Michael Pishko

Department Head
Charles D. Holland '53 Professor

Telephone: (979) 845-3348
Fax Number: (979) 845-6446
E-mail: mpishko@tamu.edu

Mailing Address...
255A Jack E. Brown Engineering Building
3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3122

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin, 1992
M.S., University of Missouri - Columbia, 1987
B.S., University of Missouri - Columbia, 1986

Research Interests

Dr. Pishko’s research interests include microfabricated biosensors, neovascularization of implanted biomaterials and “smart” drug delivery systems. Dr. Pishko has co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed research publications and developed 19 U.S. patents.

Selected Publications

Leibner, E.; Barnthip, N.; Chen, W.; Baumrucker, C.; Badding, J.; Pishko, M.; Vogler, E. “Superhydrophobic effect on the adsorption of human serum albumin” accepted for publication in Acta Biomaterialia.

Lee, S.; Ibey, B.; Pishko, M.; Cote’, G. “Measurement of pH and dissolved oxygen within cell culture media using a hydrogel microarray sensor” Sensors & Actuators B 2008, 128(2), 388-398.

Sharma, G.; Pishko, M.; Grimes, C. “Fabrication of metallic nanowire arrays by electrodeposition into nanoporous alumina membranes: Effect of barrier layer” J. Material Sci. 2007, 42, 4738-4744.

Ainslie, K.; Bachelder, M.; Sharma, G.; Grimes, C.; Pishko, M. “Macrophage cell adhesion and inflammation cytokines on magnetostrictive nanowires” Nanotoxicology 2007, 1(4), 279-290.

Dyer, M.; Ainslie, K.; Pishko, M. “Protein Adhesion on Silicon Supported Hyperbranched Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(allylamine) Thin Films” Langmuir 2007, 23(13), 7018-7023.

Zahr, A.; Pishko, M. “Encapsulation of paclitaxel in macromolecular nanoshells” Biomacromolecules 2007, 8(6), 2004-2010.