Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

FSU researchers use 3D culture techniques to develop improved therapy for neurological diseases

Published: | 1:41 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Florida State University researchers have developed a promising strategy for producing therapeutic particles in stem cells, work that could help patients with neurological diseases such as stroke or multiple sclerosis. The technique developed by researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and FSU College of Medicine combines three-dimensional growing platforms with a wave motion. The […]

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$1.8M NIH grant to fund new treatment for stroke patients

Published: | 10:08 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine, Science & Technology

The National Institutes of Health is funding a $1.8 million project led by a researcher at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering that will use artificially grown, simplified mini-organs to create medicine that targets brain cells damaged by stroke. The research team will use stem cells to create miniature organs that resemble human brains. From those […]

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FSU reseachers develop new model of flow properties for class of polymers

Published: | 10:03 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Florida State University researchers are helping to write the “cookbook” describing the properties of vitrimers, a promising material that combines the benefits of different types of polymers. Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering developed a theoretical model that explains the flow of these polymer materials. They found that the energy required for them to […]

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FSU researchers develop battery component that uses compound from plants

Published: | 2:08 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University research team has developed a way to use a material found in plants to help create safer batteries. Using the organic polymer lignin — a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid — the team was able to create battery electrolytes. Their research was published as the […]

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FSU researchers help develop sustainable polymers

Published: | 1:37 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have made new discoveries on the effects of temperature on sustainable polymers. Their findings may help the industry to produce plastics that are better for the environment. “Plastics made from petroleum, a non-renewable resource, remain too long in our land and water when discarded,” said Rufina Alamo, a […]

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National Science Foundation awards FSU chemical engineer more than $1 million for bacteria research

Published: | 1:39 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researcher has received more than $1 million to investigate bacteria-related dynamics in one of two new projects supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF has awarded two research grants totaling more than $1 million to support investigations that have the potential to impact societal health by supporting new […]

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