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Dr. El-Aasser pioneered an area of
research known as "Miniemulsions" (coined the
term in 1980), in the field of polymer colloids. Through
continuous funding from NSF and Industry since 1978, Dr.
El-Aasser and his students published 83 papers, 24 Ph.D.
dissertations, and 16 M.S. Reports on Miniemulsions.
Industrial interest in Miniemulsions has been ongoing as
demonstrated by the recent patents and manufacturing of several
new products -- coating pharmaceutical pills, entrapment of
drugs, and encapsulation of pigments. One key patent (assigned
to Lehigh) was licensed by FMC for the manufacturing of "Aquacoat"
for coating pharmaceutical pills.
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