Graduate and undergraduate students are actively involved in these research areas.
Research Areas
Faculty Kyung Jae Jeong
Current Research
- Injectable hydrogel for intraocular drug delivery
- Multifunctional surface chemistry for biointegration of medical implants
- Bioadhesives to interface tissue and medical implants
- Finding correlations between innate immunity and tissue-biomaterial interaction
Faculty Young Jo Kim
Current Research
- Electrochemical properties of biopigments
- Device fabrication with redox-active biomaterials
Faculty Linqing Li
Current Research
- Microstructured multifunctional hydrogels for chronic wound healing
- Heparin-mimetic biomaterials to promote tissue vascularization
- Decoupling hydrogel degradation modes to control cellular behavior
Faculty Jeffrey Halpern
Current Research
- Detecting low levels of biomolecules with electrochemistry for quick and accurate analysis
- Diagnosing various diseases and disorders including myocardial infraction, psychological disorders, and cancer
- Designing new biosensors that can be widely implemented
Faculty Harish Vashisth
Current Research
- Signaling and transport via membrane receptors
- Conformational dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids
- Multiscale methods for biophysical phenomena
Faculty Nan Yi
Current Research
- Direct methane conversion to chemicals
- Carbon capture and utilization
- Selective transformation of glycerol
Faculty Jeffrey Halpern
Current Research
- Detecting low levels of biomolecules with electrochemistry for quick and accurate analysis
- Employing surface affinity interactions to increase the sensitivity of electrochemical sensors
- Diagnosing various diseases and disorders including myocardial infraction, psychological disorders, and cancer
Faculty Young Jo Kim
Current Research
- Electrochemical charge storage materials for powering biomedical devices
- Charge conduction through the biomaterials
- Desalination using redox-active materials
Faculty Nivedita Gupta
Current Research
- Enzyme-catalyzed reactions in obstructed channels
- Break up of particle-laden drops
Faculty Nivedita Gupta
Current Research
- Synthesis of nanoparticles in microfluidic reactors
Faculty Nivedita Gupta
Current Research
- Enzyme-catalyzed reactions in obstructed channels
- Break up of particle-laden drops
Faculty Harish Vashisth
Current Research
- Signaling and transport via membrane receptors
- Conformational dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids
- Multiscale methods for biophysical phenomena
Faculty Kang Wu
Current Research
- Spore surface display of enzyme complexes for lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction
- Protein secretion through the Twin Arginine Translocation pathway
- Microbial carbon dioxide reduction facilitated by biocompatible nanoparticles
- Bioremediation of heavy metals and hydrocarbons using Geobacilli
- Production and characterization of thermostable enzymes for cellulosic ethanol
Faculty Kyung Jae Jeong
Current Research
- Hydrogel-based drug delivery for tissue regeneration
- Novel tissue engineering scaffolds
Faculty Linqing Li
Current Research
- Highly protein-adsorbent hydrogel for tissue culture
- Engineering liquid-liquid phase separation systems for drug delivery
- Designer biomaterials for mechanobiology
- Patterning angiogenic microenvironment and matrix architecture to enhance vasculature
