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| The Characterization
and Measurement Group provides standards, reference
data, and measurements needed by industry, government agencies,
and the scientific and technical communities for synthesis,
processing, and use of polymeric materials. Activities include
developing new measurement techniques, data analysis algorithms,
and theoretical models to support polymer materials characterization,
quality control, process development, and performance. The group
works closely with the other groups in the Polymers Division
by providing technical support for ongoing programs throughout
the Division. |
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| The Electronics Materials
Group provides standard measurements and data, develops and
applies in situ measurements on materials and material assemblies
having micrometer- and submicrometer-scale dimensions, quantifies
the divergence of material properties from their bulk values
as dimensions are reduced and interfaces contribute strongly
to properties, and develops fundamental understanding of materials
needed in future semiconductor electronics applications. The
goal of this group is to be the key resource within the Federal
Government for materials metrology development for commercial
semiconductor electronics manufacturing. |
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| The Biomaterials
Group provides basic materials science, engineering,
test methods, and standards to sectors of the health care industry
for the development of new or improved materials and delivery
systems with a strong emphasis on tissue engineering and related
technologies. Whereas current medical implants are engineered
to be biologically inert, the goal of tissue engineering is
to utilize our understanding of tissue repair processes to design
advanced medical devices that promote regeneration. |
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| The Processing Characterization
Group advances the understanding and control of polymeric
materials under flow through the use and development of advanced
measurement technology. Through fundamental measurements of
rheological phenomena, methods can be developed to control the
flow and the properties of the final product. Many of the projects
in this Group are conducted in collaboration with industrial
partners, which range in size from start-up companies to large
multi-national corporations. |
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| The Multivariant Measurement
Methods Group develops cost-effective combinatorial
and high-throughput methodologies for polymer materials science,
which enable scientists to rapidly explore a wide range of material
characteristics in parallel and often on a miniaturized scale.
These methodologies allow one to learn more about polymeric
materials and their structure, properties and processing, data
that can help manufacturers accelerate the development of new
materials for the U.S. polymer industry. The group works closely
to address issues of the Electronics Materials and Biomaterials
Groups for their structure and properties characterization,
and co-ordinates the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center, a multi-tier
consortium which directly serves the needs of industrial, academic,
and government customers. |
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