NEWS ARCHIVE:

  • April 2015 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of biodegradable conjugated polymers with controlled backbone flexibility" has been highlighted on the front cover of the latest issue of the Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry!
    DOI: 10.1002/pola.27662



  • March 2015 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of biodegradable conjugated polymers with controlled backbone flexibility" has just been published in the Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry!
    DOI: 10.1002/pola.27622

  • February 2015 - Ms Tereza Vokata received a SOFLACS Graduate Travel Award to present her research at the 249th ACS National Meeting in Denver, CO. Congratulations!


  • February 2015 - Our manuscript titled "Differential interactions of conjugated polymer nanoparticles with glycosaminoglycans in synthetic urine" has just been published in Chemical Communications!
    DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00110B


  • September 2014 - Dr Moon received an NSF CAREER award (9/1/2014 - 8/31/2019) for a project titled "Self-Assembled Biodegradable Conjugated Polymers for RNA Interference."


  • Spring 2014 - Ms Michelle Pierre joined our group as a PhD student. Welcome!


  • February 2014 - Welcome to our new postdoc Rajib Choudhury!!!


  • November 2013 - Welcome to our new postdoc Rajeshkumar Manian!!!


  • August 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of Poly(phenylenebutadiynylenes) Using the Decarboxylative Coupling of Propiolic Acid and Aryl Iodides" has been selected by the Editorial Board of SYNFACTS for its important highlights!
    DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339630


  • August 2013 - Our latest manuscript titled "Fabrication of Core–Shell Nanoparticles via Controlled Aggregation of Semiflexible Conjugated Polymer and Hyaluronic Acid" has just been published in Macromolecules!
    DOI: 10.1021/ma400996y


  • June 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of Poly(phenylenebutadiynylenes) Using the Decarboxylative Coupling of Propiolic Acid and Aryl Iodides" has just been published in SynLett!
    DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339189


  • May 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Side chain and backbone structure-dependent subcellular localization and toxicity of conjugated polymer nanoparticles" has just been published in Chemical Communications!
    DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43015D


  • May 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Caveolae-Mediated Endocytosis of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" has just been published in Macromolecular Bioscience!
    DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201300030


  • April 2013 - Ms Tereza Vokata was awarded 1st place in Florida Statewide Graduate Student Research Symposium (Biological Sciences category) for her poster on the "Synthesis of phenyleneethynylene-doped poly(p-phenylenebutadiynylene)s for live cell imaging." Congratulations!


  • April 2013 - Mr Eladio Mendez was awarded 2nd place in Materials Research Society's prestigous Young Scientist Poster Award for his poster on "Cellular Toxicity, Uptake and Photostability of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles". Congratulations!



  • Jan 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of phenyleneethynylene-doped poly(p-phenylenebutadiynylene)s for live cell imaging" has just been published in Macromolecules!
    DOI: 10.1021/ma3019975


  • Jan 2013 - Mr Yong Myoung joined our group as a PhD student. Welcome!


  • Dec 2012 - Mr Prakash Manandhar and Mr Salauddin Ahmed joined our group as PhD students. Welcome!


  • Aug 2012 - Ms Yoonmi Na joined our group as a research assistant. Welcome!


  • Ms Megan Twomey and Ms Tereza Vokata joined our group as PhD students. Welcome!