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Polymers are being called upon for diverse applications including conventional products like bottles, packaging and adhesives but also cutting-edge applications like self-

healing coatings, bone and tissue adhesives.

URI graduate student Jinal Pothupitiya is filling a cryogenic thermos with liquid nitrogen, preparing to synthesize polymer.

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