EMERGE: Engineered Materials that Create Environments for ReGeneration via Electric Field

Abstract

The report herein describes progress made in the first year of EMERGE: Engineered Materials the Create Environments for ReGeneration via Electric Fields. The objective of the project is to develop a next-generation ocular implant material with biomimetic chemistry and nanotopography with unique drug delivery functionality to 1) provide appropriate biochemical and biophysical cues for enhanced cell migration, differentiation and proliferation and 2) deliver wound electric field enhancing pharmaceuticals for enhanced bioelectronics cues. To this end, we are developing a collagen material with tailored nanotopography with ability to deliver endogenous wound electric field-enhancing molecules that will encourage and accelerate the wound healing process. We monitor wound electrophysiology as a function of time using a vibrating probe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1003263

Entities

People

  • Brian Reid
  • Lance Baird
  • Leslie Hamilton
  • Min Zhao
  • Morgana Trexler
  • Xiomara Caderon-colon

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain Injuries
  • Cell Movement
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Engineered Materials
  • Eye Injuries
  • Fibers
  • Health Services
  • Laser Applications
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Wound Healing

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Neuroscience

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology