LIVING ORGANISMS JOIN THE JET SET

Abstract

SUWAN N. JAYASINGHE is passionate about jet-based fabrication process technologies. In his small office at University College London (UCL), he talks enthusiastically about his research on the development of electrospraying, electrospinning, and related jet technologies to encapsulate a wide range of materials, including, most recently, living organisms. Jayasinghe calls himself a biophysicist. I work at the interface of engineering and biology, he tells C&EN. My research is multidisciplinary. It cuts across the primary colors of academic science—chemistry, physics, and biology—and also brings in engineering and medicine. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jayasinghe came to England in 1995. He graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering at Brunei University in 1999. Three years later, he completed his doctorate in materials science at Queen Mary, University of London. In January this year, he was appointed lecturer in bioengineering andbiomaterials at UCL's department of mechanical engineer...