Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 2

The Helpful Hydrogel: Hands-On Biomaterials Property Manipulations for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

A. H. Van Hove, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

M. D. Hoffman, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

M. P. Baranello, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

K. Vats, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

D. S. W. Benoit, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Developing a Biomaterials Course for Health Science and Human Performance Undergraduate Students

K. A. Brossard Stoos, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

Nova Engineers to the Rescue: Bone fixation example for classroom or outreach activity

N. Comolli, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

G. Clayton, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

T. Wojcik, Villanova, Villanova, PA

Biomaterial Applications Database for Primary and Secondary Education

A. Kishan, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

J. Robinson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

M. Browning, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, TX

R. Moglia, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

E. Cosgriff-Hernandez, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Macromolecules to nanofibrous biomaterial: An outreach module developed for middle school science teachers

N. Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

D. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Engineering Pseudo-Islets of Defined Sizes from Primary Murine Islets

K. M. T. Shekiro, University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO

T. H. Hraha, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

A. B. Bernard, University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO

R. K. P. Benninger, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

K. S. Anseth, University of Colorado/HHMI, Boulder, CO

Macromolecular Crowding Meets Cell-Sheet Tissue Engineering: New Concepts in Regenerative Medicine

d. zeugolis, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland

Biofunctional Hydrogels for Skeletal Muscle Constructs

A. S. Salimath, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

A. J. Garcia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Oxygen Modulates Endothelial Tubule Formation Kinetics in Bio-functionalized Poly (ethylene glycol) Hydrogels

B. A. Nsiah, Duke University, Durham, Nc, NC

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

Development of in vitro brain tumor analogs to investigate glioma cell malignancy

S. Pedron, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

E. Becka, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

M. A. Schroeder, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

J. N. Sarkaria, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

B. A. Harley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

An artificial desmoplasia-mimetic microenvironment for studying EMT in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

C. Ki, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

C. Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

Development of an Injectable Hyaluronic Acid Based Hydrogel to Facilitate Stretch Growth of Axons

P. Varde, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

J. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Physical and Chemical Guidance of Axons Using Aligned Conducting Polymer Nanotubes

M. Abidian, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Dynamic Nerve Growth Factor Delivery for Directed Neurite Outgrowth

H. G. Sundararaghavan, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

T. J. Whitehead, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

M. R. Wrobel, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Enhancing Therapeutic Potential of Human Neural Stem Cells

S. Tzeng, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

H. Mao, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

In Vivo Evaluation Of Novel Biphasic Conducting Tubes For Peripheral Nerve Repair

T. N. Rosenbalm, Wake Forest University/Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

A. J. Brown, Wake Forest University/Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

N. H. Levi-Polyachenko, Wake Forest University/Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

L. Argenta, Wake Forest University/Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

M. Morykwas, Wake Forest University/Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

Sponge-mediated Lentivirus Delivery to the Chronically Injured Spinal Cord

A. M. Thomas, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

L. D. Shea, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Facile use of Cationic Hydrogel Particles for Surface Modification to Improve Neuronal Cell Adhesion and Differentiation: an In vitro Investigation

E. A. Morin, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

S. Tang, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

K. L. Rogers, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

L. Huang, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

W. He, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

Disruption of Endogenous Damage Receptor Signaling to Improve Performance of Intracortical Microelectrodes

J. K. Hermann, Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH

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

J. K. Nguyen, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

S. Sudhakar, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

P. Srivastava, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

J. R. Capadona, Case Western Reserve University/ L. Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Hydrogels preserve native phenotypes of valvular fibroblasts through an elasticity-regulated PI3K/AKT pathway

H. Wang, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

M. W. Tibbitt, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

S. J. Langer, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

L. A. Leinwand, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

K. S. Anseth, University of Colorado/HHMI, Boulder, CO

Temporal Control of 3D Hydrogel Stiffness

R. S. Stowers, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

L. J. Suggs, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Photoreversible Protein Patterning to Guide Dynamic 3D Cell Fate

C. A. DeForest, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

D. A. Tirrell, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

Retention and sequential release of gold nanoparticles from ultrasonically responsive polymeric capsules

S. Kennedy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

J. Hu, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

C. Kearney, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

M. Gentili, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

A. Mao, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

K. Ku, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

L. Gu, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

D. Mooney, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

A Programmable Biomaterial System for the Study of Cell Migration in Dynamic Microenvironments

J. H. Henderson, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Temporally Programmable Biomaterials for Healing Chronic Wounds

B. D. Almquist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

P. T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

ROS-Responsive Microspheres for Local, On Demand Delivery of Antioxidant Curcumin to Ischemic Tissues

C. E. Nelson, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

R. Joshi, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

S. C. Haws, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

K. M. Poole, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

M. K. Gupta, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

M. C. Skala, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

C. L. Duvall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

On-demand Delivery of TIMP-3 from Injectable and MMP Degradable Hydrogels for Infarct Repair

B. Purcell, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

D. Lobb, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

F. Spinale, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

J. Burdick, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Controlled Delivery of Sonic Hedgehog Morphogen for Cardiac Repair

N. Johnson, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

M. Kruger, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

N. Davies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Y. Wang, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

An Injectable and Thermosensitive Hydrogel Capable of Delivering TGF-β Receptor II Inhibitor to Control Cardiac Fibrosis

Z. Fan, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Z. Li, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

X. Li, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Y. Xu, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

J. Guan, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

A Novel Platform for Enhanced Intracellular Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides to Promote Tissue Vasorelaxation

B. C. Evans, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

K. M. Hocking, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

C. M. Brophy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

C. L. Duvall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

In Vitro and In Vivo Release of Doxycycline from In Situ Cured, Biodegradable Polymer to Treat Aortic Aneurysms

D. L. Safranski, MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA

D. Weiss, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

K. M. Dupont, MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA

K. Beatty, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

W. R. Taylor, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

M. Thoresen, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

J. F. Peroni, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

J. C. Griffis, MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Controlled Fibrinolysis via Localized Nanotherapeutic Delivery in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAAs)

B. Sivaraman, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

A. Sylvester, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

A. Ramamurthi, Cleveland Clinc Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Nanoporous Metal Surface via Selective Plasma Etching for Application of Polymer-Free Drug Eluting Stent

S. Kim, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

T. Jang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

J. Song, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

H. Kim, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Tailoring Polymer Degradation though Engineering of the Chemical Structure

K. N. Cicotte, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

S. M. Dirk, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

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

Comparison of Water Absorption and Shore Hardness for Novel Polyurethanes to Bionate(R)

K. D. Gray, Jr., Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC

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

Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS) of Porous Calcium Phosphate (CaP) Scaffolds Substituted with Magnesium or Strontium

N. L. Vollmer, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

Antibiotic Delivering Phosphatidylserine Coatings for Allograft Bone

D. Tait, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

D. A. Prawel, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

N. Ehrhart, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

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

Osseointegration of Novel Porous Sulfonated Poly (aryl ether ketone) – In vivo study

N. Raghavan, CSIR- CLRI, Chennai, India

N. Somanathan, CSIR-CLRI, Chennai, India

T. Sastry, CSIR-CLRI, Chennai, India

Enhanced bone cell adhesion and proliferation on BMP-7 peptide functionalized self-assembled rosette nanotubes

L. Sun, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

G. Mi, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

U. D. Hemraz, University of Albert,

H. Fenniri, National Institute for Nanotechnology and University of Alberta,

T. J. Webster, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Controlled Growth Factor Delivery Using Enzymatically Degradable Hydrogels For Improved Bone Formation

J. L. Holloway, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

R. Rai, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

B. P. Purcell, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

J. A. Burdick, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Fibre-reinforced injectable orthopedic composites with improved toughness and cell compatibility

M. khan, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom

N. J. Walters, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom