Kytai Nguyen, Ph.D.

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer is leading a project that will develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Kytai Nguyen, a UT Arlington bioengineering professor, is the principal investigator in the four-year, $2.1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. She’s collaborating with Jian Yang, a Penn State University bioengineering professor and former UTA faculty member, and Ralph Mason, a professor of radiology at UT Southwestern.

“What’s important in this project is that the technology carries fluorescent and ultrasound imaging capabilities, which will provide patients and doctors with more detailed information,” Nguyen said. “It also gives patients more targeted medicine, making it more efficient… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Kytai Nguyen, Ph.D., Professor, Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Nguyen was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For significant development of novel biomaterials for therapeutic applications — particularly micro-/nano-particles for treatment of cardiovascular and lung diseases..