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In a recent Communication to the Journal of the American Chemical Society , Professor Zhibin Guan, graduate students Aaron Kushner and Gregory Williams, and undergraduate student John Vossler, reported the first synthetic polymer to possess the advanced mechanical properties found in many natural materials, including good resistance to deformation, high toughness, and adaptive properties such as shape memory. Inspired by skeletal muscle protein titin , this biomimetic modular polymer has many possible applications, including implants, prosthetics, and "smart" materials. This work is highlighted in Nature Chemistry and Chemical and Engineering News .
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10/21/09 Sophia & Ting-Bin's paper titled "De Novo Design of Saccharide-Peptide Hydrogels as Synthetic Scaffolds for Tailored Cell Responses" is accepted to JACS. This is an important milestone for our biomaterials for tissue engineering studies. Congratulation to Sophia and Ting-Bin! Great job, keep going! 09/14/09 Our web gurus, Greg, Hanxiang, and Ying-Wei have done a fantastic job in re-designing our group web site! It looks very nice and professional. Thanks for all the creativity, high standard, and hard work. Let's give them a big applause! 8/09/09 Congratulations to Sophia and Alan for becoming proud new parents! We are so pleased that both mom and baby are very healthy! Enjoy your precious time with the baby, and best wishes to Evelyn for her healthy development!
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