AVS 53rd International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Tuesday Sessions

Session BI1-TuM
Microbe-Surface Interactions

Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 8:00 am, Room 2001
Moderator: G.P. Lopez, University of New Mexico


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8:00am BI1-TuM1
Getting to the Root of Bacterial Hair
R.J. Emerson, T.A. Camesano, N.A. Burnham, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
8:20am BI1-TuM2
Antifouling Surface Treatments for Microfluidic Applications
N.E. Chang, M.H. Lean, S.J. Limb, Palo Alto Research Center, Inc.
8:40am BI1-TuM3 Invited Paper
Biofilm Formation on Biomaterials Implant Surfaces
H. Busscher, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
9:20am BI1-TuM5
Minimising of Biofilm Formation by Surfaces Coated with Fish Proteins
P. Kingshott, University of Aarhus, Denmark, N. Bernbom, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, L.M. Meyer, S. Xu, F. Besenbacher, University of Aarhus, Denmark, L. Gram, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
9:40am BI1-TuM6
Microfluidic Devices That Capture Bacteria for Growth and Kill Analysis
M. Lochhead, Accelr8 Technology Corporation
10:40am BI1-TuM9
Vapor Phase Photografting of Antimicrobial Polymer Coatings
T.P. Martin, K.K. Gleason, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:00am BI1-TuM10
Biocompatible Ag-doped Carbon Coatings with Biocidal Effect
J.L. Endrino, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, M. Allen, SUNY Upstate Medical University, R. Escobar Galindo, J.M. Albella, Instituto de Ciencias de Materiales de Madrid, Spain, A. Anders, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:20am BI1-TuM11
Multi-functional Ag/Plasma Polymer Coatings for Antibacterial Biomaterial Surfaces
D.J. Balazs, D. Hegemann, M. Heuberger, EMPA Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland
11:40am BI1-TuM12
Detection and Mapping of Individual Adhesins on Living Bacteria using Atomic Force Microscopy
V. Dupres, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, F.D. Menozzi, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France, Y.F. Dufrene, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
12:00pm BI1-TuM13
Dynamic Interactions of the Streptococcal C5a Peptidase with Fibronectin
J.R. Hull, G. Tamura, D.G. Castner, University of Washington