Judit Puskas

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Judit Puskas is a Distinguished Ohio State University professor noted as co-inventor of the polymer used on the Taxus-brand coronary stent. [1] She is the first woman to win the Charles Goodyear Medal, [2] the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society's Rubber Division. Her research focuses on polymer engineering for breast reconstruction in cancer treatment, [3] green polymer chemistry, biomimetic processes, biomaterials, living polymerization, [4] polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, thermoplastic elastomers, polymer structure/property relationships, and polymer-bio interfaces.

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Education

She received her Ph.D. in Plastics and Rubber Technology/M.E. Organic and Biochemical Engineering from the Technical University of Budapest in 1985. [5]

Career

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Akron professor Puskas to receive Charles Goodyear Medal". Rubber and Plastics News. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS". rubber.org. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Puskas, J. E.; Chen, Y. (2004). "Biomedical application of commercial polymers and novel polyisobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomers for soft tissue replacement". Biomacromolecules. 5 (4): 1141–1154. doi:10.1021/bm034513k. PMID   15244424.
  4. ↑ Puskas, J. E.; Kaszas, G. (2000). "Living carbocationic polymerization of resonance-stabilized monomers". Progress in Polymer Science. 25 (3): 403–452. doi:10.1016/S0079-6700(00)00010-1.
  5. ↑ "Featured Customer – Judit Puskas, Ph.D." wyatt.com. Wyatt Technology. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Judit E. Puskas, P.Eng". Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Goodman, Catherine (2010). "Judit Puskas - A polymer scientist explores and exploits the heterogeneity of natural biopolymers". Nature Chemical Biology. 6 (10): 697. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.449 . PMID   20852603.
  8. ↑ "// OUR PEOPLE // JUDIT E. PUSKAS". fabe.osu.edu. Ohio State University. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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