Monday, November 7, 2011: 4:00 PM-5:20 PM
	Grand Ballroom A (Gold Coast Hotel )
	
	
	
	
	
		
			Session Chair:
			
				
					
					
						Prof. Xiaodong Han
					
				
			
 
		 
	
	
	
	
	4:20 PM
	
	
		On the Electropolishing and Surface Characteristics of Braided NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Stents
		
			
				Dr. Matthias Frotscher, Vascular Intervention; 
			
				Ms. Elisa Kassab, Institute for Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum; 
			
				Mr. Fabian Schreiber, Institute for Textile Technology, RWTH Aachen; 
			
				Dr. Lakshman Neelakantan, Institute for Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum; 
			
				Prof. Thomas Gries, Institute for Textile Technology, RWTH Aachen; 
			
				Prof. Gunther Eggeler, Institute for Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
			
		
		
			
		
	 
 
	
	4:40 PM
	
	
		Functionalization of Ti-Nb-Hf-Zr Alloy Surface with a Protein-Based Polymer
		
			
				Dr. J. Peña, Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny; 
			
				Ms. M. González, Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny; 
			
				Mr. José Carlos  Rodríguez-Cabello , Centro de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico (Universidad de Valladolid); 
			
				F.J. Gil, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; 
			
				J.M. Manero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya