The Power of Nano: Milan Mrksich on the Transformative Properties of Nanomaterials

In a short amount of time, nanotechnology has become one of the most important scientific fields of the 21st century, promising to solve some of our world's most pressing challenges. Northwestern's International Institute for Nanotechnology continues to produce many leading edge discoveries in the field and has become home to some of the most productive nanotechnology researchers in the world. In this episode, Milan Mrksich, one of the world's leading engineers working at the interface between materials and biology and a member of the IIN Steering Committee, explains Northwestern's commitment to this multi-billion dollar field and shares some power discoveries taking place in this space at Northwestern.  Guest: Milan Mrksich,  Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Hosts: Seth Zimmerman, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, IIN and Erin Spain, MS, Podcaster and Science Communicator