AVS 49th International Symposium
    Biomaterials Monday Sessions

Session BI-MoM
Theoretical Studies of Biosurfaces/Biotribology and Biorheology

Monday, November 4, 2002, 8:20 am, Room C-201
Moderator: R.A. Latour, Clemson University


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9:00am BI-MoM3
Molecular Simulation Studies of Orientation of Antibodies Adsorbed on Charged Surfaces
J. Zhou, J. Zheng, S. Jiang, University of Washington
9:20am BI-MoM4
Mapping the Free Energy State of Water in Hydration Layers and Its Importance for Ligand-Receptor Binding
G.W. Grahek, R.A. Latour, S.J. Stuart, Clemson University
9:40am BI-MoM5 Invited Paper
Growth of a Polymer Brush from Solution: Adsorption, Desorption, Conformational Conversion and Charging
H.J. Kreuzer, Dalhousie University, Canada
10:20am BI-MoM7 Invited Paper
Puzzles of Fluid Flow in the Biomaterials Environment
S. Granick, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
11:00am BI-MoM9
Hydration Forces on a Switchable Bioactive Surface
B.-I. Kim, M.A. Samara, D.L. Huber, J.E. Houston, B.C. Bunker, Sandia National Laboratories
11:20am BI-MoM10
Structural Properties of Nucleosomal DNA Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy
M.E. Greene, M.A. Ratner, J. Widom, M.C. Hersam, Northwestern University