given that impaired hearing often effects patients, quality of life, michael snyder decided it wasn't good enough. together with his colleagues at the dressed and technical university, he's developed an implant that helps restore hearing completely over implant todd, what's different about our implants compared to the current standards of technical implants, is that we've precisely reproduced the natural structure of the ear drum torvard. that's what makes it unique, does the stuff that was on to hide as a medical textiles, researcher dilbert amigos task, was to find the appropriate material. she established that a protein made of silk warm cocoons was most suitable. she then combined it with a biodegradable plastic thomas fair if there also the ear drum has a collage in a stretcher hern from to put more of i am i protein was a one component said we wanted the material used for the e drum to be as similar to that as possible, units of matter. the scientists also wanted to replicate the structure of the air drum, as well as the material. the team had to figure out how to develop fibers

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>> rochelle monique snell >> leonard j snyder, jr >> astrid elizabeth sohan >> sushil s solanki >> ruben solares >> naomi leah solomon >> daniel w song >> michaelan soto >> timothy patrick soulas >> gregory thomas spagnoletti >> donald f spampinato, jr >> thomas sparacio >> john anthony spataro >> robert w spear, jr >> maynard s spence, jr >> george edward spencer iii and to our sister. celeste was a model not only in fashion and style, but because of who she was and what she stood for. my brother brought to my attention that her name celeste torres means sky towers. and like towers she was tall, slim, elegant, intelligent with an amazing personality. celeste attended nyu and graduated cum laude in journalism. she used the platform to advocate for justice, children and women's rights. celeste understood education played a major role in her success and modeled that same principle and her daughter. jasmine, her daughter, graduated from duke university on a full academic scholarship and recently internationally she completed a dual masters degree from oxford university and england, and a university in paris to carry on her mother's legacy. we will