4G: Biomaterials for Cell Therapy

Timeslot: Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Room: Seaglass

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Biomaterials-assisted cell therapy has tremendous clinical potential in improving disease outcomes. Biomaterial carriers have been designed to modulate cell behavior, protect cells from immune attacks, guide patient-specific cellular activity or stimulate endogenous cell recruitment. Biomaterials has been used in cell transplantation, cell microencapsulation, cell delivery, or cell reprogramming and cell expansion ex vivo. This session will cover all applications of biomaterials in protecting or enhancing the function of cells or facilitating their delivery.

  • 1:30 PM. 181. INVITED SPEAKER .

  • 2:00 PM 182. Intracellular Control of Macrophage Phenotype via Dexamethasone-loaded Microparticles for Cell Therapy. Tina Tylek, PhD, Kara Spiller, PhD, Joanna Wong, Andrew Vaughan, Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania.

  • 2:15 PM 183. Microporous Scaffold with Vasculogenic Modification for Transplantation of Stem Cell-Derived β-Cells. Kelly Crumley, Nicholas Schott, PhD, Elizabeth, Jan Stegemann, PhD, Lonnie Shea, PhD, University of Michigan.

  • 2:30 PM 184. Reduction of Hypoxia-Induced Cell Death by Macro-Encapsulation of Toroid-Shaped Microtissues in Homogeneous Spatial Distribution. Tram Dang, PhD, Yang Chen, PhD, Yicong Zuo, PhD, Nam Tran, Vernice JR Tan, Nanyang Technological University.

  • 2:45 PM 185. Cell-Assembling Collagen Microgel for Stem Cell Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia. Haeun Chung, Sangheon Kim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

  • 3:00 PM 186. Development of a Decellularized Bone Model to Test Efficacy of a Hydrogel Cell Carrier for HSC Transplantation. Mykel Green, PhD, Taylor Sullivan, Patience Oliveira, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

  • 3:15 PM 187. Vasculogenic, Synthetic Hydrogel Supports the Engraftment and Real-Time Tracking of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived β-cells. Sophia Kioulaphides, MS, Michael Hunckler, PhD, Andres Garcia, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology.

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