AVS 51st International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Tuesday Sessions

Session BI+NS-TuM
The Nano-Bio Interface

Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 8:20 am, Room 210D
Moderators: G.J. Leggett, University of Sheffield, UK, M. Textor, ETH Zurich, Switzerland


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8:20am BI+NS-TuM1 Invited Paper
Programmed Macromolecular Synthesis
D.A. Tirrell, Caltech
9:00am BI+NS-TuM3 Invited Paper
The Art of Mechano-Transduction within the Extracellular Matrix
V. Vogel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland
9:40am BI+NS-TuM5
Capture and Release of Proteins on the Nanoscale by Surface-Confined Biomolecular Switches
J. Hyun, Seoul National University, Korea, W.K. Lee, N. Nath, A. Chilkoti, S. Zauscher, Duke University
10:00am BI+NS-TuM6
Micro- and Nanopatterns of DNA-Tagged Vesicles
B. Städler, D. Falconnet, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Switzerland, F Höök, I Pfeiffer, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, H Solak, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, J. Vörös, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Switzerland
10:20am BI+NS-TuM7
Label-Free Biosensor Based on the Surface Plasmon Resonance of Gold Nanoparticles
S.M. Marinakos, N. Nath, A. Chilkoti, Duke University
10:40am BI+NS-TuM8 Invited Paper
Activation of Integrin Function by Nanopatterned Adhesive Interfaces
J.P. Spatz, M. Arnold, University of Heidelberg, Germany
11:20am BI+NS-TuM10
Lifetime of Biomolecules in Hybrid Nanodevices: The Aging Process of Motor Protein-based Molecular Shuttles
H. Hess, University of Washington, C. Brunner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, K.-H. Ernst, EMPA Duebendorf, Switzerland, V. Vogel, University of Washington and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
11:40am BI+NS-TuM11
Analysis of Collision Events of Self-Propelled Biomolecular Shuttles Carrying Cargo
B.C. Bunker, A.K. Boal, S.B. Rivera, G.D. Bachand, Sandia National Laboratories