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THE ROWAN GROUP

LABORATORY FOR SUPRAMOLECULAR MATERIALS

 

Dr. Lorraine Hsu

  Lorraine Hsu  
Education:

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2008.

B.S. in Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.

Hometown:

Randolph, NJ

Research Interests:

Self-assembling supramolecular architectures with targeted applications for sensors, biological scaffolds, and the development of novel stimuli-responsive materials/nanocomposites. 

Other Interests:

Backpacking, the outdoors, ultimate, music, food.

Publications:

6. Hsu, L.; Cvetanovich, G.; Stupp, S. I. Peptide mphiphile nanofibers with conjugated polydiacetylene backbones in their core. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 3892-3899.

5. Hsu, L.; Stupp, S. I., New self-assembling peptide amphiphile, used as scaffolds for tissue growth or drug delivery. U.S. Patent 2008175883-A1, July 24, 2008.

4. Stone, D. A.; Hsu, L.; Stupp, S. I. Self-Assembling quinquethiophene-oligopeptide hydrogelators. Soft Matter 2009, submitted.

3. Mata, A.; Hsu, L.; Capito, R.; Aparicio, C.; Henrikson, K.; Stupp, S. I. Micropatterning of bioactive self-assembling gels. Soft Matter 2009, 5, 1228-1236.

2. Guler, M. O.; Hsu, L.; Soukasene, S.; Harringtom, D. A.; Hulvat, J. F.; Stupp, S. I. Presentation of RGDS epitopes on self-assembled nanofibers of Branched peptide amphiphiles. Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 1855-1863.

1. Cao, R.; Zhenyu, G.; Hsu, L.; Patterson, G. D.; Armitage, B. A. Synthesis and characterization of thermoreversible biopolymer microgels based on hydrogen bonded nucleobase pairing. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2003, 125, 10250-6.