Category: Chemical Engineering
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Electricity, eel-style: Soft power cells could run tomorrow’s implantables
Device generates over 100 volts from saltwater.
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Artificial cartilage made from Kevlar mimics the magic of the real thing
In spite of being 80 percent water, cartilage is tough stuff. Now, a synthetic material can pack even more H2O without compromising on strength.
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Nanoparticles can limit inflammation by distracting the immune system
White blood cells get busy taking out the trash – it could be a lifesaver when the immune system goes haywire.
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Rapid research funding experiment triples its money
‘MCubed’ will continue for another three-year cycle.
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Q&A with Sharon Glotzer
The new chemical engineering chair lays out her vision for expanding the curriculum into the high-demand areas of data science and science & technology policy.
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Making the rules
A profile on Sharon Glotzer, the new Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering.
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“Labyrinth” chip could help monitor aggressive cancer stem cells
A breast cancer clinical trial relies on a hydrodynamic maze to capture cancer stem cells from patient blood.
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Bionic heart tissue: U-Michigan part of $20M center
Scar tissue left over from heart attacks creates dead zones that don’t beat. Bioengineered patches could fix that.
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Reading cancer’s chemical clues
A nanoparticle-assisted optical imaging technique could one day read the chemical makeup of a tumor.
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A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis
Cancer cells traveling in groups through the bloodstream may signal the need for further treatment.
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New class of antibiotics: nanobiotics
U-M researchers Nicholas Kotov and J. Scott VanEpps are collaborating to create a new class of antibiotics known as nanobiotics.
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Affordable lead sensor for home, city water lines
EXPERTS: A new electronic lead sensor, potentially costing around $20, could keep an eye on home and city water quality, alerting residents and officials to the presence of lead within nine days. The University of Michigan researchers are seeking partners to bring the technology to market. The Flint water crisis showed the nation that old…