RAVI S. KANE
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Title(s): | Merck Assistant Professor | ||
| Department: | Chemical and Biological Engineering Department | |||
| Website: | http://www.rpi.edu/~kaner/ | |||
| Email: | kaner@rpi.edu | |||
| Phone: | (518) 276-2536 | |||
| Fax: | (518) 276-4030 | |||
| Postal Mail: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110-8th Street | |||
| (131 Ricketts Troy, NY 12180-3590 USA |
Career Highlights
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He was selected as one of the TR100 - the top young innovators in the world in 2004 by MIT's Technology Review. Kane's group is conducting research at the interface of the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology. The group is working on the engineering of nanoscale therapeutics - polyvalent molecules and viral gene delivery vectors - and the molecular engineering of biosurfaces and nanostructures. |
Career Highlights
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Dr. Kane's research group is interested in investigating and solving problems in medicine and biology by the molecular engineering of materials and surfaces. His group is particularly interested in modulating interactions between biological surfaces by using soft materials - functionalized polymers and elastomers. Professor Kane's research impacts the areas of biotechnology, advanced materials, nanotechnology, and polymers. |
Selected Publications
- T.-J. Yim, J. Liu, Y. Lu, R.S. Kane, J.S. Dordick, "Highly Active and Stable DNAzyme-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids," J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Communication), 127(35), 12200-12201 (2005)
- N. Chakrapani, B. Wei, A. Carrillo, P.M. Ajayan, R.S. Kane, "Capillarity Driven Assembly of Two-dimensional Cellular Carbon Nanotube Foams", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA , 101, 4009 (Featured on the cover, 2004)
- S. Karajanagi, A. Vertegel, R.S. Kane, J.S. Dordick, "Structure and Function of Enzymes Adsorbed onto Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes," Langmuir, 20, 11594 (2004)
- A. Carrillo, R.S. Kane, "Block Copolymer Nanoparticles of Controlled Size Via ROMP", Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 42, 3352 (2004)
- A. Sethuraman, M. Han, R.S. Kane, G. Befort, "Effect of Surface Wettability on the Adhesion of Proteins," Langmuir, 20(18), Page(s) 7779-7788 (2004)
- R. Ashton, C. Padala, R.S. Kane, “Microfluidic Separation of DNA,” Curr. Opin. Biotech., 14, 497-504 (2003)
- A. Carrillo, J.A. Swartz, J.M. Gamba, R.S. Kane, N. Chakrapani, B. Wei, P.M. Ajayan, “Non-covalent functionalization of graphite and carbon nanotubes with polymer multilayers and gold nanoparticles, “ Nano Letters, 3, 1437-1440 (2003)
- N. Chakrapani, S. Curran, B. Wei, P.M. Ajayan, A. Carrillo, R.S. Kane, “Spectral Fingerprinting of Structural Defects in Plasma Treated Carbon Nanotubes,” J. Mater. Res., 18, 2515-2521 (2003)
- T.-J. Yim, D.-Y. Kim, S. S. Karajanagi, T.-M. Lu, R.S. Kane, J.S. Dordick, “Si Nanocolumns as Novel Nanostructured Supports for Enzyme Immobilization, “ J. Nanosci. Nanotech, 3, 479-482. (2003)
- P. G. Ganesan, J. Gamba, A. Ellis, R.S. Kane, G. Ramanath, “Polyelectrolyte Nanolayers as Diffusion Barriers for Cu Metallization, “ App. Phy. Lett., 83, 16, 3302 (2003)
Professional Appointments
| 2001-Present | Merck Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
| 1998-2001 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University |
Professional Preparation
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Chemical Engineering | Ph.D. 1998 | ||
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Chemical Engineering | M.S. 1995 | ||
| Stanford University | Chemical Engineering | B.S. 1993 |
