The 29th Annual Biochemical Engineering Symposium was held at the University of Oklahoma on October 2, 1999. The objectives of the symposium were to provide (1) an opportunity for students to present and publish their work, and (2) a forum for informal discussion of bioengineering research being carried out at the participating universities. Sixteen papers presented at the symposium are included in these proceedings. Because final publication usually takes place in refereed journals, the articles here are typically brief and often cover work in progress.

Contents

Control of Dissolved Oxygen in Fed-Batch Bioreactors Using Adaptive Generalized Predictive Control - Laurent Simon and M. Nazmul Karim (Colorado State University).

Phytoremediation of Corrosion Inhibitors in Aircraft Deicer Formulations - Sigifredo Castro Diaz, Lawrence C. Davis, Douglas Lupher, and Larry E. Erickson (Kansas State University).

Biodegradation ofJet Fuels (JP-8) in the Presence of Vegetation - R. Karthikeyan, L.C. Davis, K.R. Mankin, L.E. Erickson, and P. Kulakow (Kansas State University).

Bioprocessing Effect on the Stability of Recombinant f3-Glucuronidase (rGUS) and its Extractability from Transgenic Canota - Yun Bai (Iowa State University) and Zivko L. Nikolov (Iowa State University and ProdiGene, Inc., College Station, TX).

Multistage Electrophoresis - Shramik Sengupta, Paul Todd, and K. S. M. S. Raghavarao (University of Colorado); and John Vellinger (SHOT Inc., Floyd Knob, Indiana).

Micropatterned Biodegradable Polymer Films for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration - Cheryl Miller, Surya K. Mallapragada and Carole A. Heath (Iowa State University).

Effects of Fluid-Induced Shear Stress and Simulated Aspects of Microgravity on Articular Cartilage Regeneration - David Wendt and Carole Heath (Iowa State University).

Thrombolysis in a Rabbit Stroke Model Using Liposomal- Encapsulated Streptokinase - Kent Leach and Edgar O'Rear (University of Oklahoma); Yiwei Miao and Art Johnson (Texas A&M University); Eugene Patterson (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center).

Shear Stress Modulates Platelet Aggregation at a Site of Vascular Injury - Elizabeth Nguyen, Laura Worthen, and Matthias U. Nollert (University of Oklahoma).

Effect of Poly (λ-Lactide) Microparticle Crystallinity on Alveolar Macrophage Inflammatory Response - D.L. Biggs and T.W. Randolph (University of Colorado); C.S. Lengsfeld (University ofDenver); L.K. Ng and M.C. Manning (UC Health Sciences Center).

Characterization of Kinetics and Thermostability of Acremonium strictum Glucooligosaccharide Oxidase - Zhiliang Fan, Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, and Peter J. Reilly (Iowa State University).

Automated Docking of α-(1~4)- and α-(1~6)-Linked Glucosyl Trisaccharides and Maltopentaose into the Soybean β-Amylase Active Site. William M. Rockey, Alain Laederach, and Peter J. Reilly (Iowa State University).

High-performance Anion-exchange Chromatography of Sugar and Glycerol Phosphates on Quaternary Ammonium Resins - Ian C. Schneider, Preston, J. · Rhamy, Ruth J. Fink-Winter, and Peter J. Reilly (Iowa State University).

Effects of Salts on Subtilis in Crystallization - Xiaojing Pan and Charles E. Glatz (Iowa State University).

A Microcosm Study on Biodegradation of Methyl tert-butyl Ether (MTBE) - Qizhi Zhang, Lawrence C. Davis, and Larry E. Erickson (Kansas State University).

Toxic Effects of TCE on Soybean Seedlings - Jina Yang and Lawrence Davis (Kansas State University).

Transport of Organic Chemicals through Living Plant Tissues - L. C. Davis, D. Lupher, Q. Zhang, J. Hu, and L. E. Erickson (Kansas State University).

Intracellular Calcium Response of Endothelial Cells Exposed to Flow in the Presence of Thrombin or Histamine - Laura M. Worthen and Matthias U Nollert (University of Oklahoma).