AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Biological, Organic, and Soft Materials Focus Topic Thursday Sessions

Session BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA
Biological and Molecular Applications of Nanostructures

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 2:00 pm, Room 201
Moderator: P. Kingshott, The University of Aarhus, Denmark


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2:00pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA1
Fabrication of Nanoscale Bioarrays for the Study of Cytoskeletal Protein Binding Interactions Using Nano-Imprint Lithography
M. Schvartzman, M. Palma, J. Abramson, J. Sable, J. Hone, M.P. Sheetz, S.J. Wind, Columbia University
2:20pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA2
Universal Method for Forming Various Metal Particles as Multiplexed Labels for Electron Microscopy in the Backscattering Mode
H. Takei, H. Kim, K. Yasuda, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Japan
2:40pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA3 Invited Paper
Nanoscopic Presentation of Peptides at Cell Interfaces
J.P. Spatz, V. Hirschfeld-Warneken, MPI for Metals Research and U. of Heidelberg, Germany
3:20pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA5
Bioadhesive/Bioresistant Nanopatterns: Fabrication, Characterization and Investigation of Their Effect on Enhancing Biomolecule Affinity Reactions
I. Mannelli, A. Valsesia, P. Lisboa, P. Colpo, F. Rossi, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy
4:00pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA7
Control and Separation of Proteins in a Nanofluidic FET Device, using pH Gradient and Valence Charge
Y.-J. Oh, University of New Mexico, D.R. Bottenus, C.F. Ivory, Washington State University, S.M. Han, University of New Mexico
4:20pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA8
High Throughput Device for Surface Modification Studies
S. Saxer, S. Tosatti, S. Zuercher, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, K. Gademann, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland, M. Textor, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
4:40pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA9
Nanopatterned Functional Surfaces by Electron Beam Lithography of Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposited Polymers
F. Bretagnol, A. Valsesia, G. Ceccone, D. Gilliland, P. Colpo, F. Rossi, European Commission, Joint Research Centre Italy
5:00pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA10
Application of Plasma Polymerised Microchannel Surfaces for IEF
M. Salim, B. O'Sullivan, S.Y. Ow, P.C. Wright, S.L. McArthur, The University of Sheffield, UK
5:20pm BO+NS+BI+NC-ThA11
Plasma Deposited Polyethylene Oxide as a Platform for Proteins and Stem Cells Microarrays
L. Ceriotti, JRC, Ispra, Italy, L. Buzanska, JRC, Ispra, Italy and Polish Academy of Science, H. Rauscher, I. Mannelli, L. Sirghi, D. Gilliland, M. Hasiwa, F. Bretagnol, A. Ruiz, S. Bremer, S. Coecke, JRC, Ispra, Italy, P. Colpo, Joint Research Center, IHCP, Italy, F. Rossi, JRC, Ispra, Italy