Supramolecular Biomaterials: From fundamentals to advanced healthcare solutions
Eric Appel - Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
The Appel lab uses innovative science at the interface between supramolecular assembly and polymer science to tackle two key areas of critical importance to society: advanced materials and health.
Stanford Bio-X Seed Grants
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Development of novel polyacrylamide copolymers as next-generation broad spectrum antibiotics immune to resistance mechanisms
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 11 - 2022
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Materials and Methods for Sustained Delivery of Drugs and Genes to the Cochlea
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 9 - 2018
Injectable Hydrogels for the Controlled Delivery of Cells, Oxygen, and Nutrients to the Myocardium for Treatment of Heart Failure
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 8 - 2016
Other Stanford Bio-X Supported Research
Anton Smith: Biomimetic polymers facilitating biopharmaceutical applications
Fellow - Anton Smith - 2018
Research News
An easy-to-apply gel prevents abdominal adhesions in animals in Stanford Medicine study
March 12, 2025 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions — abnormal scarring that ties together...
Swelling of nanoscale sponges drives metasurface light modulator
November 13, 2024 - Nature Materials
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Nick Melosh, Mark Brongsersma, and Eric Appel, with lead author...
Researchers discover gel reduces scar tissue after surgery in animals
August 7, 2019 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Applying a gel to internal tissues of animals after cardiac surgery significantly limits the...