Multifunctional materials via self-assembly

POLY 21

Marcus Weck, marcus.weck@chemistry.gatech.edu, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400
The design and synthesis of complex polymeric architectures such as multifunctional copolymers or block copolymers is of utmost importance for a variety of materials applications ranging from drug delivery systems to organic light-emitting diodes. We will present novel methodologies towards the synthesis of such polymeric architectures using a combination of non-covalent interactions and controlled polymerization techniques. Furthermore, we will describe a variety of applications of these methodologies including template polymerizations, the formation of highly cross-linked and functional copolymers, as well as surface functionalization and patterning.
 

Special Symposium in Honor of Sir Fraser Stoddart
8:30 AM-12:30 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Westin Boston Waterfront -- Grand Ballroom B, Oral

Division of Polymer Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007