Focus Session: Assembly & Function of Biomimetic & Bioinspired Materials I

Presentations

• DILLON MEDAL BREAK

  COFFEE_KLATCH

  March 19, 2013, 2:30 PM – March 19, 2013, 3:06 PM

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• Designing ``catch and release'' systems by utilizing functionalized oscillating fins

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 3:06 PM – March 19, 2013, 3:18 PM

  Authors

  • Yongting Ma

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261

  • Amitabh Bhattacharya

    • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076

  • Olga Kuksenok

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261

  • Ximin He

    • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

  • Joanna Aizenberg

    • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

  • Anna C. Balazs

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261

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• The Study of Lipid-Based Nanodis as a Novel Carrier for Hydrophobic Cargo

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 3:18 PM – March 19, 2013, 3:30 PM

  Authors

  • Ying Liu

    • Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

  • Mu-Ping Nieh

    • Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

  • Hyunsook Jang

    • Polymer Science, University of Connecitcut

  • Yike Huang

    • Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

  • Yong Wang

    • Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

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• Harnessing Fluid-Driven Vesicles to Pick Up and Drop Off Janus Particles

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2013, 3:42 PM

  Authors

  • Xin Yong

    • Chemical Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

  • Isaac Salib

    • Intel
    • Chemical Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

  • Emily Crabb

    • Chemical Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

  • Nicholas Moellers

    • Chemical Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

  • Gerald McFarlin

    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

  • Olga Kuksenok

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

  • Anna Balazs

    • Department of Chemical \& Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
    • Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh
    • Chemical Engineering Dept, University of Pittsburgh

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• Cob-Weaving Spiders Design Attachment Discs Differently for Locomotion and Prey Capture

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 3:42 PM – March 19, 2013, 3:54 PM

  Authors

  • Vasav Sahni

    • The University of Akron

  • Jared Harris

    • The University of Akron

  • Todd Blackledge

    • The University of Akron

  • Ali Dhinojwala

    • Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron
    • The University of Akron

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

  March 19, 2013, 3:54 PM – March 19, 2013, 4:06 PM

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• Self-Tailoring of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Assemblies by Osmotic Pressure

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 4:06 PM – March 19, 2013, 4:18 PM

  Authors

  • Jinhye Bae

    • Polymer Science and Engineering Department at University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • R. Hayward

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
    • Polymer Science and Engineering Department at University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • University of Massachusettes - Amherst

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• Effect of Intrinsic Twist on Length of Crystalline and Disordered Regions in Cellulose Microfibrils

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 4:18 PM – March 19, 2013, 4:30 PM

  Authors

  • Abdolmadjid Nili

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Oleg Shklyaev

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Zhen Zhao

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Linghao Zhong

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Vincent Crespi

    • Pennsylvania State University

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• The Effect of Small Molecule Additives on the Self-Assembly and Functionality of Protein-Polymer Diblock Copolymers

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 4:30 PM – March 19, 2013, 4:42 PM

  Authors

  • Carla Thomas

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Liza Xu

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Bradley Olsen

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Material Structure of a Graded Refractive Index Lens in Decapod Squid

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 4:42 PM – March 19, 2013, 4:54 PM

  Authors

  • Jing Cai

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Paul Heiney

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Alison Sweeney

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• Phase Transitions in Concentrated Solution Self-Assembly of Globular Protein-Polymer Block Copolymers

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 4:54 PM – March 19, 2013, 5:06 PM

  Authors

  • Christopher Lam

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Bradley Olsen

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Interfacial curvature effects in the self-assembly and responsiveness in polypeptide-based triblock copolymers

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 5:06 PM – March 19, 2013, 5:18 PM

  Authors

  • Daniel Savin

    • The University of Southern Mississippi

  • Jacob Ray

    • The University of Southern Mississippi

  • Ashley Johnson

    • The University of Southern Mississippi

  • Jack Ly

    • The University of Southern Mississippi

  • Charles Easterling

    • The University of Southern Mississippi

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• Amphiphilic Spider Silk-Like Block Copolymers with Tunable Physical Properties and Morphology for Biomedical Applications

  ORAL

  March 19, 2013, 5:18 PM – March 19, 2013, 5:30 PM

  Authors

  • Wenwen Huang

    • Tufts University

  • Sreevidhya Krishnaji

    • Tufts University

  • David Kaplan

    • Tufts University

  • Peggy Cebe

    • Tufts University

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