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Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8954-7998
AccessType
Campus-Only Access for Five (5) Years
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Polymer Science and Engineering
Year Degree Awarded
2021
Month Degree Awarded
September
First Advisor
Todd Emrick
Subject Categories
Polymer Chemistry | Polymer Science
Abstract
This thesis describes the synthesis, characterization, and application of new functional polymers intended to overcome current limitations in the area of thermoplastics, interfacial materials, and assemblies, as well as the development of polymers for preventing bacterial growth. This work was accomplished by considering the fundamentals of interfacial interactions, antifouling coatings, and the importance of chemical functionality in interfacial aggregation and segregation. The work presented in this thesis focused particularly on strategies to advance functional polymer materials using ring-opening polymerization, controlled free-radical polymerization, and ring-opening metathesis polymerization, as well as the use of functional polymer zwitterions at fluid-fluid interfaces.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/24296272
Recommended Citation
Sathyan, Ashlin, "FUNCTIONAL COPOLYMERS FOR MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND INTERFACES: POLYAMIDES AND POLYZWITTERIONS" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations. 2336.
https://doi.org/10.7275/24296272
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/2336