Biochemistry and Biomaterials

The Biomedical Materials Engineering Section of the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division supports the materials research and development needs of the healthcare industry. Materials experience includes:

• Biopolymers
• Biocompatible synthetic polymers
• Metals and ceramics
• Nanomaterials and composites
• Micro- and nano-encapsulation
• Controlled and triggered release
• Smart materials

Clients contract with SwRI for biomedical materials solutions for several reasons, including solving existing device performance problems through failure analysis; improving device performance; or developing new materials formulations to alter performance.

Gianny Rossini, Group Leader
Dr. Xingguo Cheng, Senior Research Scientist

Technical strengths in this area include:

• Biomaterials
• Musculoskeletal research
• Tissue engineering
• Functional surfaces and biocompatibility
• Microfluidics and microfabrication
• Molecular and structure-property modeling
• Targeted and triggered drug delivery
• Controlled release
• Biosensors
• Biomedical research

Publications

Microencapsulation and Nanomaterials Department
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division
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January 24, 2012