2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Hydrogel Biomaterials: Development and Characterization

Chair

Gulden Camci-Unal, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Co-Chairs

Marjan Rafat, Vanderbilt University
Amir Sheikhi, The Pennsylvania State University
Christina Tang, Virginia Commonwealth University
Shreyas Rao, University of Alabama

Presentations

08:00 AM

(540a) Synthesis and Optimization of Hyaluronic Acid-Methyl Cellulose Thermogel for the Controlled Release of Viable Mitochondria
M. Arif Khan, Maliha A. Marium, Kelley Wiegman, Kanthi Nuti, Samir P. Patel, Jason E. DeRouchey, Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Thomas Dziubla

08:15 AM

(540b) Stretchable, Tough, Bioadhesive Hydrogels Based on Naturally-Derived Biopolymers for Regenerative Engineering of Soft Tissues
Maryam Tavafoghi, Jamileh Jahangiry, Hanjun Kim, Avijit Baidya, Amir Sheikhi, Samad Ahadian, Mehmet Dokmeci, Nureddin Ashammakhi, Nasim Annabi, Ali Khademhosseini

08:30 AM

(540c) Using Rheology to Determine the Strategies hMSCs Use to Remodel the Pericellular Region in Polymer-Peptide Hydrogel Scaffolds
Kelly Schultz, Maryam Daviran, Sarah M. Longwill

08:45 AM

(540d) Control of Reversible Covalent Hydrogel Mechanics and Mesh Size Via pH for Protein Delivery
Thomas FitzSimons, Adrianne Rosales, Eric Anslyn, Tej Shanbhag

09:15 AM

(540f) Strain-Stiffening Hydrogel with Tunable Water Content
Sonu Kizhakkepura, Yen Tran, Ning-Hsuan Tseng, Shelly Peyton

09:30 AM

(540g) Annealed Protein Microgels: A New Generation of Biomimetic Microporous Hydrogels
Amir Sheikhi

09:45 AM

(540h) Using Photodegradable Hydrogels to Rapidly Screen, Isolate, and Characterize Cells with Rare Phenotypes
Niloufar Fattahi, Priscila Nieves-Otero, Mohammadali Masigol, Andre van der Vlies, Ryan Hansen, Thomas Platt, Reilly Jensen