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RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Research in our group is focused on measuring intermolecular and intersurface forces in complex fluid systems with an emphasis on polymers, polyelectrolytes, biomembranes, and biomimetic materials in order to develop new materials with useful properties. These materials are being studied since they can be prepared from renewable resources, can be biocompatible and biodegradable, and often possess excellent physical properties.
We utilize modern principles and techniques of surface chemistry, physics, and biology as the means to achieve our goal of producing materials with superior properties for biomedical and engineering applications.
RESEARCH THRUSTS
Neutron / X-ray Scattering in Thin Layers at Interfaces
Nanoassembly and Smart Films
Ligand-Receptor Interactions and Cellular Adhesion
Lipid Phase Behavior
Membrane Fusion
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