Polymer professor awarded $200,000 for research in protecting first responders

(University of Akron) Abraham Joy, a polymer science professor at The University of Akron, received a $200,000 prize from the state of Ohio's Third Frontier Commission to create a polymer-based fiber mat that can detect traces of opiate residue, giving first responders at the scene of an overdose a quick indication of the presence of an opioid in the vicinity, which will allow them to take appropriate precautions.

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