{"id":952,"date":"2024-02-05T15:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/?p=952"},"modified":"2024-02-05T16:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T21:20:59","slug":"rps-lab-research-featured-at-aiche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/rps-lab-research-featured-at-aiche\/","title":{"rendered":"RPS Lab Research Featured at AIChE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-1168x1536.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-1558x2048.jpg 1558w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-364x478.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-500x657.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-1000x1315.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-1280x1683.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-2000x2629.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2024_AIChEJ_Keane-1-scaled.jpg 1947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><figcaption>Nanoparticle transport in biomimetic polymer-linked emulsions, AIChE Journal, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The American Institute of Chemical Engineers recently highlighted our research on the cover of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/aic.18128\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/aic.18128\" target=\"_blank\">AIChE Journal<\/a> and in a feature in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aiche.org\/resources\/publications\/cep\/2024\/february\/aiche-journal-highlight-mimicking-nanoparticle-transport-biological-systems\" target=\"_blank\">Chemical Engineering Processes magazine<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work aims to understand how nanoparticles penetrate and transport through biological tissues so that we can better design and innovate drug delivery strategies. To accomplish this task, we developed a new class of biomimetic materials known as polymer-linked emulsions which replicate both the structure and mechanics of soft tissues. A team of graduate and undergraduate students &#8211; Daniel Keane, Colby Constantine, and Matthew Mellor &#8211; then conducted optical tracking measurements in these materials to demonstrate that we sufficiently replicate biologically relevant transport properties. Future work will establish correlations between the <em>in vitro<\/em> transport observed in polymer-linked emulsions and <em>in vivo<\/em> transport observed in animal models to (1) better understand the mechanisms underlying nanoparticle transport, and (2) predict performance of drug delivery vectors. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Institute of Chemical Engineers recently highlighted our research on the cover of AIChE Journal and in a feature in Chemical Engineering Processes magazine. Our work aims to understand how nanoparticles penetrate and transport through biological tissues so that we can better design and innovate drug delivery strategies. 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