Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea

Nanoscale Biostructures

Sam Stupp teaches chemistry, materials science, and medicine at Northwestern University. Stupp grew up in Costa Rica and studied materials science and dental materials early in his career. He speaks several languages, is serious about literature and gourmet food, and is a scientific visionary. He heads an institute at Northwestern devoted to human repair, which means that one of his major research aims is the utilization of self-assembly and nanostructures to repair, rather than to remove or replace, parts of human bodies when they run into trouble. A major focus of his research, and a major focus of nanoscience generally, is so-called nanoscale biostructures. These structures, designed at the nanoscale, can mimic or affect ...