Southern Research Institute

The UAB Research Foundation (The University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Andrew Wayne Cain

Ashish Kumar Pathak

Joanne Murphy-Ullrich

Rebecca Boohaker

Scott C Brown

Saibal Chakraborty

Andrew Douglas Penman

William Madison Parks

Andra Rixse Frost

Randell L Thompson

Joel L Berry

Timothy M Wick

Disclosed herein is an aerogel made from a polyhydroxy benzene compound crosslinked with formaldehyde. The aerogel is dry and has a first volume and wherein the aerogel can be exposed to a liquid and be re-dried in a gas while retaining at least 70% of the first volume.

Porous material and methods related thereto

Described herein are composites that are relatively lightweight, high strength and low thermal conductivity. Also described herein are methods for the manufacture and use thereof.

Method for the manufacturing of a composite

Three-dimensional (3D), prevascularized, engineered tissue constructs, 3D prevascularized engineered tissue models of cancer, and bioreactors and bioreactor arrays including the tissue constructs are disclosed. Methods of making the tissue constructs, methods of using the tissue constructs, methods of drug discovery using the tissue constructs and/or cancer models, and the like are also disclosed.

Three-dimensional, prevascularized, engineered tissue constructs, methods of making and methods of using the tissue constructs

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Birmingham, AL, United States of America

Andrew Wayne Cain