Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science | |||
| Session 107 - Tissue Engineering: Biomaterial-Cell Interactions in Tissue Engineering (II) | |||
| This session invites presentations on the design, development and application of tissue equivalents and artificial organs. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: functional micro- and nanostructured scaffolds, cell-matrix interactions, factor or gene delivery methodologies for tissue engineering, progenitor cell differentiation, novel bioreactor configurations for tissue expansion, storage and preservation of tissues, and in vivo implementation and analysis of artificial tissues/organs. | |||
| Chair: | Manolis S. Tzanakakis | ||
| CoChair: | Chia-Chi Ho | ||
| 107a | Nanoscale Rgd Peptide Organization and Substrate Elastic Modulus Regulates Stem Cell and Preosteoblast Proliferation Susan Hsiong, Paolo Carampin, Hyun Joon Kong, David J. Mooney | ||
| 107b | Cell-Matrix Interactions: Quantifying Cell Migratory and Contractile Behavior in a Series of Characterized Collagen-Gag Scaffolds Brendan A. Harley, Hyung-Do Kim, Muhammad H. Zaman, Ioannis V. Yannas, Lorna J. Gibson | ||
| 107c | Engineering the Alginate Matrix Regulates Tissue Development and Growth of Ovarian Follicles Erin R. West, Teresa K. Woodruff, Lonnie D. Shea | ||
| 107d | Extracellular Matrix Chemistry and Mechanics Cooperatively Regulate Smooth Muscle Cells Shelly R. Peyton, Christopher B. Raub, Vic P. Keschrumrus, Andrew J. Putnam | ||
| Break | |||
| 107e | Effects of Long Term Cyclic Strain on Fibrin Based Cylindrical Tissue Constructs Zeeshan Syedain, Robert T. Tranquillo | ||
| 107f | Eliminating Oxygen Supply Limitations for Transplanted Microencapsulated Islets in the Treatment of Type I Diabetes Amy S. Lewis, Esther O'Sullivan, Robert J. Fisher, Abdulkadir Omer, Gordon C. Weir, Clark K. Colton | ||
| 107g | Monitoring Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Tissue Engineered Substitutes Jeffrey D. Gross, Robert Long Jr., Ioannis Constantinidis, Athanassios Sambanis | ||
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