research
- Sharon (Huan) Wang shows that valvular interstitial cells will return to a quiescent phenotype after reducing the modulus of the substrate on which they are plated using the nitrobenzyl photochemistry the Anseth group brought into hydrogels. The
- Mark Tibbitt demonstrated controlled release of protein from photodegradable PEG microspheres. His work earned him the Outstanding 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Winner in the PhD category for the 9th World Biomaterials Congress in China.M.W. Tibbitt, B.W. Han, A.M.
- Pat Hume showed that immunosuppressive factors maintain their activity when tethered to a hydrogel and reduce markers of dendritic cell activation. The figure shows reduced levels of IL-12 expression in dendritic cells seeded upon hydrogels
- Cole DeForest shows the addition and removal of biologically active peptides using two orthogonal photochemistries. His work is highlighted on the cover of Angewandte Chemie-International Edition.C.A. DeForest and K.S. Anseth, "Photoreversible