Bioinspired Materials and Transduction Laboratory
Megan Pitz’s research poster entitled, “Analyzing memcapacitive capabilities of lipid and polymer bilayers for use in smart materials” was awarded First Place in Research within the Tickle College of Engineering at the 2018 UTK EURēCA poster competition. She was also recognized as a Gold Award winner from entries across all colleges at the university! Great job Megan!
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We are excited to announce that Joseph’s paper entitled, “Memristive Ion Channel-Doped Biomembranes as Synaptic Mimics” was recently accepted by ACS Nano! This study is the first to demonstrate that biomembranes doped with alamethicin peptides exhibit voltage-dependent conductance with both short-term learning and memory capabilities–key features of synaptic plasticity in the brain! These findings forecast new opportunities for low-power neuromorphic materials built from biomolecules. Congrats Joseph and all co-authors!
*This work was funded by the NSF, Grant No: 1631472.
Andy was selected for a 2018 NSF Early CAREER Award for his proposal entitled, “Biophysical interactions of amphiphilic cell penetrating nanoparticles in complex model membranes.” This project is scheduled to begin September 1, 2018 and is funded by the Biological and Environmental Interactions of Nanomaterials Program within CBET at NSF.