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

9502870 Gilbert该论文增强奖支持密西西比州立大学的研究生Philip Williams在Jerome a . Gilbert教授的指导下进行为期3个月的日本研究访问。威廉姆斯先生在日本的三个月停留将由东京医科和牙科大学的石原和彦教授主持。合作者试图通过制造吸脂聚氨酯材料来改善承重假体的润滑性。Williams先生的研究停留的具体目的是制造和表征一种弹性体材料，其表面代表具有能够吸引边界润滑剂的材料的互穿聚合物网络。该提案汇集了两国在生物材料/生物工程领域工作的研究科学家。美国研究生将有机会熟悉东京医科和牙科大学的研究技术、数据、设备和设施，同时为整体研究工作做出贡献。主办实验室拥有制造聚合物的技术，开发血液相容性的原因，适合吸引边界润滑剂。主持人将向威廉姆斯先生学习与他们的材料的交替应用有关的考虑。因此，该提案通过国际合作实现了该计划在科学知识交流和转移方面的目标。* * *

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. ***