2013 News
Dec 2-6, 2013 - Members of the BNL present at THERMEC '13 in Las Vegas
Ian Johnson, Aaron Cipriano, Tim Tian, Christopher Miller and Dr Huinan Liu will be presenting at the 2013 International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials (THERMEC), Las Vegas, NV.
Ian Johnson - Investigation of biodegradable composite coated Mg alloy using optical coherence tomography
Aaron Cipriano - Cytocompatibility of Mg-Zn-Ca alloys with bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells
Thanh Nguyen (presented by Aaron Cipriano) - Characterization of Mg alloy degradation in whole blood and platelet rich plasma
Tim Tian - Electrophoretic deposition and characterization of HA/PLGA composite microspheres on magnesium for orthopedic applications
Christopher Miller - Nano–scale surface features of anodized magnesium for biomedical implants
Jaclyn Lock (presented by Dr. Huinan Liu) - Degradation of magnesium alloys in artificial urine solution for urological device applications
Dr. Huinan Liu - Biodegradable materials for next–generation medical implants
Nov 1, 2013 - BNL website updated!
The BNL website got a makeover! Please browse through our site to learn more about who we are, what we do, what we've done, and what is new! Please let us know what you think!
Oct 17, 2013 - BNL article accepted for publication in PLoS ONE
Thanh Yen Nguyen's article "An In Vitro Mechanism Study on the Proliferation and Pluripotency of Human Embryonic Stems Cells in Response to Magnesium Degradation" is published in PLoS ONE!
Sept 24, 2013 - Tim passes his Ph.D. oral exam
Qiaomu (Tim) Tian passed his oral Ph.D. exam, congratulations Tim!
Sept 9, 2013 - Jaclyn Lock graduates with a M.Sc. in Bioengineering
Jaclyn Lock graduated with a M.Sc. in Bioengineering. Congratulations Jaclyn and good luck on future projects!
Sept 1, 2013 - BNL welcomes Wensen Jiang!
The lab welcomes our newest graduate student Wensen Jiang! Wensen joins the lab from the Central South University of China.
April 10-14, 2013 - Members of the BNL go to SFB'13 Boston
Yen Nguyen and Aaron Cipriano will be presenting at the 2013 Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Boston, MA
Yen Nguyen - Poster Title: "Supplemental Magnesium Ions Altered Human Embryonic Stem cell Morphology While Retaining Pluripotency"
Aaron Cipriano - Poster Title: "Micro- to Nano-patterned Titanium Improves and Guides In Vitro Adhesion of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells"
March 30, 2013 - Yen Nguyen is awarded NSF graduate fellowship!
Yen Nguyen is awarded the prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship! Read more
March 4, 2013 - Dr. Liu recognized with an award at 2013 TMS meeting!
Professor Liu is recognized with the Materials Science and Engineering C Young Researcher Award by Elsevier awarded at the 2013 TMS annual meeting. Read more