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The Biomaterials and Drug Delivery lab,
supervised by Dr. Noelle Comolli, is located
in 216 White Hall. In our lab we try to have
fun while we research the use of different
polymers for either novel biomaterials or
controlled release delivery vehicles. The
current projects in the lab include thin
films for the delivery of anti-inflammatory
drugs after a spinal cord injury, novel
micelles for targeting treating severe
asthmatics, and functionalized nanoparticles
to target breast cancer tumors.
Students in the lab focus on the
synthesis and characterization of the
polymers with the aid of equipment in the
Core Genomics lab, and the Chemistry
department. The synthesis, characterization
and biocompatibility of the biomaterial
designs is done right in our own lab with
the addition of a new mammalian cell culture
facility.
Current collaborators with the Villanova
Biomaterials and Drug Delivery lab include
Dr. Veronica Tom, Spinal Cord Research
Institute, Drexel College of Medicine, and
Reynold A. Panettieri Jr, M.D. Translational
Research Labs, School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania
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