• Improved function of implantable devices
• Injectable, long-term, optical biosensors
• Vascularization to optimize mass transport
• Guiding the body to regenerate tissues and heal wounds

Our lab has expertise in biomaterials, microencapsulation, biosensors, wound healing, and the tissue response to implanted devices. We perform both pre-clinical and clinical studies. We created and ran the tissue viability service at Duke University Hospital and the Durham VA Hospital for 15 years, assessing the oxygenation of compromised limbs and correlating it with the healing potential of problem wounds.

Selected Achievements

• Core Faculty, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Founder, MD/MEng dual degree program

Advanced Training

• Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Contact Us

Bruce Klitzman, PhD, Senior Director
Kenan Plastic Surgery Research Labs
Rm 479, Medical Sciences Research Building 1
203 Research Dr., Durham, NC 27710-3906
Phone: 919-684-3929                   
Email: klitz@duke.edu

• Ira Cheifetz, MD, Department of Pediatrics
• Marc Deschusses, PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Ken Gall, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
• Mark Weisner, PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Trainees

• Mohamed Ibrahim, MD, Visiting Scholar
• Tobias Straube, MD, Critical Care Fellow, Pediatrics
• Travis Vesel, MD, Instructor, Pediatric Critical Care
• Stewart Farling, PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Sarah Alkilany, BS, medical student
• Preet Patel, BS, medical student