AVS 47th International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Wednesday Sessions

Session BI+SS-WeM
Water at Biointerfaces

Wednesday, October 4, 2000, 8:20 am, Room 202
Moderator: B. Kasemo, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden


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8:20am BI+SS-WeM1 Invited Paper
Role of Water in Biological Processes
E.A. Vogler, The Pennsylvania State University
9:00am BI+SS-WeM3
Neutron Reflectivity Studies on the Interaction of Water with Biocompatible Monolayer Films
D. Schwendel, University of Heidelberg, Germany, R. Steitz, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Germany, J. Pipper, R. Dahint, M. Grunze, University of Heidelberg, Germany
9:20am BI+SS-WeM4
Hydrogen Bond of Water in Ih Ice Probed by Core-level Spectroscopies
H. Ogasawara, D. Nordlund, M. Cavalleri, L.-A. Näslund, M. Nagasono, L.G.M. Petterson, A. Nilsson, Uppsala University, Sweden
9:40am BI+SS-WeM5
Tyrosine Derivatives Adsorbed on Gold for Surface Modification
K. Uvdal, J. Svensson, P. Konradsson, B. Liedberg, Linköping University, Sweden
10:00am BI+SS-WeM6 Invited Paper
Stretching of a Macromolecule: A First Principles Theory
H.J. Kreuzer, Dalhousie University, Canada
10:40am BI+SS-WeM8
A Fundamental Approach to Protein Adsorption: Changes in Free Energy for Adsorption of Individual Peptidyl Residues onto Functionalized SAM Surfaces
R.A. Latour, Clemson University, L.L. Hench, Imperial College, UK