TUESDAY, 2 October 2007

 

11:00-                  Preconference Tour (Optional, fee is €55)

18:00-19:00        Registrations

19:00-21:00         Welcome Cocktail

 

 WEDNESDAY, 3 October 2007

 

08:00-08:30         Registration

08:30-08:45         Opening and Welcome by the METU Rector

 08:45-09:30         PLENARY LECTURE

                        A. Steinbüchel (University of Münster, Germany)
                       Pecularities and perspectives of biopolymers

9:30-9:45             Coffee Break

 Session 1.    Biopolymers Based on Renewable Resources

9:45-12:00 Co-Chair: A. Steinbüchel / M. Vert

(9:45-10:10) J. L. Garcia, Sustainable production of monomers by metabolic engineering: a chance for semi-synthetic polymers

(10:10-10:35) C. Rodriguez-Cabello, Highly (bio)functional recombinant protein polymers

(10:35-11:00) M. Zinn, Recent advances of bacterial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates

(11:00-11:15) A. Sallam, A. Steinbüchel, Cyanophycin: Large Scale Production and Applications

(11:15-11:30) A. R. Pisco, S. Bengtsson, A. Werker, M. A. M. Reis, P. C. Lemos, Glycogen Accumulating Organisms Using Fermented Molasses as Carbon Source for Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production

(11:30-11:45) B. Hazer, A. Allı, E. Keleş, H. Erduranlı, Polymers From Plant Oils: Synthesis and Post Polymerization Functionalization

(11:45-12:00) J. Cortes, A. M. Gomez, Biopolymers and Innovation Microsystems in Mexico

12:00-13:00         Posters and Lunch

Session 2.    Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Biopolymer Synthesis

13:00-15:30 Co-Chair: A. Motta / J. L. Garcia

 

(13:00-13:25) D. Hulmes, Control of collagen assembly and applications in tissue engineering and repair

(13:25-13:50) A. Prieto, New clues in the regulatory system driving the production of mcl-PHA in Pseudomonas putida KT2442

(13:50-14:15) K. O’Connor, Converting petrochemical plastics to biodegradable plastics

(14:15-14:30) Q. Ren, J. Ihssen, D. Magnani, L. Thony-Meyer, Medium chain length-polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) depolymerase as a tool for novel protein microarrays

(14:30-14:45) Q. Ren, K. Ruth, L. Thony-Meyer, M. Zinn, Process Engineering for Production of Chiral Hydroxycarboxylic Acids from Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates

(14:45-15:00) A. Bodin, H. Bäckdahl, B. Risberg, P. Gatenholm, Controlled Cultivation of Bacteria Produce Biomimetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

(15:00-15:15) D. Jendrossek, M. Unsin, K. Uchino, Identification of a new in vivo cleavage mechanism of PHB in Ralstonia eutropha and its implication on production of 3HASCL

(15:15-15:30) A. Ribeiro, K. Anselme, I. Moldan, G. Reiter, C. Rodriguez-Cabello, Influence Of Combined Substrate Topography and Specific Bioactivity On The Adhesion and Spreading/Confinement Of Human Osteoblastic Cells

 

15:30-16:00         Coffee Break

Session 3.    Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Biopolymer Degradation

16:00-17:50 Co-Chair: D. Hulmes / K. O’Connor

(16:00-16:25) L. Pravata, C. Braud, M. Boustta, M. Vert, Hyaluronic acid hydrophobized with PLA oligomers

(16:25-16:50) E. Shishatskaya, Biodegradable PHAs: production, biomedical investigations, applications

(16:50-17:05) M. Yıkmış, A. Steinbüchel, Biodegradation of Natural Rubber and Related Compounds

(17:05-17:20) M. Entrialgo-Castano, A. Lendlein and D. Hofmann, An Atomistic and Quantum Mechanical Approach to the Hydrolytic Degradation of Polyesters

(17:20-17:35) G. Köse, V. Hasırcı, Biodegradation of PHBV scaffolds

(17:35-17:50) Z. Ö. Özdemir, M. Topuzoğullari, B. Mansur, S. Acar, Y. B. Battal, Z. Mustafaeva, M. Mustafaev, Synthesis and Characterization of Viral Peptides and Their Biopolymer Conjugates for Developing New Synthetic Vaccines

 

19.00 Symposium Dinner

 

    THURSDAY, 4 October 2007

Session 4.    Biopolymers in Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

08:30-10:40 Co-Chair: M. Toner / D. Cohn

(08:30-08:55) C. Migliaresi, Transforming a protein, silk fibroin, in  nanostructured scaffolds tailored to regenerative medicine applications

(08:55-09:20) R. L. Reis, Different Natural Origin Polymers and Their Use in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Strategies

(09:20-09:45) J. Kirkpatrick, In vitro studies on biopolymers for regenerative medicine

(09:45-10:10) A. Motta, Nanostructure depending cross-talk between materials (e.g. fibroin) and the biological environment

(10:10:10:25) E. Brynda, T. Riedel, E. Filova, L. Bačáková, J. Chlupáč, J. E. Dyr, Surface Fibrin Networks for Cell-Seeding

 

10:40-11:10         Coffee Break

Session 5.    Nanobiomaterials 

11:00-13:10 Co-Chair: C. Migliaresi / R. L. Reis

(11:00-11:25) A. Khademhosseini, Microengineering the cellular microenvironment

(11:25-11:50) M. Toner, Microchip tools for systems biology and life sciences

(11:50-12:15) U. Demirci, Bio-Acoustic-MEMS for Medical Applications

(12:15-12:40) D. Cohn, G. Lando, Thermo-responsive polymeric nano-suitcases for biomedical applications

(12:40-12:55) I. Foltran, E. Foresti, S. Manara, B. Parma, N. Roveri, P. Sabatino, Collagen Biomimetic Nanofibers Reconstituted By A Novel Electrospinning Method

(12:55-13:10) E. T. Baran, R. Pirraco, H. H. Lee, A. P. Marques, N. Neves, R. L. Reis, Selective Cell Responses to Nanopatterned PCL Surfaces With Various Size and Motifs

 

13:10-14:30 Posters and Lunch

 

Session 6.     Biopolymers in Carriers of Bioactive Agents

14:30-16:35 Co-Chair: J. Kirkpatrick / J. S. Roman

(14:30-14:55) J. San Roman, Novel possibilities of derivatives of Chitosan for drug delivery and Tissue Engineering

(14:55-15:20) H. Uludağ, Polycations Incorporating Endogenous Lipids for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Based Therapeutic Agents

(15:20-15:35) C. Orth, P. Yılgör, S. Ghanaati, N. Hasırcı, V. Hasırcı, J. Kirkpatrick, Synthesis and Characterization of Antimicrobial Copolymer and Terpolymers

(15:35-15:50) J. Ljubimova, M. Fujita, N. M. Khazenzon, B. S. Lee, K. L. Black, E. Holler, Multifunctional nanoconjugates for breast and brain tumor treatment in vivo based on beta-poly(L-malic acid)

(15:50-16:05) E. Holler, M. Fujita, N. M. Khazenzon, B. S. Lee, K. L. Black, J. Y. Ljubimova, Poly(malic acid) nanoconjugates containing varieties of antibodies and oligonucleotides for tumor targeting

(16:05-16:20) K. Tuzlakoğlu, M. I. Santos, N. Neves, R. L. Reis, A New Scaffod Design Approach to Mimic the Physical and Chemical Structure of Natural Extracellular Matrix

(16:25-16:35) A. S. Ürkmez, R. D. Jamison, Evaluation of Chitosan/Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Maxillofacial Bone Tissue Engineering

 

16:35-17:00         Coffee Break

Session 7.    Detections and Interactions Using Biopolymers

17:00-18:30 Co-Chair: A. Khademhosseini / M. Zinn

(17:00-17:15) N. Markelova, Y. S. Vinnik, D. V. Cherdantsev, I. I. Beletskiy, E. I. Shishatskaya, M. N. Kuznetsov, O. V. Barsukov,Experimental Substantation of Endobiliar Stents Made of Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates

(17:15-17:30) M. Suwalsky, S. Mennickent, C. P. Sotomayor, Phospholipid Bilayers as Molecular Models for Drug-Cell Membrane Interactions

(17:30-17:45) E. Salvagni, G. Berguig, M. Werner, C. Rodriguez-Cabello, C. Aparicio, A. Planell,Characterization of Novel Protein-Based-Polymer Coated Titanium Surfaces

(17:45-18:00) C. Özcan, P. Zorlutuna, V. Hasırcı, N. Hasırcı, Effects of Plasma Surface Modification on Surface Free Energy and Cell Attachment

(18:00-18:15) C. Cunha-Reis, A. J. El Haj, Y. Yang, An On-line pH Sensor for Tissue Engineering

(18:15-18:30) Y. C. Chen, F. H. Lin, In Vitro Biocompatible Evaluation of Nucleus Pulposus Cells Cultured in Hyaluronan/Alginate Beads

 

18:30-19:00         Poster Awards, Announcement of the ESBP 2009 Organizer and Closing Remarks

    POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

1.   Y. Sarıçay, Z. Mustafaeva, M. Mustafaev
      Water-soluble Complexes of Human Serum Albumin with Synthetic Polyanions: Molecular Weight Distribution of Polycomplexes

2.   A. Goreva, O. N. Voinova, O. A. Mogilnaya, E. I. Shishatskaya
      Biocompatibility of polyhydroxybutyrate microspheres: in vitro and in vivo evaluation

3.   E. Kılıçay, B. Çakmaklı, B. Hazer
     Preparation and Characterization of Acetylsalicylic Acid Loaded PMMA and PMMA       
      Copolymers Derived from Plant Oils Magnetic Microspheres

4.   C. H. Tang, W.C. Tseng
      Enhanced transgene expression by dextran-grafted polyethylenimine

5.   S. Philip, M. Odell, T. Keshavarz, I. Roy
     Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases – the enzymes involved in biodegradable polymer
     biosynthesis

6.   C. Almeida, J. Cavalheiro, M. Manuela da Fonseca
Polyhydroxybutyrate Production from Waste Glycerol

7.   M. Altıkatoğlu, C. Arıöz, Y. Başaran, H. Kuzu
Enzyme-Water Soluble Polymer Conjugate Systems And Their Thermal Resistance

8.   H. Arslan, N. Yeşilyurt, B. Hazer
      Chemical Modification of PHAs using ATRP Method

9.   G. Impallomeni, A. Steinbüchel, T. Lütke-Eversloh, T. Barbuzzi, A. Ballistreri
Microstructure Determination of 3-Hydroxybutyrate/3-Mercaptoalkanoate Copolymers by
      NMR and ESI-MS

10. Y. Budama Battal, Y. Sarıçay, Z. Mustafaeva, M. Mustafaev
Comparative Studies Of The Interactions Of Bovine Serum Albumin And Human Serum Albumin With Anionic Polyelectrolytes By Fluorescence Method

11. M. Altıkatoğlu, Y. Başaran, C. Arıöz, H. Kuzu
Synthesis and Activity Results of Glucose Oxidase-Dextran Conjugates

12. M. Çelebi, Ö. Öztolan, M. Altıkatoğlu, H. Kuzu
      Enzyme-Dextran Sulphate Conjugates

13. C.H. Tang, W. C. Tseng
      Correlation of the relative buffering capacity and transfection efficiency of dextran-
      grafted polyethyleneimine

14. B. İscani, Z.Ö. Özdemir, M. Topuzoğulları, Y. Budama Battal, Y. Sarıçay, N. Akkılıç, Z. Mustafaeva, M. Mustafaev
Chemical Synthesis of The Region of 95-109 of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Peptide and Bioconjugates with Polyelectrolytes by Using Microwave Method

15. L. Nikkola, H. Jukola, A. Harlin, N. Ashammakhi
      Diclofenac Sodium Releasing Nanoscaffold

16. O. Voinova, M. I. Gladyshev
Comparative study of PHA degradation in natural reservoirs having various types of ecosystems

17. N. Zhila, G. S. Kalacheva, T. G. Volova
Localization of products of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) intracellular degradation

18. S. Acar, B. Mansur, E. Dalgakıran, M. Topuzoğulları, N. Akkılıç, Y. Budama Battal, Z. Akdeste, M. M. Akdeste
Covalent Conjugation of Synthetic Peptide antigen of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) to Globular Macromolecules

19. A. Arslan, H. Kuzu
      Cellulase-Dextran Conjugates

20. F. Kooy, M. Ma, E. Boer,  H. H. Beeftink, J. Tramper, G. Eggink, C. G. Boeriup
Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE) as a tool to assay hyaluronan synthase activity

21. E. Güç, G. Gündüz, U. Gündüz
      Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Polymers for Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery

22. N. Akkılıç, V. Chegel, M. Mustafaev
Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Polyelectrolyte Effect on the Surface Immobilization of Biomolecules

23. E. Dalgakıran, N. Akkılıç, Z. Mustafaeva, M. Mustafaev
      Analytical Ultracentrifuge and Light Scattering Studies of Water-Soluble Protein-Polymer
      Nanoparticles

24. S. Abdurrahmanoglu, Y. Fırat
      Synthesis and Characterization of New Dextran Gels

25. D. Jendrossek, L. Wang
      Improvement of 3HAMCL production from Pseudomonas putida

26. R. Braaz, D. Jendrossek, M. Hofmann, O. Einsle
      Structure of poly(cis-1,4-isoprene) cleaving rubber dioxygenase RoxA at 1.5 Å

27. E. Keleş, B. Hazer
      Hydroxyl Functionalization of the Autooxidized Drying Oils

28. A. Allı, B. Hazer
Polymeric Oil-Thermoresponsive Conjugates: Synthesis, Characterization and Drug Release Studies

29. H. Erduranlı, B. Hazer
      Post Polymerization Functionalization of PHAs

30. D. Demetçi, U. Gündüz
Preparation and Characterization of Microspheres of Poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) for Controlled Release of All-transRetinoic Acid

31. P. Bella, G. Licciardello, A. Lombardo, A. Pitman, D. L. Arnold, D.K.Y. Solaiman, V. Catara
Cloning and sequencing of Pseudomonas mediterranea PHA locus

32. A. Lombardo, R. Palmeri, A. Gentile, D.K.Y. Solaiman, V. Catara
      Heterologous expression of Pseudomonas corrugata PHA synthases

33. A. Vidaurre, J. M. M. Duenas, J. M. Estelles, I. C. Cortazar
      Influence of Enzymatic Degradation on Physical Properties of Poly(?-caprolactone) Films
     and Sponges

34. T. Hölscher, U. Breuer, T. Maskow, H. Harms
Production of R-3-Hydroxyalkanoates from Methanol Using Methylobacterium rhodesianum MB 126

35. S. M. Lim, D. K. Song, D. S. Lee-Yoon, E. H. Bae, J. H. Lee
      Cell Adhesion and Degradation Behaviors of Acetylated Chitosan Films

36. S. M. Lim, K. J. Cho, S. H. Yuk, G. I. Im, J. H. Lee
Growth Factor-Immobilized Polycaprolactone Scaffolds for Cartilage Regeneration

37. J. García-Hidalgo, L. I. de Eugenio, M. A. Prieto, M. P. Castillón, C. Acebal, M. Arroyo, I. de la Mata
      Novel depolymerases activities from Streptomyces strains

38. N. E. Vrana, G. McGuinness, P. Cahill
      Characterization of PVA/Chitosan hydrogels as Vascular Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

39. L. A. M. van den Broek, J. Springer, G. Eggink, C. G. Boeriu
      Production of nucleotide sugars for the synthesis of glycosamineglycans

40. L. Serafim, P. C. Lemos, E. J. Cabrita, G. Ivanova, I. Raposeiro, J. Bordado, A. M. Ramos, M. A. M. Reis
P(HB/HV) Copolymers Produced by Mixed Cultures: Synthesis and Characterization

41. C. Özdemir, T. Tanrısever , A. Güner
      Solubility Parameter Approaches for PEG: Mathematical Modelings of Solubility

42. Z. B. Mokhtari-Hosseini, E. Vasheghani-Farahani, S. Abbas Shojaosadati, R. Karimzadeh, K. K. Darani
Media selection for poly(hydroxybutyrate) production from methanol by Methylobacterium extroquense DSM 1340

43. W. Y. Su, F. H. Lin
      Gene Expression of Nucleus Pulposus Cells Cultured in 3-D Co-culture System with
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulation

44. F. Freitas, J. Pais, C. Oliveira, V. Alves, R. Oliveira, M. A. M. Reis
Co-Production of a Galactose-Rich Polysaccharide and Polyhydroxyalkanoates by a Pseudomonas Strain Using Glycerol as Carbon Source

45. D. Başalp, F. Tıhmınlıoğlu
      In vitro Calcium Phosphate Formation on Biodegradable Poly-L-lactide and Zein Blends  

46. M. Bassas, J. Diaz, E. Rodriguez, M. J. Espuny, A. Manresa
Structural Modification in the Curing Process of PHA Produced by Pseudomonas
      42A2 from Linseed Oil

47. S. A. Ataei, E. Vasheghani - Farahani, S. A. Shojaolsadati, H. A. Tehrani
      Isolation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Producing Bacteria from Date Syrup Waste

48. S. A. Ataei, E. Vasheghani - Farahani, S. A. Shojaolsadati, H. A. Tehrani
Production of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in mixed culture of cheap substrates

49. T. Riedel, E. Brynda, J. E. Dyr
      Atomic Force Microscopy Study Of Fibrin Nanostructures

50. G. Zampano, M. Bertoldo, S. Bronco, F. Ciardelli
Tailored Grafting Of Ethyl Acrylate From Pulp Cellulose Fibers By SI-ATRP

51. A. Boyandin, G. S. Kalacheva, E. K. Rodicheva, T. G. Volova
      Luminous bacteria as producers of polyhydroxyalkanoates

52. N. Akkılıç, V. Chegel, M. Mustafaev
      Conformational Dynamics of Poly(acrylic acid) - Bovine Serum Albumin Polycomplexes

53. G. Kalacheva, N. O. Zhila, T. G. Volova
      Biosynthesis of Multi-component Polyhydroxyalkanoates by te Bacterium Ralstonia
      eutropha

54. D. Çökeliler, H. Göktas, H. Caner, P. D. Tosun, T. Bayrak, S. Bahçeci, K. Evren, S. Mutlu
Infection Free Titanium Alloys by Plasma Polymerization Technique with Thiol Containing Precursors

55. M. Andaç, F. Plieva, I. Yu. Galaev, A. Denizli
      Poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) based Biodegradable Macroporous Hydrogels

56. S. Tunçağıl, S. Kiralp, G. Bayramoglu, Y. Arica, L. Toppare
Cure for Parkinson’s disease: L-DOPA Synthesis Using Immobilized Tyrosinase Enzyme on Magnetic Beads

57. D. Cohn, S. Garthy, N. Kimelman, D. Gazit
      Hydrogels for in-situ Soft Tissue Engineering

58. H. H. Jung, K. Park, J. S. Son, B. S. Kim, J. W. Rhie, D. K. Han
      Functionalized Hydrogel in Chondrogenic Differentiation of Adipose-derived Stem Cell

59. R. Schipperus, M. Werten, F. de Wolf, G. Egglink
      Secretion of Elastin-Like Polypeptide by Pichie pastoris

60. M. Goff, S. T. Kenny, K. O'Connor
      Characterization of Transposon Mutants with Reduced PHA Accumulating Abilities

61. L.I. de Eugenio, I. Fernández, B. Galán, J.L. García and M.A. Prieto
      Polyhydroxyalkanoate Regulation: New Tools for Old Issues

62. E. A. Aksoy, K. Kamışoğlu, B. Akata, N.Baç, N.Hasırcı
      Antibacterial Polyurethane Composites                          

63. E. A. Aksoy, M. Fedel, A.Motta, C. Migliaresi, V.Hasırcı, N.Hasırcı
      Human Plasma Protein Adsorption on Polyurethanes Coated With Low Molecular Weight
      and Unfractionated Heparin

64. A. Ndreu, L.Nikkola, H.Ylikauppila, N. Ashammakhi, V. Hasirci
      Influence of Nanomat Fiber Dimensions and Chemistry on Cell Behavior

65. F. B. Basmanav, G. T. Kose, V. Hasirci
      Sequential Delivery of Growth Factors from Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Bone Tissue Engineering

66. D. Yücel, H. Kenar, E. Bella, G. Köse, C. Migliaresi,V. Hasirci
Effect of Polyester Type and Fiber Size on the Attachment of Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells

67. E. Aydın, J. A. Planel, V. Hasırcı
PHBV-Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites

68. P. Yılgör, R. A. Sousa, R. L. Reis, N. Hasırcı, V. Hasırcı
      Stem Cell Based Bone Tissue Engineering On 3-D Printed PCL Scaffolds

69. T. Endogan, E. Carletti, C. Migliaresi, A. Motta, D. Maniglio, V. Hasırcı, N. Hasırcı
      Microfabrication of Chitosan and PLGA Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

70. A. Kızıltay, A. M. Fernandez, J. San Roman,  N. Hasırcı, V. Hasırcı
Synthesis of Lysine Based Poly(ester-urethane) and Investigation of  BMSC Behaviour on Micropatterned Polymer Films  

71. T. G. Volova, N. A. Voinov
Pilot production of degradable bioplastics

72. G. Montesano, U. Demirci
      Single Cell Epitaxy by Acoustic Picoliter Droplets