Syracuse Biomaterials Institute - Syracuse University

Contact Information

Website:http://lcs.syr.edu/faculty/bader

Email: babader@syr.edu

Research Interests

Synthesis of dendrimers with orthogonally reactive tethers for attachment of therapeutics used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Passive targeting of pannus tissue with macromolecules through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect
Development of a pannus model that incorporates relevant cell types and biomechanical stimulation
Elucidation of rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis using multiplex protein assays
Drug mechanism of biologic and synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)

Sample Publications

1. Kleinbeck KR, Bader RA, Stajkowski, AL, Kao WJ. Concurrent in vitro release of silver sulfadiazine and bupivacaine from semi-interpenetrating networks for wound management. Journal of Burn Care and Research, accepted

2. Bader RA, Kao WJ. Modulation of the keratinocyte-fibroblast paracrine relationship with gelatin-based semi-interpenetrating networks containing bioactive factors for wound repair. Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, accepted

3. Bader RA. Synthesis and viscoelastic characterization of novel hydrogels generated via photopolymerization of 1,2-epoxy-5-hexene modified poly(vinyl alcohol) for use in tissue replacement. Acta Biomaterialia 2008, in press, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2008.02.015.

4. Bader RA, Rochefort WE. Rheological characterization of photopolymerized poly(vinyl alcohols) for use in nucleus pulposus replacement. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 2007, in press, DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31637.

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