First author Changxu Sun (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

First author Changxu Sun

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University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering PhD candidate Changxu Sun holds up a small malva nut and a submerged one to demonstrate how much it swells in water. Sun is harnessing this “natural hydrogel” to create new medical devices.

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University of Chicago / Chuanwang Yang

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