Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD
Professor, Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University

Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms of cell-scaffold interactions and tissue development. This knowledge has provided the groundwork for synthesizing sophisticated scaffolds that are able to both provide more complex biological signals to the nascent tissue and respond specifically to the biological environment. Materials that can respond to cell behavior and their biological environment are described as intelligent or bioresponsive materials.

Faculty host: Robert Guldberg