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Technical Program

WEDNESDAY
August 25
THURSDAY
August 26
FRIDAY
August 27
AM PM AM PM AM PM
Online Abstract Collection Keynote Session I
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Keynote Session II
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
Session 1A: Nitinol Fatigue I
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 2A: Laser Technologies for Manufacturing Medical Devices
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster Session
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 1B: Nitinol Fatigue II
3:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Session 2B: Surface Engineering I: Lasers and Porous Coatings
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM 
Session 3A: Surface Engineering II: Vacuum-Based Processes
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Session 4A: Nitinol Properties and Manufacture
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Session 3B: Surface Engineering III: Plasma and Atmospheric Processes
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 4B: Numerical Modeling
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
Session 5A: Nano and Microfabricated Structures I
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 6A: Mechanical and Physical Properties of Medical Devices
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 7A: Imaging I
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 5B: Nano and Microfabricated Structures II
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Session 6B: Stainless Steel, Titanium and Cobalt-Base Alloy Developments
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Session 7B: Imaging II and Managing Materials Information
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM 
Session 8A: Cardiovascular Device Applications I
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Session 9A: Regulatory and Biocompatibility Issues for Medical Device Manufacturers
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Session 8B: Cardiovascular Device Applications II
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 9B: Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM 
Session 10A: Non-metallic Biomaterials
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 11A: Corrosion I
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 10B: Advances in Surgical Instrument Technologies
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Session 11B: Corrosion II
3:30 PM - 4:50 PM