Alessandro Grattoni
Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI), USA
Biography
Alessandro Grattoni has obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico of Torino while working in Dr Mauro Ferrari’s team at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Nanomedicine Department at HMRI. His laboratory’s research focuses on the development and validation of nanochannel membranes for long-term administration of therapeutics and cell transplantation. This includes experimental and phenomenological analyses within both in vitro and in vivo models. He has received support from NASA, NIH, CASIS, Vivian Smith Foundation, Nancy Owens Memorial Foundation and NanoMedical Systems, Inc.
Abstract
Abstract : Remotely Controlled Drug Delivery Implant for Telemedicine