Miguel Acosta
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

UMBC, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
1000 Hilltop Circle
Office: ECS 332A (see map)
Phone: 410-455-3435

• NSF "Bridge to the Doctorate" Fellow 2005-2007
• Gordon Research Conference Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, 2006

Acosta M, P Ymele-Leki, Y Kostov, JB Leach. (2009) Fluorescent microparticles for sensing cell microenvironment oxygen levels within 3D scaffolds. Biomaterials 30:3069-74. [PMID: 19285719]

Acosta MA, Y Kostov, JB Leach. (2007) Microfluidic bioreactors as tools for monitoring cell microenvironment. Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico, 1:14-15. [PDF reprint]

Acosta M, Y Kostov, JB Leach. (2007) Microfluidic bioreactors as tools for monitoring cell microenvironment. Transactions of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials 30:56, 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. [PDF reprint]

Acosta M, Y Kostov, J Leach. "Miniaturized Hypoxia Sensors for Probing Cell Microenvironment." American Institute for Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2008.

Acosta M, Y Kostov, J Leach. "Miniaturizing Oxygen Sensor Technology for Tissue Engineering Applications." (Poster), Look Ahead XI, UMBC, November 2007.

Acosta M, Y Kostov, J Leach. "Miniaturizing Oxygen Sensor Technology for Tissue Engineering Applications." (Poster), Wyeth Symposium, UMBC, August 2007.

Acosta M, Y Kostov, JB Leach. "Microfluidic Bioreactors as Tools for Monitoring Cell Microenvironment." Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2007.

Acosta M, Y Kostov, J Leach. “Miniaturizing Oxygen Sensor Technology for Tissue Engineering Applications.” Graduate Research Symposium, UMBC, April 2007.

Acosta M, Y Kostov, J Leach. "Microfluidic Bioreactors as Tools for Monitoring Cell Microenvironment." (Poster), Look Ahead X, UMBC, November 2006.

Leach JB, Y Kostov, M Acosta. Oxygen-Sensing Fluorescent Microspheres. Invention Disclosure. UMBC Ref. No. 2528JL, 2007.