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Interview with Elton Kaufmann, editor of Characterization of Materials, 2nd Edition

October 16, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

Characterization of materials front cover

New edition of important materials science reference work has been released.

Filed Under: Book reviews, Books, Interviews Tagged With: materials characterization

Entrepreneurship in materials interview: Chris Yakacki

September 18, 2012 By Stefano Tonzani Leave a Comment

Entrepreneurship in materials: interview with Chris Yakacki founder of shape memory polymer biomedical devices maker Medshape

Filed Under: Community news, Healthcare research, Interviews, Polymers Tagged With: commercial applications, medical devices

Outsourcing in Academia: the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials model

August 13, 2012 By Stefano Tonzani Leave a Comment

Interview with Joachim Kohn, director of the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, on the center’s innovative model and research outsourcing.

Filed Under: Community news, Healthcare research, Interviews Tagged With: biomaterials, economics of science, Rutgers University

Catching up with Younan Xia

July 16, 2012 By John Uhlrich Leave a Comment

Professor Younan Xia talks with Materials Views about his move to Georgia Tech and the new direction of his research.

Filed Under: Healthcare research, Interviews, Journal news Tagged With: Advanced Healthcare Materials, biomedical materials, Georgia Tech, nanomaterials, Younan Xia

Engineering Calculations and Materials Processing: Authors on Film

June 7, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

Two materials science authors, Diran Apelian and Arthur Morris, tell us a bit about their work and where they see it fitting in the wider field.

Filed Under: Books, Interviews, Videos Tagged With: education, materials processing, textbooks

Yiyun Cheng, East China Normal University: Biomedicine, dendrimers, and polymers

May 7, 2012 By Jonathan Rose Leave a Comment

Yiyun Cheng is a Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering at School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University.

MaterialsViews recently spoke to East China Normal University Professor Yiyun Cheng about his biomedical research – here’s what he had to say.

Filed Under: Healthcare research, Interviews, Polymers Tagged With: dendrimers, East China Normal University, medical applications

Ravin Narain: Aiming for a Cancer Cure with Biomaterials and Nanotechnology

March 14, 2012 By Jonathan Rose Leave a Comment

Professor Ravin Narain of the University of Alberta

We speak to University of Alberta Professor Ravin Narain about his polymeric and nano-materials research, and what it might for the future of biomaterials and medicine.

Filed Under: Healthcare research, Interviews, Nano, Polymers Tagged With: biomaterials, cancer treatment, medical applications, nanomaterials, University of Alberta

MaterialsViews Interviews: Michael Silverstein

December 1, 2011 By Jonathan Rose Leave a Comment

MaterialsViews talks to Michael Silverstein about his research, his inspiration, and his new book, Porous Polymers.

Filed Under: Interviews, Polymers Tagged With: porous polymers, Technion

MaterialsViews Interviews: Ming Qiu Zhang

November 7, 2011 By Jonathan Rose 1 Comment

Dr. Ming Qiu Zhang of Zhongshan University, author of “Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites,” talks to MaterialsViews about self-healing and other scientific challenges.

Filed Under: Interviews, Polymers Tagged With: composites