Thrust 3: Biomaterials

Thrust 3 will elucidate the chemical reactions that give rise to biodegradable and bio-conjugated metals. The novelty of Thrust 3 is two-fold:

1. an increased understanding of how metal micro- and nanoparticles biodegrade through systematic experiments and theoretical validation, and

2. the synthesis of biocompatible polymer/nanoparticle composite materials to enable controlled metal degradation in complex biological environments.