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Grunlan Research Group

Advancing Medicine through Innovative Biomaterials

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Better materials are essential to creating the next generation of medical devices

We design new polymeric biomaterials to improve the performance of medical devices as well as regenerative therapies. A distinction of our lab is inorganic-organic hybrid materials prepared by combining inorganic silicon-containing polymers with organic polymers.

Our current user facilities
  • NMR Facility
  • Materials Characterization Facility (MCF)
  • Microscopy and Imaging Facility (MIC)

Our Research Focuses

Anti-fouling Coatings for Medical Devices

Preventing protein adsorption and negative events on medical devices

Environmentally-friendly Anti-fouling Marine and Dairy Coatings

Developing “PEG-silane amphiphiles” to boost resistance to marine biofoulers.

Self-cleaning Membranes for Glucose Biosensors

Restore glucose diffusion and extend biosensor lifetime

Repair Osteochondral Tissues with Hydrogel Materials

Developing a new regenerative technology

Repair of Bone Defects with Shape Memory Polymers

Developing a regenerative technology to heal CMF defects