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David Grainger
University Distinguished Professor and Chair
Professor
Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry
Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Mainz, Germany, 1989
Ph.D., Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, 1987
B.A., Engineering modified with Chemistry, Dartmouth College, 1983
E-mail: david.grainger@utah.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-grainger-utah/
Phone: 801 587 9263
Office: 3227 SMBB
Current Research
Research Areas:
• Drug delivery systems and novel formulation strategies
• Polymeric biomaterials
• Antimicrobial medical devices, infection and bacterial colonization
• Nucleic acid and protein microarray diagnostics
• Macrophage interactions with biomaterials and the foreign body response
• Novel live vaccine and protein delivery
• Bioanalytical sensing and device miniaturization
• Surface analysis
New Technical Book Chapters:
1. M. Avula, A. Rao, D.W. Grainger, “Biomaterials in Continuous Glucose Sensing In vivo”, in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
2. J.L. Falconer, D.W. Grainger, “Silver-containing Biomaterials”, in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
3. F. Liu, D.W. Grainger, “Fluorinated Biomaterials” in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
4. D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface analytical methods: in situ and UHV techniques” in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
5. C.F Jones, D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface Adsorbates on Nanomaterials and Their Possible Roles in Host Inflammatory and Toxicological Processing,” Chapter 6 in Handbook of Immunological Properties of Engineered Nanomaterials (Volume 1: Key Considerations for Nanoparticle Characterization Prior to Immunotoxicity Studies), 2nd ed., (M. Dubrovolaskia, S. McNeil, eds.), World Scientific Press, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-4699-16-7. 2016, pp. 376.
6. A. Rao, M.N. Avula, D.W. Grainger, “Aging and the host response to implanted biomaterials,” Chapter 11 in Host Response to Biomaterials, in S. Badylak, ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, ISBN: 978-0-12-800196-7; 2015, pp. 269-303.
7. M.N. Avula, D.W. Grainger, “Addressing medical device challenges with drug/device combinations,” Chapter 3, in Drug-Device Combinations for Chronic Diseases, R. Siegel., S.P. Lyu, eds., Wiley, New York, ISBN: 978-1-118-12000-2, 280 pp., 2015.
8. C.F. Jones, D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface Adsorbate Processing on Nanomaterials and their possible role in Host Immune and Toxicological Processing”, Chapter 5 in Immunological properties of engineered nanomaterials, (M. Dubrovolaskia, S. McNeil, eds.), World Scientific Press, Singapore, 2013, pp. 117-143; DOI 10.1142/9789814390262_0005.
9. C-Y Lee, L.J. Gamble, G.M. Harbers, P. Gong, D.W. Grainger, D.G. Castner, “Multi-technique characterization of DNA-modified surfaces for biosensing and diagnostic applications” (Chapter 11) in “Surface Analysis and Techniques in Biology”, ed. V. S. Smentkowski, Springer AG, London, (2013), pp. 289-314; DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01360-2.
10. C.F. Jones, D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface Adsorbate Processing on Nanomaterials in Host Immune and Toxicological Processing”, in Immunological properties of engineered nanomaterials, (M. Dubrovolaskia, ed.), World Scientific Press, Singapore, 2013, DOI 10.1142/9789814390262_0005.
11. B. Brooks, A. Brooks. D.W. Grainger, “Antimicrobial Technologies in Preclinical and Clinical Medical Devices”, in Biomaterials Associated Infection: Immunological Aspects and Antimicrobial Strategies, T. F. Moriarty, S.A.J. Zaat, H. Busscher, eds., Springer Verlag, New York, 2012, Chapter 13, pp. 307-354; ISBN 978-1-4614-1030-0.
12. F. Liu, D.W. Grainger, “Fluorinated Biomaterials” in Biomaterials Science, 3rd ed., B.D. Ratner, A.S. Hoffman, J. Lemons, F. Schoen,
• Drug delivery systems and novel formulation strategies
• Polymeric biomaterials
• Antimicrobial medical devices, infection and bacterial colonization
• Nucleic acid and protein microarray diagnostics
• Macrophage interactions with biomaterials and the foreign body response
• Novel live vaccine and protein delivery
• Bioanalytical sensing and device miniaturization
• Surface analysis
New Technical Book Chapters:
1. M. Avula, A. Rao, D.W. Grainger, “Biomaterials in Continuous Glucose Sensing In vivo”, in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
2. J.L. Falconer, D.W. Grainger, “Silver-containing Biomaterials”, in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
3. F. Liu, D.W. Grainger, “Fluorinated Biomaterials” in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
4. D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface analytical methods: in situ and UHV techniques” in 2nd edition, Comprehensive Biomaterials eds. P. Ducheyne, K. Healy, D.W. Grainger, J. Kirkpatrick, D. Hutmacher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017. ISBN 9780081006917
5. C.F Jones, D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface Adsorbates on Nanomaterials and Their Possible Roles in Host Inflammatory and Toxicological Processing,” Chapter 6 in Handbook of Immunological Properties of Engineered Nanomaterials (Volume 1: Key Considerations for Nanoparticle Characterization Prior to Immunotoxicity Studies), 2nd ed., (M. Dubrovolaskia, S. McNeil, eds.), World Scientific Press, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-4699-16-7. 2016, pp. 376.
6. A. Rao, M.N. Avula, D.W. Grainger, “Aging and the host response to implanted biomaterials,” Chapter 11 in Host Response to Biomaterials, in S. Badylak, ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, ISBN: 978-0-12-800196-7; 2015, pp. 269-303.
7. M.N. Avula, D.W. Grainger, “Addressing medical device challenges with drug/device combinations,” Chapter 3, in Drug-Device Combinations for Chronic Diseases, R. Siegel., S.P. Lyu, eds., Wiley, New York, ISBN: 978-1-118-12000-2, 280 pp., 2015.
8. C.F. Jones, D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface Adsorbate Processing on Nanomaterials and their possible role in Host Immune and Toxicological Processing”, Chapter 5 in Immunological properties of engineered nanomaterials, (M. Dubrovolaskia, S. McNeil, eds.), World Scientific Press, Singapore, 2013, pp. 117-143; DOI 10.1142/9789814390262_0005.
9. C-Y Lee, L.J. Gamble, G.M. Harbers, P. Gong, D.W. Grainger, D.G. Castner, “Multi-technique characterization of DNA-modified surfaces for biosensing and diagnostic applications” (Chapter 11) in “Surface Analysis and Techniques in Biology”, ed. V. S. Smentkowski, Springer AG, London, (2013), pp. 289-314; DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01360-2.
10. C.F. Jones, D.G. Castner, D.W. Grainger, “Surface Adsorbate Processing on Nanomaterials in Host Immune and Toxicological Processing”, in Immunological properties of engineered nanomaterials, (M. Dubrovolaskia, ed.), World Scientific Press, Singapore, 2013, DOI 10.1142/9789814390262_0005.
11. B. Brooks, A. Brooks. D.W. Grainger, “Antimicrobial Technologies in Preclinical and Clinical Medical Devices”, in Biomaterials Associated Infection: Immunological Aspects and Antimicrobial Strategies, T. F. Moriarty, S.A.J. Zaat, H. Busscher, eds., Springer Verlag, New York, 2012, Chapter 13, pp. 307-354; ISBN 978-1-4614-1030-0.
12. F. Liu, D.W. Grainger, “Fluorinated Biomaterials” in Biomaterials Science, 3rd ed., B.D. Ratner, A.S. Hoffman, J. Lemons, F. Schoen,