Associate Professor
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
The University of New Mexico
Active Startups: BennuBio, Inc., TS-Nano, Inc.
Pending U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated)
- Intrinsically Disordered Proteins for Extraction of Nucleic Acids
- Frequency Controlled Mechanical Actuator with Microfluidic Flow for Generation of 3D Microgel for Cell Culturing
- Microfluidic Fabrication of Infused Silica Microspheres
- CO2 – Responsive Polymer for Sealing Flow Paths in CO2 Storage Wellbores and Caverns and Methods of Making
Issued U.S. Patents (UNM-Affiliated)
- 8,334,013, Mesoporous Metal Oxide Microspheres and Method for Forming Same, issued December 18, 2012
- 8,334,014, Microparticles with Hierarchical Porosity, issued December 18, 2012
- 8,658,734, Synthesis of Stable Elastomeric Negative Acoustic Contrast Particles, issued February 25, 2014
- 8,911,864, Monodispersed Particles Fabricated by Microfluidic Device, issued December 16, 2014
- 9,260,311, Monodispersed Particles Fabricated by Microfluidic Device, issued February 16, 2016
- 11,583,819, Programmable Liquid, Gel and Biohybrid Compartments and Methods of Use, issued February 21, 2023
Research areas include:
- My primary objective is to integrate chemical engineering and biophysics to create smart biomaterials
- Tissue engineering
- Cell patterning
- Gene delivery
