Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Centennial Foyer
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Chicago AB
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Williams
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Chicago CD
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Centennial III/IV
- Talk by Joe Rolley, JTR Business Consulting, LLC
- Talk by Murugan Gunasekaran, Encoll Corp.
- Talk by Subramanian Gunasekaran, Encoll Corp.
- Talk by Traci Kimball, The Wish Clinic
Centennial I
- 2:00 PM. 6. Effect of bioactive resorbable calcium-alkali-orthophosphate bone substitute cements on osteogenesis and bone regeneration of critical-size femoral defects in rabbits.Christine Knabe, PhD, DDS, DMD1, Georg Berger, PhD2, Renate Gildenhaar, PhD2, Alireza Houshmand, PhD, DDS, MD1, Christian Müller-Mai, PhD, MD3, Alina Bednarek, PhD, DDS1, Christian Koch, PhD, DVM1, Daniela Joern, MSc2, Michael Stiller, PhD, DDS, MD1 1Philipps-University Marburg, 2Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, 3Hopital for Special Surgery Luenen
- 2:15 PM. 7. Inclusion of 3D-printed hyperelastic bone mesh to improve osteogenic performance of mineralized collagen scaffold for bone repair.Alison Nunes1, Génesis Ríos Adorno1, Sam Christoff1, Jon Burke, M.Eng2, Ramille Shah, PhD2, Brendan Harley3 1University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 2Dimension Bio, 3University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- 2:30 PM. 8. Investigating the Diffusion Behavior of Dextran Derivates as Intra-Articular Injectable Biomaterials for Osteoarthritis.Jun Zhou1, Yasaman Aghli1, Treena Livingston Arinzeh, PhD1 1Columbia University
- 2:45 PM. 9. Implantable Pressure Sensor with Biodegradability and Single-ended Configuration for Post-Surgical Joint Loading Monitoring.Jinyoung Park, M.Sc.1, Thanh Nguyen, Ph.D.1 1University of Connecticut
- 3:00 PM. 10. Injectable Thermogel for Prolonged Joint Retention of Nanocarriers Loaded with Sirt6 Activators in Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis.Zachary Varrenti1, Yiting Song1, Jacqueline Shine2, Mingqian He2, Jayishnu Roy1, Brian Diekman2, Jonathan Lovell1, Ramkumar Annamalai1 1University at Buffalo, 2The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 3:15 PM. 11. Microfracture Clot-Penetrating Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Promotes Specific and Volumetric Cartilage Repair.Alan Zhao1, Hanna Solomon, B.S.1, Maddie Hasson, B.S.2, Samir Chihab1, Aniya Hartzler, B.S.1, Colleen Oliver, D.V.M.1, Robert Mauck, PhD2, Jason Bariteau, MD1, Jay Patel, Ph.D.1 1Emory University, 2University of Pennsylvania
- Talk by Dr. Andres Garcia, Georgia Institute of Technology.
- 1:30 PM. 12. Long-Term Adipocyte Spheroid Model to Recapitulate In Vivo–Like Insulin Resistance.Sheetal Chowdhury1, Gene Bidwell, PhD1, Joshua Speed, PhD1, Amol Janorkar, PhD1 1University of Mississippi Medical Center
- 1:45 PM. 13. Engineered Tissue Model of CMS4 Colorectal Cancer Using Patient-derived Xenograft Tumor Cells.Kwaghtaver Desongu1, Elham Seyyedi Zadeh1, Ifeoluwa Odeniyi, PhD1, Kathryn McCloud, B.Sc1, Jannatul Nipa, M.Sc1, Camp Jernigan, B.Sc1, Michael . Greene, PhD1, Elizabeth Lipke1 1Auburn University
- 2:00 PM. 14. Engineering pulmonary microtissues to investigate focal adhesion kinase-mediated tissue remodeling.Elisa Nieves1, Anish Vasan2, Louise Hecker, Dr.3, Jeroen Eyckmans, Dr.2, Andrés García, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Boston University, 3Medicine - Cardiovascular Research
- 2:15 PM. 15. Modeling insulitis in type 1 diabetes using synthetic hydrogels.Aliyah Tate1, Matthew Brown1, Magdalena Samojlik1, Cherie Stabler1, Todd Brusko1, Edward Phelps1 1University of Florida
- 2:30 PM. 16. Ex Vivo Bone Marrow Subniches Influence the Fate of Human Antibody-Secreting Cells.Liana Kramer1, Zhonghai Dai1, Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D.2, Ankur Singh1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Vanderbilt University
- 2:45 PM. 17. Biochemical and Biophysical Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Infiltration Using a Tunable Hydrogel Model.Suzanne Lightsey1, Rylee Newport1, Gabriella Flinn1, Madison Temples, PhD1, Blanka Sharma, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 3:00 PM. 18. Matrix Microarchitecture Drives Cellular Function and Extracellular Vesicle Proteome in Engineered Tendon Models.Kariman Shama, BS1, Zachary Greenberg, MS1, Mei He, PhD1, Brittany Taylor, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 3:15 PM. 19. Screening salivary gland-acting drugs to control oral biofilm virulence via the salivary gland mimetic tissue chip.Sydney Yang, PhD1, Lisa DeLouise, PhD, MPD2, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon, 2University of Rochester
Hanover AB
- 1:30 PM. 20. Talk by Professor Cole DeForest, University of Washington
- 2:00 PM. 21. Leveraging tunable reactivity of intrinsic thioether bonds for on-demand degradation of PEG hydrogels with spatiotemporal control and semi-orthogonality.Tayler Hebner, Ph.D.1 1Purdue University
- 2:15 PM. 22. Hyaluronic acid-based, double network hydrogels with tunable viscoelasticity for neural cell culture.Stephanie Seidlits, PhD1, Talia Sanazzaro, BS1, Sabrina Pietrosemoli Salazar, BS1, Ze Zhong Wang, PhD1, Neha Arvinth1, Arushi Nath1 1University of Texas at Austin
- 2:30 PM. 23. Purely synthetic and fast-relaxing hydrogels for induced pluripotent stem cell culture.Nathan Dimmitt, PhD1, Chien-Chi Lin, PhD1 1Purdue University
- 2:45 PM. 24. Dynamic covalent crosslinked hydrogels for the sustained delivery of bacteriophage to treat wound infections.Lucy Zhang1, Yung-Hao Lin1, Qingquan Chen1, Tejas Dharmaraj1, Cas de Leeuw2, Zhiwei Li1, Paul Bollyky1, Ovijit Chaudhuri1 1Stanford University, 2Radboud Universiteit
- 3:00 PM. 25. Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel to Improve Host Integration of Transplanted Corneal Endothelial Graft.Saad Asim1, Jodhbir Mehta, MBBS, FRCOphth, FRCS(Ed), FAMS, PhD (UK)2, Gary Peh, BSc, GradDip Reprod Sci, PhD3, Muhammad Rizwan, Ph.D.1 1UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2Singapore Eye Research Institute, 3Singapore Eye Research Institute,
- 3:15 PM. 26. Extracellular vesicle–crosslinked supramolecular hydrogels with tunable network mechanics.Artemis Margaronis1, Santiago Correa1 1Columbia University
Hanover CDE
- 1:30 PM. 27. Talk by Susan Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2:00 PM. 28. Engineering Hydrogel Platforms to Investigate ECM-driven Tumor Formation and Therapy Resistance in Adenocarcinoma.Daniel Garcia, BS, MA1 1Columbia University
- 2:15 PM. 29. 3D Droplet-Based Bioprinting for Tailorable Hydrogel Models of Head and Neck Cancer Tumor Microenvironments.Victoria Messuri1, Abbie Ha2, Daniel Harrington, PhD3 1Rice Uniersity, 2Rice University, 3The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- 2:30 PM. 30. Liver Extracellular Matrix Exposure Induces Dormancy Signatures in Colorectal Cancer Spheroids.Lucia Nash1, Anvitha Tharakesh1, Brinlee Goggans1, Scott Kopetz, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.2, Shreya Artha Raghavan, Associate Professor1 1Texas A&M University, 2University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2:45 PM. 31. Photoacoustic Tracking of Nanoengineered NK Cells Using PLGA Nanoparticles in Combination with Radiotherapy.Brendan Barlow1, Tasneem Mukarrama2, Megan Purl2, Ana Sandoval-Castellanos, PhD2, Alexander LeBeau2, Arta Monjazeb, M.D., Ph.D.3, Sean Judge, M.D.2, Robert Canter, M.D.2, Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D.4 1University of California Davis, 2UC Davis, 3UC Davis Health, 4UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis
- 3:00 PM. 32. Targeting Cell-Matrix Induced Chemoresistance With Regorafenib in a 3D Model of Osteosarcoma.Rameshwar Rao, MD PhD1, Michelle Huang, PhD2, Daiyao Zhang, BS2, Carla Huerta-López, PhD2, Christopher Long, BS2, Gisele Aviles Rodriguez2, Esther Mozipo, BS2, Sriya Sagi, MS1, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD2 1Seattle Children's Research Institute, 2Stanford University
- 3:15 PM. 33. A 3D Osteosarcoma Model reveals Patient Heterogeneity in Drug Response and ECM Remodeling.Varsha Naga, B.S.1, Jeehee Lee, PhD1, Fan Yang, PhD1 1Stanford University
Hanover FG
- 1:30 PM. 34. Chirality-Driven Modulation of Macrophage Phenotype in Microporous Annealed Particle Scaffolds.Jeremy Thomas, B.S.1, Alejandra Suarez-Arnedo1, Yining Liu, PhD1, Pablo Cordero1, April Chavez Espinoza, B.S.1, Tatiana Segura, PhD1 1Duke University
- 1:45 PM. 35. Macroporous Scaffolds For Fibroblastic Reticular Cell Delivery and T Cell Immune Regulation in Type 1 Diabetes.Leonor Teles, BS1, Quintin Spey, BS, MS1, Chris Li2, Lucy Ho, BS1, Ana Hernandez, BS3, Camillo Bechi Genzano, MD4, Remi Creusot, PhD4, Alice Tomei5 1University of Miami, 2Unviersity of Miami, 3University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 4Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, 5University of Miami, Diabetes Research Institute
- 2:00 PM. 36. Immune Checkpoint–Conjugated Granular Hydrogels Promote Treg-Mediated Control of Psoriatic Inflammation.Kenneth Kim1, Arielle D'Elia2, Lindsay Hager, MS2, Christopher Rodell, Ph.D.2 1Drexel University College of Medicine, 2Drexel University
- 2:15 PM. 37. Localized versus Systemically Delivered Immunomodulation for Treatment of Psoriasis.Jennifer Simonovich, PhD1, Madeline Fuchs1, Sabrina Macias, PhD1, Arun Wanchoo, PhD1, Dorina Avram, PhD2, Gregory Hudalla, PhD1, Benjamin Keselowsky, PhD1 1University of Florida, 2Moffitt Cancer Center
- 2:30 PM. 38. Commensal bacteria-derived sugar nanoparticles encapsulating glycosylated antigen for treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Zhenyu Wang, M.S.1, Nicole Crow1, Jamal Lewis, Ph.D.1, Jada Brown1, Amber Nguyen1, Tracy Chen1 1University of Florida
- 2:45 PM. 39. Development of an Injectable Alginate Hydrogel for Enhanced MSC Viability and Targeted Delivery in Rat Intervertebral Disc Repair.Mohammadjafar Hashemi, PhD in chemical engineering1, Julia Victore1, Charlotte Chen1, Sade Williams Clayton1, Simon Tang1, Lori Setton1, Nathaniel Huebsch1 1Washington University in St. Louis
- 3:00 PM. 40. Overcoming Regulatory T Cell Immunosuppression via Metal-Organic Framework Delivery.Mayayi Izzo1, Meredith Davis1, Ezra Cho1, Fanrui Sha, PhD2, Julian Magdalenski3, Omar Farha, PhD3, Michelle Teplensky, PhD1 1Boston University, 2AbbVie, 3Northwestern University
- 3:15 PM. 41. Immune Activating Nanoparticles for Treatment of Glioblastoma.Alexander Kwiatkowski, PhD1, Jacob Schulman, BS1, Hayden Pagendarm, BS1, Mia Woodruff, BS1, John Wilson, PhD1 1Vanderbilt University
GH East AB
- 1:30 PM. 42. Optimizing Osteointegration: The Role of Calcium Phosphate Dual-Blasting in Implant Surface Texturing.Craig Rosenblum, HIMED
- 2:00 PM. 43. Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Performance of Mixed-Phase Titanium Oxides Formed by Different Surface Modification Techniques.Haden Johnson, PhD1, Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, PhD2, Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, PhD2, Randall Williamson, PhD1, Mary Marquart, PhD1, Joel Bumgardner, PhD3, Amol Janorkar, PhD1, Michael Roach, PhD1 1University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2Auburn University, 3University of Memphis
- 2:15 PM. 44. Distinct Ascorbate Conjugation Behavior on the Surface of Two Peptide Amphiphile Nanofiber Systems via Click Chemistry.Lu Yu, Ph.D.1, D. Gillis, MS1, Benjamin Ledford, PhD1, Robin Siletzky, BS1, Kyle Gray, BS2, Mark Karver, PhD2, Samuel Stupp, PhD2, Melina Kibbe, MD3, Nick Tsihlis, PhD1 1University of Virginia, 2Northwestern University, 3UTHealth Huston
- 2:30 PM. 45. Patterned Surface Topographies Impact Dendritic Cell Maturation and Immune Phenotype.Ajay Chavda, B.S. Chemical Engineering1, Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash1, Jouha Min1 1University of Michigan
- 2:45 PM. 46. Zwitterionic and Amphiphilic Copolymer Brush Surfaces to Control Macrophage Activation.Daniel Estrin1, Maelia Dziedzic1, Blayne Sarazin1, Daniel Schwartz1, Stephanie Bryant, PhD1 1Univeristy of Colorado - Boulder
- 3:00 PM. 47. 3D-Printed Vascular Grafts with Surface Topography Enhance Vascular Function.Rao Fu, M.S.1, Anna Callaghan, BS1, Courtney Brady1, Jingyan Han, Ph.D.2, Yonghui Ding, Ph.D.1 1Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2Boston University
- 3:15 PM. 48. Biocompatible Fluorinated Polyphosphazene Catheter Coatings.Bryan Gregorits1, Myddelton Parker2, Chen Chen1, Isabel Martinez2, Ji Eun Park2, Chad Schmiedt2, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.2, Harry Allcock1, Christopher Siedlecki3, Li-chong Xu3 1The Pennsylvania State University,, 2University of Georgia, 3Penn State College of Medicine
GH East CD
- 1:30 PM. 49. Characterization of the GE11-599-siRNA Delivery System for a Locally Administered Co-Loaded Hydrogel to Treat Glioblastoma. Daphne Gomez Escudero1, Jessica Boulos, Bioengineering PhD1, Angela Alexander-Bryant, PhD Bioengineering1, Kay Russi1, Emalee Mann1, Aaron Anderson1 1Clemson University
- 1:45 PM. 50. Endothelialized Sacrificial Alginate Microfibers for Rapid Graft Microvascularization.Firaol Midekssa1, Maggie Jewett1, Elizabeth Stanely1, Kaylin Hanna1, Vanini Pimpalwar1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD2 1University of Michigan, 2UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR
- 2:00 PM. 51. Tuning Granular Hydrogels Matrix Composition to Support Lymphatic Capillaries Formation in vitro and in vivo.Daniel Montes Pinzon1, Angela Taglione1, Ellie Johandes1, Salmady Ramos Valentin1, Donghyun Jeong1, Hsueh-Chia Chang1, Donny Hanjaya-Putra1 1University of Notre Dame
- 2:15 PM. 52. A novel human-sized 3D in vitro cervical dysplasia model for testing ethyl cellulose–ethanol ablation.Gatha Adhikari1, Alina Sharma1, Kaitlin Fogg, Dr.2, Jenna Mueller, Dr.1 1University of Maryland, 2Oregon State University
- 2:30 PM. 53. Senescence-Modulating Cryogel Scaffolds for Enhanced Osteogenesis Following Radiation Therapy.Peter Bertone1, Levi Olevsky1, Katherine Hixon1, Chelsea Bahney2, Maria Eduarda Torres Gouveia1 1Dartmouth College, 2University of California San Francisco
- 2:45 PM. 54. Growth Factor-free Synthetic Hydrogel Enhances Marginal Corrective Dose of SC-Islets in the Gonadal Fat Pad of Diabetic Immune Deficient Mice.Sophia Kioulaphides, B.S., M.S.1, Angelica Torres1, Michael Hunckler, PhD1, Nathaniel Hogrebe, PhD2, Graham Barber, Research Technician1, Jeffrey Millman, Professor3, Esma Yolcu4, Haval Shirwan, Professor4, Andrés García, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Washington University St. Louis, 3Washington University, St. Louis, 4University of Missouri
- 3:00 PM. 55. Biodegradable Poly(caprolactone)/Poly(silyl fumarate) Shape Memory Scaffolds.Jenlyan Negron Hernandez1, Kaley Beach1, Paola Chavarria1, Melissa Grunlan, Ph.D.1 1Texas A&M University
- 3:15 PM. 56. Engineering Estrogen: Granulosa Cell Encapsulation in Granular Hydrogels for Hormone Restoration Studies.Natasha Claxton, Ph.D.1, Arielle Efotte, M.S.1, Jay Huber, M.D., Ph.D.2, Lindsay Wells, M.D.3, Mykel Green, Ph.D.1 1Tulane University, 2The Fertility Institute of New Orleans, 3Audubon Fertility
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Centennial Foyer
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Centennial III/IV
- 3:45 PM. 57. Talk by Joachim Kohn, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering
- 3:45 PM. 58. Talk by Buddy Ratner, University of Washington
- 3:45 PM. 59. Talk by Michael Sefton, University of Toronto
Centennial I
- 3:45 PM. 60. Microstructure-Driven Modeling of Phonation Using a Biomimetic Vocal Fold Model.Leila Donyaparastlivari, M.Sc.1, John Pryce IV, B.Sc.1, Ann Austin, B.Sc.1, Ayda Pourmostafa, M.Sc.1, Chen Shen, Ph.D.2, Amir K. Miri, Ph.D.1 1New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2Rowan University
- 4:00 PM. 61. Cell Compartmentalization in Three-Dimensional Tissue Models.Jinfeng Zeng, PhD1, Michiya Matsusaki, Ph.D.1 1The University of Osaka
- 4:15 PM. 62. Impact of Diabetes on Fracture Healing and Implant Integration: A Biomechanical Study in Lewis Rats.Sumedha Guha, MS1, Rohan Raja, BS1, Danieli Rodrigues, PhD1, Claudia Biguetti, DDS, MSc, PhD2 1University of Texas at Dallas, 2University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
- 4:30 PM. 63. Poly (ethylene glycol) Immunogenicity: Does it Impact the Host Response to Hydrogels?Mahmood Zabihi1, Varsha Rajavel1, Patricia Pitty-Montgomery1, Daniel Alge, PhD1 1Texas A&M University
- 4:45 PM. 64. Multiplexed Adhesion Cues Increase Stem Cell Spreading in Hydrogels.Abolfazl Moghaddam, MS1, Grace Kennedy1, Ruby Franck1, E. Thomas Pashuck1 1Lehigh University
- 5:00 PM. 65. Ingestible Fibrous Capsule for Nonendoscopic Sampling at the Esophageal–Tissue Interface for Cancer Screening.Shatil Shahriar1, Jingwei Xie1 1University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 3:45 PM. 66. Transforming C. neoformans from Pathogenic Invader to Drug Deliverer for Neurological Diseases.Clinton Smith, B.S.1, Zhenyu Wang, M.S.1, Stephanie Miller, B.S.1, Daniel Stafstrom, B.S.1, Grace Koch1, Audrey Gonzalez1, Jamal Lewis, Ph.D.1 1University of Florida
- 4:00 PM. 67. Development of Dendritic Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles for Antigen-Specific T-Cell Engagement.Yaoying Wu1, Sao Puth1, Ali Zareein1, Shruti Jadhav1, Mina Mahmoudi1, Jimmy Blauser-Wilson1 1Syracuse University
- 4:15 PM. 68. Influence of Lyophilized Hemostatic Supplementation on Structural and Mechanical Clot Properties.Jason Brandon1, Pierce Shipp1, Juliana Briggs1, Nicholas Rocchio-Giordano1, Katelin Rahn1, Jack Killinger1, Clifford Morgan2, Leslie Neidert2, Philip Spinella1, Susan Shea1, Emily Mihalko1 1University of Pittsburgh, 2JBSA-Ft Sam Houston
- 4:30 PM. 69. Phospholipid-Mimetic Cationic Polymers Enable Membrane Fusion–Mediated Nucleic Acid Delivery.Tatsuro Goda, Ph.D.1, Fanlu Meng1 1Toyo University
- 4:45 PM. 70. Vascular tissue regeneration for rescue of critical limb ischemia.Abhishek Roy, PhD1, Bobak Shadpoor1, Vivek Kumar, PhD1 1University of Houston
- 5:00 PM. 71. Self-driving nanomotor for precise and rapid colorectal cancer therapy.Wenwen Liu1 1The University of Hong Kong
Hanover AB
- 3:45 PM. 72. Murine Evaluation of an Albumin-Derived Complex and Nanoparticle Delivery System for Early AMD Treatment.Katelyn Swindle-Reilly, PhD1, Amna Abdalbaqi, MS1, Nagaraj Kerur, DVM, PhD1, Matthew Ohr, MD1, Andre Palmer, PhD1 1The Ohio State University
- 4:00 PM. 73. Improving Glaucoma Surgery Outcome via Lymphangiogenic Growth Factor Delivery through Antioxidative Hydrogel.Zixi Chen, Bachelor of Science1 1Northwestern University
- 4:15 PM. 74. Zwitterionic Tissue Expanders Reduce Infection and Fibrosis for Enhanced Biocompatibility.Stephanie Fung, PhD1, Matthew Aronson, PhD2, William Katowitz, MD1, Riccardo Gottardi, PhD2, James Katowitz, MD1 1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2University of Pennsylvania
- 4:30 PM. 75. Microfluidic Engineering of Ubiquinol-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Ocular Delivery in FECD.Swathi Kalidindi, SK1, jessica skeie, JS1, pornpoj phruttiwanichakun, JP1, Mohammad Alnatour, PhD1, Divya Bande, DB1, mark greiner, MG1, Aliasger Salem, PhD1 1University of Iowa
- 4:45 PM. 76. Biostable Upconverting Perovskite Quantum Dots for Enhanced Retinal Photosensitivity.Nitisha Mehrotra1, Yifan Zhu, Ph.D1, Ajayan Pulickel, PhD1, Crystal Shin, Ph.D2, Jun Lou, Ph.D1, Ghanshyam Acharya, Ph.D2 1Rice University, 2Baylor College of Medicine
- 5:00 PM. 77. Injectable Hydrogels for Long-Term IOP Reduction by Suprachoroidal Space Expansion.Daniel Ng1, Yooree Chung, PhD2, Zachary Thomas1, Shinyoung Park1, C. Ethier, PhD3, Mark Prausnitz, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Emory University, 3Emory University School of Medicine
Hanover CDE
- 3:45 PM. 78. Engineered Hydrogels Extend Survival and Distribution of Transplanted Plasma Cells.Ameya Dravid, PhD1, Eshant Bhatia, PhD1, Graham Barber1, Shwetha Sridhar1, Andrés García, PhD1, Ankur Singh, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology
- 4:00 PM. 79. Intrinsically Disordered Protein Polymers Assemble Biocompatible Organelle-Like Biomaterials in Human Cells.Spencer Hayes, M.S.1, Maria Camila Giraldo-Castaño, B.S.1, Mariell Pascual, B.S.1, Kevin Tao, M.S.2, Felipe Quiroz, PhD3 1Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University
- 4:15 PM. 80. Cyborg Mammalian Cells as Robust, Non-replicating Biosynthesis Micromachines.Luis Eduardo Contreras Llano1, Jared Lee-Kin1, Shahid Khan1, Aijun Wang1, Cheemeng Tan1 1University of California, Davis
- 4:30 PM. 81. Novel Methacryloylated Food-Grade ECM for Tissue Engineering.Vinicius Marchiori da Silva1, Alan Brown1, Vipuil Kishore1 1Florida Institute of Technology
- 4:45 PM. 82. Tunable polymer properties impact siRNA delivery to human articular chondroprogenitor cells.Phillip Hernandez1, Sophie Biegel1, Kenneth Weekes1, Robert Guldberg1, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon
- 5:00 PM. 83. Delivery of Peptide Coacervates to Form Stable Interaction Hubs in Cells.Wangjie Tu, MS1, Rachel Theisen, BS1, Pengfei Jin, BS1, David Chenoweth, PhD1, Amish Patel, PhD1, Matthew Good, PhD1 1University of Pennsylvania
Hanover FG
- 3:45 PM. 84. Commercializing a Class III Medical Device: Lessons Learned with AeroVeil.Lauren Costella, ME1, Kate Johnson1, Christopher Tison, PhD1 1Luna Labs USA
- 4:00 PM. 85. Commercialization of Polymeric Heart Valve Technology: Clinical Translation and Market Entry of a Surgical Mitral Valve.Ryan Stanfield, PhD1, Morteza Gharib, PhD2, David Grainger, PhD1, Kaushal Pandey, MS, MD3, Isaac George, MD4 1University of Utah, 2California Institute of Technology, 3PD Hinduja Hospital, 4Columbia University
- 4:15 PM. 86. Hybrid Fiber Meshes for Soft Tissue Reinforcement, Repair, and Regeneration in Breast Reconstruction.Shatil Shahriar1, Jingwei Xie1 1University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 4:30 PM. 87. Failure Analysis of Hydrogels: Case Studies in the Biomedical Space.Abigail Oelker1, Mike Kratochvil1, Naomi Clayman1, Jessica Vargas1 1Exponent
- 4:45 PM. 88. Innovative Silicone Rubber Compositions with Anti-Biofilm Characteristics for Preventing Medical Device Infections.David Vachon, Ph.D.1, Mark Vachon, B.S.1 1IASIS Molecular Sciences, Inc.
- 5:00 PM. 89. Standardized Procedures and Process Monitoring Enable Scalable, Reproducible Polymer Nanoparticle Production.Kenneth Sims, PhD1, Emma Schmitz, BS1, Dean Constantine, BS1, Sam Farrar, MS1, Phil Denen, BS1, Pong Thongsavanh, BS1, Ashlee Colbert, PhD1, Andrea McCue, PhD1, Danielle Huk, PhD1, Gabe Meister, PhD1 1Battelle Memorial Institute
GH East AB
- 3:45 PM. 90. Recycling Tissue: Autologous Burn Derived Peptides for Wound Healing.Teja Guda1, Kameel Zuniga, PhD2, Alisa Isaac, PhD3 1The University of Texas at San Antonio, 259 MDW/ST, 3St. Mary's University
- 4:00 PM. 91. Selective Protein Sequestration using Affibody-Conjugated Polyethylene Glycol-Maleimide Microparticles.Andy Huang, MASc1, Claire Saxman1, Juan Garcia, BS1, Marian Hettiaratchi, Ph.D.2 1University of Oregon, 2University of Oregon Knight Campus
- 4:15 PM. 92. Glycosaminoglycan-Peptide Conjugates Targeting VCAM-1 in a Microfluidic Model of Sickle Cell Disease.Anderson Cerqueira1, Kirby Fibben2, Daniel Tep1, Wilbur Lam2, Alyssa Panitch1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
- 4:30 PM. 93. Development of Peptide Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein.Joey LaValla, BS, Bioengineering1, Jennifer Singleton1, Santiago Rivero1, Jada Goff, BS, Bioengineering1, Alyson Schwartz, B.S.2, Audrey Wessinger, BS, Bioengineering3, Jessica Larsen, PhD Chemical Engineering1, Angela Alexander-Bryant, PhD Bioengineering1 1Clemson University, 2University of Delaware, 3University of Pennsylvania
- 4:45 PM. 94. Self-Assembling GHK-Containing Peptides for Accelerated Wound Healing.Vânia Castro1, Ana Rita Araújo1, Rui Reis1, Iva Pashkuleva1, Ricardo Pires1 1University of Minho
- 5:00 PM. 95. Sustained activity of enzyme-functionalized supramolecular hydrogel with microparticle-encapsulated substrate.Ryan Clark, BS1, Benjamin Keselowsky, PhD1, Gregory Hudalla, PhD1 1University of Florida
GH East CD
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Centennial Foyer
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Centennial III/IV
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Grand Hall West
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Meehan's Public House
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Meehan's Public House
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Centennial Foyer
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Chicago AB
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Centennial III/IV
- 8:00 AM. 102. Talk by Adam Jakus, Biothera3
- 8:00 AM. 103. Talk by Andrew Osterman, Patients Precise
- 8:00 AM. 104. Talk by Caroline Dugopolski, E2E Bioconsulting
- 8:00 AM. 105. Talk by Carolyn Yeago, Emory University
Centennial I
- 8:00 AM. 106. Composite 3D Printed Resorbable Scaffolds Support Rapid Bone Regeneration in Sheep Critical Size Bone Defects.Gerardo Figueroa Romero1, Gabriela Maldonado1, Stephany Maldonado1, David Gonzales1, Lilly . Pepe1, Luis Arciniaga1, John Szivek, PhD1, David Margolis, MD, PhD1 1University of Arizona
- 8:15 AM. 107. Biodegradable Poly(caprolactone)/Poly(silyl fumarate) Shape Memory Scaffolds. Jenlyan Negron Hernandez1, Kaley Beach1, Paola Chavarria1, Melissa Grunlan, Ph.D.1 1Texas A&M University
- 8:30 AM. 108. In Situ Printing-Enabled Fixation for Personalized Bone Defect Treatment.Feiyang Li1, Amir Seyedsalehi1, Farnoosh Saeedinejad1, Noah Pereira1, Mikaela Kutroli1, Ali Tamayol, PhD1, Mohamadmahdi Samandari, PhD2 1UConn, 2Old Dominion University
- 8:45 AM. 109. Investigation of hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel network formation for 3D in vitro modeling of knee meniscus.Kyley Burkey1, Yiwen Zheng2, Kinsey Drake2, Ryan Brady2, Cole Deforest, PhD2, Alshakim Nelson, PhD2, Aniruddh Vashisth, PhD2, Jenny Robinson, Ph.D.2 1University of Kansas, 2University of Washington
- 9:00 AM. 110. Bioprinted Collagen Scaffolds with TGF-β3 Delivery for Enhanced Fibrocartilage Differentiation.Chris Bashur, PhD1, Emily Matheson1, Victor Nygaard1, Shirin Changizi, PhD1, Nashaita Patrawalla, PhD1, Vipuil Kishore1 1Florida Institute of Technology
- 9:15 AM. 111. Hybrid Chitosan/PCL Shape Memory Scaffolds with Potential for Bone Regeneration and Infection Resistance.Damion Dixon, Ph.D.1, Ainsley Shields, N/A1, Shane Stafslien, N/A2, Lyndsi Vander Wal, N/A3, Melissa Grunlan, Ph.D.1 1Texas A&M University, 2North Dakota State University, 3North Dakota State Unniversity
- 9:30 AM. 112. Electrospun Fiber Surface Roughness Directs Human Macrophage Phenotype and Enhances Meniscus Regeneration.KaLia Burnette, BS1, Hubert Tse, PhD1, Bryan Jandres, BS2, Samuel Hurt, BS3, Aidan Alemifar, PhD2, Jenny Robinson, Ph.D.2 1University of Kansas Medical Center, 2University of Washington, 3University of Kansas
- 9:45 AM. 113. Tanfloc-functionalization of Titania Nanotubes to Improve Hemocompatibility and Minimize Biofilm Formation.Vignesh Sathyanarayanan, G015022571, Ramesh Singh1, Liszt Madruga1, Ketul Popat1 1George Mason University
- 8:00 AM. 114. Chemically modified RNA activated scaffolds enhance bone regeneration.Aliasger Salem, PhD1 1University of Iowa
- 8:15 AM. 115. Bone-targeted nanoparticles accelerate fracture healing in aged mice.Vigneshkumar Rangasami, PhD1, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon
- 8:30 AM. 116. Hyaluronic Acid Microgels for Controlled Decorin Delivery To Reduce Upper Airway Fibrosis.Yashna Gupta1, Ryan Friedman, PhD1, Elizabeth Brown, MS2, Hannah Bonelli1, Matthew Aronson, PhD1, Kendra McDaid, BS, CVT, RLAT3, Karen Zur, MD3, Riccardo Gottardi, PhD1 1University of Pennsylvania, 2Stanford University, 3Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 8:45 AM. 117. Hydrogel-based approach for localized delivery of cardiac-specific gene therapy.Gabriella Kabboul, B.S.1, Luiza DaMotta, B.S.2, Lanfang Wang, M.S.3, Christopher Doering, PhD3, Andrés García, PhD2, Rebecca Levit, MD3 1Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 2Georgia Institute of Technology, 3Emory University
- 9:00 AM. 118. Inflammation-responsive antibiotic coatings for prophylactic bacterial infection treatment in orthopedic reconstructions.Karina Bruce1, Dylan Marques1, Halle Tisovic1, Jacob Ryan1, Rais fataki1, David Wendell, PhD1, John Martin, PhD1 1University of Cincinnati
- 9:15 AM. 119. Super-Lubricious Platelet-Rich Plasma Loaded Microgels for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis.Samuel Stealey, PhD1, Yousef Abu-amer, PhD2, Silviya Zustiak, PhD1 1Saint Louis University, 2Washington University in St. Louis
- 9:30 AM. 120. Nano-in-Microgel Combination Drug Delivery Platform for Localized Prolonged Immunomodulation to Prevent Allograft Rejection in Extrahepatic Islet Transplantation.Dhanashree Surve1, Chris Li2, Grisell Gonzalez3, Ana Hernandez3, Peter Buchwald4, Alice Tomei3 1University of Miami, 2Unviersity of Miami, 3University of Miami, Diabetes Research Institute, 4Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami
- 9:45 AM. 121. Ingestible molecular probes for breath-based monitoring of microbiome drug metabolism.Vishal Manickam, BS1, Carly Kimpling, BS1, Khoi Le, BS1, Madeleine Troussé, BS1, Amy Kang, BS1, Aarsh Patel, BS1, Leslie Chan, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology
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- 8:00 AM. 122. 4D Extracellular Matrix Platform Models Human Cytotoxic T Cell Interactions with β-cells in Type 1 Diabetes.Magdalena Samojlik1, Min Du, M.S.1, Austin Kratz, B.S.1, Matthew Brown1, Todd Brusko1, Edward Phelps1, Holger Russ1, Cherie Stabler1 1University of Florida
- 8:15 AM. 123. Vascularizing Hydrogel to Deliver Stem Cell-Derived Islets to the Subcutaneous Space.Angelica Torres1, Sophia Kioulaphides, B.S., M.S.1, Graham Barber, Research Technician1, Haval Shirwan, Professor2, Esma Yolcu2, Ji Lei, Professor3, James Markmann, Professor3, Jeffrey Millman, Professor4, Andrés García, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2University of Missouri, 3University of Pennsylvania, 4Washington University, St. Louis
- 8:30 AM. 124. Kinetics of immune responses toward macroencapsulated allogeneic insulin secreting cell grafts in leading transplant sites.Tuhfah Norris, MS1, Tanush Varma1, , Matthew Becker, PhD1, Jessica Weaver, Ph.D.1 1Arizona State University
- 8:45 AM. 125. Immunomodulatory microporous annealed particle hydrogel scaffolds to prevent allogeneic islet rejection and facilitate vascularization in extrahepatic sites.Christopher Spencer, MS1, Adrienne Widener1, Cameron Manson1, Jessie Barra1, Holger Russ1, Edward Phelps1 1University of Florida
- 9:00 AM. 126. Dual-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery to Pancreatic β Cells.Di Yu1, Yining Zhu, PhD1, Leonardo Cheng1, Gene Weng1, Arturo Roca-Rivada, PhD2, Decio Eizirik, PhD2, Hai-Quan Mao, PhD1 1Johns Hopkins University, 2Université Libre de Bruxelles
- 9:15 AM. 127. Discovering Core Immunobiology in Indirect Rejection of Encapsulated Islet Grafts for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment.Victor Quiroz, B.A.1, Alexandra Gorham, B.A.1, Joshua Doloff, Ph.D.1 1Johns Hopkins University
- 9:30 AM. 128. Modulating PD-L1 Presentation through Polymer Chain Length to Drive T Cell Tolerance in Islet Transplantation.Nicole Racca1, Jinhua Sun1, Jean-Pierre Pierantoni1, Esma Yolcu2, Haval Shirwan, Professor2, Maria Coronel, PhD1 1University of Michigan, 2University of Missouri
- 9:45 AM. 129. Engineering FRESH 3D Bioprinted Islet-Like Constructs with Immunomodulatory Cell Factories.Ezgi Bakirci1, Katrin Vilinsky1, Cassidy Hart, MD2, Dilrasbonu Vohidova2, Andrew R Hudson1, Daniel Shiwarski, PhD3, Omid Veiseh, PhD2, Adam W. Feinberg, PhD1 1Carnegie Mellon University, 2Rice University, 3University of Pittsburgh
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- 8:00 AM. 130. Translation of Precision Porous Scaffolds from Laboratory to the Clinic.Buddy Ratner, Ph.D.1 1University of Washington
- 8:15 AM. 131. Chemically Crosslinked Decellularized Matrix Hydrogels for Generating Functional Pancreatic Duct-Like Organoids.Ngoc Ha Luong, PhD1, Van Thuy Duong, PhD1, Chien-Chi Lin, PhD1 1Purdue University
- 8:30 AM. 132. Unconventional Biomaterials for Enhancing Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.Gulden Camci-Unal, PhD1 1University of Massachusetts Lowell
- 8:45 AM. 133. 3D Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation to Study Thalidomide-Induced Congenital Heart Defects.Morgan Ellis, Ph.D.1, Ferdous Finklea, Ph.D.1, Petra Kerscher, Ph.D.1, Lauren Black, Ph.D.2, Elizabeth Lipke1 1Auburn University, 2Tufts University
- 9:00 AM. 134. Mechanically Resilient and Bioactive Ear Scaffolds.Na Huang1, Shui Kwong John Lee1, Kenneth Ka Ho Lee2, Chunyi Wen3, Yun Chang3, Ming Zhang3, Cheng Dong3, Chuanbin Mao1, Dan Michelle Wang1, Elmer Dai Fei Ker3 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2Occam Biosciences, Scotland, 3The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- 9:15 AM. 135. Proteomics of Decellularized Axolotl Tissues: Impact of Preparation Methods on Composition.Jasmine McTyer1, Sarah Newcomb1, Kaylie Verkon1, Dylan Turpeinen, PhD2, Whitney Stoppel, PhD1 1University of Florida, 2NeXtGen Biologics
- 9:30 AM. 136. Wavelength-regulated cell-based biohybrid patch for temporal immunomodulation of the wound bed.Elizabeth Kelley1, Matthew Parker1, Liyang Wang2, Alvaro Moreno Lozano1, Kalina Peneva1, London Frey1, Jonathan Rivnay, PhD3, Tzahi Cohen-Karni, PhD2, Jacob Robinson, PhD1, Christian Schreib, PhD1, Omid Veiseh, PhD1 1Rice University, 2Carnegie Mellon University, 3Northwestern University
- 9:45 AM. 137. Photo-Tunable Materials Reveal Dynamic Role of YAP Mechanotransduction During Intestinal Crypt Formation.Nolan Petrich, B.S.1, Kaustav Bera, Ph.D.1, Delaney McNally, B.S.1, Peter Dempsey, Ph.D.2, Kristi Anseth3 1University of Colorado Boulder, 2University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 3University of Colorado at Boulder
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- 8:00 AM. 138. Talk by Jason Burdick, University of Colorado Boulder
- 8:30 AM. 139. Stereocomplexed Hydrogel Microparticles as Building Blocks for Bioprinting.Bridget Linders1, Meagan Arguien1, Gianna Tutoni1, Matthew Bonacci1, Matthew Becker, PhD1 1Duke University
- 8:45 AM. 140. Bioprinted Model of Myocardial Infarction with Chromogenic Force Sensors as In-Situ Probes for Spatial Heterogeneity.Natalie Celt, B.S.1, Yuyao Kuang, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.1, Herdeline Ardoña, B.S., Ph.D.1 1University of California, Irvine
- 9:00 AM. 141. 3D Printing Initiator-Functionalized Polymer Conjugates to Fabricate Scaffolds with Surface-Grafted Bottlebrushes.Diana Hammerstone, PhD1, F. Gerardo Ortega Oviedo, B.S.1, Matthew O'Connell1, Santiago Lazarte, B.S.2, D. Christopher Radford, PhD3, Adam Gormley, Ph.D.4, Brandon Krick, PhD2, Lesley Chow1 1Lehigh University, 2Florida State University, 3Rutgers University, 4Rutgers University, New Brunswick
- 9:15 AM. 142. In situ rheological monitoring of diffusion-controlled hydrogel crosslinking for embedded 3D bioprinting.Audrey Shih1, Fotis Christakopoulos, PhD1, Stella Chung1, Lucia Brunel, PhD1, Noah Eckman1, Yueming Liu1, Junyi Tao2, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1, Gerald Fuller, PhD1 1Stanford University, 2University of Tokyo
- 9:30 AM. 143. Oxidation-Degradable Resins for 3D Printing of Cell-Responsive Biomaterials.John Martin, Ph.D.1 1University of Cincinnati
- 9:45 AM. 144. Single-network, viscoelastic bioink with static and dynamic covalent bonds enhances stability for 3D cell culture.Renato Navarro, PhD1, Michelle Huang2, Narelli de Paiva Narciso2, Lucia Brunel, PhD2, Neil Baugh2, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD2 1University of Florida, 2Stanford University
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- 8:00 AM. 145. AI-Powered Peptide Engineering: Design, Classify, and Validate Innovative Therapeutic Peptides.Bingyun Li, PhD1, Alexa Sowers, PhD2 1West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2West Virginia University
- 8:15 AM. 146. Direct Mapping of Extracellular Matrix Architecture to Cellular Communities in Lung Disease.Jason Guo, Ph.D.1, Georgios Mikos, B.S.1, Michelle Griffin, M.D., Ph.D.1, Jung-Ki Yoon, M.D., Ph.D.1, Shamik Mascharak, M.D., Ph.D.1, Derrick Wan, M.D., F.A.C.S.1, Paul Wolters, M.D.2, Tushar Desai, M.D.1, Michael Longaker, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.1 1Stanford University, 2University of California, San Francisco
- 8:30 AM. 147. From Aggregation to Architecture: Mapping Peptide Self-Assembly.Shimanto Roy, B.Sc, M.Eng1, Kyle Lampe, PhD1, Camille Bilodeau, PhD1 1University of Virginia
- 8:45 AM. 148. Applying computational protein design to engineer VEGF- and PDGF-specific affinity-controlled delivery systems.Justin Svendsen, Student1, Chandler Asnes, B.S.1, Madeleine Ford, B.S.1, Simon Oh, B.S.1, Parisa Hosseinzadeh, Ph.D.1, Michael Harms, Ph.D.1, Marian Hettiaratchi, Ph.D.2 1University of Oregon, 2University of Oregon Knight Campus
- 9:00 AM. 149. Generative Adversarial Networks to Profile Structure-Function Correlation of Human iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes.Andrew Kowalzewski, MS1, Huaxiao Yang, PhD.2, Zhen Ma, Ph.D1 1Syracuse University, 2University of North Texas
- 9:15 AM. 150. Data-Driven Design of Protein-like Polymer Nanoparticles.Elena Di Mare, ME1, Cesar Ramirez, PhD1, N. Sanjeeva Murthy1, Adam Gormley, Ph.D.2 1Rutgers University, 2Rutgers University, New Brunswick
- 9:30 AM. 151. Inferring Local Mechanics of Native Cardiovascular Tissue in 3 Dimensions via Machine Learning from Co-Registered Polarization-Resolved Second Harmonic Generation and Atomic Force Microscopy
- 9:45 AM. 152. A Deep Learning-Based Multi-Donor Voting Platform to Evaluate Large-Scale Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity.Danny Vu, BS1, Andrew Kowalzewski, MS1, Zhen Ma, Ph.D1 1Syracuse University
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- 8:00 AM. 153. Engineering the Immune Interface: A high-throughput platform for discovery of surface topographies that tune macrophage polarization in vitro and in vivo.Sudip Chakraborty1, Connor Edvall1, Pamela Allison Manco Urbina1, Adelmo Lopez2, Suman Bose, Ph.D.1 1Mayo Clinic, 2University of Michigan
- 8:15 AM. 154. Effects of Poly(β-amino ester) Networks on Macrophage Response In Vitro.Kayla Castillo-Aguilar, BS in Chemical Engineering1, Aiden Walter2, Stephanie Bryant, PhD3 1University of Colorado Boulder, 2Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 3Univeristy of Colorado - Boulder
- 8:30 AM. 155. CD45-Targeted IL-12 Drives a Multiepitope T Cell Response for Enhanced Lung Cancer Immunotherapy.Brett Pogostin, PhD1, Vidit Bhandarkar, PhD1, Olivia Sheridan, BS1, Sean-Luc Shanahan, BS1, Robert Langer2, Ana Jaklenec2, Darrell Irvine, PhD3, Stefani Spranger, PhD1 1MIT, 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3Scripps Research Institute
- 8:45 AM. 156. Engineering Self-Therapeutic Nanoscale Hydrogels: Activity and Biodistribution Evaluation in Mice.John Clegg, PhD1, Mojtaba Ghanbari Mehrabani, MS1, Harsh Joshi, PhD1, Abigail Kauten1, Rana Ajeeb, PhD1 1University of Oklahoma
- 9:00 AM. 157. Modular Noncovalent Functionalization of Electrospun Piezoelectric Scaffolds with Bioactive Nanocarriers.Sarah Bortel, MS1, Sumayia Chowdhury, MS1, Jeremy Cheng, MS1, Daniella Uvaldo1, Mackenzie Wright1, Santiago Correa1, Treena Livingston Arinzeh, PhD1 1Columbia University
- 9:15 AM. 158. Systemically Administered Cd14 siRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Mitigate the Inflammatory Response to Intracortical Microelectrode Implants.Francine Graham, BSc1, Diarmuid Hutchinson, BSc1, Jeffrey Capadona, PhD2, Efstathios Karathanasis, PhD1 1Case Western Reserve University, 2Case Western Reserve University/Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- 9:30 AM. 159. Mechanical Cues Shape Immunomodulation: Matrix Stress-Relaxation Modulates Macrophage Phenotype in 3D Brain-Mimicking Hydrogels.Audrey Jung, Undergraduate Student1, Mark Fleck, PhD Student1, Sauradeep Sinha, PhD2, Abena Peasah, PhD Student1, Fan Yang, PhD1 1Stanford University, 2St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- 9:45 AM. 160. Smartphone-Guided Visible Light Modulation of RSNOs for Antimicrobial Activity via Controlled Nitric Oxide Release.Alexander Bruckmann, M. S.1, Adam Goodman1, Mark Garren, Ph.D.1, Elizabeth Brisbois, Ph.D.1, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia
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- 1:30 PM. 161. Talk By Daniell Benoit, EIC of JBMR Part B (Wiley)
- 1:30 PM. 162Talk by Uta Göebel, EIC of Advanced Healthcare Materials (Wiley)
- 1:30 PM. 163. Talk by Jian Yang, EIC of Bioactive Materials (KeAi)
- 1:30 PM. 164. Talk by Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Associate Editor of Journal of Materials Chemistry Part B (Royal Society of Chemistry)
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- 1:30 PM. 165. Regenerative Engineering: Materials in Convergence. Dr. Cato Laurencin, University of Connecticut
- 2:00 PM. 166. Engineered Self-Oxygenating Biomaterials for Enhanced Regeneration.Gulden Camci-Unal, PhD1 1University of Massachusetts Lowell
- 2:15 PM. 167. Growth factor binding via click chemistry enhances cell-secreted extracellular matrix osteogenic potential.Shierly Fok1, David Ramos-Rodriguez2, Advait Bhagvat2, Nikolia Kruger2, Mason Caserta1, Thai Thanh Hoang1, J. Kent Leach1 1UC Davis Health, 2UC Davis
- 2:30 PM. 168. Young Extracellular Matrix-Based Scaffolds and Transplants Drive Enhanced Skin Wound Healing.Tailynn McCarty1, Laura Casado Mayo1, Cathal Kearney1 1University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 2:45 PM. 169. NorHA-based Fiber-Enhanced Microparticle (FEMP) Scaffolds for Regenerative Repair of Breast Cancer Tumor Resection Cavities.Natasha Claxton, Ph.D.1, Chris Highley, Ph.D.2, Matthew DeWitt, Ph.D.2, Remington Martinez, B.S.2, Jack Whitewolf, Ph.D.2, Patrick Cottler, Ph.D.2, Lisa Salopek, B.S.2, Helen Billcheck, B.S.2, Anna Dugan, B.S.2 1Tulane University, 2University of Virginia
- 3:00 PM. 170. Chiral Nanoparticles Drive Enantiomer-specific Osteogenesis and Accelerate Stem Cell-based Bone Regeneration.Yuwen Wang1, Zheng Zhong1, Zeqing Li2, Maobin Xie2, Chunying Chen3, Zhong Alan Li1 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2Guangzhou Medical University, 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 3:15 PM. 171. Infusible Extracellular Matrix Biomaterial as a Dual-Therapeutic Targeting Platform in Inflammatory Injury.Emily Gardner1, Alex Chen1, Michael Nguyen, PhD2, Rebecca Braden1, Karen Christman, PhD2 1University of California San Diego, 2University of California, San Diego
- 1:30 PM. 172. Engineering Controlled-Size Lung Organoids for Physiological in vitro Modeling of the Alveolar Epithelium.Kerry Rogy1, Ha Ram Nah1, David Habiel2, Salman Khetani1 1University of Illinois Chicago, 2Sanofi
- 1:45 PM. 173. Cardiac bilayer tissues modeling cardiomyocyte-mediated fibrotic switch of myofibroblasts.Emmanouil Agrafiotis, PhD1, Samuel J. DePalma, PhD2, Gonzalo Anyosa1, Katie Kim3, Darcy D. Huang4, Anya G. Coffeen Vandeven5, Austin E. Stis6, Jingyi Xia1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD3 1UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2Broad Institute, 3UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR, 4University of Pennsylvani, 5HSS/Weill Cornell, 6University of Florida
- 2:00 PM. 174. A Micro-Engineered Heart Tissue Model of Desmin-related Cardiomyopathy Caused by Mutant B Crystallin.Yasaman Kargar Gaz Kooh1, Bahareh Bahman1, Chen Zhao2, Ganesh Malayath1, Leah Hayem1, Ghiska Ramahdita1, Huanzhu Jiang1, Javier Santiago Perez3, Hsin Yi Chou1, Yuxuan Huang1, Xiucui Ma3, Guy Genin1, David Rawnsley3, Abhinav Diwan3, Nathaniel Huebsch1 1Washington University in St. Louis, 2Washington Unicersity in St. Louis School of Medicine, 3Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- 2:15 PM. 175. A Compartmentalized Microphysiological System Modeling Bidirectional Crosstalk Between Activated Myofibroblasts and Proximal Microvasculature.Kairav Maniar, B.S.1, Jingyi Xia1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD2 1University of Michigan, 2UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR
- 2:30 PM. 176. Suspension-based Cardiac Differentiation of HiPSCs Using Scaffold-Free Aggregates and Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Fibrinogen Microspheres Impacts Cell Populations, Cardiomyocyte Yield and Tissue Function.B Justin Harvell1, Shireen Singh1, Carissa A Lee2, Nikolas D Ferreira2, Francisco X Galdos2, Mohammadjafar Hashemi1, Sidra Y Xu2, Shenbageshwaran Rajendiran1, Selen Cremaschi, PhD1, Sean M Wu, MD, PhD2, Elizabeth Lipke, PhD1 1Auburn University, 2Stanford University
- 2:45 PM. 177. Improving Satellite Cell Delivery for Treating Peripheral Artery Disease via Platelet-Like Particle-Laden Fibrin Gels.Jared Albert1, Isabel Wallgren2, Lana Maizel1, Laura Hansen2, Ashley Brown, PhD1 1North Carolina State University, 2Emory University
- 3:00 PM. 178. Stiffness and Integrin Binding Influence Alveolar Epithelial Cell Plasticity.Mikala Mueller, MS1, Rachel Blomberg, PhD1, Anton Kary, BS1, Bradford Smith, PhD1, Amy Ryan, PhD2, Chelsea Magin, BS, PhD1 1University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz, 2Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- 3:15 PM. 179. Developing an Electrically Conductive Cardiac Patch Encapsulating Genetically Modified Cardiomyocytes.Yamini Singh, M.Sc.1, Alejandra Patino-Guerrero, Ph.D.2, Kalpana Ravi, B.Tech.1, Wuqiang Zhu, MD, PhD2, Mehdi Nikkhah, Ph.D.1 1Arizona State University, 2Mayo Clinic
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- 1:30 PM. 180. Self-sterilization in a Portable TiO2-catalyzed Dialysis Regeneration System.Ningjing Chen1, Buddy Ratner, Ph.D.1, James Bryers, Ph.D.1, Jonathan himmelfarb, MD2 1University of Washington, 2Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 1:45 PM. 181. Small Molecule Tethered Silicone Biomaterials Surfaces Controlling Microbial Infection by Interfering with Nucleotide Second Messenger Signalling.Gaurav Pandey1, Parya Akram2, Christopher Siedlecki3, Li-Chong Xu3 1Pennsylvania State University, 2Penn State Harrisburg, 3Penn State College of Medicine
- 2:00 PM. 182. Multiscale Insights into Peptoid Design for Self-Defensive Biomaterials.Anand Wadurkar1, Yu Liu1, Xuyang Qin1, Khuong Pham1, Wafiq Khondkar1, Shikha Nangia1 1Syracuse University
- 2:15 PM. 183. Antifouling Urinary Catheters with Engineered Active Topographies.Zehui Han, B.S.1, Yikang Xu, Ph.D.2, Wenhan Zhao, Ph.D.1, Huan Gu, Ph.D.3, Teng Zhang, Ph.D.1, Dacheng Ren, Ph.D.4 1Syracuse University, 2University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3University of New Haven, 4University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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- 2:45 PM. 185. Hydrogel-based co-delivery of antimicrobial agents eliminates established infection and promotes bone healing.Luiza DaMotta, B.S.1, Eunice Chee, Ph.D.1, Jeremy Caplin, Ph.D.1, Andrés García, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology
- 3:00 PM. 186. Uniform and Controllable Deposition of PAA Microgels onto 3D-Printed PCL Scaffolds.Zhuozhuo Yin1 1stevens insitute of technonlgy
- 3:15 PM. 187. Impact of Sterilization Methods on the Functional Properties of Injectable Methylcellulose-Based Hydrogels.Li-Chianne Tucker1, Sharon Zhou2, Meghan Halloran3, Adam Weisel3, David Alpert3, Karin Sauer2, Steven Nicoll, Ph.D.3 1The City College of New York, 2Binghamton University, 3CUNY City College of New York
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- 1:30 PM. 188. Overview of New FDA Regulatory Science Tools (RSTs) for In Vitro Thrombogenicity Testing of Blood-contacting Medical Devices and Biomaterials. Qijin Lu, Megan Jamiolkowski, Mehulkumar Patel, Richard Malinauskas, Prasanna Hariharan U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- 2:00 PM. 189. Shear-Mediated Platelet Adhesion, Aggregation, and Embolization on Polyurethane.Ian Goetz1, Christopher Siedlecki2, Keefe Manning, PhD1 1The Pennsylvania State University, 2Penn State College of Medicine
- 2:00 PM. 193. Epoxy-Derived Covalently Crosslinked Slippery Organogel Coating for Improved Hemocompatibility with In Vivo Rabbit Model.Myddelton Parker1, Arpita Shome, Ph.D.1, Isabel Martinez1, Sumit Kumar, Ph.D.1, Tia Shorter1, Mark Garren, Ph.D.1, Meghan Lanchaster, DVM1, Ji Eun Park1, Chad Schmiedt1, Benjamin Brainard, VMD1, Elizabeth Brisbois, Ph.D.1, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia
- 2:15 PM. 190. Robust Catalytic Nitric Oxide Generation from Metal-Phenolic Networks for Vascular Access Technologies.Mark Garren, Ph.D.1, Ekrem Ozkan, PhD1, Morgan Ashcraft, PhD1, Lori Estes-Bright, PhD1, Divine Francis, PhD1, Rashmi Pandey, PhD1, Natalie Crutchfield1, Anil Kumar, PhD2, Elizabeth Brisbois, Ph.D.1, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia, 2College of Engineering
- 2:30 PM. 191. Thermoresponsive Chitosan-Based Hydrogel Coatings for Blood-Contacting Medical Devices.Ik Sung Cho1, Yasumichi Tsuboi1, Masaru Tanaka1 1Kyushu University
- 2:45 PM. 192. Thrombogenicity of Transcatheter Aortic Valves and the Valve Biomaterial Components.Madelynn Tung1, Monica Hinds, PhD1, Deirdre Anderson, PhD1 1Oregon Health & Science University
- 3:15 PM. 194. Minimizing Surface Interaction to Achieve Improved Hemocompatibility in Biomedical Surfaces.Christopher Siedlecki1, Gaurav Pandey2, Li-Chong Xu1 1Penn State College of Medicine, 2Pennsylvania State University
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- 1:30 PM. 195. Checkpoint Inhibition Accelerates Plasma Cell Differentiation in Human Immune Organoids.Ankur Singh1, Zhe Zhong1 1Georgia Institute of Technology
- 1:45 PM. 196. Decellularized Lymph Node Platform Reveals Extracellular Matrix-Dependent Reprogramming of Fibroblastic Reticular Cells in Type 1 Diabetes Models.Leonor Teles, BS1, Marvin Mendoza, BS, MS1, Estefania Esparza, BS, MS1, Noa Dehaseth, BS1, Noel Ziebarth, PhD1, Mira Sayegh1, Alice Tomei2, Mauro Infante, BS1 1University of Miami, 2University of Miami, Diabetes Research Institute
- 2:00 PM. 197. Development of a Maternal Vesicle Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus with Enhanced Immune Responses.Mariela Rodriguez-Otero1, Julie Champion, PhD1, Aidan Keelaghan2, Fikri Avci, PhD2 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Emory University
- 2:15 PM. 198. Polymeric Phosphatidyl Serine Antigen Conjugates Induce Antigen-Specific Tolerance.Mengheng Yang1, Sandeep Kumar1, Sabrina Chen1, Ian McKnight1, Stephane Lajoie1, Scott Wilson1 1Johns Hopkins
- 2:30 PM. 199. Age-related Heterogeneity of Systemic Gene Expression Impairs Immune Responses to mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Cancer Vaccines.Yining Zhu, PhD1, Christine Wei, BS1, Jingyao Ma, MSE1, Di Yu1, Hai-Quan Mao, PhD1 1Johns Hopkins University
- 2:45 PM. 200. Engineering an Immunostimulatory Niche to Potentiate mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Cancer Vaccines.Jingyao Ma, M.S.1, Yining Zhu, PhD1, Kailei Goodier, M.S.1, Xiang Liu, PhD1, Junru Liao1, Milun Jain1, Christine Wei, BS1, Di Yu1, Xiaoya Lu, MS1, Yunhe Su, M.S.1, Jinghan Lin, M.S.1, Hai-Quan Mao, PhD1 1Johns Hopkins University
- 3:00 PM. 201. Microribbon Scaffolds Induce Hair Follicle Neogenesis in Skin Wounds by Modulating Neutrophil NETosis.Iris Qu1, Sungwon Kim, PhD1, Aidan Cabral, B.S.1, Hawa Thiam, PhD1, Fan Yang, PhD1 1Stanford University
- 3:15 PM. 202. Synergistic Cell Therapy Potential of Tolerogenic Human Placental Trophoblasts Characterization in a Xenograft Model.Chishiba Chilimba, MS1, Shivani Hiremath, MS1, Jessica Weaver, Ph.D.1 1Arizona State University
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- 1:30 PM. 203. Biopolymeric, biodegradable, conductive hydrogels to promote human neural maturation.Fotis Christakopoulos, PhD1, Michelle Huang1, Carla Huerta-López, PhD1, Neil Baugh1, Vanessa Doulames, PhD1, Clélia Messin-Roizard1, Narelli de Paiva Narciso1, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1 1Stanford University
- 1:45 PM. 204. Hydrogel-Delivery of hiPSC-Cortical Neurons from Different Patient Lines Improves Anatomical and Functional Outcomes After Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Vanessa Doulames, PhD1, Meghan Hefferon, B.S.1, Neil Baugh1, Christopher Long, BS1, Michelle Huang1, Theo Doulames, PhD2, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1 1Stanford University, 2Stanford University School of Medicine
- 2:00 PM. 205. Using Peptide Stereocomplexation to Engineer Hydrogel Degradation and Direct Neural Stem Cell Fate.Paul Eisold1, Diana Kirilov2, Emani Glover3, Kyle Lampe, PhD1 1University of Virginia, 2Merck, 3North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- 2:15 PM. 206. Trehalose coacervate formulation parameters determine glial cell interactions.Laboni Hassan1, Timothy O'Shea, PhD1 1Boston University
- 2:30 PM. 207. Investigating Differential Axon Growth Between Biomimetic Substrates after Spinal Cord Injury.Hayley Lindsay1, Sangamithra Vardhan1, Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert1 1University of Washington
- 2:45 PM. 208. N-Acetylcysteine Loaded Microparticles for Oxygen Glucose Deprivation/Reperfusion: Reactive Oxygen Species Quantification and Timing Implications in Neural Stem Cells.Nadeesani Sirinayake, PhD candidate1, Kyle Lampe, PhD1 1University of Virginia
- 3:00 PM. 209. Noninvasive Nerve Regeneration via Intramuscularly Injected Nanoparticles.Jessica Larsen, PhD Chemical Engineering1 1Clemson University
- 3:15 PM. 210. Soft, Precision Porous Scaffolds Promote Angiogenesis and Potential Neurogenesis in Adult Rat Brains.Le Zhen, PhD1, Ian Dryg, PhD2, Ningjing Chen1, Lars Crawford, PhD1, Buddy Ratner, Ph.D.1 1University of Washington, 2Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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- 1:30 PM. 211. Mitigating Bioprinting Stress: Engineering Bioinks to Control YAP/TAZ-Mediated Cellular Reprogramming.Thomas Boland, PhD1, Patricia Ablanedo Morales, PhD1, Jonah Ayala, BS1, April Ruiz, none1, Ramon Holguin, none1 1The University of Texas at El Paso
- 1:45 PM. 212. Bioprinting Strategically Aligned Collagen Fibers and Bioactive Bone Layers for Osteochondral Construct.Hang Truong1, Murat Guvendiren1 1New Jersey Institute of Technology
- 2:00 PM. 213. Two Photon Mediated Fabrication of Next Generation Aligned Collagen Scaffolds.Wesley Nichols, B.S.1, Bruce Gao1, Lucas Schmidt, Ph.D2, Luke Peterson2 1Clemson University, 2Clemson Univeristy
- 2:15 PM. 214. Flow-Driven Hydrogel Fiber Micro-compartmentalization for the high-throughput generation of multicellular 3D cancer models.Carlos Guimarães1, Ramon Silva1, Bruna Correia1, Rui Reis1 1University of Minho
- 2:30 PM. 215. Implantable prevascularized engineered human liver tissues with controlled microenvironmental cues.Ha Ram Nah1, Kerry Rogy1, Xin Li, PhD2, Ramille Shah, PhD2, Salman Khetani1 1University of Illinois Chicago, 2Dimension Bio
- 2:45 PM. 216. High-Density, Extrudable Collagen-Based Inks for Tissue Engineering Applications.Kevin Capariño, M.S.E.1, Shu-Tung Li, PhD1 1Shu-Tung and Alice Li Foundation: Laboratory for Tissue Engineering Research
- 3:00 PM. 217. Organoids Bioprinting to Establish Liver Cancer Model for High-Throughput Drug Screening.Zhenhua Cui1, Min Wang1 1The University of Hong Kong
- 3:15 PM. 218. Ultrasound-Controlled Genetic Manipulation of Cells and Spheroids in FRESH 3D-Bioprinted Tumor Models.Mary Lowrey1, Holly Day1, Kevin Schilling, PhD2, Kira Lynch1, Anthony Tahayeri1, Luiz Bertassoni, DDS, PhD1, Carolyn Schutt Ibsen, PhD1 1Oregon Health and Science University, 2Oregon Health& Science University
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- 8:05 AM. 219. Biomaterials Surfaces, Adhesion, Ocular Therapy and Molecular Recognition: Recognizing the Leader of our Field. Nicholas Peppas, Professor, Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering # 6, The University of Texas at Austin
- 8:26 AM. 220. Talk by Kristi Anseth, University of Colorado, Boulder
- 8:47 AM. 221. Modulating the host immune response to implantable biomaterials. Omid Veiseh, Rice University
- 9:08 AM. 222. 50 Years of Polyurethane Biomaterials. Stuart Cooper, The Ohio State University
- 9:29 AM. 223. Regenerative biomaterials for cardiac valves and vascular grafts. Fred Schoen, Harvard-MIT
- 9:50 AM. 224. Talk by Buddy Ratner, Michael L. and Myrna Darland Endowed Chair in Technology Commercialization Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
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- 8:00 AM. 225. Targeted microneedle delivery of nickel for diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis.Zheng-Chi Lee1, Arben Nace, M.S.1, Dara Bakar, M.D.1, Elaine Kim, B.A.1, Spencer Tuohy, B.A.1, Leo Wang, MD, PhD, FAAD2 1Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2University of Pennsylvania
- 8:15 AM. 226. Porous and Compressible Alginate Cryogel for the Mitigation of Cytokine Release Syndrome.Kexin Zhang, M.S.1, Yuchen Jiang, M.S.1, Kyle Vining, D.D.S., Ph.D.1 1University of Pennsylvania
- 8:30 AM. 227. Engineered Immunological Niche Reveals Immune Signatures of Islet Allograft Rejection.Jyotirmoy Roy1, Abdalmonam Nejma2, Mohammad Tarique2, Shengli Wu2, Brianna Ha1, Esma Yolcu2, Lonnie Shea1 1University of Michigan, 2University of Missouri
- 8:45 AM. 228. Development of a Regulatory Vaccine (REGvak) for Dendritic Cell Modulation and Rheumatoid Arthritis Immunotherapy.Kevin Smith, B.S.1, Jamal Lewis, Ph.D.1 1University of Florida
- 9:00 AM. 229. Injectable Alginate Hydrogels for Treatment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy.Lindsay Gallagher1, Bailey Collins, B.S.1, Lauren Mottel, M.S.1, Jaclyn Schwarz, Ph.D.1, Brian Kwee, Ph.D.1, Elizabeth Wright-Jin, M.D., Ph.D.2 1University of Delaware, 2Nemours Children's Hospital
- 9:15 AM. 230. Elucidating Biomaterial-Induced Immunomodulatory Mechanisms of Tissue Remodeling.Jessica Stelzel, PhD1, Stuart Bauer, M.S.1, Yin Xi Ni, B.A.1, Zhi-Chen Yao, Ph.D.1, Victor Quiroz, B.A.1, Jamie Hernandez, Ph.D.1, Bryan McCarty, B.A.2, Russell Martin, Ph.D.3, Kailei Goodier, M.S.1, Sashank Reddy, MD PhD4, Hai-Quan Mao, PhD1, Joshua Doloff, Ph.D.1 1Johns Hopkins University, 2Turing Labs Inc., 3LifeSprout Inc., 4Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 9:30 AM. 231. Harnessing Mitochondrial Danger Lipids in mRNA Nanoparticles to Program Tumor-Localized Immune Responses.Ashish Kulkarni, Ph.D.1 1University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 9:45 AM. 232. A Supramolecular Cancer Vaccine Induces Cross Presentation and Immune Activation.Benjamin Keselowsky, PhD1, Gregory Hudalla, PhD1, Stephen Michel1, Elias Sayour, MD, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 8:00 AM. 233. Localized Delivery of Single- and Dual-Enzyme Peptide Gels for Therapeutic Biocatalysis.Madeline Fuchs1, Jennifer Simonovich, PhD1, Isabella Pinto1, Gregory Hudalla, PhD1, Benjamin Keselowsky, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 8:15 AM. 234. A Modular Biodegradable Microparticle Delivery System to Control Antigen Release Kinetics and Improve Vaccines.Alyssa Kunkel1, Ruhi Rachakonda1, Samuel Wu1, Tyler Graf1, Kevin McHugh, Ph.D.1 1Rice University
- 8:30 AM. 235. A modular delivery platform for single-injection rabies vaccination.Tyler Graf1, Kevin McHugh, Ph.D.1 1Rice University
- 8:45 AM. 236. Development of a Single-Injection Polio Vaccine with Microparticle-Based Timed Pulsatile Release.John Daristotle1, Xueguang Lu2, Zachary Tochka3, Kevin McHugh, Ph.D.4, Gary Li3, Nandita Menon3, Yehui Sun3, Stephanie Tomasic3, Tyler Graf3, Stephany Tzeng5, Adam Behrens3, Erica Budina3, Wenting Gao3, Ziqi Chen3, Timothy Forster3, Sviatlana Rose3, Dhruv Varshney3, Linzixuan Zhang3, Jooli Han6, Khanh Tran3, Sydney MacDonald3, Basit Jafri7, Bernardo Mainou7, Robert Langer3, Ana Jaklenec3 1OmniPulse Biosciences, 2Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4Rice University, 5Johns Hopkins University, 6Seoul National University College of Medicine, 7Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 9:00 AM. 237. Aromatic lipid nanoparticle vaccine confers antigen-specific immunization with increased tissue-specific delivery.Hannah Yamagata1, Michael Mitchell, PhD2 1UPenn, 2University of Pennsylvania
- 9:15 AM. 238. Cationic nanoparticles as vaccine enhancers in colorectal cancer immunotherapy.Md Meraj Anjum, PhD1, L.S.L Janardhanam, PhD1, Mohammad Alnatour, PhD1, Ramkrishna Sen, PhD1, Sean M Geary, PhD1, Aliasger Salem, PhD1 1University of Iowa
- 9:30 AM. 239. Engineering hydrogels for sustained vaccine delivery in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Peter Xie, MEng1, James Agolia, MD1, Ovijit Chaudhuri1, Daniel Delitto, MD/PhD1 1Stanford University
- 9:45 AM. 240. In situ immunization of melanoma with CpG-loaded nanoparticles overcomes resistance to immune checkpoint blockade agents.Aliasger Salem, PhD1 1University of Iowa
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- 8:00 AM. 241. Functionalized Biomaterial Substrates for Advanced Therapies. Nuno Neves, i3bs
- 8:30 AM. 242. Injectable Tissue-Penetrating Hyaluronic Acid (iTP-HA) Hydrogel for In-Tissue Crosslinking and Multiscale Cartilage Protection.Tristan Pepper, Ph.D.1, Jay Patel, Ph.D.2, Christine Lee, Student3, Lauren Foster, Student4 1Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 2Emory University, 3Georgia Tech, 4Emory
- 8:45 AM. 243. Dual-Component Scaffolds with Real-Time Biosensing for Diabetic Wound Healing.Connor Moore1, Nooshin Zandi, PhD1, Nivesh Sharma2, Mengnan Dennis, Doctorate Degree2, Michael Daniele, PhD1, Martin King, PhD3, Amay Bandodkar, PhD2, Ashley Brown, PhD2 1North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2North Carolina State University, 3NC State University
- 9:00 AM. 244. Heparin-modified aligned collagen scaffolds enhance in vitro myogenesis.Geshani Bandara, BS1, Ryann Boudreau, BS1, William Wyatt, BS1, Steven Caliari, PhD1 1University of Virginia
- 9:15 AM. 245. Anisotropic dECM Integrated Hydrogel with Tendon-Like Mechanics and Strain-Responsive Sensing Capability.Yeon Woo park1, Kumaresan Sakthiabirami2, Jae Hwang Song2, Min Hee Kim3, Won Ho Park1 1Chungnam National University, 2Konyang University Hospital, 3Kyungpook National University
- 9:30 AM. 246. Collagen density in collagen:fibrin matrices promotesosteogenic:angiogenic development through matrix strain.Gennifer Chiou1, Gabriela Cervantes-Gonzales2, Rena Bizios1, Joo Ong2, Teja Guda2 1UT San Antonio, 2The University of Texas at San Antonio
- 9:45 AM. 247. Making Synthetic Hydrogels Inspired by Biology.Ruth Ebubechukwu1, E. Thomas Pashuck1 1Lehigh University
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- 8:00 AM. 248. From Molecular Synthesis to Supramolecular Structure: Deciphering the Activity of RNA Lipid Nanoparticles. | Marshall Padilla, University of Pennsylvania
- 8:30 AM. 249. Functional Anti-bacterial Coatings for Localized Modulation of Airway Microenvironment During Intubation.Gabriela Cervantes-Gonzales1, Teja Guda1, Rena Bizios1, Joo Ong1, Gregory Dion2, Ronit Malka3 1The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 3Brooke Army Medical Center
- 8:45 AM. 250. Hemostatic Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymer Foams for Infection Prevention in Traumatic Wounds.Ernest Emmanuel Obeng1, Chelsea Antwi2, Paris Smith2, Changling Du2, Katheryn Dong2, Michaela Hall3, Joshua Satalin3, Michaela Kollisch-Singule4, Mary Beth Monroe1 1Texas A&M University, 2Syracuse University, 3SUNY Upstate Medical University, 4Arkansas Children's Hospital
- 9:00 AM. 251. Mechanically Tunable Topographies to Direct Cellular and Multicellular Organization Across Biological Systems.Jouha Min1 1University of Michigan
- 9:15 AM. 252. Matrix Mechanics Modulates Engineered Microvessels Permeability and Contractility.Elizabeth Stanely1, Lydia Kruis1, Anna Bunge1, Michael Hu1, Gonzalo Anyosa1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD2 1University of Michigan, 2UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR
- 9:30 AM. 253. Protein Corona on Supramolecular Nanofibers Enhances Biomaterial Phagocytosis and Immunogenicity.Helena Freire Haddad1, Vinicius Xie Fu1, Maria Kulapurathazhe1, Katherine Lyon1, Joel Collier, PhD1 1Duke University
- 9:45 AM. 254. Multi-domain disordered proteins enable programmable assembly of biomaterial-condensates in human cells.Ian Sicher, M.Eng.1, Maria Camila Giraldo-Castaño, B.S.2, Mariell Pascual, B.S.2, Felipe Quiroz, PhD3, Spencer Hayes, M.S.2 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, 3Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University
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- 8:00 AM. 255. Tunable Peptide-Functionalized Hydrogels Enhance Cardiac Differentiation and Function of Human iPSC.Mohammadjafar Hashemi, PhD in chemical engineering1, Debeni Devi Nongmaithem1, Charlotte Chen1, Bahareh Bahman1, Nathaniel Huebsch1 1Washington University in St. Louis
- 8:15 AM. 256. Dynamically Mechanically Tunable Synthetic Hydrogels Support Organoid Culture.Michael Seitz1, Susan Moradi1, Dominic Tigani, M.S.1, Tessa DeCicco1, Zhen Ma, Ph.D1, Michael Blatchley, Ph.D1, Era Jain, Ph.D.1 1Syracuse university
- 8:30 AM. 257. Epithelial Lineage Specific Nascent Matrix Contributes to Early Fibrotic Remodeling.Donia Ahmed, M.S.1, Esther Gao, -1, Alaa Assi, -1, Matthew Tan, -1, Jingyi Xia1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD2, Claudia Loebel, MD, PhD3 1University of Michigan, 2UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR, 3University of Pennsylvania
- 8:45 AM. 258. Biomaterial-Mediated Temporal Deposition of Precise Matrix by Meniscal Fibrochondrocytes.Saitheja Pucha, B.S.1, Rehaan Jain1, Kyley Burkey, B.S2, Jenny Robinson, Ph.D.2, Jay Patel, Ph.D.1 1Emory University, 2University of Washington
- 9:00 AM. 259. Aging of the human blood and immune system in a nonlinear, synthetic hydrogel system.Truc Dinh1, Dallin Jacobs2, Charlotte Stevens1, Connor George1, Aidan Gilchrist, Ph.D.2 1University of California, Davis, 2Univeristy of California, Davis
- 9:15 AM. 260. Nascent extracellular matrix converts biomaterial cues into cell fate decisions.Joshua Liu, MS1, Eleanor Plaster2, Mingyue Fan, PhD1, Donia Ahmed, M.S.2, Pamela Duran, PhD2, Peyton Panovich, PhD2, Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, PhD2, Carlos Aguilar, PhD2, Megan Killian, PhD2, Claudia Loebel, MD, PhD1 1University of Pennsylvania, 2University of Michigan
- 9:30 AM. 261. Cell Network Formation within Strain-Stiffening Bottlebrush Polymer Hydrogels.Monica Ohnsorg, PhD1, Nicole Friend, PhD2, Daniel Saeb2, Sophie Givens, PhD2, Kayla Mash2, Kristi Anseth3 1University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2University of Colorado, Boulder, 3University of Colorado at Boulder
- 9:45 AM. 262. Develop an engineered brain microvascular model for vessel co-option using synthetic zinc finger transcription regulator (SynZiFTR).Sheridan Fok, PhD candidate1, Brendan Harley2, Ahmad Khalil, PhD3, Hanrong Ye, PhD3 1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 3Boston University
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- 8:00 AM. 263. Local Delivery of miRNA Using an Injectable Click Hydrogel and Lipid Nanoparticle System.Thomas Jacobs, BA, BS1, Ila Hales2, David Cohen, MD1, Zvi Schwartz, PhD, DMD1, Barbara Boyan, PhD1 1Virginia Commonwealth University, 2Arizona State University
- 8:15 AM. 264. Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Therapeutic Targeting for Modulating Enteric Neuroimmune Responses.Karla Ortega Sandoval1, Shreya Artha Raghavan, Associate Professor2, Natalia Higuita-Castro, Associate Professor3, Maria Rincon Benavides, Post Doctoral Scholar3, Daniel Velasquez Ramirez3 1Texas A&M, 2texas a&m university, 3The Ohio State University
- 8:30 AM. 265. Tissue-specific matrix-bound nanovesicles regulate the immunoregulatory process of biological mesh-aided abdominal hernia repair.zhengni Liu, /1, Beili Zhang, /2, Lei Liu, /3 1The University of Queensland, 2Shanghai JiaoTong University, 3Shanghai East hospital
- 8:45 AM. 266. Enhancing Anti-Tumor Effects of Engineered Extracellular Vesicles via Endocytosis Route Switching and Interferon Response Suppression.Zixuan Huang1 1Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 9:00 AM. 267. Extracellular vesicle-crosslinked hydrogels with intrinsic angiogenic and immunomodulatory activity for regenerative tissue repair.Artemis Margaronis1, Santiago Correa1 1Columbia University
- 9:15 AM. 268. Impact of Estradiol-Priming on Elastic Matrix Regenerative Properties of Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles and their Biodistribution in a Rat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model.Ali Abba Mutah, MS1, Anand Ramamurthi, PhD, FAHA1 1LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, BETHLEHEM PA.
- 9:30 AM. 269. Urinary Extracellular Vesicles as Therapeutics for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD).Yi Huang, Ph.D.1, Huihua Xing, Ph.D.1, Ali Osouli, M.S.1, Lisa Guay-Woodford, M.D.2, Eunji Chung, Ph.D.1 1University of Southern California, 2Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- 9:45 AM. 270. AI-Guided Peptide Ligand Discovery for Cell-Specific Gene Delivery to Human Inner Ear Organoids.Sophia Wang1, Xiaoshu Pan, PhD2, Zachary Greenberg, MS2 1Fulton Science Academy Private School, 2University of Florida
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- 8:00 AM. 271. Microblasting Patch Disrupts Bacterial Barriers Mechanically to Treat Polymicrobial Biofilm-Mediated Wounds.
- 8:15 AM. 272. Screening Salivary Gland-Acting Drugs to Control Oral Biofilm Virulence via the Salivary Gland Mimetic Tissue Chip.Sydney Yang, PhD1, Lisa DeLouise, PhD, MPD2, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon, 2University of Rochester
- 8:30 AM. 273. Structurally Anisotropic Microgel Particles (STAMPs) Regulate Cellular Invasion and Angiogenesis
- 8:45 AM. 274. Bio-Hybrid Electro-Osmotic Pumping Platform for Active Lymphatic Rerouting in Lymphedema
- 9:00 AM. 275. Engineering Organelle-Based Therapeutics: Controlled Mitochondrial Transfer for Bone Repair
- 9:15 AM. 276. Enhanced Dynamic Covalent Chemistry for Controlled Drug Release from Supramolecular Hydrogels
- 9:30 AM. A Precisely Controlled Long-Acting Immunosuppression Platform Enables Prolonged Survival of Vascularized Composite Allografts
- 9:45 AM. 278. Shaping Vaccine Immune Responses Through mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Design
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- 1:35 PM. 279. Talk by Cole Deforest, University of Washington
- 1:56 PM. 280. Understanding and Controlling the Foreign Body Response Through Engineered Biomaterials. Stephanie Bryant, University of Colorado - Boulder
- 2:17 PM. 281. Talk by Guillermo Ameer, Northwestern University
- 2:38 PM. 282. Talk by Deborah Leckband, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- 2:59 PM. 283. Rules Don't Make Art. Michael Sefton, University of Toronto
- 3:20 PM. 284. Talk by Buddy Ratner, Michael L. and Myrna Darland Endowed Chair in Technology Commercialization Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
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- 1:30 PM. 285. Error-free high-throughput screening of LNP in vivo via sequencing of tissue.Atip Lawanprasert, Ph.D.1, York Tang1, Manon Miller2, Yifan Chang, MD2, Jaidev Bapat, Ph.D.2, Rohit Sharma, Ph.D.1, Dengpan Liang, Ph.D.1, Katherine Fuh, MD, Ph.D.2, Niren Murthy, Ph.D.1 1University of California, Berkeley, 2University of California, San Francisco
- 1:45 PM. 286. Engineering placenta-tropic lipid nanoparticles to treat pregnancy disorders.Kelsey Swingle, Ph.D.1 1Rice University
- 2:00 PM. 287. Airway delivery of circRNA using pulmonary-surfactant-coated lipid nanoparticles for cystic fibrosis gene therapy.Guizhi Zhu, PhD1 1University of Michigan
- 2:15 PM. 288. Analysis of Light-Induced Degradation of Curcumin in UV-Crosslinkable PVA Microneedle Systems.Yeong Min Kang1, Min Hee Kim2, Won Ho Park1 1Chungnam National University, 2Kyungpook National University
- 2:30 PM. 289. Development of Poly(ethylene) glycol hydrogel drug delivery device to study intramuscular adipose tissue signaling.Rebekah Boos, BS1, Chang Gui, PhD2, Gretchen Meyer, PhD2, Silviya Zustiak, PhD1 1Saint Louis University, 2Washington University in St. Louis
- 2:45 PM. 290. Ultrasound-responsive dendrimers for targeted cancer gene therapy.Nikita Sehgal, MS1, Kevin Schilling, PhD1, Carolyn Schutt Ibsen, PhD2, Jason Ware, PhD1, Sean Hamilton, PhD1 1Oregon Health& Science University, 2Oregon Health and Science University
- 3:00 PM. 291. Modernizing Biolistic Delivery for High-Efficiency Delivery of DNA, Proteins, and CRISPR/Cas Editing Tools.Shan Jiang1 1Iowa State Unviersity
- 3:15 PM. 292. Optimizing Polymer Nanoparticle-Mediated Nucleic Acid Delivery and Endosomal Escape for Inhibition of Endothelial Inflammation.Valerie Lallo, MS1, Laura Bracaglia, PhD1 1Villanova University
- 1:30 PM. 293. Biomaterial Assisted Lung-Lymphatic Assembly Recapitulates Influenza Infection.Eshant Bhatia, PhD1, Rachel Ringquist, Ph.D1, Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D.2, Ankur Singh, Dr.1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Vanderbilt University
- 1:45 PM. 294. Defining the Epigenetic Landscape of Tonsil and PBMC-derived Synthetic Human Immune Organoids.Ishita Jain, PhD1, Andrés García, PhD2, Ankur Singh, Dr.2, Zhe Zhong2, Christopher Scharer, Dr.2 1Stanford University, 2Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2:00 PM. 295. Adjuvanted Nanomaterials Reveal the Influence of Dendritic Cell Tissue Residency on Antitumor Immunity.Samuel Lucas1, Alexander Heiler1, Guanzhen He1, Margaret Manspeaker, Ph.D.1, Susan Thomas, Ph.D.1 1Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2:15 PM. 296. Local Delivery of Anti-Cytokine Active Immunotherapy to Treat Pulmonary Fibrosis.Maria Kulapurathazhe1, Shamitha Shetty1, Pablo Cordero1, Joel Collier, PhD1 1Duke University
- 2:30 PM. 297. Nanoparticles Induce Differentiation of Monocytes into Antigen-Presenting Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells in Murine Triple Negative Breast Cancer.Kate Griffin, BS, MS1, Jeffrey Ma, BS, PhD1, Kathryn Kang, BS, MS1, Agustina Diener, BS1, Rebecca Pereles, BS, MS1, Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, PhD1, Lonnie Shea2 1University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, 2University of Michigan
- 2:45 PM. 298. A Heparin-containing Hydrogel System for Localized and Sustained Release of IL-10 for Rotator Cuff Injuries.Jiahui Mao, B.S., M.S.1, Johnna Temenoff2 1Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, 2Georgia Institute of Technology
- 3:00 PM. 299. An oxygenated biohybrid device for the long-term delivery of checkpoint and cytokine therapies.Jake Schladenhauffen1, Cody Fell1, Anthony Davis1, Grace May1, Shalini Pandey, PhD1, Abhijith Surendran, PhD2, Inkyu Lee3, Peter Rios, PhD4, Daisy Lopez4, José Oberholzer, MD4, Tzahi Cohen-Karni, PhD3, Jonathan Rivnay, PhD2, Omid Veiseh, PhD1 1Rice University, 2Northwestern University, 3Carnegie Mellon University, 4CellTrans, Inc
- 3:15 PM. 300. Examining the role of aging and biological sex on lymph node biomechanics.Vedanth Sriram, B.S., M.S.1, Katharina Maisel, PhD2, Rebecca Lu1, Adedamola owolabi1, Calvin Witt1 1University of Maryland, College Park, 2University of Maryland
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- 1:30 PM. 301. Modulating acute innate immune cell infiltration to the injured brain following TBI.Amberlyn Simmons, B.S.1, Sierra Chimene, MS1, Diana Herrera-Diaz1, Crystal Willingham, M.S.1, Amanda Witten, B.S.1, Heather Bimonte-Nelson, PhD1, Chris Plaisier, PhD1, Rachael Sirianni, PhD2, Sarah Stabenfeldt, PhD1 1Arizona State University, 2UMass Chan Medical School
- 1:45 PM. 302. Placental cell type influence on mRNA loaded lipid nanoparticle delivery and gene expression.Alexandra Harrison1, Adelyn Fisher1, Elizaveta Tcherniaeva1, Christina Bailey-Hytholt, PhD1 1Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- 2:00 PM. 303. Development a Bioengineered Ovarian Implant for Physiological Hormone Restoration.Alexander Noblett1, Ferran Barrachina1, Bruna Paulsen1, Brian Pham1, Mark Johnson1, Pia Martindale1, Niloofar Motahari1, Vaishnavi Venkat1, Christian Kramme1 1Gameto
- 2:15 PM. 304. Dose-Dependent Effects of Extracellular Matrix Motifs Promote Bone Regeneration in Females.Victoria Garza, BS1, Opemipo Sanyaolu, BS2, Rena Bizios3, Gabriela Cervantes-Gonzales3, Teja Guda3, Alisa Isaac, PhD4 1UT San Antonio, 2University of the Incarnate Word, 3The University of Texas at San Antonio, 4St. Mary's University
- 2:30 PM. 305. Biodegradable Implant-Mediated Sustained Aromatase Inhibitor Delivery for Endometriosis Therapy.Lisha Awasthi1, Rohit Srivastava, Prof.1, Jayesh Bellare1 1Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- 2:45 PM. 306. Sex-Specific Biomaterials Preserve Differences in Human Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Microenvironments.Haley Noelle, BS1, Mikala Mueller, BS, MS1, Rachel Blomberg, BS, PhD1, Nicole Sempertegui Plaza, BS, PhD1, Brisa Peña, BS, MS, PhD1, Chelsea Magin, BS, PhD1 1University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz
- 3:00 PM. 307. Minimally-Invasive Hemostatic Hydrogel with Tissue Adhesion for Postpartum Hemorrhage.Sarah Miller1, Anya Stolyarova1, Prasenjeet Ingole1, Ryan Davis Jr.1, Akhilesh Gaharwar1 1Texas A&M University
- 3:15 PM. 308. Bioengineered 3D Myometrium as a Functional Platform to Model Human Uterine Contractility.Karla Ortega Sandoval1, Ritu Dave2, Shreya Artha Raghavan, Associate Professor3, Antonina Frolova, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine2, Kaci Mitchum2, Alana Aristimuno Millan1 1Texas A&M, 2Washington University in St. Louis, 3texas a&m university
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- 1:30 PM. 309. Engineering Dynamics and Porosity in Granular Biomaterials Using Fiber Particles for Regenerative Medicine and Multicellular Assembly. Chris Highley, Ph.D, University of Virginia
- 2:00 PM. 310. Affibody-Conjugated Hydrogel Microparticles for Affinity-Controlled Delivery of Angiogenic Proteins.Juan Garcia, BS1, Marian Hettiaratchi, Ph.D.2 1University of Oregon, 2University of Oregon Knight Campus
- 2:15 PM. 311. Varying Peptide Linkers to Modulate Degradation of Microporous Annealed Particle Scaffolds for Diabetic Wounds.Claudia Daboin1, Don Griffin, Ph.D.1 1University of Virginia
- 2:30 PM. 312. Modular control of hydrolytic degradation in microporous granular hydrogels guides skeletal muscle repair.Taimoor Qazi1, Zhiyuan Chen1, Tuba Marjan1, Nicole Mertens1 1Purdue University
- 2:45 PM. 313. Photo-Responsive Granular Hydrogels for Spatiotemporal Control of Material Properties and Cell Phenotype.Nicole Friend, PhD1, Mark Young, PhD1, Kara Shockley1, Daniel Saeb1, Kristi Anseth2 1University of Colorado, Boulder, 2University of Colorado at Boulder
- 3:00 PM. 314. Distinct Degradation Rates of MAP-AC and MAP-VS Hydrogels Modulate Healing Trajectories in Cutaneous Regeneration.Alejandra Suarez-Arnedo1, Amy Kim1, Tatiana Segura, PhD1 1Duke University
- 3:15 PM. 315. High-throughput buoyancy-clearing microgel production for simple user interfacing.Durante Pioche-Lee1, Sasha Cai Lesher-Pérez2 1Univeristy of Michigan, 2University of Michigan-- Ann Arbor
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- 1:30 PM. 316. Developing Matrix Protein-Decorated Microporous Annealed Particle Scaffolds for Accelerated Scaffold Integration.Ethan Nicklow1, Don Griffin, Ph.D.1, James Daniero1 1University of Virginia
- 1:45 PM. 317. Bidirectional collagen fiber alignment through extrusion-based 3D printing for cell orientation.Diya Singhal1, Fotis Christakopoulos, PhD1, Lucia Brunel, PhD1, David Myung, PhD1, Gerald Fuller, PhD1, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1 1Stanford University
- 2:00 PM. 318. Clinical Translation and Long-Term Efficacy of a Synthetic Electrospun Fiber Matrix for Soft Tissue Healing.Matthew MacEwan, PhD1, KC Donaldson, MS1, Emily Sallade, MS1 1Acera Surgical, Inc.
- 2:15 PM. 319. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly (Glycerol Dodacanedioate) Methacrylate as a Photocrosslinkable Shape Memory Biomaterial.Moontaha Farin1 1The University of Akron
- 2:30 PM. 320. Novel Fabrication of PEEK Using Fused Strand Deposition Reduces Inflammatory Cytokines and Enhances MSC Differentiation in Vitro, Promoting Bone Growth and Implant Osseointegration Clinically.Jonathan Dillon, Bachelor of Science1, David Cohen, MD1, Jingyao Deng, Bachelor of Science1, Todd Reith2, Ellie Sabalewski1, Dmitry Pestov, PhD1, Ammar Jawad1, Paul Slosar, MD3, Kevin Foley, MD4, Randall Dryer, MD5, Timothy Bassett, MD6, Chambliss Harrod, MD7, Brian Verrelli, PhD1, Massimo Bertino, PhD1, Erik Erbe, PhD2, Zvi Schwartz, PhD, DMD1, Barbara Boyan, PhD1 1Virginia Commonwealth University, 2Curiteva, Inc., 3Peninsula Orthopedic Associates, 4Semmes-Murphy Neurologic and Spine Institute, 5Central Texas Spine Institute, 6Southeastern Spine Specialists, 7The Spine Center of Louisiana
- 2:45 PM. 321. Touch-Spinning of Manuka Honey-Incorporated Immunomodulatory Tissue-Engineering Vascular Grafts.Evan Main, M.S.1, Alexandra Snyder1, Audrey Alberson1, Jada Sandridge1, Gary Bowlin, Ph.D.1 1The University of Memphis
- 3:00 PM. 322. Engineering a Volumetrically-Printed, Osteoconductive Bone Allograft Delivery System.Julia Andraca Harrer, BS, MS, PhD1, Patrick Hall2, Maya Kasteleiner2, Strata Kim, B.S1, Kait Link, DVM1, Gabriella Lindberg, PhD2, Paul Dalton, PhD1, Nick Willett, PhD1 1University of Oregon, 2Knight Campus, University of Oregon
- 3:15 PM. 323. Engineering New Forms of Electrospun Nanofiber Materials for Biomedical Applications.Jingwei Xie1 1University of Nebraska Medical Center
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- 1:30 PM. 324. Polycatecholic Nanoparticles to Restore Macrophage Homeostasis in Aged Microenvironments.Cameron Moore, M.S.1, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon
- 1:45 PM. 325. Combining Enzymes and Oxygen-Responsive Phosphorescent Nanoparticles to Engineering a Chemo-Optical Phosphate Biosensor for Hyperphosphatemia Management.Su Jeong Ahn, MS 1, Daniel Alge, PhD 1, Michael McShane, PhD 1 1Texas A&M University
- 2:00 PM. 326. Unraveling Nanospiral Morphology Mechanism in Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels.Paul Eisold1, Jonathan Florian, B.S.1, Diana Kirilov2, Justin Kim3, Kyle Lampe, PhD1 1University of Virginia, 2Merck, 3University of Florida
- 2:15 PM. 327. Protein Corona Profiling: Bridging Silk Nanoparticle Surface Chemistry and Cellular Uptake Dynamics.Charlotte Jacobus1, Sawnaz Shaidani2, Mynaja Ferguson3, Hom Rijal3, Shawn Cui1, Rachel Muriph3, Jason Evans3, David Kaplan1 1Tufts University, 2Werfen, 3University of Massachusetts Boston
- 2:30 PM. 328. Optimization of Novel Ultrasonic Shearing Manufacturing Method for Nanobubble Manufacturing.Margaret Nanfria, BSc1, Sun Latt1, Pedram Sotoudehbagha, PhD1, Andres Alayon Mata1, Elayaraja Kolanthai, PhD2, Abhijith Rangavajjula2, Sudipta Seal, PhD2, Melanie Coathup, PhD1, Mehdi Razavi, PhD1 1University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, 2University of Central Florida
- 2:45 PM. 329. Engineering protein-based nanoparticle stability through tunable hysteretic phase separation behaviors.Alexa Regina Avecilla1, Felipe Quiroz, PhD1 1Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University
- 3:00 PM. 330. Charge switching lipid nanoparticles are non-immunogenic and deliver mRNA efficiently.Dengpan Liang, Ph.D.1, Hesong Han, Ph.D.1, Yalin Qi, Ph.D.1, Atip Lawanprasert, Ph.D.1, Kaycee Sapasap, B.S.1, Yuxi Zhang, B.S.1, Silin Guo, B.S.1, Milan Del Buono, B.S.1, Benjamin Burgstone, B.S.1, Neel Dankar, B.S.1, Sheng Zhao, Ph.D.1, Niren Murthy, Ph.D.1 1University of California, Berkeley
- 3:15 PM. 331. Volatile-barcoded probes for multiplexed protease activity sensing for chronic lung allograft dysfunction diagnosis.Khoi Le, BS1, Patrick McLinden, BS2, Ragini Vittal, PhD2, Vishal Manickam, BS1, Thomas Li, BS1, Morgan Summerlin1, Peng Qiu, PhD1, Vibha Lama, MD2, Leslie Chan, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Emory University
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- 1:30 PM. 332. Photo-Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecules to Reduce Biofilms in Vascular Grafts.Chris Bashur, PhD1, Sunita George, MS1, Beste Caner, MS1, Anjali Kannan1, Yi Liao, PhD1 1Florida Institute of Technology
- 1:45 PM. 333. Carbon monoxide-entrapping materials for immunomodulation.Jianling Bi, PhD1, Emily Witt, MS2, Arielle Cafi, BS2, Kyle Balk, BS2, James Byrne, MD, PhD2 1Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 2University of Iowa
- 2:00 PM. 334. Development of Anti-biofouling Organogel with Continuous Lubricating Network.Myddelton Parker1, Arpita Shome, Ph.D.1, Vicente Pinon1, Natalie Crutchfield1, Mark Garren, Ph.D.1, Elizabeth Brisbois, Ph.D.1, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia
- 2:15 PM. 335. Tunable Surface Characteristics on Poly-(Amine-co-Ester) (PACE) Polymeric Nanoparticles and the Effect on Endothelial Cellular Drug Delivery.Jianlei Wu, Master of Science1, Laura Bracaglia, PhD1 1Villanova University
- 2:30 PM. 336. Long-Term Nitric Oxide-Releasing Aliphatic Lubricants: Infusion in Polymers for Enhanced Slippery and Antibacterial Efficacy.Grace Nguyen1, Mark Garren, Ph.D.1, McKenna Clary1, Vicente Pinon1, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.1, Elizabeth Brisbois, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia
- 2:45 PM. 337. Sensitive nitric oxide detection via diamino-rhodamine B loaded microneedles.Zheng-Chi Lee1, Leo Wang, MD, PhD, FAAD2 1Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2University of Pennsylvania
- 3:00 PM. 338. Scanning Impedance Microscopy - A New Electrochemically-Based Imaging Method for Metallic Biomaterials Surfaces: Electrocautery-Induced Damage.Dinghe Liu, M.S.1, Mohsen Karshenas, M.S.1, Amandine Impergre, Ph.D.1, Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.1 1Clemson University
- 3:15 PM. 339. Integration of Drug-Loaded Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles on Nitric Oxide-Releasing Polymers for Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Medical Device Surfaces.Vicente Pinon1, Sumit Kumar, Ph.D.1, Natalie Crutchfield1, Aasma Sapkota1, Tia Shorter1, Elizabeth Brisbois, Ph.D.1, Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia
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- 8:00 AM. 340. Morphology Effect of PEGylated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on the Enhancement of MRI Contrast Signal in Breast Cancer.Juan Beltran-Huarac1 1East Carolina unIVERSITY
- 8:15 AM. 341. Collagen Fiber Alignment and Internal Architecture Cooperatively Regulate Breast Cancer Cell Migration in a Subtype-Specific Manner.Poorya Esmaili Bambizi1, Indranil M. Joshi, PhD1, Tresa M Elias, PhD2, Edward Brown III, PhD2, Vinay Abhyankar, PhD1 1Rochester Institute of Technology, 2University of Rochester
- 8:30 AM. 342. Aligned Microfiber Scaffolds for Directed Glioblastoma Cell Migration Assays.Maya Kasteleiner1, Charlotte Olds2, Patrick Hall1, Ievgenii Liashenko, PhD2, Paul Dalton, PhD2, Gabriella Lindberg, PhD1 1Knight Campus, University of Oregon, 2University of Oregon
- 8:45 AM. 343. Biomaterial-Based Microengineered Tumor Models for Investigating Cancer Cell Invasion.Amir K. Miri, Ph.D.1, Elvan Dogan, Ph.D.1, Ayda Pourmostafa, M.Sc.1, Swaprakash Yogeshwaran, M.Sc.1 1New Jersey Institute of Technology
- 9:00 AM. 344. Quantitative Evaluation of Nanoparticle Lymphatic Delivery Using Magnetic Particle Imaging.Esteban Bermudez-Berrios1, Hayden Good1, Taylor Shields1, Aniela Nozka1, Neel Eswaran1, Ambar Velazquez-Albino1, Eric Imhoff1, Victor Rivera-Llabres, PhD2, Christiana Shaw, MD MS FACS1, Elizabeth Maxwell, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, CVPP, FFCP, CVA1, Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos1 1University of Florida, 2University of Illinois Ubana-Champaign
- 9:15 AM. 345. Magneto-electric Silica Nanocarriers for Doxorubicin Delivery Inhibit Tumor Growth and Reduce Systemic Toxicity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Aurelie Brownsberger, M.S.1, Carlie Kudary1, Ethan Rodriguez, B.S.2, Erin Howe, Ph.D.2, Lili Vajtai1, Bence Markus, Ph.D.1, Simon Ferenc, Ph.D.3, Ryan Roeder, PhD1, Prakash Nallathamby, Ph.D.1 1University of Notre Dame, 2Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- 9:30 AM. 346. Translational 3D Spheroids for Evaluating Curcumin and Celecoxib in Ovarian Cancer.Chipo Chapusha1, Gautam Ray1, Debarshi Roy2, Amol Janorkar, PhD1 1University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2Alcorn State University
- 9:45 AM. 347. Towards Reliable Tracking of Natural Killer Cells Using Commercial Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Magnetic Particle Imaging.Suzanne Lightsey1, Victoria Consalvo1, SK Rajab Ali, PhD1, Daniela Paula Valdes, PhD1, Jeremiah Oyer, PhD2, Alicja Copik, PhD2, Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos1, Blanka Sharma, PhD1 1University of Florida, 2University of Central Florida
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- 8:00 AM. 348. A sphingolipid-derived paclitaxel nanovesicle enhances efficacy of combination therapies in triple-negative breast cancer and pancreatic cancer.Jianqin Lu1 1University of arizona
- 8:15 AM. 349. Engineering Dendrimer Based Platform for PSMA Mediated Drug Delivery of Sorafenib to Prostate Cancer.Ritama Ghosh, WSU ID 118999071, Anunay J Pulukuri1, Rishi Sharma1, Anjali Sharma1 1Washington State University
- 8:30 AM. 350. Nanoparticle-based dual-drug delivery to BRAF V600E Melanoma.Ramkrishna Sen, PhD1, Mohammad Alnatour, PhD1, L.S.L Janardhanam, PhD1, Md Meraj Anjum, PhD1, Sean M Geary, PhD1, Aliasger Salem, PhD1 1University of Iowa
- 8:45 AM. 351. Synergistic In Vivo Therapy Using Bioengineered microRNA and Chemotherapy for High-Risk Neuroblastoma.Yu-Rim Ahn, Ph.D.1, Yunyoung Lee, Ph.D.2, Toola Alkhazal, B.S.2, Kathleen Doyle, M.D.2, Meijuan Tu, Ph.D.2, Aming Yu, Ph.D.3, Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D.2, Erin Brown, M.D.2 1Organization* UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis, 2UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis, 3UC Davis Health,University of California, Davis
- 9:00 AM. 352. Imageable Beads for Targeted Multi-Drug Delivery in Prostate Cancer Chemoembolization.Fatema Jamali, PhD1, Samuel Stealey, PhD1, Hanieh Shokrani, PhD1, Silviya Zustiak, PhD1 1Saint Louis University
- 9:15 AM. 353. A Long-acting Injectable Nanoparticle System for Sustained Anti-TNF-α Antibody Therapy for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis.Yicheng Zhang, PhD1, Ling Li, MD PhD2, Jiayuan Kong, PhD1, Yuanmuhuang Long, BS1, Sachin Kammula, BS1, Xiaoya Lu, MS1, Florin Selaru, MD MBA2, Hai-Quan Mao, PhD1 1Johns Hopkins University, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 9:30 AM. 354. Prebiotic-Trained Gut Postbiotics Reprogram Immunity and Metabolic Homeostasis in Obesity.Dong Kwang Min1 1Sungkyunkwan University
- 9:45 AM. 355. Drug Repositioning Using Insoluble Fibrinogen.Jun Adan-Kubo, Ph.D., MBA1 1Japan Blood Products Organization
- 8:00 AM. 356. Active nano-crumpled topographies for long-term antibacterial protection.Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash1, Jouha Min1 1University of Michigan
- 8:15 AM. 357. Minimal syntactic elements order the stimuli-responsive phase behavior of novel intrinsically disordered proteins.Maria Camila Giraldo-Castaño, B.S.1, Mariell Pascual, B.S.1, Spencer Hayes, M.S.1, Felipe Quiroz, PhD2, Shuo-Lin Weng, B.S.3, Jeetain Mittal, PhD3 1Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, 2Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, 3Texas A&M University
- 8:30 AM. 358. Bioluminescent Hydrogel Sensors Enable Rapid and Continuous Monitoring of Cytokines.Kayle Riley, M.S.E1, Jaselyn Porter1, Nandita Boddu1, Maria Coronel, PhD1 1University of Michigan
- 8:45 AM. 359. Dual Stage Addition and Photo Crosslinked Hydrogels for Use in Geometrically Tunable Blood Shunts.Akari Seiner, MS1, Elisabeth Posthill, MS1, Lindsay Hager, MS1, Amy Throckmorton, Ph.D.1, Christopher Rodell, Ph.D.1 1Drexel University
- 9:00 AM. 360. Development of Photoacoustic Nanosensor for the Detection of Granzyme B in Response to Natural Killer Cell Immunotherapy.Brendan Barlow1, Tasneem Mukarrama2, Anika Kulkarni1, Ana Sandoval-Castellanos, PhD2, Myeongsoo Kim3, Robert Canter, M.D.2, Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D.4 1University of California Davis, 2UC Davis, 3Georgia Institute of Technology, 4UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis
- 9:15 AM. 361. Boolean Logic-based Controlled Release of Therapeutic Proteins from Biomaterials.Cole Deforest, PhD1 1University of Washington
- 9:30 AM. 362. An N-glycosylation consensus sequence fusion domain drives supramolecular assembly of protein biomaterials.Eric Hill, MS1, Stephen Michel1, Ryan Clark, BS1, Ayumi Shigemoto, PhD1, Natasha Sequeira, BS1, Benjamin Keselowsky, PhD1, Gregory Hudalla, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 9:45 AM. 363. Combatting MRSA: A Degradable Thiol-ene Platform for pH-Activated Release of Doxycycline.Chipo Chapusha1, Nicholas McGowan1, Paige Smith1, Anthony Hasley1, Mary Carr1, Mary Marquart, PhD1, Jared Cobb2, Amol Janorkar, PhD1 1University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2US Army Corps of Engineers
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- 8:00 AM. 364. Hyaluronic Acid Granular Hydrogels through Initiator-free Visible Light Mediated Crosslinking.Aina Solsona Pujol1, Keisuke Nakamura2, Jason Burdick, Ph.D.1 1University of Colorado Boulder, 2Kyoto University
- 8:15 AM. 365. Granular Hydrogel-Based Perivascular Niche Models to Examine Glioblastoma Invasion.Joel Kattoor1, Brittany Payan, B.S.2, Tejasvi Anand, B.S.1, Brendan Harley3 1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 3University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- 8:30 AM. 366. Dynamic granular hydrogels as a confinement model to assess pancreatic cancer cell fate.Ellen Frahm1, Chien-Chi Lin, PhD1 1Purdue University
- 8:45 AM. 367. Controlled Growth Factor Release from Granular Hydrogels for Lymphatic Vessel Formation.Salmady Ramos Valentin1, Daniel Montes Pinzon1, Rananjaya Gamage, PhD1, Donny Hanjaya-Putra1 1University of Notre Dame
- 9:00 AM. 368. Rheological Exploration of the Role of Microgel Polymer Network Structure and Interparticle Interactions on the Brittility of Granular PEG Hydrogel Biomaterials.Victor Rivera-Llabres, PhD1, Jiye Lee1, John Brownridge1, Simon Rogers, PhD1, Brendan Harley2 1University of Illinois Ubana-Champaign, 2University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- 9:15 AM. 369. Compressive Loading of Alginate Microgel-Spheroid Composite Scaffolds Induces Hypertrophic Chondrocyte Phenotype in Stem Cell Spheroids.David Ramos-Rodriguez1, Andrea Filler1, Sheetal Palle2, Shierly Fok1, Erika Wheeler1, Mason Caserta1, Connor Dorais1, J. Kent Leach1 1UC Davis Health, 2UC Davis
- 9:30 AM. 370. Filling The Void: Vasculogenic Assembly in Semi-Synthetic Granular Hydrogel Grafts.Michael Hu1, Despina Pavlidis1, Gonzalo Anyosa1, Ariella Shikanov, PhD1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD2 1University of Michigan, 2UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR
- 9:45 AM. 371. Granular Biomaterial Platform Enables Vascularized Subcutaneous Cell Delivery.Jean-Pierre Pierantoni1, John-Paul A. Pham1, Nicole Racca1, Maria Coronel, PhD1 1University of Michigan
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- 8:00 AM. 372. Co-Electrospinning of a Multifunctional Bone Wrap from Polycaprolactone and Decellularized Tissue.Madeline Laude1, Sarah Jones, Ph.D.1, Zeenat Oyebanji1, Ruchi Birur1, Andres Luengo Martinez1, Isabelle Gilbert1, Phillip Baek1, Nichole Longbottom2, Nicole McCullough2, Staci Horn, Ph.D.2, Chien-Yu Lin1, Matthew Lohr1, Fred Clubb, Ph.D.2, Manuel Rausch, Ph.D.1, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Ph.D.1 1University of Texas at Austin, 2Texas A&M University
- 8:15 AM. 373. Foam-Fiber Composite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.Mengnan Dennis, Doctorate Degree1, Jessica Gluck, PhD2, Martin King, PhD2 1North Carolina State University, 2NC State University
- 8:30 AM. 374. Non-Ionic Surfactant Modifies Electrospun Fiber Properties for In Vitro Fibrous Connective Tissue Models.Katherine Meinhold, B.S.1, Jenny Robinson, Ph.D.1 1University of Washington
- 8:45 AM. 375. On-Demand Transparency of Aligned Cellulose Nanofiber networks in Collagen Scaffolds for Corneal Bioprinting.Diya Singhal1, Will Salisbury1, Betty Cai1, Neil Baugh1, Carla Huerta-López, PhD1, Seungheon Lee1, David Myung, PhD1, Lucia Brunel, PhD1, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1 1Stanford University
- 9:00 AM. 376. Establishing Novel Fluorescent Polydioxanone Microfiber Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Investigations.Iman von Briesen, M.S.1, Paul Dalton, PhD1, Maya Kasteleiner2, Patrick Hall, M.S.1, Ievgenii Liashenko, PhD1, Ramesh Jasti, PhD1, Harrison Reid, PhD1 1University of Oregon, 2Knight Campus, University of Oregon
- 9:15 AM. 377. Designer fibrous composites promote integrin-VEGFR crosstalk to enhance angiogenesis and wound healing.Yimeng Zhao, B.S.1 1University of Michigan
- 9:30 AM. 378. Leveraging Entanglement to Fabricate Injectable and Stable Fibrous Scaffolds.Alexander Favela1, Matthew Davidson, PhD2, Ryan Hayward1, Jason Burdick, Ph.D.3 1University of Colorado, Boulder, 2University of Colorado-Boulder, 3University of Colorado Boulder
- 9:45 AM. 379. Predicting Simultaneous Strain Stiffening and Nonlinear Stress Relaxation in Fibrous Networks.Dallin Jacobs1, Natalie Zwick1, Truc Dinh2, Aidan Gilchrist, Ph.D.1 1Univeristy of California, Davis, 2University of California, Davis
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- 8:00 AM. 380. Fibrous MAP Hydrogels Coordinate VEGF Signaling to Enhance Vascular Integration for Islet Transplantation.Michael Hu1, Yimeng Zhao, B.S.1, Manuj Bandral, PhD1, David Lorberbaum, PhD1, Brendon M. Baker, PhD2 1University of Michigan, 2UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR
- 8:15 AM. 381. Matrix biophysics regulates early 3D neuroepithelium morphogenesis in vitro.Michelle Huang1, Julien Roth, PhD2, Kristine Pashin1, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1 1Stanford University, 2Genentech
- 8:30 AM. 382. Engineering the Degradation of Decellularized Bamboo Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration.Ali Salifu, PhD1, Vanessa Uzonwanne, PhD1, Tom Buckman, BS1, Kathryn Chang, Undergraduate1, Glenn Gaudette, PhD1 1BOSTON COLLEGE
- 8:45 AM. 383. Plodia interpunctella as a source of Silk Proteins for Nanomaterial Applications.Lauren Eccles, BS1, Bryce Shirk, PhD1, Nikita Patel, BS1, Whitney Stoppel, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 9:00 AM. 384. Optimization and Characterization of Plant-based Inks for Light-based 3D Printing of Intricate Structures.Luke Ramsier1, Ebrahim Tajik1, Hossein Ravanbakhsh1 1University of Akron
- 9:15 AM. 385. Interstitium-lymphatic tissue-on-a-chip for engineering sustained release lymphatic nanomedicine.Tae Hee Yoon, M.S.1, Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, Ph.D.1, Maya Levitan, n.s.1, Alexander Heiler1, Guanzhen He1, Brandon Dixon, Ph.D.1, Susan Thomas, Ph.D.1 1Georgia Institute of Technology
- 9:30 AM. 386. Spatiotemporal Mapping of Tissue Oxygenation Using Implantable Nanosensors.Maedeh Rahimnejad1, John-Paul A. Pham1, Layla M. Summers1, Maria Coronel, PhD1 1University of Michigan
- 9:45 AM. 387. Engineering a Tunable PEG-4MAL Hydrogel Platform for Patient-Derived Intestinal Enteroid Culture.Luis Arrieta-Viana, Dr.1, Andrés García, PhD2, Tatiana Karakasheva, Dr.3 1Georgia Tech, 2Georgia Institute of Technology, 3Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- 8:00 AM. 388. Poly (Maltose - Lactate) Metabolic Copolymers Fuel Neural Progenitor Cell and Astrocytes Proliferation.Kunyu Li, master1, Timothy O'Shea, PhD1 1Boston University
- 8:15 AM. 389. Off-target fibrotic effects of pro-angiogenic brain-reparative hydrogels and the role of microglia-pericyte crosstalk.Emma Whitehead, B.S.1, Tatiana Segura, PhD1, Katrina Wilson, PhD2, Kevin Erning, PhD3, Nicole Ratterman1 1Duke University, 2KBI BioPharma, 3Biomedical Engineering
- 8:30 AM. 390. Glycan Modified Biomaterials Support Neurogenesis After Ischemia Stroke.Sanchuan Che1 1Duke University
- 8:45 AM. 391. Monocyte Membrane Coated Nanoparticles Enable Active Targeting to Nerves in a Model of CMT1X.Harshita Kondeti1, Maleen Cabe, MS1, Kelly Langert, PhD1 1Loyola University Chicago
- 9:00 AM. 392. A Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Multi-spheroid Midbrain Model for Studying Opioid Addiction.Ze Zhong Wang, Ph.D1, Zhan Shu, Ph.D2, Alexander Laperle, Ph.D3, Samantha Santacruz, Ph.D1, Clive Svendsen, Ph.D3, Nigel Maidment, Ph.D2, Stephanie Seidlits, PhD4 1University of Texas Austin, 2University of California, Los Angeles, 3Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 4University of Texas at Austin
- 9:15 AM. 393. Multifunctional platelet-like particles modulate inflammation and coagulation in polytrauma-traumatic brain injury.Diana Herrera-Diaz1, Luke Tucker, PhD2, Sierra Chimene, MS1, Amberlyn Simmons, MS1, Gregory Jensen, PhD1, Anastasia Sheridan-Muñana3, Sanika Pandit4, Crystal Willingham1, Ashley Brown, PhD5, Sarah Stabenfeldt, PhD1 1Arizona State University, 2North Carolina State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3NC State University, 4NC State, 5North Carolina State University
- 9:30 AM. 394. Activity Based Nanosensor to Interrogate Protease Activity by Cell Type, Region and Sex in Traumatic Brain Injury.Marianne Madias1, Jordan Nichols1, Ester Kwon1 1UCSD
- 9:45 AM. 395. Engineering a long-lived human neurovascular PENTA culture to model vascular–neuroimmune remodeling after mild and moderate traumatic brain injury.Volha Liaudanskaya1, Daniel Hinrichsen1, Sunghyun Jun1, Sahan Kansakar2, Charitha Anamala1, Mitchell Thielen1 1University of Cincinnati, 2Unviersity of Cincinnati
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- 8:00 AM. 397. Engineered Immune Organoid–on–Chip Platform Reveals Chemokine Receptor Dysregulation Impairs Germinal Center Organization in Lymphoma Patients.Manuel Quiñones-Pérez1, Zhe Zhong1, Jean Koff2, Ankur Singh1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Emory School of Medicine, Emory University
- 8:15 AM. 398. Engineered Colorectal Cancer Tissue Model in Obesity-linked Insulin-Resistant Microenvironment for Mechanistic Investigation of Disease Progression.Kwaghtaver Desongu1, Ifeoluwa Odeniyi, PhD1, Callie Pope, Student1, Peter Peter Abraham, B.Sc1, Grace Hester, B.Sc1, Michael . Greene, PhD1, Elizabeth Lipke1 1Auburn University
- 8:30 AM. 399. Tunable Magnetorheological Elastomer Substrates for Studying Mechano-Genetic Interactions in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.Yasaman Kargar Gaz Kooh1, Yuwen Sun1, Bahareh Bahman1, Ganesh Malayath1, Leah Hayem1, Debeni Devi Nongmaithem1, Guy Genin1, Nathaniel Huebsch1 1Washington University in St. Louis
- 8:45 AM. 400. Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of a 3D PEG-based Lung Tumor Model to Subcutaneous Xenograft.Suzanne Lightsey1, Heather Kates, PhD1, Kalyanee Shirlekar, PhD1, Jason Brant, PhD1, Blanka Sharma, PhD1 1University of Florida
- 9:00 AM. 401. Compressive Bioreactor Enables Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Responses in Young and Aged Donor-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.Thai Thanh Hoang1, Katherine Griffin1, Sabrina Mierswa1, J. Kent Leach1 1UC Davis Health
- 9:15 AM. 402. Engineering Focal Cardiac Fibrosis Models via Digital Light Processing of Hydrogel Molds.Jason Burdick, Ph.D.1, Mackenzie Obenreder, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Boston University1, Arianna McCarty1 1University of Colorado Boulder
- 9:30 AM. 396. Talk by Melissa Kemp, Georgia Institute of Technology
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- 10:30 AM. 403. Talk by Mark Prausnitz, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 10:30 AM. 404. Talk by Sarah Sapouckey, University of Iowa
- 10:30 AM. 405. Talk by Eunji Chung, University of Southern California
- 10:30 AM. 406. Talk by Aliasger Salem, University of Iowa
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- 10:30 AM. 407. Ultrasound-Responsive Biomaterial Platform for Modeling Breast Cancer Progression in the 3D Microenvironment.Kevin Schilling, PhD1, Katherine Huynh, PhD2, Olivia Foster, PhD2, Mary Lowrey2, Alexandra Tihomirov Bukchin, PhD2, Sean Speese, PhD2, Carolyn Schutt Ibsen, PhD2 1Oregon Health& Science University, 2Oregon Health and Science University
- 10:45 AM. 408. In Vitro Characterization of Shape Memory Polymer Foam Hemostatic Dressings in Compressible and Non-Compressible Wound Models.Maya Yagan1, Ernest Emmanuel Obeng1, Sevde Can1, Mary Beth Monroe1 1Texas A&M University
- 11:00 AM. 409. Adhesive, Thermoresponsive Hydrogels to Construct Subcutaneous Glucose Biosensors.Carolina Martinez1, Theodore Ferrell1, Varshitha Krishnan1, Melissa Grunlan, Ph.D.1 1Texas A&M University
- 11:15 AM. 410. Patterning Biological Function in 4D via Irreversible Protein Photoactivation.Naomi Nam1, Cole Deforest, PhD1, Brizzia Munoz-Robles1 1University of Washington
- 11:30 AM. 411. A Dual-Wavelength Controlled, Photo-Liquifiable, and Photo-Crosslinkable Hydrogel System for Biomedical Applications.Jian Zhang, Ph.D1, Li Wang, Ph.D1, Cong Meng, M.S.1 1NC State University
- 11:45 AM. 412. Dynamic Gelatin-Based Dithiolane-Norbornene Hydrogels for iPSC Differentiation.Favour Afolabi1, Chien-Chi Lin, PhD1 1Purdue University
- 12:00 PM. 413. Design of Peptide-Polyester Conjugates for Cell-Directed Scaffold Remodeling.Korina Vida Sinad1, Natasha Hunt1, Srujan Singh2, Kelly Seims1, Yingjie Wu1, E. Thomas Pashuck1, Warren Grayson, PhD2, Lesley Chow1 1Lehigh University, 2Johns Hopkins University
- 12:15 PM. 414. Impact of Hydrolytic Degradation on Stimuli-Responsive 3D Printed Liquid Crystalline Elastomers.Lorin Danielsen, B.S.1, Jason Burdick, Ph.D.2, Timothy White, Ph.D.2 1CU Boulder, 2University of Colorado Boulder
- 10:30 AM. 415. Controlled Delivery of Polyester of Alpha Ketoglutarate to Enhance BMP2-Mediated Bone Repair.Margaret Dugoni, MS1, Elizabeth Zars Fisher, MS2, Emily Mahadevan, MS1, Xiaodong Li, MS2, Madhan Mohan Chandra Sekhar Jaggarapu, PhD3, Jennifer J Westendorf, PhD2, Abhinav Acharya, PhD3, Julianne L Holloway, PhD1 1Arizona State University, 2Mayo Clinic, 3Case Western Reserve University
- 10:45 AM. 416. Behavior of engineered adipose-derived stem cells in mineralized collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds.Jaejung Kim1, Dhyanesh Baskaran1, Hua Wang1, Brendan Harley2 1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- 11:00 AM. 417. Neural Stem Cell Expansion in Granular Scaffold Reveals Porosity-Dependent Viability.Jonathan Florian, B.S.1, Remington Martinez, B.S.1, Chris Highley, Ph.D.1, Kyle Lampe, PhD1 1University of Virginia
- 11:15 . 418. Patient Specific Colloidal Fibrillar Composites to Augment Equine Distal Limb Wound Healing.Sanika Pandit1, Adrienne Ward2, Shannon Connard3, Alexa Kuyvenhoven2, Anastasia Sheridan-Muñana2, Lauren Schnabel2, Ashley Brown, PhD4 1NC State, 2NC State University, 3Cornell University, 4North Carolina State University
- 11:30 PM. 419. Topographic Priming Imprints Migratory Memory for Navigating Discontinuous Cues in Heterogeneous Extracellular Matrix.Poorya Esmaili Bambizi1, mehran mansouri, PhD1, Vinay Abhyankar, PhD1 1Rochester Institute of Technology
- 11:45 PM. 420. A Simple, High-Accuracy Patterning Technique to Investigate Interfacial Guidance of Collective Migration.Dinindu De Silva1, Vinay Abhyankar, PhD1, Poorya Esmaili Bambizi1, Indranil M. Joshi, PhD1, Sami Farajollahi1 1Rochester Institute of Technology
- 12:00 PM. 421. Viscosity-Tuned Transfection and Optimized Lipid Nanoparticles Enable DNA Delivery to Suspension T Cells.Jingyao Ma, M.S.1, Yining Zhu, PhD1, Junru Liao1, Milun Jain1, Wu Han Toh1, Leonardo Cheng1, Hai-Quan Mao, PhD1 1Johns Hopkins University
- 12:15 PM. 422. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging in a Bone Marrow-Mimetic Model.Truc Dinh1, Charlotte Stevens1, Dallin Jacobs2, Nathan Bribiesca2, Aidan Gilchrist, Ph.D.2, Connor George1 1University of California, Davis, 2Univeristy of California, Davis
Hanover AB
- 10:30 AM. 423. Antimicrobial Self-Defensive Surfaces that Promote Healing while Reducing Infection.Matthew Libera1 1Stevens Institute of Technology
- 11:00 AM. 424. Antibiotic‑Free Polyethylenimine Synergized Biomimetic Antibacterial Nanoparticle Metal Implant Coatings Create Anti‑Adhesive, Antibiofilm Surfaces.Juliane Hopf, PhD1, Carlie Kudary1, Prakash Nallathamby, Ph.D.1, conor Sheehan, BS1, Deborah Donahue, BS1, Victoria Ploplis, PhD1, Francis Castellino, PhD1 1University of Notre Dame
- 11:30 AM. 425. Self-assembled antimicrobial surfaces inhibit bacterial colonization of PCL surfaces.Yunhua Guo1, Matthew Libera1, Zhuozhuo Yin2, Hongjun Wang1, Anand Wadurkar3, Shikha Nangia3, Nicole Gill4, Karin Sauer4, David Davies4, Claudia Marques4, Benjamin Paren1 1Stevens Institute of Technology, 2stevens insitute of technonlgy, 3Syracuse University, 4Binghamton University
- 11:45 AM. 426. Mechanochromic Smart Materials for Infection Surveillance in Chronic Wounds.Thalma Orado, MPH1, Bethany Yashkus2, Richard Chandradat, PhD.3, Samantha Zysk, Msc.4, Zachary J. Geffert, PhD.4, Ernest E. obeng, Msc.1, Pranav Soman, PhD.4, Xiaocun Lu, PhD.3, Mary Beth Monroe1 1Texas A&M University, 2Wilkes University, 3Clarkson University, 4Syracuse University
- 12:00 PM. 427. Implementing Multiple Surface Modification Strategies for Reducing Bacterial Adhesion.Gaurav Pandey1, Li-Chong Xu2, Christopher Siedlecki2 1Pennsylvania State University, 2Penn State College of Medicine
- 12:15 PM. 428. Peptide functionalization of Titania Nanotube surface, Enhancing Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Properties.Ramesh Singh1, Ketul Popat1 1George Mason University
Hanover CDE
- 10:30 AM. 429. Programmable microparticles rewire CAR signaling to enable super-physiological expansion of human T cells in vitro.Xiao Huang1 1Drexel University
- 10:45 AM. 430. Adhesive Nonfibrotic Interfaces: Spatial Transcriptomic Atlas and Mechanistic Insight.Bastien Aymon1, Jiayi Liu1, Layan AlSharif1, Jianzhu Chen, Dr.1, Xuanhe Zhao, Dr.1 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 11:00 AM. 431. Synthetic Niches Enable Immunological Profiling and Early Prediction of Type 1 Diabetes Progression.Jyotirmoy Roy1, Yifei Jiang1, Amod Talekar1, Peter Sajjakulnukit1, Jessica King1, Lillian Holman1, Shahzad Sohail1, Brianna Ha1, Costas Lyssiotis1, Lonnie Shea1 1University of Michigan
- 11:15 AM. 432. Placental-Mimicry Macroencapsulated Cell Therapy Delays Bystander Cell Rejection in Xenogeneic Model.Shivani Hiremath, MS1, Chishiba Chilimba, MS1, Aditya Misra, B.S.E.1, Jessica Weaver, Ph.D.1 1Arizona State University
- 11:30 AM 433. Systemic mRNA vaccine priming and pulmonary circRNA vaccine booster elicited robust lung mucosal immunity for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the immunotherapy of lung metastatic melanoma.Guizhi Zhu, PhD1 1University of Michigan
- 11:45. 434. Harnessing Nanoscale Oligonucleotide Presentation to Overcome Tumor Immunosuppression.Michelle Teplensky, PhD1 1Boston University
- 12:00 PM. 435. Harnessing DNA-based vaccines to generate lung-resident immunity.Siyi Zheng1, Meredith Davis1, Michael Vannini1, Joseph Mizgerd1, Michelle Teplensky, PhD1 1Boston University
- 12:15 PM. 436. Cancer-inspired microparticles drive differential modulation of bone-marrow-derived dendritic cells and potentiate diverse polarization in T cells.Krishna Gaddam1, Allen B Tu1, Reuben Abraham1, Jamal Lewis, Ph.D.1 1University of florida
Hanover FG
- 10:30 PM. 437. Programmed Release of Surface-Functionalized Mitochondria Enhances Uptake by Cells in a Rat Calvarial Defect Model
- 10:45 PM. 438. Nettle-Inspired Microneedle Platforms for Theragenerative Skin Cancer Therapy.Chan Ho Moon, B.S. Candidate1, Yubeen Park, M.S.2, Jung-Hoon Park, Ph.D.2, Hyun-Do Jung, Ph.D.1 1Hanyang University, 2Asan Medical Center/University of Ulsan College of Medicine
- 11:00 AM. 439. Electro-Assisted Direct Ink Writing (E-Writing) of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA)/Chitosan/Ganoderma Lucidum Mycelium Scaffolds for Advanced Burn Wound Healing. Libin Yang1, Kenan Song1 1University of Georgia
- 11:15 AM. 440. Synergistic Bioactivity of Chitosan/Agarose/Gelatin Hydrogels Functionalized with Tannic Acid–Metal Complexes: From Physicochemical Features to Biological Performance.Marcin Wekwejt, PhD1, Florence Desgagne2, Silvia Rodriguez-Fernandez, PhD2, Elliot Cournoyer3, Pascale Chevallier, PhD2, Vanessa P. Houde, Prof.3, Diego Diego Mantovani, Prof.2 1CHU de Quebec & Laval University / Gdańsk University of Technology, 2CHU de Quebec & Laval University, 3Laval University
- 11:30 AM. 441. Development of scaffolding material with “blood vessel-like” properties to control sustained release of glucose for large-sized tissue engineering.Panitporn Laowpanitchakorn, M.Eng.1, Marie Piantino, Ph.D.1, Michiya Matsusaki, Ph.D.1 1The University of Osaka
- 11:45 AM. 442. Modulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior within a Recombinant Porous Polypeptide Scaffold.Emily Song1, Rachael Putman1, Ashutosh Chilkoti, PhD2 1Duke University, 2Duke
- 12:00 PM. 443. Phase-separated injectable hydrogels with tunable microporous structures enhance transplanted cell survival and therapeutic efficacy for tissue regeneration.Akihiro Nishiguchi1, Hana Yasue1, Tetsushi Taguchi1 1National Institute for Materials Science
- 12:15 PM. 444. Enhancing Angiogenic Expression of hMSCs using Deferoxamine-Loaded Collagen Scaffolds.Genesis Rios Adorno, MS1, Alison Nunes2, Chitra Subramanian, Ph.D.1, Mark Cohen, MD1, Brendan Harley3 1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 3University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
GH East AB
- 10:30 AM. 445. Electrowritten Resorbable Metallo-Elastomer Conduits for Next-Generation Vascular Repair.Ying Grace Chen, Ph.D.1 1Rowan University
- 10:45 AM. 446. Delivering Engineered Heart Tissue without Open Surgery to Repair Heart Attack Damage.Shatil Shahriar1, Jingwei Xie1, Wuqiang Zhu, MD, PhD2 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2Mayo Clinic
- 11:0 AM. 447. A Polymer Milestone: Five Years of Prosthetic Polymer Heart Valve Leaflets in Humans.Ryan Stanfield, PhD1, Morteza Gharib, PhD2, David Grainger, PhD1, Steven Yakubov, MD3 1University of Utah, 2California Institute of Technology, 3OhioHealth Methodist Hospital
- 11:15 AM. 448. E-cardiac patch for heart repair.Malcolm Xing, PhD1, Xingying Zhang, PhD1 1University of Manitoba
- 11:30 AM. 449. Multi-Layered and Injectable Cryogel Scaffolds for Targeted Tissue Adhesion.Morgan Riffe, M.S.1, Nikolas Di Caprio, PhD1, Matthew Davidson, PhD1, Jason Burdick, Ph.D.2 1University of Colorado-Boulder, 2University of Colorado Boulder
- 11:45 AM. 450. Conductive Heart-derived ECM Hydrogels to Improve hiPSC-CMs Maturation.Jiazhu Xu, PhD1, Joel Aboagye2, Yufeng Wen1, Marcella Edwards2, Zining Yang1, Huikang Fu1, Huaxiao Yang, PhD.2, Yi Hong, PhD1 1The University of Texas at Arlington, 2University of North Texas
- 12:00 PM. 451. Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Atherosclerosis.Shivesh Anand, PhD1, Michelle Huang1, Ishita Jain, PhD1, Alexa Berezowitz1, Paul Cheng, MD PhD1, Sarah Heilshorn, PhD1, Ngan Huang, PhD1 1Stanford University
- 12:15 PM. 452. Magnetoactive hydrogels to probe how curvature directs endothelial cell mechanosensing and function.Avinava Roy, M.S.E1, Grace Hinds, B.S.2, Claudia Loebel, M.D., Ph.D2 1University of Michigan, 2University of Pennsylvania
GH East CD
- 10:30 AM. 453. The potential of high crystalline nano-hydroxyapatite in inhibiting breast cancer cell adhesion and proliferation.Ella Glorioso1, Alexa Agesen1, Weitong Chen, Ph.D.1, Timothy Burg, Ph.D.1, Karen Burg, Ph.D.1 1University of Georgia
- 10:45 AM. 454. Bioactive Composite Support Bioinks for Enhanced Osteogenesis in Dense Cellular Constructs.Hang Truong1, Murat Guvendiren1 1New Jersey Institute of Technology
- 11:00 AM. 455. Embedded Bioprinting of 3D Perfusable Channels in Alginate Using Calcium Chloride-Loaded Fugitive Ink.Calvin Chernyatinskiy1, Bruce Gao1 1Clemson University
- 11:15 AM. 456. High-Throughput In Vivo Screening of Bioinks for Improved Vascular and Hepatocyte Engraftment.Fan Zhang1 1University of Washington
- 11:30 AM. 457. 4D Bioprinting of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-laden Dynamic Hydrogels for Bone Regeneration.Shangsi Chen1, Boguang Yang1, Liangbin Zhou1, Rocky Tuan1, Zhong Alan Li1 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 11:45 AM. 458.
- 12:00 PM. 459. 4D Engineered Collagen-Nanosilicate Biphasic Scaffold for Bone-Ligament Regeneration.Diya Pillai Babu1, Ananiah Piango1, Yingnan Zhai1, Linxia Gu1, Akhilesh Gaharwar2, Vipuil Kishore1 1Florida Institute of Technology, 2Texas A&M University
- 12:15 PM. 460. 4D microfluidic platform for cell culture studies.Durante Pioche-Lee1, Sasha Cai Lesher-Pérez2 1Univeristy of Michigan, 2University of Michigan-- Ann Arbor