Such nanotechnology involves engineering carbon-based polymer molecules, one-millionth the size of a grain of sand, that attach to fibers to wick away moisture and resist stains, water and static.
The privately held company was founded in 2002 as a spinout from Carnegie Mellon University, based upon conductive polymer technology developed by Dr. Richard McCullough.
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Dr Strano, however, has exploited a new manufacturing process based on a polymer gel that has an affinity for semiconducting nanotubes, but not metallic ones.
Canada will soon join a growing list of countries that use a polymer-based plastic instead of paper for its cash.
Australia has been using polymer-based cash for more than a decade and the country has seen a significant reduction in counterfeit bills.
Dr Greenhalgh's solution was to use a polymer gel-based resin that combines two networks of cross-linking structures, one that holds the material together and the other providing a conduit for charged particles.
Great Lakes produces bromine-based flame retardants for plastic resins, polymer additives, fine chemicals for drug production and swimming pool chemicals.
The researchers then spray the crystal's surface with a specially designed polymer dissolved in a hydrocarbon-based solvent.
Once these polymers come into contact with water in or on the body, they self assemble into a new polymer structure that is designed to target bacteria membranes based on electrostatic interaction and break through their cell membranes and walls.
Hycrete's additive is based on a water-soluble molecule that transforms when mixed into concrete, becoming a water-repellent polymer.
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