Research Description

Design and synthesis of new materials with interesting and useful electronic and biological properties, particularly at nanometer length scales.

Publications

• Exploring the physicochemical and morphological properties of peptide‐hybridized dendrimers ( DendriPeps ) and their aggregates (2020)
• Lanthanum carbonate nanofibers for phosphorus removal from water (2020)
• Synthesis, structure, and function of internally functionalized dendrimers (2020)
• DendriPeps: Expanding Dendrimer Functionality by Hybridizing Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) Scaffolds with Peptide Segments (2019)
• Liquid Metal Nanoparticles as Initiators for Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers (2019)
• Synthesis of 5,12-Diazapentacenes and Their Properties (2019)
• Amidation of polyesters is slow in nonaqueous solvents: Efficient amidation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane in water for generating multifunctional surfaces (2016)
• Resisting protein adsorption on biodegradable polyester brushes (2014)
• Comparison of the growth and degradation of Poly(glycolic acid) and Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) brushes (2013)
• Comparison of the growth and degradation of poly(glycolic acid) and poly(ε-caprolactone) brushes (2013)

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Education

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (1991)
B.A., Computer Science and Chemistry, Drew University (1987)