CAREER: A New Methodology for Copolymer Functionalization: One-Step Multi Recognition Site Self-Assembly

本研究的重点是设计和合成用于同时识别多个官能团的“通用”聚合物骨架。中心主题是制造一种聚合物主链，该聚合物主链可以根据需要通过附加感兴趣的结合官能团来修饰。含有各种过渡金属和螯合基团的单体，以及带有不同图案的氢键供体和受体的官能团将被聚合，以产生可随后修饰的聚合物。就更广泛的影响而言，改性聚合物有望用于广泛的生物、光学和电子应用。教育工作的重点将是为本科生开发和引入一门新的校园跨学科实验室课程。凭借这一职业奖，有机和高分子化学项目正在支持佐治亚理工学院化学和生物化学系Marcus M.Weck博士的研究和教育努力。韦克教授将把他的研究重点放在聚合物的生产上，这种聚合物能够进行修饰，以适应生物学、光学或电子学的各种目的。该奖项的教育部分将集中在开发一门新的实验室课程，旨在向来自许多不同学科的大学生介绍聚合物的用途，以及一个向本科院校教师介绍聚合物化学的研讨会。

The focus of this research is on the design and synthesis of "universal" polymer backbones for use in simultaneous multi-recognition of functional groups. The central theme is to produce a polymer backbone that can be modified as required by the attachment of binding functionalities of interest. Monomers bearing various transition metals and chelating groups, as well as functional groups bearing hydrogen bond donor and acceptors with various patterns will be polymerized to produce polymers capable of subsequent modification. In terms of broader impact, the modified polymers are expected to be useful for a wide range of biological, optical and electronic applications. The focus of the educational effort will be the development and introduction of a new campus-wide interdisciplinary laboratory course for undergraduates. With this CAREER award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research and educational efforts of Dr. Marcus M. Weck in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Professor Weck will focus his research on the production of polymers capable of modification to suit various purposes in biology, optics or electronics. The educational component of the award will center on the development of a new laboratory course designed to introduce college students from many different disciplines to the uses of polymers, and a workshop to introduce polymer chemistry to faculty at undergraduate institutions.