AVS 53rd International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Wednesday Sessions

Session BI-WeA
Bio-Interfacial Modification and Bio-Immobilization II (Honoring Marcus Textor, ETH-Zürich for Substantial Contributions to the Field)

Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 2:00 pm, Room 2014
Moderator: J. Vörös, University and ETH-Zurich, Switzerland


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2:00pm BI-WeA1
Polycationic Glycopolymers for the Molecular Assembly of Carbohydrate Functionalized Surfaces: Synthesis and Application
K. Barth, G. Coullerez, R. Castelli, L. Nilsson, J. Moeller, M. Textor, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2:20pm BI-WeA2
Micro-Three-dimensional Structuring Platform for Cell Culturing
M. Ochsner, M. Dusseiller, M. Grandin, M. Textor, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland
2:40pm BI-WeA3
Tunable Interfacial Hydrogels for Control of Neural Stem Cell Fate
K. Saha, E.F. Irwin, D.V. Schaffer, K.E. Healy, University of California, Berkeley
3:00pm BI-WeA4
Immobilisation Strategies for Grafted Dendron Surfaces
N.D. Pollock, L.J. Twyman, S.L. McArthur, University of Sheffield, UK
3:20pm BI-WeA5
A Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)-Based Surface Coating for Implantable Electrodes
E.R. Leber, B.D. Ratner, University of Washington
3:40pm BI-WeA6
Influence of pH and Ionic Strength on the Conformation of Grafted Pollallylamine
L.G. Britcher, L. Galea, S. Griesser, H.J. Griesser, University of South Australia
4:00pm BI-WeA7
Facile Synthesis of Robust Nanostructured Thin Films Containing Highly Ordered Phospholipid Bilayer Assemblies and Transmembrane Proteins
G. Gupta, P. Atanassov, G.P. Lopez, University of New Mexico
4:20pm BI-WeA8
Bridging Interactions beween Silica and Grafted PEO Surfaces
L. Meagher, P. Hamilton-Brown, A. Tarasova, CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, Australia, H.J. Griesser, University of South Australia
4:40pm BI-WeA9
Investigating the Protein Repellent Properties of Highly Crosslinked Oligo Ethylene Glycol-Like Plasma Polymer Films through Surface Force Measurements with Colloidal Probe Atomic Force Microscopy.
B.W. Muir, A. Tarasova, T.R. Gengenbach, L. Meagher, F. Rovere, K. McLean, A. Fairbrother, P.G. Hartley, CSIRO, Australia