Tentative Program Schedule

Registration Open

Workshop I:

Recent Developments in Rapid Prototyping of Biomaterials

Workshop II:

Carry the Torch: Understanding Typology, Leadership and Communication Styles to Become a Dynamic and Effective Leader in the Field of Biomaterials

Technology and Training Forum

• Lakeshore Biomaterials: “Tailoring of Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) to Control their Properties"

Technology and Training Forums:

• IonBond, LLC:  “Coatings for Medical Device Applications”
• Polymer Technology Group:  “New Technology for Polymer Surface Modification:  Self Assembling Monolayer End Groups (SAME™)”

Opening Ceremony

Keynote

Professor Allan S.Hoffman Department of Bioengineering,
University of Washington

Opening Reception

Special Interest Group Meetings

Plenary Session I

Presentations by Society's Awardees

Exhibit Hall Open

Break

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations - Session I

• Surface Modification and Characterization of Biomaterials (General Session)
• Advances in Drug Delivery I(General Session)
• Biomaterial-based Bridges for Neural Regeneration (Symposium)
• Polysaccharide-based Biomaterials I (General Session)
• Tissue Engineered Products for Clinical Applications I (General Session)
• Orthopedic SIG: Total Joint (General Session)

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations - Session II

• Biomaterials and Microscale Technologies for Biomedical Applications I (General Session)
• Cell Function on Biomaterial Gradients and Arrays (Symposium)
• Tissue Engineered Products for Clinical Applications II (General Session)
• Drug/biomedical Device Combination Products I (General Session)
• Nano and Microparticulate Drug Delivery (Symposium)
• Nanoparticles for Imaging and Drug Delivery (General Session)

Exhibit Hall Open

Break

Panel Discussion

Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Traditional Approaches versus Nanotechnologies

Tutorial

Getting to Phase I: Preclinical Studies

Poster Session I & Exhibition Reception

Registration Open

Special Interest Group Meetings

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations - Session III

• Surface Modification and Characterization of Orthopaedic and Dental Implants at the Nano/Micro Scale for Improved Osseointegration I (Symposium)
• Cardiovascular Biomaterials SIG (General Session)
• Regenerative Medicine and Clinical Translation I (Symposium)
• Tissue Engineering SIG (General Session)
• Ophthalmologic Biomaterials (General Session)
• Toll-like Receptor Interaction with Biomaterial Implants (Symposium)

Exhibit Hall Open

Annual Business Meeting

National Student Chapter Meeting

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations Session IV

• Surface Modification and Characterization of Orthopaedic and Dental Implants at the Nano/Micro Scale for Improved Osseointegration II (General Session)
• Developing Best Practices in Tissue Engineering Education (Symposium)
• Protein and Cells at Interfaces SIG (General Session)
• Urological Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials (General Session)
• High Throughput Screening Methodologies for Biomaterials (General Session)
• Protein Adsorption on Microdevice (General Session)

Lunch (on Own)

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations - Session V

• Biomaterials and Microscale Technologies for Biomedical Applications II (General Sesssion)
• Biological Modification of Cardiovascular Biomaterials for Medical Devices: Translation from the Laboratory to the Clinic (Symposium)
• Drug/biomedical Device Combination Products II (General Session)
• Regenerative Medicine and Clinical Translation II (Symposium)
• Translational Research in Nanomedicine: It Is Happening Now (Symposium)
• Self-Assembling Biomaterials (Symposium)

Poster Session II / Break

Town Hall Meeting

BASH — Reception at Chicago's famous Field Museum

Registration Open

All Special Interest Group Officers Meeting (Open to all SIG members)

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations - Session VI

• Advances in Biomaterials Science: A Symposium by the Leaders of Biomaterials
• Surface Modification and Characterization of Biomaterials II (General Session)
• Implant Pathology SIG and Dental Craniofacial SIG (General Session)
• Biomimetics and Nanoscience: Advances in Protein/peptide-based Biomaterials (Symposium)
• Biomaterials and Microscale Technologies for Biomedical Applications III (General Session)

Workshop III

Spine Pain: Origins and Treatment Strategies

Break

Plenary Session II

Presentations by Societyís Awardees

Lunch (on Own)

Tutorial

Cellular Signal Transduction

Panel Discussion

Biomaterials and Biocompatibility: Theories and Clinical Relevance

Break

Concurrent Oral Abstract Presentations Session VII

• Biomaterials and Microscale Technologies for Biomedical Applications IV (General Session)
• Advances in Drug Delivery II (General Session)
• Orthopedic SIG: Cell/Tissue Interactions (General Session)
• Polysaccharide-based Biomaterials II (General Session)
• Controlled Interactions of Proteins and Peptides with Biomaterial Surfaces (Symposium)