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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Biomedical engineer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Lemelson-MIT_Prize
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation
gptkb:Gordon_Prize
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1924-08-29
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Albany,_New_York
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gptkbp:children
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3 children
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:George_Church
gptkb:Drew_Weissman
gptkb:David_H._Koch
gptkb:Joseph_DeSimone
gptkb:Robert_S._Langer
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Cornell_University
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gptkbp:field
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Biotechnology
Chemical_engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Robert Langer Jr.
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gptkbp:influence
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Medical devices
Over 1,000 companies
Pharmaceutical industry
Academic research
Numerous startups
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
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gptkbp:inventor
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Smart drug delivery systems
Controlled release systems
Microspheres for drug delivery
PLGA (poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid))
Biodegradable_polymers
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Drug delivery systems
Tissue engineering
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Darrell_Irvine
gptkb:Rafael_J._Irizarry
gptkb:Angela_Belcher
gptkb:Sangeeta_Bhatia
gptkb:Katherine_A._Yelick
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gptkbp:patentCitation
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Over 1,000 patents
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Biomaterials
Nanotechnology
Regenerative medicine
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Langer
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gptkbp:website
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http://langerlab.mit.edu
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