Montmorillonite pigment effects on the water barrier properties of paper coated with latexes synthesized through surfactant and Pickering emulsion methods
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Chemistry, the central science, is an integral part of modern life and forms the basis for advances in nearly all areas of science and technology. Students and faculty in Chemistry at the University of Maine work together to answer questions related to major societal issues: energy, the environment, modern materials, and health and medicine. We invite you to explore our undergraduate and graduate programs and to learn more about our research. If you have questions or would like to make arrangements for a tour of our department, please contact Dr. Alice Bruce, Chair, 152/271 Aubert Hall, 581-1168/ 581-1182, abruce@maine.edu
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Chemistry Department Seminar Series
Please mark your calendars.
Our next seminar this semester:
Jack Kucine, of the Marangoni research group, will present on Tuesday, Feb 4, at 11:00 a.m. – Room 316 Aubert.
Please join us!
Research and Publication Highlights
A comprehensive review article on peptoid nanosheets has been published in the journal Small! The article is entitled “Uprising Unconventional Nanobiomaterials: Peptoid Nanosheets as a Multi-Modular Platform for Advanced Biological Studies“. This is a collaboration between the groups of Dr. Alessia Battigelli, and Dr. Biljana Mojsoska at Roskilde University (Denmark). Congratulations to graduate student Kalani Samarasekara on her first paper!!!
The link to the article is here https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202406128
Another publication from the Gramlich research group that provides insight into the challenges with using Pickering emulsions and how to overcome them to create barrier coatings on paper. This was made possible through the hard work of Chidubem Uchefuna and Doug Bousfield.
Members of the Gramlich research group published an article where they show how to improve the mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid) composites using modified cellulose nanofibrils. The link to the article is here.
Strengthening polylactic acid (PLA) composites with poly(methyl methacrylate)-functionalized cellulose nanofibrils created through grafting-through emulsion polymerization†
Hathaithep Senkumab, Peter V. Kellyab, Ahmad A. L. Ahmad
ab, Siamak Shams Es-haghibc and William M. Gramlich
Robin Hurst, PhD, undergraduate alumnus, Angel Nieves, and faculty member, Dr. Matthew Brichacek, published an article, “Synthesis of Small Molecules Flourescent Probes and their Applications from Sensing to Imaging” in a special edition of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). The link to the article is here.
