INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE |
F. Srienc, USA, Chair
G.-Q. Chen, China
Y. Doi, Japan
R. Gross, USA
D. Jendrossek, Germany
S.-Y. Lee, Korea
R. Marchessault, Canada
Y. Poirier, Switzerland
B. Rehm, New Zealand
A. Sinskey, USA
A. Steinbuchel, Germany
B. Witholt, Switzerland
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ISBP2006 Final Program
August 27-31, 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
THURSDAY, AUG. 31st AM
Session 8 | Structured Polymers
(Chair: B. Witholt) |
9:00-9:25 AM | Nano Structure Controlled Biological Polyesters:
New Opportunities in Green Materials Research
A. Mohanty, Michigan State Univ., USA |
9:25-9:50 AM | Uncommon Micelles in Common Solvents,
and Common Micelles in Uncommon Solvents
Tim Lodge, Univ. of Minnesota, USA |
9:50-10:15 AM | Structure Analysis and Enzymatic Degradation
of P(3HB) and PLA Stereocomplex Nanofibers
Daisuke Ishii, RIKEN, Japan |
10:15-10:30 AM | Break |
Session 9 | Biomedical Applications
(Chair: Chris Macosko)) |
10:30-10:50 AM | Porous and Nonporous Polyhydroxybutyrate Films and
Composites with Polysaccharides for Medical Applications
G. Peschel, Hans Knoell Institute, Germany |
10:50-11:10 AM | PHAs for Medical Applications: Absorbable Surgical Mesh
D. Martin, Tepha, USA |
11:10-11:30 AM | Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
Shengxiang Ji, Univ. of Minnesota, USA |
THURSDAY, AUG. 31st PM
Session 10 | Future Developments
(Chairs: A. Sinskey and B. Rehm) |
2:00-2:45 PM | Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymer Synthesis
and Modification Reactions
R. Gross, Polytechnic Univ., USA (Keynote Lecture) |
2:45-3:00 PM | Break |
3:00-3:25 PM | Biosynthetic Approaches to Molecules as
Building Blocks for Electronic Polymers
C. Schmidt-Dannert, Univ. Minnesota, USA |
3:25-3:50 PM | PHBV Copolymer Synthesis Driven by Artificial Genetic Networks
N. Mantzaris, Rice Univ., USA |
3:50-4:15 PM | Novel Renewable Based Polymer Intermediates
Jim Millis, Cargill, USA |
4:15-4:30 PM | Closing |
5:00 PM | Depart for Harriet Island - Banquet |
6:00-9:00 PM | Traditional and Modern Jazz with The Mouldy Figs |
Click here for a printable version of the program
Click on dates below for daily program information
Sunday, August 27th
Monday, August 28th
Tuesday, August 29th
Wednesday, August 30th
Thursday, August 31st
It is planned to assemble selected papers of the conference for publication
in a special issue of J. Biotechnology.
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