Con-current Rapid Fire Presentations 3 & 4

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Mechanical Characterization of Biomaterials

137

Evaluating Mechanical Performance of Hydrogel Based Adhesives for Soft Tissue Applications

B. Fleishman, J. Nagatomi, C. K. Webb;

Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC.

138

Shape Memory Polymer Networks with Tailorable Toughness Under Physiological Conditions

K. E. Smith¹, P. Trusty², K. Gall²;

¹Medshape Solutions, Inc, Atlanta, GA, ²Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA.

139

Role of Biomolecules on Cross-Ply Mechanics of the Annulus Fibrosus

J. L. Isaacs¹, E. Vresilovic², M. Marcolongo¹;

¹Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, ²Pennsylvania State Univ., Harrisburg, PA.

140

Concurrent Visualization and Characterization of Single Cell Mechanical Properties

S. T. Wood, S. Deitch, D. Dean;

Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC.

141

The Effect of Oxidation Using Ferric Chloride on the Mechanical Response of Porcine Aortas

B. Stephen, B. W. Davis, T. A. Good, L. D. T. Topoleski;

UMBC, Baltimore, MD.

142

Effects of Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Mechanical Properties

S. Deitch, D. Dean;

Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC.

143

Viscous Behavior of Different Concentrations of Bovine Calf Serum Before and After Wear Testing

G. Ettienne-Modeste, T. Topoleski;

UMBC, Baltimore, MD.

144

Rheologically-Modified Absorbable Tissue Adhesives

D. R. Ingram, K. J. Garcia, J. T. Corbett, M. S. Taylor, S. W. Shalaby;

Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC.

145

Effect of Plasticizers and Drug-Loading on the Properties of Drug Delivery Films

C. L. Rabek, T. D. Dziubla, D. A. Puleo;

Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

146

Improvements on Wear Performance of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene through Precise Temperature-Time Moulding Conditions

Q. Wang¹, J. Wu¹, I. Khan²;

¹Durham Univ., Durham, UNITED KINGDOM, ²Biomet UK Ltd, Swindon, UNITED KINGDOM.

Responsive Biomaterials and Therapeutic Scaffolds

147

Highly-Branched Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) That is Responsive to Bacteria

S. Rimmer, S. MacNeil, I. Douglas, L. Swanson, P. Sarker, J. Shepherd, J. Alonso Villanueva;

Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM.

148

Enzymatically-Degradable Microgels for Pathophysiologically-Triggered Release of Therapeutic Agents

P. Wanakule, A. Bergeron, K. Roy;

Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

149

Responsive and Chemoselective Tissue-Specific Adhesive Materials

N. Artzi, N. Oliva, S. Shitreet, M. Carcole, E. Edelman;

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

150

Linear And Star-Shaped Block Copolymers Of Hydrolytically Labile Polynipaam And PEG To Form Thermally Responsive Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization And Controlled Release

Z. Ma;

Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

151

Thermo-Responsive Poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide As An Adjuvant In Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis

A. K. Shakya;

Indian Inst. of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, INDIA.

152

Sol-Gel Process for Robocast Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds

M. Houmard¹, Q. Fu¹, E. Saiz², A. P. Tomsia¹;

¹Lawrence Berkeley Lab., Berkeley, CA, ²Imperial Coll. London, London, UNITED KINGDOM.

153

Sustained, Controlled Delivery of Oxygen from Hydrolytically Activated Silicone Scaffolds

E. Pedraza, M. Coronel, C. Fraker, C. L. Stabler;

Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL.

154

Fabrication and Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Mineralized Collagen-GAG Scaffolds

D. Weisgerber, D. Kelkhoff, P. Rapp, R. Yapp, M. Insana, B. Harley;

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.

155

Affinity Hydrogel for Controlling Protein Release via Intermolecular Hybridization

Y. Wang, B. Soontornworajit, J. Zhou, M. Battig;

Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

156

Enhanced In Vivo Angiogenic Activity Of FGF-2 By A [Polycation:Heparin] Complex

H. Chu, J. Gao, Y. Wang;

Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.