Faculty Profiles
Joseph M. DeSimone, Ph.D.
William Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Prof. of Chemical Engineering, NCSU; Chancellor's Eminent Prof. of Chemistry, UNC
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department,
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phone: 919-962-2166
Nano Research Area
- Health & Bio-Nanotechnology
- Nano-Characterization
- Nano-Energy & Environment
- Nano-Materials & Engineering
Research Summary
New strategies for the delivery of detection, imaging and therapeutic agents for the battle against human disease; Nanomedicine; Interventional oncology; Fluoropolymers: photolithography, fuel cells, microfluidics, minimally adhesive surfaces; Medical devices; Colloid, surfactant and surface chemistry; Particle Jamming and un-jamming; Polymer synthesis and processing in carbon dioxide: new polymers, interfacial science and colloids, reaction kinetics and engineering, green chemistry.