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Prof. Clark K Colton
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Primary DLC
Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT Room:
66-448
(617) 253-4585
ckcolton@mit.edu
https://cheme.mit.edu/profile/clark-k-colton/
Assistant
Andre Puca
(617) 258-7031
apuca@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Biochemical Engineering
Artificial Internal Organs
Membrane Separations
Physiological Transport
Cell Therapies
Biomedical Engineering
Mass Transfer
Diabetes
Pancreatic Islet Cell Culture
Stem Cell Culture
Nanoparticles
Drug Delivery
Medical Imaging Agents
Research Summary
Current research involves experimental and theoretical studies in the fields of biomedical and biochemical engineering. Projects are characterized by application of engineering sciences to specific problem areas, including transport and metabolism in biological systems, animal cells in culture, artificial organs and novel extra-corporeal therapies, biological separations, especially with membranes, and monoclonal antibodies and immunoadsorption.
Recent Work
Projects
October 18, 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Eliminating Oxygen Supply Limitations for Transplanted Microencapsulated Islets
Principal Investigator
Clark Colton
February 26, 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Transport and Metabolism in the Arterial Wall
Principal Investigator
Clark Colton
February 26, 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Animal Cell Reactors
Principal Investigator
Clark Colton
February 26, 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Immunoaffinity Separations
Principal Investigator
Clark Colton
October 26, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Quality Assessment of Cultured Pancreatic Islet Cells
Principal Investigator
Clark Colton
October 26, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Effect of Oxygen Transport on Pancreatic Islet Cells
Principal Investigator
Clark Colton
Related Faculty
Prof. Klavs F Jensen
Warren K Lewis Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Xun Gong
Research Scientist
Prof. Michael S Strano
Carbon P Dubbs Professor in Chemical Engineering