Shuvo Roy is an American biomedical engineering known for his work with Bio-MEMS including the invention of an artificial kidney.
[1] The family later moved to the US where Roy completed his education and earned his BS degree from University of Mount Union, Ohio in 1992.
He then earned his MS degree in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University in 1995.
[2] Roy has developed silicon nanopore membranes (SNM) to achieve high-efficiency blood ultrafiltration while selectively retaining specific solutes and serving as an immunoprotective barrier for encapsulated cells.
Previous attempts to develop a bioartificial pancreas have been severely limited by insufficient mass transfer and a limited supply of beta cells, but Roy says that ultra-high hydraulic permeability characteristic of the SNM will enable appropriate mass transport (especially oxygen, glucose, and insulin) to achieve optimal beta cell performance, while the ultra-selective pore characteristic of the SNM enable unprecedented immunoisolation.