J. Lahann Lab

1. J. Lahann Lab http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/che/research/lahann/ CAREER: An Integrated Research and Education Plan for the Advancement of Surface Engineering via Thin Polymer Films Grant No.: DMR-0449462 Program Director: Andrew J. Lovinger Controlled immobilization using multi-potent reactive coatings via CVD copolymerization.5 Patterned click reaction using alkyne-functionalized reactive coatings.6 Chemical vapor deposition polymerization within confined geometries.3 Publications: • H.Y. Chen, J. Lahann, Fabrication of Discontinuous Surface Patterns within Microfluidic Channels Using Photodefinable Vapor-based Polymer Coatings. Analytical Chemistry2005, 77(21), 6909-6914. • H. Nandivada, H. Y Chen, J. Lahann. Vapor-Based Synthesis of Poly[(4-formyl-p-xylylene)-co-(p-xylylene)] and Its Use for Biomimetic Surface Modifications. Macromolecular Rapid Communications2005, 26, 1794-1799. • H.-Y. Chen, Y. Elkasabi, J. Lahann, Surface Modification of Confined Microgeometries via Vapor-Deposited Polymer Coatings. Journal of the American ChemicalSociety2006, 128(1), 374-380. • J.M. Wu, Y. Chung, K.J. Belford, G.D. Smith, S. Takayama, J. Lahann, A Surface-Modified Sperm Sorting Device with Long-Term Stability. Biomedical Microdevices2006 8, 99-107. • Y. Elkasabi, H.-Y. Chen, J. Lahann, Multi-Potent Polymer Coatings Based On Chemical Vapor Deposition Co-Polymerization. Advanced Materials2006,18, 1521-1526 (highlighted as cover article). • H. Nandivada, H.-Y. Chen and J. Lahann, Reactive polymer coatings that “click”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2006,45, 20, 3360-3363. • J. Lahann, Vapor-Based Polyreactions With Use For Biomedical Applications. Polymer International,2006 (invited review, accepted for publication). • M. Yoshida, R. Langer, A. Lendlein, and J. Lahann, From advanced biomedical coatings to intelligent biomaterials, Polymer Reviews2006 (invited review, guest editor: Marek Urban, accepted for publication). Controlled protein adsorption by digital micromirror-modulated UV projection for on-stent patterning.

2. J. Lahann Lab Prof. Lahann and graduate student David Peng with a class of elementary school students. • The Lahann group is involved in several outreach and research experiences with the aim to make surface engineering fun for students at different age levels: • In 2005, two high school students, Radicia Laing and Maria Rahman, spent the summer in the Lahann group to work on polymer thin films. Prof. Lahann is also the ChE mentor of the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program. • In 2005/2006, 9 undergraduate students conducted various projects regarding biointerfaces and polymer thin films. These students included: Khek Khiang Chia (now a graduate student at MIT), Kim Belford, Samih Zaman, Eric Chang, Daniel Schmidt (now a graduate student at MIT), Brian Coultier, Katie Cunningham, Nathaniel Tindall, and Sandy Yu. • Joerg Lahann developed (2005) and refined (2006) a graduate course on interfacial aspect of Biomolecular Engineering. In 2006, 21 students participated and the vast majority stated that the course improved their understanding of surface engineering and their ability to communicate. http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/che/research/lahann/ CAREER: An Integrated Research and Education Plan for the Advancement of Surface Engineering via Thin Polymer Films Grant No.: DMR-0449462 Program Director: Andrew J. Lovinger Patterned protein surface made by High-school student Radicia Laing during her summer research project in the Lahann Lab. As a demonstration, Radicia (with help of graduate student Hsien-Yeh Chen) wrote a text with proteins onto a surface. Undergraduate Student Sandy Yu and graduate student Hsien-Yeh Chen working on a vapor-based polymer synthesis.