245th National Meeting (2013)

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Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science

Synthesis and polymerization of (2-bromo-2-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl acrylate using D,L-serine

Dynamic topology of thermally-responsive materials via Diels-Alder chemistry

Photopolymerization of thiol-ene/graphene nanocomposites

Synthesis of genetically engineered epidermal growth factor for controlled release

Effectof formation conditions on the drug-loading capacity and thermally-triggered release for polymer micelles

Dibucaine encapsulation in polymer micelles having a semi-crystalline core made from a poly(ethylene-b-caprolactone) diblock copolymer

Thermally triggered release of dibucaine from polymer micelles made from a poly(ethylene glycol-b-caprolactone-b-lactic acid) triblock terpolymer

Modeling cilia inspired poly-acrylamide gel morphologies with a spiky ferrofluid

Synthesis and characterization of thiophene-based conducting polymers for use as artificial muscles

Cisplatin adduct affects on DNA-DNA interactions

Ternary thiol-ene photopolymerizations using multifunctional monomers derived from the thiol-benzoxazine reaction

Folding of synthetic polymer chains using radically exchangeable alkoxyamines

Probing Diels-Alder adducts of anthracene and maleimide as mechanically active functional groups

Rapidly-dissolvable microneedle patches via a highly scalable and reproducible soft lithography approach

Synthesis and characterization of "sweet" salicylic acid drugtrees

Synthesis and characterization of dual pH/temperature sensitive block polymers

Tunable pH-responsive sulfonamide-based polymers via RAFT as potential mediators of endosomal drug release

Recognition of mannose- and glucose-derived polymers

Synthesis of poly(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-α/β-D-glucopyranose)

Synthesis and characterization of novel two-stage photobase generators for pitch division lithography

Menthone based polymers

Practical tactic for improving water solubility of hydrophobic small molecules: With an emphasis toward high sensitivity X-ray contrast media (XRCM)

Injectable hydrogels as reservoirs in biomedical applications

Bio-based carbon nanotube composites from tung oil

Odorless polymers from nicotinic acid

Detection of aqueous toluene: A fluorescent sensor for use in environmental studies

Investigation of the gelation ability of N,N-dimethyl n-alkyl ammonium ?p?-toluene sulfonates

Studies on the refractive index of copoly(arylene-siloxane) constructed with amide, ester, or ether linkage units

Novel composite materials based on chitin from discarded crawfish

Metal coordination polymer networks of iron(II) and ruthenium(II) tris(bipyridine)

Novel strategies for chemical synthesis of functional silicones

Synthesis, characterization, and degradation of multi-armed calixarene-core polylactide star polymers

Synthesis of guanidino and primary amine functional copolymers to mimic antimicrobial peptides

Synthesis of pH-responsive poly(ethylene oxide) derivatives for applications in biomedicine

Controlled release of genetically engineered epidermal growth factor from poly(ethylene glycol methacrylate) hydrogels in response to matrix metalloproteinases

MicroMRI transport study of polymer beacons for combined DNA delivery and image contrast

Novel phosphonium containing polyester triblock copolymers for nucleic acid delivery

Drug release kinetics from cross-linked polyanhydrides

Functionalization of monosaccharaides for polymer synthesis

Synthesis of mannose-functionalized polymeric micelles

Biopolymeric hydrogels for cardiovascular therapies

Band-gap engineering of carborane-containing conducting polymers: A computational study

Improved efficiency organic photovoltaic cells by exertion of control over processing parameters and incorporation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)

Block copolymer nanostructures for roll to roll manufacturing of photovoltaic devices

Synthetic design of block copolymer amphiphiles for nanomaterial dispersion

Synthesis of amino acid containing block copolymers

Controlling surface energy and wetability with a light responsive linker system

Release of encapsulated CA2+ ions from a polyelectrolyte multilayer system via mechanical stretching

Locking properties of magnetic nanoparticles decorated with stimuli-responsive block-copolymer brushes

PDMS-PCL shape memory polymer (SMP) foams

PAAMPSA and PEGMA dihydrophilic block copolymers as model self-assembled nanoreactors

Ligand donor effects of polydentate pyridine-amine ligands for copper(I) in the ATRP of styrene

Synthesis of poly(styrene-block–vinyl acetate) using RAFT polymerization with a single mediating agent

Light responsive folding based on pre-stressed polymers

Formation and testing of xanthene-based mechanophores

Optimizing processing techniques to increase efficiency in P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells in different atmospheric conditions

Investigating cure kinetics of amine-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) in epoxy-amine networks

End group effects on the curing temperature of liquid crystalline thermosets

Introducing chemical diversity to poly(arylene ether)s via N-phenyl-3,5-difluorobenzene sulfonamides

Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science

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Synthesis and polymerization of (2-bromo-2-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl acrylate using D,L-serine