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Derek J. Hansford
Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, and Biophysics

273 Bevis Hall
1080 Carmack Road
614-688-3449
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Research Interests include theoretical biofluid flow modeling through nanochannels to novel microfabrication protocol development for biomedical microdevices and conducting polymer circuitry. The recent research has focused on the microfabrication of polymers to produce microdevice drug delivery systems and nanochannels for the controlled motion of biomolecules in solution. This research involves controlling the processing parameters to improve adhesion, stress states, and thermal stability of deposited films, as well as methods of selectively removing or placing the films. Design of devices allow the incorporation of many different functions in the extremely limited real estate of microdevices.