Department of Chemistry
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.
Annoucements: No seminar Tues., Nov 11 due to Veteran’s Day holiday.
Recent publications
Congratulations to the Gramlich group on their most recent publication on RAFT depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) in toluene is now available at Polymer Chemistry (https://lnkd.in/eKw4Ji7H). This paper is the culmination of the hard work of recent graduate Dr. Don Bones to explore the kinetics phenomenon in more detail.
Another publication from the Gramlich group. Check out their recent publication in Biomacromolecules where they explore the origins of this phenomenon and describe how to prevent it. These results are thanks to the hard work of Dr. Ayan Dutta.
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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!
Members of the Gramlich lab have published a new article demonstrating how to enhance the mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites using cellulose nanofibrils functionalized with poly(methyl methacrylate). The nanofibrils were prepared through grafting-through emulsion polymerization. The article, “Strengthening Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites with Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Functionalized Cellulose Nanofibrils Created Through Grafting-Through Emulsion Polymerization”, appears in Royal Society of Chemistry. Congratulations to authors Hathaithep Senkumab, Peter V. Kelly, Ahmad A. L. Ahmad, Siamak Shams Es-haghi, and William M. Gramlich!