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Dr. Joo-Woon Lee
Chemistry
CPE 4.436
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
(512) 471-6912 (phone)
jwoonlee@mail.cm.utexas.edu |
Years with Schmidt Research Group:
2004 - present
Education:
PhD, Analytical
Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY
MS, Organic
Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
BS,
Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Research:
Biomimetic Synthetic Polymers –
My
research interest is to control surface reactivity and to design interfacial
structure for the development of bioactive conductive polypyrrole (PPy)
composites for use as cell adhesion/proliferation platforms in tissue
engineering. The key strategies are:
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Synthesis of monomeric
pyrrole precursors functionalized at the N- or 3-position
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Immobilization of
biological molecules on functionalized PPy surfaces for advancing cellular
interfaces
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Fabrication of 3D porous PPy matrices to promote cell growth in both the
horizontal and vertical directions
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Blend
and/or chemical PPy composites with biodegradable hyaluronan
derivatives for combined drug delivery and tissue engineering applications
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Schematic
representation of the synthesis of RGD-grafted acid-functionalized PPy (PPyCOOH)
and optical micrographs of the HUVEC cells adhesion and spread.
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