Polymer Science Podcast

Episode 2: Talking to Hamsa Ashraf from Egypt about Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering

I had the privilege of interviewing the talented Hamsa Ashraf from Cairo, who currently works at a Child Cancer Hospital in the field of Tissue Engineering. Her work focusses on restoring long bone defects using bioprinted scaffolds made from natural biopolymers. The long distance call had its challenges for the audio but I am certain that you will find this episode extremely interesting, nonetheless!
You can follow Hamsa on Instagram where she continues to share information about Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering @itshamsaash
Thank you for listening!

Educate Ep 2: Electron Microscopes (Part 2)

This educational episode discusses the basics of sample preparation for Electron Microscopy. There are quite a number of ways to treat your sample depending on type of sample and the results you are looking for as well as the type of Electron Microscope you are using. I hope you find this episode useful, please feel free to comment and ask questions!
You can go to the Central Analytical Facility Electron Microscope Blog for more information.

Educate Ep 1: The Electron Microscope (Part 1)

These episodes are for students and people that are interested in the instruments that are used to characterise and analyse samples in Material Science and Chemistry.
The first episode will be an introduction to Electron Microscopes and for understanding the components and functions of these glorious instruments.
Hope you find it useful!

Episode 1: Talking to Dr Zhugen Yang about paper-based devices for bulk Covid19 testing

This episode discusses paper-based devices for the use in waste water epidemiology and focuses on how these sensor devices can positively contribute to the current issues caused by the Covid19 pandemic. Many informal settlements in South Africa and other third world countries are exposed to waste water and this device may help to establish any contamination of their drinking water. These Paper-based devices could also be used to test the waste/sewage water of a settlement and establish the presence of Covid19 in communities, thus eliminating the need for individual testing which could also lower the load on testing facilities which are currently being overwhelmed in many countries. This could lead to rapid identification of Covid19 in communities and containing the spread of the pathogen more effectively.
 
For more information about this subject discussed by Dr Yang:
https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/cranfield-university/wastewater-surveillance-can-be-used-assess-spread-covid-19-resource-poor