DSM PTG Experts To Speak At The 2009 International Medical Devices Conference & Expo

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Also Included In: Conferences
Article Date: 09 Sep 2009 - 1:00 PDT

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DSM PTG, part of DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials, will be active participants in the upcoming International Medical Devices Conference & Expo (IMD EXPO).

Who

DSM PTG's Nelson Cooke will co-chair two sessions taking place on Tuesday September 15: Advances in Materials Complementing Design and Medical Device Design and Development.

In addition, eight other experts from DSM PTG will contribute to the conference as they lead discussions and explore topics associated with advancements in medical device technology, including polymer surface activity antimicrobial coatings, and bioabsorbable materials, among others.

The following conference sessions will feature industry experts from DSM PTG:

September 14, 2009

- 10:00 am - Use of Polymer Surface Activity and Self Assembly in Medical Devices, Bob Ward, President & Chief Executive Officer

September 15, 2009

- 11:00 am - Polymers Providing Self-Assembling Antimicrobial Surface - Shanger Wang, Ph.D

- 2:30 pm - Degradation Behavior of High Strength Bioabsorbable Polyurethanes - James Parakka, Ph.D, Ananth Iyer, Ph.D

- 3:30 pm - Surface Chemical Control and Analysis of Biomedical Materials: A Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy Study - Keith McCrea, Ph.D, Robert Ward, Yuan Tian, Ph.D

- 4:00 pm - UHMWPE via Macromolecular Design - Larry Jones, D.Sc, Mahmoud Armoush, Ph.D, Tjhunina Harjati

Where

Hotel Marriott Downtown in San Jose
301 S Market St
San Jose, CA 95113-2832

Contact

Patrick Jones @ PJones@Kwitco.com

Source
DSM Biomedical

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