This presentation will highlight our efforts toward the synthesis of well-defined polypeptide-based materials and investigation of their properties and potential applications.  Ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride monomers allows for the construction of block polymers, molecular brushes and other architectures.  Many of those unique polymer structures exhibit interesting properties, including (hydro)gelation abilities.  By combining peptide-based block copolymer hydrogelators and photo-thermally-active carbon nanotubes, soft conductive materials can be reversibly photo-generated, allowing for rapid and spatially-defined construction of conductive patterns (&gt; 100 S/m).  These materials may be of interest for wearable electronics, among other applications.  Alternatively, organic radical side chain moieties are being studied for safe, sustainable, and recyclable battery technologies.  Finally, polypeptides having compositions and structures conducive for drug packaging and release are also being pursued.  Fundamental aspects of the design, synthesis, and characterization of polypeptides will be discussed, with an emphasis on their practical implementation toward diverse applications.<br/>

Diversity of polypeptide materials:  From simple linear homopolymer synthesis to bottlebrush architectures, polyelectrolytes, block polymer hydrogels, drug delivery systems, conductive composite materials, and organic radical polymers

2019 Fall National Meeting

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