Research on Biomedical Engineering

Biomaterials and Medical Device Innovation Laboratory (BMDiLab)


BMDiLab (www.unhbmdilab.com), led by Dr. Kagya Amoako, focuses primarily on understanding the fundamentals of blood/biomaterial, bacteria/biomaterial, and tissue/biomaterial interactions to prevent medical device related embolic clot formation and infection in order to better support and treat cardiovascular and pulmonary disease patients. BMDiLab is supported by NASA and University Research Scholar Fund.

Publication
Projects include:
  • Bioinspired Materials Formulation and Characterization
  • Antiseptic Medical Devices
  • Protein Anti-fouling Materials
  • Biological Properties of Nitric Oxide
  • Bioactive Materials for Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering
  • Low Cost Prosthetic for Above-the-Elbow Amputees

Integrated Bioengineering Lab (IBL)


Integrated Bioengineering Lab (IBL), led by Dr. Shue Wang is dedicated to developing engineered tools using emerging micro/nano-technologies for studying single cell and collective cell behavior in tissue regeneration and cancer metastasis. Specifically, we leverage our expertise in biosensing, microfluidics, and nanomaterials, to develop innovative nanobiosensors for the detection of microRNAs, mRNA and protein at the single cell level.

Publication
Projects include:
  • Mesenchymal stem cell differentiation for bone tissue engineering
  • Developing biosensing tools for biomarker detection, single cell analysis, and disease diagnostics
  • Developing microfluidic devices to study cell migration during cancer metastasis