The Hayes lab group focuses on biomaterials engineering for applications ranging from regenerative medicine to lab-on-a-chip technologies. The research efforts in these areas are materials centered with an emphasis on nanomaterials, macromolecules and composite structures. Ongoing efforts in the lab include the development of optically and magnetically modulated drug delivery systems, quasi 3D cell sheet culture systems and hybrid in situ polymerizing grafts/augments. More details on these projects can be found in the student research pages or in the publications section. Please have a look around!
Light Inducible Gene Regulation (LIGeR) System for spatiotemporally controlled delivery of mIRNA cancer therapeutics.