IRG I: Synthesis and Application of Nanostructured Materials @ Stanford/ IBM ARC/ UC Davis/ UC Berkeley
Research Fields: | Nano Focused | Synthesis / Processing |
The mission of IRG-1 is to develop new synthetic and theoretical methodology that will allow the design, synthesis, and study of functional macromolecules with unparalleled architectural control. These molecules will be assembled to create new materials and nanoscopic structures with the goal of understanding the relationships among structure, property, and function in novel hydrogels, nanotemplates storage devices, and novel catalytic systems. The techniques and materials developed in IRG-1 will be exploited in single molecule and interfacial rheology studies as well as in polymer-bilayer assemblies in IRG-2.
Participants: Balsara (UC Berkeley), Cha (IBM - Seed), Frank (Stanford ), Hedrick (IBM - Co-coordinator), Swope (IBM), Wade (IBM), Waymouth (Stanford - Co-coordinator). Affiliates: Fuller (Stanford); 5 graduate students, 5 postdocs.
Thrust 1 - Creation of Well-defined Macromolecules with Applications to Hydrogels
Thrust 2 – Cooperative Assembly of Functional Materials
Thrust 3 - Templating of Ordered Nanostructures for Applications in Microelectronics