2019 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Graduate Student Competition in Microbiointerface Research

Graduate Student Competition in Microbiointerface Research. The students will be judged for the quality of the presentation and research on microbial interaction with biomedical interfaces. Supported by the AIChE Foundation

Chair

Amy Karlsson, University of Maryland

Co-Chair

Elizabeth Stewart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Presentations

03:30 PM

(210b) Heat Effects on Viability, Morphology, and Dispersal of Staphylococcus Epidermidis Biofilms
Joanne Beckwith, Michael J. Solomon, J. Scott Van Epps

03:45 PM

(210c) Thermal Shock Dynamics on Biofilm Viability at Biomedical Interfaces
Haydar Aljaafari, Eric Nuxoll

04:00 PM

(210d) Structuring Microbial Biofilms with 3D Printing
Reha Abbasi, James Wilking

04:15 PM

(210e) The Role of Bacterial Chemotaxis in Improving Bioremediation Efficiency
Xueying Zhao, Roseanne Ford

04:30 PM

(210f) Antibacterial and Angiogenic Multifunctional Adhesives for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Bahram Saleh, Thomas J. Webster

04:45 PM

(210g) Study of Collagen Tethered Antimicrobial Peptide Binding and Antimicrobial Activity
Ziqi Wei, Lindsay D. Lozeau, Marsha W. Rolle, Terri A. Camesano

05:00 PM

(210h) Fusogenic Liposomes Functionalized with Cell Penetrating Peptides for the Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis
Caterina Bartomeu Garcia, Thomas Webster, Di Shi

05:15 PM

(210i) Eradication of Bacterial Persister Cells By Targeting Membrane Potential
Sweta Roy, Ali Adem Bahar, Huan Gu, Dacheng Ren

05:27 PM

(210j) Nano-Tellurium (Te)-Titanium Synergetic Antibacterial Coatings for Biomedical Applications
David Medina, Ada Vernet Crua, jose Miguel garcia Martin, Thomas J. Webster

05:30 PM

(210k) Mucoid Switch Enables a Growth Advantage to Pseudomonas Aeruginosain Interfacial Environments
Nicholas Waters, Sricharani Balmuri, Tagbo Niepa

05:45 PM

(210a) Biofilm Prevention By UVC Side Emitting Optical Fibers
Juliana Levi, Juliana Levi, Paul Westerhoff, Paul Westerhoff, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes