Leach Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory

	Miguel Acosta, PhD
Lab Member	Spring 2006 to May 2011
Education & Experience	B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (2005) PhD, Chemical Engineering, UMBC (2011)
Honors & Awards	NSF "Bridge to the Doctorate" Fellow 2005-2007 Gordon Research Conference Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, 2006
Research	Miniaturizing Sensor Technologies for Tissue Engineering Applications
Publications	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]
Intellectual Property	Leach JB, Y Kostov, M Acosta. Oxygen-Sensing Fluorescent Microspheres. Invention Disclosure. UMBC Ref. No. 2528JL, 2007.