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Research at UTC
Research at UTC
Polymer molecules are ubiquitous in our society, and can be found in common materials like rubbers, plastics, and coatings as well as special applications in biology and medicine. The behavior of these materials is dictated by their chemical structure at the molecular level. Our research is focused on molecular level control of polymeric material properties across multiple length-scales. We are working to use the tools of organic chemistry to develop new functional capabilities. Watch this space for more information on our projects in the coming months and years!
Publications
Publications
For the most updated list of publications, see my google scholar page.
bold and italics indicates undergraduate co-author, * indicates co-authorship
1.) MH Barbee,* ZM Wright,* BP Allen, HF Taylor, EF Patteson, AS Knight. “Protein-mimetic self-assembly with synthetic macromolecules”, Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 3585.
Featured on the Macromolecules cover
2.) LS Shannahan, Y Lin, JF Berry, MH Barbee, M Fermen-Coker, SL Craig. “Onset of Mechanochromic Response in the High Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Spiropyran Embedded Silicone Elastomers”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2021, 42, 2000449.
3.) MH Barbee, J Wang, M Lu, T Kouznetsova, SL Craig. “Mechanochemical Ring-Opening of Allylic Epoxides”, Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 6234.
4.) RC Rohde, A Basu, LB Okello, MH Barbee, Y Zhang, OD Velev, A Nelson, SL Craig. “Mechanochromic composite elastomers for additive manufacturing and low strain mechanophore activation”, Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 5985.
5.) J Park*, Y Lee*, MH Barbee*, S Cho, R Shanker, J Kim, J Myoung, MP Kim, C Baig, SL Craig, H Ko, “Hierarchical nanoparticle-in-micropore architecture for enhanced mechanosensitivity and stretchability in mechanochromic electronic skins”, Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1808148.
6.) L Shannahan, J Berry, Y Lin, MH Barbee, SL Craig, D Casem, M Fermen-Coker, “A mechanochemistry-based technique for early material damage detection in high strain rate processes”, Army Research Laboratory Technical Report, 2019, ARL-TR-8629.
7.) X Zhiyong, VD Alphonse, DB Trigg, TP Harrigan, JM Paulson, QT Luong, EP Lloyd, MH Barbee, SL Craig, “Seeing strain in soft materials”, Molecules, 2019, 24, 542.
8.) MH Barbee, T Kouznetsova, SL Barrett, GR Gossweiler, Y Lin, S Rastogi, WJ Brittain, SL Craig, “Substituent effects and mechanism in a mechanochemical reaction” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12746.
Featured in a JACS Spotlight "A force to be reckoned with: Chemical reactions through mechanical methodologies", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 14527.
9.) Y Lin, MH Barbee, C Chang, SL Craig, “Regiochemical effects on mechanophore activation in bulk materials”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 15969.
10.) MH Barbee, K Mondal, JZ Deng, V Bharambe, TV Neumann, JJ Adams, MD Dickey, SL Craig, “Mechanochromic stretchable electronics”, ACS Appl. Mat. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 29918.
Featured by the Duke Chronicle, Printed Electronics World, and the NSF Science 360.
11.) MH Barbee*, RG Carden*, JHR Johnson, CL Brown, DA Canelas, SL Craig, “A single reaction thread ties multiple core concepts in an introductory chemistry course” J. Chem. Educ. 2018, 95, 939–946.
12.) CL Brown, MH Barbee, JH Ko, HD Maynard, SL Craig, “Writing without ink: A mechanically and photochemically responsive PDMS polymer for Science Outreach” J. Chem. Educ., 2017, 94, 1752–1755.
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