AVS 62nd International Symposium & Exhibition
    Biomaterial Interfaces Wednesday Sessions

Session BI-WeM
Biomolecules at Interfaces

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 8:00 am, Room 211D
Moderator: Axel Rosenhahn, Ruhr-University Bochum


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8:00am BI-WeM1
Understanding Hydration of Proteins by SALVI and Liquid ToF-SIMS
Jiachao Yu, Y. Zhou, X. Hua, Z. Zhu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, S. Liu, Southeast University, China, X.-Y. Yu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
8:20am BI-WeM2
Direct Measurement of the Interaction Free Energies of Single Hydrophobic Peptides with Extended Hydrophobic Surfaces
Philipp Stock, T. Utzig, M. Valtiner, Max-Planck Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany
8:40am BI-WeM3 Invited Paper
Cells and Extracellular Matrices as Smart Materials: Dissecting and Rebuilding Mechaniobiological Units
Sanjay Kumar, University of California, Berkeley
9:20am BI-WeM5
Molecular Modeling of Biofunctionalized Hydrogels to Guide Hydrogel Design
X. Li, Clemson University, M.L. Becker, University of Akron, N.S. Murthy, Rutgers University, Robert Latour, Clemson University
9:40am BI-WeM6
Physisorption of Stimuli-Responsive Polypeptides with Genetically Programmable Aqueous Phase Behavior
Linying Li, C. Mo, Q. Tu, N.J. Carroll, A. Chilkoti, S. Zauscher, Duke University, M. Rubinstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, G.P. López, Duke University
11:00am BI-WeM10
Evidence of a Molecular Boundary Lubricant at Snakeskin Surfaces
Joe Baio, Oregon State University, M. Spinner, University of Kiel, Germany, C. Jaye, D.A. Fischer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), S. Gorb, University of Kiel, Germany, T. Weidner, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
11:20am BI-WeM11
Selective Self-Assembly of Acidic Nanofibrils by a Calcite-Binding Barnacle Cement Protein
C. So, National Research Council postdoc cited at Naval Research Laboratory, J. Liu, K. Fears, D. Leary, J. Golden, Kathryn Wahl, US Naval Research Laboratory
11:40am BI-WeM12
Thiolene Reaction Applied to Passive Metal Oxide Surfaces for Addressing Protein Adsorption and Cell Adhesion
Anouk Galtayries, V. Semetey, A. Dellinger, Chimie ParisTech, France
12:00pm BI-WeM13
Scaling from Single Molecule to Macroscopic Adhesion at Polymer/Metal Interfaces
Thomas Utzig, S. Raman, M. Valtiner, Max-Planck Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany