Designing Nanoparticles to Probe and Cross Biological Barriers to Immunotherapy
The Mucosal Associated Immune System Engineering and Lymphatics (MAISEL) Lab ’ s research integrates nanotechnology, materials science, and tissue engineering with physiology, medicine, and immunology to probe lymphatics and extracellular barriers via novel ex vivo and in vitro models and nanoparticles. We are particularly focused on studying mucosal barriers to the therapeutic path from the mucosal lumen to the downstream lymph nodes and integrating the newly created knowledge to design immune modulatory therapeutic interventions. We have made significant progress in understanding how nanoparticle material properties li...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Investigating anti-viral chemicals that can be safely built into masks
This is an interview with Jiaxing Huang, professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University, and Birgit Schwenzer, a program director in NSF’s Division of Materials Research. Huang has received a rapid response research (RAPID) grant to investigate anti-viral chemicals that ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - May 8, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: video
Professor Zhiqun Lin examines new perovskite
Zhiqun Lin, a professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech, examines samples of a new perovskite he developed with a team of researchers.
[Research supported by National Science Foundation grants CBET 1803495, CMMI 1914713 and CMMI 1727313.]
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 27, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: video
Handling a cycled half-cell with inactive lithium on its surface
Chengcheng Fang, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego, handles a cycled half-cell with inactive lithium on its surface as part of a study on why lithium metal batteries fail.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 21, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: video
A two act play: the character of cells and the role of biomechanics
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Dr. Barabino ’ s research interests are primarily focused on cellular and tissue responses to fluid mechanical forces in the context of vascular disease and orthopedic tissue engineering. She concentrates on the characterization and quantification of mechanical and biochemical cues that influence tissue growth and disease progression. Her interdisciplinary work incorporates biology, materials science and engineering toward novel therapeutic strategies to improve the health of individuals suffering with sickle cell disease and those suffering with diseases associated with ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
How have radio telescope discoveries impacted materials science?
Michael McCarthy of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics answers the question on this edition of "Ask a Scientist."This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - October 24, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
New, multifunctional fibers to help repair nerve damage or deliver treatment for mental, neurologica
Polina Anikeeva hopes to one day be able to regenerate the spinal cord to restore movement for paralyzed people or possibly bypass the spinal cord altogether with a device that mimics its function.
With support from NSF, the materials scientist and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 3, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: video
3D Retina Organoid Challenge Competition
To determine the state of the science, technical needs, and to help design appropriate benchmarks for the challenge, NEI plans to host an all-day meeting of academic and industry leaders working in retina and non-retina organoids, as well as tissue engineers, materials scientists, et al. We are hoping learning about successful development of organoids in non-retinal systems like your inner-ear organoids will help catalyze development and application of retinal organoids.Air date: 4/4/2016 8:30:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Bone regenerative engineering: a convergence approach
NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
The treatment of injuries to bone that necessitate bone regeneration continues to be a major challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. This burden is compounded by the constraints of supply and morbidity associated with autograft tissue, the gold standard of repair. The use of allografts, xenografts, or metal and ceramic implants overcomes many of the limitations associated with autografts but fails to provide a viable solution. Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has worked in the area of bone engineering with a focus on biomaterial selection, scaffold development, cell selection, cell/...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
