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RE: "Good God, Why Me?" - A Sonnet by Duncan Cary Palmer
Yeah the polymers were mostly silicone or other biocompatible polymers that I made little micropatterns on the surface in the shapes of cells (nanoscale resolution) and one of the ideas was to have the cells follow patterns on the surface, and the surfaces were coated with different trophic factors (proteins to attract or repel the growth) so the whole idea was to get the nerves to go along a path that we designed (encourage them along to the right endpoint.)
Being an inventor sure sounds fun and really challenging! I feel like I have ideas all the time but nothing groundbreaking, just ways to make things or build things that work for my life. :)
That sounds really cool... Thanks so much for giving me a little more insight into what you do, it sounds fascinating.
I wish I could visit your lab and see the equipment and materials and tools you work with.
The idea of engineering things at nano scale is incredibly appealing to me. Have you ever read any of Eric Drexler's work, or heard of the Foresight Institute?
Being an inventor is a ton of fun, and I imagine it would be even more so had I greater time and resources to develop my inventions. I have a laundry list of "latent projects" as long as my arm that have been frustratingly "on the back burner" due to survival issues. But it makes me long for Glory all the more... ;)