The Bergkvist Lab is involved in several research thrusts: i) polymerization and surface funcationalization using gas-phase chemistries (monolayer chemistry, surface grafted polymer systems etc.), for semiconductor and biotechnology applications, ii) design and fabrication of well-defined tissue engineering scaffolds via nanomaterials and NEMS/MEMS fabrication using both soft/hard materials, and iii) nanomedicine and drug delivery/imaging systems, mainly focusing on the use of biological derived materials. Projects in the group range from biosensor applications, defined microporous cell scaffolds (2D/3D), targeted drug delivery using protein-based nanoparticles and polysacccharide dendrites.

1. K.Y. Torrejon, D. Pu, M. Bergkvist, J. Danias, S.T. Sharfstein, Y. Xie. "Recreating a Human Trabecular Meshwork Outflow System on Microfabricated Porous Structures" Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 2013, 110 (12) 3205–3218. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.24977
2. V.J. Bharamaiah Jeevendrakumar, B.A. Altemus, A.J. Gildea, and M. Bergkvist "Thermal properties of poly(neopentylmethacrylate) thin films deposited via solventless, radical initiated chemical vapor deposition" Thin Solid Films. 2013, 542, 81-86. doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.06.056
3. B.A. Cohen and M. Bergkvist. "Targeted In Vitro Photodynamic Therapy via Aptamer-Labeled, Porphyrin-Loaded Virus Capsids" Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 2013, 121, 67–74. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134413000407
4. L. Beardslee, D. Khaladj, M. Bergkvist. Preliminary Investigation of a Sacrificial Process for Fabrication of Polymer Membranes with Sub-Micron Thickness (2013) Proceedings of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA.
5. C. Mukai, Magnus Bergkvist, J.L. Nelson, A.J. Travis. (2009) "Sequential Reactions of Surface-Tethered Glycolytic Enzymes" Chemistry & Biology. (2009) 16, (9), 1013-1020.