Mark Byrne, Ph.D.

Mark Byrne, Ph.D.

Mark Byrne, Ph.D.
Founding Dean, Virtua Health School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

Mark Byrne, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering

Contact Info
856-256-5353
Engineering Hall 248

Biography

Education:
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 2003
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1997
B.S., Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1994

Research Expertise:
Biomaterials Engineering, Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, & Therapeutic Delivery

Recent Publications:
L. Osorno, R. Mosley, P. Poley, J. Bowers, G. Gorski, J. Gerhart, R. Getts, M. George-Weinstein, M. Byrne. Sustained Release of Antibody-Conjugated DNA Nanocarriers from a Novel Injectable Hydrogel for Targeted Cell Depletion to Treat Cataract Posterior Capsule Opacification. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2021.0111

L. Wuchte, S. DiPasquale, A. Masterson, A. Vance, J. Goff, B. Arkles, S. Sulaiman, M. Byrne. Characterization and Analysis of Extended-Wear Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses Utilizing Novel Silicone Macromers. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 110 (8), 1512-1523, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37389

R.J. Mosley, J. Hart, K.L. Davis, J. Wower, and M.E. Byrne. Tailored Nucleic Acid Architectures at Gold Surfaces for Controlled Therapeutic Release, Langmuir, 38(5), 1698-1704, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02718

S. Casey-Power, R. Ryan, G. Behl, P. McLoughlin, M.E. Byrne, L. Fitzhenry. Hyaluronic Acid: Its Versatile Use in Ocular Drug Delivery with a Specific Focus on Hyaluronic Acid-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes, Pharmaceutics, 14(7), 1479, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14071479

A.M. Burhan, B. Klahan, W. Cummins, V. Andres-Guerrero, M.E. Byrne, N.J. O’Reilly, A. Chauhan, L. Fitzhenry, H. Hughes. Posterior Segment Ophthalmic Drug Delivery: Role of Muco-Adhesion with a Special Focus on Chitosan, Pharmaceutics, 13(10), 1685, 2021.  https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13101685

S.A. DiPasquale, L.D. Wuchte, R.J. Mosley, R.M. Demarest, M.L. Voyles, M.E.Byrne. One Week Sustained In Vivo Therapeutic Release and Safety of Novel Extended-Wear Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses Advanced Healthcare Materials, 11(7), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202101263

S.A. DiPasquale, B.Uricoli, M.C. DiCerbo, T.L. Brown, M.E. Byrne. Controlled Release of Multiple Therapeutics From Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses for Post-Cataract/Post-Refractive Surgery and Uveitis Treatment  Translational Vision Science & Technology (an ARVO Journal), 10(5), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.10.14.5