IRGs

This IRG develops new routes for designing and controlling the interface between biological entities and man-made materials. A first theme in this IRG develops biochips for quantitative characterization of biological activities. A second theme focuses on polyvalency to develop new approaches and design rules for engineering materials used in biological applications. A third theme seeks to develop and exploit the assembly processes inherent to biology for the fabrication of materials with unique properties. This paradigm is especially relevant to materials with ordered structure at the 10-50 nm length scale.