by | Oct 23, 2020 | Bowen, Christopher, Dai, Bin, Zhang, Fuzhong
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A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a synthetic biology platform for low-cost, sustainable production of high-performance composite materials. This technology uses a split intein assembly system to synthesize high molecular weight polymers (e.…
by | Aug 21, 2020 | Bai, Wenqin, Zhang, Fuzhong
— Plasmids harboring 3HB with different split intein: pWB076-pE8a-GpC10-3HBt-CfaN10; pWB088-pE8a- CfaC10-3HBt-NrdJN10; pWB079-pE8a-NrdJC10-3HBt-GpN10. Enabling a new process to compare nanostructures.
by | Jul 14, 2020 | Hu, Peng, Macones, George, Qu, Yuan "Ed", Stout, Molly, Tuuli, Methodius, Zhao, Peinan
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a photoacoustic near-infrared (PANIR) probe to predict preterm birth by quantifying water content in cervical tissue (an early and objective indicator of cervical remodeling). This compact photoacoustic endoscopy probe u…
by | Jun 23, 2020 | Ramani, Vijay, Sankarasubramanian, Shrihari, Wang, Zhongyang
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Engineers in Prof. Vijay Ramani’s laboratory have developed a biopolar interface membrane to prevent fuel crossover and improve the performance of direct methanol and direct ethanol fuel cells (DMFC and DEFC). This membrane separator is designed to maintain a steep pH …
by | Feb 27, 2020 | Green, Olga, Mutic, Sasa, Park, Chunjoo (Justin), Zhang, Hao
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A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine developed deep learning image processing techniques to improve MRI diagnostics and potentially enable faster, more precise MRI-guided radiation therapy without exposing patients to radiation from CT imaging. S…