2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Natural Biomaterials

This session will discuss applications of materials derived from natural sources.

Chair

Lane Gilchrist, City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Presentations

08:30 AM

(613a) Comparing the Mechanical Properties of Chitosan Films Bound to Titanium Following Deposition, Neutralization, and Sterilization
Holly J. Martin, Kirk H. Schulz, Joel D. Bumgardner

08:55 AM

(613b) Antibiofouling Activity of Natural Phenolic Compounds against Gram Negative Bacteria
Dong-Shik Kim, Sumitkumar B. Jagani, Do-Young Yoon

09:20 AM

(613c) Cytocompatibility of Dextran-Based Tissue Sealants for Surgical Wound Closure
Sujata K. Bhatia, Samuel D. Arthur, H. Keith Chenault, George K. Kodokian

09:45 AM

(613d) Enzymic Thin Film Coatings for Bioactive Materials
Songtao Wu, Xiaodong Tong, Archana Trivedi, Hongfei Jia, Minjuan Zhang, Masahiko Ishii, Ping Wang

10:10 AM

(613e) Investigating the Biosynthesis of a Tetracycline Analog with Antitumor Properties
Lauren B. Pickens, Yi Tang

10:35 AM

(613f) Elastin-Like Polypeptide-Polyelectrolyte Conjugates for Tissue Engineering
Jonathan Woolfolk, Amol Janorkar