Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 7

Biomimetic Materials

297

Blocking macrophage attachment to biomaterials with CD47

S. J. Stachelek¹, M. Ueda¹, R. K. Tsai², I. Alferiev¹, D. E. Discher², R. J. Levy¹;

¹Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

298

Biomimetic Injectable Hydrogels for Novel Myopia Treatment

J. Su¹, C. F. Wildsoet¹, K. E. Healy²;

¹Sch. of Optometry, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ²Materials Sci. & Engineering and Bioengineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

299

Sequential Immobilization of Thrombomodulin and Endothelial Protein C Receptor on Polyurethane.

K. E. Kador, T. Mammedov, M. Schneider, A. Subramanian;

Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.

300

Immobilized VEGF Promotes Tubulogenic Activity in 3D Protease-degradable PEGDA Hydrogels

J. E. Leslie-Barbick, J. J. Moon, J. L. West;

Rice Univ., Houston, TX.

301

Controlled exploration of synergistic effects of heterotypic cell-cell interactions and mechanical stimulation on blood vessel formation

M. Kanzelberger, D. Munoz-Pinto, M. S. Hahn;

Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX.

302

Proteoglycan Mimics Influence Collagen Assembly and Smooth Muscle Cell Function

A. Panitch, J. E. Paderi, S. Higbee, K. Stuart;

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN.

303

Modulating Endothelial Cell Response with Artificial Extracellular Matrix Proteins Designed for Application in Small Diameter Vascular Grafts

J. C. Liu;

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN.

304

HELP (Human Elastin-like Polypeptide) as a key component in matrices for regenerative medicine

M. Tanzi¹, S. Bozzini¹, S. Faré¹, P. Petrini¹, A. Fotticchia¹, A. Bandiera²;

¹Politecnico di Milano, MILANO, ITALY, ²Universitá degli Studi di Trieste, TRIESTE, ITALY.

Nanomaterials

305

Increased osteoblast density in the presence of calcium phosphate coated magnetic nanoparticles

N. Tran, R. Pareta, T. J. Webster;

Brown Univ., Providence, RI.

306

Nanostructured Mesoporous Silicon / Polymer Composites as Ophthalmological Platforms: An In Vivo Assessment

J. Coffer¹, D. Fan¹, K. A. Williams², K. Marshall², N. Voelcker², S. Klebe², A. Loni³, L. Canham³;

¹Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, TX, ²Flinders Univ., Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, ³PSi Medica Ltd, Malvern, UNITED KINGDOM.

307

Zinc-Doped Ferrites As Novel Integrated Magnetofluoroscent Imaging Probes

A. K. Sra, P. Dutta, X-M. Zhao, R. Tian, J. Gao;

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

308

Comparison of Three Non-Fouling Thin Films on Silicon Nanopore Membranes

L. Li¹, R. E. Marchant², S. Roy¹, W. H. Fissell¹;

¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH.

309

Novel Osteogenic Peptide Modified Helical Rosette Nanotubes for Improving Orthopedic Applications

L. Zhang¹, U. Hemraz², H. Fenniri², T. J. Webster¹;

¹Brown Univ., Providence, RI, ²Natl. Inst. for Nanotechnology and Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.

310

Quantitative Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines using Functionalized QDs

K. Lee, J. Park, J. F. Galloway, A. Maitra, P. C. Searson;

Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD.

311

Nanohydroxyapatite-Titanium Coating Created by Novel Molecular Plasma Deposition for Bone Tissue Engineering

T. M. Shimpi, D. M. Storey, B. S. Kitchell, G. Balasundaram;

Chameleon Scientific, Plymouth, MN.

312

Host-guest interaction mediated core-shell assemblies as novel versatile nanocarriers for drug delivery

J. Zhang, P. X. Ma;

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.