Our laboratory is creating new technology, based on
the use of biocompatible polymeric materials, for the controlled delivery
of drugs, proteins, and genes. We also develop and study new polymeric
materials that influence the growth, function, and assembly of cells
for use in tissue engineering. |
Stroh M, Williams R, Zipfel W, Ma S, Webb WW, and Saltzman
WM. Multiphoton Microscopy Guides Neurotrophin
Modification with Poly(ethylene glycol) to Enhance
Interstitial Diffusion, Nature Materials 3:
489-494 (2004).
Shen H, Tan J, and Saltzman WM. Surface-mediated
gene transfer from nanocomposites
of controlled texture, Nature Materials, 3: 569-574
(2004).
Fahmy TM, Samstein RM, Harness C, and Saltzman
WM. Sustained target presentation in biodegradable
polymers by surface modification with fatty
acid conjugates, Biomaterials26:
5727-36 (2005). |