This Research Topic highlights recent advances in fractal geometry, fractional calculus, and artificial intelligence (AI) for addressing complex problems in ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has developed a new method of surface engineering polymer soft-materials that has potential to accelerate ...

Enzymes called proteases act like molecular scissors for proteins in the body and play a role in therapies to stop viruses ...

To help restore damaged bone, researchers are developing polymer scaffolds that can be implanted in the body to support the growth of new tissue. Poly(propylene fumarate), or PPF, is one of the few ...

This three-credit course in the School of Engineering exposes students to concepts and techniques for design. The class discusses the fundamental concepts and activities of design processes and ...