Dissertation Enhancement in Japan: Fabrication and Characterization of a Lipid-Attracting Elastomeric Semi-IPN for Use in Physiologic Bearing Applications

9502870吉尔伯特该学位论文增强奖资助密西西比州立大学研究生菲利普·威廉姆斯在日本进行为期3个月的研究访问，他在杰罗姆·A·吉尔伯特教授的指导下工作。威廉姆斯在日本的三个月逗留将由东京医科大学的石原一彦教授主持。合作者试图通过制造吸引脂肪的聚氨酯材料来改善负重假体的润滑性。Williams先生的研究的具体目标是制造和表征一种弹性材料，其表面代表着具有能够吸引边界润滑剂的材料的互穿聚合物网络。这项提议汇集了两个国家在生物材料/生物工程领域工作的研究科学家。这位美国研究生将有机会熟悉东京医科大学的研究技术、数据、设备和设施，同时为整个研究工作做出贡献。主办实验室拥有制造聚合物的技能，这种聚合物是为了血液相容性而开发的，适合吸引边界润滑剂。主持人将从威廉姆斯先生那里了解到与替代应用他们的材料有关的考虑因素。因此，这项建议实现了该计划通过国际合作交流和转让科学知识的目标。***

9502870 Gilbert This dissertation enhancement award supports a 3-month research visit in Japan for Philip Williams, a graduate student at Mississippi State University, who works under the direction of Professor Jerome A. Gilbert. Mr. Williams' three month stay in Japan will be hosted by the Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. The collaborators seek to improve the lubricity of weight-bearing prostheses via the fabrication of lipid- attracting polyurethane materials. The specific aim of the research stay by Mr. Williams is the fabrication and characterization of an elastomeric material whose surface represents an interpenetrating polymer network with material capable of attracting boundary lubricants. This proposal brings together research scientists from two countries working in the area of biomaterials/bioengineering. The U. S. graduate student will have the opportunity to become familiar with research techniques, data, equipment, and facilities the Tokyo Medical and Dental University while contributing to the overall research effort. The host laboratory possesses the skills to fabricate polymers, developed for blood- compatibility reasons, suitable for attracting boundary lubricants. The host will learn from Mr. Williams about considerations associated with the alternate application of their materials. Therefore, this proposal fulfills the objectives of the Program in its exchange and transfer of scientific knowledge through an international collaboration. ***