Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction
Events that follow binding of the first host ion to an implant’s surface are dictated by reactions not well understood for any biomaterial or device. Understanding these events is the purpose of the Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction Special Interest Group. Only through such understanding can one definitively answer such questions as: “Why did it fail?” and “What led to its success that we can apply to future devices?” These answers will come from such fields as physiology, immunology, pathology, biomechanics and material science. They will apply to the subjects of every other SIG in the Society. All those interested in the mechanisms of host-implant interaction are welcome to join BTI's quest.
Officers
Chair: Thanh D. Nguyen, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute of Materials Science
University of Connecticut
t: (860) 486-2415
e: nguyentd@uconn.edu
Vice Chair: Amir K. Miri, PhD
Assistant Professor
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Biomedical Engineering
323 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102
e: akmirir@gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Vivek Kumar, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Houston
e: vkumar24@cougarnet.uh.edu
Program Chair: Shatil Shahriar, PhD
Post-Grad
University of Nebraska Medical Center
42nd and Emile
Omaha, NE 68198-5965
t: (531) 225-3153
e: smshatil.shahriar@unmc.edu
Web Contact: Thomas Dziubla, PhD
Associate Gill Professor
University of Kentucky
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
177 F Paul Anderson Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0046
t: (859) 257-4063
e: dziubla@engr.uky.edu
Student Contact: Le Zhen, MS
Foege N 307, 3720 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98195
t: (541) 602-9069
e: zhenle@uw.edu
Industry Contact: Peggy A. Lalor, PhD
Histion
2615 W Casino Road
Everett, WA 98204
t: (425) 347-0439
e: lalorp@histion.com
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Patrick L. McGee DDS, FAGD
Patrick L. McGee, DDS, LLC
3050 Forsythe Ave
Monroe, LA 71201
e: patrickmcgee.dds@outlook.com
Past Chair (2021-2023 term): Floyd Karp, MME
Associate Teaching Professor
School Of Pharmacy
University Of Washington
e: floyd@uw.edu
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