To overcome this deficiency, a team led by cfaed Research Group Leader Dr. Thorsten L. Schmidt (Technische Universität Dresden / Germany) coated several different DNA origami structures
with a synthetic polymer.
Metal pans coated
with the synthetic polymer known as polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE)-- or more commonly known by the trademark name Teflon — remove the need for fat to prevent food from sticking.
Not exact matches
Intrigued, Vezzosi tried out the recipes and ended up
with a compound resembling Bakelite, one of the first
synthetic polymers, which was widely used in the early 1900s.
Researchers hoping to design new materials for energy uses have developed a system to make
synthetic polymers — some would say plastics —
with the versatility of nature's own
polymers, the ubiquitous proteins.
Between the two films, the team sandwiched a gel electrolyte made by mixing a water - soluble
synthetic polymer with phosphoric acid and water.
One of Hoyt's latest bows, the 900CX, aims for a slight edge in the technology race by replacing the typical fiberglass outer coating
with a much lighter
synthetic polymer and using a higher percentage of carbon fiber inside.
While previous
synthetic polymers involved simple covalent bonding, where molecules shared electrons to bind them together, this system uses highly specific «grabber» ends on each molecule that bond
with only one type of «pin» end on another molecule.
The aim is to make a
synthetic skin substitute that is based on biodegradable
polymers and peptides which can be reconstituted
with the patients own cells.
Given how green linoleum is, cleaning it
with harsh
synthetic chemicals and maintaining it
with polymer - based waxes just wouldn't be right.
Design, fabrication and physical characterization of scaffolds made from biodegradable
synthetic polymers in combination
with rp systems based on melt extrusion.
Founding Core Faculty Member Platform Lead,
Synthetic Biology Wyss Institute Professor of Genetics Harvard Medical School Professor of Health Sciences and Technology Harvard and MIT George leads the
Synthetic Biology Platform, where he oversees the directed evolution of molecules,
polymers, and whole genomes to create new tools
with applications in regenerative medicine and bioenergy.
IDBS works
with the world's leading chemical companies supporting their research and development (R&D) efforts across all aspects from
synthetic chemistry to
polymer, fine chemical, formulations and industrial research.
The first two recipes I'm going to share
with you are alternatives to the
synthetic polymers mentioned by Dr. Helmenstine.
Rather than using cheap
polymers, fillers, or toxic
synthetics, 100 % PURE has only formulated skin care
with active, natural and skin beneficial ingredients.
Let's be honest gels have a bad reputation for making hair feel crunchy, flaky and dry and that's because they're usually filled
with alcohol and
synthetic polymers that lead to product build up.
Continental is also honing
synthetic leather
with a conductive
polymer lining.
Durable chew products typically are manufactured from plastics, including nylon and other
synthetic polymers impregnated
with flavorings.
These subtle interventions occasionally house microcosmic activity in the form of
synthetic, miniature structures of painted
polymer clay along
with moss, fungi, plants and other organic materials.
Shown, KERRY JAMES MARSHALL, «Untitled (policeman),» 2015 (
synthetic polymer paint on PVC panel
with plexi frame).
Known for their pioneering work
with various
synthetic resins and
synthetic polymers during the 1960s and «70s, these artists are today recognized not only for their active roles in the development of plastics as a newly discovered medium in art, but also for their sophisticated techniques and at times even quasi-acrobatic prowess required to shape them into the seamless, translucent, luscious volumes: some impressive examples of these artistic exploits will be on display at Almine Rech Gallery.
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) Camouflage stamped
with the Estate of Andy Warhol stamp, stamped twice
with the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. stamp and numbered «PA85.002» (on the overlap)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas 40 x 40 in.
Graphite, gouache, and transparent
synthetic polymer on paper
with cut - and - torn tracing paper, 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) Rorschach stamped twice
with the Estate of Andy Warhol stamp and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts stamp and numbered three times «PA75.079» (on the overlap)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas 96 x 75 7/8 in.
Synthetic polymer and oil on cast polyvinyl
with clothing, hair, eyeglasses, watch, shoes, upholstered wood chair, ceramic dog
with collar, woven rug, postcard, letters, and envelopes, 46 1/8 × 50 1/2 × 48 in.
Featured image: Agnes Martin —
With My Back to the World, 1997;
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, six panels; Each 60 x 60 ″ (152.5 x 152.5 cm); Fractional and promised gift of the Ovitz Family Collection
Synthetic polymer paint on PVC panel
with plexi frame, 60 × 60 ″ (152.4 × 152.4 cm).
Placed together in the expansive, sparsely installed main gallery, the cocktail of visual seductions and visceral assaults of Image is an Orphan contrasts
with the deathlike presence of the pair of sculptures made of cast
synthetic polymer: Cold Horizontal (IMAGE) and Cold Horizontal (BODY).
Synthetic polymer paint on patterned fabric mounted on felt
with wooden dowel, overall: 12» 3» x 10» 3 1⁄2» (373.5 x 314 cm).
Chocolate Utopian Underground City
with Yellow Inner Structure Station
with Square Grid under Construction Safety Chrysalis and Abandon Square Habitat
with White Expulsion Area and Central White Mine Tunnel Transportation Center, 2003, Ink, watercolor, pencil, colored pencil, felt - tip pen,
synthetic polymer paint, and gouache on colored paper, 54 1⁄2 x 78 5/8 in.
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL, «Untitled (Policeman),» 2015 (
synthetic polymer paint on PVC panel
with plexi frame).
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas filled
with foam rubber and cardboard boxes.
Organised at Almine Rech Gallery by the artist DeWain Valentine, «Plastic Show» is presenting a series of works by five Californian artists (Mary Corse (b. 1945), Robert Irwin (b. 1928), Craig Kauffman (1932 — 2010), John McCracken (1934 — 2011), and DeWain Valentine (b. 1936)-RRB- who have been investigating the potential of plastic (synthetically produced resins) in art:» Known for their pioneering work
with various
synthetic resins and
synthetic polymers during the 1960s and «70s, these artists are today recognized not only for their active roles in the development of plastics as a newly discovered medium in art, but also for their sophisticated techniques and at times even quasi-acrobatic prowess required to shape them into the seamless, translucent, luscious volumes.»
Alasdair McLuckie The Snail Logic to a Man
with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail2018 collage on paper,
synthetic Polymer paint and ballpoint pen on Binders board artist frame 36 x 61 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen
with Neon Lights and transformer.
Synthetic polymer and gel paints are combined
with collage, using found and rare papers which the artist spends years seeking out.
Cultivating his own sort of synesthesia, Bavington assigns musical notes to tones of color and compositional elements, so that his paintings seem to pulsate and reverberate
with rhythmic bands of
synthetic polymer paint.
Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962,
synthetic polymer paint on thirty - two canvases, each 20 x 16 in., gift of Irving Blum; Nelson A. Rockefeller Bequest, gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A.M. Burden, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, gift of Nina and Gordon Bunshaft in honor of Henry Moore, Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, Philip Johnson Fund, Frances Keech Bequest, gift of Mrs. Bliss Parkinson, and Florence B. Wesley Bequest (all by exchange); The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, U.S.A., © 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, digital image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY, Campbell Trademarks used
with permission of Campbell Soup Companycontemporary art.
Synthetic polymer with collage and tape on canvas, 75 × 83 3/4 in.
Synthetic polymer, oil, colored pencil, watercolor, and pastel on nitrocellulose - impregnated canvas, wood, and canvas
with felt, dimensions variable.
Synthetic polymer on canvas
with artist's frame and picture light, 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.
Works included: Roy Lichtenstein «Still Life
with Picasso», 1973 Screenprint Edition of 90, 30 AP 30 x 22 inches Ellsworth Kelly «Study for «Red Orange Panel»», 1978 Pencil and collage on paper 30 x 27 3/4 inches Robert Smithson «Photomarkers, (Six Stops on a Section)», 1968 Photographs mounted with Plexi glass 24 x 24 inches SR1968 - 001 Constantin Brancusi «Brancusi dans l'atelier, autoportrait», 1915 Vintage gelatin silver print 9 x 6 3/4 inches Constantin Brancusi «Self Portrait», 1922 Vintage gelatin silver print 11 1/4 x 9 inches Andy Warhol «Self Portrait», 1966 Silkscreen ink and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 22 x 22 inches Andy Warhol «Buddhas», 1983 Graphite on paper 31 3/4 x 24 inches Courtesy of the Andy Warhol Foundation WA1983 - 001 Donald Judd «Untitled», 1966 - 7 Galvanized iron painted red (lacquer) 5 x 40 x 8 inches Courtesy Paula Cooper, New York JD1966 - 001 Weegee «The Critic», 1943 Vintage gelatin silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1943 - 001 Weegee «The Flower Seller», 1941 Vintage gelatin silver print 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches WE1941 - 001 Weegee «Mayor LaGuardia at 123rd Street Police Station With Officials on Night of Riot», 1947 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 3/4 x 14 inches WE2004 - 014 Weegee «Victory Celebration», 1945 Vintage ferrotyped silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1945 - 001 Weegee «Children's Performance, at the Palace Theater», 1940 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches WE2004 - 015 Weegee «Mother and Daughter, Tenement Fire, Harlem» [I cried when I took this picture], 1942 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches WE2004 - 012 Carleton Watkins «Mt. Broderick, Nevada Fall, 700 feet, Yosemite 1861», 1861 Albumen print from wet collodion negative 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches WAC1861 - 001 vitrine at gallery center - all works by George
with Picasso», 1973 Screenprint Edition of 90, 30 AP 30 x 22 inches Ellsworth Kelly «Study for «Red Orange Panel»», 1978 Pencil and collage on paper 30 x 27 3/4 inches Robert Smithson «Photomarkers, (Six Stops on a Section)», 1968 Photographs mounted
with Plexi glass 24 x 24 inches SR1968 - 001 Constantin Brancusi «Brancusi dans l'atelier, autoportrait», 1915 Vintage gelatin silver print 9 x 6 3/4 inches Constantin Brancusi «Self Portrait», 1922 Vintage gelatin silver print 11 1/4 x 9 inches Andy Warhol «Self Portrait», 1966 Silkscreen ink and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 22 x 22 inches Andy Warhol «Buddhas», 1983 Graphite on paper 31 3/4 x 24 inches Courtesy of the Andy Warhol Foundation WA1983 - 001 Donald Judd «Untitled», 1966 - 7 Galvanized iron painted red (lacquer) 5 x 40 x 8 inches Courtesy Paula Cooper, New York JD1966 - 001 Weegee «The Critic», 1943 Vintage gelatin silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1943 - 001 Weegee «The Flower Seller», 1941 Vintage gelatin silver print 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches WE1941 - 001 Weegee «Mayor LaGuardia at 123rd Street Police Station With Officials on Night of Riot», 1947 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 3/4 x 14 inches WE2004 - 014 Weegee «Victory Celebration», 1945 Vintage ferrotyped silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1945 - 001 Weegee «Children's Performance, at the Palace Theater», 1940 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches WE2004 - 015 Weegee «Mother and Daughter, Tenement Fire, Harlem» [I cried when I took this picture], 1942 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches WE2004 - 012 Carleton Watkins «Mt. Broderick, Nevada Fall, 700 feet, Yosemite 1861», 1861 Albumen print from wet collodion negative 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches WAC1861 - 001 vitrine at gallery center - all works by George
with Plexi glass 24 x 24 inches SR1968 - 001 Constantin Brancusi «Brancusi dans l'atelier, autoportrait», 1915 Vintage gelatin silver print 9 x 6 3/4 inches Constantin Brancusi «Self Portrait», 1922 Vintage gelatin silver print 11 1/4 x 9 inches Andy Warhol «Self Portrait», 1966 Silkscreen ink and
synthetic polymer paint on canvas 22 x 22 inches Andy Warhol «Buddhas», 1983 Graphite on paper 31 3/4 x 24 inches Courtesy of the Andy Warhol Foundation WA1983 - 001 Donald Judd «Untitled», 1966 - 7 Galvanized iron painted red (lacquer) 5 x 40 x 8 inches Courtesy Paula Cooper, New York JD1966 - 001 Weegee «The Critic», 1943 Vintage gelatin silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1943 - 001 Weegee «The Flower Seller», 1941 Vintage gelatin silver print 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches WE1941 - 001 Weegee «Mayor LaGuardia at 123rd Street Police Station
With Officials on Night of Riot», 1947 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 3/4 x 14 inches WE2004 - 014 Weegee «Victory Celebration», 1945 Vintage ferrotyped silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1945 - 001 Weegee «Children's Performance, at the Palace Theater», 1940 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches WE2004 - 015 Weegee «Mother and Daughter, Tenement Fire, Harlem» [I cried when I took this picture], 1942 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches WE2004 - 012 Carleton Watkins «Mt. Broderick, Nevada Fall, 700 feet, Yosemite 1861», 1861 Albumen print from wet collodion negative 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches WAC1861 - 001 vitrine at gallery center - all works by George
With Officials on Night of Riot», 1947 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 3/4 x 14 inches WE2004 - 014 Weegee «Victory Celebration», 1945 Vintage ferrotyped silver print 11 x 14 inches WE1945 - 001 Weegee «Children's Performance, at the Palace Theater», 1940 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches WE2004 - 015 Weegee «Mother and Daughter, Tenement Fire, Harlem» [I cried when I took this picture], 1942 Vintage gelatin silver print 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches WE2004 - 012 Carleton Watkins «Mt. Broderick, Nevada Fall, 700 feet, Yosemite 1861», 1861 Albumen print from wet collodion negative 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches WAC1861 - 001 vitrine at gallery center - all works by George Ohr
Altogether, since about 1950,
with the birth of a new industry, more than 8.3 billion tonnes of
synthetic organic
polymers have been generated, distributed and discarded.
Professional Duties & Responsibilities Biomedical and biotechnology engineer
with background in design of biomaterials, biosensors, drug delivery devices, microfrabrication, and tissue engineering Working knowledge of direct cell writing and rapid prototyping Experience fabricating nanocomposite hydrogel scaffolds Proficient in material analysis, mechanical, biochemical, and morphological testing of
synthetic and biological materials Extensive experience in bio-imaging processes and procedures Specialized in mammalian, microbial, and viral cell culture Working knowledge of lab techniques and instruments including electrophoresis, chromatography, microscopy, spectroscopy, PCR, Flow cytometery, protein assay, DNA isolation techniques,
polymer synthesis and characterization, and
synthetic fiber production Developed strong knowledge of FDA, GLP, GMP, GCP, and GDP regulatory requirements Created biocompatible photocurable hydrogels for cell immobilization Formulated cell friendly prepolymer formulation Performed surface modification of nano - particle fillers to enhance their biocompatibility Evaluated cell and biomaterial interaction, cell growth, and proliferation Designed bench - top experiments and protocols to simulate in vivo situations Designed hydrogel based microfluidic prototypes for cell entrapment and cell culture utilizing computer - aided robotic dispenser Determined various mechanical, morphological, and transport properties of photocured hydrogels using Instron, FTIR, EDX, X-ray diffraction, DSC, TGA, and DMA Assessed biocompatibility of hydrogels and physiology of entrapped cells Evaluated intracellular and extracellular reactions of entrapped cells on spatial and temporal scales using optical, confocal, fluorescence, atomic force, and scanning electron microscopies Designed various biochemical assays Developed thermosensitive PET membranes for transdermal drug delivery application using Gamma radiation induced graft co-polymerization of N - isopropyl acylamide and Acrylic acid Characterized grafted co-
polymer using various
polymer characterization techniques Manipulated lower critical solution temperature of grafted thermosensitive co-
polymer Loaded antibiotic on grafted co-
polymer and determined drug release profile
with temperature Determined biomechanical and biochemical properties of biological gels isolated from marine organisms Analyzed morphological and mechanical properties of metal coated yarns using SEM and Instron Performed analytical work on pharmaceutical formulations using gas and high performance liquid chromatography Performed market research and analysis for medical textile company Developed and implement comprehensive marketing and sales campaign