Thermally and Mechanically Responsive Platforms for Functional Polymeric Materials

Author: Versaw, Brooke Ann

Year: 2023

Degree: Dissertation (Ph.D.)

Advisor: Robb, Maxwell J.

Committee Members: Stoltz, Brian M.; Reisman, Sarah E.; Agapie, Theodor; Robb, Maxwell J.

Option: Chemistry

DOI: 10.7907/2hwm-af78

Abstract

Connecting a polymer’s reactivity or properties to its working environment is a grand challenge in polymer chemistry. Research towards this goal is driven both by a fundamental interest in mimicking nature’s ability to create surfaces that adapt to their surroundings and a practical desire to tailor the properties of materials to the wide-ranging contexts where they find use. This thesis investigates the development of polymers that exhibit productive changes in physical properties or chemical reactivity under an applied environmental stimulus.

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