Monday Morning

Joint Session on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications of Vacuum Processes and Coatings Surface Engineering and Bio-interfaces

Moderators: David Glocker, Isoflux Incorporated, Rochester, NY and Hana Baránková, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

9:30 a.m. JB-1 Generation of Dissolved Oxygen and Oxyhemoglobin in Whole Blood via the Photoactivation of a Semiconducting Titanium Dioxide Thin Film
Invited Presentation
R.J. Gilbert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; B.F. Monzyk, Battelle Research Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH; K.A. Dasse, Levitronix Medical, Waltham, MA; and P.M. Martin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Richland, WA

10:10 a.m. JB-2 Influence of the Surface Properties of Plasma Modified Polystyrene on Cell Morphology and Spreading
D.P. Dowling, P. Duggan, G. Byrne, I. Miller and W. Gallagher, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

10:30 a.m. JB-3 Biomedical Applications of Thin Films Deposited by Plasma Polymerization
C. Oehr, M. Mueller, M. Haupt, J. Barz, V. Sciarratta, H. Mertsching, I. Trick, A. Burger-Kentischer, and U. Vohrer, Fraunhofer Institute Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany

10:50 a.m. JB-4 Extending the Biocompatibility of Polyurethane Surfaces in Blood Contact by Pulsed Laser Deposited Thin Films
J. Lackner and W. Waldhauser, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria; R. Major and B. Major, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland; and R. Kustosz, Fundacja Rozwoju Kardiochirurgii, Zabrze, Poland

11:10 a.m. JB-5 Using Plasma Polymerised Acrylic Acid to Control the Cancer (Sarcoma 180) Growth
M. Dhayal and S. Cho, Dongshin University, Naju, South Korea

TBD JBFT-1 Adhesion Mechanisms of PEGBased Hydrogels to Plasma Treated Polymer Surfaces and Their Mechanical Properties
R. Snyders and O. Zabeida, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; C. Roberge and K. Shingell, Bioartificial Gel Technologies, Montréal, Canada; and L. Martinu and J.E. Klemberg-Sapieha, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

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Tuesday Morning

Joint Session on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications of Vacuum Processes and Coatings Hard and Functional Coatings

Moderators: Peter Martin, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA and Jolanta Klemberg-Sapieha, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

8:30 a.m. JB-6 Hard and Protective DLC Coatings for Medical Applications
Invited Presentation
R. Hauert, EMPA, Dubendorf, Switzerland

9:10 a.m. JB-7 Wettability and Adhesion Studies of Silicon-Titanium Oxide Based Biocompatible Coatings Deposited by PECVD
G.R. Prasad, E. Tully, and S.M. Daniels, Dublin City University, Dublin, Republic of Ireland; D.C. Cameron, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Mikkeli, Finland; and R.O. Kennedy, Dublin City University, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

9:30 a.m. JB-8 Functional Mesoporous Coatings for Therapy Delivery in Cardiac Devices
Invited Presentation
A. Fisk, Greatbatch, Inc., Columbia, MD

11:10 a.m. JB-9 New Thin Film Treatments of Dental and Orthopaedic Implants to Improve Their Osseointegration
C. Misiano, Romana Film Sotilli SRL, Rome, Italy; and R. Scandurra, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

TBD JBFT-2 Low Friction C/Nb Coatings Deposited by the Combined Cathodic Arc Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering Technique to Serve in Biomedical Applications
P.E. Hovsepian and Y.N. Kok, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Papers preceded by TBD and ending with FT, denote Guaranteed Flexible Time (FT) presentations, which will be presented in place of a cancelled paper earlier in the session if such situation arises, or will be presented at the end of the session.

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Preliminary Program Index