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Paschalis Alexandridis

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Alexandridis, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and co-author on the research. A paper describing the results was published in the March issue of Langmuir (vol. 23, p. 3840).

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Contact

John DellaContrada

dellacon@buffalo.edu

716-645-5000 ext 1409

Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

(716) 645-2911, ext. 2210

Expertise:

  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticle assembly and synthesis
  • Complex fluids
  • Block copolymers, biopolymers

Alexandridis' research focuses on creation of functional nanoparticles using novel self-assembly techniques. He is internationally known for his use of complex solutions to build nanoparticles.

In 2007, was co-author of research that solved a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible an "on the spot virus detector," a device that could rapidly sample and detect infectious biological agents, such as viruses. Alexandridis is a recipient of an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award; the prestigious Young Investigator Award from the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society; and he was awarded Greece's highest honor for young academics and scientists, the prestigious Bodossaki Foundation Academic Prize in Applied Science.

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