Lahann Lab

A. Kazemi, J. Lahann. "Environmentallly responsive core/shell particles via electrohydrodynamic co-jetting of fully miscible polymer solutions." Small (2008), 4(10), 1756-1762.

S. Bhaskar, K-H. Roh, X.W. Jiang, G.L. Baker, J. Lahann. "Spatioselective modification of bicompartmental polymer particles and fibers via Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition" Macromolecular rapid communications (2008), 29(20), 1655-1660.

D.K. Peng, A.A. Ahmadi, J. Lahann. "A synthetic surface that undergoes spatiotemporal remodeling" Nano Letters (2008), 8(10), 3336-3340.

H.Y. Chen, J.H Lai, X.W. Jiang, J. Lahann. "Substrate-selective chemical vapor deposition of reactive polymer coatings" Advanced Materials (2008), 20(18), 3474.

Metal-mediated inhibition of CVD polymerization of functionalized [2.2]paracyclophane with a wide range of functional groups is investigated and selective deposition is established for poly(4-vinyl-p-xylylene-co-p-xylylene).

Y. Elkasabi, M. Yoshida, H. Nandivada, H-Y. Chen, J. Lahann. "Towards multipotent coatings: Chemical vapor deposition and biofunctionalization of carbonyl-substituted copolymers" Macromolecular rapid communications (2008), 29(11), 855-870.

We report the development of multifunctional polymer coatings made by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) copolymerization.

M. Yoshida, J. Lahann. "Smart Nanomaterials" ACS Nano (2008), 2(6), 1101-1107. [Perspective]

“Smart” materials are materials that undergo dynamic and reversible changes in specific properties in response to certain environmental stimuli. In this perspective, challenges in the field of "smart" materials are highlighted,

J. Lahann. "Environmental nanotechnology - Nanomaterials clean up" Nature Nanotechnology (2008), 3(6), 320-321.

Y. Elkasabi, M. Yoshida, H. Nandivada, H.Y. Chen, J. Lahann. "Towards Multipotent Coatings: Chemical Vapor Deposition and Biofunctionalization of Carbonyl-Substituted Co-polymers" Macromol. Rapid Comm. (2008), 29(11), 855-871. [feature article]

Hsien-Yeh Chen, Arthur McClelland, Zhan Chen, Joerg Lahann. "Solventless Adhesive Bonding Using Reactive Polymer Coatings" Analytical Chemistry (2008), 80(11), 4119-4124.

A novel solventless adhesive bonding (SAB) process is reported, which is applicable to a wide range of materials including, but not limited to, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). The bonding is achieved through reactions between two complementary polymer coatings, poly(4-aminomethyl- p-xylylene- co- p-xylylene) and poly(4-formyl- p-xylylene- co- p-xylylene), which are prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization of the corresponding [2.2]paracyclophanes and can be deposited on complementary microfluidic units to be bonded. These CVD-based polymer films form well-adherent coatings on a range of different substrate materials including polymers, glass, silicon, metals, or paper and can be stored for extended periods prior to bonding without losing their bonding capability.

X. Jiang, H.-Y. Chen, G. Galvan, M. Yoshida, J. Lahann. "Vapor-based initiator coatings for atom transfer radical polymerization" Advanced Functional Materials (2008), 18(1), 27-35.

Chemical vapor deposition of [2.2]paracyclophane-4-methyl 2-bromoisobutyrate was prepared on a wide range of materials as initiator coating. Surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of a oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate was demonstrated on these surfaces as model example for the regulations of protein adsorption and cell adhesion.