Searching for the polymer that will allow organic photovoltaic devices to reach optimal performance.
Christine Kelly
Building Better Bone (Repair)
Scientists search for better scaffolding to help in bone repair and regeneration.
Improving Medical Textiles Using Polymers
The medical textile field is in search of an antibacterial that is effective, but also human and environmentally-friendly.
Tannins: An Environmentally-Friendly Ingredient for the Plastics Industry
Tannin, an organic substance present in some seeds, barks, and other plant tissues, could hold the key to more sustainable and eco-friendly plastics manufacturing.
Polymers for Use in Wound Closure
Polymers could provide the basis for alternative wound closure options that are more effective and less painful than the traditional sutures or staples.
Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents
Essential oils could provide a potential solution for the growing problem of multidrug-resistant organisms.
Catheter-associated Infections: Prevention using Polymers
Preventing catheter-associated infections using antibacterial drug-loaded polymers in catheter manufacturing.
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Manufacturing: Importance of Process Monitoring
The manufacturing process of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and its opportunities.
Elastomers in Targeted Delivery of Tumor-Fighting Drug Paclitaxel
Drug eluting elastomers could potentially control tumor growth using long-term targeted release of tumor fighting drugs.
Streptococcus and HPV: A Possible Cancer-Promoting Relationship
A possible relationship between commonly-occurring oral bacteria and the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).