Polymers for Bioactive Surfaces

 

Call for Papers

 

 

A Symposium in the Division of Polymer Chemistry

 

230th American Chemical Society National Meeting

Washington, D.C.  USA

 

August 28-September 1, 2005

 

Polymeric materials have been increasingly utilized at surfaces and interfaces for a variety of biomedical applications including tissue engineering matrices, implants with biocompatible surfaces, drug delivery, and biosensors.  Due to the chemical diversity of polymeric materials (of both biological and synthetic origin), researchers can fine tune the desired physical properties of surfaces and design bioactive interfaces from a molecular perspective.  Understanding the complex interactions between biomaterials surfaces and their environment is critical to improving health care related to implants, devices, and future technologies in this area.  Therefore, we cordially invite you to submit Oral or Poster presentations in areas listed below or on related topics. 

 

A) Controlled Interactions at Surfaces:  controlled adhesion of proteins, controlled adhesion of cells, stimuli mediated adsorption/desorption processes, surface patterning, hierarchical assembly

B) Anti-microbial and Non-fouling Surfaces:  anti-thrombogenic surfaces, disinfecting surfaces, bioresistant coatings, marine resistant coatings, implantable devices, quorum sensing surfaces

C) Surfaces for Therapeutic Applications:  drug eluting coatings (stents or other biomedical devices), biosensors (assaying any number of analytes), tissue engineering scaffolds, controlled display of chemical information, self-assembling and remodeling surfaces

 

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Eric Amis (NIST) – Bioactive surface gradients to control cell adhesion; Karin Caldwell (Uppsala University) – ?Smart? surfaces and anti-fouling surfaces; Ashutosh Chilkoti (Duke University) – Adsorption of Proteins and Biosensors; Wilhelm Huck (Cambridge University) – Micro- and nanoarrays of biomolecules; Martin Moeller (University of Aachen) – Biofunctionalized polymer surfaces; Robert Richard (Boston Scientific) – Block copolymer coatings for controlled drug delivery; Maria Santore (University of Massachusetts) –  Polymer adsorption to surfaces; Joerg Tiller (University of Freiburg) – Anti-microbial surfaces; Kim Woodhouse (University of Toronto) – Biodegradable polymers and vascular graft coatings; Karen Wooley (Washington University) – Anti-fouling surfaces using dendrimers; Ken Wynne (Virginia Commonwealth University) – Anti-microbial surfaces;

 

Organizers:

J. G. Linhardt, Bausch & Lomb, 1400 N. Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14603, 585-338-5256, fax 585-338-0042, e-mail: Jeffrey_Linhardt@bausch.com; J. C. M. van Hest, Department of Organic Chemistry, Nijmegen University, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands, +31-24 365 3204, fax +31 24 365 3393, e-mail: vanhest@sci.kun.nl; K. L. Kiick, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-0201, fax 302-831-4545, e-mail: kiick@udel.edu; G. N. Tew, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 120 Governor Dr, Amherst, MA 01003, 413-577-1612, fax 413-545-0082, e-mail: tew@mail.pse.umass.edu