{"379231":{"#nid":"379231","#data":{"type":"event","title":"MSE PhD Proposal by James Iocozzia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMSE PhD Proposal: \u003Cstrong\u003EJames Iocozzia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDate: Wednesday, February 25, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003ETime: 11am-1pm\u003Cbr \/\u003ELocation: Molecular Science and Engineering Building (MoSE) 1222\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EZhiqun Lin (Advisor\/MSE)\u003Cbr \/\u003EDong Qin (MSE)\u003Cbr \/\u003EPaul Russo (MSE)\u003Cbr \/\u003EVladimir Tsukruk (MSE)\u003Cbr \/\u003EJohn Zhang (Chemistry)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETitle: \u003Cstrong\u003EHard and Soft Nanocomposites via Living Polymerization from High Functionality Polyols\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EControlled living polymerization techniques, such as ATRP and RAFT, have enabled the synthesis of well-defined, monodisperse polymer structures can possess many different compositions \u003Cbr \/\u003Epossessing telechelic and\/or pendant functionality. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the immensely useful class of chemistry known as \u0022click\u0022 chemistry enables different materials to \u003Cbr \/\u003Eessentially be connected together easily and in high yield under moderated conditions. In parallel, the rational design and synthesis of high functionality hyperbranched polyglycerols (HPG) by \u003Cbr \/\u003Eanionic ring-opening multibranching polymerization (ROMBP) are ideal initiator sites for creating densely packed polymer structures spanning multiple dimensions and length scales or serve a \u003Cbr \/\u003Eclick sites for attaching many other large or small synthetic or biological moieties. These structures can be used as nanoreactors for the synthesis of varied nanocrystalline and soft structures. \u003Cbr \/\u003EThough similar in many ways, HPGs possess several distinct advantages over their linear equivalent poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and industry standard including improved solubility, greater \u003Cbr \/\u003Ebiocompatability, higher surface functionality and lower viscosity. Owing to the large hydroxyl group functionality of such structures, many different chemistries can be performed on them \u003Cbr \/\u003Eincluding initiation and click functionalization. This work aims to investigate the synthesis and use of HPG-based polymeric\/click structures for crafting and characterizing spherical and linear \u003Cbr \/\u003Ehard and soft nanomaterials via controlled living polymerization and click chemistry\u0026nbsp; techniques\u0026nbsp; for applications in drug delivery, superparamagnetism,\u0026nbsp; surface antifouling and biological\/environmental \u003Cbr \/\u003Esensing among several others.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hard and Soft Nanocomposites via Living Polymerization from High Functionality Polyols"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2015-02-18 09:35:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:46:15","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-02-25T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-02-25T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-02-25T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-02-25 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-02-25 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-02-25 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"913","name":"PhD"},{"id":"3395","name":"proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}