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Prof. Daniel Blankschtein
Herman P Meissner (1929) Professor of Chemical Engineering
Primary DLC
Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT Room:
66-442B
(617) 253-4594
dblank@mit.edu
https://cheme.mit.edu/profile/daniel-blankschtein/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Colloid and Interface Science
Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Simulations of Surfactant Self-Assembly and Hydrophobic Solute Micellar-Enhanced Solubilization in Aqueous Media
Thermodynamics, Molecular Simulations and Kinetics of the Dispersion and Stabilization of Nanomaterials (Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, MoS2) Using Solvents and Aqueous Surfactant Solutions
Transdermal and Oral Drug Delivery
Research Summary
The Research Group of Daniel Blankschtein performs research in the area of Colloid and Interface Science.
A broad theoretical and experimental research program in Colloid and Interface Science is being developed. Systems under study include micellar (surfactant-water) solutions, micellar solutions with solubilized hydrophobic solutes including pharmaceutically relevant drugs, solutions of polymers and block copolymers, and polymer-biomolecule, surfactant-biomolecule, and polymer-surfactant systems. The research program emphasizes the essential interplay between theory, experiment, and practical applications.
The field of Colloid and Interface Science is becoming increasingly important to a large number of industrial, environmental, biotechnological, and biomedical applications where chemical engineers can play a pivotal role. These applications include detergency, emulsification, and wetting; adhesives, coatings, and thin films; petrochemical processes; food, paint, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and photographic technologies; controlled-release of active ingredients in pharmaceuticals and consumer products; removal of trace contaminants from water sources; bioseparations; and biomedical applications including skin irritation, transdermal drug delivery, and cholesterol metabolism and transport in the human body.
Recent Work
Projects
June 25, 2018
Department of Chemical Engineering
Vaccination and Cancer Immunotherapy
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
June 25, 2018
Department of Chemical Engineering
Interactions of Nanomaterials with Liquid Media
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
June 25, 2018
Department of Chemical Engineering
Interfacial Energetics of Dynamically Reconfigurable Complex Emulsions
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
January 18, 2017
Department of Chemical Engineering
Modeling and Experimental Studies of the Interactions of 2D Materials with Solvents and Surfactants: Exfoliation, Self-Assembly of Composites and Wetting
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
September 18, 2014
Department of Chemical Engineering
DB Group @ MIT ChemE: Research in Colloid and Interface Science
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
August 25, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Development of User-Friendly Computer Programs to Predict the Bulk Solution Behavior and Interfacial Properties of Single and Mixed Surfactant Systems
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
August 25, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mechanistic Investigation of Surfactant-Induced Epithelial Barrier Damage and Mitigation through the Delivery of Humectants
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
August 25, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Localized Transport Regions in Enhanced Transdermal Drug Delivery Using Low-Frequency Sonophoresis and Chemical Enhancers: Formation, Mechanisms, Visualization, and Modeling
Principal Investigator
Daniel Blankschtein
Related Faculty
Mr. Jean-Francois P Hamel
Lecturer
Ionela Florentina Grigoras
Graduate Student
Prof. J Christopher Love
Raymond A (1921) and Helen E St. Laurent Professor of Chemical Engineering