{"id":25,"date":"2017-03-02T14:08:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T19:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:39:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super fitted  cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Welcome to the Roxbury Lab<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/CNT-Cell-Spectral-fingerprinting-high-resolution.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div 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class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Group-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth type-intro\">In the NanoBio Engineering Laboratory, we develop, characterize, and implement functionalized carbon nanotubes for applications in biology and advanced materials.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/NSF_CAREER.png\" alt=\"NSF Career Award\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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variety of imaging, spectroscopy, and other analytical techniques to investigate the interactions between these engineered nanomaterials and biological systems. Our specialized&nbsp;near-infrared fluorescence hyperspectral imaging system enables the collection of emission spectra from single carbon nanotubes within materials or live cells. With a fundamental understanding involving these types of nano-bio interactions, we aim to construct highly robust bio-analytical probes and textiles while simultaneously mitigating toxicological concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem\">\n<div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/research\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/CNT_small.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Research<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/people\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/HS_cells_small.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">People<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/publications\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Fibers_small.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Publications<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem\">\n<div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/news\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Bandage-e1629245936270.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">News<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/facilities\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Cell_tracks_small.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Facilities<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nanobiolab\/outreach\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1507\/Outreach_small.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Outreach<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the NanoBio Engineering Laboratory, we develop, characterize, and implement functionalized carbon nanotubes for applications in biology and advanced materials. 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