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Jan 10, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Bhavya Singhi!!!

On Monday, August 12, 2019, Dr. Bhavya Singhi successfully passed her PhD oral exam! Her dissertation topic focused on the ‘Wet Spinning of Poly (4-hydroxybutyrate) to Produce Drug-loaded Fibers for Controlled Drug Delivery Applications.’ The research work involved identifying suitable wet spinning conditions for Poly(4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB), a novel biopolymer, studying the feasibility of preparing drug-loaded…

Jan 10, 2020

2019 Biomaterials Day

North Carolina State University’s student chapter held their 3nd Annual Biomaterials Day on October 25th, 2019 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University. The purpose of the event was to connect groups from all disciplines so they may collaborate on advances in biomaterials, as well as provoke inspiration and ideas,…

Sep 6, 2019

Biomaterials Day 2019 – Register Today!

Society for Biomaterials Student Chapter at North Carolina State University is organizing an all-day event called “Biomaterials Day” on Friday October 25th 2019 in the Hunt Library on the Centennial Campus in Raleigh, NC. The purpose of this event is to connect groups from all disciplines to gather and collaborate on advances in biomaterials used…

Sep 6, 2019

Congratulations to Monica Deshpande!!!

On Wednesday afternoon, Oct 17, 2018, Monica Vijay Deshpande passed the oral examination for her Master of Science in Textile Engineering degree. Her research was focused on “Poly(ε-caprolactone) Resorbable Knitted Auxetic Scaffolds for Craniofacial Skeletal Muscle Regeneration”. She answered many questions asked by her examining committees,Dr. Stephen Michielsen(TECS),Dr. Matthew Fisher(BME) and external member Dr. Susan…

Sep 3, 2019

Congratulations to Huan Liu!!!

On Tue, May 7, 2019, Huan Liu passed the Thesis Examination for her Master of Science in Textile Engineering degree! The title of her thesis was “Collagen Coated and Plasma Treated Hernia Mesh”. She did an amazing job explaining her work during last one year. She dazzled her Examining Committees, Dr. Wendy E. Krause(TECS) and Dr.…

Sep 3, 2019

Congratulations to Daxian Zha!!!

On Tuesday, Nov 27, 2018, Daxian Zha passed the oral examination for her Master of Science in Textile Engineering degree with a minor in Biomedical Engineering! This morning Daxian gave us a long and detailed oral presentation about her research project related to designing and evaluating an antimicrobial wound dressing spacer fabric for burn and…

Aug 30, 2019

Congratulations to Jingmei Wang!!!

On Monday, August 20, Jingmei Wang passed her oral examination for her Master of Science in Textile Engineering degree! The title of her research is “Antimicrobial Finishing of Hernia Mesh with Carboxymethyl Chitosan.” The members of her examining committee, Dr. Wendy Krause (TECS) and Dr. Ashley Brown (BME), were impressed with her ability to answer…

Jan 10, 2019

2018 Biomaterials Day

North Carolina State University’s student chapter held their 2nd Annual Biomaterials Day on Friday, October 19, 2018. The purpose of the event was to connect groups from all disciplines so they may collaborate on advances in biomaterials, as well as provoke inspiration and ideas, which could be used in both healthcare and medical applications. NCSU…

Apr 27, 2018

Congratulations Fan Zhao!!

At the Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting on April 11-14, Fan Zhao was selected for the ‘Second Place Poster Award’ from the Cardiovascular Biomaterials Special Interest Group of the Society for Biomaterials! His presentation was about the fabrication and evaluation of novel bioresorbable cardiovascular stent with poly(p-dioxanone) and polycaprolactone, as well as braiding technique for…

Apr 23, 2018

Congratulations to Fan Zhang!!

On Friday, April 20, Fan Zhang passed the oral examination for her Master of Science in Textile Engineering degree with a minor in Biomedical Engineering! She really impressed the members of her examining committee (Dr. Ke Cheng, Dr. Susan Bernacki, Dr. Sonja Salmon, and Dr. King) with a very clear oral presentation, and answered the…