The ultimate goal of new food packaging technologies, in addition to maintaining the quality
and safety of food for the consumer, is to consider environmental concerns and reduce its …

Conspectus The formation of well-defined and functional three-dimensional (3D) structures
by buckling of thin sheets subjected to spatially nonuniform stresses is common in biological …

In this work, we have investigated a quaternary ammonium compound that exhibits excellent
antimicrobial activity and can be permanently grafted to substrates containing C–H bonds to …

Patterns of white light are projected on liquid crystal (LC) polymer films containing gold
nanospheres (NS) or nanorods (NR) to induce out-of-plane buckling through a photothermal …

Dispersing nanoparticles in polymers is a key requirement for the development of polymer-
matrix composites. In this study, cationic ligand and anionic ligand were designed to serve …

In this paper we adopt molecular dynamics simulations to study the amphiphilic AB block
copolymer (BCP) mediated nanoparticle (NP) dispersion in polymer nanocomposites …

The UV-initiated photografting of X-TEMPO onto the surface of ethylene/α-olefin copolymer
(EOC) and of styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butene)-b-styrene (SEBS) block copolymer films is …

Biodegradable aliphatic polyesters (APEs) and polycarbonates (APCs) are promising
candidates for clinical applications due to their low toxicity, biocompatibility, and …

This project has been focused on developing new materials chemistry and fundamental
understanding that enables fabrication of new classes of micro-patterned polymer constructs …