Nature has created a vast array of responsive polymeric architectures for structural (i.e. collagen and microtubules) and functional applications (i.e. enzymes and DNA). Researchers, however, have just begun to develop responsive synthetic systems with similar capabilities. In order to create more of these systems, techniques are required to create responses to a wide range of chemical and physical stimuli. We are working towards developing a new technique to achieve morphological control of synthetic systems, specifically using specific ligand-metal ion interactions to modulate the assembly of novel nanomaterials with biological applications.

Bioinspired control of polymer self-assembly via ligand-metal ion interactions

251st National Meeting (2016)

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