Matthew Moffitt, University of Victoria

Research

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Self-assembly polymer materials nanoparticles quantum dots drug delivery and microfluidics

Latest funding

Microfluidics Manufacturing of Polymeric Nanomedicines: Addressing Challenges and Developing Technologies
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$43,000
"Polyplex-In-Hydrophobic-Core" Micelles: Reduction to Commercial Practice
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$125,000
3-D upgrade to a hyperspectral dark field microscope
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$149,968

All 22 grants and awards

No publications available.

Microfluidics Manufacturing of Polymeric Nanomedicines: Addressing Challenges and Developing Technologies

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Moffitt, Matthew

Keywords: block copolymers; gold nanoparticles; microfluidics; self-assembly; colloids; surfaces; nanomaterials; nanomedicine; drug delivery; theranostics

$43,000

"Polyplex-In-Hydrophobic-Core" Micelles: Reduction to Commercial Practice

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Moffitt, Matthew MG

Keywords: cell transfection; gene delivery; gene therapy; in vivo mouse models; micelles; microfluidics; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; polymer nanoparticles; vaccines

$125,000

3-D upgrade to a hyperspectral dark field microscope

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Brolo, Alexandre

$149,968

Controlling Structure and Function of Polymer-Nanoparticle Assemblies for Health Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Moffitt, Matthew

Keywords: amphiphilic nanoparticles; block copolymers; combined therapy nanoparticles; drug delivery; gene delivery; microfluidics; nanoparticle assemblies; polymer nanoparticles; self-assembly; theragnostic nanoparticles

$216,000

Rheology Facility for Materials Characterization and Tissue Engineering

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bohne, Cornelia

$149,040

Functionalized Polydicyclopentadiene: Reduction to Commercially Viable Pratice (I2I Phase 1)

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Wulff, Jeremy

$125,000

Dark-field Hyperspectral Microscope

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Brolo, Alexandre

$150,000

Manufacturing Block Copolymer-Based Drug Delivery Vehicles in Microfluidics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Moffitt, Matthew

$454,500

Functional Assemblies of Block Copolymers and Polymer-Stabilized Nanoparticles

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Moffitt, Matthew

$220,000

High resolution x-ray diffractometer

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Tiedje, Thomas

$150,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Self-assembly Dear Professor Moffitt, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on self-assembly connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Microfluidics Manufacturing of Polymeric Nanomedicines: Addressing Challenges and Developing Technologies" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]