PTFE Research
Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Research Topics:
- Brownian dynamics and single particle tracking
- Cyclodextrin/dye inclusion complexes
- Development of a commercially viable, sustainable process for dyeing of generic unmodified polypropylene fiber
- Fluid coating of cylindrical objects
- Main-chain liquid crystalline polymers and elastomers as shape memory and auxetic (negative Poisson) materials
- Nanoscale polymerization and spinning of polyamides and polyesters
- Study of the mechanical properties and degradability of blends of different degradable polymers
- Surface modification of nylon via covalent attachment of fluoroalkyls
- Synthesis and characterization of model crosslinked polymer networks
- Synthesis of cyclic polymers and threaded macromolecules
- Synthesis, properties and self-assembly of gold nanorods
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