Biomaterials

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• Dow Corning wins safety award at IChemE North America Awards

  Leading chemical engineers have been recognised by IChemE at the Institution’s first North America Awards reception in Vancouver, Canada. Dow Corning clinched the IChemE North America Safety Award (sponsored by Chevron) and Nishit Doshi, a chemical engineer lifted the IChemE Young Chemical Engineer more

• New analysis of the structure of silks explains paradox of super-strength

  Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up. Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel. Now scientists at MIT have unraveled some of their deepest secrets in research that could lead the way more

• RWE Power, BRAIN join forces in white biotech: co-operation on CO2 as raw material for new products

  To convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules: such is the goal of co-operative research agreed between RWE Power and BRAIN AG. The power generator and the biotech company want to equip micro-organisms” with new enzymes and explore innovative synthesis routes and pathways. Flue ga more

White papers Biomaterials

• Automated Dynamic Light Scattering
  

  DLS analysis is a widely applied, non-invasive method for measuring the effective size of molecules in solution. This technique yields valuable information for the characterization of molecules and particles. It facilitates formerly laborious and time consuming measurements, e.g. screening for aggregates or determining optimal crystallization conditions for proteins. The Wyatt Plate Reader is the instrument of choice for any application where molecular size, stability and aggregation are of interest. It reads industry standard microplates with up to 1536 samples automatically and temperature-controlled, if desired. The applications of the technique are wide ranging and include many of the fastest growing areas of research - proteins, biomaterials, liposomes and micelles as well as the established uses for particle sizing and aggregation detection. Conscious of the numerous characterization challenges in the area of drug delivery systems and therapeutic antibodies more

Publications Biomaterials

• Organic Field‐Effect Transistor Memory Devices Using Discrete Ferritin Nanoparticle‐Based Gate Dielectrics

  Abstract Organic field‐effect transistor (OFET) memory devices made using highly stable iron‐storage protein nanoparticle (NP) multilayers and pentacene semiconductor materials are introduced. These transistor memory devices have nonvolatile memory properties that cause reversible shifts in the more

• Phosphonoethylated Polyglycidols: A Platform for Tunable Enzymatic Grafting Density

  Polyether graft polyester copolymers with pendant diethylphosphonatoethyl groups (DEPE), P(GDEPE-co-(G-g-εCL)-co-G), were prepared by enzymatic grafting of ε-caprolactone from polyglycidols carrying 0, 15.4, and 38.5% of DEPE groups. The graft copolymers were characterized by 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR sp more

• Light‐Induced Click Reactions

  Abstract Spatial and temporal control over chemical and biological processes, both in terms of “tuning” products and providing site‐specific control, is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of modern science. For synthetic chemists, the challenge is to discover and develop selec more

Market studies Biomaterials

• Global and China Biodegradable Plastics Industry Report, 2010

  The implementation of low-carbon environmental protection initiatives has promoted the application of biodegradable plastics and boosted the emergence of biodegradable plastics industry. Starch-based plastic, PLA and PHA, accounting for 90% of the global consumption of biodegradable plastics in 2009 more

• Unic Technology Corporation (5452) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  UNIC Technology Corporation (UNIC) is a manufacturer of plastic materials. The company is engaged in manufacturing, processing and selling bio materials, plastic materials, and electronic materials. The company also provides acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastics, engineering plastics, elect more

• Benchmarking of Lactic Acid and Polylactic Acid in China

  Aided by the governmental support and market demand growth, lactic acid industry and polylactic acid (PLA) industry in China have witnessed fast development in recent years, especially the later, which will enjoy great prospect in the future. Total capacity of LA in China already comes to over 200,0 more

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