Don DeVoe, Ph.D.

When synthesizing nanoscale liposomes, the ability to control vesicle size helps define their pharmaceutical properties. Conventional microfluidic liposome synthesis methods, however, are limited in terms of the sizes they can produce and the consistency of those sizes.

A new microfluidic vortex-focusing technique resolves those challenges, generating liposomes at precise sizes with negligible size variance. The method, which extends a related microfluidic technique outlined in the recently released book, Liposomes, can be used up to the laminar flow limit, for manufacturing-scale production… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Don DeVoe, Ph.D., Wilson Elkins Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park to its College of Fellows. Dr. DeVoe was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the AIMBE College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to the development and translation of microfluidic-enabled diagnostics and nanomedicines, and leadership in advancing the professional community.

The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country. The most accomplished and distinguished engineering and medical school chairs, research directors, professors, innovators, and successful entrepreneurs comprise the College of Fellows. AIMBE Fellows are regularly recognized for their contributions in teaching, research, and innovation. AIMBE Fellows have been awarded the Nobel Prize, the Presidential Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation, and many also are members of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences… Continue reading.