A biomaterial is any material, natural or man-made, that is made compatible with living tissues and performs, aids, or replaces a natural function and is used and adapted for a medical application. Biomaterials may have a benign function, such as being used for a heart valve, or may be bioactive with a more interactive functionality such as scaffolds for cell delivery and engraftment and a delivery vehicle for controlled delivery of biotherapeutics.
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Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Development of novel biocatalysts Investigation and enhancement of protein stability Data-driven protein engineering
Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tissue engineering and biomaterials, microvascular growth and remodeling, stem cell engineering The Botchwey Laboratory takes a multidisciplinary approach for improvement of tissue engineering therapies through study of microvascular remodeling, inflammation resolution and host stem cells. Our goal is development of effective new strategies to repair, replace...
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Developing therapeutic protein materials, where the protein is both the drug and the delivery system Engineering proteins to control and understand protein particle self-assembly Repurposing and engineering pathogenic proteins for human therapeutics Creating materials that mimic cell-cell interactions to modulate immunological functions for various...
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Biomolecular Engineering, interfaces Chemistry, Biology, and Chemical Engineering. By applying Metabolic Engineering, Protein Engineering, and other molecular engineering tools, the group is addressing several fundamental issues associated with the use of Enzyme and Microbial Technology in biotechnological applications.
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Physics
Cell biophysics. Cell mechanics of adhesion, migration and dynamics. Immunophysics and immunoengineering. Hyaluronan glycobiology. Hyaluronan synthase. Physics of tissues. The Curtis lab is primarily focused on the physics of cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions, in particular within the context of glycobiology and immunobiology. Our newest projects focus on...
Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
In the Dahlman Lab, we focus on the interface between nanotechology, molecular biology, and genomics. We design drug delivery vehicles that target RNA and other nucleic acids to cells in the body. We have delivered RNAs to endothelial cells, and have treated heart disease, cancer, inflammation, pulmonary hypertension, emphysema, and even vein graft disease. Because we can deliver RNAs to...
Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Our laboratory focuses on various aspects of cardiac regeneration and preservation using molecular-based and biomaterials-based approaches to restoring function after cardiac injury
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering: lymphatics, lipid metabolism, biomechanics, biomedical optics, image processing, and tissue engineering.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Dreaden Lab uses molecular engineering to impart augmented, amplified, or non-natural function to tumor therapies and immunotherapies. The overall goal of our research is to engineer molecular and nanoscale tools that can (i) improve our understanding of fundamental tumor biology and (ii) simultaneously serve as cancer therapies that are more tissue-exclusive and patient-personalized. The...
Executive Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Biomolecular, cellular, and tissue engineering strategies to direct cell function for biomaterial and regenerative medicine applications.
Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Discrete atoms and molecules interact to form macromolecules and even larger mesoscale assemblies, ultimately yielding macroscopic structures and properties. A quantitative relationship between the nanoscale discrete interactions and the macroscale properties is required to design, optimize, and control such systems; yet in many applications, predictive models do not exist or are...
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Physics
Computational simulations of complex biophysical phenomena involving proteins and other biomolecules.
Professor, Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Analog-Digital Signal Processing / Mixed Signal integrated circuits (Systems on a chip) Scaling of deep submicron devices Floating-gate devices, circuits, and systems The use of floating-gate MOS transistors to build "smart" interfaces for MEMS sensors Low power electronics Analog VLSI models of on on-chip learning and Sensory processing in Neurobiology
Professor, Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Jacob's research is directed at stress induced phase changes, nanoscale characterization of materials, synthesis of polymeric nanofibers, mechanical behavior of fiber assemblies (particularly related to biological systems and biomimitic systems), nanoparticle reinforced composites, transdermal drug delivery systems, large scale deformation of rubbery (networked) polymers, and nanoscale...
Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Polyvalency and Biotherapeutics Nanobiotechnology Optogenetics Professor Kane’s group conducts research at the interface of biotechnology and nanotechnology. The group is designing nanoscale polyvalent therapeutics and working on the molecular engineering of biosurfaces and nanostructures.
Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Molecular engineering, nucleic acid self-assembly, nanomaterials, nanomedicne, and targeted imaging and delivery.
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Microphysiological systems (Organ-on-a-Chip), Theranostic nanomaterials (Nanomedicine), Biomaterials, Microfluidics, Controls
Professor , Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Our laboratory focuses on the smallest organisms on the planet, the bacteria and the archaea, which represent the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth, drive the life-sustaining biogeochemical cycles, and cause or control diseases in humans, animals, and plants. Our scientific interests are at the interface of microbial ecology with engineering and computational biology. The long-term...
Lawrence P. Huang Chair in Engineering and Entrepreneurship, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering, fluid mechanics, biofluid mechanics, medical devices, medical implants, translational technology, and entrepreneurship.
Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cancer and DNA nanotechnology, engineering immunity, noninvasive diagnostics, nanomedicine, biomedical micro- and nanosystems, high throughput technologies. My research program is conducted at the interface of the life sciences, medicine and engineering where a central focus is understanding how to harness the sophisticated defense mechanisms of immune cells to eradicate disease and...
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dr. Ludovice's research activities emphasize the use of computer simulation to elucidate the relationship between atomic level structure and properties of synthetic and biological macromolecules. Insight from computer simulations can more efficiently guide experimental efforts to save millions of dollars on development costs. Particular emphasis is placed on the characterization of...
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering
Bio-inspired colloidal assembly for multifunctional drug delivery vehicles and colloidal-based sensing.
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Mechanisms of motor coordination: role of sensory feedback for posture and locomotion, musculoskeletal biomechanics
Regents' Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Drug, gene and vaccine delivery; transdermal delivery; ocular delivery; intracellular delivery; microneedles; microfabricated devices; ultrasound
Robert A. Milton Endowed Chair, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering and Microelectromechanical Systems: Atomic force microscopy, pathogen adhesion and endocytosis, cell biomechanics, single molecule biophysics, drug delivery and targeting, cell membrane mimetics, and biosensors.
Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
The MNM Biotech Lab uses engineering expertise to assist life scientists in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease. By developing better models of the body, we help advance drug discovery, increase understanding of the mechanisms of disease, and develop clinical treatments.
Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Professorship II, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Development of novel polymeric biomaterials, regeneration of tendon/ligament, and protein delivery for orthopaedic tissue engineering.
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Incorporating mechanics with cellular engineering, biochemistry, biomaterials, and immunology to 1) elucidate how physical forces regulate seemingly unrelated aspects of cancer such as metastasis and immune suppression as well as 2) develop novel immunotherapeutics to treat cancer.
Regents' Professor, Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering
Biomaterials and bioinspired materials, bionanocomposites, hybrid nanomaterials, optically active materials, photonic materials, responsive materials, and sensors.
Professor , Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
General Bayesian Statistical Modeling Statistical Modeling and Simulation of High Frequency Biomedical and Environmental Data Wavelets, Multiscale Statistical Modeling, Denoising, Assessing of Scaling in Signals and Images Biostatistics, Clinical Trials, Bioinformatics Statistics of Turbulent Flows, Environmental Statisitcs
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
His research group focuses on establishing an integrated experimental and computational framework to translate our understanding of the fundamental principles of biophysics and biochemistry (i.e., the physicochemical properties that confer function) into useful processes, devices, therapies, and diagnostics that will benefit society.
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Focused on the study of aquatic chemical ecology, Dr. Jeannette Yen’s lab employs graduate and undergraduate students alike in the pursuit of understanding marine zooplankton interaction, behavior, morphology, ecology and reproductive strategies. Current research topics range from the study of harmful algal blooms effect on marine copepod behavior to understanding the swimming behavior and...