Diffusion through Gels with Applications to Drug Delivery and Artificial Organ Design

By:
Montae Cooper, Alissa Kehr and Amanda Buck

Mentors:
Rachel Peroutka and Szabolcs Frakas

Faculty:
Dr. Skip Rochefort

Diffusion is an important concept in science and engineering. Diffusion is the movement of molecules through some medium from a region of high concentration to region of lower concentration. It has important applications in the delivery of drugs and provides a way of understanding the limits of cell size in biological systems.