Joe DeSimone is something of a legend around this area (RTP). The guy is a prolific inventor at UNC Chapel Hill [1] and is a genius when it comes to chemical engineering. He has also won the MIT Lemelson prize [2]. His partner in this, Ed Samulski, is no slouch either [3].
These guys don't mess around. Their inventions do spin off into real companies with real products, and they have a track record to prove their success. Joe has been involved with projects as diverse as an environmentally-friendly dry cleaning technology [4] to nanocarriers for vaccines [5].
I was ready to write this off as another promising idea that would either never make it to market or experience serious issues with the quality and reliability of the polymers. Knowing now that DeSimone is behind this is all the reassurance I need. This will be a real product, it will make it to market, and it will produce quality 3D prints.
These guys don't mess around. Their inventions do spin off into real companies with real products, and they have a track record to prove their success. Joe has been involved with projects as diverse as an environmentally-friendly dry cleaning technology [4] to nanocarriers for vaccines [5].
I was ready to write this off as another promising idea that would either never make it to market or experience serious issues with the quality and reliability of the polymers. Knowing now that DeSimone is behind this is all the reassurance I need. This will be a real product, it will make it to market, and it will produce quality 3D prints.
1: http://www.chem.unc.edu/people/faculty/desimone/index.html?d...
2: http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/joseph-m-desimone
3: http://www.chem.unc.edu/people/faculty/samulski/index.html
4: http://www.fastcompany.com/40583/greener-cleaners
5: http://www.liquidia.com/Overview.html