Expertise

Research Themes

  • Drug Design, Biomolecular Processes, and Biosensing
  • Functional Materials, Catalysis, and Nanochemistry
  • Design and Synthesis of Molecules and Supramolecular Architectures

Research in the Calvo group is centered around designing functional materials (polymers) to address real-world challenges

Specific applications of interest include controlled drug delivery, antimicrobial materials, hydrogels, polymer-metal chelation, polymers in agriculture and functional materials from bio-renewable feedstocks.  

Communities
Chemistry
Degrees
B.S., Lindenwood University
Ph.D., University of Florida, Organic Polymer Chemistry
Keywords
drug delivery systems biomedical materials wound healing biological polymers polymer chemistry polymeric materials polymer science
Languages
English, German, Standard