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Dinesh Basker applied to graduate schools around the world. He was accepted to three, but you might say he "saw the light" in choosing McMaster.
Optics & Photonics
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Researchers develop novel drug delivery system
Long duration, controllable drug delivery is of wide interest to medical researchers and clinicians, particularly those seeking to improve treatment for patients with chronic pain or to prevent cancer recurrence after surgery. ...
Biochemistry
Jan 31, 2012
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Researchers discover unique multifibrillar fibres
Strong and tough yet as light as a feather—materials with this exceptional combination of properties are urgently needed in many industrial sectors and in medicine, as well as being of great interest for scientific research. ...
Polymers
Dec 12, 2019
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Sustainable leather, yarn and paper—from bread-eating fungi
Your next trendy handbag could be fashioned from "leather" made from a fungus. Today, researchers will describe how they have harnessed this organism to convert food waste into sustainable faux leather, as well as paper products ...
Materials Science
Mar 23, 2022
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Hollow-fiber membranes could cut separation costs, energy use
Researchers have developed a microfluidic technique for fabricating a new class of metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes inside hollow polymer fibers that are just a few hundred microns in diameter. The new fabrication ...
Materials Science
Jul 3, 2014
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Exploring an easy way to spin nanofibers, inspired by silkworms
Did you know that silk fabric is made from … well, worm spit? The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy saliva is now helping scientists more easily make new biomedical materials. Researchers ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 21, 2022
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Non-wovens as scaffolds for artificial tissue
(PhysOrg.com) -- In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software program helps to characterize and optimize ...
Engineering
May 4, 2009
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Large molecules from dietary fiber can change gut environment through physical forces
Large molecules from dietary fiber, called polymers, can physically influence the environment in the small intestine by causing solid particles to group together (or aggregate), according to research published in eLife.
Biochemistry
Jan 29, 2019
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Researchers 'nanoweld' by applying light to aligned nanorods in solid materials
(Phys.org)—Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a way to melt or "weld" specific portions of polymers by embedding aligned nanoparticles within the materials. Their technique, which melts fibers ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 21, 2013
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Recyclable composites help drive net-zero goal
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists designed a recyclable polymer for carbon-fiber composites to enable circular manufacturing of parts that boost energy efficiency in automotive, wind power and aerospace applications.
Polymers
Nov 10, 2022
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