Meeting Program (updated 26.04.2014)

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

14:30	Registration and welcome coffee
15:15	Welcome Dr. Paul-Henri Vallotton, President of SSB+RM, Prof. Dr. Bert Müller, University of Basel, Willi Miesch, CEO Medartis AG, hosts
15:30	Invited talk: Dr. Adrian Spiegel, Medartis AG Materials Science from the Implant Industry Point of View
	Young scientist session Session chair: Dr. Pierre-Etienne Bourban, EPF Lausanne
15:55	Laëtitia Galea, responsible EC-member Introduction
16:00	*Simon Bugna, Uni Basel and HU Geneva Immune complement activation by a faceted nano-container in the pig model
16:15	*Rebecca P. Huber, ETH Zurich and Empa St. Gallen Protein and blood-interaction studies on nano-roughness gradients
16:30	*Hiroyuki Kamata, Uni Tokyo "Nonswellable" hydrogel without mechanical hysteresis
16:45	Coffee break
17:15	*Matti Kesti, ETH Zurich A novel bioink based on thermo- and photo-triggered tandem gelation for cartilage engineering
17:30	*Sonja Kracht, Uni Fribourg Antimicrobial metals trapped in responsive systems
17:45	*Christopher Millan, ETH Zurich Modified polysaccharides for rapid microtissue formation: The QuickStick technique
18:00	Invited talk: Dr. Morten Foss, Biomedical Surface Group, iNANO, Aarhus Translating science into technology in biomaterials science: strontium-functionalized implants
19:00	Bus departure to restaurant Schlüsselzunft
19:15	Conference dinner offered by SSB+RM (individual departure to accommodation)

Thursday, May 8th, 2014

08:00	Registration
	Session on ion and molecule release Session chair: Prof. Dr. Marc Bohner, RMS Foundation Bettlach
08:30	Invited talk: PD Dr. med. Kathrin Scherer Hofmeier, Allergy Unit, University Hospital Basel Prevalence of metal sensitization in a dermatologic patient collective and amongst patients with problematic metal implants
09:00	*Jacinthe Gagnon, Uni Fribourg Nanoencapsulation of silver-based antimicrobial drugs for biomaterial applications
09:15	*Waldemar Hoffmann, USB and FHNW Basel Ni release from rapid prototyped 3D NiTi scaffolds
09:30	*Gert-Jan ter Boo, AO Davos Hydrophobic gentamicin loaded poly(trimethylene carbonate) delivery system for the treatment of orthopaedic infections
09:45	Dmitriy Alexeev, RMS Foundation Bettlach Dissolution of CaCl₂ loaded into beta tricalcium phosphate porous blocks
10:00	PD Dr. Andrea Banfi, USB and Uni Basel Short-term co-delivery of fibrin-bound VEGF and PDGF-BB proteins ensures normalization and stabilization of VEGF-induced angiogenesis
10:15	Coffee break
	Rapid-fire presentations of posters Session chair: Dr. Morten Foss, iNANO Aarhus
10:45	Floriana Burgio, FHNW Muttenz Osteoinduction and survival of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells on nanoporous hydroxyapatite scaffolds Marzia Buscema, Uni Basel Comparing microfluidic devices and established glass capillaries in laboratory-based X-ray scattering of liposomes as nano-containers for drug delivery Olivera Evrova, USZ and ETH Zurich Bioactive DegraPol® electrospun scaffold produced by emulsion electrospinning for tendon repair application – scaffold characterization and release kinetics of biomolecules Franziska Koch, FHNW Muttenz Evaluation of network and pore morphology of self-assembling peptides for biomimetic therapy Claudia Loebel, AO Davos and ETH Zurich Precise tailoring of hyaluronan-tyramine hydrogels using DMTMM conjugation Maryam Mashayekhi, Amirkabir Uni Iran Increasing pore sizes of electro-spun polyurethane scaffold with specific collectors Michael Müller, ETH Zurich Nanostructured pluronic hydrogels for bioprinting Siri Paulo, Uni Coimbra, Portugal Role of biphasic calcium phosphates in the osteonecrosis of the jaw associated with bisphosphonates Dalila Petta, AO Davos Is Aquaporin-9 playing a role in osteoporosis? Thomas Studer, Uni Bern and Empa St. Gallen Engineering niches for intervertebral disc cells using random and aligned silk nano fibres Jürg Thüring, RMS Foundation Bettlach β-TCP platelets with high aspect ratio produced in a tubular reactor
11:15	General assembly of SSB+RM
12:00	Poster session with buffet lunch
	Regenerative medicine session Session chair: Dr. David Eglin, AO Davos
13:45	*Maude Reggane, ETH Zurich Bioactive scaffolds releasing collagen-binding neurotrophic factors (NTFs) for axonal growth and guidance
14:00	Dr. Johanna Buschmann, USZ Proliferation of ASC-derived endothelial cells in a 3D electrospun mesh: Impact of bone-biomimetic nanocomposite and co-culture with ASC-derived osteoblasts
14:15	Dr. Simone E. Hieber, Uni Basel Assessment of bone grafting materials in oral surgery
14:30	Rik Osinga, USB Adipose-derived stromal cells form bone through endochondral ossification
14:45	Invited talk: Prof. Dr. Ivan Martin, Tissue Engineering, Basel University Hospital (USB) From tissue engineering to smart materials for bone regeneration
15:15	Coffee break
	General session Session chair: Adam Papadimitropoulos, Cellec Biotek AG
15:45	Dr. Paul Bourgine, USB Biomaterials functionalization by decoration with cell-laid extracellular matrices
16:00	PD Dr. Christiane Jung, KKS Ultraschall AG Steinen Characterizing the mechanical stability of antibacterial copper deposits on anodized titanium implant surfaces
16:15	Bernhard Weisse, Empa Dübendorf Entrapped biological residuals as a cause of ceramic femoral head in vivo failures
16:30	Award ceremony and farewell apéro
17:30	End