratin Biomaterials Activate Schwann Cells via Integrin-Mediated Signaling and Promote Regeneration of Large Peripheral Nerve Defects in a Rabbit Model

P. Sierpinski, P. J. Apel, B. Tawfik, T. Smith, L. Koman, A. Atala, M. Van Dyke;

Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC.

207

Protein Conjugated Patterned Polymer Surfaces for Neural Regeneration

N. M. Shah, A. T. Metters, K. Webb;

Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC.

208

Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Released from a Fibrin-based Delivery System Enhances Nerve Regeneration

M. D. Wood, S. E. Sakiyama-Elbert, D. Hunter, A. Moore, G. Borschel, S. Tuffaha, S. Mackinnon;

Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO.

209

Controlled Delivery of Nerve Growth Factor Enhances Sieve Electrode Interface with Peripheral Nerve Tissue

M. R. MacEwan¹, J. J. Wheeler¹, J. Kim², J. C. Williams², S. Sakiyama-Elbert¹, D. W. Moran¹;

¹Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, ²Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

210

Length-Scale Mediated Differential Adhesion of Neurites and Astrocytes

M. Libera¹, P. Krsko², H. Geller³;

¹Stevens Inst. of technology, Hoboken, NJ, ²NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

211

Development of Conducting Polymer Composites for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

M. B. Runge, M. Dadsetan, M. J. Yaszemski;

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Biomaterials for Wound Healing

212

In Vivo Evaluation of Enzymatically Degradable Thiol-ene Hydrogels Formed in situ Designed to Promote and Accelerate Healthy Wound Healing

N. R. Brown¹, A. L. Jackson¹, K. S. Anseth²;

¹Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, ²Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder // HHMI, Boulder, CO.

213

Injectable, Biodegradable, Porous Polyurethane Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration

A. E. Hafeman, K. J. Zienkiewicz, T. Yoshii, J. M. Davidson, S. A. Guelcher;

Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN.

214

Preclinical Evaluation of Sprayable In-Situ Crosslinking Hydrogel Coatings

S. Foster, J. Colt, R. Corazzini, K. Skinner, X. Dai, S. Dougherty, A. Vasudevan, J. Kablik, A. Coury, T. Jozefiak;

Genzyme Corp., Framingham, MA.

215

Fabrication of nanofiber reinforced protein structures for tissue engineering

V. Z. Beachley;

Clemson Univ., Charleston, SC.

216

Effect of protein coating and material surface on early monocyte differentiation to inflammatory or wound healing phenotype macrophage

J. E. McBane¹, S. Sharifpoor¹, D. Ebadi², J. P. Santerre¹, R. S. Labow²;

¹Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CANADA, ²Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CANADA.

217

Lipocalin 2 Loaded Polyanhydride Microspheres Accelerate Cell Migration

L. Petersen, L. Bendickson, A. Determan, C. Westgate, M. Nilsen-Hamilton, B. Narasimhan;

Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA.

Cardiovascular Biomaterials 2

218

On the Ability of Imatinib Mesylate to Inhibit Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation Without Delaying Endothelialization

K. Vallières;

Université Laval, Québec, QC, CANADA.

219

Hydroxyapatite Electret suppresses proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro by modulation of their phenotypic conversion

A. Nagai;

Inst. of Biomaterials & Bioengineering, Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Tokyo, JAPAN.

220

Calcification Kinetics of Bioprosthetic Tissue

G. A. Wright, J. Davidson, J. Dove;

Edwards LifeSci.s, Irvine, CA.

221

Calcification of Human Osteoblast Culture with TGF-B and Dexamethasone Treatments on Polycaprolactone Films

B. Zhu¹, S. R. Bailey², C. M. Agrawal¹;

¹The Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²The Univ. of Texas Hlth.Sci. Ctr. at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

222

Formulation and Characterization of Radio-opaque Conjugated In Situ Gelling Materials

B. L. Blakely, B. Lee, C. Riley, R. McLemore, B. Vernon;

Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ.

223

Optimizing Delivery Properties of a Waterborne, In Situ Gelling Embolic Material

C. Riley, R. McLemore, B. Vernon;

Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ.

Clinical Applications in Nanomedicine (Symposia)

224

Multiplexed Bioimaging of Cancer Biomarkers in Human Thyroid Lesions

M. L. Becker;

NIST, Gaithersburg, MD.

225

Use of Nanoshells for Combined Two-Photon Imaging and Therapy of Breast Cancer

E. S. Day, L. R. Bickford, J. H. Hafner, R. A. Drezek, J. L. West;

Rice Univ., Houston, TX.

226

β-Lapachone Micelles as Novel Nanotherapeutics for Lung Cancer

E. Blanco, E. A. Bey, D. A. Boothman, J. Gao;

Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr. at Dallas, Dallas, TX.

227

Enhanced Osteoblast Functions on Nano Rough Micron Patterened Titanium

S. Puckett;

Brown Univ., Providence, RI.

228

Bioresorbable Elastomeric Nanocomposites for Cleft Palate Reconstruction

T. N. Rosenbalm, N. Levi-Polyachenko, L. Argenta, W. D. Wagner;

Wake Forest Univ. Hlth.Sci., Winston-Salem, NC.

Environmentally Responsive Biomaterials

229

Thermosensitive Polymer Interactions with Ions to Mediate Micelle and Gel Formation

J. D. Kretlow¹, M. C. Hacker², L. Klouda¹, B. B. Ma¹, A. G. Mikos¹;

¹Rice Univ., Houston, TX, ²Univ. of Leipzig, Leipzig, GERMANY.

230

Physical Analysis of Cellular Chain Formation via Label-Free Negative Magnetophoresis

R. M. Erb¹, M. D. Krebs², B. Samanta³, V. M. Rotello³, E. Alsberg², B. B. Yellen¹;

¹Duke Univ., Durham, NC, ²Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, ³Univ. of Massachussets - Amherst, Amherst, MA.

231

New Methods for Preparing Robust Functional Nano-biomaterials

G. Lopez, G. Gupta, K. Staggs;

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

232

Three-Dimensional Protein Microstructures to Study Bacterial Group Activities

J. L. Connell;

The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

233

Synthesis of Biodegradable Poly(urea urethane) with Controllable Mechanical Properties

Z. Ma, W. R. Wagner;

Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

234

Enzyme-Responsive, Thiol-ene Hydrogels for Local Therapeutic Delivery at Sites of Inflammation

A. A. Aimetti¹, A. J. Machen¹, K. S. Anseth²;

¹Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, ²Univ. of Colorado / HHMI, Boulder, CO.

Surface Characterization and Modification

235

The Effects of Sidedness and Crosslinking Upon the Surface Characteristics of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds

B. N. Brown¹, C. A. Barnes², A. J. Beattie¹, T. W. Gilbert¹, D. G. Castner², B. D. Ratner², S. F. Badylak¹;

¹Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA.

236

Monitoring Surface-Bound Protein Conformational Changes Using Cold-Stage Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

D. G. Castner, F. Cheng, J. Brison, L. J. Gamble;

Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA.

237

Surface characterization of novel biodegradable poly(peptide-urethaneurea) block copolymers

G. Zorn, F. I. Simonovsky, B. D. Ratner, D. G. Castner;

Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA.

238

Characterization of Biomaterial Interfaces via Phage-derived Peptides

M. L. Becker, A. W. Morgan, M. D. Roy, C. G. Simon, Jr., M. C. Weiger;

NIST, Gaithersburg, MD.

239

Characterization of SAM Adsorption on Surfaces Made of Arrays of Skyscraper Nanopillars

G. Zhang;

Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC.

240

Long-Term Stability of Alkylphosphonic Acid Self Assembled Monolayers on 316L Stainless Steel

C. R. Kaufmann, G. Mani, C. M. Agrawal;

The Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.