Daya Materials has RM85m contracts in hand Jun 5, 2009
Besides contracts in hand, DMB has recurring orders for its polymer compounds used in the power cable industry, downstream process chemicals for oil and gas refineries, and the daily heavy lift services, which generates between RM5mil and RM8mil for the group monthly ... Daya Materials is principally involved in the provision of oil and gas products and services, specialty chemicals, advanced polymers as well as technical services. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Paclitaxel Poliglumex (OPAXIO(TM)) Added to Cisplatin and Radiation Produces 45% Pathologic Complete Remissions in Patients With Esophageal Cancer Jun 3, 2009
OPAXIO(TM) (paclitaxel poliglumex, CT-2103), which was formerly known as XYOTAX(TM), is an investigational, biologically enhanced, chemotherapeutic that links paclitaxel, the active ingredient in Taxol(R), to a biodegradable polyglutamate polymer, which results in a new chemical entity. When bound to the polymer, the chemotherapy is rendered inactive, potentially sparing normal tissue's exposure to high levels of unbound, active chemotherapy and its associated toxicities ... Once inside the... (PR Newswire)
New 'Microcapsules' Put More Medication Into The Bloodstream To Treat Disease Jun 2, 2009
13, 2009) A tiny particle syringe composed of polymer layers and nanoparticles may provide drug delivery that targets diseased cells without harming the rest of the body, according to a team of chemical. . (Science Daily)
Droplets Manipulated On Nanostructured Silicon Surfaces May 27, 2009
The surface chemistry of silicon nanopillars can be tuned by depositing a layer of some other material, such as silicon dioxide or Teflon-like fluoropolymer, on top of the pillars ... By contrast, Teflon-like polymers are hydrophobic or water-repellent, which makes a water droplet on a Teflon-like polymer layer ball-shaped, and it typically rolls easily off the surface ... Therefore nanopillars coated with silicon dioxide are extremely hydrophilic, whereas those coated with teflon-like polymer... (Science Daily)
NIST study finds a decade of high-payoff, high-throughput research May 22, 2009
In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved "combinatorial" techniques for polymer researchan effort that became the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC)realized economic benefits of at least $8 ... RTI surveyed and interviewed polymer scientists at NCMC member institutions, as well as from the much larger body of research universities and chemical companies who benefited from the center's... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Drug Deliver With Nanotechnology: Capsules Encapsulated May 21, 2009
These are polymer capsules in which liposomes have been embedded to form subcompartments. Currently, the primary type of nanotransporter used for drugs is the capsule: Polymer capsules form stable containers that are semipermeable, which allows for communication with the surrounding medium ... First, a layer of polymer is deposited onto small silica spheres. (Science Daily)
Plastic that grows on trees, part two May 20, 2009
"In biomass like wood, corn stover and switchgrass, cellulose is the most abundant polymer that researchers are trying to convert to biofuels and plastics," said chemist Z. Conrad Zhang, who led the work while at PNNL's Institute for Interfacial Catalysis. HMF, also known as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, can be used as a building block for plastics and "biofuels" such as gasoline and diesel, essentially the same fuels processed from crude oil. (EurekAlert!)
New Tool For Next-generation Cancer Treatments Using Nanodiamonds May 19, 2009
Ho and colleagues previously developed a polymer patch that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been removed ... 17, 2006) MIT scientists are reporting synthesis and laboratory tests of a promising new group of degradable polymer delivery vehicles for gene therapy ... The polymers are improved versions of materials first. (Science Daily)
Longer shelf life? May 17, 2009
CSIR Polymers ramics Manager Dr Sean Moolman, who headed the research team, said that the technology was licensed to Container Corp in 2006 ... This is the number from one to seven, surrounded by arrows, which identifies the type of polymer used to make the bottle ... Most plastic packaging is made from one of six polymers (polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, low density polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene). (iAfrica.com)
New 'Smart' Polymer Reduces Radioactive Waste At Nuclear Power Plants May 16, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 15, 2009) Scientists in Germany and India are reporting development of a new polymer that reduces the amount of radioactive waste produced during routine operation of nuclear reactors ... The polymer's high selectivity increases its appeal, the researchers add, for use in decontamination processes in reactors that utilize a variety of structural materials ... Bhaskarapillai et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Imprinted Polymers for Radioactive Waste Reduction. (Science Daily)
Study on fluorspar is promising - Necsa May 16, 2009
Necsa, through its fluorochemical technology division, Peldev, and its fluorochemical manufacturing and sales unit, Pelchem, produces a range of fluorine-based products for application in the detergent, metallurgical, mining, petrochemical, polymer, semiconductor and water treatment markets. Even though South Africa abandoned its nuclear programme in the early 1990s, production of hydrogen fluoride continues to be located within Necsa due to technical expertise. (Business Report, South Africa)
See The Force: Mechanical Stress Leads To Self-sensing In Solid Polymers May 15, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 14, 2009) Parachute cords, climbing ropes, and smart coatings for bridges that change color when overstressed are several possible uses for force-sensitive polymers being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois ... The polymers contain mechanically active molecules called mechanophores ... In previous work, Sottos and collaborators showed they could use mechanical force to induce a reaction in mechanophore-linked polymers that were in solution. (Science Daily)
Kinovate Life Sciences, Inc. and Nitto Denko Corporation Announce Successful Development of NittoPhase™ HL High Loading Solid Support for Oligon May 15, 2009
(PRWEB) May 15, 2009 -- Kinovate Life Sciences, Inc, the market leader in solid support for oligonucleotide synthesis, will be announcing the successful development of its next generation high loading polymeric solid support product NittoPhase HL for oligonucleotide synthesis at the TIDES meeting commencing in Las Vegas on May 17th ... Through utilization of the unparalleled polymer synthesis and Rbilities of Nitto Denko Corporation, and the worldwide marketing and customer support operations of... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Seeing red means danger ahead May 15, 2009
A polymer containing a color-changing molecule called a mechanophore turns red seconds before it snaps ... When a polymer containing a color-changing molecule called a mechanophore is about to break, it also produces a color ... Similarly, when a polymer with mechanophore molecules becomes injured or weak, one of the mechanophore bonds breaks and the material turns red. (Science News for Kids)
UCLA researchers develop new method for producing transparent conductors May 14, 2009
G-CNTs are also ideal candidates for use as electrodes in polymer solar cells, one of Yang's main research projects. One of the benefits of polymer, or plastic, solar cells is that plastic is flexible. (EurekAlert!)
Swarm mentality May 13, 2009
Recent advances in materials science and polymer chemistry will help design the robots' membranes, semi-permeable barriers that let chemical payloads out or signalling molecules in. They will be made either of tough silica - effectively sand shaped for the purpose - or hydrogels, squishy water-absorbing polymers that are not so unlike the membranes surrounding our own cells. (BBC News -- Science)
Battery-powered Vehicles To Be Revolutionized By New Technology May 12, 2009
20, 2008) The next generation of electric and hybrid cars may be a step closer thanks to new and improved polymer membranes that allow the development of bigger, safer, and more powerful lithium ion batteries. (Feb. (Science Daily)
American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 6, 2009 May 11, 2009
Researchers have created a "smart " polymer that could decrease radioactive waste at nuclear power plants ... New "smart" polymer reduces radioactive waste at nuclear power plants Industrial eering Chemistry Research ... Scientists in Germany and India are reporting development of a new polymer that reduces the amount of radioactive waste produced during routine operation of nuclear reactors. (EurekAlert!)
Inventions aid nuclear clean-up May 11, 2009
Mr Clough and his team are behind the RadBall, or radiation ball, made from a polymer material that becomes opaque when exposed to radiation. To nuclear decommissioners, who are working to clean up the mess left behind from half a century of nuclear weapons and energy production, the RadBall could soon become a vital tool. (BBC News -- Business)
Chemists Develop New Preparation Process For Metal-organic Frameworks May 11, 2009
Polymer chemists have created a flexible, indestructible material, called metal rubber, that can be heated, frozen, washed or doused with jet fuel. . (Science Daily)
How Much Oil Have We Used? May 9, 2009
Storm drains fitted with a spongy material -- a synthetic polymer similar to those used in diapers -- can catch household pollutants such as paint. . (Science Daily)
The green-diaper movement May 9, 2009
But even gDiapers have been slammed by some environmentalists for using an absorptive chemical called a superabsorbent polymer to keep the pee - or most of it - inside. Presumably, that was the crystalline stuff I found on the toilet seat after one especially clumsy flush. (Boston Globe)
Targeting Tumors Using Tiny Gold Particles May 5, 2009
Bhatia's team developed a polymer coating for the particles that allows them to survive in the bloodstream longer than any other gold nanoparticles (the half-life is greater than 17 hours). In designing the particles, the researchers took advantage of the fact that blood vessels located near tumors have tiny pores just large enough for the nanorods to enter. (Science Daily)
Questions and answers May 5, 2009
As a polymer chemist, Grunlan uses her knowledge of biomedical properties to help create scaffolds for the tissue-engineering experiments. "I can define the scaffolds. I can tailor properties," Grunlan said. (The Battalion, TX)
Anti-aging Cosmetic Reduced Wrinkles In Clinical Trial May 4, 2009
A Michigan State University chemical engineer has discovered that nanoparticles can stop thin polymer films from buckling and. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Nanotechnology holds promise for STD drug delivery May 4, 2009
Using densely-loaded nanoparticles made of a biodegradable polymer known as PLGA, the researchers created a stable "time release" vehicle for delivery of siRNAs to sensitive mucosal tissue like that of the female reproductive system. They found that the particles, loaded with the drug agent, moved effectively in two important ways, penetrating to reach cells below the surface of the mucosa and distributing throughout the vaginal, cervical, and uterine regions. (EurekAlert!)
Students share scientific discoveries May 2, 2009
Aya Sullivan, 5, experimented by adding water to different polymers to test the absorbency of various diaper brands in her project, The Moisture Holding Power of Diapers. Sullivan said she was really surprised to see how a small about amount of polymer could hold a cup full of water. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
'Self-healing' Polymer May Facilitate Recycling Of Hard-to-dispose Plastic May 2, 2009
Self-healing' Polymer May Facilitate Recycling Of Hard-to-dispose Plastic ... Self-healing' Polymer May Facilitate Recycling Of Hard-to-dispose Plastic ... The scientists showed in laboratory tests that they could melt granules of what they term a "self-healing" polymer and reform them into uniform, rigid plastic bars. (Science Daily)
GE holographic disk said to top 500 Gbytes Apr 29, 2009
"We are creating chemical changes in microscopic patterns that will generate higher reflectivity when read by a low-power laser," said Brian Lawrence, manager of GE's Integrated Polymer Systems Lab (Niskayuna, N.Y.). "We created a material in which the refractive index can be changed when exposed to high laser power.". (EETimes)
Macromolecules Made from Activated ... Apr 28, 2009
Macromolecules Made from Activated Intermediates: Kinetic Energy Starts Reactions and ATP Is Used to Polymerize ... Kinetic Energy Starts Reactions and ATP Is Used to Polymerize ... Polymers are Made of Monomers. (Suite101.com)
Next Generation Nanofilms Created Apr 20, 2009
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. (June 25, 2003) Dutch researcher Chris Molenaar has made the rapid movements of proteins, DNA and RNA molecules visible in living cells. (Science Daily)
American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 15, 2009 Apr 20, 2009
They developed a new antimicrobial polymer that includes a type of N-halamine ... Laboratory tests showed that the new polymer kills a wide range of disease-causing microbes including those resistant to multiple antibiotics. (EurekAlert!)
New Laser Technique Advances Nanofabrication Process Apr 18, 2009
Achieving lambda/20 Resolution by One-Color Initiation and Deactivation of Polymerization ... 2, 2007) Producing three-dimensional polymer line structures as small as 65 nanometers wide just became easier with new two-photon absorbing molecules that are sensitive to laser light at short wavelengths. (Science Daily)
Carbon Nanotube Polymer Nanocomposites For Field Emission Cathodes Apr 17, 2009
17, 2009) A collaboration between researchers at the University of Surrey s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that you can produce a composite of carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer that gives outstanding performance as an electron emitter material ... Carbon nanotubes are rolled up sheets of carbon atoms a few billionths of a meter in diameter and the results of this study, recently reported in the journal Small, show that... (Science Daily)
South Africa: Biodegradable Label Less Eco-Friendly Than It Promises Apr 16, 2009
"To be beneficial to the environment, a polymer [plastic] should disappear completely. In biodegradation this means a natural conversion to CO2 and water," explained Bruno de Wilde, lab manager at Organic Waste Systems (OWS), a Belgium consulting company that tests and certifies the biodegradability of consumer products and packaging. Not certified. (allAfrica.com)
Impact Of Floods On Soils Apr 16, 2009
A polymer encased in recycled paper bonds to positive ions in soil to form clumps. . (Science Daily)
Rice researchers unzip the future Apr 16, 2009
When produced in bulk, these microscopic sheets can be "painted" onto a surface or combined with a polymer to let it conduct electricity. Nanotubes have been used for that purpose already. (EurekAlert!)
Nanoribbons from sliced open nanotubes: new, faster, more accurate method from Stanford Apr 16, 2009
Carbon nanotubes are placed on a substrate, then coated with a polymer film ... The film is easily peeled off from the substrate, taking along all the nanotubes and exposing the thin strip of polymer-free surface on each of them ... The ribbons can easily be removed from the polymer film and transferred onto any other substrate, making it easy to create items such as graphene transistors, which may hold promise as a way to possibly make high performance electronic devices. (EurekAlert!)
New 'Near-field' Radiation Therapy Promises Relief For Overheating Laptops Apr 15, 2009
14, 2009) Our modern age has become accustomed to regular improvements in information technology, says Slava Rotkin, but these advances do not come without a cost. Take the laptop, for example. (Science Daily)
Case Western Reserve University engineers hit pay dirt with clay mixture Apr 15, 2009
The researchers have created a line of patented foam-like and environmentally friendly polymers, called clay aerogel composites that can take on the shape and size of any container that can hold water from ice cube trays to rubber ducky molds to clam-shell packaging molds that hold and ship electronics ... After Schiraldi came to the university in 2002 and had a graduate student trained and ready by 2004 to take on an "extra unfunded project," Schiraldi's lab began making these new kinds of... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Researchers Increase Efficiency Of Photocatalysts Used In Cancer Treatments Apr 14, 2009
14, 2009) Researchers at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Castell;n have found porous polymeric materials that increase the efficiency of traditional photocatalysts in the treatment of cancer ... We have found porous polymeric materials and we have incorporated the photocatalyst into these materials and we have shown that they are more effective than the non-porous materials that have been employed up until now, explains Luis ... When there is no light or when there is no photoactive polymer,... (Science Daily)
Northern Technologies International Corporation Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Apr 11, 2009
Polymer Energy(tm) Plastic Waste to Fuel Conversion Plants -- Completed installation and commissioning of a Polymer Energy(tm) plant in Rayong, Thailand ... We also continue to make progress with our Natur-Tec(tm) bio-plastic products as well as Polymer Energy(tm) plants, and trimmed our operating expenses by almost 30%,'' said G. Patrick Lynch, NTIC President and Chief Executive Officer. (Primezone Releases)
Red-Hot Research Could Lead To New Materials Apr 11, 2009
Researchers led by Dr. Nicholas Leventis, a professor of chemistry at Missouri S&T, reported in the April 8 Journal of the American Chemical Society that they created a new type of flammable nanomaterial by combining an oxidizer (copper oxide) with an organic fuel (a resorcinol-formaldehyde polymer, or RF). Nanomaterials are made from substances that are one billionth of a meter the size of a few molecules. (Science Daily)
Renewable Energies: The Promise Of Organic Solar Cells Apr 11, 2009
Over the past ten years or so, most research has focused on developing organic cells in which the active light-absorbing material is made up of long conjugated polymer chains. Although these cells are the most efficient yet discovered, the use of polymers poses a certain number of problems: synthesis, purification, control of the molecular structure and mass, and the distribution of different lengths of chain (polydispersity) ... In order to overcome these obstacles, Jean Roncali's team of... (Science Daily)
Engineers Develop Method To Disperse Chemically Modified Graphene In Organic Solvents Apr 9, 2009
8, 2009) A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents has been developed by a University of Texas at Austin engineering team led by Professor Rod Ruoff, opening the door to use graphene in a host of important materials and applications such as conductive films, polymer composites, ultracapacitors, batteries, paints, inks and plastic electronics. See also. (Science Daily)
'Molecular Ripcord' For Chemical Reactions Apr 7, 2009
Alessio Piermattei, Dr. Karthik Sivasubramanian and Dr. Rint Sijbesma) of the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, both at TU/e, is the first to have demonstrated that a catalyst can be switched from a dormant to an active state by pulling on a polymer chain, a "molecular ripcord." The researchers were able to use this catalyst to initiate a variety of chemical reactions, including polymerizations (formation of polymer chains... (Science Daily)
Fitter Frames: Nanotubes Boost Structural Integrity Of Composites Apr 4, 2009
Crazing is common in certain types of thermoplastic polymers, but very unusual in the type of epoxy composite we used, Koratkar said ... 8, 2006) Vistasp Karbhari, a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego, has developed fiber-reinforced polymer composites as strong, lightweight materials for aerospace, automotive, civil and marine. (Science Daily)
Virus battery could 'power cars' Apr 3, 2009
The microbes are encouraged to collect exotic materials - cobalt oxide and gold - and because the particles are negatively charged, they can be formed into a dense, virus-loaded film which acts as an anode and "grows" on a polymer separator. Researchers, including MIT Professor Gerbrand Ceder and Associate Professor Michael Strano, have now developed a highly powerful cathode. (BBC News -- Science)
MIT energy initiative explained at lecture in Lexington Apr 2, 2009
His two-volume book, Dynamics of Polymer Liquids has been named a Citation Classic. Armstrong is a sought-after presenter in the areas of polymer fluid mechanics, rheology of complex materials, and energy. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
A 'Bionic Nose' That Knows Apr 2, 2009
(June 22, 2001) Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a silicon polymer "nanowire," some 2,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair, that is capable of detecting trace. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Kraton Polymers for Developing a New Generation of Polymer Grades Suitable for High-Speed Processing in Nonwoven Manufacture Apr 1, 2009
Frost van Recognizes Kraton Polymers for Developing a New Generation of Polymer Grades Suitable for High-Speed Processing in Nonwoven Manufacture ... Frost van Recognizes Kraton Polymers for Developing a New Generation of Polymer Grades Suitable for High-Speed Processing in Nonwoven Manufacture ... March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the elastic nonwovens market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Kraton Polymers LLC with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Technology... (PR Newswire)
Sinopec Corp. Announces 2008 Annual Results Mar 30, 2009
" PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL DATA AND INDICATORS FINANCIAL DATA AND INDICATORS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRC ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ("ASBE") For the years ended 31 December Items 2008 2007 Change 2006 RMB Millions as restated* as previously (%) reported Operating income 1,452,101 1,204,843 1,204,843 20.52 1,061,669 Profit before taxation 24,226 83,434 82,911 (70.96) 76,305 Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company 29,689 56,515 54,947 (47.47) 52,625 Net... (PR Newswire)
Researchers Pump Up Artificial Muscles Mar 29, 2009
Artificial muscles brought robotics to life at the 11th annual Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices conference in San Diego on Monday, March 9. The event showcased the latest research and demonstrations on electroactive polymers lightweight plastic strips that bend or stretch when connected to electricity ... Polymer chemists have created a flexible, indestructible material, called metal rubber, that can be heated, frozen, washed or doused with jet fuel. (Science Daily)
Zinc Oxide Gives Green Shine To New Photoconductors Mar 28, 2009
9, 2009) Researchers have produced amphiphilic hybrid particles made of a water-insoluble inorganic nanoparticle at the core surrounded by a bristle-like layer of hydrophilic polymer chains. The. (Science Daily)
Nixon names executives to auto task force Mar 27, 2009
Don Nissanka, of Lee s Summit, is a founding member and CEO of Kokam America, and is credited for the introduction of the superior lithium polymer battery technology into the U.S. electric and hybrid vehicle market. Tony Reinhart, of Parkville, is s regional director of governmental affairs, and is responsible for implementing Ford s legislative and governmental affairs programs in a 13-state region. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Charge Cell Phones With A Wave Of The Hand Mar 27, 2009
Among the surfaces on which the nanowires can be grown are metals, ceramics, polymers, clothing and even tents ... 20, 2008) The next generation of electric and hybrid cars may be a step closer thanks to new and improved polymer membranes that allow the development of bigger, safer, and more powerful lithium ion batteries. (Science Daily)
Motor proteins may be vehicles for drug delivery Mar 22, 2009
"And it runs on cylindrical tracks -- or microtubules -- made of many protein subunits meshed together into a long polymer that is one ten thousandth the diameter of hair.". Hancock and his colleagues are studying a particular motor protein known as kinesin-2. (EurekAlert!)
Longest Nanowires Ever Made May Lead To Better Fuel Cells Mar 19, 2009
25, 2005) Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have pinpointed a chemical that could allow polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells to operate at a much higher temperature without moisture. . (Science Daily)
$17.8 million needed for water treatment plant (250) Mar 18, 2009
Chemicals currently used in the treatment process are chlorine dioxide, chlorine, lime, alum, polymer, fluoride and orthophosphate. Constructed in the expansion project will be two intake pumps capable of pumping seven million gallons a day, two sedimentation basins, new laboratory and operations offices in place of two existing filters, three new filters, a new chlorine gas feed system, two new high-service pumps, a new alarm system, standby power and a truck loading ramp for chemical... (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Paper Electrified By Copper Particles Mar 18, 2009
17, 2009) The Polymer Chemistry Research Group at the University of Helsinki has succeeded in producing nano-sized metallic copper particles ... The research result is interesting in that polymer-protected metal particles can also be used in various electronics applications: various kinds of intelligent patterns can be printed on paper that, in the future, may replace components such as electronics boards ... The purpose of the research was to test the ability of polymeric and small-molecule... (Science Daily)
Car, heal thyself Mar 14, 2009
This is the first time ever that we've developed material that as a result of UV light will do what it does, said researcher Marek Urban, a professor of polymer science at the University of Southern Mississippi. The research, published in today's issue of the journal Science, holds much promise for the automotive industry, which is on the lookout for coatings with high scratch resistance. (Globe and Mail)
New Coating Actually Makes Car Scratches Disappear Mar 14, 2009
"We developed a polymeric material that is able to repair itself by exposure to the sun," said Marek Urban of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, whose study appears in the journal Science ... This is incorporated into traditional polymer materials, such as those used in coatings on cars to protect paint ... He said the polymer can only repair itself in the same spot once, and would not work after repeated scratches. (Newsmax)
'Nanostitching' Could Strengthen Airplane Skins, More Mar 13, 2009
The advanced materials currently used for many aerospace applications are composed of layers, or plies, of carbon fibers that in turn are held together with a polymer glue ... The polymer glue between two carbon-fiber layers is heated, becoming more liquid-like. (Science Daily)
Breath Or Urine Analysis May Detect Cancer, Diabetes Mar 12, 2009
The sensor device known as the opto-fluidic ring resonator (OFRR) is an optical gas sensor that consists of a polymer-lined glass tube that guides the flow of a gas vapor and a ring resonator that detects the molecules that pass through the glass tube. As the gas vapor enters the device, molecules in the vapor separate and react to the polymer lining. (Science Daily)
PolyOne and Zyvex Performance Materials Announce Agreement to Develop Carbon-Nanotube Thermoplastic Composites Mar 12, 2009
CLEVELAND, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: ), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, and Zyvex Performance Materials, a recognized worldwide leader in carbon nanotube-enhanced applications, today announced a joint development agreement to provide carbon nanotube-filled polymer materials for structural and electrically conductive applications ... 7 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and... (PR Newswire)
