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Polymers for Life

Biomedical Engineering Research Offers Creative Options in the Treatment of Deadly Neurological Disorders

In the effort to repair aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), or position implants to lessen the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s disease, invasive brain surgery can often cause new damage. Faced with a scalpel that, figuratively, at least, is a double-edged sword, neurosurgeons must weigh a number of risks and benefits with each patient they treat. But research currently in progress in the College of Engineering has the potential to provide yet another option for treatment using customized polymers that can be targeted to repair neurological lesions.

Adaptive Control of Toxic Substances

Now, when terrorist attacks are a greater threat than ever before, adaptive controls provide an effective way to protect public venues from increasingly dangerous toxins, such as airborne chemicals that can kill in a matter of seconds.