Each of the diverse applications of metal oxide nanoparticles requires tailored particle characteristics such as primary particle diameter, extent of soft/hard agglomeration, crystallinity, and chemical purity, among others.
At Tufts Univ., biomedical engineers have developed a new method to transform silk directly into a robust structural material, in fewer steps and at lower costs.
At McMaster Univ. in Canada, biomedical engineers have developed a plastic material that repels virtually everything that comes into contact with it, including bacteria.
Bioengineers at King Abdullah Univ. of Science and Technology (KAUST) have created an electronic biosensor that can monitor glucose using only a patient’s saliva. Additionally, their biosensor does not require bulky external batteries because it is completely powered by glucose.
Plant synthetic biology has its roots in agriculture — prehistoric farmers first genetically modified crops through the process of selective breeding. Today, plant synthetic biology involves transforming natural plant systems and pathways into new, synthetic systems that can increase the quantity and quality of biological products.
Plant Synthetic Biology: A Budding Field; The Next Stop on the Silk Road: Turning Silks into Structural Materials; Saliva Sensor Monitors Glucose; Novel Microscale 3D Printing Recreates Michelangelo’s David; Self-Cleaning Surface Repels Bacteria
Chrysanthos Gounaris is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Dipl. in Chemical Engineering and an M.Sc. in Automation Systems from the National Technical University of Athens, as well as a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University. After graduation, Chrysanthos worked as an Associate at McKinsey & Co. He returned to academia to pursue post-doctoral research at Princeton, before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in 2013. His research interests lie in the development of theory...Read more
In this Doing a World of Good Raj and Kamla Gupta Podcast episode meet Dr. Jay Keasling, who discusses his team’s pioneering efforts in the metabolic engineering space and receiving the 2019 Doing a World of Good medal.
