Undergrad Ryan Myrick published a paper in Biofabrication regarding a micropyramid-patterned, oxygen-permeable bottomed dish for high density culture of pancreatic islets. As research and better management devices are developed for people with type 1 diabetes, creating a viable means to
Dr. Alicja Jagiełło successfully defends doctoral thesis
ACS Sensors publishes paper on our transcutaneous pH and Lactate sensor
The publication outlines the in vivo photonic detection of both pH and Lactate in a single, continuous, transcutaneous flexible sensor. PH and Lactate are important biomarkers for the detection and monitoring of sepsis, liver and lung disease. When monitored in
Rounding out 2021 with a new publication in Acta Biomaterialia
PhD candidates, Alicja Jagiełło and Qingda Hu, and undergrad, Ulysses Castillo, published a paper on ruthenium-catalyzed photocrosslinking (RCP) as a tool for creating distinct stiffness anisotropies in the extracellular matrix. The paper outlines how RCP can induce directional change in
Dr. Dat Nguyen victoriously defends his doctoral thesis
Friends, family and colleagues, past and present, joined over Zoom to attend Dr. Dat Nguyen’s thesis presentation on The Continuous Sensing of Physiological Biomarkers using Implantable Optical Sensors. Dat’s committee members included, chair, Professor Elliot Botvinick, and members, Professors
Elliot Botvinick awarded $3.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
The grant will fund development of the iGLOBE LifeStrip, a continuous subcutaneous monitor that will measure Insulin, Glucose, Lactate, Oxygen, and Beta Hydroxybutyrate (a ketone body). The iGLOBE is an exciting new frontier in the management and treatment of type