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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
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  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Oesper Award, University of Cincinnati and American Chemical Society
  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2019 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 2018 - Adam Yarmolinsky Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the development of biomedical and drug-delivery applications of polymer networks and hydrogels.
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering
  • 1993 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Nicholas A. Peppas is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Engineering, with a strong emphasis on Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. Their interdisciplinary work also involves Biomaterials, Molecular Medicine, and Pharmaceutical Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Hydrogels including their synthesis, properties and applications, and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery. Other main topics of their work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Frequent collaborators in their publications include Marissa E. Wechsler, Olivia L. Lanier, Nathan Richbourg, Abhijeet K. Venkataraman, and Liqun Zhang.

Nicholas A. Peppas has published multiple recent papers, including:

  • Engineering precision nanoparticles for drug delivery, 2020, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • The swollen polymer network hypothesis: Quantitative models of hydrogel swelling, stiffness, and solute transport, 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
  • Advanced engineered nanoparticulate platforms to address key biological barriers for delivering chemotherapeutic agents to target sites, 2020, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • A tumor-to-lymph procedure navigated versatile gel system for combinatorial therapy against tumor recurrence and metastasis, 2020, Science Advances
  • Messenger RNA-based vaccines: Past, present, and future directions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Their research has been published regularly in venues such as Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Science Advances, Journal of Controlled Release, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, and Advanced Functional Materials.

Nicholas A. Peppas has been recognized with several awards and honors throughout their career, including:

  • Oesper Award, University of Cincinnati and American Chemical Society, 2020
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2019
  • Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi, 2019
  • Adam Yarmolinsky Medal, National Academy of Medicine, 2018
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2017
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2014
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2011
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 2008
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2008
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2006, recognized for contributions to biomedical and drug-delivery applications of polymer networks and hydrogels
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1999
  • Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 1996
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Engineering precision nanoparticles for drug delivery

    Michael J. Mitchell;Margaret M. Billingsley;Rebecca M. Haley;Marissa E. Wechsler

  • Mechanisms of solute release from porous hydrophilic polymers

    Richard W. Korsmeyer;Robert Gurny;Eric Doelker;Pierre Buri

  • Hydrogels in pharmaceutical formulations.

    Nicholas Peppas;P. Bures;W. Leobandung;H. Ichikawa

  • A simple equation for description of solute release II. Fickian and anomalous release from swellable devices

    Philip L. Ritger;Nikolaos A. Peppas

  • Hydrogels in Biology and Medicine: From Molecular Principles to Bionanotechnology†

    N. A. Peppas;J. Z. Hilt;A. Khademhosseini;A. Khademhosseini;R. Langer

  • A simple equation for description of solute release I. Fickian and non-fickian release from non-swellable devices in the form of slabs, spheres, cylinders or discs

    Philip L. Ritger;Nikolaos A. Peppas

  • Opsonization, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics of polymeric nanoparticles

    Donald E. Owens;Nicholas A. Peppas

  • Modeling of drug release from delivery systems based on hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC).

    J. Siepmann;Nicholas Peppas

  • Analysis of Fickian and non-Fickian drug release from polymers.

    Nicholas Peppas

  • HYDROGELS IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

    Brandon V. Slaughter;Shahana S. Khurshid;Omar Z. Fisher;Ali Khademhosseini

  • Structure and interactions in covalently and ionically crosslinked chitosan hydrogels for biomedical applications

    J. Berger;M. Reist;J.M. Mayer;O. Felt

  • A simple equation for the description of solute release. III. Coupling of diffusion and relaxation

    Nikolaos A. Peppas;Jennifer J. Sahlin

  • Polymers for Drug Delivery Systems

    William B. Liechty;David R. Kryscio;Brandon V. Slaughter;Nicholas A. Peppas

  • Structure and Applications of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels Produced by Conventional Crosslinking or by Freezing/Thawing Methods

    Christie M. Hassan;Nikolaos A. Peppas

  • New challenges in biomaterials

    Nicholas A. Peppas;Robert Langer

  • 25th Anniversary Article: Rational Design and Applications of Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine

    Nasim Annabi;Nasim Annabi;Ali Tamayol;Ali Tamayol;Jorge Alfredo Uquillas;Jorge Alfredo Uquillas;Mohsen Akbari;Mohsen Akbari

  • Advances in Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Bionanotechnology

    Robert Langer;Nicholas A. Peppas

  • Physicochemical foundations and structural design of hydrogels in medicine and biology.

    Nicholas Peppas;Y. Huang;M. Torres-Lugo;J. H. Ward

  • Nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications.

    Akhilesh K. Gaharwar;Nicholas A. Peppas;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini

  • Physiologically responsive hydrogels

    Nikolaos A. Peppas

  • Book reviewPrinciples of polymerization: G. Odian, 3rd edition, Wiley, New York, 1991,768 pages, $59.95

    N.A. Peppas

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Antonios G. Mikos
Antonios G. Mikos Rice University
Christopher N. Bowman
Christopher N. Bowman University of Colorado Boulder
Robert Gurny
Robert Gurny University of Geneva
Francis J. Doyle
Francis J. Doyle Brown University
Balaji Narasimhan
Balaji Narasimhan Iowa State University
Esmaiel Jabbari
Esmaiel Jabbari University of South Carolina
Kozo Takayama
Kozo Takayama Josai University
Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James W. McGinity
James W. McGinity The University of Texas at Austin

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