Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 1

Decellularized retinal matrix based biomaterials as novel cell delivery platforms

J. KUNDU, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

A. Michaelson, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

P. Baranov, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA

M. Young, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA

R. Carrier, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Cell Delivery System Using Micropatterned Polymeric Nanosheets

H. Kaji, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

T. Fujie, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Y. Mori, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

N. Nagai, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

A. Khademhosseini, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA

T. Abe, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Endogenous Monoethanolamide Lipids for Successful Ocular Drug Delivery

F. J. R. Lasowski, McMaster University,

K. M. Ingram, McMaster University,

M. Moghaddam, CSIRO, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

H. Sheardown, McMaster University,

UV-Vis Transmission and Haze Study of Silicone Fluids

C. B. Hu, Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, CA

D. Urbaniak, Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, CA

Prophylactic Treatment of Optimized Retinylamine Loaded PLA Particles in a Macular Degeneration Mouse Model

A. Puntel, Case Western Reserve University, South Euclid, OH

Inhibition of Pathogenic Angiogenesis in Diabetic Retinopathy with a Hyaluronic Acid based Multivalent VEGF Antagonist

E. Altiok, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

D. Bhatnagar, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

J. Santiago, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

W. Jackson, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

D. Schaffer, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

K. Healy, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Synergistic effect of dynamic flow and mesenchymal stem cell coculture on endothelial progenitor cell angiogenesis

B. B. Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

J. P. Fisher, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Reactive Oxygen Species-cleavable Proline Oligomer-crosslinking of Polycaprolactone for Pro-angiogenic Host Response

S. Lee, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

T. Boire, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

A. Zachman, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

M. Gupta, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

H. Sung, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels by Combining Cell Sheet Engineering and Electrospinning Technology

S. Lee, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Improving Cell Survival and Proliferation in Novel Degradable PVA-Tyramine Hydrogels

P. J. Martens, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

K. Lim, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

M. Alves, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

L. A. Poole-Warren, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Vascularization and Characterization of Perfused 3D Hydrogel Constructs

L. Marshall, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

K. Goliwas, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

A. Frost, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

A. Penman, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL

J. Murphy-Ullrich, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

T. Wick, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

J. Berry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Three Dimensional Photolithographic Patterning of Proteins in Hydrogels for Fabrication of Gradient Biomaterials to Direct Cell and Vessel Growth

S. Ali, Duke University, Sugar Land, TX

J. L. West, Duke University, Durham, NC

Cell-sheet-engineered periosteum-like membrane promotes vascularization and osteogenesis of a β-TCP scaffold

Y. Kang, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

L. Ren, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

Y. P. Yang, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Fabrication of Perfusable 3D-Blood Capillary Models for In Vitro Drug Permeability Assays

D. Hikimoto, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

A. Nishiguchi, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

M. Matsusaki, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

M. Akashi, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Accelerating Cellular Spheroid Fusion Using Magnetic Forces to Fabricate a Vascular Tissue

T. R. Olsen, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

B. Mattix, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

M. Casco, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

A. Herbst, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

C. Williams, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

A. Tarasidis, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

D. Simionescu, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

R. P. Visconti, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

F. Alexis, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Hydrogels with Fully Interconnected and Tunable Pores Prepared from Co-Continuous Polymer Blends

A. Esquirol, École Polytechnique de Montréal,

P. Sarazin, Trampoline Innovations,

N. Virgilio, École Polytechnique de Montréal,

Promoting Mineralization and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation in Injectable, Physically and Chemically Gelling Hydrogels for Craniofacial Tissue Engineering

T. N. Vo, Rice University, Houston, TX

T. Roh, Rice University, Houston, TX

A. K. Ekenseair, Rice University, Houston, TX

F. K. Kasper, Rice University, Houston, TX

A. G. Mikos, Rice University, Houston, TX

Fabrication of Collagen Based 3-D Complex Topologies via Electrochemical Compaction

M. Younesi, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

V. Kishore, Florida Institute of Technology, Cleveland, OH

A. Islam, Case Western Reserve Univeristy, Cleveland, OH

O. Akkus, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Development of Mucoadhesive Films for Treatment of Oral Mucosal Wounds

D. Puleo, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

L. Cunningham, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

The Power of Disruptive Technological Innovation: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

D. Berlin, Covidien, Niwot, CO

M. J. Davidson, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

F. J. Schoen, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Novel polymer based Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Implant (TAVI)

A. Perera, Direct Flow Medical, Santa Rosa, CA

A novel experimental/numerical method to assess BHV biomaterial fatigue response in-vivo

K. R. Feaver, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

W. Zhang, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

C. Lee, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

H. Tam, University of Clemson, Clemson, SC

J. McGarvey, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

N. Kondo, University of Pennsylvania, Glenolden, PA

R. C. Gorman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

J. H. Gorman, III, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

N. Vyavahare, University of Clemson, Clemson, SC

M. S. Sacks, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Textile Heart Valve Prosthesis: Long Term Fatigue Performances

A. VAESKEN, Universite de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France

F. KHOFFI, Universite de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France

F. HEIM, Universite de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France

Isolation and Characterization of Primary VIC Subpopulations Based on Adhesion Strength

K. E. Coombs, University of New Mexico, Albuqerque, NM

M. N. Rush, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

E. Hedberg-Dirk, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Hemocompatibility of Various Heart Valve Materials

J. Emch, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

J. Cavicchia, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

P. Dasi, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

S. James, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

K. Popat, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Complexity Science Applied to Hernias and Hernia Mesh

B. Ramshaw, Advanced Hernia Solutions at Transformative Care Institute, Daytona Beach, FL

ECM Hydrogel Coating Mitigates the Foreign Body Response to Polypropylene Mesh

D. M. Faulk, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

R. Londono, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

M. Wolf, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

C. Ranallo, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

C. Carruthers, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

J. Wildemann, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

C. L. Dearth, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

S. F. Badylak, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

In Vivo Comparison of Marketed Biologically Augmented Hernia Grafts

E. J. Rodenberg, Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN

W. R. Wolter, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

P. S. Lane, Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN

M. A. Suckow, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

C. E. Johnson, Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN

Differentiation Potential of Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells as a Function of Electrospun Silk Fibroin Mesh Alignment

R. McMahon, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

T. Iyyanki, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

C. E. Butler, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

A. B. Mathur, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Multi-Functional Molecule Release for Hernia Repair

S. McCullen, Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC

G. Hilas, Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC

M. S. Taylor, Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC

J. Corbett, Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC