AVS 51st International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Thursday Sessions

Session BI+AS+SE-ThM
Surface Modification of Biomaterials

Thursday, November 18, 2004, 8:20 am, Room 210D
Moderator: D.G. Castner, University of Washington


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8:20am BI+AS+SE-ThM1 Invited Paper
Strategies for the Biofunctionalization of Surfaces using Functional Polymer Layers
J. Ruehe, University of Freiburg, Germany
9:00am BI+AS+SE-ThM3 Invited Paper
Interfacial Biomaterials: Guiding Biology on Synthetic Surfaces
E.B. Walsh, X. Huang, Duke University, M.W. Grinstaff, Boston University, D.J. Kenan, Duke University Medical Center
9:40am BI+AS+SE-ThM5
Antibacterial Surfaces of Covalently Immobilized Dendrimers
D. Weber, N.R. Choudhury, H.J. Griesser, University of South Australia
10:00am BI+AS+SE-ThM6 Invited Paper
Biomimetic Vascular Engineering: Exploiting Concepts from Nature to Create New Biomaterial Interfaces
R.E. Marchant, Case Western Reserve University
10:40am BI+AS+SE-ThM8
Stability of Polypeptide Multilayers as Studied by in situ Ellipsometry: Effects of Drying and Post-Buildup Changes in Temperature and pH
T.J. Halthur, YKI AB, Institute for Surface Chemistry, Sweden, P. Claesson, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, U. Elofsson, YKI AB, Institute for Surface Chemistry, Sweden
11:00am BI+AS+SE-ThM9
PCA of TOF-SIMS Spectra from p(AAm-co-EG/AAc) IPNS on Quartz
D.J. Graham, University of Washington, G.M. Harbers, K.E. Healy, University of California, Berkeley, D.G. Castner, University of Washington
11:20am BI+AS+SE-ThM10
Development of an Antimicrobial Polymer Surface Coating for the Prevention of Staphylococcal Infections
M. Anderle, L. Pasquardini, L. Lunelli, R. Canteri, P. Villani, C. Pederzolli, ITC-irst, Italy
11:40am BI+AS+SE-ThM11
Spectroscopic Characterization of Surface-Immobilized Antibacterial Furanone Coatings
S. Al-Bataineh, H.J. Griesser, University of South Australia, M. Willcox, University of New South Wales, Australia, L.G. Britcher, University of South Australia