UVM Chemist Mona Sharafi (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

UVM Chemist Mona Sharafi

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University of Vermont post-doctoral researcher Mona Sharafi helped build a nanoscale tool that can untie knots of protein, plastic or other polymers. Called a "nanocage," the advance in chemistry promises to help create new kinds of industrial and biological materials.

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