The Department of Chemistry invites you to its departmental seminar today at 4:10 p.m. in Fulmer Hall, room 201.
Dr. Brent Sumerlin, from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida will present, Synthesis and Investigation of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers Capable of Structurally Dynamic Assembly.
Abstract: This presentation will focus on our recent advances in the areas of dynamic-covalent materials and responsive nanoparticles. By relying on a variety of reversible covalent reactions that lead to readily cleaved bonds, we have prepared materials that combine the physical integrity of covalent materials and the structural dynamics of supramolecular complexes. Oximes, boronic esters, boronate esters, and Diels-Alder linkages have all been employed to prepare these responsive and dynamic materials, with particular attention having been dedicated to the preparation of hydrogels, elastomers, and nanoparticles. We seek to exploit the reversible nature of these bonds to prepare responsive and self-healing materials.
