Monthly Archives: March 2017

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Congratulations to Roger!!! We are very pleased to learn that Roger has been selected to receive a 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. This fellowship program is extremely competitive and we are very proud of Roger’s accomplishment. He … Continue reading

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Paper on Zn-Li

There has recently been great interest in developing bioabsorbable materials for small diameter arterial stents as a number of fully bioabsorbable polymeric stents have shown success in clinical trials. SURFI Team has been developing bioabsorbable stents based on zinc and … Continue reading

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Former Student Awarded

Congratulations to our former graduate student, Kevin Baker (MS’2005), currently with Beaumont Hospital, who is the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the Board of Directors of Michigan Tech!

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TMS 2017

The 2017 TMS Annual Meeting took place in San Diego, CA, this year. The SURFI team was represented by Shan Zhao and Dr. Drelich. Shan presented a poster on Zn-Li alloy materials and their biocompatibility in endovascular environment. Dr. Drelich … Continue reading

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