Thermal insulation is an efficient way to reduce the loss of heat and decrease the energy consumption in buildings and houses. Polyurethane rigid foams are excellent materials for this purpose. Currently, polyurethane foams are produced from petrochemical feedstock. However, fossil fuel resources are non-renewable and are being depleted. In addition, their use contributes to the […]

Sound barriers can be seen beside highways across Ontario and are designed to protect residents from the noise produced by traffic. However, these barriers do little in the way of protecting residents from the pollution produced by nearby vehicles. This project combines a novel sound barrier design with a new pollution control technology that will […]

Recent environmental concerns and legislations over the use of lead are driving the microelectronics industry towards intensive search for lead free solder alloys in electronic packaging. Among many lead free solders, Sn-Cu-Ag system has been regarded as the most promising and attractive candidate alloy system for the conventional Sn-Pb solder alloys, owing to its wettability […]

This research project aims to develop a novel treatment for diabetic foot ulcers. Individuals with diabetes (3.4 million Canadians) exhibit impaired healing of acute wounds, and 15% (~510,000) are estimated to develop chronic non-healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). DFUs precede 84% of all diabetes related lower leg amputations. Typical DFU treatment is excising devitalised tissue […]

Organic coatings are used to protect surfaces in many prominent industries such as automotive and aerospace. The industrial partner has found it imperative to develop their varnish for aircraft interiors in-house. They have identified a “super varnish” that must have exceptional resistance to cracking, prevention of shrinkage and adhesion to wood substrates (grouped herein as […]

During live event shows, event operators rely on industry-grade intercom systems to communicate with each other and coordinate the progress of the event. Depending on the size of the event, they may need to monitor up to dozens of audio feeds and react on the commands when necessary. We hypothesize that enabling users to spatially […]

The planned research program aims to address an existing gap: the lack of commercial availability of reference materials for food allergens to be used in the context of analytical method development, validation and performance testing. In particular, naturally incurred samples representing food matrices where priority allergens are likely to occur, in a controlled and calibrated […]

The planned research program aims to address an existing gap: the lack of commercial availability of reference materials for food allergens to be used in the context of analytical method development, validation and performance testing. In particular, naturally incurred samples representing food matrices where priority allergens are likely to occur, in a controlled and calibrated […]

Today, the development of complex products such as aircraft systems is still mainly based on a paper-based requirements and development process which leads to delays, cost overrun and sometimes failure to respond to customer needs. A structured, model-based design approach is considered promising to bring innovation and optimization in systems architectures. The project aims to […]

The planned research aims to validate food allergen testing tools from r-Biopharm Canada, and their incorporation in novel quality-management systems used in food production. The first part of the project consists in developing validation criteria for allergen methods under the auspices of the Association of Official Analytical Communities (AOAC) and apply these new requirements for […]

Le contrôle de qualité de produits pharmaceutiques s’effectue par différentes méthodes de laboratoire telles que les tests de dissolution et les analyses de chromatographie en phase liquide à haute performance (HPLC). Ces méthodes sont souvent lentes et dispendieuses. L’industrie se tourne présentement vers l’utilisation de sondes spectrales (e.g. infrarouge, Raman) pour le contrôle qualité. Ces […]

Le contrôle qualité de produits pharmaceutiques s’effectue par différentes méthodes telles que les tests de dissolution et les analyses de chromatographie en phase liquide à haute performance (HPLC). Comme ces méthodes sont souvent lentes et dispendieuses, l’industrie se tourne plutôt vers l’utilisation de sondes spectrales (infrarouge, Raman). Ces outils, nommés technologies d’analyse de procédés (PAT), […]