Researchers in the Freeman Lab take advantage of the virus’s sweet tooth by creating a sugar-coated COVID-19 test strip. This test strip has been effective at detecting all known variants of the coronavirus, including delta. They work to determine if the self-test known as GlycoGrip can detect infections caused by the omicron variant too. Read… Continue reading Sugar-coated COVID-19 test takes advantage of coronavirus’ sweet tooth
Tag: biomimicry
New Paper in Acta Biomaterialia
A new paper titled “Hydrogen Bonding Stiffens Peptide Amphiphile Supramolecular Filaments by Aza-Glycine Residues” is due to be published in the upcoming issue of Acta Biomaterialia. The paper is authored by Jacqueline M. Godbe, Ronit Freeman, Jacob A. Lewis, Ivan R. Sasselli, M. Hussain Sangji, and Samuel I. Stupp. You can find the paper online… Continue reading New Paper in Acta Biomaterialia
New Paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
A new paper from the Freeman Lab, titled “A Programmable Toolkit to Dynamically Signal Cells Using Peptide Strand Displacement”, is due to be published in the upcoming issue of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. If you’re curious to learn how we can guide cell behavior using programmable surfaces, you can find the paper online here!
UNC Innovation Showcase
On Wednesday, April 14th, UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and other community leaders will kick off a special celebration: the 10-year anniversary of the Innovate Carolina roadmap, which established today’s active network of people and programs that help innovators and ventures make their ideas work. The Freeman Lab will be among the groups… Continue reading UNC Innovation Showcase
Pandemic Lessons
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced colleges and educators to think on their feet and drastically alter their practices. Moving courses online and practicing social distancing are only some of the changes being made. A new article posted on the UNC College of Arts and Sciences website highlights some of the ways faculty are adjusting their… Continue reading Pandemic Lessons
Coming Together To Print Solutions
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has highlighted an urgent need for personal protective equipment (PPE) among the medical teams working on the front lines to treat the disease. PPE shortages have been reported in hospitals throughout the globe, and groups of individuals and organizations worldwide have stepped up to assist. Here in North Carolina, UNC’s… Continue reading Coming Together To Print Solutions
Freeman Lab Cover Art Published in Bioconjugate Chemistry
This month’s issue of Bioconjugate Chemistry has been published, and features cover art by Freeman Lab alumnus Griffin Miller. The artwork (above) depicts DNA-containing peptides organizing into twisted bundles of fibers, which mimic biological assemblies. This cover accompanies Dr. Ronit Freeman’s paper, also published in this July issue, titled “Encoding Reversible Hierarchical Structures with Supramolecular Peptide-DNA Materials.” More information on this… Continue reading Freeman Lab Cover Art Published in Bioconjugate Chemistry