Monday, May 5, 2008 Session M29 Medical Plastics and Biomaterials Moderator: Jill Martin

1:30 PM - #0529
Micropatterning Proteins On PLA Films Using Photolithography
Rahul Rasal, Clemson University

2:00 PM - #0741
Mechanical And Thermal Analyses Of Different Lots Of Film Made From Thermoformable Glycol Modified Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETG)
Thomas O'Brien, Queen's University Belfast

2:30 PM - #0848
Design And Characterization Of Plastic Hypodermic Needles
Jonathan Colton, Georgia Institute of Technology

3:00 PM - #0510
The Science Of Marrying Technologies To Produce Crosslinked Nanocomposites--Why?
Amar Nilajkar, Foster Corporation

3:30 PM - #0866
The Effects Of PLGA Composition On Morphology And Mechanical Properties Of Bioscaffolds
Christine Chan, University of Toronto

4:00 PM - #0083
Thermal, Rheological And Mechanical Properties Of Poly(Ether-Block-Amide) Compounds Filled With BaSO4
Xiaoping Guo, St Jude Medical (AFD), Inc.

4:30 PM - #0095
Design Of Bioresorbable Polymer For Tissue Growth
Vincent DiTaranto, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Session T32 Medical Plastics and Polymer Analysis Moderator: John Szymankiewicz

1:30 PM Keynote
Patrick Mather

2:30 PM - #0062
Nanomechanical Properties Of UHMWPE Irradiated With N Ions
Patricia Frontini, University of Mar del Plata

3:00 PM - #0190
Oxidative And Hydrolytic Stability Studies On Medical Thermoplastic Urethanes
Lecon Woo, LWoo Associates LLC

4:00 PM - #0950
Influence Of Molecular Weight On Thermal And Rheological Properties Of PAEK
Mingjun Yuan, Entegris Inc.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Session W12 Medical Plastics Commercial Session Moderator: Peter Colburn

9:00 AM Keynote
Trends in Medical Plastics
Gerry McNally, Queen's University

10:00 AM - #0498
Engineering Thermoplastic Elastomers Containing Radiopaque Fillers For Medical Device Applications
Sunil Mirji, Foster Corporation

10:30 AM - #0747
Vapor Phase Polymers For Medical Applications.
Rakesh Kumar, Specialty Coating Systems

11:00 AM - #0791
Bio-Compatible Structural Hydrogel Catheter Material
Scott Epstein, MD Labs

11:30 AM - #0106
Adhesion Of Plastics With Bone: A Comparative Study Using Commercially Available Adhesives And Biodegradable Polymer Melt Adhesives
Anshuman Shrivastava, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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