Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials at Oregon State University

Category: Research

  • Nanoparticles-Biological Interactions

    Nanoparticles-Biological Interactions

    Assessing how the properties of engineered nanomaterials contribute to toxicity and other human health impacts.

  • Cancer Theranostics

    Cancer Theranostics

    Developing image-guided drug delivery agents for cancer therapies and early diagnostics to improve visualization of tumors and reduce toxicity to healthy cells.

  • Macular Degeneration

    Macular Degeneration

    Discovering the potential use of therapeutic stem cells to reverse Age-related Macular Degeneration (loss of vision caused by aging). Developing nanomaterial tracers to track the effectiveness and health of these stem cells.

  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Exploring the role Amyloid-β (Aβ) has in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and its use as a molecular target for diagnostics and drug development.