The Physical Chemistry of Aqueous Polymer Solutions: Complex Nanostructures and Coupled Phase Transitions

在化学系实验物理化学项目的支持下，马里兰大学帕克学院的Sandra Greer教授将对聚合物溶液中复杂的纳米结构和相变进行研究。样品将用粘度法、尺寸排除层析、小角中子散射和动态光散射技术进行研究。这项研究的最终目标是加深对水性聚合物体系行为的潜在机制的理解。最终，这项研究可能会带来改善聚合物相对分子质量控制的有用方法，以及最终在纳米技术和仿生系统中的应用。这项拟议的研究将由本科生、研究生和博士后研究人员与格里尔教授合作进行。

In this award, supported by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Sandra Greer of the University of Maryland, College Park will conduct research studying complex nanostructures and phase transitions in aqueous polymer solutions. The samples will be studied with viscometry, size-exclusion chromatography, small-angle neutron scattering and dynamic light-scattering techniques. The ultimate goal of the research is to develop a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms for the behaviors of aqueous polymer systems. Ultimately, the research may result in useful ways of improving the control of polymer molecular weight, as well as having eventual applications in nanotechnology and biomimetic systems. The proposed research will be carried out by undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral researchers, working with Prof. Greer.