In addition to being a prolific inventor, entrepreneur, and technologist; Dr. Joseph C. Salamone was an extraordinary mentor who instilled scientific curiosity and fostered creativity in all those who worked with and for him.  In this lecture, I would like to honor Joe by discussing several technologies that have their roots in the Salamone Research Group and beyond.  Polymer and material scientists have long known that small changes in the chemical structure of a polymer or formulation can induce large changes in their macroscopic properties.  By specifically tailoring polymers and formulations our team was able to develop hydrogels that had superior water retention properties, inherent surface wettability, and tunable refractive index modification.  Several products and projects that came from these discoveries will be presented.  <br/><br/>More recently, the fields of smart contact lenses and wearable sensing systems have seen considerable growth.  These technologies sit at the interface of microelectronics, life science, materials, optics, and big data.  Multidisciplinary teams of researchers have made significant developments in system level assembly, communication and data transfer, chemical and electrochemical sensing, and custom designed electronic components.  Efforts toward the development of a glucose sensing contact lens will be highlighted as well as learnings that have spawned projects in other areas.  Body worn sensors capable of analyzing interstitial fluid will also be presented with an emphasis on the role that polymer science plays in sensor development.

Technologies at the bleeding edge of ophthalmology and wearable diagnostics

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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