Organizing Committee Member
Allan Hoffman
Professor
University of Washington
USA
Biography
Allan Hoffmann did his BS, MS and ScD, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1949-1957 is a Professor Emeritus of Department of Bio-Engineering, University of Washington, Dr. Hoffman is an international "ambassador for biomaterials" After joining the UW faculty in 1970, he began to synthesize polymers and hydrogels with special physical and biomedical properties. By combining these special biomaterials with drugs, enzymes and antibodies, he pioneered the applications of temperature and pH-responsive intelligent polymers and hydrogels in the fields of drug delivery, diagnostic assays and biologically-active and non-fouling polymer surfaces. Much of his research has been carried out with Department of Bioengineering collaborators Buddy Ratner, Thomas Horbett and Patrick Stayton. Dr. Hoffman is inventor or co-inventor on 273 patent applications, of which 113 were issued; several of these were licensed to industry. Dr. Hoffman continues to actively teach in short courses in the US and internationally, and to advise on research in the areas of smart polymers and hydrogels, controlled drug delivery, separations and biomaterial surface modification. Dr. Hoffman previously taught courses on surface principles, polymer structure-properties relationships, biomaterials and drug delivery systems.
Research Area
Smart polymers and hydrogels Polymeric biomaterials Surface energy principles Surface modification Protein adsorption Non-fouling surfaces Controlled drug delivery