Category: Chemical Engineering
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Blood analysis shows whether brain cancer treatment is working
New diagnostic chip pulls packets released from tumor cells out of blood, showing whether cancer cells died during chemotherapy infusion.
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More brines could be mined for lithium with counterintuitive method
Discovered by accident, the new approach could use membranes to help extract lithium from overlooked “low-quality” reservoirs with high magnesium.
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Interpretable machine learning to accelerate nanocatalyst discovery
A fast and accurate surrogate model screens over 10,000 possible metal-oxide supports for a platinum nanocatalyst to prevent sintering under high temperatures.
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Bolstering research on “matter by design”: U-M chemical engineering welcomes new researchers
Their work in material design and computational engineering has enabled more effective antibody medicines and smart windows for more energy-efficient buildings.
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Capturing cancer cells from blood could help doctors choose the right breast cancer treatment
Some women undergo unnecessary mastectomy and chemotherapy, but a ‘labyrinth in a chip’ could reveal which cancers need aggressive treatments.
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Pottery-inspired method stencils nanoparticles for building advanced materials
The technique allows engineers to more precisely place patches on microscopic building blocks, so they can control their assembly into designer structures.
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Quantum chemistry: Making key simulation approach more accurate
Density functional theory is limited by a mystery at its heart: the universal exchange-correlation functional. U-M researchers are trying to uncover it.
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Microrobots for targeted drug delivery
Fabricated with a gel side for carrying drugs and a magnetic side for steering, these microrobots can navigate complex biological environments like intestines.
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At-home melanoma testing: Skin patch test works in mice
A microneedle patch captures cancer biomarkers in the top-most layer of skin to detect melanoma in animal tissue samples.
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Making healthcare accessible–and relatable
Aisha Harris (BSE ChE ’11) brought a different kind of doctor’s office to her hometown.
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A “renaissance man” of rheology
NAE profile: Ronald G. Larson, chemical engineering
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Pioneering materials for advanced adsorption technology
NAE profile: Ralph Yang, chemical engineering