AVS 47th International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Thursday Sessions

Session BI+NS-ThM
Nanoscale Biology

Thursday, October 5, 2000, 8:20 am, Room 202
Moderator: J.J. Hickman, Clemson University


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8:20am BI+NS-ThM1 Invited Paper
Engineering Life into Nanofabricated Systems
C.D. Montemagno, Cornell University
9:00am BI+NS-ThM3
Powering Molecular Shuttles through an Artificial Photosynthetic System
V. Vogel, H. Hess, University of Washington, K. Jardine, Arizona State University, J. Clemmens, University of Washington, T.A. Moore, A.L. Moore, A. Primak, Arizona State University, J. Howard, University of Washington, D. Gust, Arizona State University
9:20am BI+NS-ThM4
Unbinding Process of Adsorbed Proteins under External Stress Studied by AFM Force Spectroscopy
C. Gergely, J. Voegel, INSERM, France, P. Schaaf, Institut Charles Sadron (CNRS) Strasbourg, France, B. Senger, INSERM, France, J.K.H. Horber, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, J. Hemmerle, INSERM, France
9:40am BI+NS-ThM5 Invited Paper
Single-Molecule Protein-Ligand Bond-Rupture Forces Measured Using the Poisson Atomic Force Method
Y.-S. Lo, Y.J. Zhu, J.D. McBride, T.P. Beebe, Jr., University of Utah
10:40am BI+NS-ThM8 Invited Paper
Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Soft Samples by Atomic Force Microscopy
M. Radmacher, Universit@um a@t G@um o@ttingen, Germany
11:20am BI+NS-ThM10
Protein Adsorption and Monocyte Activation on Ge Nanopyramids
B. M@um u@ller, ETH Z@um u@rich, Switzerland, M. Riedel, ProBioGen, Germany, R. Hofer, E. Wintermantel, ETH Z@um u@rich, Switzerland