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Faculty - Stephen Andrew Sarles

Sarles

Andy Sarles , Ph.D
Assistant Professor

303 Dougherty Engineering
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865)974-8994
Fax: (865)974-5274
Email: ssarles@utk.edu

Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

TEACHING



EDUCATION


  • B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2004
  • M.S., Virginia Tech, 2006
  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2010

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)


  • Engineered material systems that mimic the sensory and transport capabilities of biological systems

  • Methods to construct and characterize durable biomolecular materials and interfaces that feature functional biomolecules, including proteins and peptides
  • Biomolecular materials for sensing, energy-conversion, drug-delivery, disease detection

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)

2011 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2010 - 2011 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Virginia Tech, Mechanical Engineering


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)

ASME

SPIE


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

Sarles, S.A.; Leo, D.J., Physical encapsulation of droplet interface bilayers for durable, portable biomolecular networks. Lab on a Chip, 2010, 10 (6), 710-717.

Sarles, S.A.; Leo, D.J., Regulated Attachment Method for Reconstituting Lipid Bilayers of Prescribed Size within Flexible Substrates. Analytical Chemistry 2010, 82 (3), 959-966.

Sarles, S.A.; Stiltner, L.J.; Williams, C.B.; Leo, D.J., Bilayer Formation between Lipid-Encased Hydrogels Contained in Solid Substrates. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 2 (12), 3654-3663.

Sarles, S.A.; Madden, J.D.W.; Leo, D.J., Hair cell inspired mechanotransduction with a gel-supported, artificial lipid membrane. Soft Matter, 2011, 7(10), 4644-4653.

Sarles, S.A.; Leo, D.J., Membrane-based biomolecular smart materials. Smart Materials and Structures, 2011, in press.

 

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