Title
Professor of Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering

Department
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering


Faculty URL
http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/faculty/phillip_messersmith

Research Group
http://bioinspiredmaterials.berkeley.edu/

Email
philm@berkeley.edu

Phone
(510) 643-9631


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Research Expertise and Interest
biomaterials, adhesion, polymers, self-assembly, biomimetics, biomedical devices

Research Description
My laboratory is interested in understanding structure-property relationships in biological materials and in using this information to design biologically inspired materials for use in healthcare. Fundamental studies include single molecule and bulk biophysical studies of biointerfacial and bulk mechanochemical phenomena in biological materials, whereas our applied studies the design and synthesis of novel biomaterials for tissue repair and regeneration.