Welcome to the Lin Research Group in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The lab is located adjacent to Indiana University School of Medicine at Indianapolis, the capital city of the State of Indiana. ​We are part of the Purdue University academic system and are affiliated with Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and Indiana Center for Diabetes & Metabolic diseases. ​
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​Our research focuses on designing multifunctional polymeric biomaterials, including hydrogels, nanoparticles, and cell surface coatings, for releasing therapeutically relevant agents and for delivering adult, stem, and progenitor cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. ​Our research projects are highly interdisciplinary and integrate knowledge from polymer chemistry and engineering, bioconjugate chemistry, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and immunology.​ If you are interested in joining us, please send your inquiry to Prof. Lin. ​
​Recent News
  • Recent publications from the group:
    • Lin FY, Dimmitt NH, Moraes de Lima Perini M, Li J, Lin CC*. Injectable acylhydrazone hydrogels for sustained protein delivery. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2021 (In press) Doi: 10.1002/adhm.202101284
    • Kim MH, Lin CC*. Norbornene-functionalized methylcellulose as a temperature and photo-responsive bioink. Biofabrication 2021 (13) 045023
    • Kim MH, Chang CY, Nguyen HD, Lin CC*. Dually functionalized gelatin for orthogonal and dynamic hydrogel crosslinking. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2021 (7) 4196 - 4208
    • Kim MH, Green SS, Lin CC*, Konig H*. Engineering tools for regulating hypoxia in tumor models. 2021 (In revision) Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 2021 (25) 7581-7592 
    • Chang CY, Johnson HC, Babb O, Fishel M, Lin CC*. Biomimetic stiffening of cell-laden hydrogels via sequential thiol-ene and hydrazone click reactions. Acta Biomaterialia 2021 (130) 161-171 
  • The Lab says farewell to JZ and Kun as they start their next chapter of life in new research opportunity. 
  • Nathan has been accepted to the Biomedical Engineering PhD program with the support of IUPUI University Fellowship. Welcome back and congrats!