Date/Time
Date(s) - 21 Sep 2013
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Location
Arizona Science Center
Bio Buzz Family-Friendly Presentations
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Date: Saturday, 9/21/13, Daniel Cracchiolo Stage, 1:45-2:15pm
Speaker: Jeff Yarger PhD, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics at Arizona State University (ASU). Director of the Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC) at ASU. Visiting Senior Research Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Title: Spiderman: Drawing inspiration from chemicals and materials that spiders produce.
What makes Spiderman a superhero?
Well it definitely has a lot to do with silk. Spiders produce many interesting fibers that we call silk. Our research group is exploring the molecular and chemical nature of silk in an effort to synthetically produce these materials for applications ranging from ultra-strong clothing to biomedical applications as bone grafts and potential ligament replacement materials.
Topic: bio-inspired polymers