Prof. Frank Caruso

Duration: 15 min 28 sec
Format: MP3

Our guest for this episode is Professor Frank Caruso from the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Professor Caruso is an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow.

Transcript

"And so, that's one of our aims: to specifically attach these antibodies onto our capsules that, then, can selectively target cells, and that should be able to maximise the therapeutic effect of the drugs in the particular area of the cell." - Prof Frank Caruso

Useful Information

Current Research Projects

• Nano and Biomolecular Engineering
• Materials and Minerals Engineering

Recent Awards

• Australian Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), 2006
• Le Fevre Prize, Australian Academy of Science, 2005

Recent Publications

• Angelatos, A. S.; Katagiri, K.; Caruso, F. "Bioinspired Colloidal Systems Via Layer-By-Layer Assembly", Soft Matter 2006, 2, 18.
• Zelikin, A. N.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Disulfide Cross-Linked Polymer Capsules: En Route to Biodeconstructible Systems." Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 27.
• Johnston, A. P. R.; Mitomo, H.; Read, E. S.; Caruso, F. "Compositional and Structural Engineering of DNA Multilayer Films." Langmuir 2006, 22, 3251.
• Lockwood, N. A.; Cadwell, K. D.; Caruso, F.; Abbott, N. L. "Formation of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films at Interfaces between Thermotropic Liquid Crystals and Aqueous Phases." Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 850.

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering web site

Professor Caruso's web page at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Credits

Host: Dr Shane Huntington
Producers: Kelvin Param, Eric Van Bemmel and Dr Shane Huntington
Audio Engineer: Craig McArthur
Theme Music performed by Sergio Ercole. Mr Ercole is represented by the Musicians' Agency, Faculty of Music
Voiceover: Paul Richiardi

Series Creators: Eric Van Bemmel and Kelvin Param

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