Researchers at UNSW have developed a simple method of synthesising bulk quantities of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The process also has the potential to provide a viable remediation of persistent organic industrial pollutants such as chlorinated aromatics - converting recognised hazardous waste into high-value commodities and reducing environmental impacts.

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UNSW researchers have developed a simple, non-graphitic route to producing graphene resulting in high yields and a high purity product. The technique brings the efficiencies of scale inherent to chemical synthesis to bear on graphene production. It also allows for additional parameters such as chemical doping of the graphene sheets to be investigated.

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Blood contacting devices/catheters, vascular grafts, indwelling devices and central venous catheters frequently fail due to infection and thrombosis (where one is often linked to the other). As many as 45% of hospital infections are thought to be device-related, with approximately 1 million hospital-acquired infections in the US related to indwelling devices. This novel technology deals with the manipulation of the formulation of nanocomposite polymers to produce biomaterials with different functionalities: mainly non-thrombotic and antibacterial.

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