Michael Jaffe, New Jersey Institute of Technology (IMAGE)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Michael Jaffe, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Michael Jaffe, a professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, has received a patent for a chemical derived from sugar. This new material is a derivative of isosorbide and may be able to replace bisphenol A in a number of consumer products, including the lining of tin cans.

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