Research Studies

The links below are research that the students of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering have been working on this past year.

High-Fidelity Fabrication of Au-Polymer Janus Nanoparticles using a Solution Template Approach

A Hydroxyapatite (HA)-Binding Peptide Functionalized Dendron: Design, Synthesis and application as a Growth Factor Carrier

Fabrication of Orthogonal Peptide Concentration Gradient Surfaces for Directing Stem Cells Differentiation

Mechanically Enhanced, Peptide Crosslinked Poly (Ester Urea)s for Critical Bone Defect Repair

Combinatorial techniques for viscous polymer solution mixing and coating

Nanotopology of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Coated poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(D,L-lactide) Blends for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Phase separated polymer blends as a platform for cell growth – 2D and 2.5D scaffolds

Stability and Morphology of Polymer Nanocomposite Thin Films for Applications in Functional Materials:

Gradient Methods: Flow coating and cold zone annealing methods

Strain-Induced Elastic Buckling Instability For Mechanical Measurements, SIEBIMM:

Flexible Materials

Conducting Materials

Polymer Thin Films Dewetting and Cracking:

Polymer Solar Cells