Conference Info
Awards
Robert S. Langer, ScD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arthur J. Coury, PhD – Genzyme Corp. (ret.)
Awardee Address: Technology, Service and Bucking Convention: A Prescription for a Rewarding Biomaterials Career
C. Mauli Agrawal, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio
Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD – The University of Connecticut Health Center
Awardee Address: The Regenerative Engineering Future: The Role of Biomaterials
James M. Anderson, MD, PhD - Case Western Reserve University
Addresses will be given by Buddy Ratner, PhD, University of Washington; David F. Williams, PhD, University of Liverpool, Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest; and William Reichert, PhD, Duke University
Phillip B. Messersmith, PhD - Northwestern University
Awardee Address: Mussel-Inspired Catechol Biomaterials for Surgical Repair and Drug Delivery
Elliot Lorne Chaikof, MD, PhD - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Awardee Address: Bio-Inspired Materials for the Treatment of Arterial Disease
Peter X. Ma, PhD - University of Michigan
Awardee Address: Biomimetic Approaches for Regeneration
Kurtis Kasper, PhD – Rice University
Awardee Address: Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Demineralized and Devitalized Biodegradable Polymer and Extracellular Matrix Hybrid Constructs
Stephany Tzeng – Johns Hopkins University
Awardee Address: Biomaterial-Mediated Cancer-Specific DNA Delivery to Liver Cell Cultures Using Synthetic Poly(beta-amino esters)
Rameshwar R. Rao – University of Michigan
Awardee Address: Osteogenic Differentiation of ASC and MSC in Modular Protein/Ceramic Microenvironments
Benjamin Fuller – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 1
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 2
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 3
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 4
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 5
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 6
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 7
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 8
Con-current Oral Abstract Presentations Session 9
Posters
Advances in Polymeric Nano-/Microparticle Formulation Techniques
Advances in Tissue Engineering Scaffolding
Animal Models for Biomaterial and Medical Device Testing
Benchtop Tissue Surrogates to Model Drug Uptake and Efficacy
Biofunctional Polymers for Gene Delivery
Bioinspired Smart Materials for Regenerative Medicine Applications
Biological Responses to Surface Modification of Biomaterials
Biologically Derived Materials From Natural Resources
Biologically Inspired Biomaterials Approaches for Cancer Research
Biomaterial Strategies for Innervation, Nerve Repair and Integration
Biomaterial Strategies for Large-Area Bone Regeneration
Biomaterials and Medical Product Commercialization
Biomaterials Design and Tissue Engineering via Synthetic Biology
Biomaterials for Cardiac Repair
Biomaterials for Modulating Immune and Inflammatory Processes
Biomaterials for Triggered Delivery to the Cytosol
Biomaterials in Medical Device Recycling and Reprocessing
Biomaterials in the Fourth Dimension – Controlling Temporal Properties
Biomaterials to Decode Cell-Cell Signaling
Ceramics and Composites in Bone Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
Dental / Craniofacial Materials
Development, Analysis, and Design of Heart Valve Biomaterials - The State of The Art
Drug Delivery for Inflammatory Diseases
Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments
Engineering Instructive Cues Biomaterials
How Do Polymeric Implants Fail?
Hydrogels for Cellular Transplantation in the Central Nervous System
Image Analysis in Implant Pathology Investigation
Nanostructured Biomaterials and Porous Scaffolds
Patterning Microenvironments for Tissue Engineering and Morphogenesis
Physical Parameters in the Design of Drug Delivery Systems
Proteins and Cells at Interfaces
Role of Biological Factors in Osteoconduction and Bone Engineering
Stem Cell-Biomaterial Interactions
Surface Characterization and Modification
Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Therapy and Diagnostics
Surface Modification of Biomaterials for Local Therapy and Diagnostics
Surface Modification Strategies for Antimicrobial Medical Devices
Surgical Meshes - Recent Development and Application
Sustainable Approaches to Degredable Drug Delivery Materials
The Role of Antioxidants in Biomaterials
Translational Research in Nano-biomaterials