AVS 46th International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Group Wednesday Sessions

Session BI-WeM
Cell Solid-Surface Interactions

Wednesday, October 27, 1999, 8:20 am, Room 613/614
Moderator: W. Knoll, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany


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8:20am BI-WeM1
Fabrication of Biologically Active Interfaces upon Self-Organization of Amphiphilic Polymers
T. Nishikawa, J. Nishida, K. Nishikawa, R. Ookura, S.-I. Nishimura, S. Wada, T. Karino, H. Okubo, M. Matsushita, S. Todo, M. Shimomura, Hokkaido University, Japan
8:40am BI-WeM2
Reactions of Biological Cells to Nanostructures
A.S.G. Curtis, C.D.W. Wilkinson, University of Glasgow, Scotland
9:00am BI-WeM3 Invited Paper
Engineering Cell Surface Chemistry
C.R. Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley
9:40am BI-WeM5
Biocompatibility of Cardiac Cells on Silane-Modified Surfaces
J.J. Hickman, M.S. Ravenscroft, H. Canavan, The George Washington University, V. Krauthamer, Food and Drug Administration
10:00am BI-WeM6
Biomaterials That Talk
P.S. Stayton, T.C. McDevitt, K.E. Nelson, C.M. Giachelli, University of Washington, R.B. Vernon, H. Sage, Hope Heart Institute, D.G. Castner, University of Washington
10:20am BI-WeM7 Invited Paper
Biofunctionalization of Surfaces with Peptide Amphiphiles
M. Tirrell, University of Minnesota
11:00am BI-WeM9
Plasma Copolymer Surfaces for Cell Culture
R.D. Short, University of Sheffield, UK
11:20am BI-WeM10
Mechanical Properties of a Bone Marrow Cell-Knit Composite for Tissue Engineering: Evolution under Mechanical Load
B. Müller, G. Ettel, D. Siragusano, T. Brandsberg, F. Brandsberg, M. Petitmermet, A. Bruinink, J. Mayer, E. Wintermantel, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
11:40am BI-WeM11
The Effect of Lipopolysaccharide Structure and Composition on Microbial Cell Adhesion
S. Kim, J. Curry, University of Arizona