Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 4
Cardiovascular Biomaterials 1
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Design of a Novel Curved Tube Flow-Stretch-Flexure Bioreactor for Mechanistic Studies in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering
S. Ramaswamy, S. Boronyak, D. Schmidt, M. S. Sacks;
Univ. OF PITTSBURGH, PITTSBURGH, PA.
172
In Vivo Assessment of Electrospun Vascular Scaffolds: A Feasibility Study
B. W. Tillman1, S. K. Yazdani1, S. Lee1, R. L. Geary1, A. Atala1, J. J. Yoo1;
1Wake Forest Inst. for Regenerative Med., Winston-Salem, NC, 1Wake Forest Univ. Sch. of Med., Winston-Salem, NC.
173
Layer-by-Layer Assembly with Combined Nitric Oxide Generation and Surface Immobilized Heparin -- A Universal Anti-Thrombotic Coating for Biomedical Implants
J. Yang, S. Mirkazemi, M. E. Meyerhoff;
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
174
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Suppresses Enzymatic Degradation of Multiblock Polyurethanes Based on Poly(ε-caprolactone): From Biodegradable to Biostable
J. Wu, X. Gu, P. T. Mather;
Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, NY.
175
Microphase Seperation and Biostability of Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Polyurethanes with Varying Hard Segment Content
T. Choi1, J. Weksler1, A. Padsalgikar1, J. Runt1;
1The Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, 1AorTech Biomaterials, Scoresby, AUSTRALIA.
176
Novel Urethane bond doped polyesters for cardiovascular tissue engineering
Y. Zhang;
Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
Computational Modeling
177
Modeling the formation of poly(ethylene glycol) microspheres above the lower critical solution temperature
D. L. Elbert, M. D. Nichols, E. A. Scott;
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO.
178
Nutrient Consumption Characteristics in Large Flow-through Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering
S. V. Madihally, M. Devarapalli, D. V. Dhane;
Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK.
179
Modeling Degradation of Bioabsorbable Polymers and Devices
J. Pan;
Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, UNITED KINGDOM.
180
Strain Transduction in Cells Seeded on a Scaffold Exposed to Uni-Axial Stretching: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Study
A. R. Bonivtch1, J. T. Mathis1, M. E. Van Dyke1;
1Wake Forest Inst. for Regenerative Med., Winston-Salem, NC, 1Southwest Res. Inst., San Antonio, TX.
181
Development of a Molecular Mechanics Model for Chloride-Doped Polypyrrole
J. M. Fonner, C. E. Schmidt, P. Ren;
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX.
182
Simulation of Tissue Compression Indicates Safeguard™ Device Does Not Occlude Femoral Artery
W. J. Kelly1, B. Leschinsky1;
1Mechanical Solutions, Inc., Whippany, NJ, 1Datascope Corp., Montvale, NJ.
Dental/Craniofacial Materials
183
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)-enriched Alginate Hydrogel Promotes Angiogenesis of Dental Pulp-Derived Cells
H. H. Lu;
Columbia Univ., New York, NY.
184
Conversion-dependent stress relaxation in dental resins and composites
P. Shah1, J. Garcia1, Z. Lakeman1, A. Plaseied1, S. Newman1, J. W. Stansbury1;
1Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1Sch. of Dental Med., Univ. of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 1Univ. of Colorado, Denver, CO.
185
Evaluation of a Microparticle-based Intra-articular Controlled Release System in the Rat Temporomandibular Joint
P. M. Mountziaris1, P. R. Kramer1, A. G. Mikos1;
1Rice Univ., Houston, TX, 1Texas A&M Hlth.Sci. Ctr., Baylor Coll. of Dentistry, Dallas, TX.
186
Gingival Osteoblast Co-culture Response to Surface Modified Titanium Implants
A. Satsangi1, J. Hernandez1, J. L. Ong1, S. Oh1, J. Stmad1, M. Appleford1;
1Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 1LASAK Ltd, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC.
187
Water absorption and wetting properties of dentin adhesives with a urethane-based branched methacrylate
P. Spencer1, Q. Ye1, J. Park1, E. M. Topp1, X. Yao1, E. L. Nalvarte1, Y. Wang1, B. S. Bohaty1, A. Misra1;
1Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.
188
Structural and Polymerization Characteristics of Hydroxyapatite-Impregnated Organophosphate Dental Resin
Q. Ye, J. Park, A. Misra, E. M. Topp, P. Spencer;
Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Medical Devices based on SIBS-type Biomaterials (Symposia)
189
SIBS: Past - Present - Future
J. P. Kennedy;
The Universty of Akron, Akron, PR.
190
Effect of Drug Loading and Polymer Chemistry on the Structure Formation of Drug-Polymer Coatings: Experiments and Simulations
M. K. McDermott, C-S. Kim, D. M. Saylor, D. V. Patwardhan, S. K. Pollack;
FDA, Silver Spring, MD.
191
Alternative to Silicone Rubber: Realizing Promises
G. Lim1, E. Foreman-Orlowski1, J. E. Puskas1, M. Evancho-Chapman1, S. Valente1, C. Hart-Spicer1, S. P. Schmidt1;
1Dept. of Polymer Sci., Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH, 1Div. of Surgicial Res., Akron City Hosp., Akron, OH.
192
SIBS-based Devices for Islet Transplantation
M. Orozco1, A. Brady1, N. Kenyon1, L. Pinchuk1, C. Ricordi1, A. Pileggi1, C. Stabler1;
1Innovia LLC, Miami, FL, 1Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL.
193
Proliferation of Aortic Adventitial Fibroblasts on Three Novel Polyisobutylene (PIB)-based Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPES)
J. E. Puskas1, L. G. Munoz-Robledo1, S. E. Porosky1, M. Evancho-Chapman1, S. P. Schmidt1;
1Dept. of Polymer Sci., Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH, 1Div. of Surgicial Res., Akron City Hosp., Akron, OH.
Novel Techniques for Processing of Ceramics, Metal and Composite Biomaterials
194
Structural Characterization and Nanomechanical Evaluation of Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Ultrafine Grained Titanium via Low Temperature Thermal Processes
K. L. Calvert;
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN.
195
Mechanical Properties of a Hydoxyapatite-Collagen Composite
R. F. Banglmaier, P. J. VandeVord;
Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI.
196
Effects of Fuel Ratio on the Biomimitic Properties of Multiphasic Calcium Phosphate Created via Auto-Ignition Combustion Synthesis (AICS)
N. L. Vollmer1, M. Godek1, K. King1, R. Ayers1;
1Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, 1Covidien, North Haven, CT, 1Univ. of Colorado Hlth.Sci. Ctr. Dept. of Orthopedics, Denver, CO.
197
Low Magnetic Susceptibility Zr-Nb Alloys to Prevent Artifacts in MRI
T. Hanawa, N. Nomura, Y. Tanaka, R. Kondo, Y. Tsutsumi, H. Doi;
Tokyo Med. and Dental Univ., Tokyo, JAPAN.
198
Characterization of High Temperature Treated UHMWPE
S. T. Lin1, D. C. Sun1, I. Liu1, C-W. Liao1, J. Steffens1, T. Lance1;
1Exactech, Gainesville, FL, 1Taiwan Scientific Corp., Taipei, TAIWAN, 1Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
199
In vitro Characteristics of Self Assembled Polycaprolactone Matrices in Aqueous Media
S. V. Madihally, S. Pok, P. Iyer;
Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK.
Smart (Bio)Polymer Delivery Systems for Biologics
200
Effect of Entrapped Drug on the Micellization Behavior of a Thermosensitive Graft Copolymer
L-Q. Wang, Sr.1, S. Tan, Sr.1, H. Jiang, Sr.1, K. Tu1, H. Wang, Sr.1, D. Liu1;
1zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, CHINA, 1Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, CHINA.
201
Resensitizing multidrug resistant cells to doxorubicin through plk1 knockdown using a novel pH-responsive micelle siRNA delivery system
D. S. W. Benoit, S. M. Henry, A. S. Hoffman, P. S. Stayton;
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA.
202
The Development of Oral Drug Delivery Systems Using PEGylated Insulin
M. A. Kanzelberger, N. A. Peppas;
Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
203
Formulation Of A Hierarchically Designed Peptide Nucleic Acid Based DNA Delivery Construct
P. G. Millili, U. P. Naik, M. O. Sullivan;
Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE.
204
Development of Polymeric Carrier Systems with Multiple Burst Release Potential for Treatment of Osteoarthritis
T. Jiang, R. Rosenberger, G. Call, J. Gao, J. Yao;
Zimmer Orthobiologics, Inc., Austin, TX.
205
Effective Intracellular Delivery of an Anti-Cancer Peptide via a RAFT-Synthesized Polymer Conjugate
C. L. Duvall, A. J. Convertine, D. S. W. Benoit, A. S. Hoffman, P. S. Stayton;
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA.