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"Tables, tires, and toys are polymers," says Tao Lowe. But polymers can also be used as biomaterials in the body. Here, Lowe explains the ability of polymers to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and how they are improving drug delivery systems to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's. Says Lowe, "Penn State is really pushing the materials field into bio-application."

Tao Lu Lowe, Ph.D., is assistant professor of surgery, bioengineering, and materials science and engineering in the College of Medicine; tlowe@psu.edu.

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