Please write a summary of the group comments (1 paragraph) regarding your presentation. This summary should be posted here as soon as possible after the meeting. Most importantly the summary should include key points that you need to address or resolve. I will review your summary at the next meeting and you should be prepared to discuss your progress on these issues.
Meeting Date: Jan 6, 2009
Summary: 1. Discussed the work done with Sheriff on electrospun PCL Fibres along with the preliminary data and future work
2. Suggestions on studying endogenesis of HUVEC cells on these fibres
3. Concerns about normalizing the cell proliferation/migration into the scaffolds after several days of culture
Action Plan: 1. Polymerization (crosslinking) of PGS provided by Jason to be repeated (the first trail failed)
4. Plan and Start cell culture studies with Sheriff
Progress on issues from last meeting: 1. PGS kept for polymerization did not work ( polymer became too brittle, hence started another trial)
Meeting Date: Dec 19, 2008
Summary: 1. Discussed biomaterial optimization for cardiac tissue engineering
2. Discussed electrospinning of PGS and other natural biomaterials together as a way to combine natural and synthetic polymers.
3. Cell culture assays and characterization for evaluation of PCL nanofibres for Sheriff
Action Plan: 1. Polymerization (crosslinking) of PGS provided by Jason
2. Order the required chemicals like solvents, collagen and HA (powders)
3. Literature on the synthesis of PFPE polymers
4. Continue work with Sheriff (ponit 3 above)
Progress on issues from last meeting: 1. PGS is kept for polymerization
2. Preliminary data (microscopy) for 7 day on growth of endothelial cells on PCL nano/microfibres
Meeting Date: Dec 11, 2008
Summary: Presented project proposal on drug delivery to breast cancer cells and biomaterial optimization for cardiac tissue engineering.
Action Plan: 1. Primary culture technique with Jinsoek
2. Learn the electrospinning technique
3. Literature serach for ways to combine the various biomaterials to form hybrid.
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Meeting Date: Dec 2, 2008
Summary: NEW MEMBER
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