Welcome to the Grunlan Biomaterials Group headed by
Prof. Melissa A. Grunlan. Our research seeks to design, synthesize, and characterize
novel polymeric biomaterials to improve their performance or function. Optimization
of a specific behavior is controlled at the molecular-level by tailoring the
structure of the polymer. Various synthetic strategies are used to prepare novel
polymers with desired properties. Of particular interest are inorganic siloxane-based
polymers because of their unique set of properties and bioinert character. We
prepare polymeric biomaterials in many different forms: homo- and copolymers,
polymeric micelles, coatings, colloidal nanoparticles, and hydrogels. Careful
characterization of these systems allows determination of structure-property
relationships and optimization of specific behavior.
Top left to right: Jonathan Burkes, Cody Schoener, Chris Perry
Bottom left to right: Yaping Hou, Courtney Shell, Ranjini Murthy, Brennan Bailey and
Dr. Melissa Grunlan
Melissa A. Grunlan
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University
337 Zachry Engineering Center
3120 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Phone: (979) 845-2406
Fax: (979) 845-4450
E-mail: mgrunlan@tamu.edu