4th East Asian Pacific Student Workshop on Nano-Biomedical Engineering
December 15-16, 2010
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Time

Oral Presentations

Number Title of Presentation

08:30 - 08:45

Speaker

Welcome Address
Session 1: Biomaterials

Chair: Davod Alizadehrad (Tohoku University)

08:45 - 09:00

OS1-1

Macroporous Cellulosic Hydrogel Scaffold as 3D Hepatocyte Culture Platform

Bramasta Nugraha
National University of Singapore

09:00 - 09:15

OS1-2

Biodegradable Hyperbranched Hydrogel: A Mechano-responsive and Cell Encapsulation Study

Zibiao Li
National University of Singapore

09:15 - 09:30

OS1-3

Co-assembly of ECM-mimetic Peptide Amphiphiles into Hybrid Nanofibers

Jingnan Luo
National University of Singapore

09:30 - 09:45

OS1-4Fabrication and Characterization of the Gelatin, Chitooligosaccharide, and Demineralized Bone Powder- Thakoon Thitiset
Blended Scaffolds Applied for Bone Tissue Engineering
Chulalongkorn University
Keynote Lecture I

09:50 - 10:30

KL-1

10:30 - 11:15

Chair: Poh Yong Cheng (National University of Singapore)

Mechanics based microfluidic devices for disease detection & diagnosis

Prof. C.T. Lim
National University of Singapore

Coffee Break & Poster Session
Session 2: Biomedical Devices I

Chair: Takashi Nakagawa (Nagoya Institute of Technology)

11:15 - 11:30

OS2-1

Development of Double-sided Si Neural Probe for Deep Brain Stimulation

Soichiro KannoTohoku University

11:30 - 11:45

OS2-2

Development of Optical Waveguide on Si Neural Probe for Multiple Optical Stimulations of Neural Cells

Akihiro Noriki
Tohoku University

11:45 - 12:00

OS2-3

Fish on Chip: A Microfluidic Platform for In Vivo Drug Studies in Developing Fish Embryo

Deepak Choudhury
National University of Singapore

12:00 - 12:15

OS2-4

Development of a Sensor System for Measuring a Contact Stimulus by Diapers

Takuya Nomata
Tohoku University

12:15 - 12:30

OS2-5

Maneuver of a Vehicle with Nonholonomic Constraints

Naoaki Yonezawa
Tohoku University

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch BreakKeynote Lecture II

13:30 - 14:10

KL-2

Chair: Zhu Jingling (National University of Singapore)

Medical Ultrasonic Applications of Nonlinear Nature of Microbubbles
Session 3: Medical Imaging & UltrasoundProf. Shin-ichiro Umemura
Tohoku University

Chair: Hisashi Kino (Tohoku University)

14:15 - 14:30

OS3-1

Analysis on Cavitation Inception and Temperature Rise in Tissue Mimicking Gel

Tatsuya Moriyama
Tohoku University

14:30 - 14:45

OS3-2

Analysis of Non-Uniform Vibration of Single-Element High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Transducer

Kenji Otsu
Tohoku University

14:45 - 15:00

OS3-3

Basic Study on Accurate Estimation of Surface Roughness Using Ultrasonic RF Echo for Application toLuminal Surface of Arterial Wall

Kosuke Kitamura
Tohoku University

15:00 - 15:15

OS3-4

Development of a Biomedical Photoacoustic Microscopy with Hollow Optical Fiber

Hideyuki Koike
Tohoku University

15:15 - 15:30

OS3-5

Overlapping community structure of structural brain network in young healthy individuals

Kai WuTohoku University

15:30 - 16:15

Coffee Break & Poster Session
Session 4: Drug Delivery

Chair: Emiko Maseki (Tohoku University)

16:15 - 16:30

OS4-1

Polymeric Gels: Drug Delivery Systems for Minimal Invasive Brain Cancer Chemo Therapy

Pinunta Nittayacharn
Mahidol University

16:30 - 16:45

OS4-2

Polyethyleneimine-grafted poly(N-3-hydroxypropyl)-aspartamide as a biodegradable gene vector for
efficient gene transfection

Yuan Ping
National University of Singapore

16:45 - 17:00

OS4-3

Hydrogen bond-assisted self-assembly and formation of polymer vesicles for drug delivery

Jingling Zhu
National University of Singapore

17:00 - 17:15

OS4-4

In vivo Real-time Tracking of Polymeric Micelles for DDS Visualization

Yohei Hamanaka
Tohoku University

17:30 - 18:30

Lab. Tour (Division of Bioengineering, NUS)

19:30 -Banquet

Thursday, December 16, 2010
Time

Keynote Lecture III
08:30 - 09:10

Oral Presentations

Number Title of Presentation

KL-3

Speaker
Chair: Kenji Otsu (Tohoku University)

Some Theoretical Issues on Measurement-Integrated Simulation
Session 5: Biomechanics

Prof. Toshiyuki Hayase
Tohoku Universty

Chair: Naoaki Yonezawa (Tohoku University)

09:15 - 09:30

OS5-1

Observation of cell behavior on substrates with elasticity gradientTakashi Nakagawa
Nagoya Institute of Technology

09:30 - 09:45

OS5-2

Real-time observation of microtubule dynamics in cultured vascular endothelial cells exposed to shear
stress

Koki OyaTohoku University

09:45 - 10:00

OS5-3

Observation of velocity of Antibody-modified HL60 cells on glass plates using the inclined centrifuge
microscope

Hiroki Sato
Tohoku University

10:00 - 10:15

OS5-4

Can Viscosupplement and Crosslinking Recover the Hydration of Nucleus Pulposus?

Ya-Wen Kuo
National Taiwan University

10:15 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Poster SessionSession 6: Biomedical Devices II

Chair: Wen-Kai Chou (National Taiwan University)

11:00 - 11:15

OS6-1

A Micro-fluidic Device for Bead and Cell-based Biosensors

Shashi Ranjan
National University of Singapore

11:15 - 11:30

OS6-2

Novel gel pad array for microbead based hybridization assay and immunoassay

Qingdi Zhu
National University of Singapore

11:30 - 11:45

OS6-3

Development of the Active Graft for the Total Cavopulmonary Connection with Shape-memory Alloy
FibersAkihiro Yamada
Tohoku University

11:45 - 12:00

OS6-4

Evaluation of the Newly Designed Paediatric Pulmonary Heart ValveShota Yabe
Tohoku University

12:00 - 12:15

OS6-5High Current Density Vertical MOSFET Technology for Non-volatile SpRAM Embedded in the Fully
Implantable Retinal Prosthesis Chip

Hisashi Kino
Tohoku University

12:15 - 12:30

OS6-6

Staircase Voltage MOSFET Driver Circuit for Triggered HIFU Treatment

Keisuke Takada
Tohoku University

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch BreakKeynote Lecture IV

13:30 - 14:10

KL-4

Chair: Soneela Ankam (National University of Singapore)

Reconstructing the stem cell microenvironment by delegation – the liquid and the solid waySession 7: Tissue Engineering

Assoc. Prof. Michael Raghunath
National University of Singapore

Chair: Wei-Yin Lin (National Cheng Kung University)

14:15 - 14:30

OS7-1

Assessment of Physical Characterization of Vascular Scaffold from Thai Silk Fibroin

Piyanuch Thitiwuthikiat
Chulalongkorn University

14:30 - 14:45

OS7-2

Investigation of the Interaction Between Neuron and Glial Cell in Microenvironment

Yi-Lun Chiang
National Cheng Kung University

14:45 - 15:00

OS7-3

Annulus Fibrosus Tissue Engineering using Cell-Sheet Technology

Eugene Yong-shun See
National University of Singapore

15:00 - 15:15

OS7-4

Myofibroblasts: Pilot gene profile study and Epigenetics

Ariel B. TanNational University of Singapore

15:15 - 16:00

Coffee Break & Poster Session
Session 8: Computational Bioengineering

Chair: Ramesh Ramji (National University of Singapore)

16:00 - 16:15

OS8-1

Blood Flow Analysis in the Left Atrium with/without Atrial Fibrillation

Ryo Koizumi
Tohoku University

16:15 - 16:30

OS8-2

Large-scale numerical simulation of blood flow in microvessels

Davod Alizadehrad
Tohoku University

16:30 - 16:45

OS8-3

Cellular Consequences of a Genetic Defect in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Yong Cheng Poh
National University of Singapore

Session 9: Others

Chair: Takuya Nomata (Tohoku University)

16:50 - 17:05

OS9-1

Plastic Antibodies: Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Nanoparticles for Recognition of Viruses

Niranjani Sankarakumar
National University of Singapore

17:05 - 17:20

OS9-2

Regulatory mechanism of the level of BRCA1/BARD1 expression following DNA damage

Emiko Maseki
Tohoku University

17:20 - 17:35

OS9-3

Fast and high-quality imaging of thick biological specimens using focal modulation microscopy withacousto-optical modulators

Shau Poh Chong
National University of Singapore

17:35 - 17:50

OS9-4

A Novel Microfluidic Approach for Layer-by-layer Encapsulation of Oil MicrodropletsChaitanya Kantak
National University of Singapore

18:00 -Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks

December 15-16, 2010

Poster Presentations

Number Title of Presentation
P-1

Effects of wax on the adherence of wound dressings on full thickness and partial thickness wounds

P-2

Effects of ethyl alcohol on the properties of silk sericin-PVA scaffold

P-3

Interaction between the native cardiovascular system and different models of centrifugal flow rotary blood pumps

P-4

An Effective Method to Modify Stent Shape Suitable for Clinical Manifestation

P-5

Development of the Total Artificial Heart (TAH) by the Use of Helical Flow Pumps

P-6

Development of an Implantable Hypothermia Device for Atrial Defibrillation

P-7

Preliminary study on the development of a new artificial papillary muscle (PM) using shape memory alloy (SMA)
fibresP-8

Development of Fine Sized Cu Through-Si Via Technology for Three-Dimensional Stacked Retinal Prosthesis Chip

P-9

Sleep Behavioral Analysis System

P-10

EEG-based Neurofeedback Device

P-11

Biodistribution of Novel Silica-Coated Nano-Particles for Fluorescence and CT Imaging in Tumor-Bearing Mice

P-12

Sound Speed Measurement of Thermally Denatured Biological Tissue

P-13

High Resolution Ultrasound Imaging of Human Skin and its Relation to Biomechanical Properties

P-14

Early Detection of Cervical Precancer In Vivo using NIR Raman Spectroscopy and Partial Least Square Discriminant
Analysis

P-15

Styrylbenzoxazole Derivatives for In Vivo Imaging of Alpha-synuclein Neuropathology

P-16

3D Reconstruction of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pressure Field from Optical Measurement

P-17

Stability Study of SN-38 Released from Polymeric Gels

P-18

Biocompatibility Study of Injectable Polymeric Gels in Rat Brains

P-19

Development of Lamellarin Encapsulated Nanoparticles using file sonication procedure

P-20

Lamellarin encapsulated Nanoparticles using Poly("-caprolactone) and Poly(D,L-lactide) as core materials

P-21

Development of Nanoparticle-based Photodynamic Therapy as a Novel Anti-viral Strategy

P-22

In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Vasculature in Ischemic Model Mice

P-23

Experimental Validation of Ultrasonic-Measurement-Integrated Blood Flow Simulation Using Carotid Artery Models

P-24

Roles of Rho GTPases on Redistribution of Focal Adhesion in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Cyclic Stretch

P-25

Motion Compensation of Adjacent Motion Segment Secondary to Dynamic Spine Stabilization

P-26

Why cells have different morphology — tensegrity model stimulation

P-27

A Computational Investigation of Gastric Electrical Stimulation

P-28“Smart Capsules” as Bioprobes

P-29

A DC Component Based Blind Watermarking Scheme for Medical Images

P-30

Contribution of oral intake of bacterial components to recovery of damaged skeletal muscle

P-31

Response Inhibition in Patients with Instinctive Grasp Reaction

P-32

Effects of Thai Silk Fibroin/Gelatin on Human Cancellous Bone

P-33

Histamine Receptor H3 Regulates Insulin Secretion in Mouse Pancreatic !-cell Line MIN6 cells

P-34

Identification of a novel BARD1-interacting protein and analyses of its function

P-35

Induction of stem cell differentiation using topographical cues

Presenter
Jutamas Rujisomnapa
Chulalongkorn University
Tippawan Siritientong
Chulalongkorn University
Telma K. Sugai
Tohoku University
Daisuke Yoshino
Tohoku University
Jiongxun Chen
Tohoku University
Chihiro Koga
Tohoku University
Hisashi Hashimoto
Tohoku University
Yuki Ohara
Tohoku University
Jetsada Arnin
Mahidol University
Supassorn Rodrak
Mahidol University
Tomohiko Nakagawa
Tohoku University
Takashi Shishitani
Tohoku University
Kazutoshi Kumagai
Tohoku UniversityShiyamala Duraipandian
National University of Singapore
Ryuichi Harada
Tohoku University
Yuta Shimazaki
Tohoku University
Korbua Punyokun
Mahidol University
Ketpat Vejjasilpa
Mahidol University
Hathaichanok Pungkom
Mahidol University
Nattharin Swatdipakdi
Mahidol University
Meng Earn Lim
National University of Singapore
Yoh Hamada
Tohoku University
Takayuki Sawao
Tohoku University
Wenjing Huang
Tohoku University
Wen-Kai Chou
National Taiwan University
Wei-Yin Lin
National Cheng Kung University
Aishwariya Kannan
National University of Singapore
Jianhao Bai
National University of Singapore
Muhammad Imran Khan
Petronas University of Technology
Tomiaki T. Kawaoka
Tohoku University
Eizaburo Suzuki
Tohoku University
Rungnapa Vorrapakdee
Chulalongkorn University
Tadaho Nakamura
Tohoku University
Ayako Matsuzawa
Tohoku University
Soneela Ankam
National University of Singapore