6G: Nanomaterials SIG: Nanomaterials in Health and Disease

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: GH East AB

Description

This session is intended to focus on mechanistic aspects of nanomaterial development leading to their application for treatment or diagnoses of disease. We encourage submissions that make the connection between mechanistic observations (such as nanomaterial surface characteristics, formulation approaches, or mode of interaction with cells and tissues) and the outcomes of such systems in vivo. This may include work on targeted delivery, biosensors, therapeutics, imaging agents, or others. The underlying theme for this session focuses on the principal that better understanding of mechanism leads to better material engineering. We welcome abstract submission from all scientific levels (trainee to faculty) and encourage topics that address diseases and topics that are otherwise understudied.

Moderators:
Kelly Langert, Ph.D
Loyola University Chicago

Ester Kwon, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine

  • 1:30 PM. 324. Polycatecholic Nanoparticles to Restore Macrophage Homeostasis in Aged Microenvironments.Cameron Moore, M.S.1, Danielle Benoit1 1University of Oregon

  • 1:45 PM. 325. Combining Enzymes and Oxygen-Responsive Phosphorescent Nanoparticles to Engineering a Chemo-Optical Phosphate Biosensor for Hyperphosphatemia Management.Su Jeong Ahn, Graduate student1, Daniel Alge, PhD1, Michael McShane, PhD1 1Texas A&M University

  • 2:00 PM. 326. Unraveling Nanospiral Morphology Mechanism in Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels.Paul Eisold1, Jonathan Florian, B.S.1, Diana Kirilov2, Justin Kim3, Kyle Lampe, PhD1 1University of Virginia, 2Merck, 3University of Florida

  • 2:15 PM. 327. Protein Corona Profiling: Bridging Silk Nanoparticle Surface Chemistry and Cellular Uptake Dynamics.Charlotte Jacobus1, Sawnaz Shaidani2, Mynaja Ferguson3, Hom Rijal3, Shawn Cui1, Rachel Muriph3, Jason Evans3, David Kaplan1 1Tufts University, 2Werfen, 3University of Massachusetts Boston

  • 2:30 PM. 328. Optimization of Novel Ultrasonic Shearing Manufacturing Method for Nanobubble Manufacturing.Margaret Nanfria, BSc1, Sun Latt1, Pedram Sotoudehbagha, PhD1, Andres Alayon Mata1, Elayaraja Kolanthai, PhD2, Abhijith Rangavajjula2, Sudipta Seal, PhD2, Melanie Coathup, PhD1, Mehdi Razavi, PhD1 1University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, 2University of Central Florida

  • 2:45 PM. 329. Engineering protein-based nanoparticle stability through tunable hysteretic phase separation behaviors.Alexa Regina Avecilla1, Felipe Quiroz, PhD1 1Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University

  • 3:00 PM. 330. Charge switching lipid nanoparticles are non-immunogenic and deliver mRNA efficiently.Dengpan Liang, Ph.D.1, Hesong Han, Ph.D.1, Yalin Qi, Ph.D.1, Atip Lawanprasert, Ph.D.1, Kaycee Sapasap, B.S.1, Yuxi Zhang, B.S.1, Silin Guo, B.S.1, Milan Del Buono, B.S.1, Benjamin Burgstone, B.S.1, Neel Dankar, B.S.1, Sheng Zhao, Ph.D.1, Niren Murthy, Ph.D.1 1University of California, Berkeley

  • 3:15 PM. 331. Volatile-barcoded probes for multiplexed protease activity sensing for chronic lung allograft dysfunction diagnosis.Khoi Le, BS1, Patrick McLinden, BS2, Ragini Vittal, PhD2, Vishal Manickam, BS1, Thomas Li, BS1, Morgan Summerlin1, Peng Qiu, PhD1, Vibha Lama, MD2, Leslie Chan, PhD1 1Georgia Institute of Technology, 2Emory University