Tag: Christopher Batich

After more than 40 years at the University of Florida, Christopher Batich, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, retired in September 2023. Dr. Batich’s pioneering work has left an indelible mark on the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, and healthcare.    After earning his doctorate in organic chemistry from Rutgers University […]

Christopher Batich, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, is among the newest inductees into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. Batich was selected for creating a groundbreaking anti-bacterial surface treatment material, commercialized as Bioguard. The material is now being used as an advanced wound […]

The long-term, multidisciplinary research into the role of magnetite and iron oxide formation in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s has been featured in a Nature Outlook article on biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease. This research began in 1999 as a collaborative effort with Chris Batich (MSE) leading tissue preparation efforts, Mark Davidson (MSE and […]