Conference Program (updated 11.04.2012)

Proceedings Booklet (4.9 MB, 02.05.2012)

Time	Program
08.30 - 09.15	Welcome and Registration of the Participants; Coffee
09.15 - 09.20	Welcome to Balgrist University Hospital C. Pfirrmann
09.20 - 09.25	Opening Address Marc Bohner, SSB President
09.25 - 09.30	Introduction Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Organization Committee
09.30 - 10.00	Invited Talk: Frank Witte (Hannover, Germany) Biodegradable metals as temporary implants: Historically from bedside to bench and back
10.00 - 10.45	Session 1 — From Bench to Bedside A. Khoushabi, S.E. Darwiche, P Abdel-Sayed, L.A. Applegate, D.P. Pioletti Epiphyseal chondro-progenitors exhibit spontaneous chondrogenesis in photoencapsulating polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate hydrogels M. D'Este, M. Alini, D. Eglin A new single step synthesis for thermoresponsive hyaluronan hydrogels D. Studer, M. Zenobi-Wong, K. Maniura-Weber Proliferation as an indicator for the chondrogenic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells in 3D pellet culture
10.45 - 11.15	Coffee Break
11.15 - 11.45	Invited Talk: A. Schweizer (Zurich, Switzerland) Application of rapid prototyping in complex corrective osteotomies
11.45 - 12.45	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: Paul Heini (Bern, Switzerland) Biomaterials in spinal fusion
14.45 - 16.15	Session 2 — From Bedside to Bench P. Lezuo, M. Alini, M. Stoddart Degradation of fibrin gels during monoculture of human MSC's Y. Loosli, C. Labouesse, R. Luginbhuel, B. Vianay, J.G. Snedeker A maturation thresholding process regulates cell adhesion at the distal lamellum L. Galea, M. Bohner, O. Loeffel, S. Gruenenfelder, M. Niederberger, T. Graule Resorbable ceramic platelets for reinforcement of bone substitutes R. Lerf, D. Delfosse, D. Zurbrügg Vitamin E stabilised, cross-linked UHMWPE: leaching out of vitamin E? Ch. Sfeir, A. Roy, S. Zaky, S. Yoshizawa, B. Costello, P.N. Kumta Novel resorbable calcium phosphate putty for bone tissue engineering L.S. Karfeld-Sulzer, C. Ghayor, F.E. Weber Covalent conjugation of bone morphogenetic protein-2 in fibrin hydrogels with cell-determined release for intervertebral disc regeneration
16.15 - 16.45	Podium: C. Sfeir, P. Heini, F. Witte, A. Schweizer Surgeon meets scientist and vice versa
16.45 - 16.50	Concluding Remarks Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Organization Committee
16.50 - 17.30	Student Prizes and Farewell Apéro / End of Meeting