Robert K. Prud'homme, Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Program in Engineering Biology at Princeton University, presents Drug Delivery and Imaging Using Nanoparticles: Paclitaxel Delivery for Cancer and Aerosol Delivery of Rifampicin for TB as part of ChBE's spring seminar series.

* Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM in the Lower Level 1 Gossage Atrium
* Lecture commences at 4:00 PM in L1255 in the Ford ES&T Building

Seminar Abstract
Nanoparticle formulations of hydrophobic drugs present unique opportunities for treatment of
solid tumor cancers, aerosol drug delivery, and novel vaccine adjuvants. The common
requirements of these applications are precise control of particle size and surface functionality.
For cancer therapy particles in the size range of 100-200 nm passively pass through defects in the
vasculature in tumors and deposit by