R&D Magazine recognized Bioengineering Ph.D. alumnus Shyam Patel’s work on nerve grafts in their list of the Top 25 Micro/Nano Technologies of 2007. Patel has developed nerve graft materials composed of aligned, nanoscale polymer fibers that act as physical guides for regenerating nerve fibers. These nanofibers become bioactive by attaching various biochemicals directly onto the surface of the nanofibers. Patel’s work was done in BioE Associate Professor Song Li’s lab.