6 Advanced Materials and Emerging Technologies I

Tuesday, August 9, 2011: 10:40 AM-1:40 PM
Salon B (Hilton Minneapolis )
Session Chair:
Dr. Ming H. Wu
10:40 AM
Design and Development of New Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys for Orthopedic Applications
Mr. Harpreet S. Brar, University of Florida; Dr. Michele V. Manuel, University of Florida
11:00 AM
Qualification of Hot Isostatic Pressing Processes
Ms. Kori L. Rivard, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Amy E. Craft, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Todd S. Smith, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Bernice Aboud, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
11:20 AM
11:40 AM
Polymer Coatings on Biodegradable Metal Alloys
Ms. Sushma Amruthaluri, Florida International University; Norman Munroe, Florida International University; Puneet Gill, Florida International University; Chandan Pulletikurthi, Florida International University; Dharam Persuad, Florida International University; Rao Bezawada, Bezawada Bionedical, LLC
12:00 PM
Improving the Bioresponse to Polymers Using Zirconium and Tantalum Hybridization
Dr. John D. Jarrell, BioIntraface; Dr. Phong A. Tran, Rhode Island Hospital; Dr. Roman A. Hayda, Rhode Island Hospital; Dr. Christopher T. Born, Rhode Island Hospital