UMBC Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering Department
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Faculty in our department focus their research in nine core areas encompassing biological, environmental, and educational research. Our department offers an undergraduate course of study leading to a B.S. in Chemical Engineering through three tracks of study: (i) Traditional Track, (ii) Biotechnology and Bioengineering Track and (iii) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track. We also offer both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees through two different graduate programs. Details can be found on our website: http://www.umbc.edu/cbe
Recent Submissions
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Polymer based Drug Delivery Systems- benchtop to Bedside Transition
(Scientific Research and Community Ltd., 2021-06-29)Research in the field of polymers and polymeric materials has garnered immense attention in the past few decades due to the versatile functional and structural capabilities of polymers which often can be manipulated for ... -
Micafungin-Induced Cell Wall Damage Stimulates Morphological Changes Consistent with Microcycle Conidiation in Aspergillus nidulans
(MDPI, 2021-06-29)Fungal cell wall receptors relay messages about the state of the cell wall to the nucleus through the Cell Wall Integrity Signaling (CWIS) pathway. The ultimate role of the CWIS pathway is to coordinate repair of cell wall ... -
Curing Cancer with Nanotherapy Continues to be an Elusive Goal
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In memory of Prof. Daniel IC Wang： Engineering Y. lipolytica for production of plant-based alternative lipids： technical constrains and perspectives for a sustainable cellular agriculture economy
(Synthetic Biology Journal, 2021-04-03)Developing cellular agriculture economy is one of the solutions to mitigate resource limitation, reduce greenhouse gas emission, slow down global warming as well as achieve true sustainability. Microbial cell factory has ... -
Urban aerosol chemistry at a land-water transition site during summer – Part 2: Aerosol pH and liquid water content
(Copernicus Publications, 2021-05-28)Particle acidity (aerosol pH) is an important driver of atmospheric chemical processes and the resulting effects on human and environmental health. Understanding the factors that control aerosol pH is critical when enacting ... -
Emerging theranostic applications of carbon dots and its variants
(Wiley Online Library, 2021-05-19)In recent years, carbon dots (CDs), that is, carbon nanoparticles less than 10 nm in size with unique molecular properties including photoluminescence, biocompatibility, and water dispersibility, have been widely used in ... -
Urban aerosol chemistry at a land-water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions
(Copernicus Publications, 2021-05-18)This study characterizes the impact of the Chesapeake Bay and associated meteorological phenomena on aerosol chemistry during the second Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study (OWLETS-2) field campaign during ... -
Photochemistry of the Organoselenium Compound Ebselen: Direct Photolysis and Reaction with Active Intermediates of Conventional Reactive Species Sensitizers and Quenchers
(ACS Publications, 2020-08-17)Ebselen (EBS), 2-phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one, is an organoselenium pharmaceutical with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Furthermore, EBS is an excellent scavenger of reactive oxygen species. This ... -
The Role of Nanomaterials in Translational Medicine
(ACS Publications, 2011-05-24)There are a range of definitions for nanomaterials and a range of length scales that are considered nano, but one thing is consistent among fields: nanomaterials are small and special. Nanomaterials have the potential to ... -
CNTF promotes the survival and differentiation of adult spinal cord-derived oligodendrocyte precursor cells in vitro but fails to promote remyelination in vivo
(Elsevier, 2006-12-20)Delivery of factors capable of promoting oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) survival and differentiation in vivo is an important therapeutic strategy for a variety of pathologies in which demyelination is a component, ... -
Engineering angiogenesis following spinal cord injury: a coculture of neural progenitor and endothelial cells in a degradable polymer implant leads to an increase in vessel density and formation of the blood–spinal cord barrier
(Wiley, 2008-12-22)Angiogenesis precedes recovery following spinal cord injury and its extent correlates with neural regeneration, suggesting that angiogenesis may play a role in repair. An important precondition for studying the role of ... -
Intravenous Hemostat: Nanotechnology to Halt Bleeding
(AAAS, 2009-12-16)Blood loss is the major cause of death in both civilian and battlefield traumas. Methods to staunch bleeding include pressure dressings and absorbent materials. For example, QuikClot effectively halts bleeding by absorbing ... -
Novel drug delivery systems for glaucoma
(Springer Nature, 2011-04-08)Reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) by pharmaceutical or surgical means has long been the standard treatment for glaucoma. A number of excellent drugs are available that are effective in reducing IOP. These drugs are ... -
A macroporous hydrogel for the coculture of neural progenitor and endothelial cells to form functional vascular networks invivo
(PNAS, 2006-02-21)A microvascular network is critical for the survival and function of most tissues. We have investigated the potential of neural progenitor cells to augment the formation and stabilization of microvascular networks in a ... -
Defect and transport properties of nanocrystalline CeO2−x
It is shown that unique defect thermodynamics and transport properties result for oxides of a few nanometers crystallite size. Fully‐dense CeO2−x polycrystals of ∼10 nm grain size were synthesized, and their electrical ... -
Tissue engineering: current state and perspectives
(Springer Nature, 2004-02-20)Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that involves cell biology, materials science, reactor engineering, and clinical research with the goal of creating new tissues and organs. Significant advances in tissue ... -
Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells on three-dimensional polymer scaffolds
(PNAS, 2003-10-28)Human embryonic stem (hES) cells hold promise as an unlimited source of cells for transplantation therapies. However, control of their proliferation and differentiation into complex, viable 3D tissues is challenging. Here ... -
Functional recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury mediated by a unique polymer scaffold seeded with neural stem cells
(PNAS, 2002-03-05)To better direct repair following spinal cord injury (SCI), we designed an implant modeled after the intact spinal cord consisting of a multicomponent polymer scaffold seeded with neural stem cells. Implantation of the ...
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