The Affordable Nanomanufacturing group uses a Femtosecond laser, in conjunction with nanogrinding and RIE-ICP, to pattern special structures for cell growth and optical culturing conditions. ...more

The Self and Dynamic Assembly group synthesizes thin films, nanoparticles, nanofibers (e.g. conductive polymers), carbon precursors and silica precursors, some of which have been shown to be biocompatible. ...more

The Micro-/Nanofluidics group is studying the dynamics of biomedical applications, including DNA and protein separation and conjugation, gene delivery and gene therapy, as well as studying the dynamics of micro-/nanoscale multiphase flows. ...more

The Nanomanipulation group provides nm positioning resolution and/or well-defined pN~nN order force on micro/nano-sized targets. Nanomanipulation of DNA, proteins, nanoparticles, viruses and cells offer valuable platforms for drug/gene delivery and biosensing. ...more

The Nanofiber synthesis group can rapidly provide precisely engineered scaffolds to the many testbeds within the Center. ...more

The Super-/Subcritical Fluids group has developed a compressed-gas-based polymer nanofabrication, biological assembly of polymeric micro-/nanostructures with stem cells and density functional approach to modeling polymer-CO2 interfaces. ...more

The Biosensors/-chips group is working on systems for magnetic protein detection and separation while subsequently developing nanowire biosensors, including an implantable glucose sensor, and has designed a sensor system for bio/chem/radiation WMDs. ...more

The Drug/Gene Delivery group is fabricating nanoporous polymeric capsules using nanofabrication techniques to more precisely deliver drugs. ...more

The Cell-based Devices and Constructs group has developed an electrospun biodegradable nanofiber-based 3-D tissue model, a cell-microenvironment interaction system, and a tissue-engineered microfluidic bioreactor array. ...more

The Life Cycle Analysis group has extended carbon nanofiber research into a Life Cycle Assessment of polymer nanocomposite consumer products. In addition, the relationship between thermodynamic properties of nanoparticles and their impact is being explored. ...more