Conference Programme (updated 06.05.2008)
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| Time | Programme |
| 08.30 – 09.00 |
Welcome and Registration of the Participants; Coffee |
| 09.00 – 09.15 |
Opening Address: Prof. G. Richards, SSB President Welcome Addresses: Prof. B. Müller (Host) and Prof. A.U. Dan Daniels (Head Scientific Committee) |
| 09.15 – 09.45 |
Invited Talk: Prof. M. Lewandowska-Szumiel (Warsaw, Poland) Mechanics of material/cell/tissue interactions in vitro |
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09.45 – 10.35 |
Session 1: Chair B. Mueller (University Basel) |
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A.-K. Born (EMPA St. Gallen) Cellular mechanosensing: Analysis of molecular interactions between fluorescently-tagged focal adhesion proteins talin and vinculin |
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E. Thomasson (ETH Zurich, University of Zurich) Stretch-induced cell sheet alignment |
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A. Bruinink (EMPA St.Gallen) Effect of ridges on spinal cord neuron growth |
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D. Gourdon (ETH Zurich) Fibronectin unfolding plays a major role in fibrils formation and anastellin binding |
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10.35 – 11.05 |
Coffe Break |
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11.05 – 11.55 |
Session 2: Chair A.U. Daniels (University Basel) |
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M. Benoit (EPFL) Experimental characterization of pressure wave generation and propagation in biological tissues |
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H. Ardura-Garcia (University of Basel) Dual-mode dynamic functional stiffness of articular cartilage |
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D. Mohn (ETH Zurich) Nano- versus micron-sized bioactive glass reinforcement of P(3HB) - Are nano-fillers the way forward? |
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U. von Ah (University Hospital Basel) Effects of silver nitrate and a silver nanoparticle biomaterial additive on E. coli growth, determined by isothermal micro-nano calorimetry (IMNC) |
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12.00 – 12.50 |
General Assembly of the SSB |
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13.00 – 14.30 |
Poster Session and Buffet Lunch (presenters at their posters 13.30-14.30) |
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14.35 – 16.00 |
Session 3: Chair A. Zumbühl (University of Geneva) |
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C. Sinescu (Timisoara, Romania) Optical coherence tomography: Applications in dentistry |
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S. Schweizer (University of Basel) Polyelectrolyte multilayers on Nitinol |
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G. Guibert (Institut des Microtechnologies Appliquées Arc, La Chaux-de-Fonds) Control of human osteoblast adhesion on polymers after ion beam irradiation |
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F. Weber (University Hospital Zurich) A bioactive biodegradable guided bone regeneration membrane: From the bench to dental practice |
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S. Madduri (ETH Zurich) Neurotrophic factors releae from nerve conduits for peripheral axonal regeneration |
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T. Waltimo (University of Basel) Fine-tuning of bioactive glass for root canal disinfection |
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M. Nolff (University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover) Comparison of computed tomography and microradiography for ß-TCP graft evaluation after mandibular reconstruction |
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16.15 – 16:30 |
G. Bestetti Swiss Medtech Landscape and the CTI Medtech |
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16.30 – 17.00 |
Invited Talk: Prof. I. Martin (University Basel, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland) Bioreactor-based tissue engineering strategies |
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17.00 – 17.30 |
Student Prizes and Farewell Apéro sponsored by Straumann AG and Synthes GmbH |