FaraPack Polymers Ltd announces the commissioning of a scale-up facility for polymer synthesis and formulation. Based in the University of Sheffield’s Department of Chemistry, the new 10 litre Lara® Controlled Lab Reactor offers a safe and reproducible means to prepare multi-kilogram quantities of materials, whether trials of innovations emerging from University research or commercial batches […]

This year’s Polymer Process Engineering conference, PPE ’09, commences today at the University of Bradford. The meeting aims to: Provide a timely forum for presentation and discussion of key developments in engineering excellence in polymer processing, Cover leading edge developments in polymer processing technology, in-process measurements and process flow modelling and control; Provide a technical […]

The University of Sheffield has just announced a £6 million programme of scholarships to support PhD study commencing in 2010. The University believes that cost needn’t be a barrier to pursuing a research degree. Each year it invests £6 million to support the best PhD students. And, at Sheffield, students make a real impact. The […]

Recent Polymer Centre member publications: Development of a Surface-Modified Contact Lens for the Transfer of Cultured Limbal Epithelial Cells to the Cornea for Ocular Surface Diseases. Deshpande, P.; Notara, M.; Bullett, N.; Daniels, J.T.; Haddow, D.B.; MacNeil, S., Tissue Engineering Part A 2009 15 (10): 2889-2902. Link Large scan area high-speed atomic force microscopy using […]

A team from the Polymer Centre have made an exciting breakthrough in the control of the movement of single molecules. The findings represent a significant step forward in the field of molecular nanotechnology, which requires such control to achieve self-assembling nano-machines. This could potentially lead to the development of a method to send artificial drugs […]