Dr. Chou received the National Security Research Excellence Fund from the Texas National Security Network. The grant will facilitate the design of a hand-held device for rapid and cost-effective decontamination of chemical and biological warfare agents. Graduate and undergraduate positions are available for one year of financial support. Please contact Dr. Chou for more information.
Dr. Chou received the Presidential Interdisciplinary Grant from the Office of Research and Scholarship at UT Tyler. The grant will facilitate the understanding the correlations of traumatic brain injuries, sleep disorder, and gaits. Undergraduate positions are available for one year of financial support. Please contact Dr. Chou for more information.
The Chou Biomaterials Lab published a review article in Micromachines (IF: 1.83) entitled "Nanostructure-enabled and macromolecule-grafted surfaces for biomedical applications." Special thanks to authors Madeline Small (BSME), Addison Faglie (BSME), Alexandra Craig (BSME), Martha Pieper (MSME), Dr. Pierre Neuenschwander, and Dr. Vivian E. Fernand Narcisse.
Link to the article: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/5/243
The Chou Biomaterials Lab presented at the 2018 ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference in Austin TX.
Dr. Chou spoke at the LeTourneau University Science Seminar on a topic related to "Applications of biomaterials in wound healing and ocular diseases".
The Chou Biomaterials Lab published a review article in Bioengineering (IF: 2.69) entitled "Electrospun fibers as a dressing material for drug and biological agent delivery in wound healing applications." Special thanks to authors Mulugeta Gizaw (MSME), Jeffrey Thompson (BSME), Addison Faglie (BSME), Dr. Pierre Neuenschwander, and Dr. Shih-Yu Lee.
Link to the article: http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/5/1/9
Dr. Chou spoke at the 14th International Conference on Energy and Materials Research in Dallas TX. He presented his research work on "Effects of drug-polymer interactions on mechanical behaviors and pharmaceutical performance in drug-eluting nanofibers".
Congratulations to Jeff Thompson, Madeline Small, Zach Hall and Martha Pieper on the accomplishment of abstract acceptance for oral presentation at the 2018 ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference.
Dr. Chou spoke at the 2017 International Conference on Vitamins, Nutrigenomics and Malnutrition in Dallas TX. He presented his research work on "Antioxidant ability of phenolic compounds in drug delivery against glaucoma".
Dr. Chou spoke at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix AZ. He presented his research work on "Effect of drug-polymer interaction on mechanical and release behavior of drug-eluting fibers".
The Chou Biomaterials Lab published a review article in Journal of Nanotechnology (IF: 1.41) entitled "A review of injectable and implantable biomaterials for treatment and repair of soft tissues in wound healing." Special thanks to past group members of Mhd Hussam Hijazi Kiellani (BSME) and Venkata Vamsi Krishna Thottempudi (MSME) as well as our collaborators Dr. Simi Gunaseelan, Dr. Pierre Neuenschwander, and Dr. Huarong Nie.
Link to the article: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnt/2017/6341710/
Dr. Chou received an internal seed grant from Office of Sponsored Research at UT Tyler to conduct research in sustained release of small molecule drugs from nanofibers for one year.