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Sponsored by Biomedical Engineering Society and the Microcirculatory Society |
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Monday, April 30 — 3:15-5:15 PM Washington, DC Convention Center — Room 154A |
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| Chaired: |
Brian P. Helmke, Univ. of Virginia |
Recent advances in molecular bioengineering and nanopatterning technologies enable the design of novel biomaterials to guide wound healing and morphogenesis. A grand challenge in the field remains how to engineer microvascular development to support tissue self-assembly. In this symposium, pioneers at the frontier of biomaterials micro- and nanofabrication will discuss mechanisms by which nanoscale cues in the microenvironment determine cell functions that guide angiogenesis and microvascular network formation.
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3:15 PM |
Controlling cardiovascular microenvironments at the micro and
nanoscale. |
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3:45 PM |
Grooved surfaces to direct endothelial cell spreading and migration
on vascular templates. |
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4:15 PM |
Engineering functional microvessels in vitro. |
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4:45 PM |
Branching from engineered tubes. |