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Ken Gall

Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Materials science, mechanical properties, metals and polymers. Specialties: Shape memory materials, biomaterials, 3D printing.

Selected Grants


Boston Children's/UCLA/Duke Next Generation Regeneration for Osteoarthritis (BUD NextGenRegen for OA)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health · 2024 - 2029

Duke KURe Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028

Resorbable, Phsophorylated Poly(ester urea) Surgical Adhesive to Enhance Fracture Healing

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2021 - 2026

Title: NRT-FW-HTF: NSF Traineeship in the Advancement of Surgical Technologies

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipants · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

A Biomechanical Evaluation of Nitinol Memory Staple Augmentation for Internal Fixation of Transverse Humeral Shaft Fractures

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation · 2021 - 2025

Duke Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholars

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2020 - 2025

An acoustofluidic device for high-resolution 3D imaging and sorting of C. elegans without anesthetics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ascent Bio-Nano Technologies, Inc. · 2022 - 2025

PFI-TT: 3D Printing and Magnetic Assembly for Cardiac Surgery

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2022 - 2025

An acoustofluidic device for diagnosing preclinical Alzheimer's disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ascent Bio-Nano Technologies, Inc. · 2022 - 2024

Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

An Acoustofluidic Device for Biocompatible Platelet Separation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ascent Bio-Nano Technologies, Inc. · 2022 - 2024

Acoustofluidic Separation, Purification and Raman Spectral Fingerprinting of Single EVs: From Cell of Origin to Target Cell and Biofluids

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2019 - 2023

Development of an Anesthesia Free Tonometer Tip

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2022 - 2023

In Vivo Assessment of 3D Printed Spinal Cage Endplate Designs

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation · 2020 - 2021

An acoustofluidic device for diagnosing preclinical Alzheimer's Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ascent Bio-Nano Technologies, Inc. · 2020 - 2021

Development of a novel ventricular catheter for hydrocephalus

ResearchPD/PI · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2017 - 2018

External Relationships


  • Deep Blue Medical Advances
  • Reselute
  • Sparta Biomedical
  • restor3D

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