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Carbon nanotubes

News Topics: Carbon nanotubes

Randy Paffenroth, associate professor of mathematical sciences at WPI, holds a carbon-based sheet known as Miralon®, which is used in a variety of spacecraft applications.

WPI Mathematician Helps NASA Spacecraft Travel Faster

August 22, 2019
A circulating cancer cell (pink) attaches to carbon nanotube surface; white blood cells (blue) do not adhere and are later washed away.

New Device Made at WPI Snares Circulating Tumor Cells in Patient Blood Samples

July 23, 2019
Liquid Biopsy Chip

WPI Researchers Build “Liquid Biopsy” Chip that Detects Metastatic Cancer Cells in a Drop of Blood

December 15, 2016
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