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S & L Plastics, Inc.

Advisor:
Charles Lyman PhD
Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
Company Mentor:
Denise Yonney

Student Team:
Christopher Cangelose, MSE ’06
Matthew Dwyer, MSE ’06
Alessandro Eldridge, MSE ’06
Katharine Hessler, MSE ’06
Thomas Kachelries, MSE ’06
Antonio Mallozzi, ME ’06

Polyolefin Orthopaedic Device
The goal of this project is to analyze the orthopedic market and to determine an ideal polymer for providing support and comfort to the patient. The value-added function of this product is the custom sizing of the plastic sheets that will be used to form the orthopedic brace. This custom sheet will be formed by a brace manufacturing company to provide maximum comfort for a patient. This will include making a determination on the material properties required by the brace manufacturers and finding an optimal material for this task.