Research
Studying Switchable Solvents
This article is a modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Most chemical manufacturing operations utilize significant amounts of liquid solvents. Examples are solvents that carry dissolved or suspended constituents while flowing in […]
Professors Menegatti and Carbonell Receive Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Support
Professors Stefano Menegatti and Ruben Carbonell have received $60,000 from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) to develop and commercialize a novel technology for the purification of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Established by Chancellor Woodson in 2010, the CIF mission is […]
Just Add Water: A Simple Step Boosts Polymer’s Ability to Filter CO2 From Mixed Gases
This article is a modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Professor Richard Spontak and several graduate students in his research group are members of an international research team that discovered how to […]
Sticky Dendritic Microparticles Formed by Harnessing ‘Liquid Chaos’
This article is a modified version of an article written by Mick Kulikowski, Director of Strategic Communications and Media Relations in University Communications. Professor Orlin Velev and his research group have developed unique materials with distinct properties akin to those […]
A New Class of Antimicrobial Materials – Self-Sterilizing Polymers
This article is a slightly modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Professor Richard Spontak and his colleagues have developed two new types of elastomeric polymers with highly effective, broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties. This […]
Sniffing Out Plant Diseases
This article is a slightly modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Professor Qingshan Wei and his colleagues have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant diseases in the field. The […]