Conference Programme (updated 29.03.2011)

Time	Programme
08.30 – 09.15	Welcome and Registration of the Participants; Coffee
09.15 – 09.20	Welcome from Dentsply Maillefer Pierre-Luc Maillefer, CEO
09.20 – 09.25	Opening Address Prof. Marc Bohner, SSB President
09.25 – 09.30	Introduction Dr. Paul-Henri Vallotton, Organization Committee
09.30 – 10.00	Invited Talk: Dr. Stephan Becker (Vienna, Austria) Challenges in Spine Surgery - Actual Topics, Clinical and Scientific Implications for the Future
10.00 – 10.45	Session 1 — Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Applications Poly(ester-urethane) Foams for Bone Repair: An in vitro degradation Study M. Glarner, L. Fliri, M. Windolf, M. Alini, D. Eglin (AO Research Institute, Switzerland) Adherent Endotoxins on Bone Implant Surfaces: A Reappraisal M. Morra, C. Cassinelli, D. Bollati, G. Cascardo (Nobil Bio Ricerche, Italy) In Vitro Bacterial Adhesion to PEEK Tailored for Osseointegration by Surface Modification E.T.J. Rochford, T.F. Moriarty, R.G. Richards, A.H.C. Poulsson (AO Research Institute, Switzerland)
10.45 – 11.15	Coffe Break
11.15 – 12.00	Session 2 — Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Applications Effect of Sintering Conditions on Physical Properties of TCP Ceramics L. Galea, N. Doebelin, M. Bohner (RMS Foundation, Switzerland) Addition of Strontium in a Calcium Carbonate - Calcium Phosphate Mixed Cement: Release Behaviour and Effect on Osteoprogenitor Cells S. Tadier, R. Bareille, R. Siadous, S. Cazalbou, O. Marsan, C. Rey, C. Combes (Toulouse University, France) Alginate-PEG Hybrid Microspheres for Biomedical Applications R. Mahou, C. Gonelle, G. Parnaud, F. Schmitt, G. Kolláriková, L. Juillerat-Jeanneret, I. Lacík, C. Wandrey (EPF Lausanne, Switzerland)
12.10 – 12.40	General Assembly of the SSB
12.45 – 14.15	Poster Session and Buffet Lunch (presenters at their posters 13.15-14.15)
14.15 - 14.45	Invited Talk: PD Dr. Matthias Zehnder (Zurich, Switzerland) Alkaline Biomaterials in Dentistry: History and Perspectives
14.45 – 16.15	Session 3 — Biomaterials for Dental Applications Electrochemical Impedance Technique in Understanding Diagnostic and Prediction of Oral Dental Diseases V. Penta, M. Dilea, C. Pirvu, D. Demetrescu (University of Bucharest, Romania) Near-infrared Light Curable Composites for Advanced Dental Applications A. Stepuk, D. Mohn, W.J. Stark (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Smart Root Canal Fillings for Advanced Endodontic Applications D. Mohn, M. Marending, M. Zehnder, W.J. Stark (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Sustained N-Methyl Pyrrolidone Delivery with In Situ Forming Implants for Use as a Guided Bone Regeneration Membrane L.S. Karfeld-Sulzer, J.C. Leroux , F.E. Weber (University of Zurich, Switzerland) Bone Augmentation for Inserting Oral Implants B. Ilgenstein, H. Deyhle, B. Müller (University of Basel, Switzerland) Adsorption of an Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD) to a Bovine Derived Bone Grafting Material in the Presence of Human Blood R.J. Miron, D. Bosshardt, B. Haenni, D. Buser, A. Sculean (University of Bern, Switzerland)
16.15 – 16.45	Invited Talk: Prof. Dominique Pioletti (Lausanne, Switzerland) Biomaterials and Biomechanics: Best Friends for Musculo-Skeletal Applications
16.45 – 16.50	Concluding Remarks Prof. Marc Bohner
16.50 – 17.30	Student Prizes and Farewell Apéro / End of Meeting