Researchers
Dana Jutras '10
One-pot Surface Grafting of Alkene-rich Dendritic Polymers and Subsequent Chemical Transformations
Maria Felisa Lerum, postdoctoral fellow
Surface-initiated Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Low-strain Cyclic Monomers
Amanda Strickland '10
Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution via Poly(vinyl alcohol) Adsorption
Emily
Asenath Smith '08
Optimizing Dextran Grafting to Amine-Functionalized Silicon Surfaces
Yunnan Jiang '09 Diffusion Characteristics and Structural Analysis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels
Anna
Zimmerman '09
Incorporation of Gold Nanoparticles in Poly(vinyl alcohol) Gels - How and Why Do the "Liesegang" Patterns Form?
Insun
Yoon '09
Porosity Analysis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Gels
Naa
Norkor Lokko '08
Surface-initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Norbornene
Ji-Nyeong
(Janet) Choi '08
Grafting Dextrans to Silicon Surfaces
Jianxin
Feng, postdoctoral fellow
New Materials Synthesis via Surface-initiated ROMP
The
"Cool" Team - Chantel Tester '07 (left) and Angela Diciccio '08 (right)
Investigating Poly(vinyl alcohol) Gels as a New Reaction Matrix
The
"Hot" Team - Kanchana Weerakoon '06 (left) and Karmen Ho '07 (right)
Reactivity of Surface-bound Alkenes
Rose Ndong '05
Preparation of Molecular Gradient Surfaces
Stephanie Stoddart
'05
Surface Grafting of Synthetic Hydrophilic Polymers via Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Anna Koh '04
Grafting of Native and Oxidized Polysaccharides to Surfaces
Surangkhana
Martwiset '03
Assessing Protein Resistant Behaviors of Polysaccharides
Piwai
H. R. Dakwa '03
Chemical Immobilization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) for Improved Biocompatibiltiy
Anuja
De Silva '03
Controlling Wettability by Tailoring Surface Chemical Structures
Mamle
Quarmyne '03
A General Approach to Surface Modification of Solid Materials
Nui Takeshita
'02
Tailoring Surface Roughness for Controlled Wettability
Ryoko
Fukai '02
Chemical Immobilization of Poly(ethylene oxide) on Poly(ethylene therephthalate) for Improved Biocompatibility
Rachel
Yeung '02
Surface Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) by Adsorption of Functional Polymers
Bryony
Coupe '01
New Approaches to Functionalization of Fluoropolymers
Ruvini
Samaranayake '01
Lyophobization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Linda Paradis, M. A. '01 New Approaches to Micro Powder Coating
María
E. Evangelista '00
Sequential Adsorption of Functional Polymers to Fluoropolymer Substrates for Improved Wettability