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NSF funds infection-resistant orthopedic nanocomposite research

Dr. Woo Young Lee of the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science department along with Dr. Hongjun Wang of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology have recently received significant NSF funding for their research entitled 'Evaporative Assembly of Drug-Eluting Bioresorbable Nanocomposite Micropatterns'.

Jul 20th, 2010

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Synthetic strategy allows the manipulation of ordering transitions in block copolymer nanostructures

How do you make a material that has the elasticity of a rubber band and the thermal insulation of a Styrofoam cup? Connect two distinct polymer chains - poly(isoprene) and poly(styrene) - end to end like a series of children's building blocks. The result is an appropriately named 'block copolymer' that boasts the properties of both materials and is commonly used in the tires of automobiles and the soles of athletic shoes.

Jul 20th, 2010

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Polymer synthesis could aid future electronics

Tomorrow's television and computer screens could be brighter, clearer and more energy-efficient as a result of a process developed by a team of researchers from Canada and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Jul 19th, 2010

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