Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction

Events that follow binding of the first host ion to an implant’s surface are dictated by reactions not well understood for any biomaterial or device. Understanding these events is the purpose of the Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction Special Interest Group. Only through such understanding can one definitively answer such questions as: “Why did it fail?” and “What led to its success that we can apply to future devices?” These answers will come from such fields as physiology, immunology, pathology, biomechanics and material science. They will apply to the subjects of every other SIG in the Society.  All those interested in the mechanisms of host-implant interaction are welcome to join BTI's quest.

Introduction to BTI

Officers

Chair: Thanh D. Nguyen, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute of Materials Science
University of Connecticut
t: (860) 486-2415
e: nguyentd@uconn.edu

Vice Chair: Amir Sheikhi, PhD 
Assistant Professor | Chemical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy)
413 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building (CBEB)
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802, USA
Phone: 814-863-7564
t: (814) 863-7564
e: sheikhi@psu.edu

Secretary/Treasurer: Tugba Ozdemir, PhD
Assistant Professor
Nanoscience and Biomedical Engineering
South Dakota Mines
501 E. Saint Joseph St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
t: (605) 545-6868
e: Tugba.Ozdemir@sdsmt.edu

Program Chair: Amir Sheikhi, PhD 
Assistant Professor | Chemical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy)
413 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building (CBEB)
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802, USA
Phone: 814-863-7564
t: (814) 863-7564
e: sheikhi@psu.edu

Web Contact: Thomas Dziubla, PhD
Associate Gill Professor
University of Kentucky
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
177 F Paul Anderson Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0046
t: (859) 257-4063
e: dziubla@engr.uky.edu

Student Contact: Le Zhen, MS
Foege N 307, 3720 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98195
t: (541) 602-9069
e: zhenle@uw.edu

Industry Contact: Peggy A. Lalor, PhD
Histion
2615 W Casino Road
Everett, WA 98204
t: (425) 347-0439
e: lalorp@histion.com 

Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Patrick L. McGee DDS, FAGD
Patrick L. McGee, DDS, LLC
3050 Forsythe Ave
Monroe, LA 71201
e: patrickmcgee.dds@outlook.com

Past Chair: Floyd Karp, MME
Associate Teaching Professor
School Of Pharmacy
University Of Washington
e: floyd@uw.edu

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