Dr. Sarkar awarded three-year $227,742 NSF grant

Dr. Kausik Sarkar has been awarded a three-year $227,742 National Science Foundation grant for his project  “Collaborative Research: Acoustic micro-streaming in the aqueous core of bubble containing liposomes for controlled release via shear induced bilayer reorganization.”  This is a collaborative project with Prof. Steven Wrenn (Drexel University), who has received a parallel award of $224,274 for the same project.  Their project will investigate and model lipid coated micro-bubbles encapsulated in liposomes for their biomedical applications in drug delivery and contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging.