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SURFI Group Fall 2013

Stent Designers Think Zinc

Seeking an alternative to magnesium-based stents, researchers at Michigan Technological University (Houghton) are conducting studies on a stent design made from zinc. This material, the scientists say, offers better degradation rates than magnesium and can be processed in such a … Read More »

New Funding for Stent Commercialization

PI Michael Morley (IIE), Co-PI Jaroslaw Drelich (MSE) and Co-PI Jeremy Goldman (Bio Med) have received a $100,000 grant from the University of Michigan for a one-year project, “Commercialization of a Novel Bioabsorbable Stent.” From Tech Today. Read More »

Copper Nanoparticles Could Prevent Food Borne Illness, Viruses

An innovation from Michigan Technological University has the potential to kill 100 percent of harmful microbes before they even touch produce. The secret is copper – an element long valued for its antibiotic properties. Jaroslaw Drelich, a professor of materials … Read More »

	Bioabsorbable Stents We search for new biodegradable alloys that could revolutionize cardiovascular stent industry.
	Antibacterial Materials We invented new inexpensive antibacterial material and explore its potential applications in water filtration, food packaging, and many others.
	RHX Ceramic Dating We study the rates of rehydration and rehydroxylation processes for fired clay-based ceramics as a tool for dating ceramic archeological artifacts.
	Smart Surfaces We architecture nanostructures, nanotubes, and molecular layers to control wetting or other properties of surfaces.
	Mineral and Materials Processing We have a long tradition of development and testing physical separation technologies for selective recovery of minerals from ores, plastics from waste, and cellulose fibers from wastepaper.