Biomaterial Solutions for Osteoarthritis and other Cartilage Defects

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Session Chair(s)

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  Uday Chintapula, PhD (he/him/his)

  Post Doctoral Researcher
  University of Pennsylvania
  Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
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  Nathan Richbourg, PhD (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Scholar
  Tufts University
  Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Track Chair(s)

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  Josephine Allen, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  University of Florida, Florida, United States
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  Hai-Quan Mao, PhD (he/him/his)

  Professor
  Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States
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  Huiliang Wang, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas at Austin, United States
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  Rosalyn Abbott, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM EST

  Design of a Microfiber Scaffold for DAMP Scavenging in Osteoarthritis
  

  Presenting Author: Jessica Liu, MS, MPhil – Columbia University

  Co-Author: Lillian zhi – Barnard University

  Co-Author: Divya Bhansali, PhD – Columbia University

  Co-Author: Kam Leong – Columbia University

  Primary Investigator: Helen Lu, PhD – Columbia University
• 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST

  Development and characterization of drug-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based nanoparticles in intra-articular cartilage for osteoarthritis treatment
  

  Presenting Author: Pamela Samonte, Master's degree in Chemical Engineering (she/her/hers) – Villanova University

  Primary Investigator: Noelle Comolli, PhD in Chemical Engineering (she/her/hers) – Villanova University
• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST

  Development of Super-Lubricious Platelet-Rich Plasma Loaded Microgels for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
  

  Presenting Author: Sam Stealey, PhD – Saint Louis University

  Co-Author: Ether Dharmesh – Saint Louis University

  Co-Author: Maitreyi Bhagat – Saint Louis University

  Co-Author: Abdul Malik Tyagi – Washington University in Saint Louis

  Co-Author: Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD – Washington University in Saint Louis

  Co-Author: Paul Jelliss – Saint Louis University

  Primary Investigator: Silviya P. Zustiak, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis University
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST

  Elastin-Collagen Nanovesicles for Delivery of Osteoarthritis Therapeutics
  

  Presenting Author: Sanjna Rao (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

  Primary Investigator: Kristi Kiick – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Christopher Price – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Kelly Czapor
• 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST

  In vitro validation of gradient porous scaffolds for osteochondral engineering and defect repair
  

  Presenting Author: Emily Zhang (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Kyra Smith (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Co-Author: Soheila Ali Akbari Ghavimi – MGH Harvard

  Co-Author: Elisa Capuana, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Palermo

  Co-Author: Gioacchino Conoscenti – University of Palermo

  Co-Author: Valerio Brucato – University of Palermo

  Co-Author: Vincenzo La Carrubba – University of Palermo

  Primary Investigator: Riccardo Gottardi, PhD – The University of Pennsylvania
• 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST

  In-Space Manufacturing of Janus Base Nano-Matrix Components for Cartilage Repair
  

  Co-Author: Maxwell Landolina (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut

  Co-Author: Anne Yau – University of Connecticut

  Primary Investigator: Yupeng Chen, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut

  Presenting Author: Trystin Cote (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut