Poster Presentations

Advanced Arm Design: Giving Prosthetics a Better “Helping Hand”
Robert Haag

CardioScout: Novel Device for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
TS Haque 1, 2; CA Jorgensen 1, 2; NN Patel 1, 2; and KM Rego 1, 2
1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; 2. St. Joseph’s Translational Research Institute, Atlanta, GA

Capillary Channel Polymer Fiber Spectroscopic Probes for Low-cost Point-of-Use Diagnostic Applications
Richard Marcus, Ken Christensen
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

“Trivalve” – Development of a Novel Annuloplasty System for Surgical Repair of the Tricuspid Heart Valve
M Padala PhD 1; VH Thourani MD 1; AP Yoganathan PhD 2
1. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine; 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Multidimensional Peripheral Nerve Repair Device: A Printed Circuit Board Approach
F. Sabri 1; J. A. Cole 2; M. C. Scarbrough 3; J.D. Boughter 4; D. Gerth 5; G. Tamula 6; T.C. Phung 7; and K. Buddington 8
1. Dept. of Physics, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN; 2. Dept. of Biology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN; 3. Dept of Biolog, Memphis, TN; 4. UTHSC, Memphis, TN; 5. UTHSC, Memphis, TN; 6. University of Memphis, Memphis, TN; 7. Dept. of Physics, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN; 8. Dept. of Biology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Biodegradable Drug‐Eluting Scaffold for Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
D.L.Safranski 1,2; D. Weiss 3; W.R.Taylor 3,4,5; K.A. Gall 2
1. MedShape Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, GA; 2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 3. School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 5. Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA

Development of KIDS-CRRT: A Safe and Accurate Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Device
A Santhanakrishnan 1; BL Moore 2; ML Paden 2, 3; and AP Yoganathan 1
1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 2. Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 3. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Shape Memory Polymer Networks that Maintain Long Term Toughness in Physiological Conditions
K.E. Smith 1; P. Trusty 2; K.A. Gall 3
1. MedShape Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, GA; 2. Walter H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Novel Bioprosthetic Material for Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Heart Valve Replacement
N Vyavahare, D. Simionescu
Clemson University, South Carolina

Novel Strategy and Materials for In-Vivo Cartilage Repair
X Wen, Y. Qui, W. Vanden Berh-Foels
Clemson University, South Carolina

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