Welcome to the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Molecular Imaging at the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Our laboratory is focused on the development of new drug delivery vehicles and imaging contrast agents. We are an interdisciplinary group that consists of biomedical engineers, chemical engineers, organic chemists and biologists.
In the News
Murthy Lab Imaging Research
Highlighted in C&E News
"Illuminating Hydrogen Peroxide In Cells" article within the Chemical & Engineering News website
Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Many Diseases Early
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers first to image hydrogen peroxide in animals
New Polymer Shows Promise for Drug Delivery
Biodegradable polyketals have advantages for intracellular delivery and sustained release
Current Projects
Polyketals: A new biomaterial for drug deliveryThe polyketals are a new class of biomaterials developed in our laboratory by graduate students.
Nanoconfinement: A new strategy for imaging hydrogen peroxide in vivoWe are working on a new family of nanoparticles that can image hydrogen peroxide in vivo.