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Polymer Networks: The Next Generation (in five minutes…). Christopher J. Kloxin, Research Assistant Professor Materials Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering.
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Polymer Networks: The Next Generation (in five minutes…) Christopher J. Kloxin, Research Assistant Professor Materials Science and EngineeringChemical Engineering Research Theme: Creating and developing versatile materials, materials that are synthetically flexible, which enable a large degree of tailoring material properties for specific applications. September 26, 2011
New Polymerization Chemistries Thiol-yne photopolymerization1 Iodo-ene photopolymerization2 1) Fairbanks, Scott, Kloxin, Anseth, and Bowman, Macromolecules42 (1), 211-217 (2009) 2) Scottand Kloxin, in preparation
1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 New Polymer Network Paradigm: Covalent Adaptable Networks1 Externally Triggered Material Healing3 Low-Stress Photopolymerization2 1) Kloxin, Scott, Adzima, and Bowman, Macromolecules, 43(6) 2643-2653 (2010) 2) Kloxin, Scott, and Bowman, Macromolecules42 (7) 2551-2556 (2009). 3) Adzima, Kloxin, and Bowman, Advanced Materials22 (25) 2784-2787 (2010)
New Methods of Photopatterning Photo-click1 Mechanophotopatterning2 Photofixation3 1) Adzima, Tao, Kloxin, DeForest, Anseth, and Bowman, Nature Chem.3 (3) 258-261 (2011) 2) Kloxin, Scott, Park, and Bowman, Adv. Mater.23 (17) 977‐1981 (2011) 3) Adzima, Kloxin, DeForest, Anseth, and Bowman, submitted to Adv. Mater.
Future Projects Acknowledgements: • Photorevesible Networks • photoreversible adhesives • MPP Platform • Directed Self-assembly • Membranes • Data storage and nanoscaleelectronics • Graphene Composites • Energy harvesting and storage Prof. Christopher Bowman Prof. Kristi Anseth Prof. Timothy Scott Dr. Brian Adzima Dr. Cole DeForest Dr. Benjamin Fairbanks Dr. Heeyoung Park Funding provided by: Contact Information Ph: +1 302 831 8670 E-mail: cjk@udel.edu Web: www.cjklab.org
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