SICB Annual Meeting 2009
January 3-7, 2009
Boston, MA
Organized by: Brook O. Swanson and Mason N. Dean
Synopsis.
Despite often-similar research systems as well as proximate and ultimate study interests, what is typically lacking is a means of communication between these groups. We have organized a symposium to bridge this gap, bringing together scientists who study a broad range of biomaterials using a variety of perspectives and techniques. By combining engineering and biological approaches to hard and soft tissue research, our hope is to integrate scales of understanding to provide a more holistic view of biomaterial selection and function. In synthesizing disparate points of view, we will advance our understanding of the variation in structure and properties of these materials as well as their evolution.
Symposium Organizers.
Brook O. Swanson (swansonb@gonzaga.edu); Assistant Professor, Biology
Department, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258
Mason N. Dean (mdean@uci.edu); Doctoral candidate, Ecology
& Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92612
Funding Sources.
Division
of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (DCPB)
Division
of Vertebrate Morphology (DVM)
Air
Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Journal "Zoology"
Schedule.
(click on a speaker to be taken to their website)
7:40-8:00
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Brook
Swanson, Gonzaga Univ.
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Evolution
of complex biomaterial performance: the case of spider silk
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8:00-8:30
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Doug
Fudge, Univ. Guelph
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From
soft cells to hard keratins - The many lives of intermediate filaments
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8:30-9:00
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Ingo
Burgert, Max Planck Inst.
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The
plant cell wall acts as a sophisticated mechanical device
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9:00-9:30
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Randy
Ewoldt, MIT
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Nonlinear
viscoelastic biomaterials: meaningful characterization and engineering
inspiration
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9:30-10:00
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Andrew
Smith, Ithaca Coll.
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Multiple
cross-linking mechanisms in molluscan adhesive gels
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10:00-10:30
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Coffee Break
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10:30-11:00
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Stanislav
Gorb, Max Planck Inst.
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Materials
for reversible adhesion: from biological systems to wall-climbing robots
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11:00-11:30
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Dan
Dudek, Univ. British Columbia
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Dynamic
mechanical properties of synthetic resilin
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11:30-12:00
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Manny
Azizi, Brown Univ.
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Mechanical
behavior of aponeuroses
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12:00-1:00
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Lunch
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1:00-1:30
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Francois
Barthelat, McGill Univ.
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Structure and properties of mineralized tissues: Deformation and fracture of mollusc nacre |
1:30-2:00
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Christine
Ortiz, MIT
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Nanotechnological
studies of native and regenerated musculoskeletal tissues
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2:00-2:30
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Elise
Morgan, Boston Univ.
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Mechanical
regulation of skeletal healing
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2:30-3:00
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Mason
Dean, UC Irvine
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Micro-mechanics
and material properties of the tessellated skeleton of cartilaginous fishes
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Abstracts
S7.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 08:00 FUDGE, D.S.*; BERIAULT, D.; SZEWCIW, L.; MCCUAIG, J.; RUSSELL, D.; LANE, E.B.; VOGL, A.W.: From Soft Cells to Hard Keratins - The Many Lives of Intermediate Filaments
S7.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 08:30 BURGERT, I*; FRATZL, P: The Plant Cell Wall Acts as a Sophisticated Mechanical Device
S7.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 09:00 EWOLDT, R.H.*; HOSOI, A.E.; MCKINLEY, G.H.: Nonlinear viscoelastic biomaterials: meaningful characterization and engineering inspiration
S7.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 09:30 SMITH, A. M.*; BLOOM, A.; GARCIA, S.: Multiple cross-linking mechanisms in molluscan adhesive gels
S7.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 10:30 GORB, Stanislav N.: Materials for reversible adhesion: from biological systems to wall-climbing robots
S7.7 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 11:00 DUDEK, DM*; GOSLINE, JM; MICHAL, CA; DEPEW, TA; ELVIN, C; KIM, M; LYONS, R: Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Synthetic Resilin
S7.8 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 11:30 AZIZI, E*; ROBERTS, TJ: Mechanical Behavior of Aponeuroses
S7.9 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 13:00 BARTHELAT, Francois: Structure and Properties of Mineralized Tissues: The Deformation and Fracture of Nacre from Mollusc Shells
S7.10 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 13:30 ORTIZ, Christine: Nanotechnological Studies of Native and Regenerated Musculoskeletal Tissues
S7.11 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 14:00 MORGAN, EF*; SALISBURY PALOMARES, KT; MASON, ZD; LEONG, PL; HAYWARD, LNM; GLEASON, RE; BELLIN, D: Mechanical Regulation of Skeletal Healing
S7.12 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 14:30 DEAN, MN*; YOUSSEFPOUR, H; EARTHMAN, J; GORB, S; SUMMERS, AP: Micro-mechanics and material properties of the tessellated skeleton of cartilaginous fishes
