Metal nanoparticles are being extensively used in various biomedical applications due to
their small size to volume ratio and extensive thermal stability. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are …

Tissue engineered skin substitutes for wound healing have evolved tremendously over the
last couple of years. New advances have been made toward developing skin substitutes …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging as novel nanomaterials for various biomedical
applications. CNTs can be used to deliver a variety of therapeutic agents, including biomolecules…

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the leading cause of severe respiratory illnesses
including bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children. In this project, we utilized silver …

Lead phytoextraction can be economically feasible only when the developed systems employ
high biomass plants that can accumulate greater than 1% Pb in their shoots. In this study …

Effects of lead (Pb) and chelators, such as EDTA, HEDTA, DTPA, NTA and citric acid, were
studied to evaluate the growth potential of Sesbania drummondii in soils contaminated with …

Ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation from the sun is an established etiological cause of skin cancer,
which afflicts more than a million lives each year in the United States alone. Here, we tested …

The repair or replacement of damaged skins is still an important, challenging public health
problem. Immune acceptance and long-term survival of skin grafts represent the major …

Severe bacterial infections can lead to both acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. Innate
immunity is the first defense mechanism employed against invading bacterial pathogens …

Chlamydia trachomatis, the agent of bacterial sexually transmitted infections, can manifest
itself as either acute cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or a chronic asymptomatic …