Principal Investigator

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DO of Osteopathic Medicine Student - Summer Medical Research Fellowship (SMRF) Program 

Research Areas: Orthopedics, Medical Textiles, Sutures

PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas: Orthopedic Engineering, Nanoyarn Engineering, Medical Textiles, Sutures

 PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas:  Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nanoyarn Engineering

 MS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Protein Nanofiber Engineering, Tissue Engineering

PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas: Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering

MS in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas:  Scalable Polymer Nanofiber Manufacturing, , Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration  

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration  

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Scalable Aligned Nanofiber Manufacturing ,Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nano-yarn Engineering 

BS in Electrical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Piezoelectric nanofiber engineering, piezoelectric devices, smart textiles

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration 

High School Student (St. Joseph’s Preparatory School)

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, In Vitro Models, Polymer Nanofiber Scaffolds

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Nanoyarn Engineering, Sutures, Smart and Medical Textiles

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Scalable Aligned Nanofiber Manufacturing, Nanoyarn Engineering , Medical Textiles

BS in Mechanical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Scalable Aligned Nanofiber Manufacturing ,Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nano-yarn Engineering 

REU Student (RCSJ - AS in Engineering )

Research Areas:  Scalable Polymer Nanofiber Manufacturing,  Automated Feedback Control Systems for Manufacturing

MS in Biomedical Engineering , 2025

Research Areas: Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration

Thesis:  Fabrication of Nanofiber Hydrogel Composites and Their Effects on Single-Cell Morphology

PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2021

Research Areas: Polymer nanofiber engineering, Tendon/Ligament Regeneration, 3D in vitro models

Dissertation:  Enhancement of electrospun nanofiber properties via automated track post-draw processing 

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 PhD in Biomedical Engineering , 2022

Research Areas: Polymer nanofiber engineering, Post-drawing Process/Structure/Function Relationship, Piezoelectric devices 

Dissertation:   Effects of post-drawing process variables on electorspun nanofiber structure and properties. 

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MS in Biomedical Engineering , 2024

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration

Thesis:  Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composite Scaffold Fabrication Methods for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

MS in Biomedical Engineering, 2021

Research Areas: Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels, Tendon/Ligament Regeneration, Tissue Engineering

Thesis:  Effects of genipin crosslinking on the properties of tendon derived extracellular matrix hydrogels 

MS in Chemical Engineering, 2024

Research Areas: Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Piezoelectric Yarn Engineering, 

Thesis:  Manufacturing of aligned electrospun nanofiber yarns for their enhanced mechanical and piezoelectric properties 

 PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

Research Areas: Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Polymer Nanofiber Crystallization

Dissertation:  Advanced processing techniques for electrospun nanofibers: Investigating annealing and laser zone-drawing effects on material characteristics

MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2017

Research Areas: 3D In Vitro Culture Models, Histological Methods, High Throughput Spheroid Culture

Thesis:  High throughput analysis of the penetration of iron oxide/polyethylene glycol nanoparticles into multicellular breast cancer tumor spheroids 

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MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2023

Research Areas: Centrifugal Spinning, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, High Throughput Nanofiber Manufacturing

Thesis:  Enhanced throughput of aligned polyacrylonitrile nanofiber manufacturing via high-speed centrifugal spinning

PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2020

Research Areas: Trackspinning (automated dip drawing), Centrifugal Spinning, Silk Nanofiber Engineering

Dissertation:   Scalable fabrication of post-drawn bio-based and petroleum-based nanofibers with tunable fiber alignment, morphology, and mechanical properties via an automated track approach

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MS in Mechanical Engineering Student

Research Areas: Centrifugal Spinning, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, High Throughput Nanofiber Manufacturing

Thesis:  Improved production of polymer nanofibers via high speed centrifugal spinning

• Hanna Brancaccio (DO student, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, expected 2027)

• Iain Bailey (MD, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 2017)