Dr. Ying Deng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Dakota (USD). Dr. Deng has authored or co-authored various articles in leading journals, exploring biomaterial applications, especially tissue engineering, and approaches to control biomaterial-related biofilm formation. She has co-authored a book chapter, patents, and has made dozens of presentations at national and international conferences. She has received research funding for multifunctional (biocompatible and antimicrobial) biomaterial development from the South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR), the United States Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health. In addition, she is currently serving as the Chair of the Sioux Valley Local Section of the American Chemical Society. Her research interests include the development of biocompatible and antimicrobial materials, tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, and surface modification and characterization of biomedical implants and devices. Mr. Jordan Kuiper is a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Dakota (USD). The research he’s invested in concerns tissue engineering scaffolds, of which he has presented in national and international conferences in both oral and poster presentations. He has won the University of South Dakota’s idea fest twice and is the current Constitution and Bylaws Chair for Society For Biomaterials for USD’s Biomedical Engineering Department.