Welcome to the website of the Research Group of Dr. Brent Sumerlin in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida.
News & Presentations
Congratulations Congratulations to Chris K. and Nick for their paper titled “Probing the Surface-Localized Hyperthermia of Gold Nanoparticles in a Microwave Field Using Polymeric Thermometers” being accepted to Chemical Science. [Link]
Congratulations Congratulations to Soma and Megan for their paper titled “Self-Healing Hydrogels Containing Reversible Oxime Crosslinks” being accepted to Soft Matter.
Presentation Brent presented at the Polymer for Advanced Technologies meeting in Hangzhou, China.
Congratulations Congratulations to Bryan, Stephen, and Megan for their paper titled "Role of Polymer Architecture on the Activity of Polymer-Protein Conjugates for the Treatment of Accelerated Bone Loss Disorders” being accepted to Biomacromolecules.
Presentation Brent presented at the Polymers GRC in South Hadley, MA.news archive ↵
The Sumerlin Research Group investigates well-defined polymeric materials with selected functionality, composition, and molecular architecture. Our particular focus is on polymers that are water-soluble and stimuli-responsive. Such "smart" polymers have the ability to self-assemble or dissociate in solution in response to changes in their surroundings. Potential target applications include controlled and targeted drug delivery, surface modification, and the synthesis of self-healing materials. Our interests are at the interface of bio-, organic, and polymer chemistry, with particular focus on fusing the fields to prepare materials with synergistic properties.