Biomaterial-based Tissue Adhesives and Sealants

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Session Chair(s)

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  Teng Su, PhD (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  Duke University
  Durham, North Carolina, United States
• LT

  Lakeshia Taite

Track Chair(s)

• 

  Josephine Allen, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  University of Florida, Florida, United States
• 

  Hai-Quan Mao, PhD (he/him/his)

  Professor
  Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States
• 

  Huiliang Wang, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas at Austin, United States
• 

  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

  Electroadhesion of a Hydrogel Enables Suture-less Repair of an Intestinal Injury in Mice
  

  Presenting Author: Irene Orueta Ortega (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Morine Nader – University of Maryland College Park

  Co-Author: Leah Borden – MIT

  Primary Investigator: Srinivasa Raghavan, PhD – University of Maryland
• 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM EST

  Inhalable Adjuvant Bio-adhesive Hydrogel for Enhanced Lung-mucus Penetration (Bio-HELP)
  

  Presenting Author: Savannah (Weihang) Zhang, BA (they/them/theirs) – Columbia University

  Primary Investigator: Ke Cheng, PhD (he/him/his) – Columbia University
• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EST

  Instantly adhesive and auxetic skin meshes for accelerated wound repair
  

  Presenting Author: Ameya P. Chaudhari, B.Tech., M.S. (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Parth Chansoria – ETH Zurich

  Co-Author: Emma Etter – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Emily Bonacquisti – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Mairead Heavey – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Jiayan Le, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Murali Maruthamuthu – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Caden Kussatz – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Natalie Jasiewicz, PhD – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

  Co-Author: Rani S. Sellers, DVM, PhD, DACVP (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Robert Maile, PhD – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Shannon Wallet, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Primary Investigator: Juliane Nguyen, PhD – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST

  Sprayable Polymer for the Prevention of Post-Operative Abdominal Adhesions
  

  Presenting Author: Robert J. Morris, III (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  Co-Author: Tejaswi Nori, MS (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  Co-Author: Hannah LaPadula – University of Maryland, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  Co-Author: Sarah L. Wright, MD – Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Medical Center

  Co-Author: Anthony Sandler, M.D. – Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Joseph E. Robert Jr., Center for Surgical Care, Children’s National Hospital

  Primary Investigator: Peter Kofinas, Ph.D. – University of Maryland, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST

  Thiol-stimulated crosslinking of gelatin dithiolane to form novel tissue-adhesive hydrogels
  

  Co-Author: Saad Asim, MS (he/him/his) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  Co-Author: Gary Hin-Fai Yam, PhD – University of Pittsburg

  Co-Author: Mithun Santra – University of Pittsburg

  Co-Author: Moira Geary – University of Pittsburg

  Primary Investigator: Muhammad Rizwan, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Presenting Author: Cody Tuftee, BS – UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Co-Author: Asma T. Qureshi, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM EST

  Biodegradable polymer-based tissue sealant for adhesion to wet tissues
  

  Presenting Author: Vanshika Singh (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Mallikarjun Gosangi – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Harsh Sant – Arizona State University

  Last Author: Jordan R. Yaron, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

  Primary Investigator: Kaushal Rege – Arizona State University