Eric M. Furst
- Director of CMET
- Associate Professor
Education
- Post-Doctorate - 2001 Institut Curie, Paris, France
- Doctorate - 2000 Stanford University
- Masters - 1996 Stanford University
- Bachelors - 1995 Carnegie Mellon University
"Research in the Furst Group focuses on the physics and chemistry underlying the behavior of colloidal, polymeric, biomolecular, and other "soft" materials. Our efforts concentrate on investigations of structure, interactions and material response through the development of novel experimental techniques. These include optical tweezers, confocal microscopy, and passive and active microrheology. Applications of interest include nanomaterials for energy conversion, complex fluids engineering, and biotechnology. Many of the interesting problems we currently work on stem from close partnerships with industry and national laboratories."
Selected Publications
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- N. Yamaguchi, L. Zhang, B.S. Chae, E.M. Furst and K.L. Kiick, "Growth factor-crosslinked polymeric matrices for controlled assembly and receptor-targeted erosion.", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 3040, (2007)
- E.M. Furst and J.P. Pantina, "Yielding in colloidal gels due to non-linear microstructure mechanics", Phys. Rev. E. 75, 050402, (2007)
- J.Y. Huh, M.L. Lynch and E.M. Furst, "Microscopic structure and collapse of depletion-induced gels in vesicle-polymer mixtures", Phys. Rev. E. 76, 051409, (2007)
- A.Meyer, A.Marshall, B.G. Bush, E.M. Furst, "Laser tweezer microrheology of a colloidal suspension.", Journal Rheology 50, 77, (2006)
- J.P. Pantina, E.M. Furst, "Colloidal aggregate micromechanics in the presence of divalent ions.", Langmuir 22, 5282, (2006)
- L. Zhang, E.M. Furst and K.L. Kiick, "Manipulation of hydrogel assembly and growth factor delivery via the use of peptide-polysaccharide interactions.", J. Control Release 114, 130, (2006)
- M.H. Lee and E.M. Furst, "Formation and evolution of sediment layers in an aggregating colloidal suspension.", Phys. Rev. E 74, 031401, (2006)
- J.Y. Huh, and E.M. Furst, "Colloid dynamics in semiflexible polymer solutions.", Phys. Rev. E 74, 031802, (2006)
- C. Veerman, K. Rajagopal, C.S. Palla, D.J. Pochan, J.P. Schneider and E.M. Furst, "Gelation kinetics of beta-hairpin peptide hydrogels", Macromolecules 39, 6608, (2006)
- E. M. Furst, "Applications of laser tweezers in complex fluid rheology", Curr. Opin. Coll. Surf. Sci 10, 79, (2005)
Patents
- Optical trap separations in microfluidic flows. Pat. Ap., Serial Number 11/052,305. Filed 2/7/05. Continuation in Part filed 6/14/05. ():
Selected Awards
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- Outstanding Junior Faculty Member for the College of Engineering (University of Delaware: 2007)
- DuPont Young Investigator: 2004
- NSF CAREER Award for Young Investigators (National Science Foundation: 2003)
- Chateaubriand Postdoctoral Fellowship (France: 2000 - 2002)
- AIChE Professional Promise Award (Department of Chemical Engineering, CMU: 1995)
- ACS POLYED Undergraduate Summer Scholarship for Research in Polymer Science: 1994
- Andrew Carnegie Merit Scholarship (CMU: 1991 - 1995)