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Jun 16, 2023
We are hard at work in the lab this week!
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Jun 12, 2023
Dr. Puskas has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Class of 2023 in recognition of sustained excellence in innovation and education!
Oscar of Engineering!
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Jun 9, 2023
My research interest is focused on biodegradable polymers with the possible application in agriculture, medicine and particularly in the packaging technologies as well as degradation study of polyesters in different environments: (i) abiotic hydrolytic degradation in the laboratory conditions, (ii) degradation process in cosmetic simulants, (iii) degradation under industrial composting conditions in container system and industrial composting pile.
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May 10, 2023
Nina Kantor-Malujdy, a PhD student studying materials engineering at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, is part of the innovative and exciting GREEN-MAP project.
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Apr 26, 2023
Meet Tomasz Konieczny, a highly skilled and motivated doctoral candidate in materials engineering. He works at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Zabrze, Poland.
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Apr 21, 2023
The synthesis of fluorescein-diacrylate (FL-DA) and four-functional fluoresceins (FL) by Michael addition of secondary amines to FL-DA was investigated. FL-DA was successfully synthesized at the ∼ 100 g level. Diallyl amine (DAA) reacted with FL-DA instantaneously. Diethanolamine (DEA) also reacted within 5 min but was unstable and hydrolyzed back to FL. Michael addition of aminodiols with longer carbon chains and diethyl-amino-diacetate (DIDA) was slower but could be accelerated using Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) as a biocatalyst.
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Apr 19, 2023
Hello everyone! You can see on the photo group of pHd students and workers who are passionate about polymers. If you want to learn more about how these chemical compounds impact our daily lives, be sure to follow their progress and stay up-to-date with their research!
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Mar 31, 2023
In this paper we report the synthesis and analysis of cyclic polydisulfides, their redox depolymerization as well as their interaction with carbon black. Cyclic p(3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol)s (pDODT) were synthesized by Reversible Radical Recombination Polymerization (R3P).
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Mar 25, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Puskas on winning the Program of Excellence in Natural Rubber Alternatives (PENRA) award this year! PENRA was created to accelerate the incubation, demonstration, market entry, and growth of domestic natural rubber. PENRA has 5 main research target areas!
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Mar 17, 2023
We are pleased to welcome Professors El Fray and Agnieszkas Piegat along with material engineering PhD student Nina Kantor-Malujdy!
