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Welcome to the Biomedical Polymer Science Laboratory. We are interested in understanding the interactions of materials and the cells. Our current projects focus on using polymers to control the local release of therapeutic molecules and the influence of polymers on cellular phenotype, particularly macrophage polarization.

This website is constantly under construction and will be changing constantly (or at least I’d like it to…). Please return often for updates and news. Please contact Dr. Gemeinhart (rag@uic.edu) to report any broken or misdirected links.

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Catherine Publishes First Authored Paper

ABSTRACT: Block copolymer micelles have demonstrated great promise in the solubilization of hydrophobic drugs, but an understanding of the blood stability of the drug-laden micelles is needed for therapeutic advancement of micelle technologies.…

Interested in joining the Gemeinhart Laboratory or the Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. Program: Application information can be found here.