Dr. Chris Brazel’s research interests are in polymer science and pharmaceutical engineering. Research projects investigate the transport behavior of solvents and model solutes in hydrogel structures for use in membrane separations, controlled drug delivery and controlled release technology.
Recent work has focused on the combination of magnetic nanoparticles with polymeric carriers, including micelles and hydrogels, with drug delivery triggered by a high frequency magnetic field.
Brazel’s lab also studies the toxicology of materials, often as initial screenings for newly-developed polymers.
Areas of Research
- Magnetic Hyperthermia
- Nanotherapeutics
- Polymers
- Single-use Bioprocessing Films
- Toxicological Evaluation of Novel Materials
Microencapsulation is another area of research interest, including such processes as spray drying, emulsion polymerization, and fluid-bed coating.
Research Interests:
- magnetic hyperthermia
- environmentally-responsible polymer synthesis
- gels and networks for membrane separations
- controlled drug delivery
- pharmaceutical engineering
- stimuli-responsive materials
- cardiovascular biomaterials
- combination cancer therapy nanoplatform
- microencapsulation
- polymer micelles
- single-use bioprocessing systems
- toxicology screening of materials
