Many of the collaborative research activities within the Purdue Institute for Polymer Innovation are organized amongst grand challenges for a more vibrant future.

Sustainability

• Bio-based starting materials
• Recycling and upcycling
• Degradability
• Resins for extracting metals

 

Healthcare

• Antimicrobial coatings
• Drug delivery matrices
• Tissue engineering matrices
• Biomimetic tissue models
• Adhesives/bandages/wound dressings
• Injectables
• 3D and Bioprinting
• Nanomedicine
• Engineered excipients for biopharmaceutical applications

Energy

• Energy-intensive polymer processing

Water

• Materials for collection of water
• Polymers for purification of water

 

Food

• Food preservation/packaging
• Seed coatings

Environmental Repair

• Resins for extracting toxic metals
• Remediation of PFAS and other hazardous waste