Ep. 55 - Biomaterials & Beyond ft. Bishakh Rout Abstract: The Future of Science

Bishakh Rout is a self-professed highly motivated PhD researcher in Chemical Engineering at McGill University. He is studying the surface modification of biomaterials and the application of hydragels in contact lens technology! Get ready for a fast-paced 25-minute interview -- the shortest Abstract interview yet, and the first of many shorter-form interviews, for all you busy bees out there!

Tune in for Answers to Questions Like...
How does one deliver medication through the eyeball?
What is a hydrogel and what are its applications in biomaterials?
What similarities/differences do we find between surface and embedded biomaterials?
What kinds of interactions and influences do these biomaterials have on the body?
and many more!

Topics & Concepts
Contact Lenses
Nanotechnology & Nanocarriers
Drug Delivery
Polymers
Crabs & Cyrosin
Vitamins & Phytochemicals: Curcumin, Quercitin, Leutine
Timolol (Beta-Blocker)
Hydragels
Gaseous Coating
Biomaterials: Surface vs. Embedded
Inflammation
Rejection
Performance
Proteins
Recommended Readings (See Below)

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A Sampling of Bishakh's Publications
Work describing plasma polymer thin coatings on hydrogels - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ppap.202000191
Work on nanocarriers for drug/therapeutic delivery - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-07444-w
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1572100017304404
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927776516300029

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