Brian J. Love, Ph.D.

Professor 
Materials Science & Engineering

Virginia Tech
Collegiate Square, Suite 302
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Phone:  540-231-3186
Fax:  540-231-3554

E-mail: blove@vt.edu


EDUCATION:

	B. S. 1984, Chemistry, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
	M. S. 1986, Metallurgical Eng. (Polymers) Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
	Ph.D. 1990, Applied Science (Materials Science), Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas TX

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

	Polymers Lab
	Cure on Command Photopolymerization
	Fluid-Particle Interactions and Aggregation
	Particulate Synthesis
	Controlled Release
	Tissue Engineered Constructs and other Biomaterial
	Adhesion

TEACHING INTERESTS:

	Biomaterials
	Advanced Biomaterials
	Skin as a Model Engineering Transport System
	Transport Phenomena
	Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
	Polymer Deformation and Fracture

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

	B Whited, AS Goldstein, D Skrtic, and BJ Love, Osteoblast Response to Zirconia-Hybridized Pyrophosphate Stabilized Amorphous Calcium Phosphate, J Biomed Mater Res., Volume; 76A (3), 596-604 (2006) (ISI JCR 3.62)
	BM Whited &, AS Goldstein, D Skrtic, and BJ Love, Fabrication and Characterization of Poly(DL lactic-co-glycolic acid)/Zirconia-Hybridized Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Composites, J Biomaterials Sci., Polymer Ed. 17 , 403-418 (2006) (ISI JCR 1.255)
	BJ Love & KE Forsten, (2000) "A Particle Adhesion Perspective of Metastasis", Invited paper for J Adhesion, 74:1-18.
	KL Droesch, BJ Love and VM Vaubert, (2000) "Characterization of Water Inhibition in Light Cured Dental Resins", in Biomedical Engineering and Devices, Human Applications, Humana Press, Totawa, NJ: DL Wise Editor, 61-65.
	MJ Freeman, MJ Furey, BJ Love and JM Hampton, (2000) "Friction, Wear, and Lubrication of Hydrogels As Synthetic Cartilage", Wear, 241:129-135.
	MK Jensen, BJ Love, JW Grant, J Cotton, JR Keiser, and DF Wilson, (2000) "Comparison Study of Dicyandiamide-Cured Epoxy Bonded Steel Joints and Polyamidoamine-Cured Epoxy Bonded Steel Joints", International J Adhesion Adhesives, 20:437-444.
	J Cotton, JW Grant, MK Jensen, and BJ Love, (2001) "Analytical Solutions to the Shear Strength of Interfaces Failing Under Flexure Conditions", International J Adhesion Adhesives, 21:65-70.