Research Bio
Philiip Messersmith is the Class of 1941 World War II Memorial Chair and a professor in the Department of Bioengineering, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His laboratory is interested in biological and bioinspired materials. Fundamental studies include single molecule and bulk biophysical studies of biointerfacial and bulk mechanochemical phenomena in biological materials, whereas our applied studies involve the design and synthesis of novel polymers for tissue repair, regenerative medicine, and sustainability.
Research Expertise and Interest
adhesion, polymers, regenerative medicine, sustainable polymers, biomimetics, medical devices
In the News
Seven Faculty Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Recyclable Adhesives Easily Adapted for Medical, Consumer and Industrial Applications
Bakar Fellows Program Selects Seven Projects for Spark Awards
Bakar Fellows Program Names Seven New Spark Award Recipients
Fetal surgery stands to advance from new glues inspired by mussels
UC Berkeley engineer Phillip Messersmith is happy to be learning lessons from a lowly mollusk, with the expectation that the knowledge gained will enable him and fellow physicians to prevent deaths among their youngest patients — those who haven’t been born yet.