REU Site: Biomaterials Research Initiative Dedicated to Gateway Experiences

非技术描述：这个REU网站将介绍学生和教师在生物材料研究方面的研究。个性化健康和辅助护理技术的发展依赖于对材料和生物学相互作用的理解。学生们将从事生物工程、伤口愈合和组织工程、医疗诊断和药物输送技术、软机器人和假肢设备等方面的项目。哈佛大学的BRIDGE项目非常重视入门级学生，特别是那些以前很少或没有研究经验的学生。招生重点是来自代表性不足的群体的学生，非研究密集型机构的学生，以及重新进入大学的非传统学生，特别是武装部队的退伍军人。聋哑/重听学生和教师也将被招募。因此，研究项目的设计是与退伍军人和残疾学生相关和可访问的。技术描述：这个REU网站，致力于门户体验的生物材料研究计划，通过3个主题关注材料科学和生物工程的相互作用：(1)理解和开发生物启发的纳米和微尺度结构；(2)用于诊断、组织工程和给药的可调材料和设备；(3)柔性和自适应机器人的材料和策略。研究活动包括将实验与理论和/或模拟相结合，研究和设计细胞与表面之间的界面；可调结构、凝胶和网络；给药系统；组织培养支架；以及光子、电子等多功能生物材料。重要的是，这些主题的选择是为了吸引广大的学生，他们处于学术发展的早期阶段，对职业道路的认识有限。研究项目也被设计成与退伍军人和残疾学生相关和无障碍的。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This REU Site will introduce students and teachers to research in biomaterials research. The development of personalized health and assistive care technologies relies on understanding the interplay of materials and biology. Students will work on projects in bio-inspired engineering, wound healing and tissue engineering, medical diagnostic and drug delivery technologies, and soft robotics and prosthetic devices. The BRIDGE Program at Harvard has a strong emphasis on gateway students, especially those students with little or no previous research experience. Student recruitment focuses on students from underrepresented groups, students at non-research intensive institutions, and non-traditional students who have re-entered college, in particular veterans of the armed forces. Students and teachers who are deaf/hard of hearing will also be recruited. Therefore, research projects are designed to be relevant and accessible for military veterans and students with disabilities.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This REU Site, Biomaterials Research Initiative Dedicated to Gateway Experiences, focuses on the interplay of materials science and bioengineering via 3 themes: (1) Understanding and exploiting bio-inspired nano- and microscale structures; (2) Tunable materials and devices for diagnostics, tissue engineering and drug delivery; and (3) Materials and strategies for soft and adaptive robotics. The research activities include studies that combine experiment with theory and/or simulation in the study and design of interfaces between cells and surfaces; tunable structures, gels and networks; drug delivery systems; tissue culture scaffolds; and multi-functional biomaterials such as photonic and electronic biomaterials. Importantly, the topics are chosen to appeal to a wide population of students who are at early stages of their academic development, and who have limited awareness of career paths. Research projects are also designed to be relevant and accessible for military veterans and students with disabilities.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.