Events Calendar

November 2009

Nanostructured Polymer Composites for Orthopaedic Applications
Monday, 11/23/2009 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Gateway Park
Jie Song, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Cell Biology
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Departments of Orthopedics and Cell Biology
University of Massachusetts Medical School


Regenerative medicine aspires to reduce reliance on or overcome limitations associated with donor tissue-mediated repair. A major roadblock in translating scaffold-based regenerative medicine into clinical practice is the lack of materials combining tissue-like mechanical and biochemical properties with desirable surgical handling characteristics to enable their safe delivery and integration with target tissue. Nanostructured material design platform provides a unique opportunity to integrate physical, biochemical, and mechanical signals for complex regenerative medicine applications. In this talk, I will 1) discuss the design and application of an elastomeric osteoconductive nanocomposite for the repair of volumetric bone loss, and 2) highlight a nanoparticle-mediated strategy towards high-performance shape memory polymer implants.




Monday, November 23, 2009
12:00 p.m.
Gateway Park, room 1002

For more information, e-mail bme-web@wpi.edu.

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