Biointerface Science
In research in Biointerface Science, the
Chilkoti Group is investigating new methods to pattern proteins
and other biological molecules at size scales ranging from
the meso- to micron- scale onto diverse materials. This
component of the Chilkoti Group's research program is motivated
by the rationale that the fabrication of patterns and structures
composed of “soft-wet” materials, namely polymers
and biomolecules at length scales ranging from 50 nm to
100 µm has diverse applications, which range from
modulation of cell-substrate interactions in biomaterials
and tissue engineering, to the fabrication of multianalyte
biosensors, clinical assays, and protein arrays.
