Many Fellows are speaking and/or are being recognized at this year’s SFB Annual Meeting. We highly recommend that you visit some of the talks, posters, panels, and events featuring these outstanding scientists and engineers listed below!
Wednesday, April 11
Panel: Contemporary Biomaterials’ Ethics: Fundamentals, Recent Issues, and Controversial Case Studies (1:00 – 3:00 pm) Andres J. Garcia and Frederick J. Schoen
Dental/Craniofacial Biomaterials SIG (1:45 – 2:00 pm) Paulette Spencer – Novel Hybrid Adhesive Designed with Buffering Capabilities and Autonomous Strengthening
Biomaterials and Scaffolds for Interfacial Tissue Engineering (4:30 – 4:35 pm) Liping Tang – Treatment of Osteoarthritis Using Macrophage-Targeting Hyaluronic Acid Microscaffolds
Thursday, April 12
Clemson Award (9:20 – 10:00 am) J. Paul Santerre
Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction SIG (10:30 – 10:45 am) Antonio Merolli – High Resolution Single-cell Correlative Microscopy of Glial Cell Interactions with Artificial Axons
Racing for the Surface: Recent Development in Antimicrobial and Osteoinductive Biomaterials (10:30 – 11:00 am) Andres J. Garcia
Intelligent Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Joint Symposium with Korean Society for Biomaterials) (1:45 – 2:15 pm) Ki Dong Park – Hydrogen Peroxide-Controllable Hydrogels for Vascular Tissue Regeneration
Friday, April 13
Technology Innovation & Development Award (8:00 – 8:40 am) John Ricci and Harold Alexander
Founders Award (9:20 – 10:00 am) Thomas Horbett and Andreas von Recum
Advances in Bioactive Calcium Phosphate Ceramics and Bioglasses (10:30 – 10:45 am) Kunio Ishikawa – Physical and Histological Comparison of HAp, CO3Ap, and beta-TCP Artificial Bone Substitutes
3D Bioprinting for Medical Applications (10:30 – 11:00 am) Ali Khademhosseini
Thought Leader Session: Biomaterials as Coatings and Sealants (10:30 am – 12:30 pm) Phillip Messersmith
Panel : Challenges to and Opportunities for Implementing Regenerative Biomaterials in Patient Care (1:45 – 3:45 pm) Cato T. Laurencin
Saturday, April 14
Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal (8:00 – 10:00 am) Ali Khademhosseini
Ophthalmic Biomaterials SIG (11:15 – 11:30 am) Can Hu – Properties of IOLs after Gamma Radiation
Posters
Karen Burg – Testing Wicking Fiber Capability: Developing a Microscope System to Observe Cell Movement in a Wicking Fiber
Kazuhiko Ishihara – Cell Responses on Polyelectrolyte-Grafted PEEK Substrates Prepared by a Self-initiated Photoinduced Polymerization
John Kao – The Anti-Tumor Effects of M1 Macrophage-Loaded Poly(ethylene glycol) and Gelatin-Based Hydrogels on Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sophie Lerouge – Chitosan-Collagen Thermosensitive Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanical Properties for Cell Therapy
Rui L. Reis – New Developments on the Use of Silk and Some Other Natural Polymers in Tissue Regeneration Strategies
Frederick J. Schoen – Building Critical Skills in Biomaterials Applications and Medical Device Development: An Established Curriculum Linking Engineering, Commercialization and Clinical Adoption
Testuji Yamaoka –How to Keep the Native Structure and Bioactivity of the Acellular Biological Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration