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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
8:30 AM-10:10 AM
Keynote Session I
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Keynote Session II
1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Session 1A: Nitinol Fatigue I
Session 2A: Laser Technologies for Manufacturing Medical Devices
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Poster Session
3:20 PM-4:50 PM
Session 1B: Nitinol Fatigue II
3:30 PM-4:50 PM
Session 2B: Surface Engineering I: Lasers and Porous Coatings
Thursday, August 26, 2004
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Session 3A: Surface Engineering II: Vacuum-Based Processes
Session 4A: Nitinol Properties and Manufacture
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Session 3B: Surface Engineering III: Plasma and Atmospheric Processes
Session 4B: Numerical Modeling
1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Session 5A: Nano and Microfabricated Structures I
Session 6A: Mechanical and Physical Properties of Medical Devices
Session 7A: Imaging I
3:30 PM-4:50 PM
Session 5B: Nano and Microfabricated Structures II
Session 6B: Stainless Steel, Titanium and Cobalt-Base Alloy Developments
Session 7B: Imaging II and Managing Materials Information
Friday, August 27, 2004
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Session 8A: Cardiovascular Device Applications I
Session 9A: Regulatory and Biocompatibility Issues for Medical Device Manufacturers
10:30 AM-11:50 AM
Session 8B: Cardiovascular Device Applications II
Session 9B: Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Session 10A: Non-metallic Biomaterials
Session 11A: Corrosion I
3:30 PM-4:50 PM
Session 10B: Advances in Surgical Instrument Technologies
Session 11B: Corrosion II