Bioengineer Consultant Expert in Material Science, Nanotechnology, Biosynthesis of Polymeric Materials, Biomaterial Implants and Drug Delivery (959)
Expertise
Synthesis of biomaterials and biomineralization, wherein a living organism provides an environment that controls the nucleation and growth of unique mineral phases.
Synthesis and characterization of self-assembly of block copolymers.
Nanostructured composites and polymeric biomaterials production and analysis.
Consulting on artificial implants, drug delivery systems and medical devices
Experience
1992 – Present Assistant Professor, working in university schools of:
Bioengineering and Nanoscience in Advanced Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Biological Materials, Restorative Dentistry and Bioengineering
Materials Science and Engineering.
Honors & Publications
Member, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society, Society for Biomaterials, International Association for Dental Research
Patents and thirty publications addressing self-assembly, biomaterials, silicate nanocomposites, lipsomes, nanocomposite organoceramics, DOPA-PEG, biomineralization strategy. Some Selected Publications:
"Chiral Self-Assembly of Nanotubules and Ribbons from Phospholipid Mixtures.”
"Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembling Block Copolymers Containing Adhesive Moieties.”
"Phospholipid Strategies in Biomineralization and Biomaterials Research.”
”Controlled Release of Calcium from Lipid Vesicles: Adaptation of a Biological Strategy for Rapid Gelation of Polysaccharide and Protein Hydrogels.”
"High Temperature Chemical and Microstructural Transformations of Nanocomposite Organoceramics.”
"Sythesis and Characterization of Layered Silicate-Epoxy Nanocomposites.”
Education
Ph. D., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana
M. S., Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University
B. S., School of Life Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana