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Current
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Antiviral Textiles |
Improving Water Quality |
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Air Quality: Air Filtration R & D |
CO2 Capture |
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Plastics Reducation and Bio-based
Plastics |
Fire Resistant Composite Materials |
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Energy Harvesting and Storage |
Energy Harvesting and Storage |
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Impact Resistant Textiles |
Ultraviolet Light Damage R & D |
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Agriculture R & D |
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Past
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Pure Research: |
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Parametric Analysis: Electrospinning |
Collection Methodologies |
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Distance |
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Standard approach: Aluminum foil
over copper |
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Voltage |
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Revolving wire |
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Flow Rate |
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Rotating drum |
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Polymer / Solvent Type |
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Wire mesh |
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Aqueous bath |
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Nanofiber Processes |
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Electrospinning |
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Multiple-jet |
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Core-Sheath |
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Wet
Spinning |
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Melt Spinning |
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Bubblespinning |
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Applied
Research: |
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Healthcare |
Energy |
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Silver embedded antibacterial
nanofibers |
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Piezoelectric nanofibers |
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Organic antibacterial nanofabrics
using Neem leaves |
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Thermoelectric nanofibers |
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Bioreactive wound dressing (H2O2) |
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Core-Sheath magnetic nanofibers |
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Passive thermoactive patch |
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Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) |
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Concussion / helmet padding research |
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Photoelectrochemical Cells (PEC) |
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Bio-absorbable
Polymers, Gels and Fabrics |
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Solar Fabrics |
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Cellular Regeneration and
Antibacterial Fabrics |
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Thermal Interface Materials (NanoTIMs) |
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Concussion Prevention (Encapsulated
STF materials) |
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Phase Change Polymers |
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Advanced Prosthetics Research and
Development |
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YBCO
Superconductive Nanofibers |
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Artificial Nerve Development |
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Phase
Change Core-Sheath Nanofibers |
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Athlete Protection |
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YBCO
Superconductive Nanofibers |
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Energy Harvesting Roof Shingles |
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Materials Research |
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Battery Separators |
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Shape Memory Polymers /
Self-Healing Materials |
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Wireless Energy Transfer |
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Photo/Electrochromic Materials |
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Magnesium Air Fuel Cells |
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Fire Resistant Composite Materials |
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Multi-source Energy Harvesting |
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Education
Research |
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Virtual Reality in Education |
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Environment |
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Air Filtration |
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EPICS / NASA: Superhydrophobic Nanofibers |
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Water filtration |
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EPICS / NASA: Portable
Electrospinning |
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Nanoscale sound detection |
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Sound
Proofing |
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Synthetic Photosynthesis |
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Carbon Dioxide Capture |
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Future
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Healthcare |
Processing |
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Single and Multi-walled Carbon
Nanotube nanofibers |
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Wet Spinning Apparatus Development |
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Meltspinning |
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