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Program Highlights for year 2014

Soft Robotic Concepts in Catheter Design: an On-demand Fouling-release Urinary Catheter

Biofilms form on submerged or moist surfaces when bacteria attach and excrete slimy biopolymers to protect themselves,

Patterning and Actuating Soft Materials

This image is a photograph of a pattern of copper ions in a hydrogel. Anodizing a penny (copper) in contact with a negatively charged polyelectrolyte hydrogel creates the pattern. These patterned regions have several interesting implications:

International Activities with German Partner Organization IRTG 1524

Research Triangle MRSEC investigators have 

Supporting STEM Education, Career Development, and Collaboration through the REU Program

The long term goals of the Research Triangle MRSEC REU program are to maximize opportunities

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