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Battelle's Joel Elhard

Published: September 8, 2011 6:00 am ET
Updated: September 8, 2011 12:00 am ET

Particles too small to be seen with the naked eye are among the most difficult elements to incorporate in medical device materials. In this video from PN's recent Plastics in Medical Devices conference, Joel Elhard, senior research scientist at Battele Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, explains where researchers think nanoparticles are heading in the future.

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