Elastomers

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A backbone lever-arm effect enhances polymer mechanochemistry. 
  • Bioinspired surfaces with dynamic topography for active control of biofouling. 
  • Cephalopod-inspired design of electro-mechano-chemically responsive elastomers for on-demand fluorescent patterning. 
  • Concomitant control of mechanical properties and degradation in resorbable elastomer-like materials using stereochemistry and stoichiometry for soft tissue engineering. 
  • Deformation and fatigue of tough 3D printed elastomer scaffolds processed by fused deposition modeling and continuous liquid interface production. 
  • Elastomeric polyamide biomaterials with stereochemically tuneable mechanical properties and shape memory. 
  • Elastomeric pumps for ambulatory patient controlled regional analgesia. 
  • Fabrication and evaluation of conductive elastomer electrodes for neural stimulation. 
  • Mechanochemical strengthening of a synthetic polymer in response to typically destructive shear forces. 
  • Micropatterning biological molecules on a polymer surface using elastomeric microwells. 
  • Mitigation of hypertrophic scar contraction via an elastomeric biodegradable scaffold. 
  • Molecular Damage Detection in an Elastomer Nanocomposite with a Coumarin Dimer Mechanophore. 
  • Molecular stress relief through a force-induced irreversible extension in polymer contour length. 
  • Sample preparation for MALDI mass spectrometry using an elastomeric device reversibly sealed on the MALDI target. 
  • Spatial mapping of the biomechanical properties of the pericellular matrix of articular cartilage measured in situ via atomic force microscopy. 
  • Tunable leuko-polymersomes that adhere specifically to inflammatory markers. 
  • Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of nanoscale near-infrared emissive polymersomes. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Gavin, Henri P., Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nicholas Institute-Energy Initiative