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Proton NMR spectra, with red peaks highlighted at 1.3, 1.65, and 2.5 ppm and blue peaks highlighted at 1.75 and 2.7 ppm. Chemical line structure of compounds also shown.

¹H NMR spectra of poly(dimethylsiloxane) copolymer with 4-6% mercaptopropyl side-chains (T-PDMS) (red) and after their crosslinking to disulfides using the mild oxidizing agent, molecular iodine (blue).

See: “Influence of Concentration of Thiol-Substituted Poly(dimethylsiloxane)s on the Properties, Phases, and Swelling Behaviors of Their Crosslinked Disulfides” Beaupre, D. M.; Goroncy, A. K.; Weiss, R. G. Macromol. 2023, 3, 36–53.

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New research from the Del Gado group on how 3D printing can reduce the carbon footprint of the construction process. …

Recent Publication from Metallo Group

February 8th, 2023

Research from Prof. Metallo investigating small molecule binding sites in IDPs. …

Profs. Blair, Del Gado, and Urbach win a 3 year grant from the National Science Foundation

January 24th, 2023

Profs. Blair, Del Gado, and Urbach won a 3 year grant of $691,996 from the National Science Foundation for a combined experimental and computational investigation of the role of microscopic rotations, fluctuations, and friction in an important class of particle gels. …