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Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Biomaterials, Polymer Characterization, Anionic Polymerization, Branched Polymers, Block Copolymers, Elastomers
Expert has 40 years of industrial and academic experience in polymer science, including synthesis, characterization, and biomaterials. His research interests include: - The synthesis of linear and branched polymers and copolymers of controlled structure -- especially via anionic polymerization -…
Consumer and Medical Product Development, Structural Analysis and Design for Manufacturing
This expert's fingerprints are on many successful products - from satellites orbiting in space to tiny surgical instruments in the operating room. He has contributed to a wide range of product categories including automotive, office, as seen on TV, consumer…
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes, Release Coating, Laminations (Total Business)
While being a Technical Marketing Manager at Borden, Mystik tape division, and Scapa tape he visited many end use customers to discuss their applications and gained vast knowledge of applications of all different tapes. Having more than 45 years experience…
Semiconductors, Silicon Metal Purification, Separations of Biomolecules, and Siloxane Chemistry
Expert has been involved in scientific research and technology for over 35 years. He has authored 7 journal articles, over 15 lectures and nearly 50 patents. He has worked in classical R&D laboratories, Process Engineering units and large Manufacturing plants…
Medical Product Design and Development
I have nearly 20 years professional experience with product development and manufacturing. This is ignoring the extensive experience I gained in my own time beginning at a very young age. For example, by age 10 I was experimenting with lasers…
DMA/DMTA testing of composites and polymers. Thermal conductivity/resistivity of most materials.
Since the late 1970s Expert has been using and developing DMA/DMTA and also using other thermal analysis techniques too particularly for testing polymers and composites. 1976 to 1981 with Du Pont Instruments then PL thermal Science from 1981 to 1994.…
Adhesives, Polymer Nanocomposites, Plastics, Biomaterials
Expert wrote his Ph.D. research in the area of thermosetting composite and rubbery materials. After graduation he began work with National Starch and Chemical Company in specialty pressure-sensitive adhesives and moved then to Integra Life Sciences in collagen-based regenerative biomaterials.…
Adhesives, Coatings, Materials and Process Chemistry
Expert is a professional chemist with 35+ years experience in academics, commercial, aerospace, electronics, and automotive-related industries. A hands-on consultant on various aspects of engineering materials, their applications and processing, with extensive experience in materials and process engineering, product research…
Formulation of Fabric Conditioners, Washing Liquids and Perfume-Surfactant Interactions
Expert has applied his expertise and training in the area of intermolecular forces (vdW and London Dispersion forces) to the processing, cost and formulation optimisation/simplification and shelf-life improvement of concentrate (3x) detergent liquids and concentrate fabric conditioners over a nine…
Lubricants, Metalworking Fluid Formulations, Fluid Maintenance and Recovery, Foam Control
Expert has studied and solved many foam problems; and formulated many silicone and non-silicone based defoamers, he found that each issue is different and the solution may be as simple as adding a foam control agent. Some instances require a…