Investigation and leveraging of biodiversity to identify and harness the potential utility of non-commercialized biopolymers from insects for applications in healthcare and medicine
Quantification and optimization of transport and diffusion within 3D biomaterial systems for predicting and controlling in vivo performance
Designing materials to alter wound healing and disease progression
Iterative designs through in vitro and in vivo investigations to generate innovative material platforms to address clinical needs in striated muscle repair
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