205th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society

May 9-May 14, 2004

PROGRAM INFORMATION

M9 - Fullerene-Based Materials for Medicine

Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Salon A, Level 3

Co-Chairs: T. Da Ros and L. Wilson

TimeAbs#Title
16:00581 [60]Fulerene Prevents Acute Liver Injury Induced By Carbon Tetrachloride in Rats - N. Gharbi (Universite Paris XI), M. Pressac (Universite Paris V), M. Hadchouel, and F. Moussa (Universite Paris XI)
16:20582 Fluorescence Microscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Biological Tissues - R.B. Weisman, S.M. Bachilo (Rice University), P. Cherukuri, and S.H. Litovsky (University of Texas Health Science Center)
16:40583 Progess Report on Fullerene Antioxidants - S.R. Wilson (C Sixty, Inc)
17:00584 Preparation and Biocompatibility of Sintered Carbon Nanotubes Disk - M. Ohtsubo, K. Shinoda, B. Jeyadevan, K. Tohji (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University), Y. Sato, K.-I. Motomiya (Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University), G. Yamamoto, T. Hashida, M. Omori (Fracture Research Institute, Tohoku University), and A. Yokoyama (Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University)
17:20585 Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications: Length Control, Surface Modification, and Biocompatibility - K. Tohji, Y. Akimoto, K. Shinoda, B. Jeyadevan (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University), Y. Sato, K.-I. Motomiya (Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University), and K.-I. Shibata (Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University)

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Co-Chairs: M. Prato and S.R. Wilson

TimeAbs#Title
10:00586 Synthesis and Biological Effect of Phenolic Pyrrolinofullerene Derivatives - L. Chiang (Department of Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience and Engineering Technology, University of Massachusetts Lowell,), M. Halder, C. Yu (Seth Nanotechnology Inc.), T. Canteenwala (Department of Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience and Engineering Technology, University of Massachusetts Lowell,), K. Pritzker (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto), and B. Wilson (Department of Medical Biophysics, Ontario Cancer Institute and University of Toronto)
10:20587 Novel Perspectives for Fullerene Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry - T. Da Ros, S. Bosi, G. Spalluto (Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche), A. Boutorine (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle,), S. Moro, and M. Prato (Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche)
10:40588 Relaxometric Studies of Gd@C60-Based MRI Contrast Agents - L. Wilson, B. Sitharaman (Rice University), R. Bolskar (TDA Research, Inc.), A. Merbach, E. Tóth, and L. Helm (École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne)
11:00589 A Role for Immunology in the Nanosciences. - B.-X.I. Chen and B.F. Erlanger (Columbia University)
11:20590 Antioxidant Properties of Malonic Acid C60 Derivatives Against Biological Reactive Oxygen Species - S. Ali, J. Hardt, K. Quick, J.S. Kim-Han (Washington University), B. Erlanger (Columbia University), T.-T. Huang (Stanford University), C. Epstein (University of California), and L. Dugan (Washington University)
11:40591 Targeted-Fullerene Cancer Therapy: Design and Synthesis of a Paclitaxel-Fullerene-Antibody Conjugate - T. Zakharian, J. Ashcroft, B. Weisman, D. Tsyboulsky (Rice University), V. Knight (Baylor College of Medicine), M.G. Rosenblum (MD Anderson Cancer Center), and L.J. Wilson (Rice University)